THE fttJIAL HEW-YOBKE 
deo claims much, but if one-halt can be accom¬ 
plished it will be worth far more than the cost of 
making the experiments necessary to establish 
the fact in regard to the truth or falsity of the 
theory advanced. We hope some of the Western 
States where grasshopper eggs abound, will give 
our veteran oonoussionist a chance to show 
what he can do in the way of destroying insect 
life as proposed. 
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A GOOSEBERRY PEST. 
Fob some time past we have suffered from the 
depredations of a worm upon our gooseberries 
and not observing anything in print relating to 
this particular insect. I thought it advisable to 
acquaint you with the facts of the case. While 
the gooseberry is yet young and tender—say 
about the size of a pea—a small worm (appar¬ 
ently hatched from an egg) appears and eats its 
way into the heart of the berry and becomes of 
agroenislr color. After living there for somo 
time and scooping dean the entire contents of 
the berry, it will next attack tho nearest borry 
and secure itself effectually against accident or 
danger by a sort of net or web-work thrown 
around and over these berries, at tho satno timo 
growing in length and strength and prospering 
in every way as satisfactorily as insects could de¬ 
sire. About the timo gooseberries are ripe—say 
about the latter end of .Inly—it has attained its 
full dimensions as a devouring larva and is about 
one or 1 inches in length and >^th of an inch 
in diameter, with small feet only on tho head 
end and has inclosed some 10 or 12 berries in its 
capacious web to satisfy its voracious and in¬ 
creasing demands, scooping all out thoroughly to 
the skin of the berry. 
These worms work by thousands on our plan¬ 
tation of a few hundred hushes and dostroy from 
one half to two thirds of tho entire crop of goose¬ 
berries. Now, as this fruit is of considerable 
value and importance, this insect depredation is 
felt to be something moro than a bonelit. It 
amounts to moro than judicious thinning—it is 
an actual and felt loss and a positive disappoint¬ 
ment to tho watchful grower, and tho trouble is | 
an ever increasing and rapidly growing one. Tho 
quostion is, what oaa be done to counteract tho 
iutlnence of so destructive an enemy to our 
gooseberries? Perhaps you or some of your 
intelligent and observing readers will give your 
thoughtful attention tu the matter, and let ns 
know through tho columns of your able and va'- 
uablo paper what you know about tho matter and 
what practical means can be adopted to ward off 
the attacks, or lessen the destructiveness of this 
gooseberry worm. B- Gott. 
Arkona, Out. 
[If any of our readers know of a remedy for 
the pest described, wo hope they will give it for 
the benefit of Mr. Got r and other cultivators of 
this fruit.-—E d. ltun.vn. 
Domestic (irtoiiomi). 
SMALL ECONOMIES. 
A correspondent of the Tribune thinks the 
present " hard times " will not bo without benefit 
to all classes, inasmuch as it will teach them that 
happiness does not consist altogether in the 
heaviness of tho purse. 
With a great many people the cost of a thing 
is the measure of its value and or the enjoyment 
to be derived from it. If the present depression 
of business and the consequent check in the cir¬ 
culation of money shall make us learn the lesson 
our ancestors bo thoroughly learned—how to 
make a little go a great way—the dull times will 
not be without great compensations. Wo have 
all of us been disused to admire and covet ex¬ 
pensive things aud despise all pleasures that do 
not draw heavily on the purse. Now we have a 
chance to find out how cheaply satisfaction may 
be bought by those who are willing to find it in 
little things. 
In foods more depends upon the skill of the 
cook than upon anything else. A prudent and 
e ionomical housewifo will make a soup of bits of 
cold meat and the broken bones of a roast, fla¬ 
vored with an onion, a carrot, and a bunch of 
parsley, that will be more savory than many a 
soup of thrice tho cost made by a raw Irish girl. 
