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EGG GRUEL.-Boil eggs from one to three hours until hard enough to grate; then boil new milk and thicken with the egg, and add a little salt. Excellent in case of nausea.-MRS. BARTLETT.

GRUEL FOR INFANTS. - To make a gruel for infants suffering from marasmus, take one pint of goat's milk and the yolks of two eggs boiled sufficiently hard to reduce to an impalpable powder; add a pint of boiling water, a little salt or sugar, and administer by a nursing bottle. DR. SMALL.

BEEF TEA. To one pound of lean beef add one and one-half tumblers of cold water; cut the beef in small pieces, cover and let it boil slowly for ten minutes, and add a little salt after it is boiled. Excellent.

BEEF JELLY FOR INVALIDS.-Three small onions, three small or one and one-half large carrots, a few whole cloves and black pepper, one small teaspoon of sugar, one slice of ham, two calf's feet, one and a-half pounds of beef. Put in the onions and other ingredients in succession. Place the ham on top, then the calf's feet, and lastly the beef; no water; put on the side of the range, and let it stand until reduced to a soft mass, then add a quart of and let it boil one hour ; strain and let stand until 1. then take off the fat. Use by dissolving a little in cter.-MRS. J. A. ELLIS.

PANADA. Two thick slices of stale bread half an inch in thickness, cut off the crust, toast them a nice brown, cut them into squares of two inches in size, lay them in a bowl, sprinkle a little salt over them and pour on a pint of boiling water.

FEVER AND AGUE. - Four ounces galangal root in a quart of gin, steeped in a warm place; take often. -MRS.