The slanderer and the assassin differ but in their weapons.

chamber-vessels should be removed as soon as used;
and if there is any bad smell, a little chloride of lime
should be put into them, and be sprinkled on the floor,
and the walls also if practicable. The medicine should
be kept in one particular place, and all bottles, cups,
&c., that are done with, should be taken away and
cleaned at once. The room should be very quiet; there
should be no talking or gossiping; one or two people at
the most, besides the invalid, are quite enough to be
there at a time; more people make it close and noisy,
and disturb the sick. Neighbours should not be too
anxious to see the sick person, unless they can do some
good. The sick person's face, and hands, and feet,
should be often washed with warm water and soap, and
the mouth be rinsed with vinegar and water; the hair
should be cut rather short, and be combed every day.
Never give spirits unless ordered by the surgeon; sick
people always feel weak, but such things given at a
wrong time would only make them weaker.

It is a mistaken kindness to give a sick person whatever
the morbid appetite may desire in opposition to the
direction of the physician. It is also decidedly wrong
to experiment upon the administration of nostrums
prescribed by unskilful friends. The true interest of
the patient, and the solemn duty of the attendants,
require that the physician's orders only shall prevail,
and that these be strictly complied with.

Whenever it is necessary to purchase drugs, or to have prescriptions dispensed, always seek out a respectable druggist, who will supply pure articles, and prepare medicinal compounds without error. This is of the utmost importance.

Awkwardness.

WHAT'S a fine person, or a beauteous face,

Unless deportment gives them decent grace?
Bless'd with all other requisites to please,
Some want the striking elegance of ease;
The curious eye their awkward movement tires,
They seem like puppets led about by wires.

CHURCHILL.

Not to offend is the first step towards pleasing.

If we have done wrong, let us redeem the mistake.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Beef Tea.

LIEBIG'S instructions for making this are as fol

lows:-When one pound of lean beef, free of fat, and separated from the bone, in the finely-chopped state in which it is used for beef-sausages or minced-meat, is uniformly mixed with its own weight of cold water, slowly heated to boiling, and the liquid, after boiling briskly for a minute or two, is strained through a towel from the coagulated albumen and the fibrine, now become hard and horny, we obtain an equal weight of the most aromatic soup, of such strength as cannot be obtained, even by boiling for hours, from a piece of flesh. When mixed with salt, and the other usual additions by which soup is usually seasoned, and tinged somewhat darker by means of roasted onions or burnt sugar, it forms the best soup that can in any way be prepared.

This form of soup may be diluted in any proportion with warm water, and all meats may be prepared in the

same way.

TH

Means of promoting Sound Sleep.

HE greatest refreshment is derived from the most complete repose of the functions. For this purpose they should have been as generally exercised as possible during the day, both those of body and mind; this exercise, however, should not have proceeded so far as to produce a state of painful fatigue or exhaustion, as nothing is more sure to preclude refreshing sleep; the state of the circulation in the head should not have been excited by deep study, intense thought, coffee, or other stimulant, for some time previous to retiring to rest; late and copious suppers should be avoided; the head should not be kept too warm by thick or flannel nightcaps; the feet and lower extremities should have been brought to a comfortable temperature, if necessary, by artificial means, and, lastly, the cares of the day should have been put off with the clothes; for the body is greatly influenced by the least mental disorder.

It is the glory of a man to pass by offence.

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes.

Children mitigate the remembrance of death.

Treatment of Hiccup.

THIS may often be removed by holding the breath,
by swallowing a piece of bread, by a sudden fright
or a draught of weak liquid. When it arises from heat
and acidity in the stomachs of children, a little rhubarb
and chalk will remove it. Should it proceed from
irritability of the nerves, take a few drops of sal-volatile,
with a teaspoonful of paragoric elixir. If it still con-
tinue, rub on soap liniment, mixed with tincture of
opium, or a blister may be placed on the pit of the
stomach, or sipping a glass of cold water with a little
carbonate of soda dissolved in it.

Treatment in Cases of Choking.

