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octl6'9yl
To CONSUMPTIVES.— The Advertis
er, having- been restored to health in s few week*
by a very simple remcly, after having uffered,
reveralyears with * severe 1 nag affection, and that
dread li*e*e. Consumption, is anxious to make
known to hi* fellow-sufferers the mean* of cure
To all who desire U, he will seud a copy of the
prescription used (free oi charge.) with tbe direc
tion* foi preparing aod using the same, which
they will find a sure cure for Consumption, Asth
ma, Bronchitis, etc. The object of the advertiser
in sending the Prescription is to benefit the af
flicted and spread information which he conceives
to be invaluable; and be hopes every sufferer will
ry his reme ly. as it will cost them nothing, and
may prove a blessing
Parties wishing the prescription, will please ad
dress REV EDWARD A WILSON,
Williamsburg. Kings County. New York
uiayUvl
ERRORS OF YOUTH.— A gentleman
who suflered for years from Nervous Debility
Premature Drsay, and all the effects of youthful
niUcceSian, will, for the sake of suffering human
ity, send free to all who need it, the receipt and
directions for malting the simple remedy by which
hewascured Sufferers wishing to profit by the
advertiser'* experience, can do so by addressing
in perfect confidence, JOHN B. OGDEN,
No. 42 Cedar street, New York
mayl4yl
Seheuck's Pulmonic Syrup,
Seaweed Tonic and Mandrake Pills, willcureCon
suinption, Liver Complaint, and Dyspc|is. if ta- I
ken according to directions They are all three
to be taken at the same time. They cleanse the
stomach, relax the liver, and put it to work : then
the appetite become' good ; the food digest# and I
make) good blood . the patient begins, to grow in
flesh ; tbe diseased matter ripens in the lung**
and trie patient outgrows tbe disease and get, :
well. This is the only way to cure consumption ,
To these three medicines Dr J H Schenck. of 1
Philadelphia, owes his unrivalled success in the i
treatment of | ulmonsry consumption. The Pul ]
monie Syrup ripens the morbid matter in the '
lungs, nature throws it off by an easy expectora
tion for when the phlegm or matter is ripe, a
slight cough will throw it off. and tbe patient has
rest and the lungs begin to heal.
To do this, the .Seaweed Tonic and Mandrake
Pills must be freely used to eleause the stomach 1
and liver, *o that tbe Pulmonic Syrup and the j
food will make good blood
Scbenck's Mandrake Pills act upon the liver, :
removing all obstructions, relax the ducts of the j
gall-bladder, tbe bile starts freely, and the liver
is soon relieved ; tbe stools will show what the I
Pills can do ; nothing has ever been invented ex- j
cej t calomel a deadly poison which is very dan
gerous to use unless with great care), that will
unlock the gall-bladaer and starts the secretions
of the liver like Schenck'* Mandrake Pills
Lver Complaint is one of the most prominent
causes of Consumption.
Schenck s Seaweed Tonic is a gentle stimulant '
and alterative, and tbe Alkali in the Seaweed,
which this preparation is made of, assists the
stcmacb to throw out the gastric juice to dissolve
tte food with the Pulmonic Syrup and it is made j
into good blood without fermentation or souring
in the stomach.
The great reason why physicians do not cure
consumption is, they try to do too much ; they
givernedicine to stop tbe cough, to stop chills, to
stop night sweats, beetle fever, and by so doing j
beyderange the whole digestive powers, locking
hup te secre'ions, and eventually the patient
tik and dies.
Dr. Scbeuck, in his treatment, docs not try to
n op a cough, night sweats, chills, or fever. Re- ;
move the cause and they will a!) stop of their
own accord No one can be cured of Consump- j
tion. Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia. Cataarh, Can
ker, Ulcerated Throat, unless the liver and stom
ach are made healthy.
