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girl who is 60 helpful and thoughtful in her 
way that it would be an easy matter for an 
inconsiderate parent, to defraud her of some 
of her childish rights. The other day her 
mother was much surprised to hear her ex¬ 
claim earnestly: “ O dear! I do want a pretty 
doll,as big as R.—’s. I should like to make 
its clothes so much ! Why, mamma, I am 
growing older all of the time, and by and 
by I can't play with dolls.” And she burst 
into tears. The mother saw the whole situa¬ 
tion gt once and replied : “ Dear child ! You 
shall have a doll. If you were to live a hun¬ 
dred years you never would be a little girl 
again. You shall have a doll and time to 
play with it too, ” It cut her to the heart to 
see how the patient little stocking darner 
and dish-washer rejoiced in the prospect of 
her new and pretty dolly. F. E. R. 
A Pop-Corn Picture Prame, 
A neat little frame, suitable for a card- 
ortrait or a small picture, makes a pleasing 
and useful article for a present. The one 
we have in mind was called a Pop-corn 
Frame, because that grain was largely used 
in making it, but a variety of other grains 
and seeds may be employed in the same 
manner. The frame in question was first cut 
out of thin board, but in the absence of that, 
stiff paste-board will answer. A row of 
cherry stones was fastened on both the out¬ 
er and inner edge of the frame with strong 
glue. Then a Hazel-nut was put at each 
scollop ; some plum stones were placed here 
and there, and the remaining space filled with 
pop-corn of the red variety, all fastened with 
glue. The fruit stones should be well cleaned, 
and the frame will look all the better if these 
have a coat of varnish before the corn is put 
on, that being sufficiently bright without 
varnish. This manner of covering a frame 
is given as a suggestion, but it may be varied, 
according to the materials one has at hand. 
Beans of different colors, and other seeds, 
A POP-CORN PICTURE FRAME. 
such as those of the Castor Oil plant; Beech¬ 
nuts, Chinquapins, very small Acorns, and 
other things will answer for the larger 
objects, while the pearly Rice Pop-corn, 
as well as the little bright yellow variety, 
will answer if the red kind is not at hand. 
One with a little ingenuity will find no diffi¬ 
culty in producing a pleasing effect. Glue 
for such uses should be very strong; it is 
easily made thus : Place in a tin cup some 
pieces of good cabinet-maker’s glue, and pour 
on enough cold water to well cover them. Set 
in a cool place (away from the fire), over 
night, or long enough for the pieces to swell 
up and become limber. Then pour off all 
the water that will drain away, and set the 
cup in another dish in which is some water. 
Set the whole on the stove and allow it to 
heat gradually. The pieces of glue will dis¬ 
solve in the water they have taken up ; the 
solution, or made glue will be very strong, 
and must be kept hot while using by placing 
the cup in a larger vessel containing hot 
water. If more water should be needed, it 
may be added hot and a very little at a time. 
Frost Bites and Chilblains. 