HEN a fish-bone, or any other small, sharp article, chewed, may be partially swallowed, and then gulp some water, which usually carries it down. In cases of small, hard substances, sometimes swallowed by children, they are frequently expelled by suddenly turning the child's head and body downwards, or by fastening to a plank placed over an upright, as children do in playing seesaw, with head downwards, then bringing the head down with a smart blow to the ground. The half-sovereign swallowed by Mr. Brunel, whilst at play with his children, was dislodged in this way, after many other attempts had failed.

Persons thoughtlessly speaking or laughing while eating, are apt to get a little of the food into the windpipe; this causes a most distressing cough, and if not at once ejected, can only be treated by a skilful surgeon.

Many cases of choking happen to children from a want of proper mastication of food; the necessity of attention to this essential particular should be duly impressed upon them. We have known cases of severe functional derangement arising from want of due caution on the part of parents, and those entrusted with the management of children.

Novels are the corrupters of tender minds.

We make more injuries than are offered to us.

Weak minds never yield where they ought.

The Home of Love.

LOVE, shall I read thy dream? oh ! is it not

All of some sheltering wood-embosomed spot-
A bower for thee and thine?

Yes! lone and lowly is that home; yet there
Something of heaven in the transparent air
Makes every flower divine!

Something that mellows and that glorifies,
Breathes o'er it ever from the tender skies,
As o'er some blessed isle,

E'en like the soft and spiritual glow
Kindling rich woods, whereon the ethereal bow
Sleeps lovingly awhile.

Then by the hearth shall many a glorious page,
From mind to mind the immortal heritage,
For thee its treasures pour;

O'er music's voice at vesper hours be heard,
Or dearer interchange of playful word,
Affection's household love.

And the rich unison of mingled prayer,
The melody of hearts in heavenly air,
Thence duly should arise;

Lifting th' eternal hope, the adoring breath
Of spirits not to be disjoin'd by death,
Up to the starry skies!- HEMANS.

WHAT

Real Beauty.

HAT is the blooming tincture of the skin,
To peace of mind and harmony within ?
What the bright sparkling of the finest eye,
To the soft soothing of a calm reply?
Can loveliness of form, or look, or air,
With loveliness of words and deeds compare
No! those at first the unwary heart may gain;
But these, these only, can the heart retain.

Never find fault without just cause.

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Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.

Never boast of your ancestors if you dread ridicule.

Patience and Self-denial in Married Life.

REMEMBER (says Mrs. Hannah More) that life is not

entirely made up of great evils, or heavy trials, but that the perpetual recurrence of petty evils, and small trials, is the ordinary and appointed exercise of Christian graces. To bear with the feelings of those about us, with their infirmities, their bad judgments, their illbreeding, their perverse tempers; to endure neglect where we feel we have deserved attention, and ingratitude where we expected thanks; to bear with the company of disagreeable people, whom Providence has placed in our way, and whom He has, perhaps, provided on purpose for the trial of your virtue. These are the best exercise, and the better because not chosen by ourselves. To bear with vexations in business, with disappointments in our expectations, with interruptions in our retirement, with folly, intrusion, disturbance; in short, with whatever opposes our will and contradicts our humour, this habitual acquiescence appears to be the very essence of self-denial. These constant, inevitable, but inferior evils, properly improved, furnish a good moral discipline, and might well, in the days of ignorance, have superseded pilgrimage and penance.

W

Treatment of House Plants.

ATER, heat, air, and light, are the four essential stimulants to plants; they should, therefore, with regard to the latter requisite, be placed as near the windows as possible; the windows should have a south exposure, and should be as seldom as possible shaded with blinds. The heat of ordinary dwelling-houses is quite enough for such plants as we would recommend for general culture in rooms; only in very cold weather the plants should be removed a little further from the windows. The blinds and shutters are usually a protection during the night. If the air is too close, opening the door and windows produces a change; but on opening the windows of a warm room in cold weather, care should be taken not to chill the plants by leaving them in the cold current. Spring and autumn are the times of the year at which window-plants require the

Once a-day call yourself to account.

Do not trifle with matters important and momentous.