Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 13, 1878, Page 10

Lot THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY APRIL 13, 1878—(WELVI' PAGLES, THE HOME. MY EXPERILNCE. 1am ferling much better, thongh still very wesk, And at times I'm #0 nervous I scarcely ean speak, And yet before long I'm in hopes to ha able ‘To take my new pisce at the foot of the table; For know, all yo men, that I've |stely been To & fearfui extent too, and sdre tempest-tossed. Tlow it sl eame abont, I can scarcely recall, And up to the present I've felt mach too small, As well ae downtrodden, to make an ingulry And wife. she has been, too, ko awfaily flery ‘That I've hot & glimmer of how it 11l end, Unless we can And s & mataal frlend. 1 have an Idea It began in this way? Tbad read *' The Home " columns, and thonghi to dispiay 2y knowledge of household affairs, and Isatd ‘That, {fhalf of the letters were true I had read, They showed somothiog wrong in onr bosrding alairs, T atood, when I spoke, at the head of the stairs. The Oret thing T knew, 1was fying through space. The doctor, he aald ‘twas s scrions case; * No bones have you broken, though badly yoa'rs bratsed} Yon look as thongh having boen sadly ill-used. #ays ho; and he whispered with awe, *'8he (s almost as bad az my mother-in-law.'" To-day, feeting bettor, I've tried to find ont The canse of the miachief, and what ‘twas abont; 8o I gontly requested my dear better-half To enlighten my mind, when she gave me a laneh, And sho sald, in avolce that was meant to be kind, **1 think now, my dear, wo shall be of one mind. 4 Tho truth ls, quite ofton yon've ventared of Ista The economy ‘question as food for dabate: ‘Yon mennt it for me, bul I don‘t liko 8 row, And really I think it won't hother us now; Dat, in ¢aso that it should, why then 1 may men- tlon Tt will have, s beforetime, my atrictest attention. *t Jemima may flatter her nenhews and ntoces And tell of tholr viriues: I think (hey are geeses [You sce sho was vesed, and a slip of the tongne May then bo excused, though tho word may be wrang], ‘Who onght to keep single, nor drag themselves down To whera they can wear bat a callco gowa." 1 rald not s word, for T'm not very strong: Yet I know in my heart that hor logic s wrong, And. 1f it 18 tanght to our son and onr davghter, It cannot but lead them bota Into hot water, . And cven my boteer-half may, In the end, De wanting a dollar, nor ha Cutcav, Avril, 1878, NOTES TO CONTRIBUTORS, It would be a most excellent thing if the friends of The ome could sumenow be made to apprecialo tie provistons of the Postal law, One day this week two packaues of bulbs were rocoivod st this oftice. 'The firet way from llock lsland for Jeffer- son, o contributor In tialesburg. Tha posiage was properly about 10 cents, and that amount was pald Hut the sender had Inclosed a written nate, and thut aubjected the whole to lotter postage at the rute of slx cents per vnnce, 80 that there was b0 centa udditionsl due. ‘I'he conductor did not take {n the pacaage, aud It haw gono to the Dead- Letter Litlee, hat Jeffurson will loso her plant, The other package was directed to the conductor of Tuo Home, and thaty too, had sume welting In it, no thnt the postinan wantod 33 cents more. T'hat packaya has also gone to the Doad-Lotter Office, WIIL the contrionturs ploase to remember this: Tho pusiage on bulbe, flowers, roots, etc., is ono eent per ounce, but uny sort of writlng on the in. thle of the packago makes the whole subject to Iettur poatago at aix conts por opnce, i * Oneof the Trio anys:thut elio did not ask for **The Modern Caimn,* as Tus Tutnuwes printer 2hty dut for **The Modern Coin," Thore 1s a diiference pereeptivle to any ono but n printor. Dastaway—The phonograph, even when It coman (o do the utmost that bas been clabined for i1, can never snpersede the phonugeaphic reporter, You need not cesse your atudics on its sccount, oo Mns, JF, U, M.—It Is not allowed to send you the renl tnwoa of contributors. Yuu cau writa to them, care Bome, and the leitees will be forwarded b vuce. % o*s A npecial press of mattor at this time makes it Nocossiry to atiorien space occuplod by The Home fur this weak, o*s Minntr—You ald not give any hint of your ad- dress, Wrlte agatn, and don't omit to say whore you live, % Brni—~You pasted your leter Into the envelope %0 atrongly that 1t was torn and wreckod in ox- irction. a3 W.d. M.—Under tha P'ostal law, & letter directad 18 you wish could not bo dellvercd by the Lost- Biuster, Tnenxy ihe papor, o 1t Is forvidden to writ on Loth sldos 'That hew beon repeatedly announced. o*s It tw i rulo of The Home to give pooms written for 3te columug the praference ovar selections, o% Usutioo—Address Orlens, Socretary, No. 00 Weat Lako strout, Chicago. o' D. E, L.—*The Psaim of Lifo" was written by Longfellow, ——— TIIE LETTER-NOX. Thare are lettars in this oftica for the followlng- aanied contributors, Thuse intended for parsuns Uvlug out of the city will bo forwarded by mail spon recelpt of address, Itesldents can call or 1end 1o ftoom 30 Tsisuxs Dullding aud get thelr ktters: lanche (2 D. 1, Sea Kita, ' Euta (2) Laliah, Bprigg, Zoe No, 1, Debutants, . "Tonle, Colorsdo (;J, « Jenule Wren, Bufforing Addfe 3), Yidule, Xantippe's Wife, Mra, M. Thorpe, . Etta Laural, Audyl, Marir, itay, Uensto, Yuul, 11, B, llorryily. Monltorge, Georgs Washinglon Jenka, ——— WOMAN'S SPIERE. Prow Lavia Hanus, Cuicaco.—[ lave read with stéention Deronda’s argument in Tho Home of March 23, sgainst woman sullrage, and find thls to bo tho only one: ** Milltary duty and service," bo aays, *‘are inseparalle from sullzage, " and the **thoory of every popular government is, that be- Binid every ballot thege (e o bsyouet.* This sounas well. There ls & wort of tnvpiriting martial ring to I, which quickens tho pulscs; sud there apuears, too, a certaip Justico tn it, which Is & strong argu. ment fu its favor, but 1 think it s open to refuta. Hon, If it te true that the country bolieves that **behind every ballot there e w bayonet," how doed 1t dispoee of the jnvallds, cripples, blind, and supurannuated? Whare ara the lame buacks, the weak nerves, (ho *‘copstitytionally tired," sud the constitutlonslly timid, that werw se plentitul ::!.‘.‘:'."igfi' male population sixieen or scveuteen 11 it were to bo dogcroed fhat the right to vote were depeudent upon physical nmm( lm!n actual bervice fu the urmy, m“lom“ woulil be counted vut, —and would % &lad Lo bo countud out,—uud I don't know but 1 bave su¢n women who wight bo tounted jn. Every man who Lolds an honorsble discharge u Indubitable from the United Biates Army b od many uther tleht W vole, —indeed, ho bas 8 g nr-m. tho country s slow In conceding, —anid I sm whiling to hepr it clatin that right in convidera- tlou uf thy Layonet he bore eo manfully. Deronda was vie of thess nr:u; Af ho laid & witling sacriffcy upon the alter of hls' country some of the best yours of bis ife; if bo lofs wife' and faculy, or uetrothed, to Fe where every wd, und wany trisla had (o bo en. crificed health, fartune, nay, but ul ood, to her welfare, thean 1add to th seapect I alreudy entertain for pim the Lonor vrery irue wowan must feel for her cauntry's brave do- fenders. But | do uot caro to Leaf the lageards sud stay-at-homey, those wha lalked loudeat aix- ten years ago (but talked safely from pulpit, rose e or fn iy bubllc vatieriugic1do uoe It with couvincud yuderstauding while they upeak of the vuls which they descrve because of the bayonet they never carrled, never will, and never wish to carry 1y the country's defense, (1 wrlle this fu eutlre ignorince 8a 10 whetlier Derouda I one of the veteran suidices ornot, ) 1 bolieve with thosu who wish o Hait. the priv- Uege of sullrugo. Ly sl meaus et there by tices- ey t‘lu hdcatiune of property, lutelligence, good eitizenwhly, good moral character, It you wills bus k 0o aswerl there b8 go Justice ina llm{uuun in re- ard to 065, If auy of the Bret-usumed quslibicas luns were wmade huccesary by law, what s eattling smong the dry bouue there would be. biribery au ekl lulhl{ would pob be wu common then as puw. If that cre ever dawns | fmaglue | bear \ue Ignorsut, the swandlors, the siotery, sud vyil-due Zeuerally, waving: **Look ubuel we afu s Wo oulnumbor you 8 dusei to onc, solce in the Goverum answer would Le: * Have we tuf the nation:" Aud tug v e *goed Hiwe cumlug’ i has come. Law, trath, honesty, intelligence, — thene relgn, nnd you most snbmit. " Thir may be nflmnd tothe demacratic tdea of Government, hut I beliave thern should eltner ha Tniversal suffrage or anffrage with anch reasonable Iimitation aa wonld como near to insuring wise and rerponsible vating. 1think thers is Jum need of woman's sphera being clevated; and the mare tenly well-informed and well-principled sho is, ali the nore will aho cleave Aest to her firnt eactbly dutlea—her hone and ¢hildren. 