Disease From Nightsoil 
Used as Fertilizer 
Is it or is not, dangerous to the health 
to put human excrement on the fields? 
Is typhoid fever spread in this way ? 
Tekonsha, Mich. W. G. 
Typhoid might he spread by human 
excrement thrown out upon open fields, 
titiough to bring this about the excrement 
would have to contain typhoid germs 
from a typhoid patient or a typhoid car¬ 
rier, and these germs would have to gain 
access to water or food consumed by hu¬ 
mans. This has happened in many cases, 
wliiere the excrement has been washed 
by rains or melting snows into public wa¬ 
ter supplies, some of the most serious 
epidemic known having been caused in 
this way. Typhoid might also be caused 
by contamination of such garden vege¬ 
tables as are eaten raw by human ex¬ 
crement containing typhoid germs. Night- 
soil is not, therefore, a suitable fertilizer 
for gardens. Not all excrement contains 
typhoid germs, by any means, but there 
are so many unknown carriers, as weil 
as only slightly ill patients suffering from 
it., that it is not safe to consider any of 
it above suspicion, and it should be 
treated as a very possible menace ro 
health unless properly disposed of. Some 
other diseases, as the hookworm disease 
of the South, are also spread by human 
excrement left upon the surface of the - 
ground, where people may come into con¬ 
tact with it, barefooted children particu¬ 
larly in the case of the latter disease. 
M. B. D. 
Cesspool in Vicinity of Well 
The cesspool for the house I am living 
in is only 25 ft. away from the well. Is 
there any danger of contaminating the 
water supply? I am only renting the 
place, have been here three months and 
expect to stay the year round. The house 
and cesspool are new this year. The land 
in vicinity is inclined to be swampy, and 
I am told that 10 ft. below surface is a 
seam of red sandstone. The cesspool 
overflows into the brook. In case of 
there being any danger, what would you 
advise me to do? w. h. g. 
Monsey, N. Y. 
Yes, there is danger of this well being 
contaminated by the cesspool, but just 
how much danger I cannot say. If the 
direction of flow of the underground wa¬ 
ter is toward the cesspool from the well, 
the danger is slight or non-existent, but 
if the flow is the other way, the danger 
is considerable, especially in time of low 
water. Apparently the well is between 
the cesspool and the lower ground toward 
which it would naturally drain, exactly 
the reverse of what it should be. In gen¬ 
eral the underground water flows, or 
seeps, down hill, as indicated by the sur¬ 
face contour of the ground. There are 
numerous exceptions to this locally, how¬ 
ever, for strata of rock may interfere to 
change directions of currents for some 
distance. A well is probably safe with¬ 
in a few feet of a cesspool if the direction 
of underground currents is away from 
it; unsafe at a very considerable distance 
if underground flow is toward it.. If tlw? 
cesspool does not receive the discharge 
from toilets, there is, of course, little or 
no danger from disease, since household 
slops, unmixed with human wastes, are 
unlikely to carry disease germs. There 
is much of uncertainty in the whole mat¬ 
ter of well contamination. Wells are not 
stationary reservoirs of water, but open¬ 
ings into water-bearing strata of soil. 
The water in these strata rises and falls 
and moves laterally, so that the water in 
the well today may be many yards away 
tomorrow. D * 
MARRIED man to work with poultry this Win¬ 
ter: bees next Summer; some experience nec¬ 
essary in both lines. E. L. LANE, Trumausburg, 
N. Y. 
MEN wanted to work on truck farm and to chop 
wood; steady work year round; wages $65 per 
month and board. CHAS. B. HECKEL, Moun¬ 
tainside, N. J. 
WANTED—Single man on dairy farm; $00 a 
month to start; permanent position, with 
chance of advancement. J. M. FROST, Route 1, 
Ossining, N. Y. 
WANTED—Active single man, experienced feed¬ 
er and dry-hand milker, for small herd, and 
willing to help on retail milk route; must be 
clean and reliable; state experience and wages 
expected, first letter. R. B. CARY, Fleming- 
ton, N. J. 
