out very easily.—l\tRS. M. J. B., Pleasant 
Ridge, Ohio. ___ 
Itaw Beef. 
In cases of dysentery (distinguished by its 
bloody passages), administer raw beet eveiy 
four hours, a tablespoonful at a time. It 
should be minced very line. Eat nothing 
else meantime. 
Sugar* 
Five ounces of sugar a day will, accord¬ 
ing to TUntino’s observations, increase a 
or colors. A dress ot me same smuie or 
color throughout, lighted with a mass ol 
bright color at, the throat and wrists, per- 
.i- in effect, than when 
distributed or made up of a va- 
At Ibis the Professor laughed aud shrug- I 
ged his shoulders. 
(4 You know *- — cook books 1 sup¬ 
pose?” be began. “ When I was in —- 
I was invited to call upon her, and did so. 
In the course of conversation 1 remarked to 
her, ‘ Y<m must be a very accomplished cook, 
madam, having written so much on cookery. 
* Ob, sir,’ she laughed, ‘ I could’ot make an 
omelet to save me.’ I looked at her large 
library and saw no less than fifty works on 
cookery, most pf them French. 1 All, said 
I, ‘ you make your books from them ?’ ‘ Yes, 
I do,’ she answered frankly. And bow do 
you value them, Miss W.?” 
“Not highly, excepting a few, one of 
which is an old English work, by Doctor 
urntxs 
amestre 
ranomn 
haps, is infinitely better 
the color is i- 
riety of colors, although they may he har¬ 
monious. In the last case, the effect is 
“ scattered,” or rendered so negative as to 
he quite devoid of character. 
Japanese Willc. T.lncu l.nwu, &c. 
The sample inclosed 
uiese silk. Make the skirt 
jccly clear the ground. 
would he bias 
MINYWOOD’S CONVERSAZIONE. 
iiotrraniH for Markina t-.l.) 
’lie large monograms are for pocket hand- 
chiefs, also he.i and table linen, the small 
>s more especially for body linen. The mo- 
rram, Fig. 1, we should advise particularly 
.If: 1 . 1 i 
PIERRE BLOT’S KITCHEN. 
. visit Tlicveto— llow So.ip4. uro c;n..nod-- 
The Rrofcswor’s Boston fcxpo. uiwiita 
French Resin. .runt IMun in New York- 
llow Cook Books are Made-Recipes foi 
preserving Animal Food, Etc. 
To visit a great kitchen where cookery is 
prosecuted on a large scale, suggests the 
Millennium of Cookery-tlie era of co-opera¬ 
te housekeeping, when women may he 
lionsekoepers independent of being cooks. 
Prof. Br.ox has chartered a piece of terra 
fj m a in Jersey City, and erected a kitchen 
thereon, which is fitted up to meet the de¬ 
mands of soup making and soup canning. 
We spent half a day, not long since, in look¬ 
ing over its appointments, and listening to 
the Professor’s talk on sundry topics con¬ 
nected with the science of cookery. 
Immense iron caldrons were the vessels 
used for cooking the meals or vegetables for 
snaps. The furnace for heating everything 
connected with the establishment was some 
distance removed, occupying an apartment 
L. M., Bristol, luit 
(plain blue)is Jap: 
long enough to » 
The “ prettiest trimming,’ 
ruffles of the same. Fringe would also 
trim it prettily. Make your linen lawn with 
a tunic and sacque, or a single skirt and 
belted down polonaise. It plain white, 
trim with side plaits; if figured, bias ruf¬ 
fles. Your “ trained while alpaca” can only 
he worn as a house or evening dress, and 
the matter of “ service” is not particularly 
affected by the length of the hack breadths. 
You are the best judge of that. The “ host 
trimming lor a. hull’ linen and while pique 
Suit for a hoy not yet two years old,” would 
he brown braiding for the linen, and while 
for the pique; or bias hands of the goods 
piped with cambric, or braid of some con¬ 
trasting color ; capes and sacques are both 
worn with such suits. The latter keep in 
place better. 
Miscellaneous Answers. 
Sadie, Minnesota.—Most ot the questions 
mu nelr nave already been answered. If 
Nctu |JublicflttoiiG 
THE LATEST AND BEST POULTRY BOOK 
" All, hut Dr. Kitchener was a chemist, 
and knew what he was writing about. There 
is no knowledge equal to practical knowl¬ 
edge. And so now allow me to ask you to 
lest my system in that way,” and the Profes¬ 
sor led the way to a room where a dainty 
repast had been prepared. We did ample 
justice to it, meantime keeping up a running 
fire of talk, and concluded with a homily on 
tomatoes, which we will save until tomato 
season, substituting something about straw¬ 
berries instead. 
St raw bevvies Glazcil. 
The berries must be picked with the 
stems; wash in cold water, drain, and diy. 
