The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
857 
Price 
$ 230.00 
f. o.|b. 
Cleveland, Ohio 
MERRY GARDEN AUTO-CULTIVATOR 
will double the returns from your truck farm or 
nursery. It solves the labor problem. A boy 
can- do as much work as lour men with 
hand cultivators. 
With a Merry Garden you can cultivate, disc, 
harrow and weed in any soil. It straddles 
narrow rows, works between the wider ones and 
gets close to roots if desired. Easy to guide, 
back and turn around and light to handle. 
All mechanism is of the latest approved design— 
2 h. p. Evinrude water-cooled motor, completely 
incased gears, Bosch magneto, trouble proof 
lubrication. Anna Air Cleaner. 
Try It For Five Days 
Guaranteed to do all \vc claim or money back. 
Price S230 f.o.h. Cleveland. Ohio. Write for 
free descriptive literature. 
THE ATLANTIC MACHINE & MFC. CO. 
2634 E. 79th Street Cleveland, Ohio 
LIVE DEALERS WANTED 
WITTE $7Q 
Buzz Saw * v 
With Safety 
Feed Table 
F.O.B. 
_ K. C. 
From Pittsburgb 
$6.60 
Mor« 
Zip! Cuts just 
as fast as you can 
feed wood to saw. No limit to the 
amount of wood you can cut. WITTE Power 
Buzz Sawa are built in 3 sizes—small, medium and 
large. Engine and Saw Complete. No farm 
should be without one. Description and prices 
FREE. We also make Log Saws, Tree Saws and 
big Portable Saw Rigs. Specify kmd you can use, 
and we will quote you special. 
WITTE ENGINE WORKS 
1893 Oakland Ave.. Kansas City, Mo. 
1893 Empire Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
PAINT 
$ 1.25 
PER 
Gallon 
ORDER DIRECT FROM FACTORY 
We will send you as many gallons as you 
want of good quality red or brown 
BARN PAIN 7 
upon receipt of remittance. We are paint special¬ 
ists and can supply jou with paint for any pur¬ 
pose. Tell us your wants and let us quote you 
low prices. We can save yon money by shipping 
direct from our factory. Satisfaction! 1 ua ran teed. 
On order* for thirty zallon* or over we will prepay the 
freight within a radius of three hundred miles. 
AMALGAMATED PAINT CO. 
Factory: 372 WAYNE ST., JERSEY CITY, N. J. 
A, HORSES 
Cows and Pig’s 
Clean, dry, soft wood shavings 
make excellent bedding for 
horses, cows and pigs. They 
save money and keep the stable 
sweet and clean. Sold in bales. 
Write today lor our low prices 
BAKER BOX COMPANY 
84 Foster Street Worcester, Mass. 
FERTILIZERS 
FOR TOP-DRESSING 
Nitrate of Soda--Nitrateof Potash 
FOR SEEDING DOWN 
Barium-Phosphate 
Write for Prices and Descriptive Pamphlets 
WITHERBEE, SHERMAN & CO. 
2 Rector Street, New York 
POULTRY BREEDING 
AND MANAGEMENT 
By JAMES DRYDEN 
A standard book by an eminent 
poultry authority. Price $2.00. 
For Sale by 
THE RURAL NEW YORKER 
333 West 30th St., New York City 
The Iceless Refrigerators 
There have been many requests for in¬ 
formation about what is known as the 
iceless icebox, a device for keeping food 
reasonably cool without ice. Two years 
ago w r e printed a full description of such 
a device, and the picture shown herewith 
is a reprint from this article. Of course, 
such a cooling device is merely a substi- 
tue for a good icebox, but in many cases, 
if properly made, it will help preserve 
food for a reasonable time ; for instance, 
such a device will keep the milk from 
souring and butter from melting. The 
principle upon which this operates is 
based on a simple law of physics. Heat 
is required to change water into vapor. 
