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Within the past century, traveners and antiquarians have expiored the ruins cl many of the ancient cities, and from the very heart of those hur- led splendours of other days have been brought up evidences of customs that ago vanished from the world. From nmong tombs of those ages have been brought up lachry'matories, or lach- rymals, which are vials made of earth- enware. It was the custom for the ancients to catch the tears that they wept over their dead in abot- tie, and to place that bottle in the graves of the departed; and we have; many specimens of the ancient lachâ€"l rymatories, or tear-bottles, in our mu- 1 The text intimates that God has an intimate acquaintance and perpetual remembrance of all our griefe, and a vial, or lachrymatory. or bottle. in which He catches and save: our tears; and I bring to you the condolence of this Christian sentiment. But why talk of human grief; when we have but to look out and behold the larg- eat prosperity. Multitudes of men, with no caree save how they may safe- ly inth their large accumulations. Joy in the city mansions and moan- tain cabin. Joy among the lumber- men, as they shove their rafts into the wat'. Joy among the emigrants, tar out upon the vast prairie. Joy, joy! Why talk about grietai Alas! the world has its pangs, and now, while I speak, there are before me thick darkneases of soul that need to be lifted. I stand in the presence of some who are about to break under the assault of temptation, and. per- chance, if no words appropriate to their case be uttered to-day, they per- ish for ever. I tn") L'I'i ARS 153R @3ij BOTTLE I C 0MB OH NO FOOL‘S ERRAND. Put upon your wounds no salve compounded by human quackery, but pressing straight to the mark, Ihail you as a vessel mid-sea cries to a; passing craft, "Ship. 8110.?!" and its"i Vite you on board a vessel which has ’ faith for arudder, and prayer for. sails, and Christ for Captain. and’ Heaven for an eternal harbour. Cath-t eriu Rheint‘edt, a Prussian. keeps a! boat with which she rescues the drowning. \Vhen a storm comes on the coast, and other people go to their' beds to rest she, puts out in her boat , for the relief of the distressed, and hundreds of the drowning has she brought safeiy to the beach. In this life-boat of the Gospel Iput .ut to- day. hoping. by God‘s help, to bring ashore at least one soul that may now be sinking in the billows of temptation and trouble. The tears that were once caught in the lacyrymatories brought up from Herculanenm and Pompeii are ail gene, and the bottle is as dry as . the scoria of the volcano that sub-i merged them; but not so with the; bottle in which God gathers all our; tears. ; so wretched from the ntght’s debanch that he has sobbed and wept. Pains it: the head, aching in the eyes, sick at heart. and unfit to step into the light. He grieves, not about his mis- dc ing, but only about its consequences. G d makes no record of such weep- ing. 01 all the million tears that have gushed as the result of such misdemeanour, not one ever got into Gods bottle. They dried on the fev- erod cheek, or were dashed down by the bloated hand, or fell into the red wine cup as it came again to the lips, (coming with still worse indica- tiun. But when a man is sorry for his past and tries to do betterâ€"when he nnzuurns his wasted advantages and h \moans his rejection of God‘s mercy, and cries amid the lacerations of an amused conscience for he‘sp out of his te-‘rible predicament, then God lis- tens; then heaven bows down; then sci-ptres of parion are extended from the th:one:. then his crying rends the bent of heavenly compassion; then his tears are caught in God’s bottle. You know the story of Paradise and the Peri. I think it might be put to higher adaptations. An angel starts from the throne of God to find what thing it can on earth worthy of being carried back to heaven. It goes down through the gold and silver mines of earth. but finds nothing worthy of transportation to the Celestial City. It goes down through the depths of the see, where the pearls lie. and finds nothing worthy of taking back to heaven. But coming to the foot of a. mountain it sees First, I remark that God keeps per- petually the tears of repentence. Many :1 manih'aafi‘wakenpd in phe mqrning A WANDE RER WEEPING over his evil ways. The tears of the prodigal start, but do not fall to the ground. for the angel’s wing catches them. and with that treasure speeds back to heaven. God sees the angel coming. and says. “ behiold the bright- est gem of earth, and the brightest jewe: o-f heavenâ€"the tear ot_ainner’s repentance.” Oh! when I see the Heavenly Shep- God Knows A" Our GriefSuThe Story of Paradise and Peri-=We Are A" Subjects of Ailments-- The Sorrows of Poverty-Training Children for God. A d uh tr Wash' t sava; herd bringing a§amb from-the wxl “W b om mg on ' ’derness; wnen I hear the quzck treat â€"I?ev..Dr. Thlmage preached {ran the | of the proaigal hastening hom¢ fC-Lowmg text 1â€"" Pm thou my wars ; to» find his r‘amer; when I see : into thy bottIe.”