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Manawatu Herald, 19 May 1898, Page 4

1 - -~*** > -JMfcmrr a ? yu>SF g^ ?pg!^^3BBSSSgSBS3BWBBMWBg^ _^S^!^™ HOW TO CUT ROOTS. Then and Where to Make Them *&>& \ How to Care For Them. j The months of February and March acl tho first half of April aro best for rooming ciyit'.rigG of carnations, rcses, chrysanthemumß, coleus, verbenas and others of similar nature. A cutting may bo regarded as a plant deprived of its roots, and while engaged in the process of replacing them it must be kept moist and at the temperature congenial to its healthy growth. A little diffused light is needed. It is usual to construct the cutting bench on the north sido of the greonhouse and partition it off from the other side in order to keep the air more close and damp than is needed for the growth of the established plants, which delight in full sunshino and plenty of air. The best material in which to plant the cuttings is rather coarse, olean sand or the porous fiber of the ooooanut. The object is to keep the cuttings damp, with j some aocess of air to their lower ends through the porous nature of the sand or fiber. The cutting benoh should be watered daily in order to keep it moist, and the temperature must be oarefully adjusted to the nature of the plants to £9 rooted. Hardy rosea, verbenas and carnato<? ns root ksst in a temperature of 50 to 55 u e 2 rees » vrhile the cuttings of coleus, tea rosb. q - fuchsias and many other tropical plants vl n better in a temperature of ten degrees higr«vs- ** is botfcer to j have the temperature of the :^d^ve de- | greps warmer than the air above v^ 6 bed j in order to stimulate the growth of t* 1 ? 8 roots. This bottom heat, as gardeners oall it, is obtained by oarrying hot water or steam pipes under the bed and inclosing them with sheathing boards, or where a cheaper temporary bed is wanted by a "heat" of fermenting horse manure, six or ten inches deep, covered with an inoh of dry leaves, on which six inohea of sand are placed. This "heat" will cause a temperature of 90 to 100 degrees at first, gradually subsiding to 70 degrees and less, and needs watching at first to avoid roasting the cuttings. Where a small bed is wanted for outtings in a common greenhouse where :ho air is too dry it oan be obtaine-1 by covaring a box of sand with movable : ;'.::lifj?i or panes ot glass, and if the tem--0 jraturo of the house is too cool the box i sand can be warmed by plaoing a :■ -:ip under it with suitable precautions ■£nnst fire. How to Make Brain Croquettes. Mince finely 1% pounds of calf'l : rains. Mix with a bunch of herbs, • sallot and an anchory, all ohopped fine. Add pepper and salt and put in pan with one-half pint of white stook. Stew five minutes. Add yolks of S eggs. Spread out to cooL Cut in pieces; roll upon a bread covered with orumba Dip m ogg, then in more crumbs; fry in iard Serve with wine gravy. How to Transplant the Maple. In seotions where the hard maple thrives it makes the most valuable, durable and ornamental shade tree that oan be obtained, and usually it oan be had from the adjacent woods for the asking and digging. In warmer climates the soft maple is much planted. As the foliage of both starts early, they should be transplanted as soon as the ground is free from frost, choosing trees not over 2>£ inches in diameter at two feet above the ground. Leave on all the roots possible, keeping them well protected from the sun and wind until again set out. The best sucoess is usually obtained by oatting off all the branches and sawing off the top eight or ten feet from the ground, covering all side wounds with paint or varnish and tying over the top a cloth saturated with liquid grafting wax. Branches will be thrown out on all sides, and should any of them appear too low remove them, letting all those above a certain height remain. If too thick, the natural growth of the strongest will crowd out the weaker ones. To obtain fully developed shade trees do not plant them closer than 80 feet. How to Dry Wet Shoes. When without overshoes you are caught in the rain, carefully remove all surface water and mud from the shoea Then, while still wet, rub them well with kerosene oil on the furry side of canton flannel Set them aside until partially dry, then again apply the ker* osena They may then be deposited in % moderately warm place and left to dry gradually and thoroughly. Before applying French kid dressing give them a 2nal rubbing with the flannel, still slightly dampened with kerosene, and the boots will be soft and flexible as new kid and be very little affected by t ioir bath in the rain. How to Benefit Without Genuine Mauaca. A rubber flesh brash is the next beat 1 :mg to a massage. A thorough rubb ng of the face and neck twice a day is a. most equal to facial massage. It does _ not irritate the skin as a bristle brush coos, and it does exercise every partiole i ; ■' flesh and stimulate the nerves so that t;e face loses the strained look which is ci rived from one set of tired musoles %ad another of unexeroised ones. ■ How to Revive a Person From Fainting. For an ordinary fainting fit lay the patient flat Great harm has often resulted from ignorant people trying to make the patient sit up or propping up . the head on pillows. To send the blood back from the heart the first posture is necessary. Let the patient lie BO that the feet are higher than the head, throw the clothes about the chest and throat open, sponge the face with cold water and give some cold water to drink. i Novel Cure For Sleeplessness. f Cover your head with the bedclothes and breath and rebreathe the same air. Thus the stimulating oxygen will be reduced, and sleep will Boon be won. This is not a dangerous method, for when asleep the coverings will surely be disturbed, and the neoessary fresh air wii) be respired.