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Household Affairs. 



Sleep of Infants.— Infiuits can scarcely sleep 

 too long a lime foi- the first Com- or five months 

 of their existence. Dininfr tiiis period it is nat- 

 ural to them to spend their chief titnc in sleep. 

 A mercil'ul provision tliis, in the most helpless 

 portion of onr infancy's existence ; and for these 

 reasons, while an infant's body is in a horizontal 

 position and dnring sleep, the circniation of the 

 hlood proceeds more e(pialily and calnily, the 

 respiration is more easy, the fimclion of diges- 

 tion tnore steady and effective, the t)Utrition re- 

 gvdting from its processes more perfect than \^'hen 

 the infant is in an npright position. Thns this 

 tendency to repose is a protection against infan- 

 cy's own fcehleness, which might render every 

 tiisualiy that presented itself a real danger, an 

 obstacle to the healthy operations of its delicate 

 functions. The calm, steady sleep of an infant 

 for three or fonr hours at a lime is the mother's 

 warrant that all is going on well with it. Were 

 it otherwise, its rest would be broken, its crying 

 frecpieiit, and its bodily development and vigor 

 would be evidently retarded and imperfect. It 

 has been said by a German medical writer of the 

 last century. Professor Hulelaiul, that twenty-foiir 

 hours of perpetual watchfulness would be sufli- 

 ciont to destroy an infant of two months old. 

 Whether this notion be well or ill founded, it 

 conveys to us his conviction of the importance 

 and value of long and luidisturbeil sleep at the 

 earliest period of human existence. 



For the first three or four mouths of infancy 

 any strict regulation as to habits of sleeping can 

 scarcely be observed, no more than with regard 

 to the Ujeal tiuie of infants. 



By the time they attain the third month, some 

 steps may he taken towards the regulation of these 

 infantile habits. For instance, young infants of- 

 ten begin their lives in sleeping more by day 

 than in the night, a very troublesome and incon- 

 venient habit, but which it is difficult to alter; 

 yet as soon as an infant begins to take notice, his 

 nurse should endeavor to kee|) him lively and 

 awake as the evenings draw in, by rousing his 

 attention to every thing around (tor at this period 

 bis (d)servations will be commencing their ope- 

 rations,) and by nursing him actively in her arms. 

 Thus, by slight fatigue and longer wakefulness, 

 she will hiT prejiaring him to settle early in the 

 evening. As soon as possible, suckling or feed- 

 ing a child at night should be disconliuued, as be- 

 ibre remarked. Sleep at night will now be more 

 salutary to the child than food. Now the incli- 

 nation for food at night should be repressed, and 

 the habits of sleeping equally encouraged. 



From its birth to the age of five or six months 

 an infant should have two sleeps in the day, one 

 in the fore, and the other in the afternoon, each 

 of an hour's lent;lh, if it can be obtaiiieil.— //'ei- 

 sler^s Domestic Economy. 



DiARRHiEA ].\ Teething Children. — The fol- 

 lowing recipe is from the "Family Physician," a 

 work by Dr. W. Bench, of New York city. Du- 

 ring the hot season of the year the malady is a 

 common and olien liital one. Tliis recipe iscom- 

 tiiended by good authority: 



"Take of pulverized rhidiarb, pulverized sale- 

 ratus, pulverized pep[iermint plant, equal parts. 

 To a large tea-spoonful add half a pint of boiling 

 water: when cool, strain, sweeten wiih loaf su- 

 gar, and add a table spoonful of brandy. 



Dose, one or two tca-spoonsfuI, once in a quar- 

 ter, halt; or one or two hours, acnording to the 

 urgency of the symptoms. As the disease abates, 

 give less frequently." 



Rhubarb Tart.— If the rhubarb has a green 

 spotted surface, it is a kind that may be cul up 

 without peeling; if the red sort, tho peel must 

 be lorn off before it is cut iq> in pieces of an inch 

 in length. Fill a dish with these, adding sugai- 

 and lemon peel, and, after covering it with a jniff 

 or short paste, bako il for three quarters of an 

 hom\ 



Brother aud Sister. 



A French paper says that Lucille Romee, a 

 pretty little girl with blue eyes and lair hair, poor- 

 ly hut neatly clothed, was brought belbre the 

 Sixth Court of Correction, under a charge of va- 

 grancy. 



" Does any one claim you ?" asked the magis- 

 trate. 



