The Placer herald., 1874-12-26
A.lSE AID FARM.


inay reasonably Le expected to f.ll during
the next ...,'ae or fur months. insure sul-
tic'tns moisture IN many localities tot success
inl planting, wi''oa. any trouble about rrl
Cation during he Suiumei. Every home
stead, ata few dcars expense, can iron.
this year I've shaded, oru ,,nen'ed and i'm
proved in value. All other improvement,
annually dcieriorale in yhl,e; trees grow il.
value until what cost few ceriv is mori'
thrny dollars. Young trees Of t,: common,
vaticties, sncl, rs cypress, eucals p'ns, eic
c'ii I've had If all sgss at from 50 10 So
Iinndfe'l to so cents 10 81 piece Farmer
throughout the couniry should give few
days work aud plant few hundred or thou
snssd young trees. not only for shade, but Tor
futnre profit. There is no locality where
there stands decent house, u which tl,i,
could not he accomplished. The timber
will give sbadc while growing, will Increase
or preserve The moisture in the air aud soil
and the Trimmings oni in few years viii
supply fencing poles and fuel in tie localities
in which these necessities Of frming life ar,
most costly. The most profitable f'rm IL
San Joaquin comfy would have Increased as
rapidly III value, and would yield mere il,
every year to come had il been planted six
years ago in timber, than by all the crops OF
wheat taken off it. But pi,nins is not for
Farmers only. Every nan who has u 10
even it II is only 80 by 100, IN The suburbs
OF San Francisco, in Oakland, or Stockton
or any country town, should plant all the
space he can spare. The men who have
purchased lots on which they intend to nuild
in future should plant them now Eve
tliuse who hold suburban lots for specula
tion should plant them. 1t should he seld u
religious duty by every Californian who has
any KIND OF opportunity, TO plant or cause
TO he planted nl the trees he can; and like
all other religious duties, it should not l.,
put off TO another time. Plant tlis month
plant next month, plant IN February, planl
again next year. plant The y ear after. There
is personal pleasure and personal profit in it ;
and It is one OF the best deeds you can do
for the country and for the coming genera
tion.
EVERY orchard should he protected from
lil b winds on the Norherly and Wcsrer,
sides. High hills are not always a complete
protection, the wind sometimes swccpiuA
ONtI tttul WIN uIfHrtlONS fHttl. W ltTf
there is not a natural imbcr-lelt, il is ens,
to make one of cypress, euca,pin or locust
In less lan FIVE years or 10y the time Al
orchard comes into full bearing, n compl,i,
protection vii have been secured ly such :,
line Of trees.
As general rule, trees set ca j. tie
season do tie lest. ] lie ground settle,
firmly around the roots, and They get bet
ter start. Deep llowiug before setting and
careful cultivation thereafter are the le.i ir
rigation Many obtain good results b,
placing around each lrec l,;e in the sprin.
straw or half rotten manure. Bat ncve-
place manure unlpr The roots of amy tree il
this q mate If three acres are set ap IT q,
a small farm and planted With fuil-Irees "a,
here suggested. tie owner Of TINT orelar,
will have no reason TO regret his enterprise
-Bullctn
WArKlSo rs AN EXERCISE There is M
exercise so fine as walking, If Que know
how to take it, When a discase in one y,
OF the body becomes incuraLle. the p ssl,i l.
will sometimes .ttack some other plrt vii
the design OF diyerlnSthe sickness fro u il
stronghold. So a man WHO uses his head
till his brain il weary needs 10 iir- his Ieas
Que complains that he cannot walk. Il il
because he does not observe the rules
Walk easily. Take time and do moi hurr,
yourself into exhaustion. By walking .
short distance at first anAgraduaily mcreas
ing it, one Is soon able to walk cis or lc,
miles without Cat gue, and with good results
to health "At the end Of u mile, says AZ
IA. .tr,.. tt,,,lt. l., 4 IA,
wouldn't ride il yoa could" TIE road to
health is too narrow for wheels.
CoNsuMpTIov.-D McCormacls, Of Lon
don, advances the theory hat consumption,
or tubercnlar disease, is caused solely b.,
breathing air that has already been brealhed
Vienna il healthier city than Pelersburgh
because in The last named city close sire,ls
are in universal use, and fresh air is careful
~ excluded from the room. Eating tie
flesh of tubercnlons creatures will not pro.
dnce tuberce IN healthy animals 10 whom i
is fed. Fd's counteract the tendency 10 col
sumption. Observation shows that persons
who in early life show taste for f,l meat
seldom fall victim to this disease, and cic,
versa, that cousumpives have early show
repngnance to such food. 1t is suggested
that il the appetite for il is wanting ii should
it possible, be created by tonics and abun-
dant exercise in the open air.
DURABLE Soar BuBpLrs. obtain soar
bubbles that will show The changing color
of the ranbo W the direction are as follows .
Take halt pint of water tha; has been Loil.
ed and become cold, and put into it quar-
ter of an ounce of CASTLE soap cut tine
Put this in apint bottle, and sei it in ho
water in saucepan. on the fire.; here let
remain nm hour or so, now and then give it -
good shakins ill the soap is Dissolved. Le'
tn fluid stand quiet for lie impurities ono