WANTED—A married man able and willing to 
work; must be a quick dry-hand milker and 
understand gardening; wife to do the laundry 
for three adults; don’t answer this advertise¬ 
ment if you have been employed on an estate, or 
if you don’t want to work; cottage, vegetables 
and milk furnished; wages $100 per month. 
GENTRY S. WILLIAMS, Huntington, N. Y. 
WANTED—Young man, 17 or 18, to Work on 
farm; good chance to learn plumbing. RVD- 
DELL, Box 151, Westwood, N. J. 
SINGLE young man, 18 to 20, to deliver milk, 
retail, by auto; state wages expected and ex 
perience. ORADELL FARMS, Oradell, N. J. 
WANTED—Single man on dairy farm; good dry- 
hand milker and teamster; $50 per month, 
board and room. W. W. BENSTEAD, Plainville, 
Conn. 
WANTED—Reliable married man for general 
farm work, by year; house, fuel and milk fur¬ 
nished good man; state age and wages expect¬ 
ed. Address P. O. BOX 210, Lexington, Greene 
Co., N. Y.__ 
WANTED—Refined woman for housework, in¬ 
cluding cooking; family of four; good home. 
MRS. C. RHODES, Gaylordsville, Conn. 
WANTED—Married man on gentleman’s place 
to assist gardener and milk cows; wages $75 
per month and cottage; no small children. Ad¬ 
dress J. A. P. ItAMSDELL, Grand Ave., New¬ 
burgh, N. Y. _ 
WOMAN for the country; seven miles from vil¬ 
lage; on State road; for cooking and down¬ 
stairs cleaning; no laundry; modern conveni¬ 
ences; three adults; two children; good wages 
to one who is willing, neat; references required. 
BOX 367, Brewster, N. Y. 
POSITION—Good home, elderly woman, assist 
housework. Address -KNIGHT, Martinsville, 
N. J. 
COUPLE—Farmer-gardener and laundress, on 
Long Island estate; no children; cottage, veg¬ 
etables, milk, and $100; references required. 
ADVERTISER C113, care Rural New-Yorker. 
SINGLE man, general woVk, country place; 
drive Ford. A. L. CANFIELD, Somerville, 
N. J. 
WANTED—Boy (white), between 15 and 18 
years, bn fruit farm, to work with owner; 
good home. Address all letters to OTTO 
RATSCII, East Durham, N. Y. 
BEST married poultryman available to build up 
small plant; 300-egg Hollywood foundation; 
state wages, size famUy-, references, experience, 
fully; would consider sha*e -basis after first 
year. ADVERTISER 6114, care Rural New'- 
Yorker. 
KIND Christian home and good wages for young 
girl or woman to do general housework for 
widow and three young daughters; would con¬ 
sider two friends or mother and daughter to¬ 
gether; 18 miles from New York City in small 
town; references exchanged. ADVERTISER 
6125, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WVNTED—Plain cook for private family; good 
manager; Winter months only; every conve¬ 
nience; references; $75 month. BOX Q, Ossin¬ 
ing, N. Y. 
FARMER, married, experienced; permanent pos- 
sition; run farm as own; reference. PINE- 
WOOD, Cairo, N. Y.__ 
WANTED—Caretaker of family of boys; some 
experience; wife superintendent’s cook; sal¬ 
ary $1,500 and maintenance. W. GRANT FAN- 
CHER, Supt., Lawrence, Mass. 
Situations Wanted 
SUPERINTENDENT farm or estate open; life 
experience; exceptional ability for starting 
business, highest class stock under accredited 
herd plan, certified milk, A. R.—R. M., getting 
passed by all commissions; purebred Berksliires, 
pedigrees, raising, showing, selling; thorough 
knowledge all crops, modern machinery, all re¬ 
pairing, concrete, plumbing, carpentry, painting, 
lawns, drives, shrubs, outside flowers, orchards, 
pruning, spraying; successful with help; very 
honest, hard worker; American; 40; married; 
small family; exceptional references. ADVER¬ 
TISER 6103, care Rural New-Yorker. 
