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HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

SIR HENRY THOMPSON ON

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS.

"Habitual, or, as it is usually called, moderate drinking, is a thing which people should avoid if they wished to have a sound mind in a sound body; that is the reason why I myself touch nothing but water."

GLADNESS AND HEALTH.

Joy is one of the greatest panaceas of life. No joy is more healthful, or better calculated to prolong life, than that which is to be found in domestic happiness, in the company of cheerful and good men, and in contemplating with delight the beauties of nature. A day spent in the country, under a serene sky, amidst a circle of agreeable friends, is certainly a more positive means of prolonging life than all the vital elixirs in the world. Laughter, that external expression of joy, must not here be omitted. It is the most salutary of all the bodily movements, for it agitates both the body and the soul at the same time; promotes digestion, circulation, and perspiration, and enlivens the vital power in every organ.-Hufeland.

PURE WATER.

Never use water for drinking that is not quite colourless, and without smell or taste; if there is any doubt of its purity, and you have no filter, boil it.

TO PRESERVE EGGS.

Put them for one minute in water just about to boil, and they will afterwards keep well for a month; or if soaked a little while in sweet oil, they will keep for half a year.

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Put the scraps of bread, crust and crumb, into a bowl, with sufficient milk to cover them well. Cover with a saucepan-lid or plate, and put into the oven to soak for half an hour. Take it out and mash the bread with a fork until it is a pulp; then add a handful of raisins and as many currants, a teaspoonful of brown sugar, half a cup of milk, some candied lemon peel, and one egg. Stir it up well, grease a pudding dish, and pour the pudding in. Grate over a little nutmeg, put it into a moderate oven, and let it bake for an hour and a half.

THE

MOTHERS' TREASURY.

ENCOURAGEMENT TO PRAYING MOTHERS.

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HE influence of a loving mother is felt by her absent children as well as by those at home. The memory of her tenderness, her counsel, and her example, is often a safeguard against temptation, and her words of advice often guide into the right way, against the impulses of passion and the wayward desires of the heart. At one of the recent prayer-meetings a young man rose and said :

I wanted to tell you a little of my own story-how the Lord led me to this meeting. It was by the means of a praying mother three thousand miles away. She, of course, has never been in this meeting; but away in her island home, she has heard and read of the wonderful answers to prayer which are bestowed here. Hearing this, and reading the reports of this meeting, she, a godly, praying mother, wrote to me, living here in New York, telling me what she had heard of the Fulton Street prayer-meeting, and begging me to go to it. I kept that request by me some time before I paid any attention to it. I cared nothing about religion, and since leaving home had greatly neglected the means of grace. At length I thought of writing to my mother, and I thought I would like to tell her that I had been into the Fulton Street prayer-meeting. Accordingly, on last Christmas day I came here for the first time. I entered these doors for no other purpose than to be able to say to my poor, praying mother, I had been here. I expected that would be the end of it, and coming here once would satisfy her and me.

I came into the meeting, and got into this corner where I now am, and took my seat to sit out the hour. But what an hour that was to me! God smote my heart, which was as hard as a rock. Before the meeting was half over, I was overwhelmed with such a sense of sin that I did not know what to do. The next day I came again, and the next, and so on. I could not stay away. I was in extreme anguish of mind, and had no rest night nor day. I said nothing to any one of my feelings. I have no one among my friends to whom I could open my heart. Here I came, and sat down in this corner, day after day; and no one but God knew what a load of sin and guilt lay on my soul.

One day I came in here, and it seemed as if I should sink into

HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

SIR HENRY THOMPSON ON

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS.

"Habitual, or, as it is usually called, moderate drinking, is a thing which people should avoid if they wished to have a sound mind in a sound body; that is the reason why I myself touch nothing but water."

GLADNESS AND HEALTH.

Joy is one of the greatest panaceas of life. No joy is more healthful, or better calculated to prolong life, than that which is to be found in domestic happiness, in the company of cheerful and good men, and in contemplating with delight the beauties of nature. A day spent in the country, under a serene sky, amidst a circle of agreeable friends, is certainly a more positive means of prolonging life than all the vital elixirs in the world. Laughter, that external expression of joy, must not here be omitted. It is the most salutary of all the bodily movements, for it agitates both the body and the soul at the same time; promotes digestion, circulation, and perspiration, and enlivens the vital power in every organ.-Hufeland.

PURE WATER.

Never use water for drinking that is not quite colourless, and without smell or taste; if there is any doubt of its purity, and you have no filter, boil it.

TO PRESERVE EGGS.

Put them for one minute in water just about to boil, and they will afterwards keep well for a month; or if soaked a little while in sweet oil, they will keep for half a year.

TO TAKE INK-STAINS OUT OF
MAHOGANY.

Touch the part with a feather dipped in a weak solution of vitriol; rub it quickly off, and if the stain be not removed, repeat the operation or in recent ink-stains, put a little salt of lemons on the spot, and rub off with a cloth wetted in hot water.