1wonld have women too clevated to cling to the idea that the sole end of thelr exint- ence in to ntiract men, Too many girke hafe made ns wupxnne they thought o by the sentiments ex. pressed In there columne, Their tdea I8 that to he ‘'ylangy ™ 1s to be attractive to men, and to pave the way for an opportunity to be married, 1f they are lhrowlm} aside pure language hecanss of this pecoliar notion, I beg them to denist, T think the ‘woman haa never yet existed vo plain, so Ignorant, #o dil-bred, #o refined, wo superior ot inferlor, that. she has notat some time in her life fonnd some man who wished to marey her, 1 helleve a higher education, by elevating the views of younz women, and giving them worthy objects for thonght, wonld merve to make thom more fndependent, And not allow them to atsuma the attitwde of a peacuck seeking to aitract at. tentfon by its fine drees and harsh volee, or the pitifui one of 8 siave anxlous to keep the good- will of her master at any expense of pereonal dive nity and refinement, Sonie girls have had the ool fortnne to be brouiht up by mothers who fnepired ihem with othor motives than thede, ~mothers wha were not #o anzious to Hd themselves of their daughters that they wero on tha contlanal ovt- lank for sonssin-iaw, These mothers also recelved thelr it and most limportant education right- in thelr homes. They aro the *‘superior’ women who walk nlone: but I would that {he whole world might be filled with thelr lize, ‘hero secma to exist auiong some the stranga 1den that n rough, slangy hahit of egpression, loud laughter, and loud taiking are a token of agroeable vivacity, and the roverse—n gentlo, cultivated yoica and govd English—are the mark of prudish inripldity, ~ If this remarkable Liypotheais is_truo, whencs came all the celebratod woment DIl slang make Mine. do Stacl famous, or Mme. Roland Ine fluential? DId slang conetitute the churm of Mme, de Sevigne's maternal leltees, or bind nll hearts cap- Livo atthe test of Mary of Rcottand? lind slang anything ta dn with Mes. Browning, Jean Tngclow. or Miss Mutock? Even if it hnd all this wonderful power, 1 ehoull fiil have no hesltancy 1n mekiyg my chaice, (ive mo tho lowsvoleed prade,—the modest Paritan girl, like Longfellow's Prieclily, or like ltuth as Sho stood among the stooks. ™" “*Praising (lod with swestert lonks,* take yon ho alancy, ** vivaclans " glrl of the period. A lady wisties ma to say that whe bias a number of copies ‘of tho poom . “*No SHect in licaven,* which has been inquired for, Asshe s rathor modest abont wiving her addreas, any one who wishea can be supplied with s copy by writing to me, incare of The llome Dovartment. METHODS OF IPROPAGATION, Fros Frux Leav. Ottawa.—in propagating woody plants, as roscs, ctc., tho test of breaking orsnapping does not Auply. Tneso will root, yet we find they will do better if allowed to get hard- er. Cuttings of feshy-leaved plants, particnlarly the eactl, will rool much better If allowed to re- mam forty-eluht hours after division from the pa« rent etem before belng planted; many loave them aver s weck, 1f you usc a bell giass over your cut- tinws, usc une proporiloned to the sizo of yoar plant, and nevor place a jargo giass over a smull cotting. Bonvardiss, ancmone, japonica, caly- conthus, etc.. ate inceesswd by cuttlngs, but wot freely s white they are increased by cuttings of the routs with the greatest enre, liero roots are thickly covared with Iatent, or, ss they nee termed, sdventlitious, buds; these are cut fu pluces two Inchies long, though some way one-half buch wili answar, and put in your nflml:fl“llf bed. Cover with an eighth of an inch of sand, mized with leaf mold or sifiod refnee hops, 'Ilicy may bo treated aayou wortid any cuttiug, only you néver need to abiade root euttings. Water sparingly till they have froely ntartod through their coverlug, Keep the temperaturc high, 1t ls not aliays neces- sary o lave the culling from the ond of the brunch; pleces frum the middla will answer od well, Spring wnd early swinnicr aro tho timea to start enttinus, though many kinds will gruw at any season. [n dutic, July, and Angust, when Ahe thermometer Is at D0 degeecs In the shade, -wo cannot succend ng wo can when at 70 degre This twenty degrees wakes a grost difforence, an the reader will please boar in miwd that 1n eve: case of faijurs it can without dunbt be traced either 10 Lhe nurultable conditlon of the cutting, irrogie larity of mulsture, ortomveratire, Another polut of importance, and ane very llable to neglect, 18 tu pot off the cuttings m once, when rooted, nu matter how small tho roats may be. If only ouc- Talt fnch Wi length, thay are tn tnich bettur condie tion than whon two Incher in Tengtl, and the oper- atinn {s much shorter, Ono groat evil in dolaying to pot the cuttings lu that whun lefL too lung they grow ur weak fur want of ruow, and the ruots do nut sirfke freely into tha soll,, but pecome band and wooly. Great cute muet be exerclecd with theso Infantile rlunll in regard to shadae and molstare, | tie plant lune ita'lower leaves, thits weakening {ts vitality and nabjecting It to disersa, With but fow cxcentions, enttingy should never be put into ots exceeding two and one-half inches {u diame- T, for by giving 1t tuo miuch food you Himit 1ts vi- (ality, Have yoarsoilfine, for It Ismore congenial tothe tendor roots. Aftor potting, place themona table or beneh, covered with un inch or two ol sand, and water freely with' fina roso-waterini pot, and treat for o fow days as if stit) in the lnmna.vnung bed. Now is your time {o have henlthy or wickly plants, thorefory do nut let themn witt from drought or excess of huat, A s)stoot called tho **waucer wystem of propagating’ may bo used by all ulllulnun,{md with good resnite. Fill a waucer or glate to lhe dopth of aninch ur two with wand. and Insers the cottings close enoegh 10 totich eachi other; then watur the sand tl it will abaoth no more, and niace the dih whero It will fiu the sun continually, No ehade le necessary, ut water must be ket woll supplivd, for, otz oxponed to the sun as they aro, if altowud to wilt in tho loast, your etlorts will bo defeated. A blgh temporatury can he mulntatned WIthont injury, as the sllps wre fu reality in water, and will not wilt as thoy would if o the propagating bed o the same temperatare, Sl the dawiched sllp, until rooted, will not andure a continuat.on uf exceshve heat; w0 e shonld root all cuttings In this Munner before the hieat of sunimier apuroaches, atii 1o ute tempt should be made to root cuttin unlees of & tropleal natarn—in June, Joly, ond Augost, ‘To make this more pialy, you may succevd well tha first of June, or you may the tast of .\-xfi'uq. while perhaps the “frst of Heptember will be exiromoly warm, and yuu cannot succeed at all, Beasons dilfer so widsly that with tho tiuteale n--d{fivq-n ou. and trusting to your good judy. menl, 1think you wiil succeed, for it in mpossible 10 lay downspecifio rules. Kvery onowho has ever attempted the propagation of planis in July and Angust aro aware of (Le perploxing difienltics, no matter what vystens or procoss i resorted to. In those manthe platita of A succalent nultro, such carnstions, geraufums, etc., grow raphlly, and the ahools are consogquently saft and watery, and how many of 1 know fram dear experience that they are certaln to dump ol luwtead of rooting, You have a cholce eeranlum, and must start g few from it, but you wish to sately Increswo It. Layerinyg, In tho “waual way, lu a plant of this kind 14 ol course dmuracticuble, To take olf cuitlivs would only weaken uu sirenay feohle nlnnt. nd Lo pros- rufl of raoting cuttingy in hot weatner nearly hopelesa. A compromise Is thorefory decided vny which, for wantuf o bettor torm, tw callod Isyer- Ing In the alr, The shoot is tongued i the mune ner of ko ordinary layer. ‘Yo tonguo . it, cut onw. third the distunce through the shoot, und then mako A nlit an Inch In length; this will ro torm & tongue, ‘tlile method ha efleet to arret tho upwerd flow of the wap st the Inciston, which, of course, gcts, to 8 cerin cxtent. an i the shoot had been taken off, and in. duces branches to form below the lsyur, th viding shoots for further operutions. Tne offect an the vizor of the plunt 1 1nuch butter thau if the Iayor or whoot hua been dotachied, for by tue thia 1t takes to got hardenvd, or form u callous, the shouts branchilng out below the cut are ils to sup. ply tho losa of foliugs wustaiued when the layer or cutting Is detachicd. "The cutting or dayer 18 11 con- dftion "to by cut off In tn dve uraix dayd from the thio {t was tongued, sud will not ouly be neated up, but In wuch & condislon that it will quickly send forth roots, snd present & well-ripensd, feo state, nut sasily descrived, bub resdlly detectsd by the cxpenionced propagater, Wien detached - thoy should be treatod av urdinary cuttinge, Durlig very et soasuns plants oporated on fu this mane net producoed routs half an duch 1n length ue they bung in the alr, but this was of nospecial advan- tage, 15 thore' that