ESTATE-FARM manager; agricultural univer¬ 
sity graduate; four years’ experience; nevei 
met Mr. Failure; dairy, fruit, poultry specialist; 
married; references. P. O. BOX 388, Troy, N. Y. 
SUPERINTENDENT desires position on estate, 
large farm, or breeding establishment; mar¬ 
ried, no children; wide experience of all crops, 
purebred cattle, producing and retailing fancy 
market milk, construction work, handling men, 
buying and selling; will furnish high-class ref¬ 
erence. ADVERTISER 6104, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
WANTED—Young married man desires work on 
poultry plant to learn the business; state 
wages, etc. ADVERTISER 6112, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
ASSISTANT herdsman, dairyman, experienced, 
married, desires position; state wages and full 
particulars. ADVERTISER 6115, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
GERMAN man, good milker, Lutheran, married, 
three children, oldest boy 14, wants a position 
as dairyman, or will take a barn of 20 cows to 
work in myself; state wages. OTTO PIOTROW- 
SKI, care Hull Bros., Perry, O. 
SUPERINTENDENT With a lifetime experience 
in all branches of the fruit, industry, growing, 
box and barrel packing, shipping, storage, dry¬ 
ing, etc., desires a more lucrative position; thor¬ 
oughly experienced in the warehousing and stor¬ 
age of all fruits and vegetables, and in the use 
of all machinery, trucks, tractors, packing house 
machinery used in connection with the industry; 
can manage all kinds of help and get. results; 
Pacific Coast and Eastern experience; at present 
employed in Western New York; college gradu¬ 
ate; married; references forwarded; personal in¬ 
terview desired; replies confidential. ADVER¬ 
TISER 6117, care Rural New-Yorker. 
SINGLE man, 39, wishes a position as cook for 
a widower or bachelor; can do most any kind 
of housework and farming; country preferred. 
ADVERTISER 6118, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WORKING foreman or caretaker on gentleman’s 
place; wife first-class cook, housekeeper; am 
good with poultry or cow’s; Americans. AD¬ 
VERTISER. 6119, care Rural New-Yorker. 
POULTRYMAN, experienced, desires position 
on commercial plant; took poultry course at 
Cornell University last Winter; good board and 
room essential. ADVERTISER 6120, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
ESTATE superintendent, married, expert poul¬ 
tryman, dairy, garden and farming, is open 
for engagement. ADVERTISER 6121, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
EXPERT poultryman, at present in charge of 
large commercial plant, is open for engage¬ 
ment. ADVERTISER 6122, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
FARM, estate or dairy superintendent now open 
for position; life experience in purebred cat¬ 
tle and stock raising, specializing in dairying, 
breeding, developing and certified milk produc¬ 
tion, buying and selling, rotation of crops and 
soil fertility, handling help efficiently, all mod¬ 
ern farm machinery, tractors, etc.; age 36; 
small family. ADVERTISER 6123, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
ELDERLY man wishes position as cook for farm 
help; reference. ADVERTISER 6116, care 
Rural New-Yorker. _ 
Farms For Sale, to Rent, etc. | 
RIVER FARM of 296 acres; will consider ex¬ 
change for city property; bargain. SCHUYLER 
DAVEY, Stillwater, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Country store and farm; separately 
or together; State road; school; churches; fine 
proposition. ADVERTISER 6048, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE—Dairy or general-purpose farm; 75 
acres. Owner, E. WILKINS, Burlington, N. J. 
80 ACRES, new house, 8 rooms; large water 
frontage; springs, cistern; good barn; *j acre 
strawberries; fruit trees, currants, grapes; 
schools, churches; railroad '■■j mile; boat landing 
% mile. WII>LIAM MONK, Columbiaville, Col. 
Co., N. Y. _ 
Alfalfa and Timothy HAY 
0*U In Par I ntc Direct from growers. Car lots 
ror bale in bar Lots 0 U ]y. inspection allowed. 
W. A. WITHROW Route 4 Syracuse. N. V. 
B*DU AHn KTCTATF We maintain a bonded agency 
n . A w ti e MT »* » medium for the better 
EMPLOYMENT class agricultural help. 
