iug water, had no excuse for her ignorance. 
Of the many ways of preparing this popular 
form of nourishment for the sick, the writer 
prefers the following method, which is that 
of a celebrated physician. Cover one pound 
of lean beef with a pint of cold water; beat it 
with a silver fork for 10 minutes; place it 
over the fire and simmer for 20 minutes; 
strain and set aside to cool. When cold, re¬ 
move the fat, which will have formed in little 
Hakes on the top, heat, season with a little salt 
and serve with nice toast or thin wafers. 
The flatuleuey that sometimes follows the use 
of beef-tea, may be prevented by boiling a 
bit of bruised ginger with the tea. 
In regai-d to poultices there is often a la¬ 
mentable ignorance. A cold, clammy poul¬ 
tice is positively harmful. To make a linseed 
poultice, lay a piece of clean rag large enough 
to cover the required spot, upon a hot dish; 
meanwhile pour in a basin the desired quan¬ 
tity of warm water, scatter in the linseed 
meal, and stir with a knife until it is of the 
proper consistency. A sloppy poultice is 
damp and uncomfortable, and one that is too 
dry will not hold together. Spread over the 
rag evenly, and double it over an inch at the 
edges. Take it to the bed-side on a hot dish. 
Bind it on firmly with folds of bandaging and 
cover with a compress of flannel to retain the 
heat. A piece of oil-silk is less clumsy aud 
will keep moisture from the. bed-clothes. Tu 
the case of a bed-ridden person, a pailful of 
fresh, cold water kept under the bed will 
often prevent bed sores. Where these have 
formed, an old silk handkerchief tacked inside 
the garments will give a grateful feeling of 
relief and coolness. a mother. 
MATCH-HOLDER. 
One of the prettiest Christmas gifts that. I 
received was a match Ik>x made out of a little 
wooden butter tray, such as grocers give you 
when you buy small quantities of butter or 
lard, aud two clay pipes. The butter tray is 
oval, painted black and varnished. The pipes 
are gilded, crossed aud tied together with red 
satin ribbon so that the bowls set upward. 
These are secured to the tray by a few stitches 
through the ribbon that holds them together. 
One pipe bowl is intended for good matches, 
the other for those burnt. aunt jane. 
RIBBON WASTE. 
In reply to our inquiry as to where the 
above could be obtained, ‘‘Palmetto” writes: 
The “ribbon waste” to which I referred in 
my article wits obtained at oue of the ribbon 
mills in Paterson,New Jersey. I presume it can 
lie obtained at any mill where ribbons are manu¬ 
factured. Floss in large skeins, and beauti¬ 
fully assorted colors for the embroidery, can 
also be had at the silk mills for 30 cents an 
ounce. 
DOMESTIC RECIPES. 
KM BUDDING. 
An economical fig pudding is made as fol¬ 
lows: Chop fine half a pound of ligs, and four 
ounces of suet, add eight ounces of bread 
crumbs, six ounces of brown sugar, two ounc¬ 
es of flour, a gill of milk and a little grated 
nutmeg; stir nil these well together and add 
two beaten eggs: put into a buttered mold 
and boil for four hours. A plain and cheap 
pudding sauce is made by stirring into a pint 
of boiling water, a tablespoouful of corn-star eh 
dissolved iu cold water; add one cup of sugar, 
and two ounces of butter; flavor to taste with 
nutmeg, lemon-rind, cinnamon, brandy, or 
win a. A ounce made front the juice of tart 
canned cherries is especially nice for lig pud¬ 
ding which is rather insipid if it has not a rich 
and at the same time a sour sauce. Use as 
above, substituting the juice for the water. 
_ MARY L. 
MEAT CAKES. 
The remains of a cold roast or boiled leg of 
mutton that has been rarely cooked, will be 
most delicious if prepared as followed: Chop 
the meat as fine as possible ami mix it with 
half us much tine bread crumbs, and a quarter 
us much hoof-suet, also chopped very fine and 
freed from strings. Put these ingredients in¬ 
to a bowl, with a cupful of minced oysters 
(fresh ones of course are best but the canned 
ones may be used), add a seasoning of thyme, 
marjoram, pepper, salt, and a little powdered 
mace; mix with two well-beaten eggs for a 
pound of the cold mutton; stir until it forms 
a stiff paste; form into balls or sausages aud 
fry. MRS. A. M. FOSTER. 
HASHED GAME. 
Cut the remains of cold roast, duck, part¬ 
ridge, or any kind of game iuto small pieces 
and dredge them well with Hour; put them 
into a stew pan with u half cupful of stock and 
h tablespoouful of mushroom, catchup or 
some kind of table sauce; season with salt and 
red pepper and let it simmer very slowly for 
ton minutes. Lift out the pieces with a colan¬ 
der spoon, and lay upon nicely-browned toast. 
Put a few drops of lemon-juice into the sauce, 
boil up once and pour it over the whole. The 
pickings of cold game that could be used in 
uo other way, fixed as above make a very 
tasteful breakfast or supper dish. If no stock 
is handy a little may bo made by boiling the 
bones for half an hour with a small onion, and 
the usual seasonings. fanny' l. 
BAKED INDIAN PUDDING. 