meroly and_calious make just ae fluo plants aw tho zo0ta ‘befure belng cus off. Flanta thus make wiuch Aner piants than roxular layers, are really cuitings, and wquently, unliko lay; o, are nol lony dependent on the parent stem for suppurt, By (il atem of propugation you can duuble {mu atock uf rate plants, which it would bo perfectly fwpractuble "to do 1u the usyal pianuer during the hot months, I will try soon to tell you how 10 propapate by meane of & “leaf, but Just now it seoms (0 1we thero 1s & more impartaut aubjcet, at Juast oue which you necd just now, but 1 will sot forgut the luaf lowson, | will tell yuu sowo day more particulara concerning the culls Iy} for the present I bave vuly Ui to wey Lo tha wauy {agulring, do ot take 1t out of the pot wud ‘uu dry; leave |t n the pot uud turn va tae slde, havo tried this piav, but think 1 succecd stil) et ter to elnk the pot in @ shady place sud let it care for {weif. 1 fear the revson wo many of you Luve not wucceeded better lv becauss your soil was nug rich enuugh; they are fond of very rich soll, uut do not give 18 to thew now; diek thein through the ruunntr. and comuwepce fur your wioe work ater, Jeunie, You may sond your patterns, aad 1 will nee and scud Lo Mrs, A, our patiarn agent. I Lupe, Mre, W, you werg ,‘pluu‘d with what 1 went. [ fost my lappy Ttuught, and bave no foll; ersniumg except the Beauty of Oulton, Rachet, § will soud ta you, Cut your fachsia duwa. Lcannat tell the trooblo with your otlier plauts, but ] thiuk uot air suvugh. ‘Fhoy sro like guother :uuurundenl'-.«—Iurnuul 10 dyspepsts sud coa- sumption for lack of fresh afr, ~Ia rogard to the pomesranate, 1 cauuol certaly, 84 mine never bloowed, but 1 think b the fruls _sho mentions. An{ ol thusw yau wention, Zebrloa, wll\ La agceplable, u1the bulb to you. 1 have siill few moro awmarylits Lulle to spare fur those who sre willing to ‘m{ the Dostagu vl thew, bub | canool send, a8 1dld last wowk, Without !mtu vy hud thon recelve azeply, 1am 80 thagkrul, und vow will fuu send we sullv cultingel Thanks arw very well in thelr place, bul thuy do not pay postagy. 1 keve ree Cvived frow the Departnout of Agriculture, Waah- fuyton, six varictics of very rare veeds, which will deseal b0 07 who wish thow. | Nut baving ige to attend ta it m{‘..n. 1have placed theul Ju the Yaide of & oot but worthy pessois, who will seud thens to youraddrens fur €5 ceuls o paper, or thrsy fur 00 cents: wix fur §1, 1 powsibic, please in- cluav an cuvelope dirceted wud stawpud, se i will say for 3 #ave her much trauble. Whon thoy are gons 1 will giva you notice, that yon may nat sond In yain, Preterring that her name should not be published, ;ml may send direct to m I will be accountable oF thelr anfe arrival to yon. If they arrive safely, rasa drop a card, that ] may know il fa right, Hhe wishod for the pattern agency, bnt, as thal lias fallen in w«r(h{ hande, i hsve thought to ald her In this manner, 1€ any one has aceda to eend her for nale they wiil canfer & favor on a fyort'y person, Danvllle, 1 1ost those of Lonrn T'ledea forgive ma fof not acknowicdaing thelr receipt, huwever, 2 FLORAL "TOPICS, Frox Praxsts Marue, OtrAwa,—I want to say to those ladies who have sritten me for roots and plants, that 1t has raloed almost incessantly tor two dags this woek and made the roads aimost impassable, and, as the ferns grow about three mlles frum the city, they will havo to wait & Jit tlo Jonyer than they ' otherwise woald M the going had been good. o don't gob impatient, ladies. Romember that it sill take some time to lehcr and pack about forty boxes that I have already received orders for. Hut every letter snall be answered nd 18 turn comes, {n the onler that I have received them. And, ladies, ploase do not ask me ta rell anvthing that 1 have offered. don't like thoso wards, **What la your priger 1 you feel grateful for what yon get, show it by do- ing some kittle deed of charily to somuy poor per- son in your uvwn vicinity, We have them all aronnd ns. Or, if you have tho moncy to spare to huy 1y vlants, plagse send 1t (o Malog to hel mwell tho duflars for the ladies in Lieir noble wor! of trying to make a lome for homeless women, A 'mora charitablo Institntion wasneve: ne Oladios!_iavo charity for the canvaseers, | don't bolieve any woman evor wont canvassing from cholce, 1t was ouly to keep the wull from the door for herselt and porhaps Ditle ones, Some time § will tell n story, of u canvassing lady that cawe nnder ny own kuowledee, to Tho llome read- cen. She sleeps ¢ under the dajsies, ™ and has for n nunmoer of yeare. She told mo she wished all the world could know her life; she thought it m‘llnld help wako peeple kinder towards each otler. Filox FLowen Gine, LA Sattx.—Will Almira Slimuming please wand **tho bux of flower-scods to mu through Tho lome, with hee addresa? will gladly return a copy of '*Curfew Shall Not Ring To-Night."* Ilavo also ** NoSect In leaven. " Would like to exchanuo a copy for any of the fol- lumnl: plants or seedn: Hex begonia, heliotropo fuchals, Ludy Washington geranlum, smllsx, tuberose, verbonas, tea tode, muss rose, Iily uf the valley, day Jily, vxalls, privirose, pansy, mignon- elte, and plilox D, K. 8, C,, and Jennle June, will cxchange any spatferns 1 avo for nny of the absve, lawthorne, 1 would most heartily indorso nll ;un mfd on the subject of -lnnlp T ahall noyer forget the repulsive feclingn thal {dok poascemion of me upon hearing a young1ady () who wan other- wise attractive ues thls deteatablo nlunz, How. ever estinnblo she ml{ have Leon, this feeling T conld never ovorcomo. How sudly such Imperfecs tlona mar the beanty of- cuaracter, Surely, **Ont of the abundance of the heart the mouth speak. eth.” Ithiuk even the most zealous advocate for slaug expressions woald not wish to remember a wothor's dear worda all mingled with slang. Will Evening Star chm exchange bracket lam= brequin patterns with mo thréugh ‘Tho Lowmet Wuuld also lika the **protty apron pattern, ™ Any generous Homer who will send uny of the fowers montioned or planta will promptly “rocolve wamps and beartfult thaoks. Frox Woobnixe, ALepo, ItL.~Orange Bnd,get A sguare of black ur biue woolen honey-comb can- vas, darn Ina Greelan bondor with white or col- oretd zophyr, work ‘*Havy™ or baby's name In centre, encirclo the word with a wreath, finfsh etges of afghan with crocheled edgoor zephyr friuge, #nd I think you will have what you want, 1 want iilles-of<tho-valiey, or any other white blussume sultable for a little mound in the come- tery, I will feol very geatefal to the friends who ean accommodato me, and will send aoything I can that 18 wistied in return, I luvo fuchelas, beguniue, musk, and a crimson carnution, Can uny person propagate the latter from cutiings? ' Danbury, I can send blackberry Niy. 1 have tiger Itlies also, white and yellow spireas, white uud pink phloxes, syringu, foney- sucklea, woudbine, aud many other things, 1 will close with recipe’ for ** My Husband's Mother's Crullors™: Uss your own recipo; lot our hosband o huuting or skating o one iomo tbres hours aftcr dinner-time, just as you aro lifting the firat cullers un the plate. 1le will think them splendld, We nll need the spice of n lunzry boy's appetite to make things tasto as muther's did, Pros InA, CittcAgo. —Thunk you, ladies all, who havo sent mo slips. Gloxinla, T recelved yours to-day; they, were in splendid conditlon. I re. ceived a bux with slips that hnd no nawme, but I think they were from Uypay Queen. "o thoss ladies who have not recaived any slips and agked for thom I piust may thaj I have steipoed my pfanta of slips for more than'1 intended to at firat, put tt Is hard to reluso when yon have recelve | ed & huadred fold In roturo, 15 Deasle will aend wme her address or call oo me I will whow bor how to patnt hor photograph on convex *lnm Jennio Juie, | have Inmorequin patterns, also some faue ¢y work patterns. 1 you wou'd let me knuw what kind you most desire [ will send you some. 1 wouldl llke vory mitch to ges some oxalis, white and yellow sud pluk, aod somie Chiness primrose, biackberey Jily, and other protty fuwor-socds Uhat can bo rajeed in the honse, trailing arbutus, Beutch gowan, und amaryilis bilbe, for which 1 Wil ivo ficy work paticrns, or 1 have two or throw very pretty npron patiocns for a little glrl, Fuox Ingxxg, Cuicaco.—~P, P, P,, may [ bavo soma of your Kenllworth tvy sood? 1 wil) return postugo, I have been looking for Maderla bulbe o long time, and 3f any of 'The Homltes have woma to npare [ will send pattorns and direciions for mak. ng ulfferont articles tncluded in fancy-work, Ore ange Bd, if you will use C, T\ ltenold's Adhe- #ive Proparutions you will have no troubl tn mak- lug yuur plctures stick to the convex gluse; this prnr.’lhlllun 1w wade fur thowo plcturve; l'r you will a tuuu I will tell you where you can got 8 box of thesu paints und preparations, alvo bruvbes sud directivng for using. Jenule June, sk K, 8, C, ill sond faney. work pattorns for slipsund soeds Ve you pansy, yorbeta, mimontte, of candy-tafe sedds? Susun’ Nipber, whil you soid mo your orange- cake reciper Nemo, Uean symputhize with you, ll:llmlu |:ulwm for u remedy’ 18 ts 50 dolightinliy uasant. Prow Sweer Many, Cuicsao.