The Placer herald., 1874-03-07
HO USE AND FA RM.

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trees around their dwellings, but who this
year are determined to commence the growth
of considerable orchards. We know this
from having bad inquiries from parties de-
sirous of obtaining information IN regard to
Varieties, where 10 obtain them, a.d the
mode of culture.
An important question as to " ether to
grow trees with high or low heads has been
put us, and if with low heads, how it is TO
be accomplished with nursery trees that have
grown like "whpstalks' to single str ight
shoot five or six feet high. From our ex-
perience we would give decided preference
for low heads. We would have all our or
chard tree whether apple. pear, peach, or
cherry, head out at not more than three teeI
from the round First, because the head
being brought low the fruit is more easily
gathered; second, they are more easily
trimmed or pruned into proper shape; til rd,
the ground is more completely shaded, rem
dering it more moist than when trees are
trained as high as standards; lastly, and
which is of more Importance than all, the
low head completely shades the trunk of the
tree from the direct rays and heat of The
sun in Summer. There is no sun-scad on
the body of the tree, and no borer ever
works in the shade. The only possible oh
lection there can be to the low beaded tree is
the difficulty of plowing and cultivating the
soil near the body of the tree, and the iiabil-
ity of such trees being browsed by animals
The first objection should have no weight
against all the other advantages, and as
TO the browsing by animals, if any orcbardis
will allow them to get into his orchard and
remain there long enough to do great injury,
he is not the man who should attempt to
grow an orchard.
If your tres are six feet high and only
"whipstalk" in form, head them back to
three feet, when they are transplanted to
the orchard. Don't wait a year or a day,
head them back, and dozen limbs will be
Immediately produc d, and just where you
want them to commence forming the head
s. f. Chronicle.
We extract the fol living fom the Science
Of Health:
That house is no home Which holds
grumbling father, scolding moth r, dissi
p.led son. a lazy daughter, and bad tenn
pered child. 1t may be built of marble,
surrounded by garden, park, and fountains;
carpets of eytravagant costliuess m spread
its floors; pictures Of rlrest merit may adorn
its walls; its tables may abound with dantie,
the most luxurious; its very ordering may
be complete, but i. will not he home
How TO INSERT SCREWS IN PLASTER
WALLs.-lt is often desirable to insert screws
in plastered walls, without attaching them
to any woodwork, but when we turn them
in, the plaster gives way and our effort il
in vain. And yet screw may be inserted
in plaster so as to hold light pictures. etc.
very firmly. The best plan is to enlarge
the hole to about twice the diameter of the
screw, mosten the edges of the hole thor
oughly with water, and fill it with plaster OF
Paris, such as is used for fastening the tops
of lamps, ETC., and bed the screw in the soil
plaster. When the plaster has set, the
screw will be held very strongly.
LARD AND Rrs1N.-A mxtme of lard and
resin is excellent for preserving all metal
surfaces from rust. 1t may be applied and
rubbed off nearly clean, and yet enough
be left to shut out the oxygen Of the air.
1t, therefore, answers for delicate instr =
ments, and for steel household instruments
not in constant use, as well as for plows and
other large Instruments, since it is very
cheap. One part resin to three pa is fresI
lard are the best proportions. 1t needs
merely to be warmed and stirred together
and can then be kept any length of time.
1t is excellent for greasing boots to keep on,
water, for chapped hands, old sores, etc.
BAKING POWDER Recipes and family
rights are offered in town and country, etc.
after the usual approved fashion WeIl all
we can say is that Baking Powder is 50
easily made that we cannot see why anybody
should want to buy county right tor it
Baking powder consists of part tartaric
acid (powdered), u parts best Soda pow
dered, and L parts potato starch or firina,
powdered; all powdered separately, carefully
sifted and mixed and then kept free frou
moisture. This is as good as the best and
better than those commonly sold
LEATHER may be firmly glued TO metal
by the following cement. One part of
crushed nut-gall is dgested six hours with
eight parts distilled water, and strained
Glue is macerated in its own weight of WA
ter for twenty four hours, and then dissolved.
The water of infusion of gals is spread
upon the leather, the glue solution upon the
roughened surface of the warm metal; the
moist leather is pressed upon it and then
dried, when it adheres so that it cannot BE-
removed without tearing.
A Low LIGHT. .-When as in the case Of
sickness, dull light is wished, or when
matches are mislaid, put powdered sat On
the candle till it reaches the tlack part OF
the wick. In this way mild and steady
light may be kept through the night by
small piece of candle.
ACID STAINS IN CoLoRED SILKs.-Brush
the part with tincture of iodine; after few
seconds saturate it with hydrosulphate OF
soda and dry gradually. The color will be
perfectly restored