Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 11, 1878, Page 10

w 'HE CHICAGO ThIBUNEa SATURDAY, MAY II; 1878—TWERNY™ PA aF THI: HOMIZ. A LITTLE MORE FUN, Mr. Fditor. #fz, whila readinz Tha Honve, M hich rerine (o take wreil In thia temperate zone, .| Jta readnble pages with much ment sirewn, At nsirch kind of enterprine standing alone, 1 concinded to xeck that pieagire nnknown, And not 16 e fonnd in New York or lome, ITie 8 piace in the ranks of Tie Toirvxe's flome, Now please da nof grect my approsch with n grosn, Nar say fo rour devil in provohed undertone, Here“a another we wieh in that hat torsld zone; 1 only dcalre that Valparalso slons Ay now in kome meacate fairly atane Yor ahsence; and be In the future no drone, Bul, like the good seed most carctully rawn, Te garnercd In peaco by Titz TRine X« NHome. ‘I hat tis hard ta pleare all, none wiil disown; ienee some are comnlaining In deep undertons That th roll of ‘The Home {5 now too thickly sown ‘With receints, snd onght, in short, to ve mawn Just it Iving place for fun in & moderate tone, To plfin-e’ one yoang people who are teading Tha ome. Of courer you knotw hest: the wotk I8 your own, And in yont ancecss to nl} others have shown ‘That your Home ls found In aimost every home, There m»uru do quite well for bables that moan And rick foika indulging In many a proan Over twliching of paina In liver ar hone, Shawing 1hat tne eecds of indulzence wero sown, Dut young girls in their teens who wander ajone, Converxing with aparks In sweet loving tone, Areapt to Invert each nose ke & cone, Anil together the terrible fact to bemoan That too many tecelpts may be found in The Home. Of conrec I tiere's chance In complaxion to_ gain, ‘The darlings might read a V!\‘elvl without paii Ur to ahow the beet way a nice fellow to get, ‘They would then tnke {t in at o galp, you may bet. £0 alittle more fan, Mr. Editor, please; You can do it, we Are mire, with grcatest of case, And thas avoid raising an anpleasant brecze; While with Intcrest your pages will not be ont. shone, And your readors remaln in contentment at Hlome. Valraraiso, Ind. Hunsox. AT THE DOOR. I hiave often wondered if I shonid roam To the barred and bolted doors of The Homo, If they wonld u{ll'll wido and let mo in, Or 1f you would cali it a deadly sin To ndmit to the eacred precincta there A etranger neither younit nor fairs Unluees ehe bore in her bold sight hand A rule by which you conld understana How to take cakes hnd cookles for tes, Or huw to raiee 8 flowering tree, Far I teli you platnly, and thiafaa fact, The reqalaite knowledge 1 cectainly Iack, 1eannot bake, 1 cannot brew, 1 cannot broil, and | cannat rtew. 1 cannet make elther this or thal; Neither woolen dog nor cotton eat, Perhaps 1 am asked, whtle mild surprise Looks st me from a Lunilred eyes, Why Iahonld seck toenter now When no credent T have to show, 1 will whisper the aecrot soft and low, ‘Whieper it gently ta cach of you, And then tlio catieo yon will understand Why I seek to entor the magic Iand. But, cowe to think, i had better not, For I've often been told by tho W idow Bedot "Thiat thoso Who cnter muat pay & due, nd words are plenty but dotlars fow, S0 near the porials 11} hnmh\{ wait, Unl{ the crumba that fall T will tako, And if ever I'm ablo to pay tho due 1 will gladly becomo your comrade, Prew, —_— NOTES TO CONTRIBUTORS, Contributors majling lettora to the care of The Tome to B forwarded to partles outsido of this ¢ity will pleass remember 10 Incloso snfficlent stairps to pay the sdditional postage. Tho Con- ductor was of opinlon that there wonld accruo cnough surplasage of stamips to do this In all cases, DLut hie now tids that his expeciations wero not, and cannot bo, realized. 1le only wants the pooks 1o balanze, . 'The Conductar of The Home agaln finds himseld deluged with lettors from all parts of the Unlon. He rezeate that the imperative demands of other departinents of the paper prevent him from ylving morespace, 1t the rash shoald contiune, he wilt Veobliged 10 80 arrange It that contribntors wili sve thelr lettery onco every three or font wocks, In order that sl may have 8 chance, . Mrs. ¥, A, Hant—Takea nom do plume, and aud thereto your place of residence. It 18 not like- 1y that your nelghibors will then recogalze you. o A Cedagfiaplds, Ta., correspondent desirons of exchiangfng roots for patternsdocs not send lior ad- dicee, Ticuco hier lsltor cannot be published, s Mre. W. D, Wyati—No doubt the recipes yon Sudicate would ba kindly received. You will not tresunse fu sending them, s Juanita, Norwood Park—'*Curfesw Shall Not Iting; "To-Night" was printed in The Ilome of May*d, THE LETTER-DBOX, ‘I'hers are lettors in this office for tho following- ‘Thone Inf ed for porsous out of the city will be forwarded by mall wpon receipt of addeess, Menldents can call or acrd to loum U8 Puisuss Bullding and get thetr Jetters: ’ Alobon, Madison, Wla., Tiddle, T 1. Qeorzlana, u Alte Phi, Misn Mercury, Wl )y Herey May, Mub (1), Tonle, Entferlng Addie (3), ancho, Anna K, {3 E. Lite, Mra. E. B, M., AunlaDoli, Teca, i), Taatin, o ("‘) Paul 11, 1, (2, Tusybo d Mo e Zoe Xon' 1, Antle AL, R, Darnote, In addition to the abovo Hat of letters thero ara & frunher of postal-cards at haud for” contributors, Flic letters have genorally heen sccampauied with stamps, with which they whl bo forwarded when applled for, Tho cards, on toe contrary, bave no stamps, and a request 1o forwsrd them should be accompanied by ono. Following fa the list of postal-cardst Tiuchell, Ostikosr, Sprite Lals, Wail ll’)o‘.v'er. 3ab o, wping Jean, Warrlor, B D deam Queen, Pokin, angering Addle, Nuthaliu, Bryas Parcels bavo been recelved by Tho Home for tho foliowing persons, to whom they will be forwarded on receipl of the number of thres-ceut stamps In« deate Auna K (3, you, Newton, Werping Willow (3] o Fmerain (55, 8, 1l Houaris, FLOWERS AND PLANTS, Frou ¥Fean Lxar, Oryawa.—Dell-glasses a1 conventent for Indour as well & garden uec, but great care must be used or the yuang plants will hecane pilo aud weak. Al saust bo freely given, or tbe scedlinge grow up tail snd so slender that they are worthless, For this resson & paperor flanive! 1s un well aa glass ta cover the seed, fur Teason teachcd us tust as snon aesprouted the caver tauat be removed, and, If sturtod under & boll. they gre apt le be kept too cluse, Hard- ied veeds, ke cauna, cypross, acaclas, etc. Wil iartulnaty tauch sooner if voaked In hot water. them ln s cup and pour bealing water on d Tet them et for fwo days, Some aerd il Lhen pour bolling water on the fiud Is woid, and will greutly bus- teatheir growlin, Some take & 8le aud mako tho Lorny enbalance which enveiops (bewn »0 this tkat 1hey will soun burst the prison bars wiich restealn thein, und protect thew frota Hzht and sight. ‘T'ho dof rnllax i sometlnea four mouthe ln gerul- atms. wod st year I discovered that the Silng Jrocess vay un edwdrable one ue far ue they are tohcurncd, Verbena sced suaked over night la » vl start much woouce, Sweel peas 1ug, aud I plented tos 1at of April, depth, will come up atrulz Ithy,aul stind the droughy much better for il of their shtuatlon. When sceds kre if uhi do not show thenelves st the sume 4110 tewau they will ot gro the departed. No'two secds 1t rune eed-yesoed Wil vermloate ut fur anw will uften do so prowpily, ther way lle dorwast B another y, tunce wheta fresh fobagen- My for ten years ou the was sawn alter tho et 0Uwnon lsuslly vecus Yuars afier suwing prouy, or Daw. Le sraaon fur sue genwlugting aud i ataut s 3ot unexblalned { butuue [ a [ s Well, an ke buw Cf ene ungenial spong de Ylante wuty o ated from the Srat yeas, that 3t wousld hndiy voutinue for s (ezm of years, of if rome Weie a few weeks later lu gsemlonting they gt then dud the tunperature wote suited fo thetr pacticnlar seeds, Kome put a fow drope of camfhod v 8 cib ol woter and alow the sced 10 semain o avis fiquld fur s cortein time, elaiming hat 3t grewdy facihtes gorwiusidon. [do wot #e the pliluaopby du §t, bat perbaps tboy do, and will ezplait. Camclis weed must be gown . oo a4 ripe, wud geqalres elx weeks' tuie 10 Which 10 geraminate. Sweet-violet seed mant ulso be eown 8¢ sun & tipe, oF §b will not germitate, Whilu sume scads will germipate Just 8 fruuly whion Wn yuorsoid, oibre ace ancless, Bud sy bo (hruwt aslde. We kuuw thut u cerialls B1uuust of Luat must by preseut b produca gerii- vation, uod alsu a certaby quautity of waler to et the vutec integument, and thus eolarge the bes, 10741 toere v uol sutiiclent waicr of- ta the toteruul compoucuts of (hy wed uo ni sl Lhapze will take ph whick lv always