The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-11


the outside by the force of gravity. and /
escape there by dropping to the ground
clear OF the stack.-American Sg,icrI-
tarist- !
So many little children die annually,
especially among the poor. from drink
ing from the spout of a boiling tea ket-
tie. that a simple plan of Treatment
described as follows by a writer m the
London PrGctiti0ner) which Saved the
life OF little child is worthy of record
L was sent for to see Alice B., aged
three, who, when the mother was out
OF the room, had attempted to drink
from the spout Of boiling tea kettle
which stood on a low frepIace about
level with face. She had succeeded in
taking enough into her mouth TO scsld
the throat most severely; and, when /
got to the house, l found the little
patient collapsed, livid in the face. and
evidently dying from the shock. The
mouth was so swollen and scalded, i
could form no idea as to the extent OF
the injury to the throat. thought
the child would not recover, but deter
mined, as she1could not take food of
any sort, to give her equal parts of cod
liver oil and hme-water, as much for
the sake OF dressing to the injured
parts as for the nouTishment the oil
would afford. / ordered her 10 be fed
with teaspoonful every hour, and from
the first the beneficial effects were truly
marvellous. The pa was leyidently
relieved by keeping the scalded surface
constantly coated with this novel car
ron-oll; and. as the child at first only
Swallowed with difficulty, il was longer
in contact with the inflamed mucous
membrane. In three days the child be-
gan to take notice; and in about a week
| afterwards all the distressing ~ynptoms
of difficulty of breathing, which had
made me fear for her life at times, bad
vanished. AS she improved, added
milk TO her diet, and gradually reduced
the application of the oil and lime-water.
She recovered completely.
The Scientific American has this to
say about cuttings: The old way Of
roofing cuttings in small glass bottle
| filed with water is good method when
tie should not stand so close to the
window as to become hot. and thus
scald the rootlets. A little cotton or
wool within the rim of the bottle will
prevent evaporation. In two or three
weeks the roots will be plentiful, and
then the cuttings may be transferred to
thumb pots, or, If the season suits, into
the beds. AS each cutting is taken from
the bottle. dip the roots into q little
warm sand until each fibre is coated /;
this will keep them and prevent wilt
ing. If pots are used. hearty ell tnem
with a rich sandy comp ost, and press il
in at the sides, 30 as TO leave room IN
the centre. Put the roots in gently and
give the plant little twist to spread the
roots, or separate them with hairpin.
Then put in more soil, and press it
about tie roots. Tight pressure is one
of the secrets of success in raising
plants from cuttings. Water the young
plants well, and shade them at first from
the sun.
Cuttings can also be started in pots of
sandy compost, with a glass tumble
placed over them to confine the mois-
ture, and keep them from the sun for
two or three days; then place the pots
in the warmest window exposed to the
southeast. Wet sand is also good for
growing cuttings, and they will start
quicker than in compost. A shallow
pan is preferable; fill IT up with sand
mot sea SANDY sopping wet, then press
in the cuttings tightly, and keep them
wet.
When new leaves show themselves,
in two or three days, transplant into
pots filed with light, sandy loan. Alter
shading a day or two, they may have
ample sunshine and sufficient water to
keep them moist. Cuttings taken from
the fresh growth of plant strikes best.
, Ii is better to break of a branch of a
geranium or verbena than TO cut it, If il
, breaks readily. Cuttings Of roses, hell
J otropes, ETC., will grow better if taken
off at the junction of the old and new
wood, and should be cut Oft Just below
Joint or bud. as the roots start from
| that point; and if bud is not left neal
( or close to the base, the cutting is liable
! TO decay in the soil.
A carp pond can be made round
square, in the shape of q star or am
, other shape, but egg-shaped | prefer
Such q pond can be constructed along
z side large creeks or rivers. Inlet ditche
could be made an eighth or even one
= fourth of a mile inAlength to some lov
|. spot. There are such places on mos
n farms that could be pat under waite
and soon become valuable.
n A carp pond one-fouYth of an acre il
h extent ought TO have deep place in
. of about forty feet square. This dec
: place should be SIX feet in depth. II i
q best If there Is a muddy bottom. NJ
: pond has mud in il to the depth of on
: foot. From such a pond ice can b
= taken Without any Marin 10 tue carp. III
4 my pond have carp that weigh from
. three TO ten pounds each, besides manl
3 thousands of small ones. had tive
Z crops of ice taken from il last winter
and do not think that one carp. eithe
small or large, was injured. We work
S ed with care when taxing the ice cake
e out of the water.
u Some farmers have running through
e their farms a stream of water. II they
5 want to make pond they do il by dam
1; ming up the stream. This il better anC
!, more profitable than no pond at all
y The only trouble with such ponds is
q during high water some Of the younf
e carp will be carried down the stream.
e do not think that many of the old one!
$ will escape, as their habit is TO keep Il
e the bottom unless the sun is out veTl
II warm. 1t is a mistake to make q carl
g pond OF uniform depth. It should Sop,
J. towards the centre. Shallow waite
e from six inches 10 one foot deep is tn,
IS place where the carp spends its tim,
n from 10 O'Clock am. till pm. Tn,
I. more grass and weeds there are in ,
e carp pond the more young carp can b.
e raised. Here is Just where a erea
I Il.