From tho toughest parts of a fat and well-flavored 
beef or mutton she will compound toothsome and 
appetizing stews and roasts and potted meats that 
will make the eater forget that there are choicer 
bits with which he might bo regaled. Pieces of 
stale bread she will dry in the oven before they 
mold, and have always on hand delightful 
cr umbs to enrich soup or make savory force¬ 
meat to give flavor and richness to some piece of 
cheap but good meat. 
We are learning economy in dress. “It is 
wonderful,” said the head of one of our large 
city dry-goods houses, a few months since, * • the 
difference between the accounts of the rich peo¬ 
ple now and three years ago. Then there were 
silks, Ificea, g,q 4 v'-Vppfiivo good* ot all sorts to 
their debit; now muslin, flannel, table-linen, tho t 
sheer necessities of comfortablo life, are all the i 
most of them indulge in." Velvets are brushed 1 
and steamed, and come out as good as new; 
silks are dyed, mingled with other silks, and ( 
made into very stylish suits. This method runs . 
into all the cheaper styles of dross, and is bring- 
ing to light many a serviceable fabric that has j 
lain in drawers and chests for years unnsed. f 
There is one economy in dress wo have yet to 
learn, and that is in the time bostowed on mak- ^ 
iDg up stylish suits. If tho hours devoted to | 
ruffling and kuifo-plaiting were divided, and half 
of them given to the mastery of tho culinary 
art, to tho homo cutturo of the children, to deeds ^ 
of charity, would there not bo a clear gain in the ^ 
sum total done ? , 
In furniture we may learn economy, and find ; 
that ono can bo as happy and comfortablo with a j 
tapestry carpet as with a Brussels -, with an in- | 
grain as a tapestry; with a straw matting of 1 
good quality as with an ingrain The matting is , 
not so warm, to bo sure, as the woolen carpet- ^ 
ing, bnt it is swept more ta i y. It docs not 
absorb odors or retain dust, and in theso rce- 
pecta is more wholesome than tho other. Wo ' 
find haircloth upholstery cheaper than brocatello, ' 
and have no trouble with tho math. Wo discard 1 
stuffed chairs altogether, and our troubles with 
broken springs and excelsior dust sifting over 
tho carpet cease. 
As to books, wo are learning, or may learn, 
that we can find much yet in Milton, m tihaks- 
peare. in tho old philosophers, that is just as 
fresh and now to us as the* last issue from tho 
press might bo. Our inability to buy new books 
will bo a blessing to us. if it compels a more in¬ 
timate and thorough acquaintance with tho 
works of standard authors already in our libra¬ 
ries. Washington. Jefferson. Hamilton, Lin¬ 
coln, had small access to books in comparison 
with that possible to tho statesmen and thinkers 
of the present, day; yet they are not surpassed 
by tho present race of men holding tho offices 
they filled with ouch honor to themselves and 
their country. 
In society wo aro learning to economize. 
Groat balls and routs mid parties aro memories 
of tho past. Quiet, social gatherings of a few 
aro in vogue, and give a thousandfold more real 
satisfaction than could bo ginned in (be crush of 
multitudes of uncongenial and heterogeneous 
elements gathered from far and near. 
If we shall learn that tho true life is from 
within, and not from without; that in tho re¬ 
sources of our ow n hearts and minds, in the tittle 
blessings given us, and tho little pleasures possi¬ 
ble for us, there may be abundant peace and 
satisfaction, tho hard times” so much com¬ 
plained of will ho only ministers of benediction 
to all such as aro thus taught. 
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SELECTED RECIPES. 
