The Placer herald., 1873-04-05
HOUSE AND + A Il II

They MADE IN New YORK We extract the
following from the proceedings of the West
ern New York Horticultural Society, at lis
recent annual meeting at Geneva: "Ires-
dent Barry made an Interesting report OF the
result of IN experiment in growing seeding
pears in California, part OF which Is pre-
sented verbatim. He said In the month of
November last received tweny-siX varieties
of seeding pears, raised by Bernard S. Fox,
of San Jose, California. Their appearance
astonished me. Many of them were so much
like some of our old, well known sorts that
half suspected my friend Fox was 'ying
Joke on me- There were Bloodgool, Seckel
Lawrence, Winter Nelis, Beumc Chirgeau,
Bucrre Bose, Easter Beure, Duchesse d Au-
gouleme, Buerre Superlinc, Glout Moroccan
and others. Some friends, very good judges
to whom ! sent specimens, bad the same
doubt in regard to their beng seedlings.
When | began to examine them closely and
cut them, ! found they were very distinct
from the sorts they resembled, and were
positively new. then wrote to Mr.. Fox for
some account Of their origin and he answered
that they all sprung from the seed of the
Belle Lucrative, sown in 1868, and had
fruited in the rows where they had first
grown Some bore the fifth year, and the
sixth over two hundred bore fruit. One
fourth of the trees have not yet fruited, and
for five years to come new fruit may be ex
pected. Many of these varieties are fully
equal in size and beauty to our best, and
many have the advantage of being quite late.
Generally speaking, they are deficient iii
vinous flavor, like the Easter Beurre and
others of that class Only one or two were
slightly vmous, but some were entitled to
rank as best. A few Of the largest appeared
TO be 9 inferior iuality; one specimen OF
these, resembling Nouveau polteau, in 1871
weighed two and onehalf pounds This is,
beyond doubt, the most remarkable instance
of success in raising seeding pears on record.
And the fact that all are from seed Of the
Belle Lucrative, and none ike that variety,
but like all the others growing around, :
both curious and interesting, showing that
the mother plant did not affect the character
of the varieties. This might not have been
the case had some other varieties supplied
the seed. Much of this success is, no doubt,
due TO the peculiar climate Of California.
The early age at which these trees began to
bear even in the seed-bed seems strange to
us. Mr.. Fox wrote me he could have seul
80 varieties the pas seasen. We may now
cease looking to the Old " orld for new wa
rieties of pears, and turn our attention to the
Pacific Coast Mr.. Fox has already rdseC
pears superior TO nine-tcnihs Of the new va
rieties received from Europe in twenty
years.
COOP FooD AND Coop HEALTH. We fot
the following in the Rtty'ol PrcSS Upon thi,
tol'> Professor Blot thus expresses himself
he in"n who does not use his brain to selec
ana prepare h'~ food is not above the brute.
that take 1t in the r~v state. 1t is to tn,
physique what education Is TO the mind
coarse or refined. Good and well prepare,
food beauties the physiqne the same a4
good and well directed education beautiie
the mind Peoples taste is in food as il
dress, differing not only in colors, but also il
shape, therefore by our variety Of dishes ant
our different styles Of decorating them b,
the ease that they can be prepared in th
cheapest as well as in the most costly way
we think we meet all wants and tasts. Ii
fact, to use very tre remark, ''you canno
make gentleman by feeding him on cod
fish. " There is no country where there
so much dyspepsia as in America, becaus
our people pay but little attention to foo
and eat too much meat for the exercise the
take. If one has mental labor, fish ever
second day, at least is requisite. Soup set
all the glands at work, and prepares tn
stomach for the most important function O
digestion, and therefore should be taken a
dinner every day. Beef broth is to old ag
what milk is TO the young. Cookery prop
crly attended to keeps man in health, if th
stomach is out of order the brain is affected
We have the soft and hard parts in our anat
omy, and the bile, aud therefore it is requi
site to vary our food. We should eat NOR
fruits, vegetables, soup and fish. Fish an
chees are the best articles of diet to give chi.
dren. United States has the most money o
any people, and the greatest abundance o
raw literal, yet they live more poorly com
paratively than any other civilized nation
For instance there is millionaire in Brookly
who has pork and beans every second da
for dinner. Wrinkles are produced by tn
want Of a variety Of food.
PICKLED LEMONS. s.-Take small lemon
with thick rinds, and rub them with IA piec
of flannel; then slice them half down in fou
quarters, but not through to the pulp; ii
the slit with salt pressed hard in; set thei
upright in pan for four or five days, unit
the salt melts; turn them thrice day in ihei
own liquor until tender Make enoug
pickle to cover them Of good vinegar, tn
brine Of the lemons, Jamaica pepper and ein
ger; boil and skim it; and when cold put it t
the lemons with two ounces of mustard seed
aud two cloves or garlic to every six lemons
When the lemons are used, the pickle wi
be useful IN fish and other sauces.
Conn MEAL BREAD.-- Pour over pin
of nice com meal one pint of hot new milk
beat this well and add little salt; then sti
in large spoonful of lard; beat two egg
very light and stir in also; this must be we
beaten and of the cnnsi .tencY of Thin hattrr