wintature plaut, Lutil geemiue- ade b lioidid Lot walis at cow- mon temperatures will 4 throngh tie int 1enteof the seed, bnt, when i has commenced, the power to exrlide forelen Nelds consra: but tho oreans arg a0 defleate thit the wenkest solutlons are too ofensive for thew, Therefore thoas who Tee sterps for see.n niust be cantiond jeet they re- tard rather thaa promote the vigor of the fatare piant. In forty-eleht hoaes, If the temperatare he 110 dogrees or mare, gntrefaction commences, and geeminotion fa efther deeteoys] or mneh weaken- ed. Otrgen {enlo errentlal to germination, as hae heen proved by experiment: for. when mnuletened reedn gre placed in A enitable temperatare, they ab- rorh the oxygen only from the atmospheric Ill'j and o tThese delieate litle sceds Leen plven the power of separating one gae from another, and old svede Joss the pawer of abrorbing oxviren, and this of germinat- ing; yet they will ammetitnes atnrt to new life if goaked in a solutlon of chivrine, a8 this gie has the power of attracting hrdroven from water, and thees af Ita compounda, and reletsing the ogyzen. Some hAve proven to ne hevoul o donnt that chlorine ao- celeraten the germination of eced, for water crees, which usually requires several days 1o compicts have been known to start in three ancs, Jate Georue Sinclalr Informs us thet e hns been. most succenxfnl while employing chlorine. He ohtained it by mixing a tablespoons fal of mnriatic Acid, and one uf black oxide of mangacese, and hald a pint of water, Let tho mix- Anra stand fo or three hanrs, and then immerse the eeed for abwat the ramo length of timo and sow. Some aver that the secds mast be kept In the dark nntit spronted, while others aro just as Ponltive that the light Joes not afect fhem nn- pleasantly, but froos 1he v‘m-: have learned that seed planted on e tap of the rolle will germinate Just we quickiy as thosu covered with ol 1f kont inoisly but the maln ubject du coverlng the seed (8 to preseryeancquable state of molsture, As weil as 10 provide for the necesraty prowth uf the root as Aoanan it emerges lrom the Intequment of tne sed. Dfownle, pleass send yonr addresn 1o me, and bero let me ray that o lefier addresacd to my nom de nlome will always reach me, and o not trouble the editor by sending them to'The Nome, 1 have veceived from him auring the past week ffteen et~ tern andl postals, and frotn pereons who sent 1o me direct, sevents-three: thna you aco it will save inuch trouble by sending 1o ne. A busy waek it 4 1am 1hankful to say that each leites nswered, either by postsl or a bulb of bt du not send for uny more, they aro 41| gone,—not even onu for myselfs hut, e 1 have cast my Lread on the waters, Tiruet soiuo day some one will return mu uno. few of them wero amall, bul they will grow rapidly, and {f any are not eatlefed I regret it, for I did the best 1 could 1o divlde them, and spent a duy aud & half in ecnd. ing them, when 1 should have been house-clesning, and even our Poctmaster patiently recetvad an. sent fur we forty-nino In one tmalls but I fear ha will losa (Lis patience if you o not uro greater caro in packing your piants, that the testof the mafls may not be soiled by the dump- nesw and earth, Beeeh, Wis, I min nutselling the seed from Washington; they were given mie, and [ gavo them away. If A poor person wishes to ald hereelf by sending them to those who are wili- the prac 1|I|It 10 assist her in her dreary plizrimage, is {tnot allr gt It you will eend your address, 1 nut she will give you a few. if you ara not able to pay for them, ax e has done; but most of ue had Taiher pay for what we receivo from atrangers, Busyoody, your caila shonld have vloonied long 8go. I think your noil was not rich cnough, Lut it rost, eithor’ by sinking the pot in the earth, or 1aking tha bulbe’ aut aud putting tua shady situa- tlon. ~ Yes, too large a put lw nol well for any plant, 1 will tell yon more of the trestment of the calla beforo It fa time to renot for svinter bloomiug, doubt ‘Mre, Y, wonld thank the Jady who sent the nu:ler- seed 10 hor to rell, and rho line now zeve which ehie will sell for 30 cunia a paver, Wurhington seed, which I ¢ave her, for 15 conts o frier. "But shawinhea tho orders to come 10 me. Mra, ., the whitlavia secds were not in your let- ter; did you forget to put them in? Thanks to 8, K. ‘ond Zenl, 1 have sent to all whe have vent lo me. If yoa have not ruccived, please notify me, 'Chanks, "Zolre, 1 have not yet lnd occasion (o ues tha neuralgia remedy., Many thanks to L. Beulah, also to Mrs. 1., of Dixon, and Walllower, Mrs. Y. bas had many sceds sent her, which alio will scil for 10 conts o paper and postage, nod Mre. 11, , who will kend yon any fern-root you wish for ents 0 box, Ilease direct to me and yor will recelve just as Tllcl:ly aeif sentto her. Uive yoarnamo in full, anil plainly written, #a she sometimen finds [t difMealt tadecipher the numee and numbers. To the oue who sent mia the hox of traving arbutus and no nawma by which I way know from whom it came, [ wanld fay, yes, [ know yont are an unknown friend, and Iwish I mizght return the co Ifllnl(‘lxl. ‘There never wus a trucr suying than that ** It i more Ulossed 10 mvo than to recelve," althougt ln this €aso 1t was & ureat pleasure o recetve, God blees you for the kind remombrance. 1 hope 1o meet many of you In Dubuque at the Flaral Fair, wihich will be held on the Sath, 20th, and 301k of May, nul will be the finest niTaie of the kind ever beld'in the Min llpnl Valley, and one, 1oo, which fluwer-lavers throngzhunt tho Northwest ary louking forward to with great ploasury, Fnoy Bzaaan's Wive, Erarx, Tet. =1t Cordelia, Rantoul, will send me Ler address T witl send her white begonia aud German vy In exchange tor water-llly plants. 1 will give directions for pretty nanging-basket; et 3 paint-keg, from somo painter, elght inches high: bore Lo holes upposite caclh other two Juchus from the top; geta hoavy plece of wire three fect Jong, put each end throngh tho holes, und pousd 1t down on the insidoso it will not #lio oal; this makes the handle; bend It together #o 1t will only be threo inchies apart at tha top, Noxt procuro soww vak byanchios two or three Juciies in clrcumferonco; cut tnto ploces fonr, slx, and elght Inches foug; leave all theamali twviyy on, Taky common brade or winall ualls and nail the pieces on, beginning with the alde. Lay them on carelessly, ot tov close, sume crossing vach other, sumd lgm. Lot them project OVGF tho tap and bottom. 'hun tho sides are Luishod, natl o few on E tha bottom. 1o sire sud nall eacis piece sccurely, Nuxt bore & hole In the bottom, Then paiut with dark-brown paint; usea small beusli, When dry, q arnial. 1 ow sure you will like {1, it I have the following. patterne, which T will ex. change for siips pnd seeds: Card-board hanging- basket, motch-cssem, cigar-holder, viass curd. bnaket, lanip-mal, tidien, scrap-ba; nirpln-box, ruge, quilis, also nattorn for pair cizar aud matci holder, nade of lobster, to reproscut mon and woman, 1 bave three corner shelves in my sitting-room, with lnmnrc«buln mado I this way—paper border wuch ua ts used for walls, fovr inches deep with points st the battom, It [8 browa velvet grounl and gilt figure, pasie on cloth or thin pasteboard; when dry cutont the scaliups, and nail the strip on your shelves, first painging them black. The top should bo mmall, next larger, boltow largest, Eyery ono adunres mine, Frow W,, TaNcoLN, T, —1laviog recelved somo valuable Information from The Ilome, I would ke to moke wome return. 17 Model Housekeeper willaend me n postage-stamp and bor address 1 will ier directions sbout her virds; and If thoso ladies who have been asking for the pooms **No Bect in Hleaven,' **Curfew Shall Not RIHF Toe Night," **Way hown upon tho Bwanee Kivor," will sond stnmp with addrees 1 will send 8 copy of the desired pocm. **Douglas, Donglus, Ten- der and Truv * can be fonnd in the March number of Peterson’s. 1 will send Kenflworth vy roots of alips 0 any one 07 rools oF wlips of any olher Kiud of housc-plants. Have anout 4 gallon of Mudeira roots 1 would like to dispose of in the sanis way; but If any one has not the plants to wend, ’“'q‘"‘“‘ Emmu. und § wit return vy, 1 havo tralling lobolls, Lobelta Cardinalis, 1 otto, und o gireat many othier kinds of slowoer-socds wint 1 wonld llke to excbange for vlaate, slips, or bulbs, L would like espaally red or white oxalis und fern-roots, and seedds or roots of tha wwod -~ or red-leaved cauna, 1 recolved two parcels of nwary)lls balbs, Lat cannot make vul the post-warks, thorefore cunnot make & retden until 1can hear frain the senders, ¥., thosu litile vulva camo all right. Jdennte dune, did you got your bira¥ It was started onMonday 1ast, 1 recclved o box of alipe; vuppose they came from Chicago, but I could not inaky out the mark, 1 would 1ike to ask the Jadlos who have had uore experience than § huve fu plant-cultury 1 1t 1s s wu&l 1o cut the leaves ot of slips? 