he whey with
the whites of four or five eggs, beating the whole well together. When
it is well-mixed, add a little quick-lime, through a sieve, until it
has acquired the consistency of a thick paste. With this cement broken
vessels and cracks of all kinds may be mended. It dries quickly and
resists the action of fire and water.

Another: Into a thick solution of gum arabic, stir plaster of Paris
until the mixture assumes the consistency of cream; apply with a brush
to the broken edges of china and join together. In three days the
article cannot be broken in the same place. The whiteness of the
cement adds to its value.

CLEANING SINKS.

To purify greasy sinks and pipes, pour down a pailful of boiling water
in which three or four pounds of washing soda have been dissolved. A
disinfectant is prepared in the same way, using copperas. Copperas is
a poison and should not be left about.

_Leaks in Waste Pipes:_--Shut yourself into a room from which the pipe
starts. Put two or three ounces of oil of peppermint into a pail of
boiling hot water and pour down the pipe. Another person who has not
yet inhaled the strong odor should follow the course of the pipe
through the house. The peppermint will be pretty sure to discover a
break that even an expert plumber might overlook.

_The Examiner._

MANAGEMENT OF STOVES.

If the fire in a stove has plenty of fresh coals on top not yet burned
through it will need only a little shaking to start it up; but if the
fire looks dying and the coals look white, don't shake it. When it has
drawn till it is red again, if there is much ash and little fire, put
coals on very carefully. A mere handful of fire can be coaxed back
into life by adding another handful or so of new coals on the red
spot, and giving plenty of draught, but don't shake a dying fire, or
you lose it. This management is often necessary after a warm spell,
when the stove has been kept dormant for days, though I hope you will
not be so unfortunate as to have a fire to coax up on a cold winter
morning. They should be arranged over night, so that all that is
required is to open the draughts in order to have a cherry glow in a
few minutes.

_Good Housekeeping_

TO REMOVE INK FROM CARPETS.

When freshly spilled, ink can be removed from carpets by wetting in
milk. Take cotton batting and soak up all the ink that it will
receive, being careful not to let it spread. Then take fresh cotton,
wet in milk, and sop it up