â€"Paalms lvi. 8. IfSailux‘.b(>y coming on the whlrf. am n..- ?r. Kan- hh’: mnfhpr'! This prayer was pressed out of David‘s soul by innumerable calami- ties; but it is just as appropriate for the distressed of all ages. Rev. Dr. Talmage Discourses on an Appropriate Subject. l V Again, (rm xeeps a tender remem~ trance 0: all your sicknesses. How many 0. you are thoroughly sound :n hotly? Not one out o- ten! I do not 'exaggerate. The vast m-ajcr-ty of the race are constant subjects or nzl- ’ments. There is s.;:n3 one .orm of [disease that you are peculiarly sub- ject to. You have a weak side, or back. or are subject to headaches, or saintness, or lungs eisily dietressed. It would not take a very strong blow to shiver the golden bowl or life. or break the pitcher at the fountain. Many a. you have kept on in life through sheer iorce of will. You think no one can understand your Idistresses. Perhaps you look strong. tan-d it is supposed thit you: are a hy- ‘pochondriac. They say you are nerv- Sousâ€"us ’u’ that were nothing! God hiwe merry upon any man or woman that is nervous! At times you sit .nlone in your room. Friends do not leome. You leel an indescribable lone. liness in your so ferings; but God knows; God (eels; God compulsion- ;u‘tes; He counts the sleepless nights: iBe regards the aeuteness oi pain; He estimates the hardness of the breathâ€" iing. While you pour out the medicine lfrom the bottle, and count the drops, ‘God counts all your £aang tears. As .you look at the vials tilled with nauseous draughts, and at the bottles of distasteful tonic that stand on the isheli. remember that there is Again: the Lord preserves the re- membrance of all paternal anxieties. You see a man irom the most infam- ous surroundings step out into the kingdom of God. He has heard no sermon. He has received no startl- ing providential warning. What brought him to this new mind? This is the secret: God looked over the bot- tie in which he gathers the tears of his people, and He saw a parental tear in that bottle which has been for for. t y years unanswered. He said "Go to, now; and let me answer that tear l” and forthwith the wanderer is brought home to God. 0 this work 0; training children tor God! ’1: is a tremendous work. Some people think it easy. The; have never tried it. A. child is placed in the arms of the young par- ent. It is a beautiful plaything. You look into the laughing eyes. You ex- amine the dimples in the cheeks. You wonder at its exquisite organism. BE-AUTI Fl 7L PLAY I‘HING l 30d. saying, “That child is immortal! The. stars shall die. but that is am im- mortal! Suns shali grow old with age and perish. but that is an immor- I9. than these, which is lined with no mixture by earthly apotbeoaries. but it is God’s bottle, in which he hath; ga. thereJ our tears. Again. (‘rod remembers all the set. rows of poverty. There is much want that never comes to inspection. The deacons of the church' never see it. The comptrollers ol- almhouses never report it. It comes not to church. for it has no appropriate aparel. It makes no appeal ior help, but chooses rather to su fer than expose its bitterness. Fathers who fail to gain a livelihood. so that they and their children sub- mit to constant. privation; sewing-wo- men, who cannot ply the needle quick enough to earn them shelter and bread. But whether reported. or no. complaining, whether in seemingly com--ortable parlor or damp cellar. or in hot garret, God’s angels of mercy are on the watch. The moment those grieis are being collected. DOWn on the back streets. on all the alleys, amid shanties and log cabins. the work goes on. Tears of wantâ€"seeth- ing in summer’s Lent or freezing in winter’s coldâ€"they fall not unheeded They are jewels 101' heavens casket. They are pledges of DLvine sympathy. »â€"-- .