1 nutice that aur Heristonly steips tho leaves off the vait he puts 0 the sand, Fuox Herrv now, Iovenrow, Micu, —1 ‘would say 10 thoss Wha hiavesent e roots of silp thatall iwitha singlo exception) bave been re. ceiyed na perfect condition. Thoy were iost welcome, 1 think sume uiay have misuaderstond the meoning of mylust Tettor. Ay oral wanty had buen suuny thnes aupplied prospectively, by promises, some of which bavenot yut been fule Allord, owhu (o that wisunduntanding, no doubt., on Ladive picase wond thew, lum glud 1o knaw that m}u ruutus roots, su dar mv Leard from, weut safe Canoe, § whallygo **below ™ abont Juty 1 to spend two wonths vialilnie about thirty imiled from wood, Oy my returs to Lakv Suscrior § could aend the arbutud §f you think jt would bear moving alb that e, uve been told by vuo who has tried It tuat urvutus whl blooin o wister In Wardlau case, "Iu directions for treattaent fo sallag, vxalls, snulax, ete., iv luseried give them nnn; 1. Ia tho rest necesssry if the soibde very vlcht 1 was surry to kee Deoch questloning Fern Leal's molives ia offerling the rure seed fruin the Depart. ment of Agricultuie, Lbey wero so perfectly evident in lior letter, I Ler ultiring labors for ‘Vuu Hoiae bad not_ulieady made thew waaifeal. Bae only tovk o differcut way (rum Loecl fur beuelting the gevalest pumuer. Mast of The Howe telonus would prefer to pay the tritle asked, sud so beipa worthy poor wamuu. I for ocue, i walting anxiously tor thay lesdon fu propsgatiug (fowm a atugle leal, Fuox PuvLits Canaw, Pants, Tz, —Jessica, are you iy namesake or aw [ yours? [ sm g echool- ®irlof 10 suminaers, vojoy music, fowers, . funcy- work, and fuu above sll uther things. I you would shend & balf-day In the roou b school you would kuow sue, My teachora are yood aud kind, Tuey know | cangot stop till | beve had my laugh out. You cau bave any of tha fotlowiug dowers, bLu eauput get auy excont day-lly (white), and burdee-dily until uext full, 8918 e vo laty. Crowa. Impurial, pearlyving Maderis-vine, jouquils, sweet- scenlud whita vioicts (1 guces you could got the viulets uow). It you waot ferns perbaps [ ught dud eowmy In the woods, | have o wild fowerl found fu the would, you cau have one of thore, | don's bnow how pretly it fe. 1f Plorence, Jolict, thiuks it would pey fur the trouble of making a lace Larbe she can bave aoy of the Sowers | men- toued, at aliey ruots, 1 have somo Luveiy rose-buskon and aleo guven-uf-tho-meadows. 1 think, sod gardvu-Leloirupe, apd cue purple fachuia that [ could epare, Flite 13 udy Deat sttetapt ab wathie W The Howe. ulthoush | st worda wid ! of ht** 1o mu HAR ow Mt ot ' Almira $immina, and sho never acknoswle recelpt of it. Fnox F. L, Prusuirs, Fox Lare.—Ladies ‘ta whom I havesent alips of Ivy and ferns, read these directions resarding their cultars: German ivy 00t heet In water; when well started transfer to a flower-pot, which should be kept inasanny place. The vines you can train (o grow In the shado if you wish, Start your Kenflworth in dirt; sce thata joint Is covered, keep quite damp, bat moderntely warm; fet it have but little run at any limo; when well Tooted, transfor to the hanging basket, Will rond Kenllworth sced to any who fall to make the slips ?m‘, 1f stamp (s inclosed. The natnral home of ferns i {n the thick damp wood4, where they have rich roll, but ver{ littlo ann, and a great deal of moisture, Imitate it closcly 28 nossible, and mu will meet with auceess, 4 long to r dwnrt spocles, I'lants thrive beat (n leaf mold, If 1t §s not ob- tainable, procure as rich dirt a9 possible, and keep 1t 8o by the nse of liquld fertilizers, If any of the 120 ladies to whom T havesont alips or ferne willsend me o root of pink or yellow chrysanthemnm 1 will return wlnmrl for postage. LCarrlo 8., on receipt of a 3-cent atamp and ynur nddress, which you negiccted to give, ward the tvy, 'Il;:;lllng arbutns fs not indigenons to this lo- cality. ‘Those I biave sent out will “for- Fnox Rzxsiz, Waranronn, Tsp, —Dear Ladles: 1 have trled to reply to all who have written for bulbs and sceds. 1f any have been overlooked, let me knaw, Tho bulbs, except very #msll ones, are olt disposed of, T have sthil an abundanes of seed that any one is wolcome to for postage. Through the generosity of tho IHomeltes 1 have more ein- eraris and caiceolaria sced than I need, and thuse 1 wonld Jke to exchauge fur primuls or other chalce kinds, Mah: Yonrgeraniums are ** damping oft." Glve Jess water and plenty of alr and sunshine; will send binckberry lily frfl postage Alpha: Tutler sivent tern seeda for o bezonia, Florenco: [ have cypresa and mignoneite seeds, also a chrysanthemum-root. + Willsend sceds of {ndoor plants for dllinm candldnm for Engllsh vios lots, ‘Thanks to somevody for some bulbs like Iily of the valley, Frod Jexsixas Sextxany, Acvnord, Iuu.—T think the roaron Mab's geraniums turn black Inthe way they da I#, that the sml ls too rick and she keeps them too wet. Geranfuma do not need a very rich rofl, and it ehonld be at loast one-third rand. They should siways stand the same way to the 1ights In fact, I think all vlants do better so, especially the layer comosa. This will die if the leaves are frequently turned. I find camphoran egcellent exterininator of red apidere,—ono ton- epoonful to o quart of hot water, a8 hot na the vlant will endnre. It ls also death to all the worms \hal;lfl:mlv are helr to. 1F 1 have told anybody thini whe did not Imnwdbe!umlnm glad of it, 0 that there aro nd sltpy, ute,, walting to be d for, Jennings Bnmlnlr{ will bo thanxful for all favors In that line, and wil return stamps i every case. Beminary, Aurora, i, Fnox Fres, Quixcy, 1ll.—Crayon snd Tobin- son Crosoe, 1can lot you have a nice root of Farpagium by-and-by; just now [ have nono to #pare. Thanks for tho queen-of-meadowi1 can- not walt for them. 'The double-piuk gerantum I have recelved. 1f Bpritowlil sond me her addrcss, andaslip of her scarlet and pnrple fuchsis, 1 wili sendd her some May pinks, tho kind sho wan! C. O. 8., Ancons, send me yonr addross ui stomps, Uhavoalitlle pink amaryilis and_some seadn fOF you; also. 8 root of Kenilworth vy, Kathleen K., vou will Aind ** The Battle of Leok- put Mountain s In Hayard Tavior's *+a Camp and Sond to Jeunings 0 published by 8. C, Griggs & Co., Chicago, 10 1873, Who will te}l mo how to start Cobes Bcandens recd; 1do not succeed. 1 would Ilke soms Scotch wowan. Will send stamps or exchange something. Frox Swrer Manr, Ciiicaao,~11, 8, C., If you hiad sent either namo or addrews, I should ont tha rose you destred, Waullflower, T bave not heard from you. Allow me lo explain that {t was wot the common cypress vina 1 had refereace to, but s much more robust vine, with lcaves small and shaped tike tne morn- ing-glory, and tho wtar flower of the cypress, I Nave vot buen able to ohtain it of ‘auy forist, and {{ sny 0N tAN WpATe mo B fow soeds Wil Sy amd return nn]uun? they wish, 1 have some common fluwer sceds which [ will give to uny ono sending o stamp to mail tham. Sudan, your instructions on. primrose caltfre wers comirohensivo and fo the point, Twishi inight share with your fricuda to the extent of two or threc eceds, Froxt Vinaista TIawruony, Ractse, Wia.— Anna K. and India, my geraniam will bearno moro #lipping till late In the summer or enrly fall, 1t your offers hold good till then I ahall be glad to exchanze slips with' you for thoso you offer, 1 you, Anna K., would like Kenilworth Ivy alips In oxchange for canna sceds, please send me, (o~ wether with directions about caring for canaries (care of Home) and [ will send you the vy, or moneywort, urslips of any plant I'may have that Ui woukd fike. § have. 4ot slps of Keniworih vy toall wio have asked for it; could send 1o sevs eral inoro i cach would seud & box with nawmo and ostage, s Froxt Browxin No. 2, 87. Joasrn, Mien, ~Read- foz uver each week tho many wants of oar friends, and belng n stranger, 1 have folt quite difident about anewerlng, but will willingly help any thatI can, for 1 feolmnch bonefted myself by The Home, To Mater Stantalaus Ican nend root of traling arbutud for cauna lily-sced, o other acad or plants. Alleen Allanua, 1'will exchange tralling-arbutas or copy of **Evening lella® for tramput-vine or ferns, 1t nent by i, Lanlrer, Wiinington, 1can sond you tralling arbutus for plants or aeed, Frox Biaxg, Rextxotox, Ixp.