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latter come only over the knees, fulling a little at 
the bottom. In speaking of old merino stockings 
and underwear, I most certainly do not mean that 
which is fulled up, “thick as a board.” There is 
no necessity for reducing soft flannel to this con¬ 
dition, and as few people know how to avoid it, I 
may tell them once more in a later paper. 
Animals in Needle-Work. 
The accompanying engravings illustrate how 
some of our domestic animals may be brought 
out with the needle and thread upon articles 
Fig. 1.—A CAT FOE A PATTERN. 
of clothing, beddings, mats, etc. The sizes of the 
squares and that of the thread will vary accord¬ 
ing to the nature of the work, but the character of 
the stitches and the relation of the parts will remain 
the same for each particular animal. A cat or 
“rooster” on a tidy will not be as large, of course, 
as upon a floor mat or blanket. The patterns here 
presented are of but two of the many familiar ani¬ 
mals that may be thus developed with the needle 
ROOSTER IN NEEDLE-WORK. 
and thread. Others will suggest themselves, and 
give an opportunity for the exercise of a consider¬ 
able ingenuity on the part of the designer. 
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Notes and Queries. 
Treatment of Colds and Cro t. —We believe 
in “every one to his trade,” and in all cases of 
severe illness or accident call in the skill of one who 
makes a business of studying the humau system 
and its disorders. Yet many, especially in frontier 
settlements, find it impracticable, if not impossible, 
to always obtain reliable medical advice. We offer 
a few hints, that may be serviceable in ordinary, 
slight troubles— Colds, taken in band promptly, are 
easily remedied. If they are allowed to cling to 
one for a few days, they usually “ run their course” 
of a couple of weeks if not much longer. For a 
slight cold accompanied with sore throat, a simple 
remedy, often effective, is a teaspoonful or more 
of powdered Chlorate 'of Potassa, in a tumble of 
water—all that will dissolve. A teaspoonful of the 
solution is to he gargled in the throat and swal¬ 
lowed—repeating it every hour or so. A sudden, 
severe cold is most often broken by a gentle physic 
of Calcined Magnesia or Castor Oil, with warm 
foot bath, and avoiding any chill or draft of air for 
a day or two. For filling up of the lungs and much 
gathering or coughing we use a simple cough 
syrup, made by mixing equal quantities of Syrup 
of Ipecac, Paregoric, and Castor Oil or Sweet Oil; 
shake well, and take from half to a full tea- 
spoonful, according to age, three or more times a 
day as needed. A warm sweat is good, if great 
care be taken to have no chilly feeling for a few 
hours after. If one does not cool off very gradually, 
more cold will be taken. Croup is, in some fam¬ 
ilies, much dreaded. Its guttural cough is unmis¬ 
takable after having once heard it. When first 
noticed we administer Syrup of Ipecac—10 drops 
to an infant, up to 20drops to a large child—every 
hour or so until vomiting is produced. Then use 
the above cough syrup three times a day or more 
if needed. If more than a slight attack the Syrup 
of Ipecac is accompanied with foot baths as warm 
as can be borne, with a tablespoonful of good Mus¬ 
tard stirred into each gallon of water. In addition, 
the chest and neck are well bathed with Camphor¬ 
ated Oil or Volatile Liniment, and covered with flan- 
nel lined with thick cotton hatting. It is well where 
croup is feared, to keep ready for use a flannel cut 
to fit the chest and neck, with tying strings on the 
neck comers, and with thick cotton batting stitched 
on to the under side. These remedies have proved 
effective in most cases of ordinary croup. If at all 
severe and not yielding immediately to the above 
simple home treatment, a physician is called in. 
Creosote for Bronchitis and Catarrh.— 
When going from Switzerland to Italy via Mont 
Cenis, some years ago, the writer contracted a 
sudden severe cold, which, in the chill air of Turin, 
soon brought on a severe attack of Bronchitis. 
We hastened over to the genial air of Genoa, but 
it afforded little relief, and the advice of Dr. 