if a person has Consumption, ofcourne the lungs
in some way are diseased, either tubercles, ab |
setses, bronchialirritation. pleura adbev.t. or
tbe lungs are a mass of inflammation and if.--' de
caying. li. such cases what most b UCJB ? It ,
ia not only ine lungs that are wasting, but it it
the whole body. The stomach and liver have lest
their power to make blood out of food. Now the i
only t-banee is to take Scbenck's three medicines,
whtieh nil! bring up a tone to the stomach, the
pa ient will begin to wait food, it will digesteasi- ;
Jv and make good blood then the patient begins
ctgain in flesh, and as soon as the body begins to
sgrow, the lungs commence to heal up, and the pa
stient gets fle.ihy and well. This is the only way
to cure consump' ion,
When there is no lung disease, and only Liver j
Complaint and Dyspepsia, Scbenck's Seaweed
Tome and Mandrake Pills are sufficient without
the Pulmonic Syrup Take the Mandrake Pills
fteely in all billion-complain!*, as they are per
fectly harmless
Dr. Schenck. who has enjoyed uninterrupted
health lor many years past, and now we.'ghe 225
pounds, was wasted away to a mere skeleton, in
tbe very last stage ot Pulmonary Consumption,
his phy-icians hm ing prone unctd his ca.e hope
less and abandoned him to bis fete He was cured
by the aforesaid medicines, and since hisrecovery
many thousands similarly afflicted have used Dr
Scbinck's preparations with tho same remarkable
success. Full directions accompanying each, |
make it not absolutely necessary to personally see
Dr Schenck. unless tbe patients wish their lungs
examined and for this purpose be is professional- t
ly at bis Principal Office. Philadelphia, every
Saturday. where all let ers for advice oiust be ad
dressed He is also professionally at Vo. 32 Bond
Streot, New York, every other Tuesday, and at
No. 35 Hanover Strtet. Boston, every other
Wednesday. He gives advice free, bo! for a thor
ough examination witb bis Kcpirometerthe price
is $5 Office hours at each city from it A.M. to 3
P M.
Price of the Pulmonic Symp an 1 Seaweed Ton.
Ie each Fl 50 per bottle, or $7 o0 a helf-duienl
Murdrcke Pills 25 cents a box. Forsale by al
druggists.
DR J H SCHENCK
may2By 1 15 N. fith St., Pbiiada., Pa.
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MAKKIED BY TtI.CtJRAFB
4 Mr. Loary, are you a married man?'
4 Very, sir.'
4 Very, Why do you say very?'
4 Beause my dear little wife and I
are bound together by wiers.'
'Latimer Leary, you talk enigmas.'
'Then sir, to be plain as a primer, J
will inform you that I was married by
| telegraph.'
'You don't say !'
4 Yes, I do.'
'Then teli the company all about it.'
'I will, with pleasure, ladies and
gentlemen, my wife is a second cousin,
! and is also a Leary. She once resided
in the city of Indianopolis while I
was a resident of Centreville, in the
same state. I was a bachelor of thirty
but full of romance and general love
because I had no ? : i|laiie a cuneentra
. tion.
•Why don't you take a wife?' was
continually buzzing in my ears.—
i 'Whom will I take?' To this query
a score of friends would say—'Your
relative, Kate Leary.
'Kate Leary ? Why die is my CC.UK
i in !'
•Only a second cousin,' they would
retort 'and your opposite, Latimer—
Kate is a blonde and you are as dark
as Erebus or the ace of clubs.'
' I had never seen Miss Leary, but this
continual association of the young la
dy with my wedded life had an in
fluence.
'One day a member of Congress ex
claimed :
I 'Mr. Leary, were I single, 1 would
assuredly pay court to jour magnifi
cent cousin. As I am married, and
you are my best friend, I earnestly
hope you will possess the luxury.'
'At this period I was a merchant.—
Having discharged a thieving cierk, I
was so confined to my store that a jour
ney to Indianopolis was out of the
question. I was growing wild to see
one whom all praised and so many
wished me to wed.
'ln a few days from the call of my
legislative friend, his brother, a noted
judge, appeared at my stoie. The
judge was also my devoted ally, a po- j
sition intensified by his recollection of j
being educated by m,* deceased father.
'Drawing a daguerreotype from his
coat, said lie, 'I wi-h to show you
something nice. There, what do you .
say to that?'
'This, my dear friend, is Miss Kate
Leary, the lady I wished you to mar-
ry.'
•Tell me,'exclaimed 1, 4 issho— wshe
all they claim for her?'
'My dear friend, louestly as I value
truth, I have uot heard her suftk'ient
j ly praised.'
'Why don't some man try his luck ?' ■
'I am glad you asked. Simply be
i cause she is over-courted, and conse- .
quently hard to please. She is roman- j
tic, and, you see clearly, not winnable
by ordinary methods.'
'You say she i 8 very particular?'
'She is, sir.'
'Then good-bye for me.'
