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Address  , 
Things  To  Think  About 
The  object  of  this  department  is  to  give  readers  a  chance  to  express  themselves  on  farm 
matters.  Not  long  articles  can  be  used — just  short,  pointed  opinions  or  suggestions. 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER  does  not  always  endorse  what  is  printed  here.  You  might 
call  this  a  mental  safety  valve. 
Why  Not  Louis  Pasteur? 
I  have  noticed  in  the  columns  of  The 
R.  N.-Y.  certain  names  proposed  for  a 
"list  of  those  who  have  done  the  most 
for  agriculture,”  but  have  not  seen  the 
name  of  Louis  Pasteur  suggested.  It  is 
probable  that  Pasteurs  work  has  been 
of  greater  value  to  all  mankind  than  the 
work  of  any  other  man.  The  farmer 
shares  with  the  rest  of  the  world  in  these 
benefits.  But,  furthermore,  his  direct  as¬ 
sistance  to  the  agriculture  of  France  in 
conquering  the  diseases  of  grapes  and 
wines,  in  the  important  work  on  vinegar, 
chicken  cholera,  anthrax,  rabies,  makes 
his  discoveries  of  particular  interest  to 
the  farmer.  The  modern  milk  industry 
has  its  foundation  on  his  discovery  of 
what  we  call  pasteurization.  In  connec¬ 
tion  with  and  as  a  result  of  these  studies 
the  foundation  was  laid  for  all  subse¬ 
quent  discoveries  in  the  causation  of  con¬ 
tagious  and  infectious  diseases  in  men 
and  animals,  lie  never  patented  his  dis¬ 
coveries  or  methods,  but  gave  them  freely 
to  mankind,  as  have  his  successors  in  all 
lands.  In  the  science  of  medicine,  of 
surgery,  of  hygiene,  his  labors  revolu¬ 
tionized  all  previous  practices.  lie  put 
the  knowledge  of  diseases  on  a  firm  basis. 
Ilfs  services  to  humanity  cannot  be  meas¬ 
ured.  FRANK  M.  SHERMAN. 
Massachusetts. 
R.  N.-Y. — -Every  word  of  it  true.  A 
great  man,  perhaps  greater  in  accom¬ 
plishment  than  any  other  scientist.  Our 
list,  however,  was  supposed  to  cover  only 
those  who  are  still  living.  One  great  ob¬ 
ject  was  to  discover  if  possible  what  our 
readers  regard  as  the  most  important 
work  now  being  done  for  agriculture.  If 
the  great  men  who  have  passed  on  were 
to  be  named  in  this  list  of  one  dozen,  it 
is  doubtful  if  any  living  man  would  find 
a  place. 
Give  the  Negroes  a  Chance 
Some  time  ago  I  saw  an  article  about 
the  negro  and  salt.  During  the  slavery 
period  some  of  the  owners  had  not  as 
much  consideration  for  the  negro’s  taste 
as  for  their  bloodhounds  they  had  to 
hunt  them,  and  they  were  not  allowed 
salt.  If  they  were  near  the  ocean  they 
might-  get  it,  but  it  was  not  given  them. 
Their  bread  was  made  of  ground  corn  and 
water,  and  baked  in  the  ashes,  and  they 
were  used  to  that  from  infancy  to  old 
age.  hence  the  custom  of  no  salt  for  the 
negro.  We  are  as  a  people  trying  with 
the  help  of  God’s  mighty  power  to  live 
down  those  habits  that  the  masters 
forced  upon  our  ancestors,  and  they  were 
many.  We  know  some  are  a  disgrace  to 
'the  United  States,  and  so  are  some 
whites ;  greater  is  their  shame,  for  they 
have  had  near  500  years  to  become  what¬ 
ever  they  would,  while  the  negro  has  had 
only  about  60  years.  Give  the  negro  a 
chance;  don’t  snub  him  in  your  daily 
walks  of  life,  lie  means  to  be  a  good 
citizen  and  a  willing  subject.  Forget  his 
skin  is  dark  and  see  his  child  as  you  see 
your  own.  and  we  will  in  time  be  normal 
beings.  MRS.  w.  H.  WILLITT. 
New  Jersey. 
The  National  Bird 
On  page  1463  of  the  December  16  R. 
N.-Y.  M.  C.  Mohr’s  suggestion  of  the 
White  Leghorn  hen  to  replace  the  turkey 
as  the  "national  bird”  reminds  me  of  the 
old  lady  whose  comment  in  regard  to 
kissing  the  cow  was:  "There’s  no  ac¬ 
counting  for  taste.” 
How  any  man  in  his  right  mind  can 
think  for  a  minute  that  this  country 
would  stand  for  such  a  bundle  of  nerves 
•  and  fickleness  as  a  White  Leghorn  hen 
for  an  emblem  is  beyond  me.  Even  the 
White  Wyandotte  has,  in  some  cases, 
I  beaten  her  at  her  own  best  game — egg  pro- 
I  ductiou — and  when  her  time  comes  to  go 
to  market  nobody  wants  a  Leghorn. 