- -‘l But .on som‘7fnitgtLâ€"tiall, as you sit rocking that Little one. a voice seems to {all gtraigkg Irom the throne of tal !” herd bringing a§amb from the wil- derness; wnen I hear the quick trend of the pt‘oaigal hastening home to find his Father; when I see a sailm'jcy coming on the wharf. and hurrymg away to beg his mother's pLu-tzun or long neglect and unk.nd- guesses; when I see the houseless com- 1ng to Goa or shelter. and the wretch- ed and the vile, and the sin-burned, and the passion-blasted appealing tor mercy to a ettmpass.onate God. I 01- c‘uim in ecstasy and triumph: “More tears for God’s battle!” _ -â€"â€"â€"- Iv- JV“; alaVCfl’ and the letters upon" your tomb. stone defaced with the elements be- fore the Divine response will come; but He who hath declared, “I will be -0-) - AL- ‘ . _...._ â€"VV- “av“, L qGodtothogand to thymeedfit er A LARGER BOTTLE you speed away. Or. 'urrying at home, ihey will sit becide you by day, and ahieper over your pi law night after mgut. 1 want to assure you that you are not left alone; and that your weeping is heard in heaven. You will wander among the hills and say, “Up this bill, last year. our boy climbed with great glee, and waved his cap from the top ;“ or, "This is the plac: where our little girl put flow- era in her hair,_and looked up in bar 1 N0 swaps FROM THEM. {You will 8.36 that vacant chair. Your leye wiil cuch at the suggestive pic- iture. You cannot Ly the presence of such Us. You go to Switzerland to get clear of. them. but more sure-foot- .ed than the mu.e that takes you) up 'the A'zs, your troubles climb to the tipâ€"too; and sit shivering on the g.acicrs. You may cross the seas, but they can ouzsad: the Clipper or mer- chan.m_m- You may take caravan, and put out. across the Arabian desert, but they folow you like a simoom, arm3d With suffocation. You piunge imo 1.11:3 Mammoth Cave, but they hang like Siaiactites from the roof :1 the. gregt cavern. They stand La- ind wi. skeleton fin ers to you ahead. They szand getore yoga: throw yuu back Thy run upon you Itkc rrrklcss horsemen. Thev charge ufzon you With gleaming Spear. They 53"“ 10 come nap-hazard. scattering 9110“" from the gun 0‘ scareless sglormmtn. But not so. I: is good 8.11!) that sends them just, right' for 601 is the archer. This Summer thany of you “1.1 especially feel your grief as you go to ytaces where once you were accompanied by those Who are gone now. Your troubles will fol- low 3:0“ to U,» seashore. nd will keep u" math the lightning e as; in which A TRBMULOUS VOICE; and you say it is a good picture, but all the while you feel that, after: all it does not do Justice; and you would give a most anythingâ€"you \V’LlLd cross the Sea, you womd wall: the earth overâ€"to hear just one word from those lips that a few months ago used to call you by your first name, though so long you your- self have been a parent. Now, you have done you! best to hide your grief. Yer smile. when you: do not feel like it. But though you: may deceive the world, God knows. He looks down upon the empty cradle, upon the dgeso- lated nursery, upon the stritkm home, and Upon the. broken heart, and buys: "This is the way I thush the wheat; this is the way I scour my jewels! ‘ust 'hy burden on my arm, and 1 WM sustain you. All those tears I have gathered in my bottle I" But what is the use of having so many tears in Gods lachrymatory! In that good caiket or vase, why does God preserve all your troubles! Through all the ages of eternity. what use of a great collection of tears? I do not not know that they will he kept there for ever. I do not know but that in some. distant age of heaven an angel of God .may look into the bottle and find it as empty of tears as the lachryxnals of earthen- ware dug up from the ancient city. \Vh-ere have the tears gone to? What ignite of hell hath been invading: God’s palace, and hath robbed the laehrymatories‘: None. These were sanctiir-d sorrow, and those tears were changed into pearls that are new set in the crovms and robes of the ransomed. I walk up to examine this heavenly ooronet, gleaming brighter than the sun, and cry, "From what riverdepths of heaven were these gems gathered?" and a thousand voices reply, “Those are trenemuted tears from God's bottle." I see sceptres of light stretched down from the throne of those who on earth were trod "on of men: and in every sceptre-point, and inlaid in mother‘s face," until every crop of bLood in the heart tingled with glad- ness, and you thanked God with a thriil a: rupture; and you look around. as much as to any: "W'ho dashed out that light! “7110 filled this cup with gall? \Vhat blast grow. up these fountains of the heart!” Sam: 0:” you have lost your parents “itnin the last twelve months. Their prayers for you are ended. You take up their picture. and try to call back the kindness that once looked out from those old, wrinkled faces, and spoke in such - ' of golden throne, I behold an in- describable richness and lustre, and 011V. "From whence this streaming lightâ€"these flashing pearls?’ and the voices of the elders before the throne, and of the martyrs under the altar, and of the hundred and forty and four thousand radiant on the glassy sen, exclaim, "Transmuted tears from God's bottle. Let the ages of heaven roll onâ€"the story ofearth’s pomp and pride long ago ended; the Koh-i-noor diamond': that made kings proud, the precious stones that adorned Persian tiara and flamed in the robes of Babylonian processions, forgotten; the Golconda mines charred in the last conflagra- tion; but firm as the everlasting hils and pure as the light that streams (.er the throne, and bright as the river that flows from the eternal rock shall gleam, shall sparkle, shall flame for ever these transmuted tears of God's bottle." ’cBifiJéid triumph. The hills may depart and the earth may burn, and the stars fall and time perish, but God will never break His oath and trample under His promisesâ€"never! Agata, God keeps a perpetual re- m..mbranee of 21.1 bereavements. These are the trials that cleave the soul. and throw the red hearts of men to be crushed in the wine-press. Troubles at the store you may leave at the store. Misrepresentation and abuse of the world you may leave on the street where you found them. The law-suit that would swallow your honest accu- mulations may b: left in the court- room. Bu bereavements are home troubles, and there is Lhee,” will not forget; and some day, in heaven, while you are ranging the fields of light, the gates of pearl will swing buck. and garlanded with glory, that long wayward one will rush in- into you; ou_Lstretched arms of wel- MbaDWhiIe, let the empty lnchry- matory of heaven stand for ever. Let no band touch it. Let no wing strike it Let no collision crack it Purer than beryl or chrysoprasus. Let it stand on the step ot Jehovah': thtoneandnnderthauchotthqnn- EVERY IVORY STAIR Schinl, who saw plainly that he and his men were doomed by this ordor, uséd a report to be sent to his gon- eml as a pretence to send back his eon, who was his adjntant. and so sav- ed him. The expected happened; the corps was shot down, and every one who was not killed became an Engliah prisoner. Schiel himself was shot in the knee, and new shares the fate of his cnmmdos as a prisoner on ”:9 war ship Penelope, in the harbor of Simâ€" onstown. Commandant Albrecht, commander, of the artillery of the Free State. was formerly quartermaster $31., in the Second Prussian Guard field artillery regiment. He left Germany after the termination of his service and organ- ized in the Free Shte the only exist- ing regular army, viz., the artillery, entirely after the Ger-man eyetem, even the uniforme being German mo- dels. His adjutant is Baron Heister, a former German cavalry lieutenant who had to leave Germany and the army some years age on account of weak lungs and who was elected aide to Commandant Albrecht, at the cut- break of the war. The father of this officer is major general, and a ‘sooom- wander of the Tenth brigade of gen- darmees in Hanover. One of the notable exploits of the Germans was that of Colonel Schiel, commander of the foreign legion, who Mus ordered by General Kouk to out off two British supply trains. To do this he took about two hundred and fifty men, about fifty of whom were Germans. He succeeded in carrying out the order. but brought his oom- mand into a position which he was hardly able to hold against an at.- tack of a force of English. Scliiel re- ported to General Rock that he would not be able to hold his position with- out running the risk of having all his men killed, The answer was, "Hold position, under any circumstances I" p ie celebrated through Germany and Austria for his riding and military ex- perience. He is principally known as the victor in the horse race from Ber- lin to Vienna, which took place about eight years ago between officers of the German and Austrian armies, for prizes awarded by the two Emper- British Sena-in Make Friends Wiih a Native or the You“. The war in South Africa is produc- tive of the greatest curiosities that have ever come under the notice of British soldiers. That German officers are helping the Boers has very often been mention- ed lately, but that is all. No declara- tion is made that they are not active members of the German army. This is done purposely, as the English gov- ernment, some allege. wants to leave the public under the impression that the German government is in this way mining the Boers. Other notable Ger-man officers of the Boer army are Baron Wichmann, for- merly