—Some one In- quired about woodbine, It will grow frum a slip any tima m the season if properly cared for and §s athrifty grower. I have soveral you can almost seo thom put out leaf and new shoots inthe spring. 121 had o ten-ncra fickd 1 would offer nomo In ex- chango for other things, but my. supply fu limited, and the grove whera it % 50 plentiful 14 a half-mile distant, but If you chancs tocume to our proity Mitle village, call, and | will sea that you get vomo of the vlru, Fuox Cactes, Ciicano.—1 have o fow seeds of ** Apples of Sodam,'* a golden frult about fhe size of a tranacemdent crab (grows on a thorny cHmbing vino and looka fino), which I will divide with The Homo (rlenda a1 lung as thay laat, 1 wisn & ruot of niowa rosa oF other nice onesthat would bloom this scason, aluo amarylite or tubes Lo gul&x: u-hm‘l' w.ul h«:'oavlu pu)l‘unln. do:ulo m#, fico uran uico. Who n.--p«'md.gn' PHERIG SADHIE Fox Jexny Wrex, Cuticago,~T wish to thank Elliston for tha bulbs sha sent me, and would Lave dono 40 sconer, but that I could nat ou account of sicknces, 1 planted them abont two weeks ago, but they kinve not spronted yet, [f therain any. thing that Lean do for the “giver in the way of putterns of fancy work, 1 hopo she will call on 1we, as I have justrecelved soine protty ones, Puow Evenaness, Pamis, Mo,—1 have been a reuder of The 1lome for some tlme, snd Lavo Nnal~ 1y concludod 1o have somatblug to say, Cordelts, 1 will send tubeross Lalt for freshewater liljes. Wil Liutty Suow be kind enough 1o rend a tealll arbatue? £ will send stamps or anything that have, Wil sowe ono plesse tell mo what s noce ssaury 0 become & member of The Home! Fuou CLana A., Va¥ Wenr, 0.—Can supply ferna from the woods to any who wish fu eschange for plants. WANTH, Frox Fry, Jorier—Uan and will aayof The tiome friendesend mda bolbof smaryllla snd sowo preity pictures fora scrap-bouk? In ex- change I will send vomo very protty braiding and embroldery patterns, 1also have shadow picture, bead of Chrlsl, Any one sending me ler address can havatho same, Polly lerkiu, sent you my address aliall boon the lookout for thu furne. Connlo, of Datavis, rocelved patterns; much cused Xhlnk‘. Thin, of Monmouth, Belsy bbit wishes 1o know I you recolyod the patters of sci -bag, 1f so, sho wonld ke pin ball in exchange, Mirs E. 1, AL, sent 00 to-d8y shadow picture head of Christ, | would 1ke 10 ¢xchangs bangme canoe, ¢, A., will eeply o your Allle, of Chicaga, send we your address snd L will sond you % slfp uf white Keranlum. Viegtiia Hawthorn, seroived patierus; s Will sotie kind Home friend w&: has 8 scroll-e3w mako me two brackets, aad 1 will wend auy pattorne you wish tu excbangy tor them, Please statv what you want when you write. Dunhury, are the lgmun [llics out-duor vlants? Ploass snswer throuyn The Home. Robluson Crasoe, | hope soon to bo ‘sble tosend yoas white vxalis, have been mmnfl tor It to pet large vnough. 1t will be swmall, but they grow raplaly, Fuou llorey, Mitvox, Wis, —Will some one tell oo Low to remove, efuctually, superilous bale? 1 tried Hobygublia's reclue, butit praved powerlossy would sleo like & reniedy for a red noss, and could sume ono tell mo how to gut fat? I will balr- dyo which fa sticactous, dud which . Toomd Tt buwblest Louacholds 1t 1s simply the water i which tus skins of powtors (Lefore ‘cooling) have en ed. 1t Torms a epeedy and barmioss dye fur the balrand eyeorowd. If wy letter is pub- n-nr:ca. Iwlllia my noxt give a splendid cosmotic recipa. Frow Viouxr BLus. Sensca, Nswaua Co., Kax, —May | como in this week aud mako wy wante known? law a quiet couniry woman, aud bave Juat commenced housekeeplug. Seelng 80 many «lud ufvrs to oru fur suwe, wor| AOIE O ¢ wevina lo have t 140, 1 conld send dfrections for making n caral frame of wax and cord, very easy to make. and heautifnl wlien done, or pattern of trinad 10 ho made af eanl. Yoard, or would send seedn of different Kinda or Iadgalippere, singio and daule, \Von't fomeondy exchang far T want eome plants #0 much and there la no place to bay them here. Frox Mzrcuar.—To Florella, [ wonld eay, asT 0 to 1. and M., make and nse my almond cream, for which 1 gave the recipe in The lome of Ui 27th of April, and all hands will bo delighted with the resalt, ‘To remove danidreufl, T have fonnd the following very good: Tinctars of canthazides, two deachm glycering, one ounce: rosewater, three ounces; wixand use ns any other hale dreseing, or, to he more particnlar, once a day, and use no hair-ofl of the remady for ticles, cuniu- he port wine An{ kind, Will the correspondont who glv contumption ray how long the l? are lo be magerated in alng 1 wish the members of The Ifoma swho ean do #0 would epare mo some Madeira-vine bniba and rome Kenllworth fvy, 1 bave nothinglo give in return for them, s0 ‘only appeal lo the charitable members. Fron Jsxxin Juxe, Cutcaco,—Will zomo one pleasa tell mo what {s the matter with my ozalis recd? I imve sawed rome twice, and still thero are noaigns of its ever coming up. And will some kind Home friend pleare send me n fow sceds of that wondertul primrose? 1 will return stamp or uhips. s Unohoo, T wiil tell you howto make a rmly feamo (the Iatest) it yon will send mio that letter. holder patlern and directions for making, snd [ will send you some allps. Mattle No. 1, Wil you eend me noma California morning-globy reed? T will sond diiferent gera- ninmsilps. L, 3. 8., 10 y: ave tho pink hnyn caross, I will give sonic elips in exchange. In- din, what can [ send you that 1 may 2ot a white or yellow oleander? I have a good many clolce plants, any or all of them in oxchange, I you wish, Tam inesrnest. Iwill sond Merna Mods a larue slip of English Ivy for that blackberry lily. 12 so glad that Amaryllis wrote that apology. Fnox Mns. F.E.P., CricAgo.~I writo to ask of Tos, Chicsgo, an apron patiern for a litule girl; of Flele, Fort Madison, In., baticrn for a brackot lambreqoin; of Unfortunate, Rockford, 11l., pate tern for A lambrequin in appligne work; of M. It, 8., Omaha, nattern for n princesse wrappers of Ifarriet, Wheaton, 111, pattern of cardboard nlcturo-frame, 1 have nn barticnlar spite aualnet tle cditor, an nay bo Inferséd from my many ro- queats, but theso are the accumnlations of soveral weeks, Upun recelpt of patterns will remit in *lAMpPS Or MOonog o8 Tequested, Fnox Gxoromna, Ciiicaao,~T feel that neceesily compels me to apply once more to The lome for ald. About n ycar ngo I had aterrible fricht, srhich left my nervea in such a shattored state tunt 1 have evor since beon ro weak and norvons that 1ifo (at thuen) In n hoavy burden to me. No one but thoss who huve experionced ft know of the terrible suffcring that comes from §t1 therefors hope somo_ phyalelan, or cxperienced neraon, will seid me a remedy, 1 will gladly repay by returne ing thanke and stamps. Frnox Mus, E. G, N, [[auvann, Int.—I recelved plants from Phanala Maple,~many thanks, —and 1 would Jike some of tho fern roots she kindly offers to get, sent me Ly exprers, 1 doso want a Niy-of-tho-valley pip, a calls bulb, and gome mnilax. Any one who will kindly send me these, I will roturn stamps for the same, or patternn of window anil bracket lambroquin, or seeds of verbena, pansy-datsy. and candytuft. 8. K. M,, Elkhart, I'wlill sond you » de work- apron pattern fora rooted elip of farfriglum, Fnost Fronexcn, Jouier.—1onco more come to ‘The Homo for help, As my wants have all been supplled so far, 1am In hopes they will continue tobo. Tothoso who hava offercd plants I would ray I bave oll Ihave room for, though not all i want by any means, One of Tho lloma friends vory kindly gnvo me a bird foralaco barbe; now hae not somo one an extra cage they will vive for ono? Iam not abla fo buy, 0 if somo onodoes not ak:lpuv on poor birdlo ko will have to livaina ad-box, Frox Fronkr, Attowa, ILt.—Will some reader af The Howe send mo au amarylils, Jolmsontl, or formosissimn In exchange for a Japan 1y or pink liy? 1 have two sceds of the passifiora that 1 wounld like to exchange for tho samo number of canna. Some aweot alyssam, foworing pea, and Canterbury bell seed I will send for allps of gera- nium (with variegated follago) aud **tradescantia discalar.” Those wbo wish way weite me to Hox 200, Altonn, Ill., snd I will recelve, This wiil be moro cunvenieut than sending to Tha Home. ¥nox Essioa Dana, llEnprnso, Itt.—1 enter with the usan! bundla of wants. Wil some one sena me a calla-lily bulb, Legonia slips (any but thy coral), fuchala elips, or follage-plant alips? 