If thus Thy beauties gild the span
Of ruined earth, and sinful man,-
How glorious must the mansion be,
Where Thy redeemed shall dwell with Thee!

THE BEAUTIES OF CREATION.

PRAISED the earth, in beauty seen
With garlands gay of various green;
I praised the sea, whose ample field
Shone glorious as a silver shield:
And earth and ocean seemed to say,
"Our beauties are but for a day!"
I praised the sun, whose chariot rolled
On wheels of amber and of gold;
I praised the moon, whose softer eye
Gleamed sweetly through the summer sky:
And moon and sun in answer said,
"Our days and nights are numbered!"
O God! O good beyond compare!
If thus Thy meaner works are fair,
If thus Thy beauties gild the span
Of ruined earth and sinful man,—
How glorious must the mansion be
Where Thy redeemed shall dwell with Thee!

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EARLY CHRISTIAN EDUCATION.

ARENTS too generally regard their children as their property in possession, and seek present enjoyment in them, rather than future comfort from them. Hence so many failures, and the frequent complaints of filial ingratitude. It is certainly true, that where parents have consulted the best interests of their children, where knowledge, experience, and judgment have been combined, success has not always been the result. But this, so far from relaxing parental efforts, should stimulate to earnest and unceasing endeavours in a matter of such momentous impor

tance.

In the care of children, as well as in all other affairs in which the happiness of mankind is involved, it is common to take too much for granted. Thus it is assumed by parents that their children must love them, because they are their offspring, and have a natural affection for them. But, if this were the case, what need had there been of a distinct commandment (the 5th) to children, while none of a similar kind is given to parents; though the latter become moral agents, in their relation, several years before the former. Do not the Scriptures also describe parental affection as very strong; while they speak of folly, disobedience, and rebellion as the characteristics of childhood? And are not these truths confirmed by daily and hourly experience? What are the first actings of infancy but a display of these effects of the fall? Why, it may be asked, was parental love so deeply implanted, were it not to establish a principle which would rise

HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

THE

MOTHERS' TREASURY.

"I SHALL NOT WANT."

(PSALM Xxiii.)

APPY and blessed is the true believer! He can look upward, and exclaim, "I shall not want," for the Lord Jehovah is my Shepherd! He who sits on the right hand of the Majesty on high, and to whom all power in heaven and earth belongs, invites me to repose with confidence in His care; and promises to provide whatsoever may be necessary for my body and for my soul, for my support in time, and for my happiness in eternity!

Happy and blessed is the true believer! He can look downward, and exclaim, "I shall not want!" This earth on which I tread is full of the goodness of the Lord. He clothes these fields with beauty, and covers them with abundance. He provides for the fowls of the air, for the fishes of the sea, for the beasts of the field, and for the meanest of creeping things. This rich Provider for the whole creation will much more certainly provide for me, His intelligent and redeemed creature!

Happy and blessed is the true believer! He can look inward, and exclaim, "I shall not want!" He who has kindled in my soul these new and heavenly desires, who has taught me to abhor sin and to hunger after righteousness, who has inclined me by His Spirit to love His name, to delight in His service, and to sigh for greater conformity to His image, will perfect that which concerneth me, and will abundantly satisfy every holy aspiration of my heart!

Happy and blessed is the true believer! He can look backward, and exclaim, "I shall not want!" Insignificant and unworthy as I was, the good Shepherd sought my lost and wandering soul. Innumerable and aggravated as were my trespasses, He shed His precious blood to secure for me a full and free forgiveness. His Spirit deigned to visit my thoughtless heart. His providence has strengthened my weakness, and supplied my wants, ever since I was born; and, insignificant and unworthy though I still am, He will not fail to strengthen and to supply me in every time of need! Happy and blessed is the true believer! He can look forward, and exclaim, "I shall not want!" Pressing as my necessities may become-irksome and manifold as may be the duties to which

HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

OPEN YOUR WINDOWS. The celebrated Dr. Darwin was so impressed with a conviction of the necessity of good air, that, being very popular in the town of Derby, once on a market-day, he mounted a tub and thus addressed the listening crowd: "Ye men of Derby, fellow-citizens, attend to me! I know you to be ingenious and industrious mechanics. By your exertions you procure for yourselves and families the necessaries of life; but if you lose your health, that power of being of use to them must cease. This truth all of you know; but I fear some of you do not understand how health is to be maintained in vigour; this, then, depends upon your breathing an uncontaminated air; for the purity of the air becomes destroyed where many are collected together, the effluvia from the body corrupt it. Keep open, then, the windows of your workshops, and as soon as you rise open all the windows of your bedrooms. Inattention to this advice, be assured, will bring diseases on yourselves, and engender among you typhus fever, which is only another name for putrid fever, which will carry off your wives and children. Let me again repeat my serious advice-open your windows to let in the fresh air, at least once in the day. Remember what I say; I speak now without a fee, and can have no other interest but your good in this my advice."

FOR RHEUMATISM, LUMBAGO, OR

STRAINS.

oz. of strongest camphorated spirit, 1 oz. spirits of turpentine, one raw egg, half-pint best vinegar. Well mix the whole, and keep it closely corked. To be

rubbed in three or four times a day. For rheumatism in the head, or face-ache, rub all over the back of the head and neck, as well as the part which is the immediate seat of pain.

FOR THE BREATH.

Persons who suffer from diffi

culty of breathing and oppression on the chest, will find great relief from the following simple contrivance: A tea-kettle is to be kept boiling, either over a fire or over a common night-lamp or nursingcandlestick. A tin tube is to be fitted on to the spout of the teakettle, of such length and form as to throw the steam in front of the sick person, who will then breathe in it. This prevents the distresshaling the cold night air, which ing sensation occasioned by inwill be felt by persons suffering from asthma or water on the chest, and which is not obviated either by clothing or fire.

TO CURE WARTS.

Dissolve as much common washing soda as the water will take up; wash the warts with this for a minute or two, and let them dry without wiping. This repeated, will gradually destroy the largest wart.

TO CLEAN SILKS.

A quarter-pound of soft soap, a teaspoonful of brandy, a pint of gin. Mix all well together. With a sponge or flannel spread the mixture on each side of the silk without creasing it. Wash it in two or three pails of cold water, and iron on the wrong side when rather wet.

Happier, happier far than thou
With the laurel on thy brow,
She who makes the humblest hearth
Happy but to one on earth.