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Simple  Science 
By  Dr.  F.  D.  Crane 
Removing  Rust  From  Saw 
Can  I  remove  rust  from  a  badly  rusted 
hand  saw?  c.  M. 
Vineland,  N.  J. 
Try  dampening  with  kerosene  for  a  day 
or  so,  and  then  using  plenty  of  rather 
coarse  sandpaper  backed  by  a  slightly 
rounded  block  of  wood.  After  this  treat¬ 
ment,  a  little  dilute  hydrochloric  (“muri¬ 
atic”)  acid,  with  sharp  sand  and  the 
block  of  wood,  or  a  large  cork,  will  prob¬ 
ably  finish  the  job.  but  you  must  get 
every  trace  of  acid  off  with  plenty  of  wa¬ 
ter.  The  saw  will  always  have  to  be 
heavily  greased  after  this,  as  the  rust 
will  tend  to  come  back  easily. 
Removing  Kerosene  Odor  From  Tank 
I  have  a  galvanized  tank  which  I 
bought  from  a  hardware  man  who  had 
used  same  as  kerosene  container.  I  wish 
to  use  it  as  a  storage  tank  for  cistern 
water,  bur  the  kerosene  odor  spoils  the 
water.  Is  there  any  way  I  can  clean  the 
tank  to  rid  it  of  the  kerosene  odor? 
Manchester,  N.  Y.  c.  w.  M. 
Use  plenty  of  soap  and  hot  water.  If 
you  can  get  some  old-fashioned  “soft 
soap,”  so  much  the  better.  Three  wash¬ 
ings  with  a  gallon  of  water  each  time  will 
do  much  more  than  one  wash  with  three 
gallons. 
Purifying  Well;  Rotting  Tree  Stump 
1.  Is  there  any  preparation  or  chemical 
that  will  purify  the  water  in  a  20-ft.  well, 
supplying  water  for  family  use?  The 
well  is  located  only  5  ft.  from  the  house. 
No  barn  or  any  other  kind  of  building 
near  by.  2.  Is  there  any  powerful  chem¬ 
ical  which,  if  applied  to  a  tree  stump  will 
cause  this  to  rot  very  quickly?  c.  L. 
New  York. 
1.  Pump  the  well  dry  and  let  it  refill. 
If  there  is  then  any  doubt  of  the  water, 
abandon  it ;  there  is  no  “chemical”  which 
will  render  it  safe  for  more  than  a  day 
or  so.  If  you  must  do  something  for 
the  mental  effect,  stir  in  a  half  ounce  of 
permanganate  of  potash. 
2.  That  story  about  putting  something 
in  a  tree  stump,  usually  nitrate  of  potash, 
and  then  touching  a  match  to  it  and  let¬ 
ting  it  smoulder  to  ashes,  bobs  up  about 
every  so  often.  We  gave  it  a  thorough 
trial  some  years  ago,  and  there  is  nothing 
to  it,  unless  the  stump  is  already  dry-rot¬ 
ted,  and  not  much  to  it  then.  We  know 
of  nothing  which  will  work  along  this 
line  well  enough  to  make  it  worth  the 
trouble  of  using,  let  alone  the  cost  of  the 
chemicals. 
Excess  of  “Mother”  in  Vinegar 
Some  time  ago  I  made  vinegar,  and 
after  using  it  for  awhile  it  began  to  turn 
to  mother.  I  then  drew  it  out  and  put 
it  into  another  cask,  thinking  that  it 
would  be  all  right.  Last  week,  when  I 
wanted  to  take  some  out  to  use,  I  found 
that  it  was  so  thick  with  mother  that  I 
couldn’t  use  it.  I  wish  to  make  more 
vinegar,  but  I  am  afraid  that  it  will  do 
the  same  thing  again.  Can  you  help  me 
in  any  way  ?  f.  m.  c. 
Chester,  Pa. 