To Stew Chiceens Whole.— Take a largo, ten¬ 
der chicken, and clean as for roastdDg; wash it 
thoroughly in several waters and wipe it dry with 
a clean towel; then season, inside and outside, 
with salt and pepper ; have ready as many oys¬ 
ters as the chicken will hold, which tako out of 
their liquor and after removing all tho little par¬ 
ticles of shell that may adhere, put them into a 
colander and let them drain ; (hen season the 
oysters with salt and pepper and fill tho chicken 
with as many ns it will hold. After skewering 
it tight, put it into a tin pail with a closely-fit¬ 
ting top, put tho pail into a pot of boiling water 
and let it boil until the chicken is tender. When 
tho chicken is done, remove it to a hot dish, cov- [ 
cring immediately, and set it where it will keep 
hot. Turn the gravy from the pail into a sauce¬ 
pan; add ono tablcspoonful of butter, three 
tablespoonfuls of cream, the yelks of three hard 
boiled eggs chopped fine, a little minced parsley, 
and a tablespoonful of corn-starch made Bmooth 
in a little cold milk. Boil up once, pour over the 
chickeu, and serve very hot. 
Fried Chicken with Oysters. —Take a nice ten¬ 
der chicken, open it down the back and after 
cleaning it well, pound all tho bones flat; wash, 
and wipe it dry on a clean towel; then season 
with pepper and salt, and fry slowly inBwcetlard 
until tender, and a line brown on both sides. 
Then put it on a dish where it will keep warm. 
Pour off the lard in the pan and any brown par¬ 
ticles that may remain : then add one half pint 
of hot water and flour enough to make the gravy 
of tho proper consistency. Have ready about 
together; then season with salt and pepper. 
After letting it simmer about ten minutes, add 
half a gill ot Madeira wine and send to table hot. 
Oyslcm Salad. Drain tho liquor well from a 
quart of oysters and cut them with a sharp knife 
into dice. Cut the white part of ouo hunch of 
celery into pieces the same size of the oysters. 
Beat two eggs very light and mix in one tea¬ 
spoonful of powdered sugar ; then whip in grad¬ 
ually one tablespoonful of salad oil until it is a 
light cream; havo ready the yelks of two hard 
boiled eggs, rubbed to a powder; add to them 
one teaspoonful of salt, ono teaspoonful of pop¬ 
per, ono teaspoonful of made mustard; beat 
these into tho oil and yelks and then, two or 
three drops at a time, a half teacup of cider 
vinegar. Whip the dressing lightly for two or 
three minutes; mix the oysters and celery, hand¬ 
ling them lightly; pour half tho dressing over 
them, stirring gently for a minute, and pour the 
rest ou top. Garnish with celery tufts and the 
whites of the hard boiled eggs. Servo soon as 
possible after it is mixed. 
Plain Boiled Pudding. Ono cup of sour 
cream ; ouo half cup of molasses ; ono half cup 
of melted bntter ; 2I.> cups of flour ; one tea¬ 
spoonful of soda; a little salt. Mix raolassos 
and butter together and l»eat until very light; 
stir in tho cream and salt aud then tho flour grad¬ 
ually until it is a smooth batter; beat in iho dis¬ 
solved soda thoroughly and boil in a buttered 
mold an hour and a half. To be eaten hot with 
sweet liquid sauce. 
Macaroni Pudding.—A quarter of a pound of 
macaroni broken into pieces en inch long ; ono 
pint of water ; one tablespoonful of butter : one 
largo cup of milk ; two tablespoonfuls of pow¬ 
dered sugar; grated peel of half a lemon; a 
littlo cinnamon and salt. Boil the macaroni 
slowly in the pint of water (in a dish set in a 
kettle of boiling water) until it is tender. Tin n 
add tho other ingredients. Stir altogether, tak¬ 
ing caro not to break tho macaroni: simmer ten 
minutos. Turn it out on a deep dish and servo 
with sugar and cream. 
Jelly Pic.— Mako a crust of puff paste and line 
your pie-plate; tako two soda crackers rolled 
lino and ono cup of currant jelly; boat them 
well together, adding a little water; pour into 
the pie-plato and bake in a qniek oven. 
