m. Now mix Plaster of Paris to the desired consistency, pour in
and allow it to set. Have your Vulcanized Rubber all ready, as made in
long strips three inches wide and one-eighth of an inch thick, cut off
the size of the intended stamp. Remove the plaster cast from the type,
and place both the cast and the rubber in a screw press, applying
sufficient heat to thoroughly soften the rubber, then turn down the
screw hard, and let it remain until the rubber receives the exact
impression of the cast and becomes cold, when it is removed, neatly
trimmed with a sharp knife, and cemented to the handle, ready for use.

COMMON TWIST CANDY.--Boil three pounds of common Sugar and one pint of
water over a slow fire for half an hour without skimming. When boiled
enough take it off, rub your hands over with butter; take that which is
a little cooled and pull it as you would molasses candy, until it is
white; then twist or braid it and cut it up in strips.

STICKY FLY PAPER.--Boiled Linseed Oil and Rosin; melt and add honey.
Soak the paper in a strong solution of Alum, then dry before applying
the above.

KISS-ME-QUICK.--Spirits one gallon, Essence of Thyme one-fourth ounce,
Essence of Orange Flowers two ounces, Essence of Neroli one-half ounce,
Otto of Roses thirty drops, Essence of Jasmine one ounce, Essence of
Balm Mint one-half ounce, Petals of Roses four ounces, Oil of Lemon
twenty drops, Calorous Aromaticus one-half ounce, Essence Neroli
one-fourth ounce. Mix and strain.

HOW TO TEST THE RICHNESS OF MILK.--Procure any long glass vessel--a
cologne bottle or long phial. Take a narrow strip of paper, just the
length from the neck to the bottom of the phial, and mark it off with
100 lines at equal distances, or into fifty lines, and count each as
two, and paste upon the phial so as to divide its length into 100 equal
parts. Fill it to the highest mark with milk fresh from the cow, and
allow it to stand in a perpendicular position 24 hours. The number of
spaces occupied by the cream will give you its exact percentage in the
milk without any guess work.

FINE PEPPERMINT LOZENGES.--Best powdered White Sugar seven pounds, pure
Starch one pound, Oil of Peppermint to flavor. Mix with Mucilage.

HOW TO FASTEN RUBBER TO WOOD AND METAL.--As rubber plates and rings are
nowadays used almost exclusively for making connections between steam
and other pipes and apparatus, much annoyance is often experienced by
the impossibility or imperfectio