The Placer herald., 1870-10-29
HOUSE AND FA X M.

worm nuisance has been almost mtolerhole III
Brooklyn. For portion of the season 1t
was perilous to walk and ladies IN churches
recreated themselves by removing measure
worms from each Others bonnets and hair.
1t was seriously contemplated to cut down
the trees, so great was the nuisance, and
remove the beautiful shades from the streets.
BY lucky thought English sparrows were
introduced. In two years these have com
pleately abated the worm torment. Instead
of the trees resembling burnt forest, they
are as fresh and green in July as IN the
early part of May. Not worm has been
seen this season. The spawows are proli-
ic race, sprghtly, CHEEKY tribe, and are
very tame and domestic. tic.-Bmrleigh, IN
Boston ".Joundl.
How TO SECURE SLEEP. Nervous people
who suffer from insomnia may try the follow
ing recipe the efficacy of which, however,
we decline to warrant: Turn the eyeballs
as far up to the right, or the left, or down
ward or upward, as possible without pain,
and then commence rolling them slowly,
with that divergence from a direct line of
vision, around their sockets, and continue
this until you fall aseep-whch occurs gen
orally within three minutes; always within !
five at most 1t not merely diverts thought
into new channel, but actually suspends it,
Endeavor, while rolling your eyes, to think
upon particular subject, even upon that
which kept you awake, and you cannot.
As long as they are moving ronnd, mind is
blank.
THE CUTE BUG" Marian H., Ohio,
writes to the Rural Ne,0 Yorter:--''ls Is |
'jute' name applied to the Japan switches,
or Iudan flax, that is sold at the SLOPES as a
substitute for false hair? Is the jute bug
we read about in the papers, a myth or
reality?' TO your first question, yes; to the
last, the bug is fearful reality On the
best of authority, we were informed a few
days agoof the death of woman in Nashua,
n. H., from the depredations Of the jute
bug Her head was actually bored through
by the terrible bugs, and her death was ter
ribe beyond description. Heat and perspi
ration are said to be the elements that breed
life into the ''varmnts." In cold weather,
not much danger il to be apprehended from
the wearing oft.
The English sparrow is worthy of all
commendation for the destructive war it
has waged. against the worms and caterplars
Of this city for three years; but no laudation
commensurate with its deserts can be meted
out to it for what it has done and is now
doing by relieving groanng nocturnal humani-
ty from the mosquitoes which, no sooner
have they escaped from the stagnant pools
of New Jersey and found their way to New
York, fall prey to the voracious little birds
N Y World
Sacramento should go into sparrow breed
ing.
DRYING SWEET CoRN-An Ohio girl
who we are sure is an industrious little body.
although but twelve years old, writes We
are drying sweet corn, and | will tell yot
how we do it. Clean the silk carefully
from the corn. Put it in a steamer, over a
kettle of hot water. Steam ten minutes
Then draw a knife through each row of ker-
nels, and scrape out the pulp, leaving the
hulls on the cob. Spread on plants and
dry carefully without scorching. We think
it much better this way.-AI1oE c., Rural
Nelc Yorker
STARCH. There is on nicer way says a
layy that | have ever tried, for making
nice starch for shirt bosoms, than to boil it
thoroughly after mixing, adding little fine
salt, and few shavings of a star or sper-
maceti candle. | have found the pressed
lard candle quite as good as sperm. Let
the starch boil at least ten minutes, and it
will give a gloss, if neatly ironed, fully salts
factory to the taste of dandy,
SEEDS, PLANTS Ere, BY MAIL-The fol-
lowing are the rates by law to any part of
the United States:
For all parcels of four ounces 2 cts.
f" eight &C cts
=" " sixteen g cts
C four pound parcels 80 cts
No parcel to be above four pounds.
All parcels should be carefully done up and
sealed. An exchange of seed can be easily
effected, and those who take the pains to do
this will be proftedly rewarded.
HIGH TRAINING OF GRAPE VINES. The
San Jose Mercury of the Goth says:
Gen. Naglee is the only prominent vine
grower in this section who practices the high
training process for his vines His vines
have good substantial trunks, and are from
four to five feet in height. They have pro-
duced as high as o. 900 pounds per acre.
No such results could be obtained from low
training
How TO TEST THE VITALITY OF SEED
The R'raI World says:-"L. ID. Votaw
assures us that by placing almost any of the
larger seeds and grains on hot pan or grid
die, oohere the nitalih 1cas perfect the grain
eoould pop, or crack open with more or less
noise. Where the vitality is defective or
lost, it lies immovable in the vessel"
WARTS ON A HoRsE's NosE-I can tell
what cured warts on a colt of mine this sum
mer. | used salt butter-smeared the warts
with it. A few applications completely re-
moved every wart and left the colt 5 nose as
smooth as ever. His nose and under hp
were literally covered, john A. CoRNcRoss.