^ RURAL NEW-YORKER 
647 
Self-opening Gate 
In following my business, I get over 
considerable territory, and meet with 
many people, and see many valuable de¬ 
vices, one of which I made up my mind 
I would never forget. And now comes 
Rayman E. Siegle, of Arkansas, page 
267, asking for this very thing. The pic¬ 
ture and description show its construc¬ 
tion. The boards BB should be spaced 
to accommodate the “track” of machines. 
outlet, which is about 25 ft. from the well, 
froze and caused the waste water to back 
up under ground till under the house. It 
seeped into the well and spoiled the water. 
We have cleaned out the well twice the 
past month, washed it out, but still the 
water smells. We thought perhaps it was 
the pipes, and would eventually clean 
themselves by pumping water through 
them, but it is over a week now and still 
the water has a smell to it. The cesspool 
is about 80 ft. away and there is no other 
source of contamination nearby. The sink 
drain is 4-in. sewer pipe and 'is in good 
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Drive up slowly against the gate which 
will tip away from the machine or be 
pushed down. After the machine has 
running order now. The stones the well 
is lined with must be the cause although 
they were washed off as well as possible. 
passed over gate the weights will pull it Ihe're'is 
back to upright position. May be used any danger of sickness from drinking the 
from either side. For wagons use an- water ; . Tbe water is real clear, but when 
other set of “B” hnnrds in ti,„ we boil ifc > i(: seems to redden every pot or 
orner or a boards m the middle pan , especially aluminum ware, and the 
tor tongue of wagon to strike. water itself gets red. Are there any 
A. ordinary wire-fencing farm gate; chemicals we could put in to remedy the 
B, l^xlO-in. oak, two pieces on each side matter? MBS. J. A. y. 
as 
G weights g P ’ ’ 1 P 11 y8 ’ frozen waste pipe and I think it will be 
Virginia. f. n. hagman, jb. 
Here is diagram of gate which works 
well. 
some months if, indeed, it is not some 
years before it will be safe to use the well. 
There is nothing you can put in the well 
to help, as the next day there would be 
more seepage. Of course, you can take 
a chance and boil the water, but since 
you only have to go 18 ft. down, you may 
better dig a new well some distance away 
and line it with tile. 
AA, are bolts with one end turned 
up, top one should extend about 4 or 5 
in. in farther than bottom. BB are 
strips of 1-in. metal one-fourth inch 
thick with eye welded on end. These 
hook on AA, and are fastened on gate 
just opposite from AA or the long one 
on the bottom of gate. This gate will 
swing easily either way and will always 
close itself. w. j. D. 
Michigan. 
Gate with Bevel Gear 
I noticed an inquiry about a service¬ 
able gate that will close itself, and 
thought that my idea may be of benefit. 
The sketch shows that a large gear is 
fast to the post with a small gear on a 
shaft with cord to pull up the weight. 
New York. E. d. 
Self-closing Gate 
I would suggest that one desiring a 
self-closing gate study the hanging of a 
door on a closed car. any late model. The 
top hinges are set slightly forward of the 
bottom hinges, and when door is open 
it swings a little higher, consequently ~ 
when released from your hand it closes I he teacher was trying to impress on 
firmly when on level road. Try this “?e children how important had been the 
with a gate, as the law of gravitation discovery of the law of gravitation. “Sir 
will work for you as well in one place Isaac Newton was sitting on the ground 
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MAN¬ 
AGEMENT, CIRCULATION, Etc., Required 
by the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912, 
of THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, published 
weekly at New York, N. Y., for April 1, 1924. 
State of New York, County of New York, ss.: 
Before me, a Notary Public in and for the 
State and county aforesaid, personally appeared 
John J. Dillon, who, having been duly sworn 
according to law, deposes and says that he is 
the business manager of The Rural New-Yorker 
and that the following is, to the best of his 
knowledge and belief, a true statement of the 
ownership, management (and if a daily paper, 
the circulation), etc., of the aforesaid publica¬ 
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required by the Act of August 24, 1912, em¬ 
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tions, printed on the reverse of this form, to- 
Wit: 
1. That the names and addresses of the pub¬ 
lisher, editor, managing editor, and business 
managers are: 
Publisher: The Rural Publishing Company, 333 
West 30th Street, New York, N. Y. 
Editor: Herbert W. Collingwood, Woodcliff 
Lake, N. J. 
Managing Editor: Herbert W. Collingwood, 
Woodcliff Lake, N. J. 
Business Manager: John J. Dillon, Port Chester, 
N. Y. 
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The Rural Publishing Company, 333 West 30th 
Street, New York, N. Y. 
John J. Dillon, Port Chester, N. Y. 
William F. Dillon, New Rochelle, N. Y. 
Herbert W. Collingwood, Woodcliff Lake, N. J. 
3. There are no bondholders, mortgagees, or 
other security holders. 
4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving 
the names of the owners, stockholders, and se¬ 
curity holders, if any, contain not only the list 
of stockholders and security holders as they ap¬ 
pear upon the books of the company, but also, 
in cases where the stockholder or security 
holder appears upon the books of the company 
as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the 
name of the person or corporation for whom 
such trustee is acting, is given; also that the 
said two paragraphs contain statements em¬ 
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to the circumstances and conditions under which 
stockholders and security holders who do not ap¬ 
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hold stock and securities in a capacity other 
than that of a bona fide owner; and this affiant 
has no reason to believe that any other person, 
association, or corporation has any interest, di¬ 
rect or indirect, in the said stock, bonds or other 
securities than as so stated by him. 
JOHN J, DILLON, Business Manager. 
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29th 
day of March, 1924. 
WILLIAM A. CROSBY, (Seal.) 
Notary Public, N. Y. Co., 252. 
(My commission expires March 30, 1924.) 
as another. 
Contaminated Well 
G. M. b. an(1 looking at the tree. An apple fell 
cn his head, and from that he discovered 
gravitation. Just think, children,” she 
added, “isn’t that wonderful?” The 
“smart boy” in the class did not seem im¬ 
pressed. “Yes, miss,” he piped up. “And 
I have a dug well 18 ft. deep with 
spring water coming in at bottom through _ _ 
sand. It is about 8 ft. from the house, if he had been sitting in* school**looking 
hut water is piped and pumped into the at his books he wouldn’t have discovered 
house. This Winter the sink drain or anything.”—Mc-Ivendree Review. 
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