The national course in home economics

Make a simple syrup of a pound of sugar to each pint of water and boil till it is rich and thick. Add as many pints of the expressed juice of ripe blackberries as there are pounds of sugar. Grate half a nutmeg to each quart of syrup and let it boil for from fifteen to twenty minutes. Then add one-half gill of fourth-proof brandy to each quart of syrup. Set it by till cold, then bottle for use. A tablespoonful for a child or a wineglassful for an adult, is a dose. S. N. N. CARE OF THE EARS. Children's ears ought never to be boxed, for besides being an ill-mannered way to punish one, it is liable to injure permanently the delicate membrane of the ear. Nor should the ear ever be "cleaned out with the screwed-up corner of a towel," much less with a bodkin. Popular Science Monthly. TO REMOVE LODGMENT IN THROAT. When a child swallows anything that lodges in the throat lift it suddenly by the wrists. It will cause the little one to scream and cough and the object will generally be dislodged at once. P. T. A GOOD WAY TO TAKE CASTOR OIL. There is nothing better for a cold than castor oil and a very simple way to give it to children, is to make up a pan of molasses candy and add plenty of castor oil to it just before removing from the fire. The taste of oil in it cannot be detected. Julia Merrill. CHOLERA INFANTUM. It is asserted by a physician that a flannel bandage saturated with alcohol and bound around a baby's bowels when suffering with cholera infantum is excellent. L. B. CROUP. One teaspoonful of molasses and one teaspoonful of goose oil given to a child in the early stage of croup will relieve it at once. E. L. A. FOREIGN BODY IN THE EYE. As soon as anything gets into the eye, rub the well eye, and don't touch the other. If this does not remove it turn back the lid and with the point of a fine cambric or silk handkerchief remove the irritating body if it can be seen. If not, take a small syringe and gently inject tepid water under the lid. This will generally wash the offender out. John M. HOW TO CURE CHAFING. During warm weather many people suffer from chafing of the armpits. This can be prevented by thoroughly dusting the irritated parts with sub-nitrate of bismuth or calomel. L. S. HOW TO CURE MOSQUITO BITE. Take a teaspoonful of the tincture of wild rosemary to one-half tumblerful of water and apply the lotion where the insect stung. J. G. TO MAKE EXCELLENT LINIMENT. Take one ounce of camphor, four ounces of olive oil. Dissolve the gum in the oil. By adding one-quarter of an ounce of chloroform a liniment is obtained which will allay any pain. Mrs. Paul S. HOW TO MAKE LINSEED POULTICE. Take four ounces of linseed meal and ten fluid ounces of boiling water. Mix the linseed meal gradually with the water and apply. Dip the spoon with which you spread the poultice in boiling water and the mass will not stick to it. M. H. HOW TO MAKE MUSTARD POULTICE. Take of dry mustard two ounces and mix it with the white of two eggs to a proper consistency. A teaspoonful of flour can be added. There are mustard plasters to be purchased at drug-stores which are far more available and always ready for use. Mrs. Wm. S. TO REHOVE COLD IN THE HEAD.