Probably no other forms of accident or in¬ 
jury come upon us so unexpectedly as those 
due to excessive cold. As a general thing we 
are not aware that a part is being frozen un¬ 
til the mischief is already done. This is due 
to the fact that one of the effects of severe 
cold is to destroy the sensitiveness of the 
parts exposed. Surgeons make use of this 
fact in small operations and cool the parts 
by artificial cold. The ears, the nose, some¬ 
times the cheeks, and the hands and feet are 
the parts most liable to be frozen. One of 
the first effects of freezing is to stop the cir¬ 
culation of the blood, and any part in which 
the circulation is checked by other means is 
all the more likely to be frozen. The old- 
fashioned skates, held on by numerous tight 
straps across the feet, are dangerous on this 
account, as to keep them in place the straps 
are drawn so tightly as to impede the circu¬ 
lation in the feet, and frost-bitten feet are 
often the consequence. Though the opera¬ 
tion of freezing is painless, a sudden thaw¬ 
ing is attended with inflammation and great 
pain. The thawing should be very slow in 
order that the circulation in the parts may 
be restored gradually. For this reason it is 
advised to rub the frozen parts with snow, or 
in the absence of that, with water made as 
cold as possible-with ice. It is said that in 
Russia, when one observes that another’s 
nose or face is being frozen, it is an act of 
common politeness to catch up a handful of 
snow and apply it to the face of the un¬ 
fortunate, even if he is a perfect stranger. In 
cases of severe freezing, besides gradual 
thawing by the use of snow or ice, a phy¬ 
sician should be called, as it may be that 
proper precautions are needed to prevent 
mortification of the parts. It is not neces¬ 
sary for the feet to be actually frozen to pro¬ 
duce chilblains. The term frost-bitten is 
usually applied to such cases. Children often 
suffer greatly from getting their feet very 
cold, and then going to the fire to warm 
them. The circulation is disturbed and the 
parts remain exceedingly sensitive to future 
changes of cold and heat. Chilblains vary 
from a slight inflammation, to severe cases 
in which the skin breaks and even ulcers are 
formed. Of course such cases require pro¬ 
fessional treatment. To allay the intense 
itching and pain of ordinary chilblains, a 
great number of applications have been used. 
An ounce of Sulphate of Zinc (White Vitriol), 
in a pint of water, or an ounce of Sal Am¬ 
moniac dissolved in half a pint each of Vine¬ 
gar and Alcohol are among the washes often 
used. It is stated on good authority, though 
we have not had occasion to try it, that the 
application of ordinary kerosene oil is very 
efficacious in allaying the itching and pain. 
Ventilating a Cellar. 
A correspondent, “ J. P. F. K.,” in Grand 
Forks Co., Dak. Terr., writes: “ I have a small 
frame house, underneath which is a cellar 
nearly full of vegetables of various kinds. 
As some of these are needed daily through the 
winter, the storing them in a root house, 
which, owing to the intense cold here, must 
be kept closed during the winter, is quite 
out of the question.” He asks : “ How can 
I ventilate the cellar thoroughly, and at the 
same time exclude the frost.” As no plan is 
given of the house or cellar, we must assume 
that the cellar extends under the whole house. 
Moreover, we assume that, being in a new 
country, stoves are used for both cooking 
and heating. To get rid of the foul air in the 
cellar a communication must be made be¬ 
tween the cellar and either a chimney in which 
there is a constant upward current of warm 
air, or it may be made with the pipe of the 
stove. A piece of stove-pipe should pass 
through the floor, and terminate just below 
it in the cellar. The end of the pipe in the 
room above the cellar may turn into the 
chimney, or if that is not practicable or desir¬ 
able, it may connect with the stove-pipe. This 
upright pipe, which passes from the cellar, 
is to be provided with a damper. The cellar 
being thus connected directly with a flue, or 
indirectly with it by means of the stove-pipe, 
in either of which is a strong upward current, 
may be deprived of its foul air in a very short 
time. It will not be necessary or desirable 
that the ventilation be kept up continuously, 
hence the damper is put in the ascending 
pipe. This should be opened a short time 
daily, or as often as the condition of the air 
in the cellar shows it to be necessary. The 
diagram will suggest the arrangement where 
the connection is made with the stove. But 
if foul air is taken from the cellar, it must be 
replaced by other air from without. In a 
climate where the cold is continuously severe, 
it will not answer to bring the outer air 
directly into the cellar, as its contents would 
be frozen and spoiled. It may be well to pro¬ 
vide for the admission of the outer air during 
mild spells, if such occur in the locality ; this 
may be done by making a small opening in 
one of the cellar windows, that may be closed 
by a sliding shutter. If the air without is 
too cold, then the supply must be taken from 
the house itself. This should be done from a 
point as far distant from the exit pipe as 
practicable. The hall or entry-way may be 
the most convenient place, but anywhere 
will do if the air is not too warm or too cold. 
