-scraped stick into
the middle of the jar, and let the upper part stand above the top. Cover
the fruit with writing paper, and pour melted mutton-suet over, full
half an inch thick. Keep the jars in a cool dry place, and use the suet
as a cover, which may be drawn up by the stick, if a forked branch be
left to prevent its slipping out.

DAVENPORT FOWLS. Hang up young fowls for a night. Take the liver,
hearts, and tenderest parts of the gizzards, and shred them small, with
half a handful of young clary, an anchovy to each fowl, an onion, and
the yolks of four eggs boiled hard, seasoning the whole with pepper,
salt, and mace. Stuff the fowls with this mixture, and sew up the vents
and necks quite close, that the water may not get in. Boil them in salt
and water till almost done; then drain them, and put them into a stewpan
with butter enough to brown them. Serve them with fine melted butter,
and a spoonful of ketchup of either sort, in the dish.

DEBILITY. A general relaxation of the nervous system is the source of
numerous disorders, and requires a treatment as various as the causes on
which it depends. In general, gentle heat possesses both stimulating and
strengthening properties, and this is best communicated by a warm bath,
which instead of relaxing will invigorate the whole frame. Diet must
also be attended to; and weakly persons should be careful to eat light
and nourishing food, and plenty of nutricious vegetables. New laid eggs,
soup, strong meat-broth, and shell-fish are also very nourishing.
Clothing should be accommodated to the climate and changes of weather,
so as to preserve as much as possible a middle temperature between cold
and heat. Invalids of this description require longer and less disturbed
rest than persons in perfect health and vigour; labour and exercise
adapted to their habits and strength, a clean but not too soft bed, an
airy and capacious apartment, and particularly a calm and composed mind,
which last possesses a most powerful influence in preserving health and
life, for without tranquility, all other means will be ineffectual.

DERBYSHIRE BREAD. Rub four ounces of butter into four pounds of flour,
add four eggs well beaten, a pint of milk, and a large spoonful of
yeast. Mix them into a paste, make it into rolls, and let them stand
half an hour to rise before the fire. Put them into the oven, dip them
in milk the next day, and then let them stand by the fire in a Dutch
oven about tw