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Choice Recipes. POUND CAKE.â€"â€"-0ne cup of butter, six eggs, half a cup of sugar, one pint of flour, three-quarters of a teaspoonful of baking powder. Bike fifty minutes. {:11NGEK SNAPS -â€"-TWO cups of mohssea, (7‘ of lard, one tab‘erp’mniul of soda, one of ginger, flour to make stiff enough to roll out. To make them snappish, when the in- gredients are put together before the flour is added, nhe mixture must be brought to a boil. DOLLY VARDEN CAKE.â€"One-half cup of butter, one half cup of sugar, one-half cup of milk, two cups of flour, Whites of three eggs, one teaspoonful cream of tartar, one- half teaapmnful of soda ; flwor with vanilla. Frostingâ€"The yolks of three eggs, fifteen teaspoonfuls of powdered sugar. TAPIOCA CREAmâ€"Wash thoroughly four tablespoonfuls or tapico and let it stand overnight in an earthen bowl, with one cup of cold water. In the morning drain off the water and put the tapioca- into a double boiler with one quart of milk; let it cook until it la clear, and then stir in the yelks of four eggs, thoroughly beaten, with one cup of sugar and half a teaspoonful of salt. Stlr this m6xture constantly until it thick- ens like soft custard. Season with a tea- apoonful of lemon extract, and serve per- fectly cold. one-half cups of flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, and the whites of six eggs ; bake in layers. For the icing and to put be- tween the layers, take one cup of sugar and one-half cup of milk ; let it boll, then add one cup of chocolate shaved fine ; let it boll; cool before using on the cake. CHOCOLATE CAKEâ€"TWO cups of sugar, one gages-ch of butter and milk, three and The holes around a. lamp burner should be kept open to admit air, and entirely {rm from dust and grease. The wick should be Ifimmed very evenly. / White mittens are useful, not only in hanging out clov‘hes, but also in making beds in cold weather. They can be knit or made of canton flannel or other material. cut to fit the hands. HASTY CAKEâ€"One tablespoon of butter, one cup of powdered sugar, one egg two level cups of sifted flour, and three small teaspoons of baking powder. Sift the bak- ing powder with the flour, stir the butter and. sugar together, add the egg. well»beat- en, then the milk, and last the flour. Bake immediately in a. quick oven. It in nice baked in a. dripping pan or in patty pans, and is best while fnsh. JAM PUDDINmâ€"One pint of flour, a little salt, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, milk to make a batter, peach or raspberry jam for sauce, two eggs, one teaspoonful of butter, one cup of sugar and 0ne~ha1f on of boiling milk. Mix the flour, baking pow er, a little salt, and the milk into a thin batter. Butter some cups and set them into a steamer ; put a large spoonful of the batter into each cup, and then a spomful of jam with another spoonful of batter, and let them steam for half an hour. Make a sauce of two eggs, teaspoonful of butter, and one cup of water and one Clip of sugar ; beat well together, pour over them one cup of boiling Coba are good for smoking meat, as they give a. good flavm'. Keeping a. small fire a longer time is better than quick smoking, as too much heat gives the meat a strong taste and injuras its sweetness. We are having good pancakes this winter. and no smoke from grease in the house. I got 9. piece of steel from our blacksmith, such as he makes plows of, polished. \Ve use no grease on it, and it does finely. A most excellent oinment for hands that are scratched, burned, or sore is thus pre- pared : Take three drums of camphor gum, three of white beeswax, three of spermaceti, ltwo ounce: of dive oilâ€"put them together in a cup upon the stove, where they will melt slowly and form a white ointmmt in a few minutes. If the hands be cfl'ected anoint them on going to bed and put on a pair of gloves. A day or two will suffice to heal them. For chapped hands, instead of wash- lng the hands with soap employ oatmeal and after each washing take a little dry oatv meal and rub over the hands, so as to absorb any moisture. People who lift up their hands in holy horror at a pair of Chinese women’s shoes, will be amused to know what these small- footed women think of the American waist. A Mandarin’s wife, on taking up an Ameri- can fashion journal, pointed to the deform- ed models of the fashion-plate and