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WNITENING First clean off all the old grease, pipeclay, &c., using a stiff brush and clean water, then allow tho leather to dry thoroughly; now rub it quite smooth with a bone or knife-handle, then give a coat of paste, made, says Work, as follows: Take oro square.-of pipeclay and put it whole into a small saucepan; add enough water to cover it. Put it on a slow fire, and skim off the scum as it rises till no more appears. Let it stand till cold, pour off surplus water, and beat the clay into a stiff paste; add two teaspoonfuls of boiled strrdi and a trace of blue. Apply with a soft brush. Be careful not to apply too thick. When quite dry polish with a soft rag, and the white will not rub off. THE TONGUE IN DISEASE. It may be interesting to know that different com- plaints are indicated by the condition of the tongue, as follows: A white-coated tongue indicates febrile disturbance; a brown, moist tongue indicates dis- ordered digestion or overloaded primte viie; a brown, dry tongue indicates depressed vitality, as in typhoid conditions and blood poisoning; a red, moist tongue indicates debility, as from exhausting discharges; a red, dry tongue indicates pyrexia, or any in- flammatory fever; a "strawberry" tongue, with pron inent papillae, indictes scarlet fever or rotheln; a red glazed tongue indicates debility, with want of at"milative power of digestion; a tremulous, flabby tongue indicates delirium tremens; hesitancy in protruding the tongue indicates concussion of the brain protrusion at one side indicates paralysis of the muscles of that side. EXERCISE IN CHILDHOOD. The amount of exercise in childhood and in youth should be carefully regulated, as in many instances ambitious children will far exceed their strength, in the effort to avoid being outdone by older and more robust companions. In infancy the almost incessant movements of a baby's limbs shew how imperative is the instinct of nature for muscular exercise. Ilence it is important not to restrict too the freedom of infants, and care should be taken to prevent their clothing being too tight to allow ample freedom of the limbs. EYCll the cry of a young child is often useful as a means of exercising the muscles of the chest, and in moderation must not be dis- couraged. The best muscular exercise fer young children, says a well-known writer, is the move- ments to which they are led by their natural playful- ness. They, if left to themselves, will run, tumble, and even" wrestle with each other like pportive kittens. Each limb and every muscle of their bodies will by turns rise and fall, swell, contract, and per- form all the action of which they are capable. They are hardly at rest a moment, and each movement they make ia of the freest and most graceful kind. Nothing can be more favourable for the fi develop- mcnt of the muscular system, and, in fact. for vigorous growth and sound health, tlwn the motions of a child in the free indulgence of its playful moods. During childhood and youth, efforts should be made to exercise every important muscle in the body. TEACH GIRLS TO USE THE NEEDLE. It is not a kindness to allow a girl to grow up unfamiliar with her needle. With this tiny weapon a woman may drive away either want or e 1/lli, if she be well trained in its use. Hawthorne, "plies it on occasion; the woman's eye that has discovered a nrw star turns frem its glory to send the polished little instrument gleam- ing along the hem of her kerchief, or to darn a casual flay in her dress. It is a tohn of healthy and gentle characteristics when women of accom- plishment and high thought love to sew, especially as they are never more at home with their own hearts'than when so occupied." MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS. Give your girls a good, substantial school educa- tion. Teach them how to get up a good meal. Teach them how to wash and iron clothes, how to darn stockings and sew on buttons, how to make their own dresses and underclothing. Teach them how to make skirts, how to make bread. Let them know that a shilling is twelve pence, and how to make it go as far as possible. Teach them to wear thick clothing in winter, and warm, thick shoes. Teach them to do the marketing, and every day to learn a practical, common-sense lesson of some sort, and, above all, self-reliance, which is of inestim- able worth. And, added to all this. give them the best intellectual companionship in the authors they read, as well as your own personal sympathy; as you would share with your daughters their pleasures, their pains, their hopes, their disappoint- ments, so you must share their intellectual growths. this very sympathy you will make the intel- lectual and moral atmosphere, breathed by your children in the books they may read, all pervasive and most potent for good, and when they are intro- duced into general society they will have a touch- stone within themselves that will separate the true from the false. CARELESSN;S;. Few people realise that carelessness is selfishness. "I didn't think is not a sufficient excuse for leaving pins in the underclothing, by which a laundress lacerates her hand at the risk of blood poisoning. To leave ammonia or carbolic acid where a child may reach it is worse than careless, it