Owners of real estate in the country are very apt to leave their deeds unrecorded for weeks, and sometimes for a much longer time, without thought of the possible dangers which are connected with such a delay. ' This is not true in the cities, because there owners of real estate have in general little knowledge of their next door neighbors, and it is not thought safe to rely on the honor of any seller unless the deed is promptly put upon record.

In the country, however, persons often say that there is no need of care in such a matter, because they have known all about the property for years, and in addition have perfect confidence in the seller.

It occasionally happens, nevertheless, that property is lost by the dishonest acts of the seller, in making another sale of the same property, when all might have been made secure by a little promptness in recording a deed. This is even more necessary with a mortgage, because in that case the mortgagor remains in possession of the property, and there is nothing to put a person on his guard except the county records. Readers are advised to look carefully into matters of this kind.