The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
507 
A Wrench of 
Super- 
Quality 
The TRIMO Monkey 
Wrench is a little 
higher priced than the 
ordinary kind, but its 
remarkable strength, 
superior design and 
efficiency are appre¬ 
ciated by those who 
insist on super-qual¬ 
ity. It hasn’t a single 
cast part in it—is an 
all-steel, drop-forged 
wrench. Handle, 
housing and station¬ 
ary jaw are fashioned 
into one piece. 
Wrench almost indestruc¬ 
tible with the exception of 
the movable jaw and nut 
which can be replaced at 
small cost and thus extend 
the life of this wrench in¬ 
definitely. In the end, 
therefore, TRIMO costs 
less. This economical 
feature is exclusively 
TRIMO’S. Remember— 
‘Cheap tools are dear.” 
Order direct at prices 
quoted here if your dealer 
cannot supply you. 
TRIMONT MFG. CO. 
Roxbury, Mass. 
SEND M. O. OR STAMPS 
If not at your dealer’s—we pay postage. 
6 in. $1.20, 8 in. $1.50, 10 in. $1.80, 12 
in. $2.30. Steel or wood handles. 
Health Notes 
Double 
Results 
with 
Single 
Work 
i hat's what you get when you use a 
DOUBLE 
ACTION 
HARROW 
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for every farm. For horse or tractor use. 
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Neuritis 
It seems to me that whenever I want to 
know something I must go to The It. 
N.-Y. for the information. This time I 
want to know something about neuritis; 
what causes it, what cures it, how long- 
will it take to get over an attack of neu¬ 
ritis? I have been in bed suffering from 
neuritis for two months, five weeks I 
spent in a hospital trying to get cured, 
but I failed to obtain any lasting relief, 
nor was I able to find out wbat chances 
I bad to recover. The disease has settled 
in my left leg, and I’m unable to use it 
more than a few minutes at the time. 
Tioga Co., N. Y. H. A. 
Neuritis is a disease of the nerves sup¬ 
plying some part of the body, this disease 
being of an inflammatory or degenerative 
nature. Neuritis may be acute or chronic, 
confined to a single nerve or a group of 
nerves or affecting many nerves. It may 
be due to injury of the affected nerves 
from pressure or other force, to exten¬ 
sion of inflammation from adjacent tis¬ 
sues, to infection following such diseases 
as diphtheria, typhoid fever, etc., to lead 
poisoning, alcoholism, and to a consider¬ 
able number of other causes. Direct in¬ 
jury involved by reason of fractures of 
bones or dislocations of joints is the most 
common cause of localized neuritis. Sys¬ 
temic infections from some previous dis¬ 
order or systemic poison (alcohol, lead, 
etc.) are responsible for the greater num¬ 
ber of cases involving a number of nerves 
or nerve groups at the same time. 
It is cured by ascertaining the cause 
and removing it, when possible, followed 
by rest of the affected part and the ap¬ 
plication of such remedial measures as 
have been found useful. There is no fixed 
limit to the disease and no estimate of 
its probable duration can be made. Both 
time and possibility of cure depend upon 
the factors involved in the individual 
case and these can be learned only by di¬ 
rect observation and study on the part of 
competent physicians. If you have been 
under hospital treatment, it is probable 
that you have bad competent care, which, 
by the way, is available to you in the 
person of your village physician. 
M. B. D. 
Tumors on Knee and Ankle 
What is the cause of tumors, that is, 
fat bunches that come on one’s leg by 
kneecap? I have a bunch there, also the 
outside of my ankle by the bone I have a 
small bunch and it will move. When I 
stand on my feet long it pains me through 
my ankle and my knee seems stiff. Wbat 
can I do for it? My leg and ankle swell 
when I stand long Does eating meat 
make varicose veins? e. S. 
New York. 
I haven’t seen these, but here’s my 
guess: These tumors, and they are tu¬ 
mors, for any swelling is a tumor, are 
probably enlarged, and perhaps more or 
less inflamed sacs of synovial fluid (joint 
oil), such as are frequently formed over 
bony prominences that are subjected to 
long-continued pressure. When they oc¬ 
cur over a kneecap they are called house¬ 
maid’s knee; upon the elbow they consti¬ 
tute miner’s elbow. They may be found 
about the ankle joint, over the joint of 
the big toe (bunion), and in a place that 
has given the name of “weaver’s bottom” 
to one variety. Unless these swellings 
have become inflamed or hardened, they 
are usually soft and fluctuating upon 
pressure, and give little or no trouble. 
Sometimes they may be dissipated by 
painting with iodine, strapping to make 
pressure upon them, a sharp blow from 
some object like the back of a book, or by 
puncturing and draining their contents. 
These last two measures should be car¬ 
ried out, if at all, by the physician, how¬ 
ever, for they are not free from danger. 
If infection through a punctured wound 
occurs, it might cost the use of the joint. 
Varicose veins are not caused by eating 
meat. They are enlarged veins that occur 
from many causes, among which are pro¬ 
longed standing upon the feet, severe mus¬ 
cular exertion, organic heart disease, and 
a multitude of others. They may re¬ 
quire protection by bandaging or the use 
of a rubber stocking; they may give no 
trouble. m. b. D. 
The man who buys the best 
is never sorry 
When you buy a cream separator, a plow, a 
reaper, a binder or any other piece of farm ma¬ 
chinery, you insist, if you are wise, on one particu¬ 
lar make because you know that that make, what¬ 
ever it may be, is the very best in its line. 
Inferior farm equipment does not pay and 
neither do “cheap” tires. In tires as in everything 
else, it pays to buy the best. 
_For over a quarter of a century Kelly-Spring- 
field tires have had an enviable reputation for high 
quality. Until quite recently they sold at consid¬ 
erably higher prices than other tires, but now 
greatly increased production has brought the 
prices down. Now— 
It costs no more to buy a Kelly 
