The Placer herald., 1872-11-09
IL OU Sc AND FARM.

IL U y > - n N - + "A II NJ
INVALID EDsTEAD.-Captain Benjamin
Pollard, Of Dutch Flat, California, has re-
Gently obtained patent through the Mining
and Scientific Press Patent Agency for an
Invalid Dedsie4d Capt. Pollard is upwards
of 60 years Of age, and an old Californian.
he was led 10 invent this bedstead from see
ing and realizing the great difficulty Of hand
ling sick and ledriddcn persons, besides the
pain and torture TO he patient in many dis
eases, especially the rAeumatism, which
is a very common disease in some mining
districts. This bedstead is so constructed
that he pati.nt can be turned FROM side to
side, or 10 4 sitting posltion with the great
est ease, nI without the slightest cxeriion
on his part, and when desired he can be
r.ised up oat Of The way, so that the bed
c,.n lie prepared as readily as though no pa
tent were waiting 10 occupy it. Such
bed tead would certainly be desirable for our
hospitals and sick rooms, and would save
many torIuring pain, and probably many
lives.
Captain Pollard asserts lis intention Of
des oting the balance Of his life--even if it
Sbbtlu rtiAir lActsl ONt ~ lItt dEt vi llttut-
sel,ll--io attending upon the sick and afflicted,
and easing the pains Of suffering humanity.
1t Is seldom We meet with a person who is
possessed of such noble enthusiasm, and
We know that such man will receive his
reward not only In the blessings Of those
whom he assists, but al 0 in more sub
stantiI recognition Of his services iu the
Mo,.d TO come. Ru9Ql Press.
BEE Klfpn;G.-WLy do not more Of our
ely and suburban people keep bees if only
for The mere matter Of money making? The
best California honey in the comb in The
market brings readily thirty cents pound
In 10 other country are bees more profitable
than in California. it is nothing unusual to
get from four to six hives from one in sin
gle Sc sen by using the movable frame hive
Of either Of our best inventors in this line.
There are very few countries on the globe
producing a greater diversity Of excellent food
for bees than are found here; and we have
never heard Of a single case Of i'll success in
bee keeping in this State or Oregon where
anything like reasonable care was bestowed
upon their culture. 1t is not so difficult a
matter TO manage bees as the uniAtiatel may
suppose.
Almost any one with half hours expla-
nation from an experienced apiarist can Oh
tam AL the inform alton necessary to become
with litte practice a successful manager Of
bees. True, there is always something to
learn in this as in other matters pertaining
TO the culture Of animal life, and it is hardly
TO be supposed that man of no practical
experience will, in all that pertains to sue
oossful bee management, be as skilful at
first as he who has made it his study; but
what we would Ike to impress upon our
rcoders is, that there is nothing dfiicult-no
mystery connected with the successful man
agement Of bees, and that no other farm
stock pays larger or swcctcr diyidcnds.-I6.
VAccIyATIoN AND REvAouNAIIoN.-The
following statistics are probably the most
reliable and instructive Of any of the kind
ever published, and are wei worth needing.
From an official report made ON the subject,
it appears that in The army of Bavaria revac-
cination has been compulsory since 18l3 and
from that date until 1874 perid Of II
years-not a single case of unmodilied small
pox occurred, nor a single death from the
disease. OF the nearly so eco reyacciaat ons
in the Prussian army only about one-third
were perfectly successful-re embling, that
is, the result Of a primary vaccination so
closely as scarcely to be distinguished from
it; and the remaining two-third8 being more
or less modified, or falling entirely. In con
nection with these facts, the statement is
also made that the distinguished English
vaccinators Marson in 10000 vacci-
natioi s. DR.. Sycese in as many more; Sir
VIM. Jenner, in the cases Of 1900 sick
children and adults in London, and DR..
West, of the Children8 Hospital, as to 20,
900 chldren-all concur by saying that they
have never seen any other disease than that
Of vaccination communicating with the vac
cine.
EXCELLENT VARNIsu FOR HARNESS. .-Pul-
verize and put in jug or bottle half pound
to pound Of gum-shelac, cover with good
alcohol, and cork tightly. In about two
days, if shaken frequently, the gum will be
dissolved and ready for use. If the liquid
appears as thick as thin moassts add more
alcohol 70 one quart Of the vanish add
one ounce of good lampback and an ounce
of gum camphor. An occasional coat of this
is also good for rendering boots Waterproof
Rural Nely Yorker.
UslruL PROPERTIES or CHARcoAL.-All
kinds of utensils can be purified from disa-
greeable odors by rinsing them out with
charcoal dust wet into a soft paste Putrid
water is Immediately deprived of its bad
smell by its use When meat, fish, etc.,
are are liable to become spoiled from long
keeping, charcoal dust will keep them sweet;
and if there is a slight faint TO meat it can be
taken out by putting thee or four pieces of
it as large as an egg into the water in which
it is boiled. This viii eflectually purify meat
which seems too far gone to use.