" Ah ! my good sir," said she, " I have no long- 

 er any friends ; njy lather and mother are dead. 

 i have only my brother James, but he is as young 

 as I am. Oh, dear! what cotdd he do for me ?" 

 "The Court must send you to the House of 

 Correction." 



" Here 1 am, sister — here I am! do not fear!" 

 cried a childish voice from the other end of the 

 court. And at the same instarjt a little boy, with 

 a sprightly countenance, started forth from amidst 

 the crowd, and stood before the judge. 

 " Who are you ?" said he. 

 " James Romee, the brother of this poor little 

 girl." 



" Your age ?" 

 " Thirteen." 



" Aud what do you want?" 

 "I come to claim Lucille." 

 " But have yon the means of providing for her?" 

 " Yesterday I had not, but now I have. Don't 

 bo afraid, Lucille." 



" Oh ! how good you are, James !" 

 " But let us see, my boy," said the magistrate ; 

 " the Court is disposed to do all it can tor your 

 sister. However, you must give us some expla- 

 nation." 



" About a fortnight ago, sir," continued the 



t)oy, " my poor motner died of a bad ct-'Ugli, f'ui 



it was very cold at home. We were in great 

 trouble. Then I said to myself, 1 will become 

 an artizan, and when I know a good trade i will 

 support my sister. I went apprentice to a brush 

 maker. Every day I used to carry her half of 

 my dinner, aud at night I took her secretly to my 

 room, and she slept on my bed while I slept on 

 the floor, wrapped in my blouse. But it appears 

 the poor little thing had not enough to eat, for, 

 unfortunately, one day she begged on the boule- 

 vard. When 1 heard she was taken up, 1 said to 

 myself, 'come, my boy, things cannot last so ; you 

 must fiud something better.' I very much wish- 

 ed to become au artiznn, but at last decided to 

 look for a place. I have found a very good one, 

 w here 1 am lodged, fed, and clothed, and have 

 twenty francs a mouth. I have also found a good 

 woman, who, for these twenty francs, will take 

 care of Lucille, and teach her needle-work. 1 

 claim my sister." 



'•My boy," said the magistrate, "your conduct 

 is very honorable. The Court encourage yon to 

 persevere in this course, and you will prosper.'.' 



The Court then decided to render up Lucille 

 to James, and she was going from the bar to join 

 her brother, when the magistrate smilingly said, 

 •■ You cannot be set at liberty till to-morrow." 



"Never mind, Lucille, I will come and fetch 

 you early to-jnorrow. (To the magistrate) I may 

 kiss hor, may I not, sir ?" 



He then threw himself into the arms of his 

 sister, and both wept warm tears of affection. 



water on the Erie canal from Buffalo was f3,- 



a8(),ia8. 



In I84G, the imports at Buffalo were 1,324,529 

 bhis. fioiu-, 4,744,184 bushels wheat, 1,45.'),2.58 

 bushels corn, 4,08.''),929lb3.wool, ]0,7(;2,,500 pieces 

 staves, 12,(192,071 lbs. butter, cheese aiul lard. — 

 The tolls collected at that place amounted to 

 $76:3,683 02 ; the value of properly shipped thero 

 on the Erie canal was $15,014,316, and the ton- 

 nage 400,045. Such is the amazing increase in 

 all the elements of trade and business which 

 Buffalo exhibits, and which tho present year will 

 exhibit in a manner far move striking and signi- 

 ficant. Having recovered from the prostration 

 of a portion of the last leu years, the city has 

 now entered upon what may be regarded us its 

 natural and inevitable progress iu business and 

 population. Its unrivalled position for enjoying 

 the largest share of tho commerce of the lakes, 

 already vast, but yet in its infancy, must continue 

 to give it an impetus, the results of which may 

 outstri]) the most sanguine ainicipations. — Jllba- 

 ny Argus. 



Poverty in the City of Paris. — The efforts 

 maile by the city authorities of Paris, during the 

 past six months, to relieve the poor, have been 

 very great. The object to which they aimed has 

 been to enable the poor to obtain bread at a 

 cheaper rate than the market price. They have 

 already expended eleven hundred thousand dol- 

 lars, and nearly four hundred thousand more will 

 be required before harvest. On the first of May 

 there were 4'22,410 persons in a population of 

 945,731, who were numbered as receiving bread 

 tickets. This is almost one half the population 

 of the whole city. The Debals presents the fol- 

 lowing statement of the population, the nundjer 

 enrolled as paupers, and the number receiving 

 bread tickets. It is a surprising picture : 



Fixed Enrolled JVb. receiving 



Wards, popxdation. pmijiers. bread tickets. 