When water evaporates on a hot day. 
this beat is taken from the air. In the 
harvest field, years ago, when we were 
hoys, the men would take n jug of water 
from the spring down into the field and 
wrap a towel or an old coat around it. 
This cover was kept wet with ordinary 
water. The evaporation cooled the jug 
and kept the water cold for a long time. 
The -South American Indians and people 
in Africa have for many years used this 
principle in keeping their drinking water 
cool. They use large earthenware jugs, 
which are quite porous. The water seeps 
slowly through the sides of these jugs, so 
that when they are hung in a current of 
air the evaporation keeps the water fairly 
cool. 
The iceless refrigerator shown in the 
illustration makes use of this principle. 
The water is placed in a pan shown at 
the top of the box. This water seeps 
through the cloth covering the screen and 
evaporates, thus taking the heat from the 
Simple Form of Iccless Refrigerator 
air and keeping the box cold. When con¬ 
ditions are right it is said that by these 
simple means the interior of this refriger¬ 
ator may he kept at about 55 degrees, 
even when the outside air may be as high 
as 95 degrees. There must, of course, lie 
a rapid evaporation of the water through 
this cloth. The box must he kept out 
of the sun and placed, if possible, where 
there is a good circulation of air. The 
cloth must be thick, and yet not too thick 
to hold the water too long. A thin cloth® 
will throw off the water too fast. A 
heavy weight of canton flannel has been 
suggested as the best doth for this pur¬ 
pose. When burlap is used, the water 
evaporates too rapidly, while from a thick 
flannel evaporation is too slow. 
Th refrigerator shown in the picture is 
four feet high and one foot square. A 
wooden frame is first, made, as shown in 
the picture, and this is covered with a 
rustproof screen wire. Wooden shelves 
are placed inside, or in many cases, it is 
thought better to put a wooden frame 
covered with heavy screen material in 
place of the wooden shelves. Three or 
four shelves are used in a refrigerator 
which is to he four feet tall. After the 
frame has been made a jacket of canton 
flannel is put on all around the box. This 
jacket is a straight piece of cloth, cut to 
tit the frame closely, and hemmed with 
the smooth side out. It may he tacked 
on to the frame, hut is generally buttoned 
on or fastened with the curtain hooks 
used on automobiles. The jacket entirely 
covers three sides of the box, the door be¬ 
ing thoroughly covered with another piece. 
A flap of the flannel extends beyond the 
edge of the door and buttons over the 
framework. At the top of each side of 
the covering, including the door, a double 
flap of canton flannel, a little narrower 
in width, is sewed on. These strips or 
wicks should he long enough to reach into 
the pan of water about five inches. They 
will draw up enough of the water to keep 
the entire surface of the jacket wet. Nat¬ 
urally this refrigerator should be kept in 
a place where the air freely circulates 
and yet not in the direct rays of the sun. 
Refrigerators of this type are now offered 
for sale, but almost any man with a little 
idea of mechanical development can make 
one without great trouble. Do not expect 
that it will fully take the place of a reg¬ 
ular icebox, because it cannot do so. It 
will, however, prove useful in keeping 
milk, blitter and similar articles cool. 
Tou Will Like 
Instant Postum 
And It Will Like You 
People who say, I like 
coffee, but it doesn't 
like me” will find Instant 
Postum much more consid® 
erate of their health. 
This pure cereal drink 
combines wholesome Qual¬ 
ity with rich coffee-like 
flavor. 
Instant Postum is made 
instantly in the cup. 
Theres a Reason 
for Postum 
At all grocers 
Made by Postum Cereal Company, Inc 
Battle Creek,Michigan. 
Instant © 
© POSTUM 
A BEVERAGE 
'"•d* of different parts of 
•nd a amall portion of Molssie* 
«<av>«rv*t* If 
Postum Cereal Company. 
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you. Invest it in our one- 
year Gold Trust Notes. They 
earn you 5'/2% interest. Principal 
and interest will be paid promptly 
when due. 
Send $100, $500, $1,000 or $5,000. 
