The Placer herald., 1873-03-01
HOUSE AND FA Il NJ.


dsirable manner in any ordinary garden soil,
which has tho proper degree of porosi'y nee
efsarv to admit of the spread of roots. 1t Is
I clothed with neat, bright green foliage, OF
o. medium size and extend lis branches ON all
sides, so as to corm roupdheaded specimen,
viii h. for pleasing neainess, may vie with
any other shrub we have. In Winter the
leaves fail off the plant being deciduous;
but they re-appear very early in spring, and
are speedily followed by the very hndsone
rich, part rose and part white colored flowers,
a good deal resembling the prel'iest apple
blossoms, large and abundlniy y produced
and of surprising lovelness.
lis cultivation is by no means difficult IN
. any respect 1t is very much planted in
i stern grounds and gardens generally. 1t
strikes rendIly from cn,;ngs. rs to the po-
siiion it should occupy, when finally settled,
we can hardly conceive one in which 1t may
not lie ornamcntal-as single specimen ON
grass in small groups Of choice subjects, or
The front Of shrnbber's borders, the Weigela
will be equally beautiful The handsome
and numerous large pink bells make the plant
desirable in all situations even among such
fine and almost constant bearing shrubs and
flowers for which California is so descryedly
famous.
The genus Wegela is included in the
beautiful order CaprYotidcea, ii group OF
plants found only in the temperate regions
lis nearest ally is the genus DieycHIa, com
posed for the most paris OF japan plants,
distinguished by then handsome rose-colored
or white flowers, The honeysuc<le is the
type of the order, but is the only one Of the
number possessing an agreeable odor Wei
eela in the LinnHan arrangement is included
in class Peatendria, order M1nogynid.-
RaraI Press
THE VALUE OF BoRAx IN CoLDs.-D j.
". Corson, Of Orange, \. j., has published
some mtcre ting notes on the use OF boraX
and nitrate Of potass, in aiding the voice as
sometimes required by singers, cerGymen,
and pnblic speakers. The value of nj er, ol
sal prunclle, has long been recogn zed, and
# it is increased by the aid Of borax the fact
is worth knowing. Dr. Corson sums up the
p result of his inquiries as follows:
l. That in sudden hoarseness or loss o
voice in public speakers or singers from
"colds," relief for an hour or so, as b,
magic may be often obtained by slowly dis
solviag and partially swallowing a lump o
mouth for ten minutes before speaking d
singing. This produced a profuse secretion
OF saliva, or "waterng" Of the mouth anc
throat 1t probably restores the voice OF
tone 10 the dried vocal cords just ass wettins'
brings back the missing notes to a ilute whcl
it is too dry.
2. Snch "colds" may be frequent,
broken mp at the very coium ncement; ant
this restorative action of the boraX to the voice
& may be materially aided by promptly takin,
the evening previous to public effort, dis
solved in Il glass OF swcctcned water piec,
of the nitrate Of potass, or saltpetre, II ttl'
larger than garden pea, on going to bed
and covering with an extra blanket. tn,
patient should keep warm next day. Thi
both moisiens the throat and further relieves
the SYM toms of cold and slight blood poison
ing from suppressed perspirAiion, by reopen
ing the millions Of pores Of the skin more o
less closed 10y cold.
3. These remedies have the three recon-
anendatons Of being easy to obtain, convcn
dent to carry in travelling, and perfectly harm
less.
YEAST CAKES make yeast cakes tha
will keep two or three months: First, t
make the yeast take half dozen potatoe
and u handful of hops boil them till done
the hops being tied in cloth. Remove from
the fire; mash the potatoes fine; squeeze on
the hops then put the liquor with potato ,
back on the fire, and it with three or tou
tablespoons of -four. Stir it until it boils l'
prevent burning; then remove from The tin
and let ii stand until lukewarm; en- put in
tcacup of good yeast and keep it moderated,
warm until it rises.
For the yeast cakes:-- Take the yeas
when light, and stir in nice Indian meal unit
it can be handled without sticking to th
hands Scatter a handful of meal on YOU
cake-board and scrape the dough out OF h,
dish Oh that; with the hands shape it into
mound. do not on any account mold th'
dough aud roll out with toling-pin) Slic,
off the cakes with knife, and IL them OF
suitable board to be dried by the stove, o
in the shade any way, as the sun is apt t'
ferment them. They should be turned otlel
while drying. Afer the cakes are entirely
dry they should be wrapped i'll several thick
nesses of paper and kept from the ar
Some people prefer soft yeast for bread as
most convenient, making it often, but using
the cakes to raise it with. Cakes made il
this way will keep three months or more
RarM Neto Yorber.
PRUNING.-'Ihe best time for general prun-
ing is a mooted question among inteIligen,
men. But our own belief is that the proper
,ine in this climate at least, is in April anu
Nay, when the leaves have attained then
fall size, and are in full health and vigor
Sand are celebrating an abupdlpee of sap. Ia
this State, fresh wound will commence
healing at once. New bark is rapidly form
cd to cover the wound. 1t is the des end
Ing sap from which the new bark, as well AS
all the other tissues Of the tree, is formed.
When th's sap, properly elaborated iii the