efreshing and digestible of
the products of milk. It is a decided laxative to the bowels, a fact
which must be borne in mind in the treatment of typhoid fever, and
which may be turned to advantage in the treatment of habitual
constipation. It is a diuretic, and may be prescribed with advantage
in some kidney troubles. Owing to its acidity, combined with its
laxative properties, it is believed to exercise a general impression
on the liver. It is well adapted to many cases where it is customary
to recommend lime water and milk. It is invaluable in the treatment of
diabetes, either exclusively, or alternating with skimmed milk. In
some cases of gastric ulcer and cancer of the stomach, it is the only
food that can be retained.

_Medical journal._

CURRANT WINE. No. 1.

The currants should be quite ripe. Stem, mash and strain them, adding
a half pint of water and less than a pound of sugar to a quart of the
mashed fruit. Stir well up together and pour into a clean cask,
leaving the bung-hole open, or covered with a piece of lace. It should
stand for a month to ferment, when it will be ready for bottling; just
before bottling you may add a small quantity of brandy or whisky.

CURRANT WINE. No. 2.

To each quart of currant juice, add two quarts of soft water and three
pounds of brown sugar. Put into a jug or small keg, leaving the top
open until fermentation ceases and it looks clear. Draw off and cork
tightly.

_Long Island Recipe._

BLACKBERRY WINE. No. 1.

Cover your blackberries with cold water; crush the berries well with a
wooden masher; let them stand twenty-four hours; then strain, and to
one gallon of juice put three pounds of common brown sugar; put into
wide-mouthed jars for several days, carefully skimming off the scum
that will rise to the top; put in several sheets of brown paper and
let them remain in it three days; then skim again and pour through a
funnel into your cask. There let it remain undisturbed till March;
then strain again and bottle. These directions, if carefully followed
out, will insure you excellent wine.

_Orange County Recipe._

BLACKBERRY WINE NO. 2

Berries should be ripe and plump. Put into a large wood or stone
vessel with a tap; pour on sufficient boiling water to cover them;
when cool enough to bear your hand, bruise well until all the berries
are broken; cover up, let stand until berries begin to rise to top,
which will occur in three or four days. Then draw off t