Your  trouble  goes  back  to  the  cider, 
which  did  not  have  enough  fermentable 
sugar,  though  it  may  have  been  a  first- 
rate  article  of  sweet  cider.  But,  as  you 
may  have  noticed,  it  did  not  get  very 
“hard,”  and  then,  when  the  “mother  of 
vinegar”  began  to  act  on  the  alcohol  and 
change  it  to  acetic  acid,  there  was  not 
enough  acid  produced  to  force  the  plant 
that  makes  the  vinegar,  the  “mother,”  to 
stop  growing.  In  future  you  must  take 
care  that  you  get  a  very  “hard,”  that  is, 
a  rather  strongly  alcoholic  cider,  before 
you  let  the  “mother”  begin.  This  end  is 
reached  by  running  the  alcoholic  fermen¬ 
tation  without  air  ;  that  is,  the  barrel  is 
tightly  stoppered,  and  from  the  stopper  a 
rubber  tube  is  run  slightly  below  the  sur¬ 
face  of  a  dish  of  water.  The  carbonic 
acid  soon  forces  out  the  air,  and  then 
continues  to  bubble  out  through  the-  wa¬ 
ter  till  the  alcoholic  fermentation  is  done. 
Then  you  admit  plenty  of  air,  and  the 
acetic  acid  is  formed  till  its  strength  is 
such  as  to  stop  the  further  growth  of  the 
mother.  The  rubber  tube  device  has  the 
further  advantage  of  preventing  any  tam¬ 
pering  with  the  cider  while  it  is  in  the 
alcoholic  stage. 
Softening  Old  Coonskln 
I  tanned  a  raccoon  skin  last  Winter  in 
japonica  ;  it  was  real  old,  and  it  colored 
the  fur.  It  is  very  stiff,  and  it  shrank 
a  lot.  What  can  I  do  to  improve  it? 
East  Amherst,  N.  Y.  j.  e. 
Very  little,  but  you  can  rub  in  neat’s- 
foot  oil  and  work  it  and  stretch  it,  which 
will  help  some.  But  the  color  is  likely 
fhere  to  stay.  Why  not  get  a  fresh  one? 
It  will  likely  be  less  trouble. 
Passenger  (fumbling  through  pock¬ 
ets)  :  “I’m  afraid  I’ve  lost  my  ticket.” 
Irate  Conductor :  “What  do  you  mean 
lost  it?  You  couldn’t  lose  a  ticket  a 
yard  long.”  Passenger :  “I  couldn’t, 
hey?  Say,  you  don’t  know  me.  I  lost  a 
bass  drum  once.” — Credit  Lost. 
Do  you  take  orders 
from  a  Coffee  Pot  7 
IT  must  be  humiliating  for  thousands 
of  people  to  confess  that  they  lack 
the  will-power  to  stop  coffee. 
They  know  from  experience  that  it  re¬ 
sults  in  irritated  nerves;  keeps  them 
awake  nights;  makes  them  nervous. 
Yet  they  don’t  seem  to  be  able  to  say 
B,um  CmoT," 
abeveraqe 
©  POSTUI 
*ni>  ■  * 
Postum  Cvtiicom. 
8*nu  du« 
If  you  find  that  coffee  harms  you, 
change  to  the  pure  cereal  beverage, 
Postum.  You’ll  find  it  delicious  and 
satisfying.  And  it  is  absolutely  free 
from  caffeine  or  any  other  harmful 
drug,  so  you  can  drink  Postum  at  any 
meal,  and  as  much  as  you  want. 
Your  grocer  sells  Postum  In 
two  forms:  Instant  Postum 
(in  tins)  prepared  instantly 
in  the  cup  by  the  addition  of 
boiling  water.  Postum  Cereal 
(in  packages)  for  those  who 
prefer  the  flavor  brought  out 
by  boiling  fully  20  minutes. 
The  cost  of  either  form  is 
about  one -half  cent  a  cup. 
met  Weight  om  iaabd  two  bo. 
stum  a 
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