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The  RURAL.  NEW-YORKER 
April  28,  1923 
PUBLISHER’S  DESK 
I  am  now  and  have  been  for  many  years 
a  subscriber  to  The  Rubai,  New-Yorker, 
and  must  be  near  the  head  of  the  list,  of 
living  veteran  subscribers*  In  moving 
from  my  old  home,  which  I  built  and 
lived  in  53  years.  I  found  a  yearly  bound 
volume  XX.  1869,  in  good  condition ;  the 
wocxfeut  illustrations  of  half  a  century 
ago  are  a  notable  feature  of  the  volume. 
In  my  present  quarters  I  have  no  room 
for  it,  and  many  others.  If  you  or  any¬ 
one  cares  for  the  volume  in  question,  I 
should  be  glad  to  deliver  it  F.  O.  B.  New 
York.  E.  C.  F. 
New  York. 
This  letter  expresses  the  rather  uni¬ 
versal  sentiment  of  old  friends  of  The 
R.  N.-Y.,  and  to  us  its  most  cherished  as¬ 
set  in  good  will,  sentimcwt  and  friend¬ 
ship.  Our  files  of  all  volumes,  are  com¬ 
plete,  but  if  anyone  would  care  for  the 
volumes  and  wish  to  pay  express  charges, 
we  would  put  him  in  communication  with 
the  donor. 
Are  Bradley  Brothers,  Makanda,  Ill., 
nurserymen,  reliable?  J.  A.  w. 
New  York. 
As  previously  stated  Bradley  Bros, 
have  an  unenviable  record  and  imputa¬ 
tion.  The  firm,  or  at  least  one  of  the 
brothers,  is  interested  in  Alexander 
County  Nurseries,  McClure,  Ill.  It  has 
been  the  custom  to  do  business  over 
various  names  to  escape  the  odium  of 
their  reputation. 
I  shipped  a  case  of  eggs  to  a  dealer, 
and  there  was  considerable  damage.  The 
express  company  refuse  to  accept  a  claim 
or  make  settlement  because  the  dealer  did 
not  sign  for  the  damage  and  neglected  to 
call  in  an  inspector.  Are  they  right? 
New  York.  E.  M.  H. 
The  express  company  make  the  follow¬ 
ing  statement : 
Merchants  in  the  egg  market  are  thor¬ 
oughly  familiar  with  our  rules  and  reg¬ 
ulations  governing  the  examination  ot 
damaged  egg  shipments.  Every  wagon 
or  truck  which  carries  egg  deliveries 
destined  to  the  egg  market  stop  at  the 
egg  inspection  bureau  ;  a  dealer  has  bve 
cases.  Then  an  egg  inspector  is  detailed 
to  go  to  the  dealer  and  ask  him  whether 
he  requests  an  examination  made.  J  his 
was  done  in  his  particular  case,  but  the 
opportunity  of  examining  the  shipment 
in  the  presence  of  the  inspector  was  not 
taken  advantage  of. 
Any  dealer  who  accepts  shipments 
showing  signs  of  outward  damage  and 
fails  to  call  for  an  inspector  is  a  dealer 
to  be  passed  by  when  making  shipments. 
This  is  true  of  any  dealer  who  neglects 
to  call  in  inspector,  when  he  opens  a  case 
of  eggs  and  finds  that  there  is  consider¬ 
able  damage.  To  note  on  the  account 
sales  that  the  damage  is  “concealed”  is 
not  sufficient.  The  express  company  must 
have  the  record.  We  therefore  suggest 
that  shippers  pass  by  dealers  who  neglect 
or  refuse  to  call  for  this  inspection. 
In  this  connection  we  want  to  caution 
egg  shippers  to  use  care  in  selecting  eggs 
for  shipments.  Those  with  thin  shells 
should  be  disposed  of  at  home,  as  they  are 
very  likely  to  be  broken  in  transit.  This 
is  sometimes  one  of  the  causes  of  egg 
breakage,  and  proper  feed  should  be  given 
hens  at  this  time  of  the  year  to  overcome 
this  defect. 
Please  tell  me  whether  the  advertise¬ 
ment  of  James  Sinclair  of  California  is 
a  fake.  T-  c* 
New  York. 
Mr.  Sinclair  advertises  that  easy  money 
can  be  made  collecting  butterflies.  Mr. 