1 havo just commenced the cultare of flowers, which will account for my tramp.lika entry. In return for any of thio abave, 1 will send pattern for work- apron, fern fools, of, If preferred, will return mostage, Fnox Noxa, New Wixoson, Iut.—Thave been waiching and waltlng fora vacancy In the Jotters of Tho Ilome, but muetspeak notw, and add ono more request for holp, Some uno In a.day's Tranuxe asks for *'0ld-fashioned rln My heart hus been crying for thiese samo pluks for seve eral years, e one lielp mo? Ilavé nothing to ¢xchange bat stamps aud fhanks, ¥nox OLive, Cimicaao,—Will some one send me a chemtloon pattern in exchiange for one of the fol- towing? Treton wrappor, or child's underwaist,or vng of four diffarent kinds of hoya' snlts for & culid of 4 yours, 'The wrappor I# thirty-six inches bust meanuse, aud one of the lutest ** Domestic patterns,’ Would also lke the samc nize chemitoon, leade send In care of Tho Home. Fuox Mus. C. W. Prixure, Gnaxp Rarins, Mici.—Can sny of The Home readers tell me whore I can got the poem ontitled *Dorkins, tho Actor.,™ It beglns in this way: **1¢ was Dorkin night. snd he was to appear In his new and heat ful comedy." Please Inform me through your colomns, and I will try and ropsy yon for trouble. Frox LiLy or 72 VaiLEr, Fesiv, Ive—l1 woutld 1tke very much to exchange stampa or fancy woark for cactus, lewon Wiy, and Uegonfan. 1 would hike very much if Virginia llawthorne, of Racine, would send me a alip of her African goranium. This {s & very good recipe for moladacs candy: Ono quart of wolsses, one pound of but. tar, one pound of suyar. Frox Frowrnixe Atnoxn, WannsroN, Iit.— Elsine, Elmwood, will you pleaso wend o the pattorn of tollot mata? Will rturn pattern of very pretty cardboard pleture frame. Wil any of the ludien of The llume exchange fancy-work patternst I have patterus of toilet set, curdhourd plctures frae, tldios worked on bhuney-cumb, Java, ur muil- roud canvas, Lslrplu-holder, wud buit-recciver, Frox Dinois, VEvAY, Ixn—~Mercury, of,Chl- 1 bave tried thn frecklo recipo, but vnly up- 1t onco, for thy burning wae almost unbear- apte the following day. Dues 1t always burn so? 1 wos darker than bofore wslug it Low lung idoce ono need 10 uew It to. ofuct s goud complexion? ) o uub fnto tho sunsulse for wy hesith, sad the, teckles will come, Pl Fuox Scor, EpzsviLie, Ia.—Csn any Home friond tell mo where to find Trowbridye's recent pruduction, **Aunt Mellsss on Bors™ (or give th address of tbe author), or ** Brudder Auderson’ Cumuients on a Harmon Preactiod to Hie Charge, by ‘Thomaa K. Beecber? Shull try t repay thuse who dutics my call, Friox Binwie, Vavay, Inn,—I have bocu a con- wiant reader of The Mooe for somo tme, but ue yeu bave kept sllont on all uccasious; but cannut realst the tempting tealling arbutuw, Will Ar- Lutus, of Muntague, Mich,, pleass send me somivy 1 am an {nvalid aud love fuwera; will send staps, or anything [ bave 1n return, Fnos Mas. T. W. Baxpsns, Saren, N. Y.— Laxt year you advertised for s Baking-Puwder Company who would send recipe for Vienna rolls, Will you be kind cnough 1o send addrees of sald company to my sddress, s | can get uo such tufuraution b ¥nox Praxo, Prano, Iue.—I wish thoso having thinge to cxchange would say Just whom (o seud to and whero, so ns to 8ave trouble aud expondo. Lthiuk 1t would by o much better way, e there any rulv by whicaany oue can become a mewber of The Howw, or Ix it vpen to all who ars luturveted? FuoM Avruun Lxaves, Psumy, Iii,—Maoy thanks to WallSower snd Crayou for tho plants su- colved. IHasunyone of The Howme Department any cacti to exchauye for postsge? Would be very ¥1ad if some one would send we s lemon jily, Fuox Eruzanstu, Brau 0ax, Micy.—Can any of the lsdies of Tue Home tell me what will take creosoto out of an lograit carpet, or is thero o way :l gelting toutr Somwbudy pleass anwer, quick. Fuox Ouuis Rross, Gausssuuo, Iir,—wWill somo one please scnd wesowe gawes snitable for s d girls from 13 15 years oldt 1 Saodmnny pariles this winter, snd the gaiaes are all yeiting 50 0ld. Puox Nxwo, Bruavire, Wis.—P, P. P, lu ‘The Home of March 27: lsee you speak of the secd of the Keullwortn ivy, snd, ssl would like some, 1 thoaghtl would make the spplicstion tarough The lome. Fuox X. Y, Z., JaXEeviLLE, —~Will some ©Oue who bas 8 scroll asw msko mifs pair of cabi- uat.sizad frawied, vals of bangiuz walcl-safes, ne an (i wall-pot nything (o wall, in exchanen for tha patterns of bracke! lnmdireqnin, shoa-bag with thres vnckets, or n very nretty biue nnd white erochoted nacque. The racques would bo (oo minall for & baby oror i) monghs old, 10 any one will be o kind, ploass send and 1 will retnrn’any or all of the nhove immediately, Frox Juaxita, Noawaon Panx, Iue.—I wonld 1lixe to know where to find the poem commencing **Tha warrlor bowed hle crested hend," And who waa the aathor. THE NURSERY. Frox B, I, T. ~Jeflerson, T1ike your suagestion foranafghan, Ufried the white Turkish fowel- fng Jast summer, hut found it dazeling to baby's evcs when the eunshone, Can gon of any onc tell mo how to make a preity whita sprend for A crlb?—something that will wash nicely. Annle Bell, T conld notnnese my Aest baby, antd came neat Josing her after feeding herefght months npon one cow's milx, \Wo then used ** Gerbar's milk-food.*" My husband hougnt it by the whole- sale, and bahy nsed A dozen cans & month, but her 1ife was saved, and she is well and strong now. 1 beeame ea tried sith hottlen petting sour and belng #o diflicult tn cleanse that § threw thom asldo, o oot the food Inaciean glasy, letiing her throngh the ribber tube from the cup, Try thist it mny take some preeverance, but is well worth it, Now 1 anpeal for hel Can_any cxperienced mother tell me bow to manage baby No, 2! Sho s arthodox! No boitles for her! liut sha keeps e tied evory minnte. 1 do not bogrudge tho care, but fear it I ot gond for either uf s, T am anrtrong an advocate of *tont-door walking™ or any of you, and havo always practiced what | preacheds tut now my Mittle une wiil not spare me aminnte. T muet even hurry through my meals to stop her crying. She tlecps well ot nipht, but nlmoet none through fhe day, and cries to norse all the thoe, 1 even write this whh herin my arma. Tathie *'the way ' with all nuraing babies, or what 1« the matter? Tlaw do mothere \who have thelr own work to do manage? Bhe in elght weeke old now. Is thors hope of a change at three ;nnlllh". or Is this to continue through herin- ancy? ¥rost Jdnxmixns Sevtxany, Auroma, Ins.—! havo a great Interest in the flowera and bablea of ‘The fHlome, Lot Tdo not eare mnch for the cotton flunnel circnses. 1 make too many Yankcoalr- casiles to bo at all anxlone abont Chinese ones, 1 have had some experience in feeding one baby who conld nat live on mitk: we gava him Ridge's preparcil food for Invalide and infants, Tho chiid begnn to theive Immediately. and now {s & wonder- fuliy strong chllid of hleage, I have kuown this foud to have asiniliar pTect In othor casee, T ohouls! be very ulad to wnite directly ta Annie feil Jast all About thy prepetatton, if elie wonlil Hke. T taink 1t would be much better If eichonu who wishes for nru[l)l-\vmlld give some addresa ko that 8 perdon wunld know how to send # measago direct, often raving tiro: 1f Annie Bell had done so sho woulil bave learned what I know about Ridge's foud sev- ornl days eartler, bucansa I am dulighted to tell anybody of the thing which saved my cuutid's life. Frow CosnestarSrinir, 3anoa, Iut.—DearSla- 1eraof the Home, you have heard my name, and of conrsa wo aro acqusinted at once. I do not wish to Le longthy this time, but Annle Bell. of Bloomington, has touched my (mother's) heart in her appenl for ndvice, do not know that 1~ can do nn{llllnz for her, ale thongh 1 foel that hava been there, and know how to sympathize. In regard to faol for hier babe, shio must 'ry overything until she finds somuthing that It will relisn, Try giving it salt meat; it mny be that ita blond 14 too thin, and It wante salt, “Cream would ho good, Bathuofien in tepid water, ril weil tho livor and kidneys, cara- Tully noticing tf there be any flinching when those paria nre rubbed. J will just aay to the lady who xives advico in regard to excroisa for hoalili, that 18 will do some guod, no doubts Frox Drowxse No. 2, St. Jostpi, i, —An- nie Bet), If your baby will not take nourishment, tey malt; it comes preparod by the bottle, Icun sympathize with you, My baby was very sick and run down from many dlscses, and would not take mllk. Torcpared it by putting & teaspoonful in half n glnes of water or milk, and wonld only got u little at a timo 1n hls month, but 1t strengthened him, and to-day he is a pleturs of health, HOUSEKREPERS' OWN, Frox Sumaurween, Duxrzn, M-I am in doubt. **To write, 'or not to write, ia the ques- tlon.