M7 OWN EXPERIENCE. 



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willow-retreats will be found useful and accept- 

 able beyond expression, to the intended sitter. 

 Pte. 16. 



WiUow Sitt ng house 



Having before advised my readers to preserve 

 aU supemiunerary eggs of summer, I now give 

 them my own recipe for so doiag. 



Once a-week I clear my baskets, selectiag only 

 perfectly formed eggs; tbe sHghtest fracture or 

 imperfection in the shell would cause the failure 

 of a whole batch, 



I place the eggs carefully in a jar, and pour 

 over them lime-water^ which is made by dissolving 



