Lemonade-Powdered sugar, four pounds; citric or tartaric acid, one ounce; essence of lemon, two drachms; mix well. Two teaspoonsful make a very sweet and agreeable glass of extemporaneous lemonade.

Superior Bitters-Take half an ounce of the yolk of fresh eggs, carefully separated from the white; half an ounce of gentian root; one and a half drachm Seville orange peel; and one pint of boiling water. Pour the water, hot, upon the above ingredients, and let them steep in it for two hours; then strain, and bottle for use.

Ginger Beer-The following excellent receipt for ginger beer was forwarded to Dr. Pereira by Mr. Pollock, of FenchurchStreet:-White sugar, twenty pounds; lemon, or lime juice, eighteen (fluid) ounces, honey, one pound; bruised ginger, twenty-two ounces; water, eighteen gallons. Boil the ginger in three gallons of the water for half an hour; then add the sugar, the juice, and the honey, with the remainder of the water, and strain through a cloth. When cold, add the white of an egg, and half an ounce (fluid) of essence of lemon; after standing four days, bottle. This yields a very superior beverage, and one which will keep for many months.

Furniture Oil for Polishing and Staining Mahogany-Take of linseed oil, one gallon; alkanet root, three ounces; rose pink, one ounce. Boil them together ten minutes, and strain so that the oil be quite clear. The furniture should be well rubbed with it every day, until the polish is brought up, which will be more durable than almost any other.

Freckles To disperse them, take one ounce of lemon juice, a quarter of a drachm of powdered borax, and half a drachm of sugar; mix them, and let them stand a few days in a glass bottle till the liquor is fit for use; then rub it on the hands and face occasionally.

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Lemon Whey-Pour into boiling milk as much lemon juice as will make a small quantity quite clear, dilute with hot water to an agreeable smart acid, and put a piece or two of sugar. is less heating than if made of wine; and if only to excite perspiration, answers as well.

Black Currant Cakes for a Cold-Boil one quart of juice for half an hour, then take it off, and stir a quarter of a pound of sifted loaf sugar into it, when melted, pour it into dishes about half an inch thick, put it out in the sun to dry; and when perfectly cold, cut it into small dice or diamonds.

An effectual Lime for the destruction of Bugs-Two ounces of red arsenic, a quarter of a pound of white soap, half an ounce of camphor, dissolved in a teaspoonful of spirits rectified, made into

a paste of the consistency of cream: place this mixture in the openings and cracks of the bedstead.

To Cast Figures in imitation of Ivory-Make isinglass and brandy into a paste, with powdered egg shells, very finely ground. You may give it what color you please; but cast it warm into your mould, which you previously oil over. Leave the figure in the mould till dry, and you will find, on taking it out, that it bears a strong resemblance to ivory.

Purgative Biscuits-Take one ounce of flour, and one ounce of powdered sugar, two eggs, and one drachm of powdered jalap; let three biscuits be made, a quarter of one of which will contain five grains of jalap, and may be taken once or twice a day, according to the effect.

Preservation of Iron from Rust-A mastic or covering for this purpose, proposed by M. Zeni, and sanctioned by the Société d'Encouragement, is as follows: eighty parts of pounded brick, passed through a silk sieve, are mixed with twenty parts of litharge: the whole is then rubbed up by the muller with linseed oil, so as to form a thick paint, which may be diluted with spirits of turpentine. Before it is applied the iron should be well cleaned. From the experience of two years, upon locks exposed to the air, and watered daily with salt water, after being covered with two coats of this mastic, the good effects of it have been thoroughly proved.