~Danbary, the gencrous diviston B yoar dicentra was recelvod, sud 1 went the bulh vy kiuducss of tho editor, and stlll remaln dn your debt, To all the ladles who have responded to wy joquests I return hearty thanke. If thero are any who have talled to ro- culve, ploave let mo know by postal, § could nob ruply to ull who offered dicontes, s my balbs did nutholdeut, [ hope some one viso will waut to v exchange with you, UG lidve Fuutd Of the tralllng arbutue 0 fur Inows-rose ruol, and will sunio une Who tus lad experlenca In thelr culture pleass Kive ua tha resalts they lnve gathored? Will they Hrow i bise sutily soll of Uraceland without wintee coveriug? UHas uny ono seods of the elar ipoinusa to exchango Jor trupwolun und ‘sweut.fien seodat Aru thers somo fadivs wita curiosity so uncote trutlania that they must write to overy num do Pluniu du order tast they uny know who orhunated 1Y Utherwise | um at s loss 40 “account for sume luters | buve received, Frox Cavxir, Mansont, Ja,~11 Robecea, of Mil- waukee, sud Mattie No. 1, Mason City, 11, will try my trontwont for thelr callas, they will be pertectly satisfiods Plant thow |u the garden in auwmer, sud In the autunn pot them In this mwan. + one-third sand and the remalnder good gure soil] water with hot water, aud ut tue drain in poi-ssucer keup u iponge saturated with auie monis, Sipo setuout fulle L give mo vight or tun Llussomsln tue winter, It 18 & years old, Wil Fhaunle Mwvlo wond me 8 fow forus? | usud to b wu Ultaws gir), and Liave speiit many houes tu the wouds up by Catun's Paek una over acrues the 101 noiw Itiver by Nussack's mlll. ‘Thoy would beng back the Illpll{ daye of old, Venturer, Uhicago, chlorofurms will take greasu from your carput, de th Fuox J, Ay DaxvieLs, —WIl somo one pleass tell we whut il wy oxallsy 1 bought onu-nalf doaen balbe two yeare age last a1, plantud thum in 8 slx-luch pot,and they buve nover blooud yat. Anw«munwu&l deal of vxchanying plasiis, 1 for unuthier wuuld love tu exchauge sowo bsrdy verbens or diflerout colurs of chrysunthemum fup o pine-apple geranlaw, wpple gerunivin, or tralls lug urbutus, ~detlurson, Unlesburg, will exchang with qu for w plue-apple-scentod salvia, Or with Queon, Pokin, aud Vuannle Maple, Ottawa, '“(fifl""n”’ your xcrlm. B . sbmo one pluase give dirsctions ugl ‘Fhe Howu how o diike lu'iluuuu ot coraly R Proy Breax, PoixceroN, —I wish to say to those ladics who haye wrliley mo through The lome, Saking fur primross scud, that tho letlors havy Jusk reached we, which will secount for wy ot Laviug ackuowleagod the recelpt of them, as sowe uf you requested. Upraldiye, 1 will rvpember you. Pao. towlnie, pleaso suve on amarylils for we. § think oF; , L'wil o da Lo ali tluilfi‘ neked Iuril?m. uot bo surorisuld 1F it b very few, sv Lhavp bud & prest any applications, I, after that, | ‘I::\'::m::uu.v I;n:vr' Ill:;‘unmll wulul‘:t Ilc by known, uw cholsy plauts b 1 waut ye much, s5d would liky to v!clmm then Iw.‘ wer Fiou Berry Sxow, Hovuutew, ~1 wjll send to snyand ail ladics who wish it some teafliug urbu- tas. 1am very fond of tlowers, and anything that you wisbto exchauge will ba gladly reevivod, chther olips or ruuts. 1 parhicularly wuat some smilay sud ¢ calla, Vo thoss Whubiave 0o gowers, send wiaup aid yoy wiallbyve souy 100, 1} whould delay o wending it will valy becauso wpring cowes later un Lake Buperior ‘than lu your latitude. ‘Plle sedsop tuey will probably by la the helght of thelr beguty sboyt May-day. ¥Fnon OnTonsuoy, Cuicago.—WIIl some one ploase send me dily-of-tho-valley pipat~und ir Ay ouo can apare e u fow alips of seeds 1 whall Lo doeply grateful. I caunol offer you auy lu vx- chunge, as I bave only & few litle plante, belng & beeinner in flower-cnltnre. I will return_you the ftampa. Phannie Maple, Ottawa, 1 should he pleared to recelvg romo of the ferna you ao_kindly offer 10 ather, [las any one A shadow-pictire of Christ or the Madonnn 1o spare? 1f ro. would lke 10 enter Into negotintions for one, Matile No. 1, Pplease send marble-cake recipe. Frox Bxooan's Wirs, Eraix.—Can any of thé Tadien send me flowers in return for pattorns? I would like forget-mo-not, lily of the valley, teail- Ing srbutue, Bcoteh gowan, tuberose, smilax, cal- ladinm amaryllls, sconted salvis, pink oxalis, ad. jeratum, Kenllworth vy eeed, or any pretty flower. 1 nm not rich, but will tey and repay In ntterns for chuldren's clothing or” fancy work, I have n pretty pattern for lambrequin and curtaln for emall window that will cost 30 cents & window when fntshed. Frox Yir, Drnoque, Tows, —Woufl Mattle No. 1 send mosomo Madolra balbs? Phannie Maple, will you send mo gome Kenflworll ivy? 1f any of tha ladies of Tho llome wish ferns, I can send any quantity of them, Red Ridioghood, would like tooth-brush raek, want pans ‘verbenas, eithor secds or plants, very much, In exchanve for the avove, | will send !ern-bnl)uml craesifolls, geraniums, fuchaias, liles of tho valiey, begoniae, ecroll-saw palterns., Fnox ELaix, Font Maptsox, lowa,—K, B, C., I have n groat many fancy-work patterns that I will exchange fur aceds orrootd of flowers, Jennle June, I hyven pattern for a bracket lambrequin that I witl send you It you desire to havo it. Will Itobinson Crusoe pleass send ma pink mnoss-ross and blackberry lily, and stato what she would like in exchanger Wili sume one pleasc send me soma liy-of-tho-valley bulbs, and I wili sund atamps in oxchanga? Fnox Rep Rinixanoon, Wasnnavox, —1 wounld 1ike to say to Steila and others who have asked for pattern of toothbrush-rack, If they wili sond thelr sddress to me, care ITome, 1wl sond it to them, ¥., uf Muskegon, Mich., If you can gt the trall- ing arvutus you will du me a'geeat favor by seud- e mo some; will send you stampa in roturn, 1I. O. N., will send yunt lliy-of-tho-valley pips, tube. roso bulb, or rose alips. Fnox Caxgo, TirF1x, O.—Would Ina please rond & couple of slips of the pretty vina that has tho aifferent leaves? Will sond cuitings of most any kind of plants, for I have o great many, Wil Amaryllis rend a cutting of the tealllnyg arbutus? Havo some good cake recipes and Kenliworth ivy need that [ will send to any one who will nddress through The Home, Frox Pramis, 8tneaton. -1 am afrald the Indy ‘who made such a genorous offer of lvy, ferns, and Madeira bulbs, whi be sorry hoe beaovolent eplrit moved in the direction of Tho Home, as I {matine whe will bo overwhelwed with the cries of tho hune gry flower-lovers, ‘Wil sho be kind enongh to scnd me somoe Konile worth [vy, faris, and n fow Madeirs bulbs, If thero arg any feft. Will roturn stamps for trouble. Fnox I. L. C., LiCnosss.—If Phanalo Maple, Ottawa, willsond mo her address, [ will send hor & copy of the verses she desices, The wor By~ gono hours,' or ***T'is sad to think upon tho joy- ous days of old," arc by the Mon, Mrs, Norton, usic by Mre. Price Blackwood, 1fshoe will please send me some Kenllworth Ivy, I'will return stamps for postage. Frox Quane, Ciiicaso.—1 have somo lily-of« tho-vailey plps and queen-of-the<mcadow plants (a very handsome, and, in Chicago, uncommon, peronnial), Bhould like exchange monthly rose, tuberose, gladiolus, ivia, or other plant that will bloom this year, Alost of tho pips are Inrgo-flowering onoa. Fnox Mns, W, B. F,, Poxnttac, Ie.—~Will any of The Jiome ladles Inform mo s to whero X can procuta purple-leaved 1vy? 1f Motner of 25 will be kind onough to send me hor address, will give bior a few silps for hor little irl. 1 havanoto great varloly, but am 5munx 15 divide. . © il petecty Frox Bistxn B1s, Cxpar Parips,—1 wonld liko to sny to Buecthorn, Itock Istand, thay 1 have s besutiful crimeon tea-ross that I would giadly ex- chiange alips of for a ily-of-the valley bulb, Ialso have o Gorman canary ihat 1would exchange with Jennle Juno for slivs; Frox M. A, W.D., Jacksow, Micrm.—I want somo one to tell mo how to care for a rare plant— farfugium. 