'Notat all; she is rapturous over
your likeness, and sends her cousinly
love with au invitation to visit her.— j
I pledge you I omitted not a single,
good point in your body, calibre or
character.'
'So you consider her daguerreotype
1 accurate!'
'I can tell you it don't flatter her. ;
She has extraordinary beauty, and the ;
kind that is more stricking in anima- :
tion or conversation.'
'While mutual friends in Centreville ;
were lauding my fair cousin, mutual ,
friends in Indianopolis were loud in ;
their eulogies of me and preparing her
I mind for an alliance.
'I am not self-ccnceited. But be
lieving such concord to be born an o
i blivous fact, I settled on the idea of;
I marrying this wonder in beauty, soul
and accomplishment.
'My intent was quickly confirmed
upon hearing that a very wealthy are!
influential hanker from Gotham was
in the melting modi. I remember it j
was at midJight. I hinted from ray
store the last batch of chronic loungers,
and'seiected the lie-d stationary In my
establishment. I was to write my first
letter to Kate.
'From all that had passed a fine style (
was easy. I always flattered myself 1
on my syntax, and will unegotistically j
affirm that my missive was at once .
tender, audacious, dignified, wild and
intense. It struik her like an electric
shock. The banker was laughed out |
of competition, and your humble ser
vant was master of the situation.
'Such a reply as I received ! Well
—you must see—you shall see it. I
have good gas works hut I am inade
quate. In a brief time we learned that
each L-new the other will. The much i
; said by so many mutuals, superadded
|to our daguerreotypes and letters,
made us a comprehending couple ; In
fact, we confessed our love—a full,
| round, ripe and luscious article. There
j could be no unsafety in the case. Our
lineage was common and every fact
known. What followed is clear—an
| engagement!-yes, between unseen
; lovers and cousins.
'I was 'dying' to fold her to my
heart, but my solus condition and ma
turing appointments postponed it in
deflnately. ,
'What did you say? Why didn't
she visit one of our friends at Centre
ville? I answer you cheerfully. She
was an oddity. She had her notions
and would entertsiin them. Tho' we
were plighted, she declared It should
not be said that she made the firet vis
it. Many believed she light. I
don't argue ihe |>oit merely answer a
question.
'Weeks passed, le'ters were numer
ous and copiously taceharine, The
time arrived when I cnimi i.t-ar my
single condition no longer. What if
•Odi t or.e were to cut me oqt al the
eleventh hour? With such a love,
what would become of me? I was
detent in< d 10 own her, even if I did
not see hi r in a decade.
'An id. .1 dawned— a brilliant one.—
ft was to compass a spedy marriage,
and satisfy her thirst for romance.
Aftti a tb xjd of tenderness byway of
dramatic peroration, I wrote: ' ,
m. adorned one, let us depart frcm the
stale routine, and wed by telegraph.'
•1 he idea took her by lorm. Her
an-wer was characteristic. It ran
thus: 'Darling, I will. The idea is
savory, but is it legal ?'
'lmmediately I sent for my friend,
the judge. Soon he faced me; said I,
'Judge, is a marriage by telegraph le
gal ?'
'Certainly, sir: I see no objection to
a contract by telegraph. I readily
perceive how ail the aquireiuents can
be accomplished.'
'Will you state this opinion on pap- \
er and prescribe a formula for an elec
tric wedding ?'
'With pleasure, sir.'
'Thejudge understood me, and gladly
complied. The result I forwarded to
Kate by return mail, and soon received
word that on th- following Thursday
-he and pi( j r authority would pre
sent themselves at the Indianopolis
office according to said formula, there
to enter upon the holy state of matri
mony.
•1 tell you the appointed hour was a
great one among the mutual friends at
each end of the wire. The affair was
so novel, that all else was eclipsed by
the contemplation of it.
'Clergymen and witnesses assembled
at the termini. Their, in full costume,
two unseen lovers were to be made j
man and wife. The instrument began
its tick, tick, ticking. The operator
read, clergyman put questions, I an
swer. d. the instrument did more work,
and soon a I was saluted as the husband
of Kate I*eary. Happy was I, though
.he ; osses-sor of a lady I never beheld, j
'One week passed, and I was still
without help. My brain was becom
ing phrenzied ; I must see Kate, and
1 must go to her hrst, for it was her :
hat and well did 1 know what a Leary. j
was.
4 By entreaty, I prevailed upon a
brother merchant to lend me his clerk.
