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Inventions and Appliances
M ETA L SILOS E F F E C T SAVING.
SING a noncorrosive galvanized
m etal, an Ohio concern is build ­
in g m e tal silos w hich a re stro n g ,
d u ra b le an d rigid, w ith sta n d in g th e
v a ry in g elem en ts of all seasons, an d
c a n n o t dry o u t o r crack. A ctual
te s ts have show n th a t th ese silos
p rese rv e a f a r la rg e r p ro p o rtio n of
NOVEL USES FO R T E L EPH O N E .
H E T E L E PH O N E is being p u t to
m any stra n g e uses as a lab o r
sav er an d an em ergency aid. In
th e cost-keeping system s in m any fac­
tories, th e w orkm en do n ot ’ eep th e ir
own tim e records, b u t telep h o n e to
th e b o o k k eep er w h enever th ey s ta rt
o r finish a Job, so th a t he can m ake
th e en try . A utom atic telep h o n e tem ­
p e ra tu re reco rd ers a re used in o rch ­
a rd s to save f ru it crops from fro st;
w hen th e te m p e ra tu re falls, th e cen­
tr a l o p e ra to r is n o tified so th a t she
can aro se th e farm h an d s an d send
them o ut w ith sm udge pots.
Health and Sanitation
IN F E t T IO C S DISEASES.
On th e farm th e an im als can bo
REV EN TIO N is m ore p racticab le k ep t In one place directly u n d er th e
th a n cure. So en o rm o u s have co n tro l of th e farm er, w ho know s
been th e losses in livestock from Ju st w h at food th ey a re ea tin g and
co n tag io u s d iseases in th e past year w hat they are d rin k in g an d can keep
th a t every fa rm e r and b re e d e r in th e infected an im als aw ay from his h erd .
land m u st decide w h a t actio n he is T he hum an being, on th e o th e r h an d ,
going to ta k e on his ow n farm to moves ab o u t of his own fre e w ill,
stop them . A glance a t th e re p o rts m ingling alik e w ith th e w ell and the
issued by th e G overnm ent show s th a t diseased, and e a tin g an d d rin k in g
livestock losses from co n tag io u s dis­ food and w ate r w hich m ay, fo r all
eases a re in c reasin g from y ear to he can tell, ca rry w ith it all m a n n er
y ear, an d th e fac ts in d ic ate th a t u n ­ of infectious disease germ s.
less a firm an d decided sta n d is ta k en
T h ere Is, th e re fo re, no reason w hy
a g a in st disease la rg e n u m b e rs of th e prevention of disease am ong farm
b ree d ers w ill find th em selv es obliged an im als should n o t be even m ore
to q u it th e ir business. E ven now successful th a n in th e case of h u m au
m any hog ra ise rs are p la n n in g to en beings.
STOVE EA SILY CA RRIED .
gage in less p ro fitab le lin es of ag ri
N. F ra z e r of E ugene, Ore., has c u ltu re because ch o lera an d p neu­
I t has been sta te d bv a p ro m in en t
■ in v en ted a good ran g e fo r cam p­ m o n ia p u t them o ut of th e hog busi­ a u th o rity th a t c o n tro ln n g an d p re­
ven tin g diseases is 90 p e r cent of
ing trip s, and h as now m ade an ness.
im p ro v em en t on his firs t take-dow n
I t is h a rd to find a b re e d e r who th e business of h og-raising. T his
device. I t co n sists of fo u r sections— w ill n o t ag ree w ith you w hen you sta te m en t h as been borne o u t by th e
a fire box section, a flue section, op­ say to him th a t p rev en tio n is b e tte r experience of th e la st few y ears
posite to an d facing th e fire box sec­ th a n cure. B ut fo r h is p a r t in nine w hich have show n th a t th e m an who
tion, and in te rm ed ia te u p p er and low ­ cases o u t of ten he q u ietly subm its m akes such w ork 90 p er c e n t of his
e r sections. And th e v irtu e of th e to th e risk and loss of try in g to cure business has 90 p er ce n t o r 100 p er
th in g is th a t all fo u r m ay read ily be th e disease a fte r i t m ak es its ap p e ar­ cent of his hogs to h au l to m a rk e t
assem bled an d tak en a p a rt, an d w hen ance. I t Is tru e th a t to depend on a t th e end of th e season, w’hereaa
se p arate d m ay be sto red in a m i n i - cu rin g disease w hen it com es is easier th e m an who ignores it has 10 p er
m um space.
