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New-Mown Hay

Twenty-five ounces extract tonka, six of musk, eight of orris, one of vanilla, one drachm each extract styrax, bergamot and santal flor, and one and a half of benzoic acid, fifteen minims otto neroli super. ten each of otto rose virgin, lavender (English) and patchouly, and six minims otto of cloves. Simple-garden perfumes are charming in linen when put away in drawers. For handkerchiefs the perfume is more delicate, and much more desirable than the stronger odors so freely used. Always preserve the trimmings of rose-geraniums, in envelopes, for such purposes, and lay in plenty of sweet clover when in blossom.

It is no longer considered a mark of the highest type of the feminine mind to faint away at the smallest fright, and to sink into helplessness at the first appearance of danger. Indeed, self-possession in emergencies is evidence of a clear brain, which, at the critical moment, asserts its supremacy over physical weakness, and takes command of the demoralized forces; besides, fright and confusion are a confession of ignorance as well as want of self-control. Those who know exactly what to do in emergencies rarely become panic-stricken. And it is particularly important for women, who are, doubtless, constitutionally more timid than men, to fortify themselves against danger, by learning what to do in such accidents and emergencies as are likely to occur in the life of every one. It would prove a rare case, indeed, if such knowledge did not, at least once in a life-time, enable the possessor of it to save a valuable life, perhaps one infinitely dearer to her than her own.

Of course, within the limits of such an article as is permissible here, only a few hints can be given, rather to suggest further investigation than to be a complete guide.