The  turkey  is  as  far  ahead  of  the  hen. 
from  the  standpoint  of  real  merit,  as  the 
hen  is  ahead  of  the  English  sparrow. 
The  fact  that  the  Leghorn  is  a  native  of 
Italy  should  disqualify  it  as  an  Ameri¬ 
can  emblem.  and  I  doubt  the  necessity  of 
our  having  f6  gcr  to  any  'foreign  country 
for  an  emblem. 
I  heartily  agree  with  Benjamin  Frank¬ 
lin.  whose  admiration  for  the  turkey  was 
such  that  he  advocated  its  supplanting 
the  eagle  "as  a  representative  of  our 
I  country.”  He  said  :  "The  turkey  is.  in 
I  comparison,  a  much  more  respectable 
bird,  and  withal  a  true  original  native  of 
America.  *  *  *  He  is,  besides,  a  bird 
of  courage,  and  would  not  hesitate  to  at¬ 
tack  a  grenadier  of  the  British  Guards 
who  should  presume  to  invade  his  farm¬ 
yard  with  a  red  coat  on.”  c.  w.  pease. 
Fox-hunting 
Some  time  ago  I  read  ‘‘A  Fox-hunt¬ 
ing  Nuisance,”  by  E.  W.,  Maryland.  I 
think  if  E.  W.  would  post  her  property 
on  all  corners,  warning  all  trespassers 
and  hunters  either  with  dog  or  gun  from 
trespassing  on  her  property,  and  state  all 
stray  dogs  will  be  destroyed,  she  will  be 
rid  of  the  nuisance.  Hunters  have  no 
more  right  to  overrun  prohibited  property 
with  their  dogs  than  they  have  of  going 
on  said  property  themselves.  You  state 
that  this  case  was  referred  to  an  attorney, 
and  he  says  as  their  dogs  are  hunting 
under  the  charge  of  an  attendant,  they 
are  not  liable  to  be  killed.  I  am  under 
the  impression  that  said  attendant  must 
withdraw  these  dogs  from  prohibited  prop¬ 
erty  or  endeavor  to  do  so,  or  said  dogs 
become  as  strays.  Let  E.  W.  refer  this  to 
her  State  Attorney.  I  am  a  dog-lover  and 
do  not  like  punishing  the  dogs,  as  they 
know  no  better,  but  I  hate  to  see  women’s 
property  overrun  by  a  gang  of  ruffians. 
Maryland.  J.  carrutiiers. 
Tearing  Down  Trespass  Signs 
To  whom  do  you  report  anyone  hunt¬ 
ing  on  posted  property?  What  is  the 
fine  for  tearing  down  trespass  notices,  and 
to  whom  do  you  report?  I  have  had  signs 
Witch  Hazel  Blossoms.  See  Page  75 
torn  down,  also  caught  hunters  on  my 
posted  land,  but  do  not  know  where  to 
report  them.  T.  o.  B. 
New  York. 
You  should  report  any  hunter  trespass¬ 
ing  upon  your  posted  property  either  to 
the  State  police  or  to  the  Conservation 
Commissioner,  whose  address  is  lion. 
Alexander  MacDonald,  Conservation  Com 
missioner,  Albany,  N.  Y. 
The  fine  for  tearing  down  any  trespass 
notices  is  not  less  than  $60.  the  same  as 
for  trespassing  upon  posted  property  with 
a  gun.  as  provided  in  Section  182  of  the 
Conservation  Law,  Subdivision  5.  which 
provides  that  “A  person  who  violates  any 
provision  of  Part  11  shall  be  guilty  of  a 
misdemeanor,  and  in  addition  thereto  is 
liable  to  a  penalty  of  $50.  one-half  of 
which  is  payable  to  the  owner  of  the  lands 
on  which  the  offense  is  committed.”  This 
section  also  provides  that  ‘‘It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  State  police,  game  protectors 
and  all  peace  officers  to  enforce  the  pro¬ 
visions  of  Part  11  and  to  prosecute  the 
violations  thereof.” 
Part  11  is  part  of  the  Conservation 
Law  which  prohibits  trespass  upon  posted 
property  with  a  rod  or  gun  and  defacing 
or  removing  a  notice  or  signboard. 
The  annual  meeting  of  the  Rural  Sav¬ 
ings  &  Loan  Association  for  the  election 
of  officers  and  directors,  and  any  other 
business  that  may  propeidy  come  before 
•flip  association.  will  be  hp]d  at  the  offipp. 
233  West  30th  Street.  New  York,  on  the 
15th  day  of  January.  1023,  at  12:45  P.  M. 
M.  G.  KEYES,  Secretary. 