FARM M A N A G M E H T -SALES SERVICE S-EMPLOYMENT 
C. DRYSDALE BLACK & CO., Agn. Eng. Services 
90 West St. Bldg., New York Rector 6760 
• i ill. Car load lots. State price. 
bider Apples Wanted STEPHEN RUNOLDS.SmithNiirw.lfc.C.nn. 
FARM MANAGER, exceptional ability, open; 
lifetime, practical, scientific experience gen¬ 
eral farming; specialty Guernsey cattle; devel¬ 
oped two famous money-making herds; success- 
ful advanced registry work; world’s record; 
ahowing; 100 bacteria milk production; farm 
business development; capacity from help; record 
apotless; American; married; 35. ADVERTISER 
6047, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Position assistant poultryman, S. C. 
W. L. plant, 3,000; experienced large flock, 
incubation, brooding; single; 40; hard worker: 
good living conditions; give all particulars first 
letter. ADVERTISER 6111, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
cOUNG man of good habits and character de¬ 
sires position earing for country home in re¬ 
urn for room and board. ADVERTISER 60i5, 
FOR SALE—278-acre dairy-poultry farm; 1,000 
hens; equipment for big business; stock, crops 
and all, $14,000. ADVERTISER 6077, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
ANTED— Dairy and grain farm of 17o-2o0 
icres along the IL, L. & W. R. R., not over 
miles from Buffalo; must be fully equipped 
i a real bargain. Write to P. O. BOX 269, 
FOR RENT—Separately, two farms; one a dairy 
farm; the other a chicken and truck farm; 
they are situated between Morris Plains and 
Mount Tabor, N. J., on the Dover State road; 
best prices for products in the country; close 
market; each has a modern house for large fam¬ 
ily, and modern, comfortable farm buildings; 
reasonable rent; long lease. Write ADVER¬ 
TISER 6995, care Rural New-Yorker. _ 
FOR SALE—Farm, 90 acres; New York State; 
$2,009. Write for particulars, A. LINNECKE, 
Route 4, New Brunswick, N. J. 
TO purchase or rent, 50 acres or more, one-half 
wooded, high ground, situated on lake, or at 
least 3 acre lake on property; house, natural 
spring for water supply. Iu reply state above 
and any additional particulars. ADVERTISER 
6106, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE—15-acre poultry and stock farm on 
State road to Atlantic City; 5 minutes to sta¬ 
tion, school, etc.; 10Vi acres tillage, balance 
woodlot; 9-room house, barn, poultry bouses, 
etc.; tools, incubators, team, harnesses; price 
$3,500; $1,800 cash; balance on easy terms. 
Write ADVERTISER 6107, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
LARGE modern poultry farm in perfect running 
order; $11,000; part cash. ADVERTISER 6109, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
125 ACRES; general farm; near Hackettstown, 
N. J.; 85 tillable; high state of cultivation; 
price 84,000. MARVIN SHIELDS, Haeketts- 
town, N. J. 
WANTED—Farm, 15 to 30 acres, in New York- 
State iu the vicinity of New Paltz, to lease 
for 3 years or more. ADVERTISER 0110, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Jersey farm, about 10 acres; 7-room 
house (improvements preferred), within 60 
miles New York; state particulars. ADVER¬ 
TISER 6124, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FULLY equipped modern 13-acre poultry farm 
on State road in village. LYNCItOFT POUL¬ 
TRY FARM, Lisle, N. Y. 
FARMS FOR SALE—200 acres, 1 V> miles off 
•tone road; trout creek and timber; improve¬ 
ments; price $3,000; two farms adjoining on 
stone road, 320 acres, good buildings and’fences; 
very reasonable. CLARE GREGORY, R. D. 1, 
Mt. Vision, N. Y. 
Miscellaneous 
HONEY, quart, $1; gallon, $3, delivered. 
BARCLAY, Riverton, N. J. 
HONEY—Pure, delicious, guaranteed satisfac¬ 
tion; clover or buckwheat, 5 lbs., $1.10; 10 
lbs., $2, postpaid into third zone. RANSOM 
FARM, 1310 Spring St., Syracuse, N. Y. 