lieutenant and adjutant in the First Body Guard regiment at the Emperor; Lieutenant Count Zeppelin wibo was killed; \on Albcdyll who died from. his wound and who was a near relative of General van Albed- yll, aide de camp of the Emperor; Lieutenant von Reitzenstein, Captain Count Rothkirch Schnck, von Bruss- witz and others. But this is not the case. Either they are men who left Germany years ago, or they have just taken their discharge from the German army for the purpose of joining the Boers. Am- ong the latter is Major Baron von Reitzenstein, who was staff officer in the Third Guard Lancers, and who They No Longer Ilcml O‘omulnions tron llu- Kain-r. but Arr saddle-r. or I‘m-lune. One of tha latent reports from the scene states that the simple-minded British scddiers have mistaken troops of ostric'he for bands of Boats, and bands of Boers for heaps of ostrio’hes. In some cases the ostz-iches have mado friends with the soldiers.- One of the best-known correspondents at the front, who was with Gen. Methuen at the Modder river, reports this re- max'kable incident: “ While I ranged the valley orplain with my glasses something slipped and tumbled heavily over the loose stones behind me. I turned, thinting to dodge or help a stumbling man, and found myself staring into the great brown eyes of an ostrich six feet tall and with legs axmst as thick and {anger than my own. “God hath wiped away all tears from all fao‘s. Wherefore comfort one an- other with these words.” “ He came up hare a few days ago,’ said a soldier. 'and he always stays here now. We feed him and £001 with him. and he _seems gory (happy: “The wtrich stalked past me and Look a position between the major and the captain, where. after appearing to observe that they were very busy scan- ning the landscape, he. too, stared at the plain, and remained erect and watchful, the highest type otasentry in appearance. Be marred this fine ef- fect for just a moment by seizing and swallowing a no: of safety matches. tor that he continued. his sentry duty with ‘setisfaction inuhis eyes.” of earth shall. glance at it, and. th’nk of all the earthly troubles from “'hil'h they were delivered, and say, each to each, “That is what we heard of on earth." - “Th-1t is what the Psalmist {(kaB of." "There once were put our tears." “This is God's bottle." And while standing there inspecting this richest inlxil vase of heaven, the towers of the palace dome strike up this silvery chime:â€" The ostrich is a great figure in pub Xic life in South Africa. Bean :1 source at wealth and of gen 9 friend and com panion. He is a valuable substitute [or a watch dos. fading rainbow. Passing down the corridors of the palace, {he regiegmgd GERMANS IN BOILR ARMY. A PET OSTRICH. A cook-book asserts that pickled tur- nips are quite as palatable as pickled "beets. The turnips are to be washed, but not cut in any way, as then the flavor escapes. Boil till tender, then take off the outside, slice them and pour hot Spiced vinegar over them. . Instead of the archway, which, how- ever, is to be preferredâ€"43. truss rod. mching across the hall from. wall to wall, could be substituted, with curr~ 93in: of some art material run on x . SUGGESTIONS TO HOUSEKEEPERS. A good rule for piecrust, is one CUP 0!. flour, and a large spoonful of short- ening with a pinch of salt. Take out a little of the flour for rolling out. and after rubbing the shortening in- to the flour wet with as much very cold water as will make a soft dough, easily rolled out. This will make one pie with two crusts. Crust for meat pies requires less shortening than :3 needed for regular pamry. A little yeast powder in the flour makes the crust lighter. Lune tLe sides of the pan, but not the bot- tom for meat pied. When in baking you touch your finger to the oven door the instant application of a little thick mucilage will alleviate the pain and heal the blister. lue word “ Ketchup," is an instance of the over refinement introduced by people who are too sensitive for plain Egnlish. As a matter of (act the East Indian word kitjap was changed to ketchup. It was evidently revolting to pecple of culture to say ketch instead'of catch, and the word was changed to catchup. It was then o‘JVious there was n thing to be cat ght about it and that it must be deri.ed from catsup, the association of ideas possibly coming (run the resemb- lance in color to a tortoise-shell cat. Thus “an the "kit” evolved into a “cat” along purely linguistic lines. Tapioca Pudding.