Paceioci, Professor in the noted Italian Medical 
College there, was called in. He prescribed a very 
simple remedy, which was at once effective, as it 
has been with many others to whom we have since 
recommended it. Put into a pint or larger bottle 
about three gills of water, and add two drops of 
good Wood Creosote. Shake very thoroughly, take 
a mouthful, gargling it awhile in the throat, and 
swallow it. Repeat this frequently, so as to use up 
the mixture in the first 24 hours, always shaking 
well before taking. After the first day, use three 
drops of Creosote and the same amount of water 
during 24 hours, so long as it is needed.—The 
same mixture has often proved very useful in 
Catarrh. In this case a handful or two of the well- 
shakeu Creosote and water is snuffed up through 
the nostrils until it reaches the throat and is spit 
out. A tablespoonful or more is also gargled in 
the throat and swallowed. As Catarrh lean inflam¬ 
mation of the nasal passages, accompanied with a 
mucus deposit, the creosote, which is largely car¬ 
bolic acid, would seem to be useful here just as 
dilute carbolic acid is effective in cleansing any 
putrid sores. Catarrh is the result of weakness, 
and is promoted by a cold. A toning up of the sys¬ 
tem and any simple remedy like the above is effec¬ 
tive, unless the Catarrh is severe and of so long con¬ 
tinuance as to have permanently disorganized the 
nasal cavities. It is folly to spend money for the much 
vaunted and much advertised catarrh remedies, 
which are usually the sheerest medical quackery. 
Plants in Pots. —As the cold weather comes on, 
and the choicest plants are being taken in, let it be 
remembered that you are limiting the “feeding 
ground” of the roots, and therefore the potting 
earth should be rich. Newly-potted plants require 
much water, especially if they are taken into a 
room where the temperature is moderately high. 
Besides food and drink, plants require sunlight and 
air. With proper care—and it is not great when 
done at the right time—a fine collection of plants 
can be kept through the winter and be a source of 
delight, with their fragrant flowers, in contrast 
with the apparently lifeless vegetation out-of-doors. 
A “Horse Shoe” Picture Frame. —The horse 
shoe with its “ Good Luck ” is now a familiar sight 
in many articles of 
household ornament. 
The picture frame, 
shown in the accom¬ 
panying engraving, is 
sketched from one we 
saw at a recent fair. 
It was made from a 
thin strip of holly with 
a scroll saw. The 
horse shoe picture frame may be made 
frame. 0 f an y desired size— 
the ore in question being for an ordinary photo- 
! graph. A mantle ornament of this kind, with vari- 
I ations in detail of cutting lo suit the taste, can be 
made by any one with a scroll saw and a little skill. 
A Handy Folding xauie. 
Mr. James H. Ten Eyck, Auburn, N. Y., sends a 
model of a Folding Table, from which the accom¬ 
panying engravings have been made. Concerning 
the table, Mr. Ten Eyck writes: “ It may be made 
of any desired size, but for the purposes for which 
it is most generally used, namely, for ladies’ work. 
Fig. 1.— SHOWING UNDERSIDE of table. 
sewing, as a writing, or invalid table, a very 
convenient size for the top is two by three and a 
half feet, and two feet two inches high. Black 
walnut, ash, and chestnut, are the most suitable 
kinds of wood. The top should be about five- 
eighths inch thick, with bevel or rounded edges; 
the legs, one by one-and-three-fourths inches,, 
rounded edges; the strips or wings at top of legs, 
one-half by three inches, and three feet two inches 
long. The round between the intersection of the. 
Fig. 2.—TABLE IN POSITION FOR USE. 
legs is about an inch in diameter.. The wings should' 
be hinged to the top, mo and one-half inches from 
the outside edges, and let into the edges of the 
legs—flush. The spread of the legs on the floor 
should be about twenty-two Inches for a table two 
feet wide. Iron or leather washers may be placed 
between the legs where they cross, to prevent their 
touching in folding. In cutting the rod, or ‘ round, v 
see that it is long enough to crowd the legs apart 
so that they will stand a little bracing. This will 
stiffen the table and make it stand firmly on the 
floor. This point is quite important, and it doe& 
Fig. 3 .—the table folded. 
not interfere with the folding in the least. To fold 
the table, simply lift it by the ends. To carry, or 
move it without folding, lift it by the sides. When, 
folded, it is of a convenient hight to carry, and oc¬ 
cupies only four or five inches against the side of 
the room, and is consequently easily set asid^ 
when it is not in use, in an out-of-the-way place. 11 
