es; divide the number of days by three,
and set the quotient down to the right of the months, and multiply that
by the quotient of the money divided by two; the answer will be the
interest at six per cent. To change to any other rate, multiply the
interest by it and divide by six. $160--one year, seven months,
twenty-one days, at six per cent. $160--2--$80 x 197--$15.76 at 6.

Parties in New York are teaching this rule at $5 a scholar.

BOTTLE WAX.--_Black._--Black Resin six and one-half pounds, Beeswax
one-half pound, finely powdered Ivory Black one and one-half pounds.
Melt together. _Red._--As the last, but substitute Venetian Red or
Red Lead for the Ivory Black.

LIQUID MUCILAGE.--Fine clean Glue one pound, Gum Arabic ten ounces,
Water one quart. Melt by heat in glue kettle or water bath; when
entirely melted, add slowly ten ounces strong Nitric Acid, set off to
cool. Then bottle, adding a couple of cloves to each bottle.

BLUING FOR CLOTHES.--Take one ounce of soft Prussian Blue, powder it
and put in a bottle with a quart of clear Rainwater, and add one-fourth
ounce of Oxalic Acid. A teaspoonful is sufficient for a large washing.

SWAIN'S VERMIFUGE.--Wormseed two ounces, Valerian, Rhubarb, Pink-Root,
White Agaric, of each one and one-fourth ounces. Boil in sufficient
water to yield three quarts of decoction and add to it 30 drops of Oil
of Tansy and 45 drops of Oil of Cloves; dissolve in a quart of
rectified spirits. Dose one tablespoonful at night.

TO MAKE PADS.--A piece of fine Woolen Cloth saturated with ink, makes
an excellent pad, but it is customary to place sheet cotton underneath
and muslin over the cloth, bringing the muslin down around the edges
and fasten by tacking on a binding of Tin or Morocco Leather strips.

TO MAKE WAX FLOWERS.--The following articles will be required to
commence wax work: two pounds White Wax, one-fourth pound Hair Wire,
one bottle Carmine, one Ultramarine Blue, one bottle Chrome Yellow, two
bottles Chrome Green, No. 1, two bottles Chrome Green No. 2, one bottle
each of Rose Pink, Royal Purple, Scarlet Powder and Balsam Fir, two
dozen sheets White Wax. This will do to begin with. Now have a clean
tin dish, and pour therein a quart or two of water; then put in about
one pound of the White Wax, and let it boil. When cool enough, so the
bubbles will not form on top, it is ready to sheet, which is done as
follows: Take half a window pane, 7x9, and after having washed it clean