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TO RELIEVE ASTHMA.

Soak some blotting paper in a strong solution of saltpetre; dry it, take a piece about the size of light it, and lay it upon a plate in your hand, and on going to bed, your bedroom. By doing so, persons, however badly afflicted with asthma, will find that they can sleep almost as well as when in health. Many have experienced relief from the use of this specific.

LEMONADE.

Rasp the rind of a lemon on some lumps of sugar, or pare it very thin, and pour half a pint of boiling water on it, adding the sugar and juice. Orangeade is made in the same way.

SCRAP PUDDING.

Put the scraps of bread, crust and crumb, into a bowl, with sufficient milk to cover them well. Cover with a saucepan-lid or plate, and put into the oven to soak for half an hour. Take it out and mash the bread with a fork until it is a pulp; then add a handful of raisins and as many currants, a teaspoonful of brown sugar, half a cup of milk, some candied lemon peel, and one egg. Stir it up well, grease a pudding dish, and pour the pudding in. Grate over a little nutmeg, put it into a moderate oven, and let it bake for an hour and a half.

THE

MOTHERS' TREASURY.

ENCOURAGEMENT TO PRAYING MOTHERS.

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HE influence of a loving mother is felt by her absent children as well as by those at home. The memory of her tenderness, her counsel, and her example, is often a safeguard against temptation, and her words of advice often guide into the right way, against the impulses of passion and the wayward desires of the heart. At one of the recent prayer-meetings a young man rose and said :

I wanted to tell you a little of my own story-how the Lord led me to this meeting. It was by the means of a praying mother three thousand miles away. She, of course, has never been in this meeting; but away in her island home, she has heard and read of the wonderful answers to prayer which are bestowed here. Hearing this, and reading the reports of this meeting, she, a godly, praying mother, wrote to me, living here in New York, telling me what she had heard of the Fulton Street prayer-meeting, and begging me to go to it. I kept that request by me some time before I paid any attention to it. I cared nothing about religion, and since leaving home had greatly neglected the means of grace. At length I thought of writing to my mother, and I thought I would like to tell her that I had been into the Fulton Street prayer-meeting. Accordingly, on last Christmas day I came here for the first time. I entered these doors for no other purpose than to be able to say to my poor, praying mother, I had been here. I expected that would be the end of it, and coming here once would satisfy her and me.

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I came into the meeting, and got into this corner where I now and took my seat to sit out the hour. But what an hour that was to me! God smote my heart, which was as hard as a rock. Before the meeting was half over, I was overwhelmed with such a sense of sin that I did not know what to do. The next day I came again, and the next, and so on. I could not stay away. I was in extreme anguish of mind, and had no rest night nor day. I said nothing to any one of my feelings. I have no one among my friends to whom I could open my heart. Here I came, and sat down in this corner, day after day; and no one but God knew what a load of sin and guilt lay on my soul.

One day I came in here, and it seemed as if I should sink into

hell. I felt that nothing could do me any good; and here, in this corner, I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me out of all my trouble, and put a new song into my mouth, even praise to the living God. Jesus I laid hold of by faith as my Saviour; and I gave myself up to Him, and was soon lost in wonder, love, and praise.

In my distress I had forgotten all about writing to my dear mother. But when the Lord had mercy upon me, and forgave me all my sins, I felt that I must send a winged messenger to my mother; and I told her all about my coming here, and the great change which had come over me. What news that was to send back to my praying mother—that a careless, prayerless, young man-a wanderer, neglecting all the means of grace-had found salvation here, in and through the Lord Jesus Christ!

Now, I want to say one word to the many mothers who are here, to encourage them to pray and believe for their children that God is a covenant-keeping God, and He will hear and answer your prayers. The answer may come late. It may come long after you are asleep in death. But if you will believe God, it will come. I stand here a monument of God's mercy and grace, because I had a mother who prayed for me, and who believed as well as prayed. Oh, if I could encourage one mother to have more faith in God, my object in coming here to-day would be accomplished. I want you to have confidence in God, and to believe that He will fulfil all His promises.

There was a peculiar unction and earnestness in this young man's words, the power of which could be seen in the glistening tears which fell from many eyes.

FAMILY RELIGION.

EXTRACTS FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF THE LATE
REV. EDWARD BICKERSTETH.

•VERY thing good must begin with our own souls, in an
entire surrender of our hearts to the Lord; to His will,
His word, and His glory, as our highest interest and
clearest duty, our richest privilege, our only happiness,
and by free grace the path in which we may walk, as
well as ought to walk.

Our children call for much thought and prayer, not mainly as regards their education for this world, but their education for eternity; ever remembering that to teach them self-denial is to lay the right foundation for their future happiness, and to indulge them now in self-gratifying things is the way to make them miserable in all their after-life. To be the disciple of Christ is to be truly happy for time and for eternity; and in aiming at this we are the wisest and kindest parents to our children;

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