USEFUL HINTS.

..,'.'A GOOD LIQUID MANURE. *alt__etßiMi_berof the Boston Journal of "Jkaistnj I observed the following for jsl4 for a liquid manure for flowers. I m myself tried this, and found it to be The materials may be had it any blacksmith's shop. The _7.o_.__s iKfisdi is as follows :—Put one bushel of fe clippings from horses' hoofs into a lutrel, and fill it up with water; let it ttii&foraweek, when it will be ready for a Then apply it to the plants with a %ing pot All bedding plants can be titad with this liquid every other clay if tfefarenot" pot-bound." Be-potted plants should be watered once iwekuntil they have plenty of working rofeto take up the manure. It will also kfrand excellent for. hard-wooded plants liu«l<mce or twice a week. Two or three yjstSfter' the plants have been watered *itb. the manure the foliage generally t__a*e_ from a green to a golden yellow, wttogfrom the stem down to a point of which, however, lasts only for a inteeka, when it changes to a dark glossy Rats under this watering grow very *«$; the flowers are very large and Wit Jitcolour. Plants thus treated can te*«p |in very email pot., for a loii^j fa. 1 witittrot being transplanted. This is epdally advantageous to the market elfe who can sell his plants in three or Jwn pots, while he would have to 4ftthem into five and six inch if he used Wpcß alone. Flowers watered with this •pl Wnijre will bring 25 per cent, more w otherwise; besides, being in small JWey &re lighter, can be packed closer «d we easier to be handled. We fertiliser it not a tstimulant, but a Wood, and plants that are wate.ed with Wiaated out, will continue growing and N>Wgood growth, which cannot be said WPP, It is as powerful as guano, as #in Action, and more lasting. It will **de the slightest harm to the foliage; manures spoil tho foliage tteathey come in contact with it. lb forms »iatt<to-the pots or soil. It is cheaper I" 1 W other good fertiliser which is used ■flpform. P chips "need be renewed or replaced ".[twice a year, while the water can be every clay. When liquid guano J***-! too strong it will cause the plants to 3*ll %v- leaves. This liquid will not, or twice a day for a short THE TOMATO. M Valuable vegetable, when once Wty in fairly good soil, grows in this almost like a weed, and deserves ??VBttention than it has hitherto re «(j___:.;.. ■~ : ascribes to this fruit the Medicinal properties :— J|J 1 # fch e tomato is one of the most JW aperients of the liver and other calomel is indicated, it is ffity cae of the most effective and least agents known to the ■ |S!i,-#* a chemical extract may be S Jm rprnit that will supersede the use Jftlfn the cure of disease. jSlhftt he has successfully treated TaSl* this article alone. j'* AoatWhen used as an article of diet sovereign for dyspepsia and iSj.teit should be constantly used fi__TT*» eifcher cooked, raw, or in the ■* iS p * ifc is *• mos fa healbUy article THOUGHTS ON EGGS. ||§Jifcnot be wise to substitute eggs our daily diet? About one i"*hJ?J*t'ofan ejjg is solid nutrii w iWis ijaore than can be said of iSIT K < m *° bones and tough pieces *m£h kid *• A good egg is I r«f*ejjlewß{- -1 tor. ■ Parts. H « ;: :: :: j^ k v ■ . Total ,* » w

The white of an egg contains eighty-six per cent, of water, aud the yolk fifty-two per cent. The average weight of an e<r<? is two ounces. Practically an egg is animal food, and yet there is none of tho disagree able work of the butcher necessary to obtain it. Tho vegetarians of England use eggs freely, and many of these men are 80 and 00 years old, and have been remarkably free from illness. A ;/ooil egfl i* alive. Tne shell is porous, and the oxygen of the ait goes through tho shell and keeps up a sort of respiration. An egg soon becomes stale in bad air, or in dry air charged with car bonic acid.

Eggs may bo dried and made to retain theif goodness for a long time, or the shell may be varnished, which excludes the air, when, if ke;.t at a proper temperature, they may be kept for years. The French people produce more eggs than any other, and ship millions of them to England annually. Fresh eggs are more transparent at the centre, old ones at the top ; very old ones arc not transparent in either place. In water, in ivhich one-tenth of salt has been dissolved, tjood fjgs niuk and indifferent oi»e< swim. Bad eggs float in pure water. The best egga are laid by young healthy hens. If they are properly fed the eggs are better than if they are allowed to eat all sorts of food. Eggs aro best when cooked about four minute. This takes ay.ay the animal taste that is offensive to some, but does not so harden the white or the yoke as to make it hard to digest. An ego; if cooked hard is difficult of digestion, except by those with .stout stomachs. Such eggs should be eaten with bread, and masticated very finely. An excellent sandwich can be made with eggs and brown bread. An egg spread on toast is food fit for a king. Fried eggs are less wholesome than boiled ones. An egg dropped into hot water is not only a clean and handsome but a delicious morsel. Most of the people spoil the taste of then eggs by adding pepper and salt. A little sweet butter is the best dressing. Ew<-s contaiu much phosphorous, winch is siipposed to be useful to those people who possess brains and use them much. _ In re e~gs, Mr Larnach, late Minister ot Mines, on the occasion of his first and only visit to Kawakawa. gave the writer, when taking tea with him one evening, at Mr Swift's' Hotel, the following advice, as to the correct and enjoyable modus operandi of nreuarinff eggs for eating, viz., JMrst ERSnblefm boiling water, put mto it a lump of butter, a pinch of salt, and a littio tSetroer and add ono, teaspoonft.il of tester sauce ; Ihen add two eggs liehtly boiled or raw, stir well, and the result is a feast for the gods. I have tried this, it is excellent, and I can confidently recommend it.

T. P. Moody, M.G.A.S., etc,

Bay of Islands, November 10th, 1887.

"ROUGH ON PILES."

Why suffer ffi Protrfdin,. bleeding, or any form of Piles.

THE AUCKLAND EVEJNIJNU STAK, MONDAY;, DECEMBER 19. 1887.

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