â€"0ne quart of cold milk, six tablespoonfuls of tapioca. put together on the fire and stir till it boils, add an ounce and a half of. en- gar, and let boil fifteen minutes,stir- ring occasionally. Take from the fire and at once stir in an ounce of fresh butter and three beaten eggs. Let get perfectly cc-Jd, then put in abut- tered basin and bake in moderate heat for an hour. ‘ Small Rice Pudding.â€"Simmer two large spoonfuls of rice in half apint of milk till it is thick, then add but- ter thfl size. a: an egg and; half apint of good ore-ML, and let just come to 21 mm. \Vhen cold, add the yolks at {our eggs and the whites of two, well beav- an, sugar and nutmeg to taste. Bu:- tar small cups, put some bits of cit- ran, or candied orange peel. raisins or cherries in the bottom of each, fill twa thirds full of the custard and bake. very slowly three-quarters of whour. Serve with asweet sauce. TRANSFORMING A NARROW HALL. The commonplam, nan'row'. hall is, in most people’s opinion, an " impossible” place to beautify. But try the effect. of a light paper, white or ivory paint. and a white, carvedâ€"wood archway. The most ordinary hall treated in this way can be made to look pxgtty._ Baking powder biscuit should be handled as little as possible. Do not make them stiff if you want them ten- der. It mixed with water the fire should be hotter than it they are made with milk. AN ENORMOUS PLANT. The largest plant in the world, says a great naturalist, is a gigantic sea- weed, known as the nereocystis. whict- frequently grows to a height of 300 feet. The stem of the plant is as strong as an ordinary rope and large quantities of it are dried and used as ropes by the inhabitants of the South Sea Islands, where this curious vegetable growth is found. The plant grows at a depth of ”from two hundred to three hundred feet, and as soon as it takes root a spear- shaped balloon or bladder is formed. which grows with the stem toward the surface of the water. It keeps growing until it floats on top of the water. This enormous weed grows in such quantities that large islands of vegetation are sometimes formed, which, floating away as they occas- ionally do, are a menace to naviga- tion. This would read like a fairy story if we did not know that down on the St. Johns river in Florida the water hyacinth, a harmless little plant at the north, grows so luxuri- antly that it chokes the channel of the river. Baked Apple Puddingâ€"Butter a deep pieâ€"tin, put a layer of bread crumbs on the bottom, then a layer of sliced apple, then more crumbs, with a sprinkle of sugar and a dust of nutmeg on each layer of appie till the dish is in”; then finish with a rather thick layer of crumbs. Dot with bite at fresh butter and bake slowly one hour. DELICIOUS DESSERTS. suitable to sac . . . . many is the Lin Pmeapple Fritters .--Shce the {nut royal lady in 2 and cut it into pieces, lay it in a soup 1118110? own in: glut: cover ed with caster sugar. and sufferer’ 8 door.‘ The archway can be placed either in the hall or at the 'end, just at the foot of the staircase. In either case it looks delightful, especially if. should the arch be sufficiently high, a swinging lamp at wrought iron 18 suspended from the centre. Walls covered with tapestries or 1):!- per hangings are an invitation to mic- robes. 0n the other hand. walls wavered with stucco or varnish can be readily cleansed of germs by washing and poems the property of cleaning themselves. 0.01 About the 80118:. THREE PUDDING 'WWO.’ .00 I u“",‘ “‘fih' :7‘.‘ I f ,. ' ' ’ I . « , - it!" Rev. Arthur Robins, Chaplain in Or- dinary to Queen Victoria, says of the Queen: "Nothing could be more touching than the personal concern Her Majesty has in the condition of every member of but household. Every home of every retainer has something in evidence of the Sovereign’s sympa- thy. Not the humblost servant can be sick or sorry without her aoiicitnde finding-some expression of compassion suitable to each individual case, and many is. the time that I have seen the royal lady in her own carriage mak- ing_her pwp ingnirics at some humble. sprinkle generously with brandy, rum or wine, letting it stand coveted to: two hours. When wanted, dpeach piece separately in the batten and .tn tn hot (at until of a golden brown, drain and serve sprinkled thh casw: augar. Be careful as to the tempera ture of the (at, and try it before. put- ting in the fritters, [or it not but these w'til be greasy. EFFECT UAL P0 ULTICES. Poultioes are valuable aids, not so much on account of the material of which they are made, but because they retain the heat for a long time. There is a right and it wrong way at: mak- ing a pn'mltice. Heat and moisture are the two requisites. \Vhatever be used- whether: