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in Bavaria. According to several distinguished 
German chemist*, eggs that have been submitted 
to complete desiccation lose nothing of their in¬ 
trinsic value, If the process be conducted with 
certain necessary precautions; but contain, in 
an infinitely smaller bulk, the same quantity of 
alimentary matter as before the operation. The 
military authorities of Germany are watching 
the experiments with much interest, as the suc¬ 
cess of the system would place at their disposal, 
in case of need, large quantities of valuable food, 
in a form particularly easy of transport, and not 
liable to deterioration by keeping. Those who 
remember the Bignal services rendered by the 
Pea-meal sausage in the recent Franco-Prussian 
war, will recognize the wisdom of the authorities 
in encouraging all investigations of thi 3 nature. 
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USEFUL RECIPES. 
Extracting Grease .—If a silk or a cotton 
dress has been stained with grease, a very ex¬ 
cellent method of removing the spots, without 
taking out the color, is to grate raw potatoes to 
a pulp, in clear water, and pas* the liquid through 
a coarse sieve into another vessel of water. Let 
the mixture stand till the fino white partioleB 
have fallen to the bottom; then pour the liquor 
off clear, and bottle it for use. Dip a sponge in 
the liquor and apply it to the Hpot till it disap¬ 
pears ; then wash it in clean water several times. 
Tw» medium-sized potatoes will be enough for a 
pint of water. Bo very careful not to wet more 
of the dress than is necessary, us some delicate 
colors will look marked even with clean water. 
Transparent Soap.—Cut some Windsor soap, 
or other soap made from tailow, into small pieces, 
put them into a glass vial, pour in sufficient alco¬ 
hol Just to cover the pieces, and expose the mix¬ 
ture beside a fire to a moderate heat until it be 
dissolved. The vessel should ba slightly covered, 
to prevent the escape of the alcohol before the 
solution is complete; and this might be done 
either by a piece of thin paper tied over the 
mouth, or a cork loosely inserted Into the neck 
of the vial. When thoroughly melted, pour it 
out in the fluid state into molds, to harden. In 
order to color this soap, mineral colors are pre¬ 
ferable to vegetable, the latter being changed by 
the alkali. 
A Good Cement.— Pound burnt oyster-shells, 
sift the powder through ;a very fine siove, and 
grind it on a stone slab till reduced to the finest 
powder; then take tlio whites of eggs (according 
to the quantity of powder), beat them well, and 
having mixed them with the powder, form the 
whole into a kind of paste. With this paste join 
the pieces of china dr glass, and press them to¬ 
gether for seven or eight minutes, and the 
united parts will stand heat and water. 
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SELECTED RECIPES. 
Bread Pancakes ,—Cut bread dough which is 
ready for baking into strips or fancy designs, 
and drop into hot lard. When they are a fine 
brown, drain them well, and send to tho break¬ 
fast table very hot. To bo eaten with sirup. 
Scrambled Eggs with Pried Beef.— Shave the 
beef very fine; put. a tablespoonful of butter in a 
fryiug.pan; set it over the flru, and when hot 
put in the beef; heat a few minutes, stirring 
constantly to prevent burning ; boat up tho re¬ 
quired number of cggB and stir in with the hot 
beef ; stir altogether until tho eggs are cooked. 
Servo immediately. 
Fried Patties .—Mince a little cold mutton, 
beef, or veal, allowing one-third bam to two- 
third* of the other meat; add an egg boiled hard 
and chopped fine; season with salt, pepper, 
mace, and a little grated lemon-peel; moisten 
with cream. Make a good puff paste; roll thin 
and cut into round pieces; put the mince be¬ 
tween two of them; pinch the edges well, to 
keep in the mixture, and fry a light brown. To 
be eaten warm or cold, as liked. 
Eggs and Apples ,—Beat up the eggs as for 
omelet, pare and slice the apples, fry them in a 
little butter; then stir them in with the 
eggs. Melt a little butter in the frying-pan, put 
in tiie eggs and apples; fry turning over once, 
and Berve hot. 
Eggs and Cheese .—Into a baking-dish put 
four or five spoonfuls of milk thickened with 
flour; break into it six or eight eggs without 
breaking tho yelks; Bprinkle over tho whole 
some grated cheese and a little pepper and salt; 
bake in an oven, without aUowing the yelks to 
harden. Serre very hot. 
Lemon Dumplings .—Mix with ten ounces of 
fine bread-crumbs half a pound of beef suet, 
chopped line, a large tablespoonful of il^ur, the 
grated rind of one lemou. four ounces of loaf- 
sugar, or, if wished very sweet, more ; a little 
salt, and three eggs, well-beaten. Divide these 
into four equal portions, put into well-floured 
cloths and boil one hour. Serve hot, with brandy 
sauce. 