Process for Removing Spots of Grease from Books and PrintsAfter having gently warmed the paper stained with grease, oil, wax, or any fat body whatever, take out as much as possible by means of blotting paper (having first scraped off with a blunt knife what has not sunk in, and gently warmed the part stamped). Then dip a small brush in rectified spirit of turpentine, heated almost to boiling point, and draw it gently over both sides of the paper, which must be carefully kept warm. This operation must be repeated as many times as the quantity of fat imbibed, or the thickness of the paper, may render neccessary. When the grease is entirely removed, recourse may be had to the following method to restore the paper to its former whiteness, which is not completely restored by the first process:- Dip another brush in alcohol, and draw it in a like manner over the place which was stained and particularly round the edges, to remove the border, which would present a stain. By employing these means, with proper caution, the spot will totally disappear, and the paper assume its original whiteness; if the process has been employed upon a print or manuscript, no obliteration will take place.

Pickled Pork-Cut your pork into pieces convenient for placing in your pickling tub, being careful that the vessel be perfectly sweet and sound. Where it can be done take out any bone from

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the meat. Rub every piece well with saltpetre; then take one part of bay salt, and two parts of common salt, and after rubbing each piece of meat thoroughly, place it down, and cover it completely with common salt. The closer the meat is packed the better. Be particular in keeping the sides of the tub well filled up with salt. Meat thus cured will keep any length of time, without losing its excellence.

Dr. Scott's Wash to whiten the Nails-Diluted sulphuric acid, 2 drachms; tincture of myrrh, 1 drachm; spring water, 4 ounces, Mix. First cleanse with white soap, and then dip the fingers into the wash.

To Purify the Air of a Sick-chamber-Dr. J. C. Smith obtained £5000 from Parliament for the following receipt:-"Take six drachms of powdered nitre, and the same quantity of oil of vitriol; mix them together by adding to the nitre one drachm of the vitriol at a time; placing the vessel in which you are mixing it on a hot hearth, or plate of heated iron, stirring it with a glass rod, a tobacco pipe, &c. Then place the vessel in the contaminated room, moving it about to different parts of the room.

To Pickle Cauliflowers-Choose the whitest and closest grown. Separate them into bunches, lay them on plates, and strew salt equally all over them. Let them remain in this condition three days and nights. Then place them in jars, and pour boiling water over them; tie them up close from the air, and let them stand twelve hours. After the expiration of that time they should be taken out and dried on a sieve, when you may put them into jars or bottles, and fill up with the best white-wine vinegar. Tie bladder and leather over them.

To Renovate Black Crape-Skim-milk and water, with a little bit of glue in it, made scalding hot, will restore old rusty black Italian crape. If clapped and pulled dry, like fine muslin, it will look as good as new.

To take a Plaster of Paris Cast from a Person's Face-The person must lie on his back, and his hair tied behind, into each nostril put a conical piece of paper, open at each end to allow of breathing. The face is to be lightly oiled over, and the plaster being properly prepared, it is to be poured over the face (taking particular care that the eyes are shut) till it is a quarter of an inch thick. In a few minutes, the plaster may be removed. In this a mould is to formed, from which a second cast is to be taken, that will furnish casts exactly like the original.

To Restore Pricked or Stale Beer-To about a quart of stale beer, put about half a teaspoonful of salt of wormwood; this will restore the beer, and make it sparkle when poured into a glass, like bottled porter.

Raspberry Wine-To each quart of well picked raspberries, put

a quart of water; bruise, and let them stand two days; strain off the liquor, and to every gallon, put three pounds of loaf sugar; when dissolved, put the liquor into a barrel, and when fine (which will be in about two months), bottle it, and to each bottle put a tablespoonful of brandy.

A Good Stew-Set a shin of beef on to stew in enough cold water to keep it covered until done. When it boils remove the scum, and put one ounce and a half of salt to the gallon of water. Add a few cloves and some black pepper, slightly bruised and tied up in muslin, some onions, a root of celery, a bunch of savoury herbs, with some carrots and turnips. Gently stew for four or five hours.

Paint To get rid of the smell of oil paint plunge a handful of hay into a pail full of water, and let it stand in the room newly painted.

