Astarte sends the following directions, in answer to W. M.'s question as to how to make a pair of baby's woollen shoes, suitable for a bazaar:—"One ounce of white Berlin wool. A chain of thirty-four stitches; double-crochet into this for thirty rows, taking the back stitch, so as to form a rib. Then crochet fifteen stitches, turn and go back to end of row, then go back again for fourteen stitches, and so on, taking one less each time until there are only seven left. This has to be done on both sides of the leg, so as to form the foot. Break off the wool, fasten it on at the top of the leg, then crochet down as far as the instep, and back again, doing one less each time till there are only two stitches left. Then down as far as the instep do an edging of treble crochet, then work another edging (button-hole stitch) all round the edging of flourishing thread. Then join the foot loosely down the middle, and sew up the leg so that the part increased flaps over. For the sole of foot make a chain of fourteen stitches, work it up and down till there are thirteen ribs; in the last two rows a stitch must be left out at each corner. Sew the sole on to the foot and the boot is finished."

Cookery

Snow-Flake would be much obliged if any one would tell her how to make almond rock.

Ruby and A Strawberry wish to know how to make toffee and butter scotch.

General

Dicky Wyatt writes, in answer to Helvellyn, that the word "Kettledrum" means a large social party. Among the Tartars a "kettle" represents a family, or as many as feed from one kettle; and on Tweedside it signifies a "social party," met together to take tea from the same tea-kettle; hence any social party. Of course the play upon this meaning of the word and the instrument called a kettledrum is intentional, the word "drum" meaning a crowded "evening party," "drum," applying to the close packing, as, a drum of figs. Answer also received from A Busy Bee.

Luna would be glad if any one would tell her how to dry gorse, and how to dry "lords and ladies."

W. Routledge asks how to make a graph for copying letters, &c.

Natural History

Eustacie would be glad to know if radish would kill canaries; also if gas would hurt them?—[Gas is always injurious; we should not think radish was, unless it were given rather suddenly and freely after long denial of green food; but we never tried this particular kind of vegetable diet.]

Electra wants to know what is the matter with her hen canary. The bird is losing all the feathers from her neck, though it is not yet the time for moulting. Is it good for her to have green food every day?—[Green food is good in moderation. It is impossible to tell the reason for the loss of feathers with no other symptoms; see if the bird is infested with mites, and if so use Persian powder freely. You can do no harm to anoint the bare places with vaseline. Unmated hens are very apt to get out of sorts at the breeding season.]

Picture Story Wanting Words

A Guinea Book and an Officer's Medal of the Little Folks Legion of Honour will be given for the best short and original Description of this Picture. A smaller Book and an Officer's Medal will be given, in addition, for the best Description relatively to the age of the Competitor. All Competitors must be under the age of 16 years, and their Descriptions must be certified by Ministers, Teachers, Parents, or other responsible persons, and reach the Editor by the 9th of August next (the 15th of August for Competitors residing abroad). In addition to the Two Prizes and Officers' Medals, some of the most deserving Competitors will be included in a List of Honour, and will be awarded Members' Medals of the Little Folks Legion of Honour. (See the notice about the Silver Medal on page 115 of the last Volume.)

ANSWERS TO OUR LITTLE FOLKS' OWN PUZZLES (page 60)

RIDDLE-ME-REE.—Violet.

TRANSPOSED LETTER PUZZLE.

1. "All is not gold that glitters." 2. "Pride will have a fall." 3. "Handsome is that handsome does."

HIDDEN PROVERB.

"Every cloud has a silver lining."

ARITHMOREM.

1. Livingstone. 2. La Place. 3. Milton. 4. America. 5. Schumann. 6. London.

SINGLE ACROSTIC—Edward.

1. E dith. 2. D en. 3. W ater. 4. A rm. 5. R ace. 6. D uck.

DOUBLE ACROSTIC—Flounder—Mackerel.

1. A F fir M s. 2. A L A s. 3. C O a C h. 4. B U lloc K s. 5. I N d E x. 6. A D he R e. 7. F E E l 8. A R tic L e.

MISSING LETTER PUZZLE

"I fear thee, ancient mariner! I fear thy skinny hand! And thou art long, and lank, and brown. As is the ribbed sea-sand."

SQUARE WORD.

1. MARY. 2. AREA. 3. REAR. 4. YARN.

POETICAL REBUS.

"The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea; The ploughman homeward plods his weary way. And leaves the world to darkness and to me."

Gray's Elegy.

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