* Tdon’t want to bo ect aslde and cat oft from suy enjoyment of privilege & fHome correspordent may have, and yot our Conductor telln us ho has too many letters. 1 have wanted to continuo my letters on music, and teska tho beginners through ths transpositions of minor scsles, ne I have finished tho major scales, but it seema that Tettees of thie kind aro decldedly old stylish now. and I fear wilt not bo appreciated, ¥ am nettled fn my new home, and dnd It very pleasant, 1am starting, & fQower-garden and housc.plants, My wants in that directlon are numorous, but I am diecouraged at the groat cey for **moro.*' [ rea a0 many call for Scoich gowan that 1, too, am anz. fous for somie, though 1 Lave not the slightest idea whatitls, 1 can send #lip of white geranlum, Elm City fuchsla, elgar plant, and follage plant. Some duy 1 will have many allps and seeds, Can any ono tell meof sowmc nice entertainment for chiiren socials In our o onH i1 9 [ must *do du," so clpe I want you allto tey: Sponge Cake—Take twolve egge, one pound of grannlated sngar, twelve ounces of sifted flour, binch of salty Uie exact In your maeasure, to st froth, the yolke till t , add suwar, boat till wuya lantly add tour snd atir ¥ rl:uli! decp pans linod usl ur waler, just onough to rull ant “thin, grease your pans, line wver inalde ax for ple, Pouf in yoar sponye battor, which wili b vory thin, and _bake immediatoly— deep loavea about an hour, Do not break off the crust till you want touse tho cske, The crust iceps the cske moist. Hollod up in a towel It will Kucp mice nnd fresh n week, You can aleo bake wiila apongo cakos snow eakie, ‘and any very dolte cate cakes 10 this way, 1 would like to ot all tho Inlllfl’lh\ uf animals to make up for the Christmas reo next wintor, 1wonld buy of Mre, A, but my pures forblds becauso L want ¥o many, Iam keep. ing your nanies, you who have tnein, and whon 1 have something to offer you in return Ishall call upon you, Frox Roxoua, Masow Ciry, Int.—Mara Moss, (here 1s no poem boginnlng with your quotation, It is an extract from **Iirothers and a Sermot, by Jean Ingelow, aud may be found Intho first volume of her poems, published by itoberts Drotuere, Boston, Woadbine, the poem *‘ired Mothora" was written Dby Miss May Rellsy, now Mre. Albert smith, 8ho Is alvo the authoress of thuse charm- ngMttle posts ¢+ 3f " and ¢+ Soine Times No attentlon has been pald to tho lady in Mus. kezon who wished to know how make cloar cofies withont ¢ Ploaso allow nie to glve hor tha followinz directions: Use a French coilcespot ur *tbiggin' Allow two tablespounfuls finely ground colfes for each cup. ‘Take alittle more than the rmfulmo muasure of water (vxperience will teach the quanuty aysorvad), and pour boll- ng hot on the npper stealnor, I'our aw slowly as it 1o poseible fo do, and yet keop & continuons streun, When the water bus piased througls onco the coffes is douy, and should be av dark and clesr as braniy. 10 each cup a 1ablespuontul of thick creams or, fF crean i nut plonty, uso baif the quantity of water, tuus making the coee douvlo strengtn, and when ready (o rerve Al up with tolling wilx, The eatire operation moy bu pee- forwed in five winutes, and Instesd of o palild, melancholy buversgo. which has boen boiled until i3s_goul bis evaporated Ju_ dbsgust, tbere will rewuit & royal cup, duark, creswy, delicious, and charged with o “snitlo aroma which mignt tonnt Jupiter from hle uectar or Deronda from his weed. TNomans »o Fnox Dino, Mianiwoon, Itt.—Will K, Lite give her rancld butter recipo? Allle, divsolvo a fuw crystals of oxalicacld In Lot water and dip the spots of rust Inft. I cungot you a white geranjum, Will sonio one tell me how to bako beane? Florvlls, nse » borax wash instesd of kerosene, and perhaos n little salt in water will provont o **shine™ on the face. Boak the doggle in lurpen. tine, then avply # Hgbted match, Father of 20 hlublcu, 1suppusel, you did say vomethiug funny, jun’'t you? Futher of 201 that's ail very woll, of course, but when you ‘puks fun st Moiber of 25 there is not & ereat deal of fun about it afterull, Uuides, uno might uier fromyour lelter thai s that wite of mive" dtied nut the fwenty-sisth with the usu of a dliferent oaiteru, and yoa probably lu- fuenced Lier wo elg " out Lhe uthiers (bor suare of thent) i eno of the styles you meation, hul.lllty Pattica~Cut the ruots up lu wmall plcces and bl tu clear watee until teader; take tovi uy ani mash foe; seavon with bulter, pepper, and salt; wuke in sinall vakes aud fry liko oysiers, Boup~ il until tender, then season the soup ae for vyster; butter, 1t Toast bread, lay 1610 deep ik, spread sulaify on each slico, pour over thu woup, aud surve lmgediately, Fuox Gronorana, Cuicavo, ~Chick, vlesse sc. cepl thanks for the oxcelicnt rocipe you sent, but ¢idu't you nake a mistake in the quautity of flour orwater? ) could not stir threo cups of Hour into one pint of water. Plcase anewer. Rosebuid, 1 bey parada for laking up the sabject: but,as [ did not wee yours in, 1 thouklit 1t bost. Suud Muller, ta The lioume of Feb, b | noliced your oucrous olfer to truln The Home wiugers, and It was uot for the lagk of volitenvss on our part ‘\‘lllhml b 1t Jook: that wy buve not re- wpunded, bul it seeinu thouyn it was not to meet yuur eyv, bat belped 1l up that W, B, We Al reter to Tho Home Club) hearly thank you, sud will be happy to svall ourselved of the oppors tuulty, Llenss apnawer, ani Isrjllt + place of mevting, or, uf prefeered, wo wi Fuox L. E. D., Hsp Wixa, Muxx,—I would like to tell the iady readers of The Home of wy way of swecping. Some other coulribator msy hiave writtea the same, but I bave not scen It Forous fuany, 84 & sitilug-room, waih twaar throu common-sized potatocs, sud, when yua are ready for ths brovws, chup the potatues coarsely, sud scatter uver Lhe carpet. dweop immedyately, ‘Chy paussl wolsturs of toe notatos will Collect 0 dust, snd whon all {4 yathered on the dusi n ench pfeca will ha A roll of doat, This cannot “njue the most dellentely colored caryeta f Mra. M., Chicara, wil workin & hotroom. 1y st ironing, for an honr of nnitl slic feels hersell -n'4 profuse pervpiration, then sit in the doat- way ar un th porcin woen shera is 8 guod breeze, ahe will dud it an excellent ‘- recipe for nenraigla in the FRrox Pitanix, Cutesoo,~1 carsleesly omitted Rnsybody's name from my Nst of thanks. Sho il forglva mo whan 1 telt her her dessert recipe wad the firat I tosted. [tadellcata frathiness proved Vbright success. [ thank her heartily, and shall ironerve the recipe. Catherine Glover, your dish af mAccarodnd pleased the fickle fancy of Pil- arim'e dainty alster. Thank yon ammln, Storm. 178 oranye-custazd sulted even ** dainty Piterim,"™ 3no In fndedted to you.® Hrownlo. 1 resd the crenm-tartiol recipe thren times, but resistod the temptation, T said, Roll_lightly. Douelh- rutling Is one of niy tri My undkilled nande ite *Unwtal paws™ whe attempt 11, The r paste {& never round and smooth, sticky and agzravating, Don't lauzh at me, ters. * 1 can mnke the clearest, richest enp of cof- Tee In Chicago, and brol steak to perlections yes, and make the siciost biecuit. 1 have s dim hope of conquering the rolling-pin, bt at present am in_aubjection, and alteruste betwecn despnir and 1can offer a recipe for chocolate cream— not creama—0t fora King. of anything but Frox W., Lincorx, Iiu.