exclaim- ed, “Lifeâ€"squeezeâ€" wicked. Christian woman squeeze God’s life.” It is perhaps more excusable to squeeze the foot than the heart. Pass around the petition to fashion editors. to cast a shade upon them. If the blinds were removed, and nothing but a. curtain within, with which to lessen on the hottest days the intensity of the heat, it would add greatly to the tone of our nerves and to our general vlgor. The plazzes which project over the lower story always make that lees healthful than the upper story, especially for sleeping purposes. I have cured many cases of rheumatinn by advising patients to leave bedrooms shaded by trees or piazzas, and sleep in rooms constantly dried and purified by the direct rays of the sun. When we feel unusually “torpid" and heavy after meals, we may rest assured there is indigestion somewhere. A teaspoonful of lime-water taken in Ono-half a. tumbler of clear, moderately cold water directly after meals, gives almost instant relief. A few drops of the clear juce of lemon is affect;- five. The shade trees about our dwelling have done much to make our wives and daughters pale, feeble and neuralgic. Trees ought never to stand so near to our dwellings as In fitting up a house for my home, I should begin with : An open fire is number one among house blessings. If it were We repeat : The Way to get things done ls to do them, and to do them at once. Shake all the twist out of the clothes before you go out of doors to hang them on the line. Always have the plates hot that you eat from in cold weather. Rub cornmeal over greasy plates before washing them, and then feed it to the ohlckena. When you are making a new carpet, save ravellnge to darn it with when it wears out. Hints for the House. Domestic Pointers HOUSEHOLD. practicable it should be of wood, in one of those great, generous, old fashioned '.fire- places? To supply the draught, the air of the room is rapidly changed. If a small part of the money we spend in foolish fash- ions were given to the reintroduction of this good old-inshioned blessing, how much healthier and happier we all should be! Next to an open wood-fire, the open coal-grate is the best means of warming and ventilating. And if, with a. good draught, the coal be bituminous, it Is a good fire. Tnere has been a. fearful increase of con- sumption, bronchitis, headache, and some other efl’ections, since the general introduc~ tion of stoves and furnaces. A SUNNY TEMPER.â€"What a. blessing to a household is a merry, cheerful womanâ€"one whose spirits are not effected by wet days, or little disappointments, or whose milk of human kindness does not sour in the sun- shine of prosperity. Such a. woman, in the darkest hours, brightens the house like a. little piece of sunshiny weather. The mag- netism of her smiles, the electric brightness of her looks and movements, effects every- one. The children go to school with the sense of something great to be achieved ; her husband goes into the world in a. con- queror’s spirit. No matter how people an- noy and worry him all day, far off her pre. sence shines and he whispers to himself, “At home I shall find rest.” So day by day she literally renews his strength and energy ; and if you known men with a beaming face, a. kind heart, and a prosperous business, in nine cases out of ten you will find he has a wife of this kind. The Pantry. CHOCOLATE CREAMs.â€"Tske 2 cups of granulated or pulverized sugar and I; cup of o'eam (milk will do, but cream is far bet- ter) ; mix well and put on the stove to boil ; this must actually boil for five minutes : then take from the stove and stir briskly till it is stiff; flavor it with vanilla; then drop from a spoon on v. buttered plate. If you take a little pains those drops may ea- sily be of respectable shape. In the mean- time have your chocolate broken in little bits in a. bowl; have some water bollingin the tea-kettle, set the bowl over it; the chocolate will soon melt ; remove from the host, and with a fork roll the drops in the melted chocolate, and put back on the plate to harden. They are splendid. There is a new sect in ("anada Whose doc- trine is that women have no souls baczmse the Bible nowhere spake of women angels. This is a. curious fact. A man who is not ashamed of himself need not be ashamed of his early condition. If a. man empties his purse into his head no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. “MY