The Placer herald., 1873-04-26
HOUSE A Nd FA Il u .


This inquiry have seen in the papers. NJ,
way is this: When the weather porlends Il
heavy shower OF rain, | lay the feather tick
on Clean grass, or in some other suitable po-
sition, aud smooth it over evenly. One-balf
hours heavy rain will clean one side of a
badly soed tick, unless there be greasy
spots. In this case take pail of hot suds,
pour it on the spots, brush them, aud let the
ram rinse it out then turn it over and
serve the other side the same. If the shower
should be of short duration, put the bed
out in the next rain.
TO dry the bed, lay up the tick on slat
work, clean rails, or something Of the kind
II the feathers are much wet, so much the
better. When drying, shake up, beat with
light rods, pick up Jumps if there be any
When the bed is dry, the tick will be clean
and the feathers almost as good as new.
Some of our beds have been used thirty
years. have lain them in the rain every
Summer; they are now clean aud good
1t takes but short time to dry the bed, bul
when it is dry to appearance, it is not at ali
ct to sleep OH but should be laid on an empty
bcdstead, month or more, with the VIII
dows up. THIS caution may be unnecessary,
rs no wise head sleeps on feathers in the
Sumner
AS for the labor, would rather clean five
beds in the rain than one in the way gener-
ally recomnended--t is by pouring the
feathers from the tick on II sheet in an empty
room (when there is no empty room i'll the
house), wsning the tick, stirring up the
feathers Thoroughly, returning TO the tick, and
laying in the sun for several days. turning
and beating up of'en.-M. ID. Z. 4" West
er7t RurGl
WHAT TO Do IN CASE OF AccIDENT.-Prof.
Wilder, of Cornell University. says Moore 5
Rural Ne,c Yorker gives the following shor'
rules for action iii cases Of accident, which
will be found useful to remember:
For dust in the eyes, avoid rubbing; dasl
water in them; remove cinders, etc. witt
the round point of IL lead pencil.
Remove water from the ear hy tepid water
never put Il hard instrument inio the ear.
If any artery is cat, compress above The
wound; if vein is cut, compress below.
If cboked get on all oars and cough.
For slight burns dip the part in cold water
Smother fire with carpets, etc; waite
will always spread burning oil, and in
crease the danger. Before passing t'ronsl
smoke take long breath, and then stoo
low; but if carbonlc acid gas is suspected
walk erect.
S. ok poisoned wounds unless your mout
is sore; enlarge the wound, or beler, cut on
the part without delay; hold the wounde'
part as long as Can be borne to a hot coal o
end of cigar.
IN case of poisoning, excite vomiting b,
tickling the throat, or by warm waller an'
mustard.
For acid poisons, give alkalies; for aka
line poisons, give acids-white of egg is goo'
in most cases; in a case of opium -poisonn,
give strong coffee, and keep moving.
If in water float on the back, with th
nose and mouth projecting.
For apoplexy, raise the head and body
for fantIug, lay the person fat.
A PERFECT WATERPROOF. A writer in al
English paper says BY the way, speakn;
of waterproofs, think can give Traveller
valuable hint or two. For many years
have worn lndia-rubber waterproots, but wi
buy no more, for have learned that goo
Scottish tweed can be made entirely impel
how to make it so; and, for The benefit
your readers, will give the recipe.
In bucket of soft water, put half poun
of sugar of lead, and half pound of pow
deIed alum; stir this at intervals, until it be
comes clear, then pour it off into anothe
bucket, and put the garment therein, and le
it be in for twenty-four hours, and then han
it up to dry wtout ringing it. Two of m
party-a lady and sentleman-have wor
garments thus treated in the widest storm
Of wind and rain, without getting wet. Th
rain hangs upon the cloth in globues. /
short, they were really waterproof. Th
gentleman, a fortnight ago, walked min
miles in a storm of rain and wind, such a
you rarely see III the South; and, when h
slipped oii his overcoat, his underware Wa
as dry as when he put them on. This IL,
think, a secret worth knowing; for cloth,
it can be made to keep out wet, is, in eve
way, better than what we know as mos
watcrproots.
LAVENDER CuLTURE.-We have a sui
scriber for the Rurdl who is determined
give his attention to the crlture of flower
for the manufacture of perfumes, in cenuet
ton with his other Horticultural enerpr Sc,
aud among other questions, asks US if "
know anything about lavender, that will
instructive to him, rs le is ignorant Of I'll
culture Of the plant.
Lavender is mach priced for the yer
grateful odor of lis essential oil. The flow
ers and leaves have long been used as pei
fumes; the ancient Romans employed thei
to aromatize their baths, and to give a swe,
scent to water in which they washed: hene
the generic name "lavendula."
The plant may be prop gated from seed
or from slips Or cut ings of the roots, whic
in California are perennial. 1t tbrves be-
in dry soil, and can be grown as disin
plants two feet asunder or in rows forming
hedge or border. They have close, branch