I.... 97,207 

 II... 112,506 



ill 59,507 



I v.... 44,083 



v.... 90,784 



VI.... 99,586 



VII.... 67,857 



VIII.... 98,704 



. .45,'205 



. .87,091 



..60,450 



Apple Tart.— Peel, core and quarter eight or 

 ten russet a|)ple3 or lemon pippins ; lay them 

 closely in a dish, a<lding lemon juice if the ap- 

 ples are not very sharp, and lemon peel and su- 

 gar. Some cooks put in two or three cloves, oth- 

 ers quince marmalade ; but as the flavoring in- 

 gredients are not always liked, they are better 

 omitted. Cover the dish with puff paste, and 

 hake an hour and a quarter. 



Cranberry Tart. — Take and wash a quart 

 of cranberries in several waters ; ))ut them into 

 u baking dish, with the juice of half a lemon and 

 a quarter of a pound of moist or powdered lump 

 sugar. Cover them with puff paste, and hake 

 three quarters of an hour. Five minutes belbre 

 it is quite done, ice and return il to the oven. 



Bdffalo. — In the history of the rapid growth 

 of cities, there is scarcely in the worhl a parallel 

 to Buffalo. We allude less to its inciease of pop- 

 ulation and buildings, large as it has been, tliiUi 

 to its trade and commerce. 



The population of Buffido in 1834 was 15,661. 

 Il is now probably 35,000 — and the interim has 

 been in part a period of unexampled depression, 

 arising from tho overaction of 1835-6. In 1835, 

 the principal products arrived at Buftalo, were 

 80,233 bbls. flour, 98,071 bushels wheat, 14,579 

 bushels corn, 140,911 lbs. wool, 2,565,292 pes. 

 staves, and 1,030,6:31 lbs. butter, cheese and lard. 

 The tolls collected there in that year amounted 

 to .$106,213 35, and the total nuudier of tons of 

 articles cleared that year was 49,478. In 1837 

 the value of all the property sent toward tide- 



IX.. 

 X.. 

 XI.. 

 XII 82,740 



4,107 or 4 pr. ct. 29,160 or 30 



2,505 or ~ 



2,398 or 



2,772 or 



4,340 or 



5,988 or 



4,368 or 

 11,179 or 11 



6,334 or 14 



5,044 or 5 



4,137 or 6 

 12,978 or 15 



2 

 4 

 6 

 4 

 6 

 3 



23,355 or 21 

 17,174 or 38 

 13,618 or 30 

 40,162 or 44 

 5ti.582 or 56 

 39,472 or 58 

 62.448 or 63 

 28,309 or 62 

 29,427 or 33 

 22,747 or 37 

 58.956 or 71 



422,440 



Total.. 945,731 66,150 



According to this statement the number of pau- 

 pers is one'to fourteen inhabitants — aud the num- 

 ber of those receiving bread tickets 44 to the 100, 

 or 1 to 2 and 2-10 inhabitants. — Evening Post. 



Proportion of the American Population 

 ENGAGED IN AGRICULTURE. — Hoi). Elislia Whit- 

 tlesey, iu au address before an agricultural soci- 

 ety in Ohio, gi^es the following statistics in rela- 

 tion to the number of persons engaged in differ- 

 ent occupations in this country, from which it 

 appears those engaged in agriculture outnumber 

 those engaged in the learned professions, navi- 

 gation, mamtfactures and commerce, more than 

 three lo otie; and the annual value of agricultural 

 products is upvvards of 650,000,000 of dollars: 

 No. of persons in the learned profes- 

 sions ; • • ■ 



" " internal navigation. 

 " " navigating the ocean 



" " manufactures 



" " commerce 



" " agriculture 3,719,951 



The annual value of agriculture is. . 654,387,570 

 The value of importations for the fis- 

 cal year, ending on the 30th of 



June last, was." 121,691,797 



The value of exportations, domestic 

 and foreign, for the same period, 

 was...... 113,488,516 



65,255 



33,076 



56,021 



791,749 



117,607 



Amount of imports and exports $235,180,313 



which is some over one-third of 



the value of om- agriculture. — Tucker''s Cull, 



Prevention op Infectio.v from Typhus 

 Fever.— Dr. J. C. Smith obtained £5000 from 

 parliament for the following recipe:— 



" Take six drachms of powdered nitre (salt- 



