loth, and washing it with
the strong tea of red raspberry leaves.

GRANDMOTHER'S EYE-WASH.

Take three fresh eggs and break them into one quart of clear, cold
rain-water; stir until thoroughly mixed; bring to a boil on a slow
fire, stirring often; then add half an ounce of sulphate of zinc
(white vitrol); continue the boiling for two minutes, then set it off
the fire. Take the curd that settles at the bottom of this and apply
to the eye at night with a bandage. It will speedily draw out all
fever and soreness. Strain the liquid through a cloth and use for
bathing the eyes occasionally. This is the best eye-water ever made
for man or beast. I have used it for twenty years without knowing it
to fail.

HUNTER'S PILLS.

These pills can be manufactured at home and are _truly reliable_,
having been sold and used for more than fifty years in Europe. The
ingredients may be procured at almost any druggist's. The articles
should be all in the powder. Saffron one grain, rue one grain, Scot
aloes two grains, savin one grain, cayenne pepper one grain. Mix all
into a very thick mass by adding sufficient syrup. Rub some fine
starch on the surface of a platter or large dinner-plate, then with
your forefinger and thumb nip off a small piece of the mass the size
of a pill and roll it in pill form, first dipping your fingers in the
starch. Place them as fast as made on the platter, set where they will
dry slowly. Put them into a dry bottle or paper box. Dose, one every
night and morning as long as occasion requires.

This recipe is worth _ten times_ the price of this book to any female
requiring the _need_ of these regulating pills.

HINTS IN REGARD TO HEALTH.

It is plainly seen by an inquiring mind that, aside from the selection
and preparation of food, there are many little things constantly
arising in the experience of everyday life which, in their combined
effect, are powerful agents in the formation (or prevention) of
perfect health. A careful observance of these little occurences, an
inquiry into the philosophy attending them, lies within the province,
and indeed should be considered among the highest duties, of every
housekeeper.

That one should be cautious about entering a sick room in a state of
perspiration, as the moment you become cool your pores absorb. Do not
approach contagious diseases with an empty stomach, nor sit between
the sick and the fire, because the heat attracts the vapor.

That the flavor of