Green Apple Pie. -Grate six raw apples; add 
a cup of sugar, threo tablespoonfifia of melted 
butter, four eggs, a littlo lemon juico, a few 
dried currants and a littlo spico; lino pie-plates 
with puff paste; fill and bako without an upper 
crust. Mbs. Rustic, 
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USEFUL HINTS. 
means are not uow taken to restore the circula¬ 
tion, disorganization and death of that portion 
takes place, followed by sloughing and detach¬ 
ment from tho living tissue. 
What thus takes place in a part of the body 
may take pluco in the whole, when tho person is 
said to bo frozen to death. By continued 11 - 
posure to cold, tho blood in tho extremities is 
gradually forced towards the body, engorging 
the larger blood vessels, heart, lungs, and brain, 
and producing an almost unconquerable inclina¬ 
tion to sleep. But in this condition sleep would 
bo followed by death. 
In case of freezing, active aud onorgetio 
means must bo brought to bear to re-establish 
the circulation of tho blood Never apply heat, 
as resuscitation depends upon a gradual return 
of tho circulation, and if tho body is heated 
suddenly by external means death may follow. 
The body should be taken immediately iuto a 
cold room, the clothing removed, oml friction 
applied briskly. Tho body may be rubbed with 
snow, or cloths wot in cold water, tho friction 
being continued until signs of teturning anima¬ 
tion become manifest, when tho patient must bo 
thoroughly dried. Meanwhile artillcial respira¬ 
tion should ho kept up until Iho natural breathing 
is established. Tho patient should still bo kept 
in a cold atmosphere, and as soon us conscious¬ 
ness returns, stimulants, such as aromatic spirits 
of ammonia, ginger or beef-tea, should l.o ad¬ 
ministered. Gradually (lui temperature of tho 
room should bo raised, but Iho patient should bo 
kopt from too near approach to tho fire. 
Freezing of Iho nose, cars, or extremities 
must bo treated upon iho same principle, tbo 
parts being Tubbed with snow, or kept wet with 
cold water, in all cases avoiding exposuro to 
heat. 
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CHLORAL PLASTER. 
Dr. Solari, of Marseilles, recommends this 
plaster as an excellent application in cases of 
neur algia aud certaiu nervous pains arising from 
exposure to cold. Tho piaster is easily prepared 
by powdering tho chloral over a common pilch 
plaster ono to two scruples of chloral for every 
four square inches of tho plaster. Caro is taken 
not to incorporate the chloral with tho pitch. It 
is applied for twenty-four to forty-eight hours; 
when removed, tho skin is found covered by a 
number of small vesicles; thcro aro opened, and 
Hie part thou covered with a cerate dropping. 
Generally speaking, it will bo found that Iho 
pain has disappeared before tho vesicles heal. 
| Dr. Bolari states that numerous cases of lumbago, 
intercostal and other forms of neuralgia, etc., 
I havo been rapidly cured by this simple method. 
Tar- Water as a Dye. —Tar-water may be em¬ 
ployed for dyeing silk or wool ashen gray. The 
stuff is first mordanted with weak porchlorido of 
iron, by soaking in tho solution some hours. It 
is then drained and passed through the bath of 
tar-water. The oxyghenato of iroD, which is 
thus precipitated on the fabric, gives a very solid 
color. 
Cleaning Silk The following mode of clean¬ 
ing silk garments has been successfully tested. 
The garment must first be ripped an l dusted. 
Havo a large flat board; over it spread an old 
sheet. Take half a cup of ox gall, half a cup 
ammonia, and half a pint tepid soft water. 
Sponge the silk with this on both sides, especially 
tho soiled spots. Having finished sponging, roll 
it on n round stick like a broom handle, being 
careful not to have any wrinkles. Silk thus 
washed and thoroughly dried needs no ironing, 
and has a lustro like new silk. Not only silk, 
but merino, barege, or any woolen goods, may 
be thus treated with the best results. 
For Walnut stains.— The juico of ripe toma¬ 
toes will remove the fetaiu of walnuts from the 
hands without injury to the skin. 