HONEY—Price list free. ROSCOE F. WIXSON, 
Dept. G, Dundee, N. Y. 
MILK chocolate made at our dairy; the best you 
ever tasted; box of 120 pieces, 2 lbs. net post¬ 
paid, for $1; stores sell this at $1.75; thousands 
of Rural New-Yorker readers among my well- 
satisfied customers. Are you one of them? Please 
send remittance with order. R. W. WIND, 
Babylon, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Cattle beets, Alfalfa and Timothy 
hay: carload of straw. DEAN M. BARBER, 
Skaneateles, N. Y. 
PURE HONEY—Clover, 5-lb. pail, $1.15; two 5- 
lb. pails, $2.25; four 5-lb. pails, $4.25; deliv¬ 
ered into third zone; buckwheat, 10c per pail 
less. HUGH G. GREGG, Elbridge, N. Y. 
(SURE POP)—Old White Rice corn, 25 lbs. 
prepaid 3d zone, $2.50 W. HALBERT, Ox¬ 
ford, N. Y. 
50 SECOND-HAND incubator* wanted. C. M. 
LAUVER, MeAlisterville, Pa. 
LARGE Oregon prunes, direct, 100 lb*., freight 
paid, $12.30; 50 lbs., express paid, $7.48; sam¬ 
ple, 5c. KINGWOOD ORCHARDS, Salem, Ore. 
HONEY—Clover, CO-lb. cans, $7.80; buckwheat, 
$6; finest quality; satisfaction guaranteed. F. 
W. LESSER, Fayetteville, N. Y. 
WANTED—Carload of sound wheat straw. MOR¬ 
RIS JARRETT, Jr., Horsham, Pa. 
ORDER your homemade fruit, cake now for holi¬ 
days; $1 lb.; also angel food, $1.50 up. MRS. 
MILLER, Rox 491, Highland, N. Y. 
WANTED—White and pink dogwood and cedar 
trees; also laurel, in Westchester and Putnam 
counties. Write size, price and location to AD¬ 
VERTISER 6094, care Rural New-Yorker. 
HONEY—60-lb. ran, clover, $7.80; buckwheat. 
$6; 40 lbs. clover, $5.60; buckwheat, $5, here; 
10 lbs. delivered within third zone, clover, $2; 
buckwheat, $1.75. RAY C. WILCOX, Odessa, 
N. Y. 
HONEY—Pure Autumn flower, extracted; none 
finer; 5-lb. pail, $1.25; two, $2.25; 3d zone. 
H. It. LYON, Cranford, N. J. 
BLACK walnuts and butternuts, each. 7 lbs. for 
$1, delivered postpaid. SUNNY BROOK 
FARM, Winterton, Sullivan Co., N. Y. 
FOR SALE—One steam sawmill. Inquire of 
BYRON IIALL, West Cornwall, Conn. 
OFFER care, board, pleasant home, to convales¬ 
cent or aged person; reasonable; trained nurse. 
ADVERTISER 6108, care Rural New-Yorker. 
HONEY—White clover, 5 lbs., $1.15; 10 lbs.. 
$2.15; light amber clover, $1, $1.90; 60 lbs.. 
$7.75; buckwheat, $1. $1.75 and $6.85; postpaid 
3d zone. HENRY WILLIAMS, Ronmlus, N. Y. 
$85 WILL buy Oliver tractor gang plow, two 
14-in. plows; two cost over $150; used very 
little; guaranteed good condition; have sold 
tractor. D. C. HOAG, Shavertown, N. Y. 
Subscribers’Exchange 
Rate of advertising in this department 8c per 
word each insertion, payable in advance. 
Copy must reach us Thursday morning to 
appear in issue of following week. 
This department is for the accommodation of 
subscribers, but no display advertising or ad¬ 
vertising of a commercial nature is admitted. 
EXPERIENCED operator of tractor desires posi¬ 
tion on a large farm in connection witli driv¬ 
ing cars or truck; state wages and particulars. 