To Prevent Beer from Growing Flat-In a cask, containing eighteen gallons of beer, becoming vapid, put a pint of ground malt, suspended in a bay, and close the bung perfectly; the beer will be improved during the whole time of drawing it for use.

The Hair-Perfect cleanliness is indispensable for the preservation of the beauty and colour of the hair, as well as its duration; this is attained by frequently washing it in tepid soft water, using those soaps which have the smallest portion of alkali in their composition, as this substance renders the hair too dry, and by depriving it of its moist colouring matter, impairs at once its strength and beauty. After washing, the hair should be immediately and thorougly dried, and when the towel has ceased to imbibe moisture, brushed constantly in the sun or before the fire until its lightness and elasticity are fully restored; and in dressing it, a little marrow pomatum, bear's grease, or fragrant oil should be used, yet as sparingly as possible. The belief, entertained by many persons, that washing the head induces, catarrh, or headache, or injures the hair, is erroneous; as the application of water to the skin is the most natural and effectual method of cleansing it, and of keeping open the pores through which the perspiration must pass in order to ensure its healthy condition : besides, scales naturally form around the roots of the hair of the most cleanly person, and these can only be completely detached by the use of soap.-The constant and persevering use of the brush, is a great means beautifying the hair, rendering it glossy and elastic. and encouraging a disposition to curl. The brush produces further advantages, in propelling and calling into action the contents of the numerous vessels and pores which are interspersed over the whole surface of the head, and furnish vigour and nourishment to the hair; five minutes, at least, every morning and evening, should be devoted to its use. Two brushes are

necessary for the toilette of the hair; a penetrating, and a polishing brush; the penetrating brush, especially for a lady's use, should be composed of strong elastic hairs, cut into irregular lengths, but not so hard or coarse as to be in any danger of irritating the skin; after having been passed once or twice through the hair to ensure its smoothnes sand regularity, the brush should be slightly dipped in Eau-de-Cologne, or sprinkled with a little perfumed hartshorn, as either of these preparations are beneficial in strengthening the air: the polishing brush should be made of firm soft hairs, thickly studded. Combs should only be used for the purpose of giving a form to the hair, or assisting in its decoration, as their use is more or less prejudical to the surface of the skin, and the roots of the hair. The small-toothed ivory comb is particularly injurious, as besides its irritating effects on the skin, it has a tendency to split and crush the hair as it passes through it. The growth of the hair is best promoted by keeping it scrupulously clean, and by cutting it frequently.

Gingerbread The following receipt produces superior thin gingerbread. Flour, one pound: carbonate of magnesia, quarter of an ounce mix; add treacle, half a pound; moist sugar, quarter of a pound; melted butter, two ounces; tartaric acid, dissolved in a little water, one drachm. Make a stiff dough, then add powdered ginger and cinnamon (cassia,) of each, one drachm; grated nutmeg, one ounce; set it aside for half an hour, and put it in the oven. It should not be kept longer than two or three hours, at the utmost, before being baked.

To destroy Caterpillars on Gooseberry Trees, &c.-Get a quantity of elder leaves, and boil them in as much water as will cover them, until the liquor becomes quite black, then clear and cool it, and to every gallon of this liquor add one gallon of tobacco water. When the trees are quite dry, lay it on with a fine rose water-pot, and in ten minutes the caterpillars will fall off. Another way to syringe the infested trees with a decoction of black hellibore. The caterpillars will eat the poisoned leaves and thereby be destroyed.

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1.—Walnuts Pickled-In those parts of the country where fresh green walnuts are to be obtained, they may be cheaply and simply made with a pickle. Lay unripe but.full grown walnuts in very strong brine of salt and water, having previously pricked them with a needle. Change the brine every fourth day, and do so four or five times; then take them from the brine and wipe them dry. Place them in a jar, and pour boiling vinegar upon them. Add pepper, ginger, mustard-seed, or other spices according to taste. When cold, cover up.