To kill Anls.— A strong solution of carbolic 
acid aud water poured into holes kills all tho 
ants it touches, and tho Burvivors immediately 
take themselves off. 
fMimic Information. 
FROST-BITES. 
The following suggestion on “ frost-bites," 
twenty-live large oysters, which remove from by j) r , Greene in his “ Problem of Health,” 
their liquor and put into the pan with the gravy; m »y be of use to some of our readers, these cold, 
let them simmer until their gills begin to shrivel, frosty days: 
observing to stir them all of the time. M hen when portions of the body which are far 
done, pour them over the chicken and send to f roru tbe heart, as the fingers, toes, nose, and 
the table hot. ' ears, are exposed to an intense degree of cold, a 
Chicken Dressed as Terrapins.—Boll a fine, condition is produced, known as frost-bite. The 
large, tender chicken; when done and while; first sensation in a part thus exposed is a tingling 
warm, cut it from the bones into small pieces, as or smarting pain ; there is a slight puffiuess aud 
for chicken salad; put it into a stew-pan with purplish discoloration, owing to tho impeded 
one gill of boiling water ; then stir together nntil circulation. Gradually tho part becomes pale, 
perfectly smooth, one quarter of a pound of but- tho circulation of blood is arrested, tho pain 
HYGIENIC NOTES. 
Pimples. —A dose of castor oil will aid you iu 
removing pimples. 
Freckles. —Lemon juice and glycerine will re¬ 
move tan and freckles. 
Barfs.—Lunar caustic, carefully applied so 
as not to touch the skin, will destroy warts. 
Cleaning Ilair -Spirits of ammonia, diluted 
a little, will cleanse the hair very thoroughly. 
PirspirnHon. -To obviate offensive perspira¬ 
tion, wash your feet with soap and diluted 
spirits of ammonia. 
A Cure for Chilblains Wanted. — Will you 
please ask your numerous readers fora sure cure 
for “chilblains,” and oblige a Constant Reader. 
Catarrh Recipe. —Take ono-third pulverized 
saltpeter and two-thirds pulverized sugar, mix 
wt II, and snuff two or three times a day, and it 
will prove a sure cure. 
Chilblain Lotion.—Dissolve one ounce of 
muriate of ammonia in half a pint of cider 
vinegar, and apply frequently. One-half pint 
of alcohol may he added to this lotion with good 
effect. 
Pneumonia. —Crude petroleum (pure Penn¬ 
sylvania) is good for pneumonia; outward ap¬ 
plication ; rub well (taking care not to blister) 
once or twice a week; take five to ten drops of 
same in coffee; keep oil from lamp or tiro, as it 
is very inflammable ; refined oil will not do, as 
there is acid in it. •> 
More Medicines can ho taken with safety at tho 
regular meals and in our daily habits than people 
generally believe. An excellent lesson in this 
sort of remedies can bo taken from the domes¬ 
tic animals constantly surrounding us. Where 
many human beings would take violent purga¬ 
tives, tho house dog will go out-doors aud eat 
grass, and where many othors would take a con¬ 
coction of nervines, tho domestic cat will find a 
comfortable (dace and take quiet naps. 
A Iieal Remedy for sea-sickness, says tho 
Journal du Havre, is said to havo at last been 
discovered. Tho formula varies with the stato 
1 of tho water, tho constitution of the iudividua), 
and tho moro or less liability to suffer from that 
ihu runu. Mruvuiviuiwu, vv iuv nu - . _ .... . *« 
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ter, one teaspoonful of flour and tho yelk of ono 
egg, w.hich add to the chicken, stirring all well 
ceases, and tho person congratulates himself, 
little thinking that the part is frozen. If active 
distilled water, fifty grams; currant sirup, sixty 
grams; French essence of mint, two drops. 
Half tho mixture to be taken pn embarking. 