ADVERTISER 0088, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FARM manager, superintendent, desires position 
on farm or estate; American; married: life 
experience all branches; capable; trustworthy: 
references. ADVERTISER 6096, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
COUNTRY woman wishes position as house¬ 
keeper in country or suburbs; state particu¬ 
lars and salary in first letter, please. MRS. A. 
L. VOSE, Gambrills, Md. 
Farm Help Wanted 
HERDSMAN or test cow man wants position 
December 1; American; 45 years; single; years 
of experience with Cuernseys and Jerseys, 3 /*j 
years in present position: desires to change; ex¬ 
ceptional gOod records; best of references. AD¬ 
VERTISER 6097, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Couple, or two reliable women for 
cooking and housework; two in family; no 
washing; house has all modern conveniences; 
located two miles from Princeton, N. J. AD¬ 
VERTISER 6076, care Rural New-Yorker. 
CONGENIAL American gentleman desires to be 
companion and helper to bachelor or lone man, 
city or country, anv location; also travel; strict¬ 
ly confidential. ADVERTISER 6100, care Rural 
New Yorker. 
H VNDY farm hand, experienced axman pre- 
fe’rred; good home. VETTER, Kingston, New 
Jersey. 
WANTED—Poultryman: partnership or 
•ion basis. SILVERLAKE POULTRY FARM, 
Tilton, N. H. 
A MAN past middle age wants home for doing 
chores and being useful. ADVERTISER 6101, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE—Fruit farm; 13-room bouse; good 
barn; romantic location; run on shares: boat, 
rail facilities; boys’ camp in Summer. Address 
ADVERTISER 6098, care Rural New-Yorker. 
GASOLINE station, small store, 6-room house, 
good furniture, Ford coupe; 1 acre productive 
land, fruit; heavily traveled road to ocean re¬ 
sorts; South Jersey; $3,500 for quick sale. 
Owner, ADVERTISER 6099, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
FOR SALE—Easy terms, or exchange for town 
or suburban property, one hundred acre farm 
near Cato. OWNER, 7 Benton St., Auburn, 
N. Y. __ 
AN up-to-date farmer wants to rent an equipped 
farm near good markets. ADVERTISER 6102, 
care Rural New-Y orker. __ 
FOR SALE—Fertile 60-acre dairy farm, level 
and free from stone, located in Central New 
York, on State road, near railroad, schools and 
churches; buildings in very good condition; 
large barn accommodates 26 cows, 6 horses; 
price reasonable. ADVERTISER 6105, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE—Village farm; 15 acres; river front; 
price reasonable. B. PARADEE, Seaford, 
Del. 
MANGEL BEETS—Any quantity. Write for 
prices. WINKEL-HAAK FARM, Stone Ridge, 
N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Buckwheat and amber honey, 5-lb. 
palls, net, 90c per pail, jwstpaid in 2d zone. 
EDWIN RICKARD, Schoharie, N. Y. 
> - — — ■ " 
CLOVER HONEY—Fine; 5 lbs. $1; 10 ibs., 
$1.90, postpaid 3d zone. CHAS. B. ALLEN, 
Central Square, N. Y. 
SLEEP on fresh-picked balsam pillow, filled with 
sweet breath of the Adirondacks: soothing and 
refreshing in the sickroom; excellent gift for 
sweetheart or friends; 3 lbs., $1.25; cretonne 
cover; postage paid; remit with order. HAN¬ 
NAH PAYNE, No. 2 Raquette Lake, N. Y. 
GIFT boxes a speelalty; Guava jelly, 8-oz. 
glasses, $2.50 per dozen; Guava paste, 10-oz. 
containers, $2.75 per dozen, f. o. b. Weirsdale. 
SNOOK’S HOME PRODUCTS, Weirsdale, Fla. 
12-BOTTLE Babeoek tester, complete with glass¬ 
ware; never used; price $14; milk scales, 30- 
lb. capacity, price $3: 3 TTnilltc gasoline lan¬ 
terns, nearly new, $12. It. I;. BARRY, Pair- 
field, Vt. 
WANTED-—Mangel beets, near here. IRVIN 
P. BENEDICT, R. D. 1, Waynesboro, Pa. 