For the sirup use good loaf sugar; propor¬ 
tions, five pounds of sugar to two quarts ot 
'• 1 - ; ,i !T: it Mlli P PG f jr 
: . . ■ ■ , .. ' •.ii-u- 
Fio. 1,—Monogram. Flat, Stalk and Knot 
Stitch. 
for good table cloths and sheets. The exe¬ 
cution of the letters is extremely quick, for 
which reason they have been chosen, and 
vet the effect is extremely rich and striking. 
looked enough. It has a little more than 
narked 44 at the hydrometer. The next 
luge is that of caramel, it becomes brown, and 
vould immediately burn. Alter the sirup is 
,aken from the fire, dip the strawberries in 
t. To do this, tic two together by their 
items, aud after dipping them in hang them 
over a hook, so the drippings may fall in 
some vessel. When perfectly cold, serve. 
A more delicate dish than strawberries or 
raspberries glazed cannot ho made. 1 Fey 
may tie made into molds by putting the fruit 
in, and using sirup enough to produce ad¬ 
hesion. T ,, 
Strawberry Jelly. 
Put the well ripened berries in a coarse 
towel and squeeze all the juice out of them. 
Put the juice in a stew pan, with as many 
pounds of sugar as of juice. Boil to a jelly, | 
watching and slumming carefully. As soon ( 
us done, put in pots or jars; when cool, dip 
a piece of '"bite paper the size of the inside 
of the pot In brandy, put it over the jelly, 
cover ti-u pot well, aud place in a dry, cool 
place, not too cold. What remains in the 
hag, may he made into 
Strawberry Compote, 
, kv throwing it in a hot. sirup ot sugar, and 
boiling a minute or so. Serve when cold. 
Strawberry Sula.I. 
Dust the bottom of ft dish with white 
sugar. Fill with alternate layers of berries 
and sugar. Over the top dust a pinch of nut- 
men- °n.o “ vicious” add French brandy. 
SHu onUia H to tl.li roller In o r ,.ul n.I convenient form, mak¬ 
ing it), w 01 U e»i>eeittliy valuable for Trformicv. 
From 111* Country Oontliiiii'ii). 
T.ik author ..nl» a book which will 1... n envoi,lout mhlltion to 
thil library ol' imy |""iltry hooper. 
li’ivjm U 10 V\ Mtorii Fiii'in*. i’» 
A. tliu lfttiwt unit oio. of ilic full,-*.1 mill l„..» llliLti nteil, iind «* « 
"‘““'■'v' ,v : 11 r K'sroA!" i u ii!i! uSki.ihl;;' ta suiij 
UUeiiliptt lilii.l.for although a einpnro. favorably w>lU 
inrmt *i hook*. 
From thn Plantoti.m, Atlanta. On. 
AM. tlio vurintioi of poultry, uaaful and 
timiltrv lmu>w», Rr *' 1 "* " *|J on m i uu utly and 
i'W"* • ''Vrl^uiu h r ;Tn' , ?h r u"'ii..mlaof nil who arc rul.lug 
pmiltrj. From , ll# NcW p; tia i„ n d Homcotoiui. 
IT ,, th«...... ^ wu.; 
tribe, fully unit attractively pictured nut- 
From till- N. V. MolbOili.it. 
T,„ work mu.tn.tm It. leMons by mpr. tlmn n hi.ndrc.l wondiuts 
ligont mriKjrift'nctf. 
From tbo RtxJiunlor Uattv E*pr«*o. 
ntul lLiinitbur tho wltOl« wulU U lud1»pon*nblo. 
s i 
Fio. 2 .—Monooham. Flat, with Stalk and 
Knot Stitch. 
Our illustrations show everywhere the 
stitches used in the working, yet we would 
mention a few particulars with regard to 
some of the patterns, not. forgetting again to 
ligtemc 
APPROVED COSMETICS. 
Glycerin).. Balsam. 
This is designed to whiten and soften the 
skin, remove roughness, chaps, chilblains 
and irritat ions from common causes : 
Take white wax (pure). \ 
Spermaceti.* outlets. 
Oil ot' almonds.. . J 
Melt together by a moderate heat in a glazed 
earthenware vessel, and add 
Glycerine (best).-.. •? ounces. 
litilsam of Pern..jounce. 
The mixture is to he stirred until nearly 
Fio. 3-— MqNOURAM. Fia. 4 .—Monogram. 
Flat, Co it lino and Flat Stitch. 
Hack Stitch. 
recommend black, red, yellow and brown 
letters in connection with white. Pocket- 
handkerchiefs with colored printed borders, 
now very fashionable, should he marked in j 
the same colors as the border. 
Stalk Stitch having such a 
‘I striking effect, hut yet not 
H found easy by all to work, 
|| pnii very well he replaced by 
iff back stitch, which in the 
S same way as cording stitch, 
‘J is twisted over again going 
“ backwards. In Figure 3, 
WC give a particularly easy 
Back Stitch, nn( i etTcctive execution of 
if balsam of Peru, twelve or fifteen drops of 
uttar of rose may ho employed.] 