fo r th e m an who is w illin g to ta k e cent, o ften none a t all, of h is hogs
le ft to sell. Success in b reed in g
th is chance, b u t m en who earn
Silos Made of Metal Show
STRO PPIN G HANDLE FO R SAFETY living by th e sale of livestock and m eans acq u irin g as com plete a knowl­
Superiority.
RAZOR BLADES.
d airy p ro d u cts ca n n o t lo n g er affo rd edge as possible of disease an d th e
to
ta k e th is chance. W e ca n n o t af exercise of good ju d g m e n t an d n ev er
N
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a
safety
-razo
r
blade
in
an
th e co n ten ts in usab le condition th a n
ceasing p rotection a g a in st disease.
o rd in ary p a ir of scissors an d use ford to rem ain Idle w ith a yearly
even th e best w ooden ones. M etal
F o r every form of disease th e re
an
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loss
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silos a re n ea t, an d w hile they should
will be found a cause on th e prem ­
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P rev en tio n h as n o t been extensive­ ises. E very b reed er know s th a t an i­
low and th e ir life extends over m any
ly
trie
d a g a in st co n tag io u s diseases of m als in poor h e a lth an d v ita lity a re
years. T hey a re sim ple in co n stru c­
livestock,
and, th e re fo re , we m ust th e firs t to be infected. T he a n im al's
tio n and can easily be p u t up by two
look to th e re su lts w hich have been h ealth is n o t ab so lu tely in co n tro l of
m en, n e ith e r of w hom need be an
achieved in th e p rev en tio n of con­ th e breeder, b u t science h as given
expert.
T he B lades of th e Scissors W ill ta g io u s disease am ong h u m an beings. him th e m eans of keeping th e prem ­
H old th e W afer R azo r B lade Se­ It h as been d eterm in ed by rep u tab le ises disease free. T he exercise of
curely fo r S tropping.
A F IL E TH A T CAN BE
physicians th a t w here th e system of good Judgm ent, th e re fo re, dem ands
th a t th e b re e d e r firs t rid his p rem ises
p
R E SH A R PE N E D .
razor. If th e p o in ts of th e scissor rev en tin g co n tag io u s diseases has of all disease g erm s by th o ro u g h ly
been
p
racticed
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H E DISCOVERY th a t th e m illed blades a re too open to grip th e w afer
disin fectin g an d th en keeping th em
curv ed -to o th file, w hich has blade an d hold it securely, in se rt a culosis, 80 p er ce n t of m alaria, 80 so th ro u g h o u t tho year. W here d is­
p
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com e into q u ite gen eral use since th ic k piece of p ap er w ith th e blade.
in flu en za, 70 p e r cen t of d ip h th e ria in fectin g is done th o ro u g h ly an d
its invention in 1900, can be re ­
an
d 70 p er ce n t of typhoid fever reg u larly , disease ca n n o t a tta c k ani­
sharp en ed as easily as a m illing c u t­
m als. No m a tte r w h a t th e ir bodily
te r, is considered an advance in shop Lewis Audible Speed Indicator have been p rev en ted . J u s t an ex­ condition may be, fo r th e v ery sim ple
am
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how
p ractice g re a te r th a n th e invention
A sim p le c o n tr i­ th is system w orks out. A p ro m in en t reason th a t th e re is no disease th e re
of th e file itself. T he fac t th a t in
v a n c e w hich a t ­ E a ste rn u n iv e rsity sim ply disinfected to in fect. T his is th e essence of th e
th e m aking of th e cu rved-tooth file
ta c h e s
to
t h e th e school room flo ors and hallw ays idea of prevention.