OWN, OW): DEABEsTâ€"\\'hen you are reading this you will be far away from me. I shall be weeping in my chamber, with your ring tightly pressed to my lips : for, darling, I will sleep with it there; Oh, my beloved, how hard it is to partâ€"how hard, But it is for the beat and I must bear it. Think of me, my own darling, and when you nae this, which I have made with my own hands for him I love so dearly, it will be purl: of me you touch and hold. It is a. little thing, bu, oh ! so full of my heart and love, Keep it darling for my sake." He Eissed t'he pwkage fx‘antimliy and 0p ened it. It was a powder pufi. She had given him the wrong box. The man who is suspicious lives in a con- stant: state of unhappiness. It would be better for his peace of mind to be too trust- ful than too guarded. There are some person: who never succeed from being too indolent to attempt any- thing; and others who regularly fail, be- cause the instant they find success in their power they grow indifferent and give over the attempt. Sarah Althea Hill’s abandom‘rent of her intention to appear on the stage is alleged to be due to the fact that no. actors on the Pacific coast could be found willing to play with her. A judge has decided that a man is in duty bound to tell his wife where he pends the evenings when he is away from home, This decision is all right to a certain extent, but suppose the man doesn’t know? There is little pleasure in the world that is true and sincere beside the pleasure of doing our duty and doing good. I am sure no other is comparable to this. People have a custom of excusing the enormitiea of their conduct by talking of their passions, as If they were under the control of a blind necessity, and sinned be- cause they could not help it. A dull man is so near a. dead man that he is hardly to be ranked in the list; of the living; and as he is not to be buried whilst he is half alive, so he is as little to be em- ployed whilst he is halt dead. To be flattered is grateful, even when we know that our praises are not believed by those who pronounce 1hem ; for they prove at least our power, and show that our favor is valued, since it is purchased by the mean ness of falsehood. He had said goodâ€"by. The teen: had fallen likeraln, the kisses like thunder and lightning. Her hair looked as if she had been through a prize fight, and he had squeezed the engage- ment rmg through three fingers" But she loved him all the same. As he was borne off in the flying cars, he took out a. little package, on which was written in a. trembl- lng hand 2 “For Alfred. Don’t open it till you are on the train.” ' He broke the seal and kissed passionately th,e fraciure. The note tea“! : Among well-bred people a mutual defer- ence in aflected ; contempt of others disguis- ed ; authority concealed ; attention given to each in his tum, and an easy stream of con» versation maintained. without vehemence, Without interruption, without eagerness for victory and without any airs of super- iority. Six things are requisite to create a. happy home. Integrity must be the architect and tidiness the uphohter. It must be warmed by affection, lighted up with cheerfulneas, and industry must be the ventilator, renew- ing the atmosphere and bringing in fresh salubrity day by day; while over all, as a protecting canopy and glory. nothing will suffice except the blessing of God, It Wns a Little Thing. But So Full of Her Heart and Love. GEMS 0F TIHHIGIIT. I have used oil at sea, and, under certain circumstances, it works well. In the case of a vessel have to in a storm, either with or without a drag, the oil calms the sea and prevents the waves from breaking, because it d: ifts with the vessel and wind, and the oil is all about it. Some times, even when a vessel is riding at anchor it may be used with success, but, when a. vessel is scudding or running before the wind, it is of little if any benefit. The vessel then goes through the water so fast that it leaves the oil behind. and it does no good. in the case of a ship- wreck, oil also may be of great value. VVheu the steamer Oriental struck and sank on the Hardings in a northeaster, some eight or ten years ago, I was coming up the bay in the schooner Omega and made her out We saw that she was making water rapidly, and that if we expected to save the crew and pas- sengers we must act promptly. There was no time to use the boats, so