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  2. The Sketcher.

    Translated from the St. Louis (German) "Laterne," for "Texas Sittings," by Alex. E. Sweet. Mr. Editor,—I read very often that ...

    Article : 930 words
  3. Jack in the Witness-box.

    A burly sailor, with a complexion like a tarry rope and a stentorian voice, entered the witness-box. He was sworn as usual, and the following conversation ...

    Article : 523 words
  4. The Home.

    Face-steaming, removes impurities and renders the skin soft and fair. This may be done by holding the face for fifteen minutes over a basin of boiling ...

    Article : 243 words
  5. The Table.

    Home-made ginger brandy can easily be prepared as follows:—To each bottle of old pale brandy add two ounces of best Jamaica ginger which has been bruised ...

    Article : 232 words
  6. Household Hints.

    Bathe the affected part in hot water to which a teaspoonful of salt, a tablespoonful of starch, and a few drops of arnica have been added, wipe dry with ...

    Article : 114 words
  7. The Gentleman Slavey,

    IT is very sad," said the lady slavey, neatly hanging ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 2,489 words
  8. To Crystallise Grasses.

    To crystallise grasses, dissolve 8oz. of alum In a quart of soft spring water (observing the same proportions for a greater or less quantity), by boiling it ...

    Article : 229 words
  9. Inhalations for Colds.

    Inhalations form a very excellent cure of treating ordinary coughs and colds, and particularly colds of a kind which are related to bronchitis. The great ...

    Article : 134 words
  10. Brown Bread Pudding.

    Take a small loaf of stale brown bread, cut off all the crust, and rub it through a wire sieve. Boil a gill of milk. Weigh 1oz. of bread crumbs, and place in a ...

    Article : 168 words
  11. Useful Mems.

    Scratches on plate-glass may be removed by first rubbing the surface with a clean cotton pad, and afterwards with a similar pad covered over with cotton ...

    Article : 300 words
  12. The Secret of Health.

    Don't worry. Don't hurry. " Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow." "Simplify!" "Simplify!" "Simplify!" Don't over-eat. Don't starve. ...

    Article : 158 words
  13. Fig Roly Poly.

    Make some suet crust with ½lb. of flour and 3oz. of suet half-a-teaspoonful baking powder, and half-a-teaspoonful of salt. Mix with sufficient water to ...

    Article : 69 words
  14. Spanish Eggs.

    Wash one breakfastcupful of rice, and boil it till tender in two quarts of milk with one tablespoonful of salt. Strain the rice, add 2oz. of butter, mix well, and ...

    Article : 48 words
  15. The Housemaid and the Dust Pan.

    To those who know the true inwardness of things the sight of a housemaid brushing a dusty carpet is suggestive of many evils. The death of Pasteur ...

    Article : 358 words
  16. Egg Jelly.

    Soak 1oz. if gelatine in one pint of cold water, then dissolve it in the water, over the fire, adding the thin-cut rind of one lemon and 4oz. of loaf sugar. When hot, ...

    Article : 68 words
  17. Some Peculiarities of the Typewriter.

    There is a peculiarity of the typewriting machine which everyone who uses it has noticed, but which no one has yet explained. This is the ...

    Article : 358 words
  18. A Hint Towards Crowd-making.

    A window overlooked a busy thoroughfare, and there were two men. Idly watching, they observed a cabbage roll off a market waggon that was passing. ...

    Article : 481 words
  19. Apple Shape.

    Boil 11b. of sugar in rather more than a gill of water for five minutes, quarter 11b. of apples, neatly removing the core, and stew them into the syrup till tender ...

    Article : 160 words
  20. Brown Betty.

    Butter a mould, and fill it first with a layer of fine bread crumbs, dusted with nutmeg, cinnamon, or cloves (powdered), as you choose, adding here and there ...

    Article : 146 words
  21. Girls and Their Allowance.

    Girls (says Mrs. Tweedie, in the "Queen") should certainly be given an allowance when they are 10 years old. If that allowance is only 3d. a week, it ...

    Article : 256 words
  22. An Amphibious Boat.

    There is, says "La Nature," to be seen at work in the northern part of the island of Zealand a novel Danish boat that is capable of travelling on ...

    Article : 416 words
  23. Manless Novels.—A Suggestion.

    It is all very well for the advanced woman to write novels the theme of which is the infinite superiority of woman to man. But Why, if her creed ...

    Article : 270 words
  24. Alfred, the Little.

    The following lines, addressed "Alfred, the Little" (Mr. Austin, the new Poet Laureate), appeared in the London " Times," 11th January :— ...

    Article : 186 words
  25. Three Hungry Geniuses.

    Some years ago three young Frenchmen, all highly gifted, but improvident and unfortunate, were walking the streets of Paris together, penniless and ...

    Article : 229 words
  26. Truthful James's Yarn.

    "You know those three puppies you gave me a month back?" said my friend Brown to me the other day. " Well, they're the most intelligent tykes I've ever met. The other ...

    Article : 214 words
  27. Cycling Records.

    Here are some of the latest world's bicycle records from America:—On the 23rd December, at New Orleans, Pete Berle rode a paced mile in 1min. 40 ...

    Article : 226 words
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