Billie Currant Dumplings .—A pint of flour, a 
quarter of a pound of fresh beef Buet, chopped 
fine, a salt-spoon of salt, a quarter of a pound 
of picked and cleaned 2ante currants, one egg, 
and milk enough to mix to the consistency of 
drop-biscuit. Boil in well - floured dumpling 
cloths threo-quarters of an hour; allow a table¬ 
spoonful to each dumpling. Serve with sauce. 
ipmtir Information. 
CURES FOR OPIUM HABIT. 
Prof. Albert B. Prescott of the University 
Of Michigan writes to the Peninsular Journal of 
Medicine, showing up in the true light several 
quack nostrums for curing what is called the 
“opium habit:” 1 
“The well-known operators in these secret 
engines for the slow torture of the most unfor¬ 
tunate are finding victims “in tho State of 
Maine. In the Boston Medical and Surgical 
Journal, for October 26, 187G, is a report from a 
special committee of the Cumberland County 
(Maine)Medical Society, giving an analysis made 
by Waltz and Stillwell. Chemists, Now York, of 
an “ opium antidote, issued by Mrs. J. A. Drol- 
linger of Lft Porto, Ind. It consists of morphia 
sulphate (morphine) in a solution of glycerine 
colored with aniline, and about seven grains to 
tho ounce. The committee had also obtained an 
analysis ol 1’rof. II. Carmichael, Portland, Maine, 
of the “ antidote ” of S. B. Collins, of La Porte, 
Ind. 'Jliis was found to contain morphia sul¬ 
phate, (morphine,) fourteen grain* to the ounoe 
(a teaspoouful would be a fatal dose to anv ono 
but a taker of opium.) 
Numerous “opium antidotes" (“ Beck’s cure,’’ 
“Squire’s cure," “S. B, Collin’s cure," and 
others of unknown origin) have been shown to 
consist essentially of mprplnu (morphine), and it 
does not require the testimony, which we have, 
to assure us that in the great majority of cases, 
those using these nostrums have no advantage 
of any sort from them. But it is not quite Bate 
to assort the impossibility of any cure by these 
articles, as they are given so as to afford a singu¬ 
larly favorable opportunity for a gradual dimi¬ 
nution of tho dose, the patient having just a 
month’s supply, at stated doses, and being 
warned against increasing tho dose of the un¬ 
known remedy. Further, it is uot without in¬ 
terest that qaiuine is somotimes put with mor¬ 
phine, in those “ cures." 
Tho following is an editorial by John J. Mul- 
heron, M. D.. taken from the pages of the jour¬ 
nal above mentioned We commend it, also, to 
your careful perusal, 
“The work which Prof. Prescott lias done 
through our columns during tho past year in 
“ exposing tho injuries sustained by the unwary 
from the devices and pretensions of artful em¬ 
pirics and imposters ” by giving analyses of the 
nostrums which flood the market, is ono which 
cannot be over-estimated. We are pleased to 
leain from a circular received that tins work is 
being supplemented by other analytical chomiata. 
At the August meeting of the Cumberland County 
(Maine) Medical Society, attention was called to 
certain alleged “opium antidotes” and a com¬ 
mittee consisting or Drs. Gei-rish, French and 
Foster were appointed to obtain an analysis of 
the preparation*. Two specimens, one manu¬ 
factured by Mrs. J. A. Drollingor, of La Porte, 
Ind-, and the other by Dr. 8. B. Collins, “tho 
great Narcologist of the age, also of La Porte, 
were submitted to analyses, the flrut by Walz A 
Stillwell, of New York city, and the other by Dr. 
Henry Carmielmel, Prof, of Chemistry in Bow- 
doin College, and Aasayer of tho State of Maine. 
These analyses confirm those made under the di¬ 
rection of Prof. Prescott, and prove the “ cures 
to be largely composed of opium or its alkaloids. 
“The evil of opium eating is widespread and 
is apparently on the increase. It can never be 
eradicated by any means except that which can 
come only through legal enactment. The sale 
of the so-called cures, together with Unit of the 
drug itself, Bhould be prohibited by law. As 
long as our druggists are permitted to sell opium 
over their counters to all comers, the habit of 
opium eating will increase and the trade in 
“cures' flourish. The circular, abeve referred 
to, calls upon us to publish the analyses mention- 
ed and to warn our readers and the public of the 
dangers which lurk In the specious announce¬ 
ments of the “great narcologists of the age.” 
This we most gladly undertake, under the full 
consciousness, however, that the good which will 
follow will scarcely justify the pains, until it 
arrests the attention of our legislators. Nothing 
hut a clause in our statutes to make it a misde¬ 
meanor to sell the drug except on the prescrip¬ 
tion of a reputable physician, will ever counter¬ 
act tho mischief." 
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For a Cough. —Two table-spoonfuls of brown 
sugar, one tea-spoonful of powdered saltpeter, 
and ono tea-spoonful of alum powdered and 
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