I ran right alongside and made fast. Then I put a man out on the bowspirt with some dogfish oil and livers, and set him to dropping the stuff overboard. The sea about us remain- ed ccmparatively quiet because of the oil on the surface, and the re scue was easily effect- ed. Had I not caused this to be done the two vessels would have chafod and pounded together, and the work would have been very uncomfortable. Now, in the case of a lighthouse, the structure remains fixed in one place, and the oil, if dropped over- board, would quickly drift to leeward, where it would do no good. A buoy con- taining oil, and arranged with a valve or some other contrivance, to be opened and shut at pleasure from the light, might be placed to windward and be of great benefit, but it would not be reliable, for buoys go adrift in heavy weather, and that is just when they would be wanted. If the Minot’s lights could be hove t0 and drift, as does a vessel, oil down there would be a big thing.” An old Sailor-'9 Opinion of l’onrlng on on Ihe Troubled “flu-rt. “ You ay that oil is of no use when aves- 561 is scudding before the wind. Is there any way of preventing the waves breaking over the ship’s stem ‘2' “ Several years ago I was down in the Bay of St. Lawrence, when a gale from the northeast overtook us, and we were obliged to run for it. The people on Prince Edward Island said it was the severest storm for seventy years. The vessel was a fine stanch schooner of 150 tons, and fairly flew through the water, driven by the force of the gale on the peak of the foresail, which was the only canvas we could show. The wawss broke over the stern notwithstanding this, and several of the crew were lost overboard. \Ve tried oil. but it did no good. On the contrary, it increased the danger, for the decks became slippery, and we could not keep our footing. Then we lashed two men to the wheel, and the rest of us took to the rigging. where we secured ourselves as well as possible. We had hardly done so when another monster wave came in over the stern, and when the deck could be seen again we found our only remaining boat gone and one poor sailor with it. Very soon after that we noticed that the waves did not come on board as they had done, although the gale was still at its height. We came down on deck, the men at the wheel cast off their lashings, and we began to ask each other the reason of the strange pheromenon. In looking about it was discovered that the boat’s painter, a rope thirty or forty feet long. had been made fast to the rail and was trailing astern. The boat had been dashed to pieces by the waves and was of course gone. Some one suggested that this rope cut through the waves, and that that was the cause of the waves immediately behind us ceasing to run so high. In order to prove it we tied the mainsheet to the painter, and let the whole run out 100 feet or more. The result was magical, and we had no trouble at all in keeping the deck after that. I have tried the same thing over and over again, and so have many others, always with the same success. It works to a charm every time. and I have often wondered that the plan is not adopted by all sea captains. Even the log line trailing has the same effect.” “ Who’s a braggln’ ‘1 I wouldn’t be a blowhard." “ Don’t you call a that, or I’llâ€"” “ You will, will ‘you '3" " Yea, I will.” “ No, you won’t l” “ Touch me, if you dare.” “ Don’t you pucker your mouth 3% me, or I’ll smash your nose.” “ If I was 9. girl I’d wear a dress.” “ Wait till I ketch you some time, and I’ll lick you till you Can’t walk.” V “ i’uta ch'ip on your shoulder an’ 1’“ knock it off." “ There has recufi'Jy been published a. statement 'rom Australia. to the effect that a Captain there had used a bag of oil trailing behind with the best results when the vessel was scudding. He says oil was what did thework.” l “v Maybe I ain’t got a brother who can turn a. han’apring an’ walk on stilts. Why don’tgoubrag '3” “ He may have thought it did, but if there had been no oil in the bag his plan would probably have worked equally well. If you want to know about the effect of oil on the waves. ask some of the Bank fisher- men. They all use it and know all about it. They know when it does any good and when it doesn’t.” “ That’s no great sight. A robber broke into our house one time an’ my pap’s got a brother 39 jafil.” _ “ W011, that ain’t much. My man’s