Hiili-mm of Honey. 
Take line palu brandy.f ounces. 
Glycerine. 1 ounce. 
Mix by ti gentle heat; when cold add 
Alcohol. 1 onnee. 
Essence of ambergris.»nr ps. 
Citric acid.*» drachms. 
This is intended to remove freckles and dis- I 
colorations, as well as to improve the general 
appearance of the skin. 
Cold Cream. 
Take while wax I 0 j eac p.x ounce. 
Rpernmccti I . 
Oil of almonds. % nnu. 
Melt, pour the mixture into a Wcdgewood 
mortar which has been heated liy being im¬ 
mersed in hot water; add gradually 
Rose water.ounces, 
and stir until an emulsion is formed, and 
afterward until the whole is nearly cold. 
Put in pots. It may he perfumed with ber- 
aamot or lavender —Druggists' Circular. 
expense ol so doing mis oorne uy me -- 
Club, which was greatly interested in my 
experiments, and furnished nearly $30,000 
to defray the attendant expenses.” 
“You don’t, menu to die and have your 
wisdom and discoveries perish with you?” 
“ Oli, indeed not. But 1 am not yet ready 
to make them public; and moreover I hard- 
know if the public is yet ready to appreci¬ 
ate such information.” 
“How did the French restaurant styleof 
living succeed in Brooklyn ? Your plan ot 
furnishing families with hot meals at tlieir 
own houses, from your kitchen, seemed to he 
a good idea.” 
“ It succeeded well during a portion ol 
the year. But. many of the families who 
NOW 3=t E .A- D * 
A NEW EDITION OF THE 
Strawberries ripe and clean; sugai pun. 
and white; cream sweet and fresh—ah 1 
“ God might have made something better to 
eat, hut He never did.” 
Smiwherry Sherbet. 
Take one pound of picked straw berries, 
crush them to a smooth mass, then add three 
pints of water, juice of one lemon, one table¬ 
spoonful of orange flower water; let it stand 
for three or four hours. Put one pound ot 
refined white sugar in a dish, stretch over it 
a large cloth or napkin, and strain the straw¬ 
berries through it on the sugar; wring it to 
extract the juice; stir until the sugar is dis 
solved, then strain again, and set, it in icc 
for an hour before serving in small tumblers 
A Complete Practical Treatise on the Breeding, 
Management and Diseases of Sheep. 
By Hon. HENRY S. RANDALL, LL. D., 
Author of “ Sheep Husbandry in the South," " Fine 
Wool Sheep Husbandry;’ and Editor oj 
the Sheep Husbandry Department of the 
scrititinnl Is now placcit in Dm 
aud may Oc obtained of all U 
most complete- critical 'inil r«U 
enu Sheep Husbandry ever publ 
and should bn In the library of < 
land. Price 
Opinion* of the 
From tho New England Ffl 
The PRACTICAI. SHBPOKUn is a war! 
hv our twopIv. Il -lianld belli thn hm 
HYGIENIC NOTES, 
Wastliiuif Compound. 
Jackson’* 
In answer to S. B. please say I have used 
Jackson’s Com pound , faithfully, for over two 
years, and have never found it in any in¬ 
stance injurious to the clothes when used 
prudently, or according to direction. She 
will also find it a great saving of labor and 
soap in house-cleaning, as it. is not iojuiious 
to paint; and it is my opinion that if any ot 
the lady readers of the Rurai. New -York¬ 
er would once try it they would never he 
without it.—E. C. Dkvoe. 
--- 
Donu-Httc Inquiries.—Mrs. F. L- Emory aska 
some of our readers, who know how to doit well 
... ...il i.nr how to nan irreen Deas. Another 
Sore Nipple*. 
Reading the Rim at. New-Yorker, I 
have seen remedies for sore nipples. I send 
you one which cured mo when prescriptions 
from the doctor, and a dozen more ointments 
and washes, failed. An old negro woman 
came to see me, and telling her of my dis¬ 
tress, she told me to take common whisky 
and enough of loaf sugar to make a sirup, 
and apply it frequently until healed, which 
it did admirably. This is something within 
the reach of all, and does no injury to the 
child. About two tablespoonfuls of whisky 
o„,i an mm h of the suear as can be dissolved 
In 1.1,1a vuI'ihu* Ilia «mi,or um #b()U t ^leclinE. breeding 
that '4 iK- ewarv f,. ,f any faru^r to « ^Une*,. We heart ly 
wl^w&ii O, -d thoroughue.tb .1 
on HuibiutdfV. 
From tin* Ohio Farnwr. , . 
Tiib reputation nf tin- 
Sli»|,hcrd." Aerlcultural Swiiety. 
From til. Journal (.ftbeN. Y. S * work on sheep 
Tm* P*aCTIi;ai. SMEEItwnU » In« K ;,e, all »b» Important 
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matter r.aimred lor tba ,o«imKem»nt o' M Tbt , W( . 0 k meets the 