is criminal. A tack with the pointed end up, a rusty nail in a board, may cause lockjaw in one who steps on it. A certain woman who is called "cranky on this subject never passes such a piece of board without turning it over, and never sees a bit of orange or banana peel on a sidewalk without punching it into the gutter with the point of her sunshade or umbrella, or even with her foot. Loose carpet at the head of a staircase may cause sprains, broken limbs, even death. Spinal concussion may result from having one's dress skirt heedlessly stepped on, causing sudden falls and striking of the end of the spine. Those who would be the last to work evil by want of heart too often do so by want of thought. SAND-BAGS. Sand holds the heat for a long time, which makes the sand-bag valuable in a sick-room. Dry some clean sand thoroughly in a kettle on the stove. Make a. bag about a quarter of a yard square of flannel, fill it with dry sand, few the openings together, and cover with cotton or linen. This will prevent the sand sifting out, and will also enable you to heat the bag quickly by placing it in the oven, or even on the top of the stove. After using this you will never again warm the hands or feet of a sick person with hot water or brick. The bag can be placed close up to the back without hurting the invalid. CARE OF THE FACE. It is agreed that the too frequent use of inferior cold cream is the prime cause of many troubles, causing especially blackheads. Not that it is not excellent in its place, and should be on every toilet- table, but the ignorant use of it, or of any other OIl substance, clogs the pores and retards natural action. Cold cream should never be allowed to remain on the skin overnight. It does no good, and lots of injury. Wash the face with it before retiring, by rubbing it gently in with a flannel or soft towel,and then as carefully remove every trace of it with a perfectly clean one. keeping up a gentle massage until there is 110 oiliness at all. This mode of treat- ment will be found a certain aid, and there will be no damaging results afterwards. Many people decry the u;e of ;onp on the face, which is all a gross mistake, providing a good, reliable quality is used. Soap, with hot water, effectually cleanses the pores, but, of course, it must be thoroughly washed off, and a brisk rubbing given to the skin to promote circulation. To sum it all up, there are, after all, only a few simple rules to follow if a woman wishes to improve her complexion, or to keep what she already has. The general health must be good, the diet looked to, plenty of outdoor exercise taken, a fondness for the bath-tub cultivated, and one's temper kept un- ruftted at all costs. NICE DISHES. FOWL PIE —Clean, prepare, and cut into moderate portions a good plump fowl. Place the pieces in a saucepan with enough water almost to cover, and simnm- gently for four hours, or perhaps less, if the bird were young and tender. Then line the bottom of a pie-dish with slices of fat bacon, lay the boiled fowl on top, with salt, pepper, and slices of hard- boiled egg between; pour over the liquid in which the fowl was boiled, and cover with good pie crust. Bake in a moderately hot oven. SALMON IN ASPIC.—Pound together in a mortar a quarter of a small cucumber, and of cooked fresh or tinned salmon. When pounding add ono tablespoonful of salad oil, a teaspoonful of Tarragon vinegar, a dust of cayenne pepper, a little green colouring liquid, and .some thick cream, to moisten the whole. Press thl(è ingredients through a hata sieve with half a nt of savoury aspic jelly, and' set to harden on ice. During this process preparo plain round mould by lining it with aspic jelly to the thickness of a iin., then cut the congealed talmon into small rounds with fancy edges, and arrange these in the mould, setting them about 2in. ppart. Between each put little lozenges of cooked beetroot and carrot, and set with liquid aspic jelly. Ti e centre then fill with a mixture of cooked lobster and anchovies, minced fine, a teaspoonful each of chopped chervil, and Tarragon, six small olives, and two tomatoes, skinned and without pips. Moisten these ingredients with two tablcspoonfuls of sauce tartare, mixed with a tablespoonful of aspic jelly, and put the mould on ice to set. When cold, turn out and garnish at the base with whipped asnic and thin slices of cucumber and crayfish. Decorate tho top of the mould in a similar manner. Meaning caecie. —A cattle-dealer, giving a pre- sentation among some friends, started with tho following: "WeeJ, friends, this is no' work for me; it is work for a minister. You see, a minister is always reading books; in fact, his head is full of books; but for my head, it is full of beasts." Average world reformer: "We are going to haye another great meeting to-night, to protest against English tyranny in Ireland, iiussian tyranny in Poland, Turkish tyranny in—in some place or other, I forget the name and to protest in the name of the Christian world against the cruel treatment of missionaries in China. Can't you coma Every- day citizen: "Very sorry, but I promised to go found this evening and help relieve the necessities of some poor families in the street btfuqd yew ,.¡qnçq, '» ,<.v.>1-rl-ó';it

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