The Placer herald., 1856-07-05
NUMBER 43.
JuiCe of the Watermelon.


A correspondent of the Prairie Farmer
presents the following method of using water
melons:--"I endeavor, every year, to raise
good watermelon patch. They are healthy
and delightful fruit, think | cultivate the
icing variety; plant early in May, and again
| towards the end ofthe month"; so that they
may come in succession. When they COM
mence rpening we commence cutting and
use them freely during the hot Weather.
When the weather becomes cool in Septem-
Der we haul quantity of them to the house
split them open, with a spoon scrape out
the pulpsin a cullendar, and strain the water
into vessels We boil it in an iron vessel,
then put in apples or peaches, ike making
apple batter and boil slowly until the fruit
is well cooked then spice to taste, and YOU
have something that most people will prefer
to apple butter or any kind Of preserves. Or
the syrup May be boiled without, and down to
molasses which will be found to be as good as
any sugar molasses. We have made of a fall
as much as ten gallons Of the apple butter, if
l may so call it, aud molasses, which has
kept in fine condition until May"
THE DRUNEARD's BRAIN.-IIyrti, by far
the greatest anatomist Of the age used to say
that he could distinguish, in the darkest
room, by one stroke of the scaIpe, the brain
OF the inebriate from that of the person who
had lived soberly. Now and then he would
congratulate his class upon the possession Of
a drunkard's brain, admirably fitted from its
hardness and more complete preservation
for the purposes Of demonstration. When
the aualomst wishes to preserve human
] g., e -, l. z.
purpose by keeping that object in vessel
of alcohol From a soft, puIpy substance, it
then becomes comparatively hard.
But the nebriate, anticipating the anatom-
ist, begins the indurating process before
death-begins it while the brain remains
the consecrated temple of the soul while ita
delicate and cossamer tissues still throb with
the pulse OF heaven-born life. Strange in
fatuaton, thus to desecratc the god-IikeI
Terrible enchantmentl that dries up all the
fountains Of generous feeling, petrifcs all
the tender humanites and sweet charities of
life, leaving only rain Of lead aud heart
of stone.
LoCAL.-The San Francisco moral revolu-
ton was started as a local one, and those
engaged in it never have entertained any
idea Of extending it beyond San Francisco
county. Had not the State nterfered it
would have been confined strictly to that
locality-where they still intend to keep it,
if possbe-and bat for the course of the
State they would have been pretty much
through with everything they contemplated
undertaking. They would have sent off
few baIIot-boX suffers, a few Sydney ducks,
and State prison conyicta and the people
would have broathed easier in the improved
moral atmosphere by which they would have
been surrounded.
All the aid that San Francisco desires
against any body, is for their friends in the
interior to see that no troops, or arms are
sent from the interior to be employed against
them. They say, hands OFT, and let US work
our own salvation. And we say, hands Off
and permit no armed men to % to San
Francisco to take part against the Vigilance
Committee. Il is local matter--let it re-
main so.
We quote Judge Story, in his Commen-
taries on the Constitution of the United States,
Chap 23;
".lhe functions Of the Judges Of the United
States are strictly and ercluSjpely Judicioi.
They cannot therefore be called upon to ad-
wise the President in any executive measure,
or give extra,judical interpretations of the
law"
QUERY-Can a California Judge be called
upon to be one Of CorporaIs guard? Can
he be a member Of the Governors Cabinet"
and travelling counsellor? And is it the
business of ony California Judge to give
opinions of particular questions Of law when
not before him, er o6ic'o?-Balletn.
STRENGru OF THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE,
A correspondent of the Columbia Gazette,
writing from San Francisco under date of
June Goth says
This Committee consists at the time Of
writing, Of nearly 5000 men, armed with
muskets and revovcrs, and fortified in their
stronghold on Sacramento street, with 80
pieces Of ordnance, ranging from to 80
Founders with breastworl Of sand bags to
protect their Infantry"
If this was true on the goth ultmo, We
can safely calculate that the material of war
has been greatly increased since then. Two
thousand stand of arms were taken from their
opponents on the 2lst, besides ammunition
and no doubt numbers have since Joined
the ranks.
Within the past month more than 1907
Chinese have been run into this State The
result Of all this will be high Hcense.--,
Mark our prediction, John.
BY AUTHORJTy General Howard publiShes