The Placer herald., 1872-02-24
HOUSE AND FAR NJ.

WHY DO NOT OUR IBETH LAST r. hat
our teeth are made perfect, if the right ma
terials are furnished, there cannot be doubt.
But are the necessary elements furnished to
children as they are to the young of other
animals And do we not subject our
teeth to deleterious influences from which
animals that obey their natural instincts are
exempt The forming young of other ami
mails, while depending on the mother, get
lime and phosphorus, and potash, and silex,
and all the ether elements Of which the teeth
are composed, from the blood Or milk of the
mother, and she gets them from the food
which nature provides containing these ele-
Ments in their natural proportions.
But where can the child in its forming
state get these necessary elements, whose
mother lives principally on starch, and but
ter, and sugar, neither of which contains a
particle of lime, phosphorus, potash or silex?
Nature performs no miracles. She makes
teeth as glass is madc by combining the ele-
ments which compose them according to her
own chemical principles. And this illustra-
ton is more forcible, because the composition
of the enamel of the teeth and of glass is
very nearly identical, both, at least, requir
line principal.
If, then, the mother of an unborn or nurs-
ing infant lives on white bread and butter,
pastry and confectionery which contains no
silex, and very little other elements which
compose the teeth, nothing short of a miracle
can give her child with good teeth, and
especially with teeth enamelled. But what
article of food will make good teeth Good
milk will make good teeth, for it makes
them for calves. Good meat will make good
teeth, for it makes them for lions and wolves.
Good fruit and vegetables will make good
teeth, for they make them for monkeys.
Good corn, oats, barley, wheat, rye, and
indeed everything that grows, will make good
teeth, if eaten in their natural state, no ele
ment being taken ont for every one of them
does make teeth for horses, cows, sheep, or
some other animal. But starch sugar, lard
or butter will not make good teeth. Y on
tried them with your chld's first teeth, and
failed; and your neighbors have tried them,
and the result is that man or woman at
forty with good, sound teeth is a very rare
exception
FEcuNprrY OF Ducks AND HENS. Some
interesting experiments have been made upon
the comparative iecundity of ducks and hens,
so as to determine from which of the two
the larger number Of eggs can be obtained
in the same time. For this purpose three
hens and three ducks were selected, all
hatched in February, and nourished with
suitable food In the following Autumn the
ducks had laid 225 eggs, while the hens in
this case laid none. In the following Feb
ruary the laying season began again with
the ducks and continued unnterruptedly till
August. They showed no inclination to set,
and became very thin, but subsequently fat
tening up somewhat. In the meantime the
hens had not been idle. The total number
Of eggs laid by the hens amounted to 257,
or SO each; and the ducks produced 392, or
131 each. Although the eggs of the ducks
were rather smaller than those of the hens,
yet they proved to be decidedly superior in
nutritve material, so the superiority of pro-
ductiveness appears to be altogether on the
side of the ducks.
Using OF SULPHUR IN NESTS. pow
dered sulphur sold by all druggists is a cheap
and handy preventative of parasites upon
young chickens. After hen has been set
ting till well established, sprinkle a small
handful upon her eggs when she is off, and
upon every part of the nest, and for little
distance all around it. Then when she goes
on, disturb her just enough to make her
bristle her feathers, and then dust another
handful down to the skin upon her head
neck, and every part of her body not in
contact with the nest, and do not omit to
scatter a pinch under each wing. Then,
when the chickens are Matched, there will be
upon the young, as is frequently the case
when no precautions are taken. One tho
rough application such as we have described,
will suffice. c.-Rurdl Home.
CUNDuRANGo.-Th following is from the
Oakland Transcript Of Feb. 9th:
"We heard this week of another aston
ishing cure performed by the weed growing
luxuriantly and plentitully in South America
and known as cundurango. A Mrs. It'd
ball, living near this city, has been affected
for years with growing cancer, until her
physician stated that her case was hopeless,
and abandoned her to a slow death. The
efficacy of the cundurango became known to
her, and she has been trying the same for
about two months, and assures us she is
satisfied she will be completely cured. AS
preventative from the disastrous effect of
cancer, the cundurango seems to be what
vaccination is towards preventing the malig
nant type of the smallpox"
SAUCE FOR PLUM PUDpINGs. of fresh
butter and loaf sugar, quarter of pound
each, which must be ground until there is
not particle Of grit in it; the butter to be
half melted and beaten up with the sugar
like whipped cream; then stir in gradually
glass of brandy and glass of sherry.
This sauce must be served cold 1t should
not be made until near the time it is to be
served up, allowing at least half an hour
TO whip it; it should be pretty stiff if properly
made, like ice cream.