flaxsecd, oatmeal. or whatâ€" it should be cooked well with water, and it it be soft some thickening sub- stances may be added. It should he spomd on a piece of linen, and not too thin; it may be from halt an inch to ma inch thick. Cheese-club, muslin, or other substances. hold a multice bet- ter than. linen, but the latter is smoother and more agreeable to the skin. The material should be laid out A child born on the second day will grow apnea, and it is also luck! on this day to sow 86668. «and the pouitice spread over it in a thick layer, and then another layerof the linen or whatever is used should cover the poultice, and the edges foldâ€" ed over so that none of the flaxseed comes in contact with the skin. Two poultices should be made, so that one may be hot whiie the other is in use, for when a poultioe begins to cool it shou1d be changed. Ag; pouttipes have For the batter beat up a tablespoon- ful of best salad oil, brandy and co d water with the yolk of an egg. add a pinch of salt to this when blended. and beat into the mixture sufficient fine sifted flour to bring the batter to the right consistency by the addition of a little more water. It should be as thick as good cream and sutficient- ly stiff to coat the spoon enough to hide its color without hiding the shape. Now let it rest for an hour or two, and just before it is to he need whisk in lightly the stiffly whip- ped whites of two eggs. CHILDREN AND THE MOON. To be born on the first day of a new moon means that the child will have a happy life and be rich. It is a good day to be married or to commence business. A child born on the twentytonrth day will achieve many heroic actions, and will be much admired. A child born on the third day, will have but a short life. Never begin any work on the third day, it is not lucky. The fourth day is also bad, and it is 8a: (1 that anyone [a ling ili on this day. rarely recovers. The can day is said to be tivorable to begin any work, although a child born on this day will be deceitful and proud. The sixth day, it is said, is unlucky to the child born on it, as in life will be short. A child born on the twenty-first day of the moon will be of an unhappy disposition. An unhappy fatality attends this day. On the twenty-second day a child that is born will come in for esmte, be handsome, good and well-beloved. This is a good day to remove bees. 0n the twenty-third day of the moon a child that. is born will have a very bad temper, be a great traveler, and die miserable. a. certain amount of weight they should never be laid on the chest or abdomen of a child, as they impede" the breathing, and do more harm than The seventh day means that achild born will live long, but have many troubles. The ninth day presumes that a child born shall have riches and honors. A child born on the tenth day will live long and be a great. traveler. The eleventh day is a lucky day to be married or take a journey. A child born at the eleventh day of rho moon will be healthy and hand- svme, and it a girl, will be remarkable for wisdom. A child-burn on the twentieth day of >the_ moon will be dishonest. '1" he sevomeex'zth day of the moon, 3 child born will be foolish. The eighteenth day is a lucky one for a male or female child. A nativity on the nineteenth day means that the child ‘will be wise and mqst. prosperous” A child born at the twelfth day of the moon will meet with every affec- tion. but have a bad temper. It is un unlucky day, especially to than (all- mg sick. A child born on the thirteenth day of the moon wixl be unfortunate, bob .1: temp} nnJ ths 111: thirteenth. howeVer, is a good day for marriage, or to find anything that is lost. A child ban onvthéflfo'u‘rieemh day will not be lucky. The (“month day is also an unlucky one. The sixteenth day brings no luck to a child. It. is a good day to buy or sell anything, and dreams prutend lug]; on this day.» The eighth day is a very pro-perons GRACIOUS WORDS! TAKE CARE OF THE TEETH. Most people have a general 5600' that it is “use to take care 0! lb! .eeth, and accordingly do so, as the). ouppuse. They rub a brush hurriod- 1y LWO or three times over tbd front of the teeth beware going to M 0! on getting up in the morning. and think they have clawed thair teeth The importance of sound and ur- vioeable teeth as an. aid. to health can- not be overestimated. for upon theix good condition depends the thorough mastication or the tood. which is tin first. end not the least, requisite at Rood digestion. Many 11 person done! himself with all sorts at I... dies to aid digestion, when the red cause 01 his dyspepsia may be Ion-i