Soon as he put his foot in the door, I ;
put mine in a stage en route for the;
capital of Indiana.
'When about twelve miles from the ]
city, we stopped for a passenger. It
was a young lady. Such a being I
never beheld. She resembled my ■
likeness of Kate, but was far more i
beautiful. I own my heart went out .
to her. Call me fickle, say what you
plett-e, and I will bear It. I repeat, my ;
heart gushed forth in a flood of love.
•H T * WAS a fix ! I, a married man
going to see bis telegraphed bride, and
as telegraphically in love with another
woman. I began to repent my haste i
and when too late, saw the crime of
marrying a woman I had never set my
eyes upon. What would I do? What {
could Ido ? The lady was already !
married, for 1 heard the driver call her
madam.
'How -he eyed me! I spoke about
the coach window being raised to suit
her. She thanked me in tones that
acted like an arterial stimulant. I was
gone. Much conversation followed,
and I was a goner. I saw she was giv- j
ing me sweet, yet pleading looks. —
Heavens! thought I, she is unhappily
mated. Suppose I give her my sym
pathy. Yet should I jeopardize my-j
self boforesuch transeendent charms? j
Suppose i betray my love, how would
I feel when in the presence of my
wife, and what power would I confer
on a total stranger? I had it. I
would ttetray nothing but would offer
consolation to a fl Aver most neglected.
We were theonly passengers and what
a good chance.
'Madam,' said I,'please pardon me,
but you seem to exist under a cloud.'
'She sighed deeply.
'May I if you are a widow?'
'Well sir, not a widow, though I do
not live with my husband.'
'Poor sou!!' continued I.
'She put her handkerchief into her
mouth. I thought about half of it
went in ; but of course it was to stop
her emotion.
'You are not happy, madam ?'
'Very far from it, sir: lam misera
ble.'
'So was I—miserable to put mv arms
about her neck.
'Where do you reside, madam?'
'ln Indianapolis.'
'Have you friends there?'
'Many, sir.'
4 No doubt of it. Allow me to ask,
do you like your husband?'
'Devotedly, sir.'
'Theu why do you not live with ,
him?'
4 Would tie glad of the chance, sir.' j
'When did you see him last.'
'I have never seen him, sir.'
'Here she again half swallowed the
handkerchief.'
'Never seen him. Why what do you |
mean ?'
'Sir, have you not read of a tele
graphic wedding.
'Julius C'tesar !' cried I. Teil ine, |
are you Mrs. Kate Leary?'
'I am !'
'Then fall over here! And I took 1
her to my bosom convulsively.'
"As 1 relaxes!, she said : 'Goon Lat
imer, I knew you from your daguerre
otype.'
'I wiil not prolong this, but merely
remark that Kate is uiy next to the
Great One above. 1 have never felt
ahnmed of my inconsistency, and
would not lose her for the wealth of
the Orient. 1 ever consider us a.-
lxjund together by wire ; and when
asked if I am a married man, I alway-i
feel like saying -very.
Nothing like a balance. The girls
now tip tln-ir hataclear forward, which
off-eta the Grecian angle behind.
IN THE WTO.VO IM.ACK.
Several times incidents have been re
lated of gentlemen, under the influence
of liquor or from absent-mindedness,
getting into the wrong house. An in
cident, however, occurred a short time
ago in the Crecent City, which came
near ending in a tragedy. -A gentle
man, being late home and a little tx>n
fu-ed by some mercantile speculation,
applied his latch-key to the wrong
door and found himself in his neigh
bor's house,
'Who's there?' was fiercely demand
ed of him from the head of the stairs.
'Who the mischief are you?' was the
wondering reply.
'Get out of here, or I'll shoot!' was ,
the next salutation.
i
j 'Well, on my word, that's cool!' so
liloquized the merchant.
•Cool or not, you'd better leave!'
'I think 1 will !' thought the mer
chant as he slammed the door to and ,
went after a policeman. Returning j
j with an officer, he hit the right door |
and got into his own residence. But,
strange to say, no intruder could be
found, and no challenge met his ad
vance. High and low the house
was searched. No one or tbe appear- I
a nee of any one could be discovered.— .
.His wife was awakened and protested
she had heard no one.
'You did not hear a man screaming
at me from the head of these stairs a
moment ago ! Have you been long a- j
sleep ?'
"Only for a moment.'
'And you say again you heard no :
one ?'