—Ifere isa rectpe for No. 1 hop yeast: Pure four middling-sixed pota- toes, put into a sauce-pan, pour enough wategover 10 cover thomy:tie in # cloth 08 many fresh hops (or wore if old ones) ae yon can pick up In your hand twice, put them in with the potatoes, pressing them daswn occasionally to vot the strength onts boll un- til the potstoes nra done. As the water evaporates 1ll] up with borling water, alwaye keeplng as much as & quarl In nll the tling, \When dono, Atzain through a cullender over four large spuonfuls of flours add potatacs well mastied, tivo spoonfale of mulasses (sopar will do), one spoonful of p‘nxnr. and a little salt, and stir well. When caol, and Lml:'n'nupol Yeast; whon done rlang, cork up In ottles. Frox Nexo, Braxavitig, Win,—1 will send my recipe for cheap cookiea: Two cups brawn sugar, one-half cnp lard, one-nalf cup bulter, one cup toiling water, two tearpoonfuls vinegar, one toa- #pounful soda, one nutmey; mix soft, and bake in quiek vven, - Lenion Lutter—Three lemons grated, vne-fourth pouni butter, tne pound best white sugar, whites af four cuge, snd yolks of six; mix wall together; thiea net on the stave and batt te the canelstoncy of fonoy| stir constuntly, as ILscorchies eastly, Wik some ona send reclpo for chiocolate frosting? Frox Arcoitor,—T noticed In Tux Trinoxe o faw sreeks ago a prescription for the cure of drunk- cnness glven by a physician, It was red Peruvian bark, butIdonot remember the quantity, or how or whea it should be taken. Will you,or some reader of The Home, put me In posscsslon of the facts, as [ wiah tonee it I {u do not wish to repib- e lhu}nrnucrlnuon. Dieaso let me get kot it 1n the form of a letter sddressed to *+Aleohol,” care Home Department of 'Tug Tisnuse? in some way, do pul mie in possessiorof 1t at once, and oblige ono trho wishes to reform. LUNG DISEASE. Froy Mg, Pauses Pantrioos, MiLrox, Wis,— I have been so moved with compassion at yonr Diteous strait, surrounded with ** Jof everywhere, and not A drop of think,” that I have refrabicd for many monthe from adding a floal atraw to tho burden, but pleaso let me say a few words fo Sufferlng Addle, ond throngh her to atners who may have Inciplent lnng troubles. I have been moved to this by reading the intermin- able list of mediclnes recommended to her by per- sons Who aro no doubt actuated by the kindest motives, A few months sinco I lost, by con- Aumption, a dear friend, npon whom cvery known remedy was tried, and who was watched with such tender cura that **not vyen the winds of heaven mhght visit her check too roughly.” Like Buluring Adulo, she waga wifo and the mother of younyg childron, and the narting was vory sorrowful'to her soul. llmve anuother frlend who was told somo years since by her physiclan that her lungs were allected, —she coimes of a fomily nesrly all the members of which bave died of consumpiion, She tnkes no medicine except nomoe simplo tunic, wears warn clotiing, and keeps In the open airall dny as much as posstule, an lh:e?ln night with win- duwa wide open, &nd 8 curreut of fresh sir through her rootn, Sho 18 no worse than she wias live years sinco; If thora iy any change, 1t 13 for the better, In the first case, uverytiing wan glvon oxcept froeh ale, and i the tant nothing but_that, 1rend & fow months ago d German physiclan, who sald that 1n tnvestignting the causes of epidomies he nad discoverud thut of consdmption, and that here- after he would send s patient ailhicted with that dlsease up into the moontalns, and not allow him 1o sleep I o hoiwo tor a year, Ithmk there fs no groater mistake than to dure a cousumptive person with juedicine. 1t does no good to the lunge, but Inyaribly destroys the uppetite, and so ' de- prives e patient of tho strenvth derived from nourishing food. The lungs were given us to breatlio with, 1f thoy have becomo ever so alightly diseased, to breathe over as the alr which ha beeu expelled from that diveascd surface, must in ovitably Incresse the complaint, while the purer 1ho air inhaled by them the more chunco of tbelr henllng, = Lan not a doctress or a doctar's wife, 80 perhaps do not cxpress wysclt with the Jroser medical terms, but 1 dv bescech Sufforing Addie to sleen in the highest -room u hor houss, alote If Eumb!n: havo u strong current of pure air through er Footn, not I ut mora than sne would require in healfh, yory out of doors ay much a8 nosstble, Do not bo content with breath of air coming botwoen tho saskica as samo have sdvised In Tho Home. It would do you no more good than a spoonful of water taa man dy- ing of thirst, Throw wide open your windows, put on an abundauco of bedclothics so that you can sleep warmly, sud then breatho frevly’the alr whicl God gives as freely, but which wan shute out. If your discuso has not prowressed too fur 1 think It will bo arrested, and in timo you wil) re- cuver sound health, My boart uches lorlml. for L know that the natural dread of the greuf change In o thousand times ntunsiflod whore 1t purts & inother fromn youny childron, for whose future she fuels that Ler very soul ls responsibie, g b= warmly, and xeep tncougn the SUMMER BOARDERS, Funox lextock, Daranz, Wis,—lum & ‘‘new contributor," Whother my amillug and mora than averaye good-Jooking faco shall ever appear smongt the members of The Home, or whether I shall be duvoured, *'neck and heels," oy that ** Ogre," the terrurof all Home lotter-wrlicrs, romalae to be scon. '1intonded to write tiwo weeks ayo, and the moet 1mportant thing I havo to say now s, that Inmglad 1 did not, becanse Amber thraw such n flood of transiucunt Heht upon the sublact that troubled mo, It was thut question abont **tho respectabllty of aklug suiior bossers. it annoyed me to have It theust into ‘Fhe lome, where, If 1 mistake not, all are workers, if yomo only conntruct cotton-flannel quadrupeds, to the discomfors of Nancy Spry. | thought the Inquirer musk have boen taking n ulx Tonger thao old Xip Vun Winkle's, and needed (o be toll & fow thinge, £ was flled \vlll{ admiration for the graclous kindness of Ambor's reply, buil differ with ber wbout the cliolce of work very much. 1t niay be because shio s wiser, but home ligu kingdom. Herolcan rale and ‘reizn, apd brfugz all things Into subjection, and {¢ T niust earn mouey, which seows qulis probable If theso times continde, why 1 shall Juet put a fow more luaves in tno table, tryand find & fow people who wonln appreciste a good homu, and be ®uty to bo good puy,and go on making delicioos puddinge and ples out uf the Isast exvensive matusials, ‘The porfecs tion of steake and roasts munst contributo to my E;cnen, Anlnl he fraguicuts rusppoar in the forn of sian **bash, ¥ Thust G20 the battle of 1lfe, my enly hope of victary s Yn buv vkillfal marehallog of the domaeas tic furcea, Now I have pulled tho latch-string, 1f.1 am made welcoino | hive culne to stay, and: brou: my knittl ‘Ihink Uean keap wy corner livaly, for 1 have ulways bewu conaldered socisble, sad to (the taate & 1Ll spicy. —— TERSONAL. Frod Pratmg StaaeT, Deoatum.—With your pormisslon, Mr. Editor, [ would hike to make my first call vn tho Howe o relisve the suspenss of Uubinson Crusoe and Madge Madcap, (v ssy that Chat hae returaed to Docatur, (o thy home of her brother+tn-law, Bho {s not & ho, as Madge sure wtaed, but & handsome lady of medium slze, sud of 8 sparkling brunelto bype, Now that I Lave brought her to light, will Tho Humors Join ln s3king ber o toll ua ull sbout her vislt to beautiful luscobol, as wiw appears 10 have plenty of Jelsure thue, ‘That brother-ln-law fe o doctor, and 37 uo would take his own vile meds. cl':: be would not by tevubled with boils, to worey hat, Sosp Suds, who complained of the many calle on his pocéet-book, bus guue snd got warrisd. ;nm hmauu likve jumping out of the frytug-pun uto the firo. WL 'Fbe Homers please tell all they know abaut muth exterminstors, and obllge o fallbful reudort If uny one wishcs o knuw whuther Chut §« married or sinzle, 1 don't thiui I will 1ell, for fear you Uhicagoites will come cuwu aud carry her ofl. ITCHING 5CALY, Frox Jons ., Foxp ou Lae, Wis,—T by your **Home'* of Saturday, May 4, Plorels, ol Raclue, asking for & preveutive to keep the face from shining, and alio for ltching scalv. Kor o Madam Ridal's bowder fs the beat thay ed. aud & sw sole agent for It weat of New k, und) 1f sbe would like wsowe, ) can sen; t s not one of thosy Injurious cosmetics, aud can's be uetocted when usee For itebing scalp I bad the vaine for over lhfllulll wuntia, and weote 1 Ulw 1L y aud the) told me {x uso kerosenv, but Lam well uow, sod will cure you of auy kiud of ekin discuso, 5 bauds, black-neaqs pluiples: Wash your head with a uail-brush well wilh cae- bolic soap, dip yous brush lu water, then va the soap, rub well tbrough the scalp wherever there Is daudruf aud ltcbluz, theu take o spougs and rub ‘through th scalp affer wetting with tnis sulutivn: Carbulic acid vue drecum, culendula tincture one cautbarls tiucture oue-balf drachny, glyceriue sud waler three vuuces, aud pecfume to st With rose-water or aeything You have ta lhe Louss. I8 will burn vou 30 your acaly be wuch dis- 3 8 caved, but [Lwill cire yod. That [ knaw, or ot thaee divcasss | have nimed nbove, Yy o7 of Chicava, ta dilute oxalle acld fn water ant po ber gouda 1t 1tz 46 will take all the fron-ras oyt . ™ HOME CONDUCT. Frox E, I, Monexcs, ItT.