each to o th is cu t an d m illed sepa­
c r a n k h a n d le o f a t re g u la r in te rv a ls w ith th e resu lt
T he idea of p rev e n tin g diseases has
ra te ly suggested a m ethod of re ­
a n y s e p a ra to r and th a t th e n u m b e r of colds and sore alre ad y gained a stro n g fo o th o ld
sh a rp e n in g sim ila r to th e o rig in al
is a d ju s te d to th e th ro a ts ca u sin g absence from classes am ong breeders, an d th e re p o rts r e ­
cu ttin g , and a m achine h as been de­
re q u ire d s p e e d . w as cu t dow n to 60 p er cent. A m ore ceived from them b e a r o u t th e con­
vised fo r th e purpose. T his file-
U n til th e rig h t strik in g exam ple is found in th e clusion arriv ed a t in th is article .
sh a rp e n in g m achine consists of a
sp eed is re a c h e d
b u ild in g of th e P an am a Canal. W hile They have rep o rted success in keep­
an a l a r m b e l l
sm all fine-grinding w heel w hich op er­
th e F re n ch g o v ern m en t had ch arg e of ing hog ch o lera an d p o u ltry disease
r in g s ; w h e n th e
ate s in an a d ju sta b le arc to conform
th e w ork an av erag e of 100 w ork­ off th e ir farm s, w hile th e ir n eig h b o rs
r ig h t speed is a t
to th e curve of th e te eth . T he file
m en o u t of every 1,000 died of th e stood by and w atched disease rob
ta in e d , th e b e l l
to be sharpened is fed th ro u g h th e
fever. U n d er th e U nited S tates gov­ them of th e fru its of th e ir y e a r's
m ach in e by a sm all hand w heel in ste p s rin g in g b n t th e r e is a c le a rly a u ­
ern m en t, on th e o th e r han d , w here lab o r.— K im b all's D airy F arm er.
fro n t, and th e g rin d in g w heel is d ib le click to be h e ard w ith eac h re v o ­ th e system of prevention was ad o p t­
passed th ro u g h each to o th in tu rn by lu tio n . W hen th e p ro p e r sp eed is passed ed, and th e p ro p er d rain in g and dis­
m eans of a guide lever attac h ed to a n d th e m achine is tu rn e d too ra p id ly , in fectin g m e asu res w ere practiced,
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
th e w heel m ounting. R esharpening th e c lick ceases.
th e av erag e n u m b e r of d eath s from
for young men m echanically Inclined is
C O L U M B IA D A IR Y S U P P L Y CO.
w ill Increase th e life of a file con­
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reeeir« a thorough know ledge of repair
W hen we co n sid er th a t prevention
Ing
and assem bling automobile«, and how
of co n tag io u s disease in h um an be­
te operate gasoline en gin es of all kind«.
ings is m ade m uch m ore d ifficu lt be­
C alifornia has more autom obiles than
SNOW PLO W FO R CLEARING
any other W estern state.
We help you
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Industry League.
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H E ILLU STRA TIO N show s a V-
exposure to Infection th ro u g h th e
1903.
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shaped plow m ade of boards and
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other raooey making courses sen t FREE.
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n a ry g ard en plow a f te r rem oving th e
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T he Shovel Is A ttached to th e Shank
of a G arden Plow and User! as
W hen P low ing Soil.
Buy one and take
pictures of y o u r
stocks, crop» and
buildings.
We e s r r y all
■hovel. E ach board is 10 Inches w ide
supplies
a n d do
and 2 fee t leng. T he re a r onds are
finishing.
2 feet ap a rt, braced w ith a cross­
piece, fastened securely as shown.
T hia plow su rpasses a snow shovel PIKE ft MARKHAM CO.
m any tim es fo r ease and speed.
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W i ll ta w 2 0 to 4 0 cords of wood per day at a coal of
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o -e r the roughest ground. C o lt, I n t then other Bake*.
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