1t dues not tbrlve; Jeaves dle as soon ad tho earth tonchos the stems, Will somo one send a card with tho required Iuformation? Fnou Ostton, Ancora, HL—I would lko to know It somo of the kind ladies of The Homo will sond mo sume vrimrosa aced and sweel-sconted shrub, and In exchange nccopt fancy-work pst- terns, or handsomo Jova cunvas paticrns, HOUSEKEEPER'S OWN, Frox Piexie Prexawirr, Matnos,—Hero 1s my rocipe for covkles, pronounced par excollence by all who try thaint Ono teacup whito sugar, twoe thirds cop shortening, one-hall aup butter, nnd one-lalf lard, ono-bulf teacup sour milk, one-balf teaspoon sods, nutmog, and teaspoon of carrawsy sceds, no cgysi knead protty st with fdour, Dried-apple frult-cako: Two cupfals dried ap- plea, soaked ovornight; immer slowly in two cups of New Orleans molasses until It looks dark, When cool, sdd ono cup butler, one-half cap wsuiar, throv Dour, one aweet milk, two teaapoons clunumon, two clovew, two of allsptes, threo baking-powder, onc-lialf pound rais| threo oge, one-third cup citron. " Dako ia slow oven two und a Lol bours, Llowellyn, what & tirado of abusa thoy are heap- ing upon you, simply becanse you arcan *‘old bachelor™ sud do nui approve ‘of young ladles using slangt 1strongly suspect you aro **{mporte ed ™ from WValcs, &9 your nano siggosts, Forolgn. ore do not reltsh Amortcan slang, I belleve, fut the dear girie do not Iutond suy harm, and 1 do think (Lonly addsspice to thelr” convorsation, if not indulged In tuo frequon ay 10 Nemo hue agonized appeal " In ~ed unnoticed, " and, In order 1o prevent young men **faliing In love with you, " sture your mind with usuful knowledges, and lot your heart bo 80 full of good wurke that the u-nr{ar glances of ouug men will nsaud by unnoticod, Lot yonr aco beam with adlnteliizence that & physlogno- mist wight nut look aud read, ** Hooms tu let. Ine quiro witnln, * 1 liave o furmula for & cosmotic which Tand many of my fricnde regard as betng vory fine, Inoxpens slve, ‘and harmiced, ono af tne chlef Inwrodients el giycering. 1f any deslro tho reclpo I will fuzrniui 1t to them. Address me care of The Home, Wiil Unohoo send mo her apron-pattern, care of ‘The Honie, and will somebody obllge mo with a Chincae aft-castlo, and I will return stampa? Froxw Cususa, Orraws,—8lolla’ asks haw to cook clamej hero 1sa reclps for clam chiowdor: Dutteradeop tin basin, put in alayer of grated bread-crambs or cracker-crumbd; apriokla in pep- per and bits of butter; thun put In a douvle layor of clamy, and season with paprurnnd butter, othor luyer of crumbs, thon of clams, and fin with Lread-crumos or & layer of svakod crackoers; sda a cup of mllk or w-wrxluun & plate vver tho bastn, and bake throa-fourth of snhour. Mo Aty claws, one-balf puund wida-biscull and ouge fuarth pound buttet i the right proporiion, I withal n[ld tho rules that were sdupted by the colebrated Doefsteak Club started lu Euglund I 17, for cooking steak: Tound well your teat ti1l thy fibres Lreak, Tio suru that Buak you IaYe, 1o beoli tha staak, iutguru 1 ovar s way, ud Vo & The lean should be aulte rard—not so L Tha platier nuw and then tio fuleg rece Tut ou your buster, pladc it il your jiv, ik, popput, tur {6 OYCT, serve, Aud oat. THanche, | sgree with you on slang. Wil some ouv plukés Wil wis how often to clange the soll for au oleander to huve It biveson welly fat, Fuox Axox, Ouoauo.—Tu anwwer to Vouturer, T will yay that the following remedy will remove the plaguc.spot of kerosones 1t ehe will make & bater of buckwaeat flour, wettod up with cold witer, and spread it all over fhu -[ml, lotting it remaln until pocfectly dry, it will take (ho sput entirely out. This 1 know, slso womu other l1ttle things, which I wonld not vuuch for ko positively us for the kerosene. Us wivhes 1o know bow to wesll lace curtaind, Wash “J"“ would suyibing, starching them sumowlist l{ Uif yuu hke them wo), snd then pin them closcly down upun your earpet, feaving thom 11l dry, When, 1 you have dane thom nicely, they will idok ilke now. 1 see thnt soma lady [oewn'i Iiko thu editor's new way o dolng suips thingss wuino others don's like hiv ol wuy. Wluld ke live long if b shuuld chanco to suit svory one? [ lrow not. Bo, Mr, K., just go ou 8¢ your uwn swewt will, If you wish to live luag In the Jand and prosper. Lite would becowe o burden, and & very scrious one, 3 you should mnmnhr‘ ey (o plessa verybudy, wnd fallurs v certain that for au editor it would bo sy extra haze ardous that no {usurance cnn&yany would fuvest In wuch a veature, A it s, chitors lhe to s yreen ol ago wost wYerywhera in geners), and In Chi- cagu Iu pasticular, Fuox Osgor vug Mantitns, Quinor.—I thivk from readiuy the pumber of requests in The Home for Kopllworth Ivy seed, thal the wieterbiood ara pot gware tat slips of tha bvy will make much flucr and stronger blauts than thuse gruwn from uc:ll; they with grow very easlly, and blossui earlier. Pusunle Maple, T bave the music and words of *Could thows daye bub como sxuin.* 12 you will send we your,sddress, 1 will copy them fur you, 2 1 thiuk thoyl ave put of priut, Will_wive @ reclpe for lemon pla 'hlrhllwq 'wo tescups o brown sugar, the {ulk-n four egys wull tun togullier, the julcw sod uraipd Find of a bewon; WIE® hedpiug blespoun- ful ul luur or corn-starch with cold water and stir in, then hu’l the whilics ol 1he syge 1o a f1oll, stie 1a rapldly, foriwo pius. Fsox L. N. N. 0. P» Q., Cuicavo.--I bad not im0 Jest woek to snswor tho qugstiun of Ly & Co, concernlug wy muthed of peepurivg colfve. Ab uight 1 atis throo tablespoontuls of coffye (aftorbo- Jag ground) sn one-ball of 83 gy of wure, a4 It Lapuyba; pous ou about four sud vng-balf cupfula of cold water. In the morning 1 place it overa slow fire, a0 that it geadually begina to botl, and Bolls alavwly until 1t 1a clear. After broakfast ¥ add portofcan of water and_then there 18 sufMicient for our dinner; repenting at that timo the break- fast process of eooking, 1donat think that tho entire strenath fa drawn from the coffee Into the water by the ordinary process of eooking: nor, pernaps, 13 haif the strength obtamed. Ia it not siintlar to any other decoction? 1t has heen rald that too much tolling mpolls the coffes, The sirenath and lettoe part pass off with the steam, leaving the liquid dead. 1 presume yon witl iangh when you read thie, § would have done #o six montha age. Dut | bave been offered wotre coffes many times. Frox Trn. Moxsoutn, —Tatay Bobbit, if you witl sond me patterns for sciasor-cane and Acrap- bag I will return match-anfa and pin-ball patterns (the nin.ball 18 very pretty, Leing different from most of them), or I'can refurn stamps, whichover you prefor, Ytere aro twy recipes porhape some one would ke, —they ara **axtra aplendid 't Bnow Cake—\Whites af threo egas, one cupfnl sugnr, one-half cup botter, uno-half cup.eweet milk, scant balf-cup corn-starch, one cup four slightly ronnding, one teaspoon baking-powacer mixed with tho flour. Deat the cugs separately and add [ast, Thia maked an excellent layer caka for cocoanut and orange. Fruit Cake—One cup sugar, one-half eup bntter, one cnp huttermilk, two cups flour, one cup raising, one tenspaon sods. one cxg. Apice to tasie, 1 hiave a nice orango-cake recipo I will send if any one woald iike it, v Almira Slimming, if you will send me your ad- dress 1 can send yon ** Curfow must not tlag to-night." ¥nox Perrrnsavcs, Font ArxinsoN.—Whist, for cocoanut candy rasp very fino s sonnd, frosh cocoannt. Spreadonns dish and lot it dry for three days; then tako four ounces of drled cocon toevery pound of angar. Add a little water to the sugar, and let It boll till very thick and thite. Then add cocon; stir constantly to prevent burn- ings keop the pana llitlo above the fire, Then apread on dish to cdol. Orange i, for painting on canvex glass, maka paste very thick: wurk earcfully, and yon'll have no trouble, Wil exchange, spplique pattern for somo pretty fancy work, Migs Impudence, Thomas Noel {a sait to be the author of ** Rattle hlo bones over the stones, " etc. Frox E, L., P‘lll:l")m" 1L, ~Will some one gend mo pattern of Chineso alr-castlot Also o pretty Inmberquin pattern for Uracket and window? Will return stamps. Who wiil send ma s preity muem of toilet sctof mals, to be mada of card- ard, and how they are to be worked? 1lere 16 a receplo for jelly cako: Three eges, one cup sugars bukter the aize of an egw, uno cup flaur, ona teaspoon of cream tartar sifted in the flour, one-half tcnspoonful of soda dissolved in s tablo- spoon of milk, Jiica watllea: Ona_cop of bolled elce, ono pint of milk, two epgs, butter tho alze of & walnut, one- half teaspoon of snda, ono tesspoon of cream tartar, flour for & thin batter, Frox Mns, M., Cintcaco,—Evoning 8tar, I semt you tho apron-pattern. Mrs. P. 11, T will writo to yon soon. Many thanks tothe unknown Indy who sent me patterns of lambrequln, olephant, ete. ero Is & rocive for o cheap cake; Ono and ouo- half cups of sugar, balf-onp of butter, three vgys, one cup of swest milk, three caps of Hour, two teaspoonfale of baking-powder, one untez; beat tho su; nnd bntter tomether, afterwards add milk, flour, and baking-poswder,and then add well- beaten egus. Frox Jouxxr Junr-Up, ArroN.