The following is a reliable though some¬ 
what expensive recipe for the above dish, but 
it is most delicious: Take one pint of 3'el low 
Indian meal aud stir into it a quart of boiling 
milk. Let four ounces of butter melt slowly 
by the fire, and mix it with a pint of molasses; 
flavor with nutmeg and the grated rind of a 
lemon, aud stir very gradually into the milk 
and meal; when almost cold stir in quickly 
six well-beaten eggs. Pour into a buttered 
pudding dish, and bake from oue-aud-a-half 
to two hours. 
For a more economical pudding that is still 
quite good enongh to be relished In' hungry 
children and grown people too, we can recom¬ 
mend the rc<;ipn given below: Into seven 
tablespoonfuls of eorn-meni stir one quart of 
scalding milk, acupful of molasses, a teaspoon¬ 
ful of salt and a tablespoonful of ground gin¬ 
ger. Bake covered for two hours in a slow 
oven; remove the cover and brown for half 
an hour, increasing the heat of the oven. 
M. A. B. 
PRESERVING EGGS FOR FAMILY USE. 
The following preparation I have used for 
40 years for preserving eggs, without the loss 
of half a dozen a year. I do not pretend that 
eggs so kept are equal to fresh eggs for the 
table, but for all cooking purposes they are 
perfectly preserved. They not. only keep 
good through the Winter, but I have taken 
them out 18 months after putting them iu the 
brine and found them good. I use for the 
purpose two large butter tubs, so that while 
using from oue I can be putting them down 
iu the other. 1 prefer eggs laid in the months 
of Mn >, June, September and October as most 
likely to be in good condition for keeping. 
One pound of fresh unslaked lime, one pound 
coarse rock salt and three gallons of soft water. 
Twice this quantitj’ will preserve from 20 to 
25 dozen eggs. The ingredients should be pre¬ 
pared two or three weeks befoi'e usiug, stir- 
riug frequently so that the lime will be thor¬ 
oughly mixed, as the heat evolved from slak¬ 
ing would harden the 3'elks of the eggs. Wheu 
properly prepared, there will be a tliiu crust 
on the liquid like thin ice, and as long as there 
is a crust on top. eggs may be put iu and 
taken out as needed. The shells will be slightly 
coated w ith lime. No straining is necessary. 
Mix the ingredients in the vessel 5'ou intend 
for the eggs and let the cream remain in the 
bottom after it has been stirred for a sufficient 
length of time. maktha 
REMEDY FOR BED-BUGS. 
Corrosive sublimate, pulverized aud 
mixed with lard, aud applied to cracks 
and joints of bedsteads, is a life-long remedy 
of mine for these pests. I never put up a new 
bedstead without giving it a dose of prevent¬ 
ive, and, during almost, 50 years of house¬ 
keeping, have never had an insect in one of 
them. C. M. h. 
WHAT OTHERS SAY. 
M. E. Dewey, in Good Housekeeping, 
sa3 T s of hospitality that we may fairly 
acknowledge that to have visitors in one’s 
house demands the sacrifice of our leisure, our 
attention, our little personal "ways” that are 
so dear to us, and that, notwithstanding the 
exquisite pleasure of dose intercourse that 
often comes to us iu this way alone, a large 
part of our care as hosts is spent upon people 
who are only moderately interesting to us, 
and sometimes upon those who require our 
utmost patience and indulgence to put up with 
them alL... 
The same writer, with rare good sense, sug¬ 
gests that it a friend comes iu upon a homely 
or scanty dinner, that we eke out the meal 
w ith bread and butter or a jar of canned 
fruit, and say nothing in deprecation,... 
Christine Thru uni: Herrick says that the 
addition of a couple of teaspooufuls of am¬ 
monia to the suds in which dish towels are 
scrubbed does no harm, and assists materially 
in the removal of dirt. The towels should 
never be boiled until washed thoroughly. 
Otherwise boiling sets the stains. 
G. O. Gaines, in Albany Cultivator, says 
that n child at first learns only by inquiring, 
but that in mam cases, the tnembersof a fam¬ 
ily cannot, or will not, take time to answer 
tin* liundreth part of the puzzlLug questions 
that rise iu the busy brain of the little student. 
But, absurd aud irrelevant as these inquiries 
frequently seem, it is unwise to turn the 
juvenile questioner away w ithout at least 
-attempting a sensible and definite reply, and 
that it will pay to furnish what information 
we can to an eager, curious child. 
PtSKllantouji g.fl»ertisi»0. 
Doctors Prescribe 
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, for three 
reasons : — it is perfectly safe for old or 
young, — can be relied upon in cases of 
emergency, — and possesses great cura¬ 
tive powers. 
I consider Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral a 
medical success and a chemical tri¬ 
umph. I have found this medicine a 
powerful specific for Colds, Coughs, and 
Pulmonary Complaints. I use it in my 
own family and recommend it iu m3’ 
practice.—Parker Cleveland, M. D*, 
PvOf. of Chemistry and Materia Medica, 
Bow duiu College, Brunswick, Me. 
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is an invalu¬ 
able* remed3 r for Colds, Coughs, and all 
Pulmonary diseases. I use it myself 
and prescribe it in my practice. — A. S. 
Potteiiger, M. I>., Glen Gardner, N. J, 
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, 
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