—~* No end to wom. an's tongue, "' yon say, Connle. And the htmbl, despairing apologles of the oditar, In recard to yy. printed letlers, seem 10 verify your mateiey Let one of onr number onty ek for *a rocipo o) lemon ple," and 10! anywvera come by fie pict dreds, When 1 tesd Tho Home, {am fijed wiry wonder, not at the elognence of 118 writers, but tg sce how many loving, earnest, sennihle **Tloma. " e have,—women wha ate tistng aygy, upld comntonplaces, and lttle caren, ‘.n°| petty annoyaaces, and becoming somen who can mand respect Bad - reverence, | hiriyjy make their homen brignt and aifeactive with ran'® work aud fowers, and preparing dainty dipc) with their own hands for fheif loved uncy ad out h happiness thess homes may make, They will mal bettcr, and refiy dom gf hoth rexes combined, —femining 10¥e aud e line logic, We hnve a heautiful work awaiting yq with blessed wages, 80 let un #teive to make Ay hiomes mure attractive than low company o ¢l tuome. Don't négiect the children. AMaxe s feel they #ro ‘not. In the way: foitor jn° Soem relfrespect; entourage evorything gond in them, "Don't be excesslve In your Teproot, When reproof 1s neaded, let itbefirm, Fixqla, tne fanlt, and, when yoi have eprovel thyin let the matter drap. Let cvery birthday nnnivets boa day of jny and glauncss, Make them hittie gift, and let them know you think: the preclons gift from God, and refoice that they v born. And, when our boys 2o astray, remembey the tempiationn may liave hecn atronger than s know. ‘They may have thought much of (heir pire, Inving mother, and desited to flee frony the tempter, but {n thelr weakness they fel), Snar, sarcuslic words every time tiey fall wi ki them up gy Use a loving pirit of tenderne, tcit errors,—firm, honest common mense, e irom all anger, when correcting them. Give them freedom and comfort at home, Lot father and mothor be cheery and hanpy. I would Iikg tq eg. change bracket lainbrequin palterna for patterny of Chinose pir-castle. 1 hinve three diferent species of ferns 1 will cxcliange for deriuns fop fruit napkine, dove, kitchen spron, dog, ursuay. :nx em;l. r’l‘nlg rerny M‘u lo\'fl{..;ud n':-y une Reyg. ng me her address and any ol 1o &buve pat: shall sse my words are truo. iteia TFEMALE BUFFRAGE, FRox GnaxuNA, DARAn0o, Wis,—In anewer tg Laura Earls in Tae llome of April 13, I would oy fhat & part of her letter showed Liow ** wive and respomslble voting"" might be lusured. How few, however, there arg In this age who will live as 1 women and men should live! We all know what the probable resalt of marrled lte fs, but anforty. nately not one of & thonsand (of either sex) Is ably to il the position marally, physically, of mental. 1y, Wbyl We oro 1iving too fast. * Did any an v¥er her of onr 5mudpu=mu enterng society at thoage of 7 or 10, indulzing in all sorts of s, alpation: wero they allowed to ha Nutenlng to conversatlun that shoul, be heid among married rconlc, readinz sick senitmental hovels jong after the honr th sonld haye beeo In the *‘land of dreams,™ weakening their bralns and stunting thele growthy 1n thone dnys rosy cheeke and plampscss wore not connidersd coarso, not a mark of plebelan birtn, biit of hesitn, **which I8 wealth,” Lot ns hars no more universal suflrave, but colilvate home iratning for hoys and girls, I do not think as Laura Baele, that the woman has so much more re. sponaibliity than the man, but 1 will eay, let crery woman who {8 8 wife And mother, If she hay concelved the idea that hor misslon s other than a liows one, drop It liko an adder, Aslong s sho has a famlly, let ber be sure aho does her foil dnty at homo first, 1 ventare to say that the other mission will recolye Iiitlo, If In{,. attention. On the othior side, {f her husband be o -man who i willing to do his share in {mvldm for and mak ing that home and family happy, the responalbillty of which Ke has darcd tuassame, and for which he a0 woll as tho wile must answer for,—If perfech confidence with hoaband and wife and love of Go} exists, tnero wonld ba no necessity of any one’, fearing tho result of mon's votes, men and wonien wiser ang clety, Lot us have the wip a reseut KOUMISS AGAIN, Frox Vinaixia Hawrnony, Racing, Wis.~Iex foyed & hoarty laugh over Nancy Spry's jar o “icontrary koumles," and, as 1 started the ques. tlon, feel in doty bound to help her, and all others who havo failed of success, ont of their troubles. When I wrota my first lettor on the sube Ject 1 1ad only Yegun experlmenting, but as [ founa It helped mo, ¥ hadno fdea of Lottling my, knowelcdge with my koumiss, but [ made many dlsmal fallures until Esculaplus wrote, and a hint 1found In hislotter chianged the aspect of aflairs otonce, and now I can make tho article good enough for sny ono to drink, and will give as plaln directions for mnklnrn 1 can, hoping Esculayins will set you right direct you wrong, Fors mieasure yon cun teacup, tmbler, bowl, or quart weasure; only usstho same article to s ure each of tho ingredionts oxcept sugar;tha must b put ln according to the taste. When'Iuse a quart of milk throu tablespoons of sugarare suficient for the mixturo, Koum| Three measnrcs of now milk, twe messarea of hat water, one menaure of koumist or yoast for the frst making), suzar to sweeten. o ot pat fn the koumiss (or yeast) till the milk and wator [ coos nnunfu to_holu the finger 10} set in & place warm enough to ralsu bread; atir oflc and In abont flve hours, or when it begins to tast ghtly aparkling, bottlo, the down thiu corks, snd t on'ice if you have it; I don't, so I pat the bot- tles un & bosrd on the collar bottom; It will be ready for uso tho next day, but fn better tho secs ond. Idon't know how long it will keop good on ico, but Uhoso who bave none should make sialler quasUtios and ofteper, Have [ mada It plain? AVERAGE AGE,OF MAN. Frox C, D, V,{V., Oxvan Rarins, Ta—-A dlacusston has arlsen among some of my friends in reganl to tho average age of man. One Inslsts that the average fs on tha increase, and another s uqxuully vositive that the cantrary istrue, Canyou tell ua'which {a rl&n —and will'you give your & thurity for your dos nt TEMPTED. ton May-Day.) Bhe was the faicest Muy-Day Qneen ‘That ever gruced 4 sylvan sceinc, O broke tho heart or turncd thy braln Of clty swoll or rural awalu; And yot wore pure, divine, ‘seren Flan Eve beforv the (araun scen And ¥atan knew he could not turs Frum Duty's path a will so fir. A ltno was farmed upon tho green, T'o vass and bow bofore our Queot. Around hier foro, vo tall and fair, Were wreaths of flowers, Tich nnd 1are, Blo bowed to those who gavo tullps, 2ut gara no ks with her (1o ik * 1 cannot teil the reanon why But, ev'ry time I passed hor by, And tnzow a bounuel ot hier feet, Bomehuw m{ hoart dld qulcker beat. Alas for maf for on that day Uld Satan saw an eany prey, Aud to my neart these words aid ey ¢ *1f you would uve on Esrth the bliss They have in cv'ry world bus this, ‘Ihen kiss the bluom upon ber ch Its sweolness Longue can Bever speak— And iw will seu With open eyes, Lo like the zuds, su very wi o klss the Queun, und wieh bor wally Aud ngver be afraid of Holl." In Dut th 1 tey o goi Tt we & man or tarmgted pot, Oh! you that know 'l'lm‘:llllnn‘l power Can !nd u that trying bour. 'he Criv when through my beaet 1 tslt a theill—'t wus Cupld's darts t 1o slow the glant Herculus, And why nol cunquer me with ease? M1'was got my will that vaved mo thedy For 1'd resolved fu kiss hor, when One tuok froin hier drove Nick away, And in hor eyes, ns plaln 8s day, T'his (ruth wus placed [or mien 1o 1661 34 Theaa lips af inine are nos for thes} Their arecinesa i for ons aione, And ot for hlm gill Re's my oun, 0 Evo! had yon possessed ber will, e warld bad beon an Eden attl, Old Satan nack to 1ol beeu driven, And all the race buve gono to llenyen. MONAL. From rivulels a stream begins And, 11 wo yicld o Jittlo sins, Tlisy're like the streaun, a Huod at last ontemplute ke past; 'lia fluud sweeps ou Iu‘flmd cuuun)‘ Thu passlogs raye sud damo tbe sual Out tay we Witle siue ceelut, And love the gird that won't be kissed. Wist Unove, la., Alay, 1878, *Uenesls, 11, B Hymar THE VIOLET. When the Springlime comes back, sod the soft xeph ol And the ¥l‘l:w?;:fdnw glitters at morn; When the murmuring rivalets drowslly 0w Pusouith thickets of beo-hasuted (bora— The Sowers °£"‘.|' A{lrfl:n. nl& flowera of the feldy A ook tho kiod Kari fi whose bosous concealet ‘They bld frum the fross sud ¢ Aud they moast towatd the sun, Bor remember 150 whil; d uokind the akies were— Forget xk l:v?' e whilo the falve bosvans smilé, And sputa while they feed upon ber, , when briybter ones fail, Y?!‘:‘:l.- w:lk'lzlth?:othu'- wasu huu'.ll Aud tenderly turns her, sweot-hieartod aud pale, "To ths bosom ber youug life bad prea And the Easth Is content, ang aha breathes 0t prazer, rough the Sow'ret that could nol forget, Sqrdnlflnli that :l.lm;"‘fln{'l‘hr':.““"n"“ alr, 2313 Sesimg o O CuanLes Nosis (KEGOTs 7 uOW. Wantaon, Whe. M,