—Miss Almira Slimmins, the recipe for preparing beote without the use of vinogar 18 in Tho llome July 7, 1877, Dake or bull beets and cat with buiter, “poppor, and sajt, Phannio Maplo, aro thoso burlap rugs stamped with monkeys, dnfu. cats, balloons, Punc‘x. Judy, keys, engines, tlowars, blrds e, 2}l 1o Japonaso styles and colors? Fleasa snawer through The Lome. WANTS. Frox Fartsroy. —Some ona please tell mo, when 1am proparing my plctures for photo-enamel, how Iam to avold the oll getting between the picture and tho yiase. I have had two cholce pletures apolled In this way. Boinetimes they come out all right, but I cannot tell what to expect. Tam vory carctol to have my starch nico and work my plct- ura on well, Pratrio, T think 1f yon got the embrotdered Bwisa curtalns, which you can buy at from 15 tv 40 cents a yard (1 have aomo proity ones [ paid 24 for), or clre jost buy dotted mull and ruile with plnln Bwiss, you will b delighted with the effcct. Aunt Carrle, will golden carp and minnows live together? I bavo been told not. Pleaso, give us another talk on aqusriume. I want ona ever so bad, but dou’t know bow to bexin, . K. A.y Tused to bo troubled with stycs, and touching carefuily with a little camphor often scat- tored them. Qule, i you will send me bridal-rone root I will sand you forns and partridye-vine rooty. vu Jost all my plants, und would joyfully ox- change forus, patierns, recipes, ote., for sucds, roots, or My Lulbs, Who speake fret? Jennis ‘Wron, 1sond you thismorning, care of Home, 8 fow pink oxalis bulbs. If you plant st once, kuop in our south window with a modorately wet woll, 1 {1 thoy Wil raward yoo. Assoon ss 1 can ot to tho woods I will vond you a fow forns und vome moss, If you will put & ittle earth mixed with sand and gravel In ab old soup piste or a platter, and arrange the forn roota lu it and covor with moses, then koep In & shudy place, eccusionall; sunning a little, and always keop them wot, know you will enfoy them. Iluve s tendor epot for sciiool-girle, That Slangy Girl out In Ul- marck basmy symoathy,—forihe niacasho lives in. I'va beon tlere. ller maoich-safe patiern is the prettiost L havo soon of holuw manufacture. = Puox Coxxiz, Batavia, Itt.—To Orange-Bud T would say, If she will scnd mo bor address and votnt-lace patterns I will send her a samploof a yery pretty and luoxpensive afghan for her baby- carrisgo that 1 think she wil) like, slso patteen for a very pretty slpper-case; or perlaps she would 1iko something olue that 1 have, It Phannic Maple will send me some ferns and Kenilwurth lvy, I will gladly send lum‘\ And If ¥, of Muskcgon, Mich,, wil soma trailing urbutus [ will send wtampu. Ta Clint doud, or gone tospend the apring with anathier brothee«in-law? Blue Bird, Twonll like your pattorn for cotton- patting doll. Plcass sond, and accept my sincere thanks, also a recipa for an excellent Dundee pud- ding: Ono cup of sugar, hall-cup of buttor, two ‘egav, ous cup of new mllk. 1o cove flour, one teaspoonful of ercam tariar, hal poonfal of woda, mix well, aud ball for throe houre in & bug- tored cloth, Fnox Do, Jouixy.—Can any one tell mo how to color Raster vgge? This 1s somotbing stwplo but beautifuli Mako & framo of clyar-lighters, rathor faucy, varnish it: thon sprinkle blue salts on while the varnish {s fresh; dismond, gold, and silver duuta aro yery preity, but quite expensive. Dlue salts can bo progured from druggiets for fve cents su ource, Can and will any one sond me theso patterns: Cal, dog, eluplaut, and plg. 1a rsturn will aond them uny of thess patterna: For deor, rabult, duck, letter-holder, beautiiul cornucoply, dove,or send mo & bandsowne pattern for & picturesframe, —oval- uhaped, —tu be made with bracket: L wishto any olher I protty dog- collar will nut have much trouble If thuy uiuke one ko I will descilbet (et sbout s dozen curtaine ringe, cover them In crotchet stiich. 'Then run yury narrow brala through thew to Lold them to- wether, Three rows look tle prottivet. Cover s suisllor ring and put the ends of the Lraid through It, aud Anisl the euds with worsted balls, ¥now C, A., Pronia,—T have been intorestod In ‘Tho llomo about & yoar, aud naw cotne Lo sympas thize with Pilgrim and her patical, 1 s anather unfortupate indlvidual who simply casnot ear. 1 cat everytling through (6o rost of the year, butin the spring bave no appetite, or, if 1 Usppun to Lo hungty, tha food saales as though it was uot sea- soned, 1 have lived ou horseradish for a couple of woeks, but do not tulok | am guintug IVIJI(!P - pols. Do toll woe what will sharpen my sppetite and reliye wy mothec's anxloty, Laay Nell, waa not your roon too dryand warm? Fhamile Muple, you are a0 wonderfully xind, 1 am golng to uak you fur oxalls and doubls pluk gera- wiups, Willsome vue wond me fily of the valley bulbe and trafitng srbutus? Vo un{ who send | wiil puturn sisuipe or slips of English ivy, bogo. ning, sud cactuses, oF dicgntra, or blackberry, § will root welgelia for those who wish, fa exchange for somethlug L have not, 1 can send yocined fur vuric us kiude of Jee-creatus and Ices that | know 10 Le uice, i suy wish. Frox BLyusuELL, Osuiosu.—Us, of Rock! ¥ ikiak [ con belp you about fuase Jaco curtal Wash tbuw carefully us you would any lace; hayg framos prepared stmllar W quiltiug-framed; wrap with cottou clulb. Alter starching YOIH :)mln-. struich vach gcallop sud point. sud pla carelully to thu framue. Dry i & roun where thera §s no dratt, ;l;bu-- or foar curtaing can Le plunud on at vuo ui 3 Aud uow, fricnds, I want he)) ll am pioing away for somo now style of tullet-mats—somo- thiug fu wcarlet and white. 1 kuow how to wake yery flml uiied, bub Lavo usud the yame kind vo loug ¢! n{ 8Y0 growl woeuptunuys, |f same ane dua't belp o, il suecly Laye t fudulye iu wlang just fog yarlety, 1lu retuin, will scnd direc- tlune nnnaklnz wofu-plilow, court-plaater case, napkin-bol ‘or farn-Laskst. locelved samplo trow K, ¥. J., of Thoraton. Mayy thsaks, Pox Auntriovs llouskkxsrsi, LouaXuroRr.— Wil same lady give her ssperience ln Sovplog o fow bnudun.:u! obm:ll four,—sud hs:w '-l;u “r’pn s 4ud maased ta pay & voni o 3 ll‘:‘:nlhhu\l:' Culu}v. n;‘udlnlvc.o-l..fiu. and table fare, how nsu¥ sorveuts, and now wboy fa the fswily? Glye the whole systisn, sud ablige. ¥uox Unvoutudaty, Rooxraup,—Cherri, 1 bave, soveral pulterns for polut lace (bay you pro wel- cuuiw £0 If you wish thew. Mottes of 25, | will gladly send you such slips aa 1 bave of you will seud wo your addzess. 1 have iwo apron patterns.—one far Afternoon wosr, the othet a very neeful sewing and fancy work apron; nlso a hmh{lnw Dattern for plllow shame, & lambro- quin In appliqua work, or Aome seeds of & very 7“&" plant known as the u{zmm cloth plant, the ‘tult of which Is quito a curlosity. Any of these [ wonld bo glad to cxchanga for soma pansy sips, eanecially of errantum and hegonins, Lsn an¥ one Inrnish me with recips for Graham cake that war given inThe llome about a year agol Icut it ont, but bave loat it. Froxt CuiNA Drconaton, Lixcotx.—Will some kind memuer of Tho lome send ma some lily-of- the-valley pips, amargills, pannes, and tralling arbulua? In exchange 1 offer a complelo set of Princesse underwenr, consisting ol Ave nrticles, or will return slampa, 1f thera {n yet a enryuf *+No Sect in Meaven ? lolt lmonuann' 1 ahall'feel deeply geateful If you will forward it to me, care of ‘The Home, 1ave any of younny exparience in china paints ing, and line any cotintey cousin sent to any Chis cago Homer thelr speciment af att to bo frad! Was itauccessfuliy done? Pleass rise and tell all you know on the subject. Fnox D, B, L, Rock larAxn.—WilI any one plesse send mo pattarn for Swiss toilet met and alippor easo? L) Hed Hudinghood, would you send me pattern for tooth-brush rack? n retnrn for any of the above, 1will tey to sohd hing thoy may wieh, or etamps, iturer, I think if yon try French ehalk on the grease inyour carpets, you can tako it ont; sprinkle thickly oii the epot, ana caver orer, su aa to keep the Jight from it for Lwo daye and 1t will be gon. Frox VioLT, Cricaoe,—Can some kind reader tollme if [eau restoro the polieh to marble that has been Injured by lemonade or medicine being spilled on 1t? I would aleo like to Ingulro why all the ratains that 1 put In cake insist on sottling at the buttom, nithough I roll them tn flour, and stie the cake an stiT with fonr an | dare, Can a person who hsa no knowledze of painting mucceed with plioto-cnamel pictures by following the instructions whiclh have been given fn ‘Tl Home? A, L, U,y of Bryun, O,, bowdo you rid yourself of ruts? Froa Lotvisa, WitstixeToN, t. —1 sco so many offers of tluwer-seeds and planis I thought [ would venture Lo nak for Kenllworth ivy, ealls iy, and primtoso seeds, also trall 14, alt of which Enover have had. - 1 ity iy plaucs and secds, unti this spring circumatances " v chauged; plants have tslled as wull ne kn, | huve yvery protty palterns of lampeniats, lambroguing, aud ferne pasket. 1 have donbld mcarlol geranlums, plak dauble gerantuin, coral begonin, and some others [ would Hke to exchange, tern for splasher if auy one would Jike. g Frou PLEAsAXT Rinennoon, =1t Mother of 25 will send mo her nddress caro llome I will send her an xeellent pattorn for Laby's skirt-waist aud 8 faw seods nnd slips fur the little girl who loves flowers, Does any llome reader knotw of o ploas- ant, healthy ulice whero n family of moderate means can spend a fow weeke during hot weather, —a place not too far from Dilnols, whera it is not necesdary to be tashlonable, and whero littlo clul- dren cau run and pluy without restralnt? . Friox MA, Rockronu.