'No one, my dear.'
'Didn't you hear a man shouting as
if he'd waken the dead and threaten to j
shoot me ?'
'Oh, mercy no." exclaimed the good
lady now really alarmed.
'Why, mum, I heard him in the
street,' interposed the officer.
[ 'Oh, William, he wasn't here,'cried
the lady.
The citizen was non-plussed. What
could it mean ?
'Betsy,' he said, 'l've lived with you j
for forty years: you have been faithful
in jtoverty and riches, and I can't think
you have commenced deceiving ine at
this late day ; but deceit or truth, you 1
may shoot me if there wasn't a man in
this house.'
There was energy in every word of
; the sturdy citizen, and he believed it
•as he did his religion. His neighbor
being on the "quivive' from the late
disturbance, was listening to the loud
voices, and just at this instance came
out on the adjoining gallery. Ileheard
the last words and being greatly exci
ted him-elf, replied with equal ener
• gy :
'Yea, and blame ine, if I didn't just
find one in my house !'
'What, in your house?'
•Yes ; but when I threatened to shoot
the fellow ran.'
Explanations now ensued, and the
difficulty finally adjusted. This strange ,
mistake was accounted for, and the re
conciled neighbors shook bands and
went to bed.
Pur THAT RASCAL OUT. —While j
the congregation were collected at i
church, cn a certain occasion, an old
hard-featured, skin and hone individ
ual was wending his way up the aisle,
and taking a seat near the pulpit. The
officiating minister was one of that
class who detested written sermons,
and as for prayers he thought they
ought to be natural outpourings of the
heart, After he singing was conclu
ded, they were as usual called to pray
er. The genius we have introduced i
did not kneel,but leaned his head devo
tionally upon the pew. The minister
began l>v saying:
'Father of all, in every age by saint |
and savage adored—'
'Pojie!' said a low but clear voice
near old hard-features.
The minister after erst ing an in Jig- ,
nant look in the direction of the voice, |
continued:
'Whose throne sitteth on the ada
mantine hill of para ise—'
'Milton !' again interrupted the voice.
The minister's lip quivered for a mo
ment, but recovering himself he be
gun :
'We thank Thee, most gracious Fath
er, that we are permitted once more to ;
assemble in Thy name, while others,
equally meritorious, but less favored, j
have been carried beyond that bourne i
; irom which no traveler returns '
'Shakspeare!' again interrupted the
voice.
This was 100 much. 'Put that impu
dent rascal out,' shouted the exaspera
ted minister.
'Original!' ejaculated the voice in the
same calm, provoking manner.
There is nothing, says the Somerset
Democrat, that is so well calculated to
demoralize boys as idleness: and
parents, no matter what their circum
stances may be, should keep their sons
employed, at something useful and
beneficial, if they desire them to grow
up useful and respectable men.
In order to illustrate what we
mean, we refer to a circumstance that
occurred in Cumberland, Md., a short
time ago. Six young men of respec
table parentage, were arrested charged
wl :h burglary and robbery, and after a
hearing before the Mayor were bound
over to appear at the next ierm of the
Quarter Sessions Court. Four of these
young men are not only of respectable
but also of wealthy parentage, and
worse than all, one of them Is the son
of ft minister.
These boys were raired in idleness,
which is the mother of dissipation, by
over-indulgent parents, and having
nothing else to do, they frequented
drinking saloons and gambling dens of
that city until, st< p by stnp from one
degree of vice and crime to another we
fin I theai ut last before the tribunal of
justice to answer to the serious charge
of burglary and robbery.
How true in this ease the coi plet—
••Sstan fiiii* m'uskiaf "till
For idle hand* to do "
VOL. 65. —WHOLE N0. 3,363.
IKK Hi: AMI I'iRH
Jfacts in Agriculture. —All perma
nent improvements of land look to
lime for their basis.
Periodical applications of ashes tend
to keep up the integrity of the soil.
All grain crops should !*• harvested
before perfectly ripe.
To manure or lime wet land is to
throw manure, lime and labor away.
Clover as well as grasses intended for
hay, should be mowed when in bloom,
j Shallow plowing operates to impov
erish the soil, while it decreases in pro
duction.
Punctuality in engagements is as
necessary to the agriculturist as it is to
a merchant.
iJeep plowing greatly improves the
productive powers of every variety of
soil that is not wet.
Subsoiling sound land thai is not
wet, is eminently conducive to an in
creased production.
