lht RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
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ire Fences 
“Super-Zinced” is an im¬ 
proved process of zinc coat¬ 
ing wire which marks a new 
victory in the battle against 
rust. It produces a rust re¬ 
sisting armor that will not 
crack or peel, and has been de¬ 
veloped as the result of years of 
effort to make better and more 
durable fences, 
Pittsburgh Perfect and 
Columbia Fences 
are “Super-Zinced” with an EXTRA 
HEAVY AND WELL BONDED COAT- 
II jG OF ZINC that adds many years 
to their durability. They are made in 
a wide range of styles for farm, poul¬ 
try, garden and lawn. “Super-Zinced” 
Fences improve your farm, protect 
crops and live stock, and prove one of 
your most profitable investments. They 
COST NO MORE than fences of ordin¬ 
ary galvanizing quality. 
Be sure to send for the 72-page Far¬ 
mers’ Handy Manual and Super-Zinced 
Fence Catalogue, both sent FREE upon 
request. 
Pittsburgh Steel Co. 
701 Union Trust Bldg. 
Pittsburgh, Pa. FREE^ 
Gentlemen: To Farm 
Please send FREE your Owners- 
Farmers’ Handy Manual and wv! 5 . 
“Super-Zinced” Fence Cata¬ 
logue. 
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T TNUSUAL val- 
'-'ue, all leather 
blactc comfort shoe. Good 1 
glove kid uppers; 
flexible, long wearing 
leather soles and rub¬ 
ber heel. Cushion In¬ 
soles. 
SIZES: 3 to 9 
Wide Widths. 
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width, or all numbers in shoo you now wear. 
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men's, women’s and children's shoes at 99c up. 
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INTERNATIONAL COMM. HOUSt, Dept. B-323 
433 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 
Young Fruit Trees Need 
Winter Protection 
Every unprotected tree is sub¬ 
ject to damage from rabbits, mice, 
gophers and other rodents. Below 
the snow line these animals gnaw 
the young bark and set back the 
growth for years, or entirely de¬ 
stroy the trees. Excelsior Wire 
Mesh Fruit Tree Guards will give 
you complete protection at a cost 
of a few cents a tree. For com¬ 
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41 East 42nd St., New York, N. Y. 
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Peach, Prune & Apricot, also Pear& 
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Treat 10 trees $1— 5<» trees $3. Post¬ 
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Simple Science 
By Dr. F. D. Crane 
Is Water Glass Poisonous? 
Is water glass poisonous? What will 
clean a jar that has contained water 
glass, so it can be used for other pur¬ 
poses? j. s. 
Water glass is not in the least poison¬ 
ous, in the ordinary sense of the word, al¬ 
though, like common salt, it would make 
you sick if you took much of it into your 
stomach. It affects the glaze on jars so 
that they do not look pretty any more, 
but can be used for other things. Most 
people use the same jars for eggs from 
year to year and pay no attention to the 
crust that forms at the water line. 
Effect of Copper Gutters on 
Water 
We are equipping our house with cop¬ 
per gutters and leaders. We use rain 
water from the house for our drinking 
supply. Is it likely that the rain water 
will carry enough copper to make it in¬ 
jurious for drinking? f. j. k. 
Probably, for two or three months. The 
surface soon covers itself with a nearly 
insoluble film. In case of doubt, evajt- 
orate, not boil, about a gallon of the 
water to the hulk of about 30 drops, and 
place in this the point of pocket knife or 
any other bit of iron or steel, polished 
bright. Any soluble copper present will 
be on the iron inside of 10 minutes. Dis¬ 
regard a mere discoloration. 
Mechanics’ Soap; Gear 
Grease 
1. Can you tell me how to make a paste 
hand soap for mechanics’ use? 2. Is there 
any way of making a tractor gear grease 
from beef tallow? I can buy it for 114c 
per lb., and the grease costs 10c in 50-lb. 
lots at the garage. j. h. t. . 
1. A fairly good soap of the sort you 
desire will result from boiling a mixture 
of equal parts of cocoanut oil and any 
good, clean fat, say, for instance, the beef 
tallow you mention, properly melted from 
the tissue (“rendered”), with about one- 
fifth of the weight of caustic soda in 
three times the weight of water. The 
mixture should be boiled till the fat, as 
such, goes into solution. The chances are 
you will burn it unless you stir constant¬ 
ly, and the kettle should be at least twice 
as large as the batch, as any mix con¬ 
taining cocoanut oil is likely to foam 
vastly on short notice, or no notice at all. 
The exact amount of soda to use depends 
on the fats, but quite a little excess will 
help get off the dirt, but will, of course, 
touch up any raw spots. The consistency, 
when cold, depends on the amount of 
water boiled away, so the quantity of 
water used may take a little experiment¬ 
ing. Caustic potash is better than caus¬ 
tic soda, and makes a much more soluble 
soap, but usually cannot be got in small 
lots at a reasonable price, though cheap 
enough at wholesale. 
2. Gear grease, but not engine grease, 
can easily be made of rendered tallow 
modified with any good mineral oil to 
make it softer. Simply melt the two to¬ 
gether, testing, from time to time, the 
hardness when cold. 
Casting Silver Rings 
What can I get that will melt such 
metal as silver so it can be poured into 
small forms for making rings? s. M. 
A small fireclay or graphite crucible, 
in a “muffle,” which may be made of 
three or four fire bricks, may be heated 
to the melting point of silver by gasoline 
blow torches. It is likely you will find 
cast rings less satisfactory than those 
made in the usual manner from sheets or 
rods of metal. 
Trouble With Battery 
I have a five horsepower gasoline en¬ 
gine I used for wood sawing and other 
farm purposes, which is run by dry cell 
battery ignition. I have been experienc¬ 
ing quite a bit of trouble with the bat¬ 
teries “boiling out” at the top next to 
the zinc. These will not produce current 
as long as three hours before they begin 
boiling out. c. K. 
It does not seem likely that the trouble 
spoken of is due to defective cells. 
I would suggest that you place the bat¬ 
tery where it is best protected from en¬ 
gine heat, and also that you examine the 
engine to see if the circuit breaking de¬ 
vice is operating properly. On most hit- 
and-miss governed engines there is a de¬ 
vice that opens the circuit and permits 
current to flow only for a short time be¬ 
fore the spark is required. This may 
get out of adjustment, permitting cur¬ 
rent to flow at every other revolution of 
the engine without affecting the opera¬ 
tion of the engine in any way only 
to quickly destroy the 'battery. If the 
trouble still persists, one of the exhaust¬ 
ed dry cells mailed to the company pro¬ 
ducing them, together with a statement 
of its performance, might be of help in 
locating the trouble. 
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STEADY, EVEN POWER 
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i'i Then too, characteristic of all Fuller & Johnson Engines, the Model 
“K” is “Easy to Start.” It also operates perfectly on cheap kero¬ 
sene, or similar fuels separately or mixed in any proportion 
Many users who bought Fuller & Johnson Engines 15 to 20 years 
ago have realized the original investment many times over and the 
engine i3 still chugging away, as good a profit producer as ever. 
Booklet 22* gives complete Information, Write for it. It’s free. 
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I’ve succeeded. I’m proud to 
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—A. Y. Edwards 
EDWARDS 
FARM 
engine: 
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Change Power 
as Needed 
It is a 6 H. P. when you need 
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Adjustment from one power to 
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1 Barns Kerosene 
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and pump. Have had ten other 
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I run a wood saw, cement mixer. 
threshing machine, etc. Do 
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