—Can any of the ladios of ‘Tho Home bielp mo out of iny trouble? I want to know whot I aliall have fur sauco for tea, My sup- ply of canned fruit i all gone, a part of our famlly dun't like uried frults, aud Iappedl to some ouo 10 toil me what | can have. 1f Cherrl will ,L‘l the supploment to Jarper's Bazur fur Marclhi 12, 1870, wlho will find fuli in- structions for alf the stitelies used In polat laco. Fuox L. L. A, Raxrout.—Will some of the readers and writors of The flomo department glva 8 llst of names suitabla fur an organization or so- cloty ot Indios Who have jolned together for tha purpods of hiaving lectures, and concorts,and other onturtalinants for u small village,—eome vawo that will includo tho fdeus of Improvoment as wall 1 plensuro? Frox C. A, Dunano.~If Snflfering Addlo will send o her nddress on o postal-card I will send henlth rangnzines and advice whic will be no ex- ponse to hor, 1f Weoping Willow will sond me her nddross and stamps [ will end hor sonio flower-suods. "o Phanute Muply [ would say, 1f she will sexd mo Koutlworth ivy I will send staugs, Fuox INgxeeairNes, MAr Deuy, Towa.—T am young, and lave not been Kesping houss very long, thareforo have not had much cxperfence, Wiil somo of tho ladics send mo & recipa for pleke ling epye? aleo one for making dumplingst I will not ‘send _any rocipe myself st present, 1shall Tuel greutly ooliged to Luve some fricnd comply with wy request, Fron Cizxnrul, Decatun—Almirs Slimmins and Dunbury, 1 have scnt coples of the pooms you wished to tho cditor, Will Yiddie or llygenia vlossa sond we vither, or both, tha words and music to **dood-Dy "} Lam Yory denirous uf }mvln’.k it, and will send stamps and mavy thanks in return. Fnox Fr.v, Jotier, ~Can any of The Ilomo read- ors send mo canary bird for fancy work pattorns? I hava thirty difforent kinda, Wil Mre, 3, exchango apron patterns with mo? Jonnlo June, I will sond you lamorequin pattern for ellps. Cau moy ono sond ¢ presscd ferna? Frox Uxping, Tenns Ilavte.—Will some ono please tell e what planty to get, or soeds to sow, to make a protty garden? Afso how to make chicken salad and cream custard, aud givo s good recipa fur Jomon cako? Fnox Morrke, Cuicaco—I would ke foex- change wild red columbine, forne, and maidon's- hair, for housseplanta of any kind. Would liko tu know what the best ink for-spattor-work ls. ¥nox ¥urrz axp Foav, Fox Laks, Wis,—Who of The Homo readers will send us o graft from a lomon-bearing treo in cxchange for rooted alip of g trew now beoring froit? > TIIE ECLOGUES OF AMDER, Fiiom Aunen, Hsnwoon,—With tho fimt ap- proach of spring tho velce of the suburbanito is hourd {u the Jund, Emorging from the sileunce of & long snd despondent winter, Lo ptpes choerfully of the bonefits and dellghte of country living. Ho pins s kuot of thu carllvst spring tlowors 1n bis but- ton, and struls with & somoewhat conwerquential air throuylhs city strects whero busincay calls bim, Ha may ba scen in the balf-gloom of April ovenings wielding an fron pake which rasps viclously at tho foundation roots of upspringing grass. o f ound in cluse communion with the rod-faced abotoe, Instructing hima how wnd whoro to best locate his lower-ocds and e gardon-patch, Ilo wiaggers hume nightly under s wulght of garden. tenuibs, which ars 10 woo bjoom out of clay-bauks, and the spurtive pes, the Juscious bua ud the quostered squush from the ash-hoap. He kewps & ledyor wheroln fe cum(nll‘{ kept the rocord of ecach day's onatlon m blonded ntock, of egud fro 4 Ha takes 0ff-doye from oftico-work o wandar u) and down the warden walks, his huuds hehind his back, hls brow knlt n carnest comuinnings with Nutore. Jledruwa long broatie us ho ueard the Dlatforiu of his rural siation, and remarks to pon- sive bystauders: '’ By Jove, 1sn't this air freshing?" o imvites his friends out to theuwalvos the sdvantuges of unourban life, e days us these.” Ho dreaws by uight of garden roduce yeu ig comu, euvrmous fortunes Autassod o tho chicked bustivas, and a dairy of postic Alderneys, Whon lls wifo reminds biin that loat year hoiis aloue faltoncd on the J" don produco, that the imported fowlu. perlelio: to a man with chlckon-cholora, Lnd the cows might far bot- ter be ternied wild basts thun poctis Alderac; o I ble vyes heavenward in mute eotreaty for patience to bear with woulan's folly, When Lold, 88 Lo s m}mly. tuat hls homo 19 pasving throuh the hunds of noinadic tribes of do« weaticd, who come and vo like wanduring Arabs, that good help le almost an lmrunlmmy 10 sube urban dwelletw, and that his faithful wife lv ad. vatcing at & hand-galiop towards lunacy and thy tomb, uo rlsvd superlor to the taiv, and So nepentbo i thought of the prophetlc future of hia possusaions. And vet, although & what in. chued wlmu tue whimslcalitios uf the **tryly rural,” allow mo s a mother to entor my L appesl to all who bave liitle children o rear tu come and try a life lu the wuburbs. Whou 1 suu the roses that glow upon two patrs of lttle chouks I love and compsre them with the Iillea that bloow on yours; when | kiva thy sturdy Hewb, freckles, suuburn, and all, and wark the frew grace of every swp nd motion, I would not take wy duclings back Lo town for all the wealth af Sodis. Buck duys aw thls, when we stroll off fnta the woody paths In scurch of frauile ancuivnca thut Mt thele slender urns, pink-lipped aa scaside sholle; when we Kroot tho urt ted hand of the ful du§ forn. careauing (o uarly daek Lisust lice bal ugers; whon the *‘spraey " o 0 robin Fod Shebiit s, At Lluo-birde unnfi')y A G of winged Raure: wuun 1he yuuug grads appears upon the southerly kuolls, sud cach wiod that blows ia full of prowised violets, do you tuluk I would re. furn to your wriwe, sud tho pail of yoar over- £ Langing ~ smoko, dwellers ia might; Iu:‘uv' have our tribulations,— i fa uot etry by any mvaos. The . froul lguorance and stubbornpeas combiued, slaughters within Aty feet uf our front dvor, until the wlow haud of law prapples with aud vvercomes bis Teutgpic declslon of characlery the wbrupt uative dozwsticy wilves senvitive nature brouks wo suyeeation or ipterier- euce,~thy city girl who veulurcs oul to try the lace, aud rusiics back agatn the victim of appall- ud howeslckuess; the rolootlvas train that walts {0F 5o maw, bul suwmons its patruns undinchingl ypon tiwe, scornlog thelr sgonized dight, thelr ‘»muu breata, their walp-cord muscles; the cows hat rusws sl larye, the Jocase ply, the lualdlous trap, and the defectlye dralu-pipe, —sil thuse Dhitle’ ducawfurts we grumble sbout aew and thew. Duh take thew sl combined tho year througb, wo they fout up ke total “of ove brlef sumwér of city e Dust, fiery puvenicuts, wivvesvle 1itle back-yard arden plats of sryrchod sod stuntod grase, ad uie, oF ble fear of thulw, evil compuuioneiing, dymlew s aigis, that Gurs wilh Lorrd fepver, —cauts bave a hoautifal pate nare all thene with onr bins that 3iia wpon. the boRlera of the s ke ey, wwinds, that, pasing over leaimes. of o fruftfil lagd, ‘coma Iaden o in ®ith 3ta pane elastic turf that bresks In fonm of fowerrsy, ™ ou foct, the Awecon of our alindy ravinua. aryiit comparatirely unknown preaencs of ruid e 0 —doea nnt the balance lean areatly in onp it Como then out of the soll and grime of & smed 0} p 10 the helghts Wharo tho aenelie man w4 ninstaking mother awell. _Count ant the ag 1 ar for city rent, And aeaniro o home in mo J0- nrban toswn whera the 11ttle anes can hraa "0 bloasom, and fatton, and your own cares ay, ments aliabl drop Away a4 iinat feam the (e ments One month of eountry Tifo. jn (Y whon ihe resurrection time of turo g o whon day by day the caril puta on n ereenes o and fn the bare branchies of tha walttuy tres™ angel bl 1o 18 anrely working, il 1, TCt? 6t vring ack the blodm of faded choews. tha j), ' to Taded_cyen, and the hope {0 i thon a year of elty existence, IF tint conr little tndy who Anninllates Ainber so rutyy Inst Saturdav's Homo will' flo e tho Kiniy, réad my lotter, she will fnd that ven aho doy deprecato slang mure thoroughly thn e tunate Amber has over di 1 only ohjee clnuning all o wprightly girl's odaliles of peok,'0 slon under the nama of slang. Wil you hrins tr; bobollnka anil bata_and call thom hirdes XM and_burdock aml eall them Nowers? lgsp ynt chiampagno and call them refreshmontt i SEVENTH TALK ABOUT siNaixg Fuost Axxis M. R. BAnNRTrE, Frar s, gu. WanASi Avexur,—Thequestion that |y askeq ,,..' perhaps the oftenest In the many charming and appreclotive letters which T have recelveq Tromn every part of the United Btates since [ tiegan thes Talks About SInging, s, *'Why aro my mlddl: tonen so weak and fiusky 1 or, *‘My low any high, tunea are clear and tolerably strong, nut why Iy tho middlo of my volco #o inslgnificant, or gy, pleasant In qaalliy?" In almost evary case, wiy,, ont having heard the voices, from the weltten o, scrintion of their fanits, weakneares, and pecatyy,, ftles, 1 jndge them to bo lght and high roprano, Nor, there Ia one fact to which little or no oyten, ton seems to bs pald by sinking-teachors in guy. cral, which is, that volces often havo wiat 1p, Ttallana call, Una Luca nellu voze,—** & holo [ tny voleo," and In light vopratios thls weak sot 11 found In the midilo tonies, from G, sccond Jiue,y to U sharp, third space; tnerefore, (hose «u}..