Always provide an equivalent for
; the substances carried off the land to
' the products grown thereon.
The chopping or grinding of grain
to be fed to stock, operates a a saving
of at least 25 per cent.
A bushel of plaster per acre, sown
| broadcast over clover, will add one
nundred per cent, to Its produce.
Full complements of tools and im
j plements of husbandry are intimately
| connected with the success of the hus
| bandman.
Early Vegetables.— ln the neighbor
j hood of large cities any quantity of
| early plauts may be secured at the gar
deners' who raise them under glass, in
frames orin hot houses ; but even with
, these facilities, we prefer plants that
we have rearer! ourselves, to those
which we can buy, not so much on the
score of economy (though that is some
thing) as on account of the fact that
we find those which we have reared a
good deal more hardy, and because
we somehow Snd greater satisfaction
in helping ourselves. Every one
knows that vegetables which mature a
few we's earlier than the usual sea
son are more highly prized than three
or four times the quantity would be
when they are no longer scarce. It is
I very easy to secure a supply, if one
will take a little pains. An old win
dow sash, a box two or three feet
square, filled with fresh horse dung,
leaf mould and rich, light earth, such
as decayed sod, which is the very best,
will furnish all the appliances necessa
ry, for raising cabbage, tomatoes and
egg plants enough to furnish a garden
of moderate dimensions. If it is desi
red to raise a few early specimens, take
a nail keg, saw it in two, till with rich
mould, and let a single tomato grow in
each half, under cover, until the sea
son is sufficiently advanced to set the
t plants out iu the open air, and then by
removing the hoops and bottom from
the keg, the plants will grow, without
I even showing that they have been
transplanted. A dozen such plants set
out in good soil will furnish tomatoes
enough for a small family, more than
a month in advance of the "season."
Journal of the Far in.
Recipes.
Hickory Kui Cuke.—Q ne pound of su
gar, one of hickory nut kernels, and
the whites of six eggs.
Gingernuts.— Three pounds of flour,
one of butter, one of sugar, one pint of
molasses, and one-fourth of a pound of
ginger.
Cookies.— One teaeupftil of butter,
two of sugar, one of milk, two-thirds
of a teaspoonful of soda, just enough
flour to roil out thin. Bake a light
brown.
To Stop a leak.— Beat yellow soap
and whiting, with a litile water, into
a thick paste. Rub this over the part
where the leakage is, and it will he in
stantly stopped.
Mock Mince-pie.— One cup of sugar
one of molasses, one of raisins ehop
pe 1, one of vinegar, one of water, two
crackers rolled tine, spice to taste.—
Bake with upper and under crusts.
Ap?a Cake.— One pound of flour,
half a pound of butter, same of sugar,
cinnamon and esseuce of lemon to
your taste. Ileal the butter and sugar,
together like pound cake. Bake in a
moderate oven.
Fruit Cake. One pound of sugar,
oue of butter, oue of flour, twelve
eggs, two pound of currants, one of
citron, one gill of branny, one of wine,
one tabiespoonful of cinnamon, and
one of ground mace.
Silver Cake. —One pound of sugar,
one cup of butter, the whites of three
eggs beaten to a froth, one cup of thick
milk, four cups of tiour, one teaspoon
ful of cream of tartar, one teaspoonful
of saleratue.
lilittcrcd Hands and Put. —The
speediest remedy is to light a tallow
candle and let the meit'd tallow drop
in cold water, then mix the tallow in
strong spirits and rub it thoroughly
into the palms and soles. This is l*>!h
a preventive and cure.
Com Pound Cake. —One pound of su
gar, half pound of butter, one pound
of corn meal, five eggs, one teaspoon
ful of saleratus, one teacup of cream
or good rich milk. Takeout a hand
ful of the corn meal, put in one hand
ful of wheat flour. Flavor to your
taste.
For Graham B'ead. —Mix two quarts
of Graham flour, one cup of molasses,
one of yeast, out- pint of water, a lit
tle salt, and let it rise over night; then
put in pans, and let it rise another
hour; hake one hour and a-half in a
slow oven.
Rivh Cream Cake.— One half pound
butter, three quarter pounds sugar,
two eggs, beat the whites and yolks
separately, stir into the cake, and add
one wine glass fall of brandy, one nut
meg, half pound flour. Before baking
ad 1 half pint thick cream and one
po ind of rt islns.