Sinclair  represents  that  he  will  purchase 
collections — but  he  wants  to  sell  a  book 
telling  all  about  the  varieties  that  are 
valuable.  In  short,  it  is  just  a  scheme 
to  sell  the  book.  Mr.  Sinclair  was 
charged  with  fraudulent  use  of  the  mails 
in  connection  with  this  scheme  some  time 
ago.  but  seems  to  be  able  to  carry  on  as 
previously. 
On  November  25,  1922,  I  shipped  to 
Copple  Bros.,  214  Edgemont  avenue, 
Chester,  Pa.,  six  bags  of  black  walnuts. 
I  have  never  received  any  returns  for 
these.  I  wrote  them  three  letters,  but 
have  received  no  answer  to  any  of  them. 
Will  you  see  what  you  can  do  for  me  in 
getting  them  to  pay  for  the  nuts? 
Maryland.  ,T.  o.  ii. 
We  could  get  no  response  from  Copple 
Bros,  regarding  this  claim,  and  placed  it 
in  the  hands  of  our  attorney  for  collec¬ 
tion.  An  attorney  at  Chester  furnishes 
the  following  information  on  this  firm : 
It  is  absolutely  useless  to  try  to  col¬ 
lect  this,  or,  in  fact,  any  other  bill  against 
Copple  Bros.  I  have  been  having  claims 
against  him  for  years,  and  do  not  think 
I  have  been  able  to  get  a  cent  out  of  him 
for  the  last  two  years.  He  is  a  produce 
commission  agent,  and  never  has  any 
stock  on  hand  except  a  small  amount  of 
perishable  stuff,  and  is  execution-proof. 
He  has  cheated  a  lot  of  people  on  the 
Eastern  Shore  and  down  that  way.  He 
generally  has  same  objection  to  pay  the 
bills,  saying  that  the  weight  was  short, 
or  the  shipment  arrived  too  late,  or  was 
damaged,  or  that  he  has  paid.  I  stopped 
taking  claims  against  him  several  months 
ago. 
I  bought  a  suit  of  clothes  from  an 
agent  representing  the  Wearvrell  Tailors. 
He  took  our  measure,  and  said  we  would 
have  them  in  12  days.  There  are  about 
GO  other  men  in  the  same  fix  now.  There 
ought  to  be  a  branch  house  in  New  York, 
according  to  the  receipt.  We  have  never 
heard  from  him  since.  w.  H. 
New  York. 
The  Wearwell  Tailors  give  addresses 
at  Gramerey  Building,  New  York,  and 
Peoria  Building,  Chicago,  Ill.  They  can¬ 
not  be  located  at  either  address.  This 
subscriber  loses  $39  in  the  transaction, 
and  his  neighbors,  no  doubt,  have  lost 
about  as  much.  Complains  should  be  sent 
in  to  the  Postoffice  Department  so  that 
they  may  be  ready  for  the  concern  if  it 
starts  up  again  in  another  location. 
A  Better  Self -feed  Than 
Ever — Saves  a  Man 
Throw  the  bundles  from  the  wagon— one,  two,  even  three 
at  a  time.  The  improved  Self-feed  of  the  1923  Papec  will 
take  care  of  them.  It  saves  a  man  at  the  feed  table, 
yet  handles  more  corn  than  ever. 
The  new  Angle-steel  Link  Belt  also  helps  to  make  the 
feeding  automatic.  It  gives  a  positive  feqd  that  can  be 
depended  on,  even  with  heavy  com. 
The  1923 
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At  A  New  Low  Price 
Besides  giving  you  an  improved  Cutter  in  the  1923Papec, 
we  have  reduced  the  price.  Nowhere  else  can  you  find 
such  a  wonderful  Ensilage  Cutter  value.  Nowhere 
else  can  you  get  the  simple,  guaranteed  construction 
that  means  freedom  from  repairs,  delays  and  pipe 
clogging,  on  any  silo.  There’s  something  in  the 
bur-r-r  of  the  smooth-running  Papec  which  delights 
the  ear  of  the  man  who  knows  machinery.  There’s 
a  Papec  to  fit  your  Tractor  or  your  farm  engine— 3 
.  h.  p.  and  up.  Write  today  for  the  1923  Catalog. 