got a sister with a glass eye an’ our baby's got four teeth an’ a lump on its head what makes it cry all the time. Can your father p1§y_t-he fidcvllej‘: _ " I was in swlmmin’ six times in one day a’readv." “ I had two teeth pulled 139’ week." “ That's nothin’. I cut my fingers most every day an’ our hired gal ’most burnt her head off Iaa' night.” How Boys Generally Get Ac- quainted. When two strange boys come together they proceed to get acquainted something after this fashion : “ What's yer name 2" “ Tommy Crupper. What’s yourn ?" “Dickey Tabbits. Wot’e yer dad’s name ?" “ 010 Dan Cmpper. Let’s trade hate.” “ I dassent ; my pap don’t ’low me. My feet'e the biggest.” “ W'eli, I chewed terbacker oneet,” “ That's nothin’. I saw three dogs fight- in’ at one time.” ' CALMING 0L1) OCEAN. The next instant both boys are rolling in the dust, pulling hair and try ng to chew eack other’s ears. From this time on they consider themselves well an inted, and take a. friendly interest in each ther. A patch of land known as House Point Island, West End Light, Provincetown, M 3.85., was swept away ‘11 a recent storm The Tlchborne claimant has been summon- ed for neglecting to maintain his wife and children. His defence is that the children are illegitimate and that the eo-called “Lady Tichborne,” is not his wife at all. “ Yes, I will 1" “ You won't, either I” “ 1 will if you dare mo to." “ Well, I dare you, an’ anybody't won’t take a dare'll steal sheep. There it in. Smarty, an’ now let's see what’ll yog'll do.” Rev. J amen Le Fleming Mitchell, curate of Sotterley,|Eng., was sentenced to seven days’ hard ’abor for assaulting a. constable who wanted to serve 9. summons on him by strik- ing him in the face with a. candle stick. W imam Bender of Cincinnati recently threw into a fire a package containing $40,- C00 in Government hands. He had been drinking heavily and fancied some of his re- lavtlves were after his wealth. A suit brought by Spiritualist’s against the town of Randoplh, Vt.. to obtain a. share of the town’s money for the support of the gospel, has been decided in favor of the town by the Supreme Court. In one of the many Blbles scattered about a hotel in Grand Rapids for the fine of its guests a. matter of fact drummer wrote in large letters on the title page an appeal for "less Bibles and better beds.” A hole was formed by the s'nking soil lately in one of the streets of n Bax-dar- dino, Cal. T m Index of that place says: “From this a volume of smoke has been rising for four day and nights. A peculiar, sulphurous smell permeates the air in the vicinity, and, as no one knows whence the smoke comes, some alarm has been felt.” The oyster beds along the French coast are reported as giving so large a yield as to lessen annually the necessity for importa- tion. The origin of these beds was stated by the late Prof. Milne Edwards to have been wholly accidental. A schooner with a cargo of oysters from Portugal sailed up the Gironde 1diver to reach Boreaux and un- load. But on reaching port the oystersâ€" those on the surface at least~~were found to be dead and putrefying. So the schooner was ordered to return and dump its cargo into the Atlantic. On their way the sailors managed to strike a reef near the mouth of the Gironde, and saved themselves a fifty- miles sail and the job of unloading by drop- ping the oysters through a hole in the hull. Not very long afterwards the Gascon fisher- men were astonished to find rich oyster beds where bare rocks had been before, and under proper care and retransplantation the yield went steadily into market as Arca- chon, Cancale, and Marenne oysters, 18 to 36 cents a dozen. One of the most interesting of modem surgical operations is that intended to rem- edy a deficiency of the hands in piano~play~ ing. Ever y one who has attempted practice on a keyed instrument knows that the strength of the fingers is not equally dis. tributed, The third or ling finger, cannot be lifted as high as the others from the key- board, and displays far less strength when in action. In M re. Weidon's action against Dr. Sir H‘nry de Crrthe for trespass, slander and libel in visiting her uninvited and signing an order declaring her insane, the defendant testified that Mrs. Weldon said she heari a voice summoning her to leave Paris for London. and spoke of amiraculous shower of stars falling on her and covering her with immortal life. The