in the poor state at his teeth. The proper time to brush the We!) is she: each meal and at bedL.no. I30- (ure Lbis is done all particles a. £006 ahuuld be removed [rum benveon thl teem by means of a tomhpicx. or, bet- ter. dental floss. Then Lhey should he laughed thoroughly with a lanai of medlum sxiinesa. dipped in tepid waler. Very hot. and very cold wet- er__nre equally harmful. The bruah should be used with an up and down movement. and not side- ways only, and the backs of the teed shuuld be brushed even more carefuii‘ than the fronts. for it is there tba :srtar tends to accumuhte. Man; think that tartar is hormiess. but this is en erroneous belief; its acou- mule ion is one of the principal canes ot the loosening of the teeth. and its presence exposes one con- stintly u the recurrence of gum boil: a woman can afford to Let her jnw drop or her shoulders hump. When the has put. her body in the right poise by exercises. she cannot gain any permanent improvement in carri- age if she lets her hips go lot-ward and her position become ungraceful, while she puts on her hat or stoops to pick up her handkerchief. At Study of tb passing- mullitude wgl} teach any I.- t‘Aâ€" -â€"L‘A â€"â€" wâ€"' â€"v man what she should not be. Wk: one'a fellow passengers on a trail me] that. no one knomts them_.__watcl lid: h‘iiful care is really energy thrown away, for nature works slow- ly. and it requires time to build up wasted tissues and to restore a net leczed complexion. The first thing that a woman should do is to calmly eSLimate the cost of thorough care of her personal appearance. By out is mean; the time and the energy Io- oeseary to follow systematic trainin and treatment. An hour a day wit do wonders. and it can be set acids it the wanted moments are watched. Having found the hour in which to exercise and to massage. the victory over plainnese is not won; for a wo- man may have _ the complexion of a - '“u' ’C v- - rose leaf and mill be ugly if her .819- prosaic-n is not serene and her mahner polished. It is here that the con- science mus-t be brought into play. The body should be dominawd constantly. There should nog_be_a moment when onymous. flat is true in mtm a well as art. and it should be . pr. cop: to be applied quite as 1‘. non as the cold cream and the 111;: (01kg. The use at some good nonunion once a day. or two or three tines I week. keeps the tooth whiter m be!- ‘er-luoking. but is not nbsolutoly I.- oeasary wuen the tooth brush; and regularly after each. meal. min: the mouth after each tum-hing w“ some plasanJy-(Lu'ored antinpzfio .- m it? helps to «at decay a sh Lcel . . Aside from the habits of thought, when hundred Little habits that th. ‘muaclea acquire must be watched. The woman who is not. nice to herself sell into the habit of scowling when all. is alone over her work. She bites her lips. She absent-minded” leans with her hand on one cheek. She cream her knees. She lets her about." drop. When a school girl asked a «J- ebrated physician what she uhodd to make herself beautiful he ' "Cubivete a conscience.” Hie prose, tion is the most important that woman can have (or general mi it requires conscientiousnesa to avoid the neglect of many e-torts that are neceesary to keep the body well groomed and we“ exercised. - faces; notice their posi'tiogs'.“ it"; then that the Dr. Jekyll and lit. Hyde characteristics can be contract- 4‘ Finally. not the least imporlnnt point in the can of teeth is a regular- aemi-annnal visit to the dentist. that he may examino the teen: and an at anon may beginning only. In m- way the teeth may be presarvci. u- cidenta excepted. [or a long timing and the natural teeth, even when 65 ed and repaired. are many times bot- ter from every 9013.11: of View than a” urLibcial ones. The Boers at Pretoria an . vast preparations for the three A siege. All burghers from 3 Q, years of as» mm been called “you TO BE BEAUTIFUL Extreme self-respect is one o! m cardinal principles that guide the to man who would be really beautiful. This being “nice to one‘s self.” on n pretty girl describes it, insures an et- trective personality and it prevents the possibility of being surprised in some embarrassing condition of mind or nttire. The self-respect that con- pels a woman to be conscientious in lthe least detail of dress given be: e fdaintinese and a charm that cannot Ebe imitated by the girl that. puts the |best side out in her dress. But it h inot in drees that the mind betray! Eithell. The habit: of thought write themselves on the (ace in lines that seem almost indelible when an ehort is made to remove them. HEALTH. AGES T0 FIGH‘L