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Nature Notes 
Nash Leads the World in Motor Car Value 
She Saved the ’Possum 
This picture shows a kind-hearted 
young lady living in Suffolk Co., L. I., N. 
Y., who imitated the example of Daniel 
Webster when he pleaded with his father 
A Pet ’Possum 
for the life of the woodchuck which Zeke 
had caught in his trap. 
A neighboring farmer had caught the 
young “ ’possum,” and she, being near, 
and fearing they would kill it, begged 
them to spare its life aud give it to her, 
which they did. After about six weeks’ 
care and petting she proudly shows it, in 
this picture. etjgene dewitt. 
Cementing an Aquarium 
I am making an aquarium of 1-in. angle 
iron 18x36x18 in. What thickness of 
glass must I use to hold this full of wa¬ 
ter? How will I hold the glass in place? 
Does the cement alone hold it? What 
kind of cement must I use? w. G. H. 
D'unellen, N. J. 
An aquarium 3G in. long, IS in. wide 
and IS in. deep, if filled to the top, will 
hold a little more than 50 gallons. If 
filled 16 in. deep it will hold about 45 gal¬ 
lons. Plate glass % in. thick should be 
used. It is necessary to have the frame 
exactly true, so that it will support the 
glass evenly all the way, or else to have 
small supports placed at short intervals, 
so that the glass will not break when the 
pressure of the water causes the soft ce¬ 
ment to give. 
The edges of the glass must be very 
clean and free from grease where they 
are to come in contact with the cement. 
They should be cleaned with ammonia, al¬ 
cohol or whiting. The glass is set in 
place against the soft cement and held 
in place by sticks or clamps for several 
days until it has set. Then it should be 
filled slowly. Small leaks can be stopped 
by stirring mud or clay into the water. 
There are a great many aquarium ce¬ 
ments on the market. Almost any dealer 
in birds or animals can furnish several 
kinds. One common formula is one quart 
very fine sand, one quart plaster of Paris, 
1 lb. litharge, and 2 oz. powdered rosin. 
All this is mixed together and boiled lin¬ 
seed oil is worked in until it has the right 
consistency for use as putty in setting 
window glass. Another formula calls for 
equal parts of zinc white, whiting and 
litharge, mixed up with boiled linseed oil 
to a consistency a little softer than one 
would use putty. The important thing 
is to have a cement which will never set 
hard, and which will not dissolve in the 
water enough to be poisonous. There are 
some aquarium cements which use poison¬ 
ous materials, and depend on changing 
the water frequently until the tank is 
“seasoned.” Alfred c. weed. 
“Henry Ford’s got Muscle Shoals,” 
shouted a newsboy as he wriggled his 
way through the aisle of a crowded Canal 
Belt car Monday afternoon. “What’s 
Muscle Shoals?” asked one girl of an¬ 
other. “I ain’t sure.” replied the other, 
“but I believe it’s something like rheuma¬ 
tism. It’s no wonder—that fellow Ford 
works too hard.”—New Orleans Item. 
Mounting Carrier , $25 additional 
Nowhere is this Nash Four Touring making a 
greater name for itself than in the hard work a 
farmer requires of a motor car. All crankshaft and 
connecting rod bearings are extremely large. That 
adds materially to their endurance. The camshaft 
is oversize. That prevents distortion or deflection 
from cam action. Axle housings are of malleable 
iron rather than pressed steel. This insures perma¬ 
nency of mesh, exact alignment of gears, and en¬ 
hances operative quietness. 
Prices range from $915 to $2190, f. o. b. factory 
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The N ash Motors Company, Kenosha, Wisconsin 
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Just as you insure your building against 
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loss through fungous diseases. 
Triangle Brand 
Copper Sulphate 
(Blue Vitriol) 
inBordeauxMixture will give you this protection. 
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Packed in new strong containers. 
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25 Broad Street ,41k. New York 
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