The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
This  man  woke 
This  man 
up  in  the  middle 
had  an 
of  the  night 
Ingersoll 
and  wanted  to 
Radiolite 
know  the  time. 
under  his 
To  find  out,  he 
pillow. 
had  to  get  out 
He  knew 
of  bed,  find  the 
the 
light  chain,  turn 
time 
on  the  light  and 
at  a 
then  let  his  eyes 
glance. 
get  adjusted  to 
How  about 
the  glare  before 
you? 
he  could  know. 
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Simple  Science 
By  Dr.  F.  D.  Crane 
Softening  Cistern  Water 
What  may  I  use  in  my  new  cistern  so 
that  the  water  will  be  soft?  Cistern  is  in 
my  cellar,  made  of  cement  and  concrete. 
Warsaw,  N.  Y.  a.  s.  k. 
Pump  it  empty  a  few  times.  There  is 
nothing  to  put  in  except  repeated  doses 
of  rain  water,  since  you  have  soluble 
lime  salts,  which  will  fully  wash  out. 
Crushed  Cherry  Stones  in  Wine 
Will  you  advise  me  if  a  wine  made 
from  wild  cherries  with  pits  removed  in 
process  has  an  acid  which  is  in  any  way 
injurious  to  the  system?  Also,  is  cider 
in  any  way  injurious  after  it  gets  hard? 
I  am  informed  it  hardens  the  arteries. 
New  Jersey.  w.  K. 
Crushed  cherry  stones  certainly  add 
some  hydrocyanic  acid  to  cherry  wine, 
but  we  must  decline  to  express  opinions 
on  any  sort  of  fermented  or  alcoholic 
beverages. 
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Dishwater  and  Soapsuds  on  Plants 
Is  dishwater  containing  ordinary  com¬ 
mercial  soaps  likely  to  be  beneficial  or 
injurious  to  vegetation?  Same  question 
as  to  suds  from  washing  clothes,  made 
with  ordinary  commercial  soaps? 
Ithaca,  N.  Y.  c.  f..  e. 
Both  dishwater  and  suds  are  of  such 
uncertain  composition  that  we  must  de¬ 
cline  to  give  a  general  opinion.  The  ex¬ 
perience  of  many  is  that,  diluted,  neither 
will  hurt  grass  and  weeds. 
Non-Freezing  Mixture  for  Automobiles 
I  would  like  to  have  some  reliable  in¬ 
formation  on  non-freezing  mixtures  for 
automobile  motors.  Is  kerosene  a  reli¬ 
able  fluid  to  use  in  the  radiator  during 
the  severe  Winter  weather?  Will  it 
freeze,  heat  up  or  injure  the  motor?  A 
beekeeper  told  me  that  extracted  honey 
had  been  found  to  give  good  results,  and 
would  not  freeze  under  ordinary  condi¬ 
tions.  _  Could  you  inform  me  definitely 
on  this  point?  How  about  the  various 
commercial  preparations  on  the  market? 
Are  they  dependable  and  reliable? 
Flemington,  N,  J.  f.  g.  L. 
Kerosene  will  work — if  you  will  accept 
the  fire  risk  and  bear  in  mind  that  it  has 
a  low  heat  capacity.  Honey  will  not 
freeze  to  a  breaking  ice,  but  it  will  get 
very  thick  and  may  ruin  the  pump  if  you 
have  a  circulatory  system.  Corn  syrup, 
glucose,  has  been  used.  Any  mixture  con¬ 
taining  a  salt,  as  chloride  of  calcium,  will 
injure  the  brass.  Kerosene  and  glycerine 
will  hurt  the  rubber  connections.  We  do 
not  advise  anything  hut  denatured  alco¬ 
hol,  and  plenty  of  it,  but  of  the  rest 
glycerine  is  the  best. 
Painting  Automobiles 
Could  you  tell  me  how  to  paint  my 
car?  I  am  told  that  a  ear  that  has  had 
wax  put  on  it  to  preserve  the  finish  can¬ 
not  be  satisfactorily  varnished.  Do  you 
think  if  I  went  over  the  car  with  steel 
wool  and  a  coat  of  enamel  before  I  var¬ 
nish  it,  I  could  help  it  any?  My  car 
was  waxed  a  year  ago  last  August. 
Lockport,  N.  Y.  r.  t. 
The  wax  can  be  taken  off  easily  enough. 
Denatured  alcohol  may  do  the  trick,  ace¬ 
tone  will  help,  and  perhaps  a  little  kero¬ 
sene  will  also  assist ;  hut  painting  it  to 
make  a  good  job  is  pretty  ticklish  busi¬ 
ness  for  a  beginner.  Still,  lots  of  them 
have  done  fairly  well  with  some  of  the 
prepared  paints  which  are  on  the  market 
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Removing  Tannin  from  Sumac  Berries 
How  can  I  take  the  tannic  acid  out  of 
sumac  berries?  f.  e.  h. 
Pittstown,  N.  J. 
It  depends  on  what  you  want  to  do 
with  the  acid.  If  you  want  to  sell  it  as 
such,  it  is  not  probable  that  yon  can  make 
a  home  industry  of  it.  The  process  is 
water  extraction,  washing  the  extract 
with  a  solvent  which  will  not  mix  with 
water,  such  as  ether,  and  drying  the  ex¬ 
tracted  water  in  a  vacuum.  If  you  want 
to  sell  a  concentrated  extract,  you  will 
have  to  go  in  on  a  pretty  large  scale  also. 
The  leaves,  rather  than  the  berries,  are 
the  commercial  tanning  agent.  If  you 
merely  want  to  tan  with  the  berries,  go 
ahead  and  tan  with  them  ;  you  do  not 
have  to  extract  them  first. 
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Grape  Juice  Discolored  by  Iron 
In  the  Autumn  we  crushed  some  grapes 
ready  for  grape  juice  and  left  them  over 
night  in  a  galvanized  wash  tub.  The 
grapes  that  touched  the  bottom  and  sides 
were  black — or  nearly  so.  We  strained 
the  juice  off  carefully  and  bottled  it. 
Now  we  wonder  if  it  would  be  injurious 
to  drink  it.  MRS.  P.  B. 
Louisville,  Ky. 
On  the  facts  as  submitted  the  juice 
will  not  injure  you.  but  it  is  likely  that 
the  flavor  is  not  what  it  should  be.  The 
color  was  largely  due  to  the  acid  of  the 
grapes  and  traces  of  iron. 
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Something 
to  think  about 
When  lying  awake  at  night,  stop  counting 
imaginary  sheep  and  think  what  is  probably 
the  cause  of  your  sleeplessness. 
Both  coffee  and  tea  contain  a  drug  element 
that  irritates  a  sensitive  nervous  system,  often 
causing  restless  nights  and  drowsy,  irritable 
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Instant  Postum  (in  tins)  prepared  instantly 
in  the  cup  by  the  addition  of  boiling  water. 
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You  couldn’t  make  good  bread  of 
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mouldy  wheat.  Small,  unripe,  brok¬ 
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wholesome  coffee. 
My  coffee  is  delicious  because  it  is 
ground  from  large,  plump,  KIPE 
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It  soothes  the  nerves  and  helps  di¬ 
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