The weekly Placer herald., 1854-04-29

BusHEL AND AcRE.-What difference
is there in the United States bushel and
the English-also in the acre of the two
countries? fms The standard buskel
of the United States is the same as the
"Winchester bushel ,.- which was the
standard in England from the time of
Henry VII to 1926, and contains D. 5O.4
cubic inches. The present standard IN
England is the ssImperial bushel," which
contains 2,2lS,192 cubic inches, being
within a fraction of 68 cubic inches larger
than that of the United Stares. The acre
is the same in both countries.
SouNp AND UNsoUND PoTAToEs.-
There is no other vegetable that will fully
compensate the loss of the potato, and if
it be possible to prevent the premature
decay of this tuber, no pains should be
spared to attain that object. The Jour-
nal of Commerce says: "Mr. Barrett, OF
Cayuga Bridge, sowed ashes over his
potato field once tceek for six weeks,
commencing shortly after the second hoe
ing. That field was saved, while others
adjoining were extensively subject to the
rot."
The Indigo Plant thrives well at the
Sandwich Islands, in all moist situations,
and grows spontaneously wherever it once
gets rooted. In fact from single plant,
it spreads with great rapidly, covering,
in few years, many contiguous acres,
and roofing out everything else, even the
thick sod of a heavy sward.
A New REcIPE.-Everybody who has
been at the Mansion House, at Buffalo,
New York, has learned the luxury of the
corn bread there provided. The clerk is
often taxed to write directions for home
manufacture, and thus procured recipe
for domestic use, which copy for you,
so that those who wish may try piece
of bread from the Mansion. 1t is as
folows:-One quart of sour milk, two
tablespoonfuls of flour, three eggs, and
corn meal sufficient to make stiff batter.
"Ma, has your tongue got legs?" "Got
what, child!" "Got legs, MAJ" "Cer-
tainly not; but why do you ask that silly
question:" "Oh, nothing; only heard
pa say your tongue was running from
morning till night"
"I'm writing for the press" as young
lady said when she wrote a letter to her
young printer lover accepting his offer Of
marriage.
Wonder if there is any more o. them ar
kind correspondents.
"Hallo, there's said farmer to an
lrishman busily engaged at one Of his
cherry trees, "by what right do you take
those cherries?"
''In faith, my friend" said he, "by my
right hand sure.''
A Kentucky paper apologies for the
scarcity of editorial matter, on the plea
that the editor has got married, and was
so ashamed that he crawled into the Nam
moth Cave.
"What's the next thing to oysters,
Zeb?" says an urchin to roller-boy
"Why, the shell, stupid" retorted Zeb
Important Query-Can a peace man
consistently get up striking contrast'
Lengthened Sweetness Long drawn out
"A pretty girl seven feet tall.
1t is astonishing how some ladies grow
pale before wash-bowl.
The man who picks his teeth with the
point of joke is in town.
The fellow who run into debt, walked
out. He took a French step.
The author Of the "Lay of an egg,"
proves to be one Hen.
Wanted to know-the velocity of
''running account"
The tour that ladies like to take, is the
wedding tonr.
Very few people die without the aid of
a physician.