wild-beast pest but slowly disap- pears in British indie. There is, however, a slight decrease in the loss of life from the bites of wild animals and venomous snakes. The numbers are 22905 for 1883 and 22,- 425 for 1884 The numbers represrnting those due to m 1ke bites are 138,067 and 19,- 629 in the tw.) years respectively. The re ported 10‘s of cattle amounted to 49,672 against 46,478 in the previous year. Of these, 47,944 are said to have been caused by wild animals and 4,728 by snakes. Ti- gers sud leopards are shown to have been about equally destructive, having killed 19,- 680 and 19 699 head of cattle respectively. In the number of Wild animals destroyed there was a setisfaetory increase from 19,890 in the previous year to 23,775. The destruc- tion of poisonous snakes is enormous. but the numbers have declined from 42 781 to 380 98]. Wherever the system of rewards have been pursued the figures have shown a satisfactory increase, although it natural- ly happens that here and there a. too when turons snakekiller pays for his daring with his life. For example : If the middle and little fingers are pressed alternately upon the keys with the ring fivger, the sound produc- ed by the latter is not equalln volume to that made by the others. It is probable that the operation will in time become a very common one, the neces- sary accompaniment of a musical education. The cause ofthis weakness lies in the fact that While the muscles controlling the other fingers have free play, that which governs the ring finger is connected on each side, by a short tendon, With- those of its neighbors, It is supposed by physicians that this unnecessary muscle is the last trace of a former webbed atnlcture of the hand and foot. After Inch an operation, the liberated finger can be elevated an Inch higher than before, above the plane of the hand, and can be used with delightful freedom. The liberty of the muscle is not attained at the expense of any other ; the gain in one direc- tion is not attended by loss of power else- where. In some hands this tendon is absent, and sometimes it is present in one member and not in the others. In the latter case, it is usually found in the right hand. It was some years ago suggested that surgery might remove this tendon attach~ ment, but it is only lately that the operation has become common. It is now often per- formed on both hand: at‘a sitting, and with the loss of no more than 3 d1 achm of blood. No -. , [011 W ".99.," 1" HERE AND I]! ERIE. Wild Beasts in India. Surgery and Music. ty, the exercise forces the blood into the head, and he returns home with a severe headache. Such a. man should take passive exercise, such as rowing, sailing or hunting, where his mind could be in slight activity also. The mijrriwy of men engazzd in mer- cantile punui s get enough pkysfical exer- cise from their everyday life, and their re- creation should be of a mental nature. A. few days in the country, a change of scene ry, is beneficial to every one. Stockbrok- ers andbankers rtquire a ve y quiet recrea- tion, but instead they try to get their recre- ation from the most exciting of sports, which are really no change from their daily life. Mechanics and clerks are recommend. ed to attend light enter ainments, such as concerts or lectures, chess, or toplav cards, checkers, or other games of that 11 iture. \Vomen and children, 1he former especially, rely too much on excitement for recreation” and carry it 10 such an excess that it be- comes simple dissipation. Adistinctionmust be understood between excitement which invigorates and excitement which exhausts. Dancing and roller-skating are excellent ex» orcises but under the excitement of the mn- sio they are too often continued to exhaus' tion. Men of sedentary habits should have re- creation, largely of a. physical nature. A brisk walk is Whatphyalciana most frequent- tly raoommend for exercise ; but for a per- son not accustomed to exercise, this in not always beneficial, for, his brain being the only part of his body that is kept in activl- We tan recommend. from our personal experience, says the Therapeutic Gazette, on efi‘ectual means of administering chloroform in was complaint, and one which la absolute- ly devoid of danger. This is to loosely fill the bowl of a common clay pipe with cotton batting, upon wrlch pour as much chlorov form as it will retain without dripping. This done, insert the end of the stem care- fully into lhe ear, and placing the opening of the bowl In the mouth blow gently the vapor of chloroform against the tympanum. We have found thle to be an exceedingly of. factual relief for earache of children, un- complicated, of course, inflammatory dlstur; bances‘ A negro at Fort Gaines, G&., said to be a. good farm hand, has oflarad to contract for next; yea ' for a. quart of whiskey every Saturday night, a mule to ride on Sundays, clothes and food. and $5 cash at Christmas. 