For Our Land Readers.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIV, Issue 23, 2 October 1896, Page 27

For Our Land Readers.

i -~i:n i, ro know. BoOTh and shoe-, however d'imp cm be a lo\el\ dark ]i ili-h in a few -econd- it a drop or twnot ]>ar.itHn oil be added to the blacking. It al-o ]tre\ent- the leather troin cracking In ca^e of -ickne----. or when a dull hi; lit l- de-ire<l. ]iut lini'lj ])owdi.'red salt on a candle till it re.iche- the black jurt ot the wick In tin- way a mild and -tead\ h^ht uia\ be kept all tlimuirli tlunight with a -mall piece of candle. To clean oilpamtm^* . Cut a raw p >hito in halt and rub quickly over the surface, utter which poh-h with a -ilk h.indkerchiet. A good poli-h tor tan boot- and *hoe- Rub them with the inside ot the ]>eel ot a banana, and when dry poh-h with a -ott cloth. Advice to tho-e about to marry. — To a dear trien 1 who had spoken of having a ta-humible fseninn wedding. Archbi-hop Elder. of Cincinatti. gave the following good ad\ice. apphcahl > in NewZealand as well a- America — •• I hopj you will follow the good old Catholic custom, so particularly fa\ mired by the Church, ot being married at Ma-s and receiving there the special benediction which is not given except at Ma—. I think it you were to -i*e it mice, and understand the particular prater- and ble-sing-< used on that occasion, you would be willing to break through fashion. con\enienoe and every obstacle in order to profit by these graces. It is the only sacrament, except that ot Holy Older*, tor which there are any particular prayers introduced into the Mas- it-elf. It it be contrary to fashion, you will ha\e no little merit in showing that much independence, and still more in doing your share towards introducing a holier fashion that will multiply ble— ing- upon your-elt and the one you have chosen to be your lite companion." School children's cake. — This is an excellent cake for a school treat or tea, but should be kept two days at least before being cut, as, like many other cakes, this improves by keeping To each pound of flour allow half a pound of mixed fruit, currant-, raisins, and sultanas, five ounces of butter or clarified dripping or lard, four ounces of brown sugar, two oun es of finely shred candied pet 1, one and a-half teaspoonfuls of baking powder, and just enough milk to mix it nicely. No eggs are needed. M.ike up in large cakes (these cut to best advantage), and bake two hours or more. If seed cake is preferred use half a teaspoonf ul of caraway seeds and two ounces more sugar instead of the fruit. If used for tea, when bread and butter, jam, etc., is given, you reckon from five to six ounce-, a

head ; but if given alone it is safer to count on nine to ten ounces pjr child. Ro-t and Beauty. — The woman who^ests every day is the woman who keeps young and fresh. If t?ne is a woman of leisure, she may indulge in an afternoon ngn, after which the will rival her daughter in usefulness. If she is a busy housewife, she should snatch at least half an hour a day for lying 6ti 1 in a darkened room. If she is a business woman, she must brexk into the afternoon with the only sort of rest she can command — sitting still for ten or fifteen minute?, with eyes closed, thought banished, and mu-cle.s relaxed A warning to parent-*. — The following, f'romthe British Medical Journnf. will bj of interest to the thousands of families who are at present enjojing their holidays.it the seaside: — "The bright sun and the warm sands tempt visitors to the seaside to do many foolish things, among which we must place the habits of ' paddling' in the sea or in the shallow pools upon the beach. Dr. Whitfield Perkins this week reports a case of a fair-skinned little boy, eighteen months old. who, while in perfect health, was exposed without any headeovering to the lull rays ot a burning sun while paddling his legs in the sea. He became unconscious and was convulsed ; remained very ill for twenty-eight days and died. This is but one example of the evil effects of a practice which can be seen in full swing every day at any of our seaside watering-places. Little children • paddling " with their clothes tucked up. their feet chilled and their head-* exposed to the blazing «un. No doubt they enjoy it. but the danger it involves is very great. The thickness of the child's skull and ot the soft parts covering it is less than in the adult, and the tact that in some cases, where recovery takes place, permanent paralysis results shows that definite local mischief is produced m the brains ot the patients attacked in this way."'