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Write  ns  telling  the  site 
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Is  the  Western  Medical  Association 
reliable?  Can  they  cure  epilepsy?  They 
sent  a  guarantee  bond,  which  seems  to 
cover  everything.  If  they  are  all  right,  we 
would  like  to  try  this  remedy?  Our  doc¬ 
tor  has  given  up  this  case,  and  we  have 
been  giving  bromides  by  the  advice  of  a 
friend.  The  patient  is  feeling  well,  but 
face  is  full  of  big  pimples.  D.  L. 
New  York. 
None  of  the  advertised  “epilepsy  cures” 
are  worthy  of  your  notice,  and  no  guar¬ 
antee  is  worth  the  paper  upon  which  it 
is  written.  The  “guarantee  bond,”  which 
you  enclose,  is  a  very  imposing  document, 
but  it  lias  nothing  behind  it  but  a  name. 
The  literature  has  all  the  earmarks  of 
quackery.  Of  all  the  quacks,  the  epilepsy 
cure  quacks  are  among  the  worst.  They 
know  the  hopelessness  of  sufferers  and 
their  friends  and  their  willingness  to  “try 
anything,”  and  they  prey  upon  this  as 
long  as  they  can  extract  any  money. 
The  quotations  from  medical  books  are 
probably  accurate,  but  they  deceive  by 
telling  only  part  of  the  story.  If  you 
were  to  read  the  whole  articles  from  which 
excerpts  are  taken,  you  would  find  that 
bromides  in  proper  medicinal  doses  are 
harmless,  and  usually  helpful.  In  fact, 
they  constitute  the  sheet  anchor  in  the 
treatment  of  epilepsy,  though  they  do 
not  cure  any  underlying  cause  of  the  ma¬ 
lady.  There  are  untold  thousands  of 
epileptics ;  many  of  the  cases  are  hope¬ 
less,  from  the  standpoint  of  cure,  and  all 
are  possible  victims  of  quackery,  preying 
upon  their  hope  to  some  day  find  a  remedy 
that  shall  do  away  with  their  affliction. 
It  is  hardly  wise  for  you  to  attempt 
to  administer  the  bromides  under  the  ad¬ 
vice  of  friends.  They  will  have  their 
usual  effect,  of  course,  but  you  probably 
are  not  competent  to  judge  of  the  amount 
that  can  safely  be  used  or  the  length  of 
time  that  they  can  be  continued  without 
harm.  If  you  have  a  good,  conscientious 
physician  who  is  willing  to  keep  oversight 
of  the  case  and  be  responsible  for  its 
proper  care,  the  best  thing  to  do  is  to 
leave  all  medication  with  him.  asking 
him  at  the  same  time  to  lay  down  the 
other  rules  as  to  living  that  are  essential. 
Have  nothing  to  do  with  anyone  who 
guarantees  a  cure.  All  such  guarantees 
are  absolutely  worthless,  aud  none  can  be 
honestly  given. 
Publisher’s  Desk  column  of  March  10 
prints  a  letter  relating  to  the  Anneke 
Jans  Bogardus  claim,  that  has  been  agi¬ 
tated  for  200  years  now.  Trinity  Cor¬ 
poration  has  shown  proof  of  ownership. 
I  have  at  least  one  dozen  friends,  who 
are  (as  far  as  they  can  prove  relation¬ 
ship)  also  claimants.  My  family  has 
owned  houses  since  1834,  right  among 
the  Trinity  properties,  and  we  never 
feared  that  our  title  was  not  a  clear  one 
in  each  parcel  of  property.  I  only  wish 
I  had  many  of  them  today.  As  you  ad¬ 
vise,  it  is  only  a  m&ney-making  scheme 
to  draw  money  out  of  the  gullible  de¬ 
scendants.  Anneke  Jans  Bogardus  was 
married.  I  believe,  three  times.  As  you 
state,  the  records  for  transfers  of  prop¬ 
erties,  births  and  marriage  were  not  as 
well  systematized  as  today.  My  opinion 
is  they  will  never  be  able  to  get  auy 
benefits  along  those  lines,  mrs.  f.  l.  a. 
This  merely  confirms  the  opinion  ex¬ 
pressed  in  the  item  referred  to,  in  effect 
that  the  only  ones  likely  to  benefit  are 
the  lawyers  soliciting  fees  from  the  sup¬ 
posed  heirs. 
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Successful  dairymen  praise  the 
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