'of red poppyH. . . . . . . . . . . . 375 “ Infusion of elecampane or of Virginia snakeroot . . . . . . 1,125 “ Dose, 9. teaspoonfui, to be repeated with greater or lesser frequency, according to the child’s age and the effect produced. \Vhen the expectoration is very abundant and as if formed of muco-pua, a terebinthinate (six-up of fir-cones, of eucalyptus, or of turpentine) in prescribed. Flowers of sulphur, mixed honey (from three quartes 0? a grain to two grains or more of sulphur),may also be giv- en twice a day, It is well, too, to rub the chest or the sides of the neck with a. sooth- ing ointment, such as one containing a drachm of the extract of aconite or of coni- um to half an ounce of lard. The mentioh of cases in detail seems un- nccesaary, but several instances of especial interest have been noted. A man whose right ear was completely Y'nvolved was re- lieved M: oncq of the burning pain, and re- covered without a. second application. The same rapid results have been obtained in my practice when the disease involved the nose, face, and varicns other parts of the bog}: 1 am umble to give the composition of this drier, as it ia a. patent preparation ;but painters tell me it is home 'k’ind of rosin dis- solved in linseed oil. The paint should b8 thicken-[than for ordi- nary use. It peels ofl readily when desquaâ€" mation. begins, even from the head, Where I have often applied it. B'eing hastily summoned to a patient who was attacked. with facial erysipelas, I found that the disease began thirtysix hours pre- viously. and had rapidly spread over the en- tire face. The tempt mture was 103 ° in the axilla. and the pain was severe. The husband was a. painter, and had the white lead paint and drier in the house. It was thoroughly applied over the face, and they requested to report the condition of the s- tient on-the following day. They faile to do so, and manths afterward, when visiting a patient in the same family, I learned that the single application euredithe disease. \Vhile several American surgeons have mentioned lead paint; in these cases, the credit of bringing it nrominent’y before the profession is due to Mr. Richard Barwell, of Charing Cross Hospital, who, in the Lancet of March 10, l883, described what he term- ed “ A rapidly successful treatment of ery- sipelas,” which consisted in painting the parts thoroughly with white lead paint, dressing the wound, if there be any, by cot~ ton Wool saturated with boro-giyceride. The effect was remarkably and quickly successâ€" ful ; cases after operations on the arm for necrosis, and ether hospital cases, being well in a few days. The pain was relieved almost at one ', and only such ait=r-npplics- than needed as to keep the coating perfect. In idiopathic erysipelas, he found it equally successful. Since the publication of Mr. Barwell’a cases. I have used no other local applic ntion for erysipelas, and have often used it inter- nal treatment except the purge as he recom- menda. Pure white lead paint of the shops is like- ly to dry too slowly, and I tell the painter to add some drier, as in ordinary painting, which In no wuy changes the effect of the application. Ammoniae . . . . . . . . . . . Syryp 9f orange-flowers Mr. ‘Bnriréll reports ra. id results in trau- mgfic ones, and own In capital cases. While the application of this remedy gives the patient 9. somewhat striking ap- pearance at times, when a single ear or the nose is affected, for example, yet it is a dry and cleanly dressing, very easily applied, and as successful as can be desired. It is be- yend all question, preferable to any means which have been in use up to the present time, and is still entitled to its designation as a rapidly successful treatment of erysip- eias. ERYSII’ELAR â€"I'rs RAPID CURE THE QUESTION OF EXERCISE REMEDY FOP. EA‘RACIIE. 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