We give you ample security based 
upon New York State’s varied agri¬ 
culture and under control of the New 
York State Banking Department. 
Write for particulars and free booklet 
Farmers , Fund, Inc. 
A Short- Term Loan Service 
M. W. Cole, President 
Lincoln-Alliance Bank Bldg., Rochester, N. Y. 
Capital $400,000 Surplus $115,000 
led 
■landT 
rnAuto 
Tractor Business 
I In G to 8 Weeks— Earn $150 to 5400 m 
H Month. The Rahe Practical Method gives 
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graduates everywhere because of greater ability 
The success of 38,000 graduates proves superiority 
of our practical training methods. 
vnerrJetiSchoo/ 
■Worlds Oldest and Greatest 
Twice more equipment and twice more floor Bpaco used 
in daily practice than any auto school in America. Every 
man 16 years and older can learn here quickly. Plenty 
of room for individual practical instruction. 
WRITE TODAY Free 68-page book. 
______ Special Tuition rate 
and proof of opportunities on request. 
Address School nearest you. 
Rahe School De P t. 2243 
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WHY USE ARSENIC— 
a deadly poison on your crops? 
USE BUG DEATH 
which contains NO ARSENIC, NO PARIS 
GREEN. A fungicide and insecticide to be 
applied in dust form. 
Reliable, Dependable 
24 years 
For sale by your local 
dealer or seedsman. 
Write for booklets 
Danforth Chemical Co. 
Leominster, Mass. 
Also makers of 
BUG DEATH APHIS 
SAVE HALF Your 
Paint Bills 
BY USING Ingersoll Paint. 
PROVED BEST by 77 years’ use. It 
will please you. The ONLY PAINT en¬ 
dorsed by the “GRANGE” for 45 years. 
Made in all colors—for all purposes. 
Get my FREE DELIVERY offer. 
From Factory Direct to You at Wholesale Prices. 
INGERSOLL PAINT BOOK-FREE 
Tells all about Paint and Painting for Durability. Valu¬ 
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Write me. DO IT NOW. I WILT, SAVE YOU MONEY. 
Oldest Ready Mixed Paint House in America—Eetab. 1843 
0. W. Ingersoll, 246 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 
BEFORE YOU BUY 
„„n’t neglect to send for my New 
Bargain Fence and Gato Book and see for 
yourself how you can SAVE BIG MONEY buying 
DIRECT FROM FACTORY 
Don't buy any fence until you get thi« book and compare 
my prices on BROWN'S HEAVY ACIDTEST GALVANIZED 
WIRE FENCE—the fence that reaiata ruat longar— that's 
atiffer and stronger—tbat outlasts all others. 
FREIGHT PREPAID 
1 pay the frolght and save you 20% to 40%. Over 150 atyUa. 
Also Gates, Barb Wire. Writo for Bargain Book today. [8] 
The Brown Fence & Wire Co., Dept. 259 Cleveland, 0. 
Wdmlling 
A Paying Business 
Everybody wants a dependable fresh water sup¬ 
ply. The contractor with his Ithaca Well Drill 
finds hardly any limit to his business. We supply 
standard outfits complete, mounted with power, or 
separate outfits to operate with your own engine or 
tractor. Widely adaptable in use—Water, Gas and 
Oil Wells, Blast Hole Drilling, Prospecting for 
Minerals. Small investment starts operator in 
tine paying, permanent busiuess, all his own. 
Write for catalog. 
WILLIAMS BROS. 
432 West State St. Ithaca. N. Y. 
CORN HARVESTER 
That beats them all. One horse cuts two rows. Car¬ 
ries to the shock. Worked by 1,2 or3 men. No dan¬ 
ger. No twine. Free trial. We also make STUMP 
PULLERS and TILE DITCHERS Catalog free. Agents 
Wanted. H. D. BENNETT & CO., Westerville, O. 
When you write advertisers mention 
The Rural New- Yorker and you’ll get 
a Quick reply and a “square deal. ” See 
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