The Placer herald., 1872-04-13
HOUSE AND + A RIM.

TWO SOOClOW traVcllnR Uoats. OH Nic toi-
lowing day we met fleet of cormorant boats
with their feathered occupants, We anchored
here TO see these strange looking birds per-
form their work, which they did very credit
ably, and we were much pleased to see how
completely the boatmen had their birds under
control. The birds stood on the gunwales of
the boats, and at a signal, overheard they
went, quickly returning to their owners with
their one or two fnny captives. 1t was
wonderful to see with what rapdity they
swam under the water (the creek was so
beautifully clear that all the movements of
the submerged birds were clearly discernable)
and how accurate they were in darting after
the fishes, seldom making a miss. After
watching them for some time, and having
filled our larder with fresh fish, chiefly club,
carp and perch, of one-quartcr 10 two pounds
in weight, we continued on our journey.
On the morning of the 18th we arrived at
small village, Tongsee, where we again
had the pleasure of seeing the working OF
the fishing cormorants, and that in this case
the boats had only one man in each, who,
provided with long bamboo, used it in pro-
pelling his canoe along, and anon striking the
water and shouting lcudly at any one Of the
birds that were Iazily inclined, when the lag
CARDS Immediately dived, and soon came to
the boat to deposit the fruit Of their labors.
New PREsERvATIvE FLUID. The following
are the ingredients of a liquid by means of
which the organs of the body that have be-
come absolutely offensive, from decay, may
be treated so that they can be examined for
marks of injury or signs Of disease. The
fluid consists of mixture of iodine one
drachm, methylatcd ether (of specific gravity
.720) ten fluid ounces, absolute alcohol one
fluid ounce, and strong sui phuric acid four
fluid drachms. The action of the solution
seems to be that the iodine dcodorizes, while
the sulphuric acid engages the water and the
alkaline products of decomposition and pro-
duces the necessary trmness of structure.
The ether escapes, being simply the fluid dis
solvent for the other agents
To TEST THE Quality OF " ooL.-A
Texas paper says: Take a lock of wool from
the sleeps back and place it upon an inch
rule. If you can count from thirty to thirty
three of the spirals or folds in the space of in
inch, it equals in quality the finest electoral
or Saxony wool grown. OF course when the
number of spirals to the inch diminishcs, the
quality of wool is relatively inferior. Many
tests have been tried but this is considered
the simplest and best. Cotswold wool and
some other inferior woods do not measure nine
sprals to the inch With this test, every
farmer has in his possession a knowledge
which will enable him to form correct judg-
ment of all this kind of wool. There are
some coarse woods which experienced wool
growers do not rank as wool, but as hair,
on account of the hardness and straightness
Of the fibre.
CHICKEN CHOLERA PREvENTATIvE.-Con
boiled in lye sufficiently strong to nearly take
off the hull of the grains, as for homny, has
been found to be an eflectual remedy against
this provoking disease among the pullets.
COL Walkup, of this place, lost over dozen
fine hens by this disease, when it occurred to
him that the above treatment would check
it. 1t Immediately stopped the disease in his
brood he has lost none since. A number
of others have tried it with like good re-
suits. 1t is a simple, convenient and cheap
remedy, and is worth remembering.
A HINT-A correspondent of the Country
Gentleman says if copperas and saltpeter
water are used around pear trees, the trees
will show the effect in large yield of fruit.
lie tried this on Bartlett pear tree that had
very year it yielded 155 large pears, and
the following year $50 large, fine ones, and
it is still doing finely. If pear trees want
iron, which most soils are deficient in, sui
phatc of iron or copperas is good way to
supply it.
WHEAT BY THE BUsHEL. Sacramento
Union figures up the crop of wheat the
coming harvest at %, ,277 900 bushels, allot-
ing 2,O9O, 900 bushels to Solano, SGT 900 to
Napa and l 1884 900 to Yolo. The value
of the crop at one dollar per bushel, is set at
$2S, 700 600, not including 81 ,354 800 for
the barley crop. Friedlander estimates 6OO,-
600 tons of surplus for export, requiring 300
ships of 1900 tons burden to carry it away.
A Coop REMEDY FOR A CoUGH.-Take a
handful of hops, put it into three pnts of
hot water; let it boil one-half hour, or until
the strength is out Then strain, and add
one and one-h half cups of the best kind of
molasses, and one cup of white sugar. Then
boil down slowly in a bright dish, or enam-
elled kettle. to about one quart. Then bot
tie up, and it is ready for use. Drink
little when you cough.
STORING WooI.-lf the Clip of wool be
not sold or sent to market at once, it should
be stored in tight room, free from dust;
and if intended to be held for any length of
time, should be well covered from the light.
This latter precaution being taken, the feeces
will not SO rapidly become yellow and other
wise unsightly. Lire Stock Journal.
To REMOVE TAN, FREcKLEs, PMPLEs,
Ero.-To two gallons of strong soap suds
add one pint of pure alcohol, and four ounces
Of rosemary; mix them well together. Ap-
ply with linen rag twice day, until the
object is effected.