‘: shonld be sung very earefully; nnd it 18 of no ny, for tho posaeseor of such b volco totry to strengi, en thisdangorous anlorllclnnnlbodnn!lll)mut injuzy tu these tones and almoat the rain of thoss next above, Thur are, like the thin spots in jce, £o s passed over "iml’ and raplily, for to finges upon them hoavily s suro desteuction: bu, g compensation, Natura gives 1o those middlo toney ot 8 light soprauo # ueliclously tender quality, which, carefully managed, fa cnruulu of 1hs mod pleasing cffects, Thuy may also be much . proved, be swectened, cleared, and ronnded, yot can nover be made a8 bright or strong o the ones above immediately following, ha reason why they aro **weak and instenificans™ is heeaun thoy aro too often made 8o by thu fatal lsut of carrying the cheat tones beyond theie just limit; and this wort of volce {s the most apt to run ot this fault, for, teelingaonsible of this unavoidabls finp, made more patceptible h{ tho contrast with tbe rightness and briltlancy of the licad tones, the, instinctively try to strongthen the muldls of the voico by glving it the unl{ acop quality that they kuow how to use, which is, tho chest tone carrin| up as far as possivle. A 1ight eovrano in 1y pormal condition abbors & chest (s never uses It unlos obllged; bmt it 4y oion able to ulnfin tolerably sttonz mediom tons of middle C, D, E, and F, When I ind this natan| disinclination to sing choat tones (thuso forme) beliud the soft palate) in perfectly heailhy voiees of this kind, Inever attempt 10 have them sln with this quality of tone until they have v:unlmei 10 the highost degrae thomiddleand head regiters, then the gaining of the two or three chest toney acedod will ba eany work. Although carrying the chost tones too high weak. ens tha middle oncs, 14 1 loud sinving, fareing the volco that rondora it husky: and what an oxtrems folly to fancy that screamning or shouting when yoy sing will cliange a amall voice Intoa largo oneor nisko any persun betlovo that it is large! You might as well try to cnlnfia the color of yourcyes, Wiy not ba content with tho quality of volcs Na: ture bas given yon, and strive wo beaatify It) Make your tones pure, clear, swact, and strong if they will admit of strength without sscrifcing some more important _quality, My imaster, Prof, Vannucclnf, of Florence, used frequenily to say, ‘*Ol, you Americans think everything of " quantity” and notning of qnnlf{y of volce, and” you would all of yon wwall out to bo ozen, when nvor’bod{ can 8o that you are only frozs all the while,” e fesorigida &ln- ciplu of the soventecnth contary purists, sad e careful himself In his tzeatmont of volces, that,al. though ho delights In a robuat dramstic volea whenover he finds one, yet 1 beliove the tendency 1o, mwl. ‘which characterizea so many of bua puplis 18l this slde of the Atlantic, givos himmors trouble than all their other faults; and old Romant, —Istely doad,—who was called hz musiciam ly Htaly tie Habbo di tults masstri,~tho ** Fatheraf 81l the Teachers, —had the ssmo horror of hearing any ona sing b%nnd the natural power andatrengih b, hot fur. of the volce, ‘honevor I wsed 1o meet himbe would Invarisbly say: '* What are you doing now, Cara 1 am teaching 'Inim"'" **That s right, that {s right; only don't let them bowil Thore Is no morv alnging nawadays; singors oul) oll,” But ho used ta go overy night to hest Al Lnl In ¢ Mignon "' e said, "* i la 8 lesson for me." 'There {s one singer of whom you cosldwl 1ake a 1cason In tho ekillful and careful monsey- mont of a very amall volco, nnpccinllL wesk ln the middle register, and tuat s Mlus Thonby; sho has & besutifal metiod, ond alwsi slngs - with ~ tho atmost care. Yo can give youraelf comfortably np to tha cnjoymest of the moment, foellng sure that ali the wmiddie tones wlll be .humored, touched tenderly, and brought well to the front of the mouth; that the high tones will bo thrown up Into tho Lesd and not abricked forth; that her phraaing will not b 80 long that you aro in foar lest sha Jose hor brestd nltogether or break a blood-vee in her effurts; that her words will bo sung as If she had 1y to tell which she wanted yoo to hoar and ondet- stand. Une geand secrot of Miss Thursby's suc- ceua a8 & concort singor, aalde from her charmingly modest and dignified manner, §a tho fact thatshe uroly, If aver, sinue & picco not thoroughly auited to her voice and ability. In thus flolnf 4l o4 consumuiate wisdow ; for 8o much of the proper eftect of muslc deponds upon tha cholce of song that ’ou ought to rofusc—no matier bov jujudiclously urged or how much you yourscll inay llko tha pleces—to #ing musle composcd for a voico ditforing “widels from your own. As noarly all English songs are wrilién for waxaosouranos, it s rathor dificull fur a high, light volco ta fAnd anything exactly sulted {0 it outaldo of Itallan wusnc; and as many, naturally and Justly, a}nm to alng {n tholr native language, tholr rel ey bocomen still mora lim- fted, Ono guncral rule 1 will glyo you, Lowerer, to alil in tho solection of songs: chose those thst are tho moat onay for you Lo sing, thst tire you the leant, ond In which your volea sounds sweslest elenrest, aud bost a hy, 4 soogt Iying vuarly all on the middla volce. 1hos requiring lang sustajuod uotos, for howerer ety lu‘h abundant may bo the breail and skilliul the pouwer of mlhlqi ‘3 thta sort of music will, 18 8 uhort time, utirely dostroy tho dellcate beauty of 140 LoNee; & MIE3£0-30FANY, N0 matler how exiea: sive her compase, must shun a constan s ceusion of high toncs, aud s contralto need not, [ #hio wishos to prosorve her volce, try to sing mm: roquiring vawer on the middle, and the few big! toiiss gonerslly Imlonllnf to this sort of voice. 1low_mnuy coutraltos we hear which are worn on:.l ~and there is mlxl anm p-lnl'u‘(l:;:u;:fl:mh thel osscuyurs aro LIl comparativ 3 v 1shall Lo at home, uv\:nml. on “Thursday silere noon from & to U, TREATMENT OF LUNG-DISEASES. Puox Quxaika, Cutcado,—Suffering Addle, nothing bup utter inabllity from sickuest could bave kopt me from anaworlog last week, n}‘l; plain you have loat 1oa mach. timu siready, Yob that, after reading yonr numerous lolters contaluing, as thoy aro Hkoly to, » variety of cone flcttog advico, you will hardly kuow which o fole low, Your condition, whila it would saturally exclto werlous conceru, {s nat hopeloss, Nuarly nmlnc- years ago 1 wia (probably) in s worss conditlon than you are now, My recovery I nmlhuwu:nl stoady adherence 1o 8 particular theory of the dlucasa (which 18 now thio accopted view), sod @ treatmient governod sccordingly. This theary wl‘ slders all tubercular discase as origisating “l devitalized condition of the bloo«ft from XF&L one or more’ of fla necessary sul nunnnw. o this hypoplastio condition of . ho blood giving rise lugunlnl_lgll-“m -lwcl-l tubercular dopos lum“ and place of this depoalt is luvflun‘d |ubumn' by sowe exciting causg, elthur ostural l:m " cldontal, Exporidce had ehowi that i gleil) most Nkely 'to by lacking sre l_.D oo phosphorus, the salive 34 'uulenul n e all. * Thesa wust = be udicloualy e plled. Hero 1 tuat ‘unlculmu 'fi:m«v Au 18 will tako some time to brlug about e sary alteratious {u tho bload, 1t Iy best 10 BCR G medlatcly to du suvro alkaling condition & this luid, which, lctlnflthvmlmlly. 1 ot Vit :lhhl l‘:‘flld !hnwrv frmly er duposit. wl:lcln"tg rusdily decompaned 1 the ulou‘:l:l periluaus clemont—chlorine—golonx 1o Lt slatably wi sl o Y Ry by m.,:,r lhm:‘l&'h tha day,—nob cuough & : CO nausca. vl e st wiod 1 emuluion, Wbt | Hrat made mention of this In‘fho Home, 1t We8 Lo occaslonally thus prepaced from privaly "'mwn’ tion; now thore b g Jack of goud PRI o) upon bhe warkel, ‘Floy are Illlll"fi u pure ail, ‘llxuu‘sflrvq:‘lll"‘lnn 33;'1"'.',‘.".,‘3 n&l.’_ v, . e a0y Voue 1a placoor e cud-tiver vil Atk ulthougy It has not acquired b pu--uxnm B! atter, nlwmru o b n-;sudc wilh i " olnk more tavor. As ticre fellitle davger uf uv!qnw In tiia directivn, | shuula uso botb, taklok ek, co 0 ‘emulsion, and using g 1a dijute sud swsotun whatover of alcobo! wn o slaut, lum»u-i\nca. uwcunnu.nm.ws{:m ] ‘Cha faabiouable forw of fron fur tois o prescot 4 tho ** nitroxenized, ™ bud it is D . Whil better than the cazumoner foris, nu;.li e count of the mirup, may be vvenabjectionable Vs, the stoutsch s weax, Comparatively lluml e needud, aw It o wi ulomout thal wastes -lu\-nl ¥ cept from boworrhsges. Tho comwos chilo e waiphiate, OF Prussisto uway bo usod, ur | sy 18 PP uvirouaices ' (e Valerauate b soprano bumnen of fesl, and