Stew them with a ladleful of broth, some pepper and salt, a few
small onions, and a blade of mace. Stir in a bit of butter and flour,
and stew them half an hour. Prepare two or three eggs well beaten in
cream, with a little minced parsley, and a dust of grated nutmeg. Add a
few tops of boiled asparagus, stir it well over the fire, but let it not
boil after the cream is in, and take great care that it does not curdle.
Young French beans or peas may be added, but should first be boiled of a
beautiful colour.

LAMBSTONES FRICASSEED. Skin and wash, dry and flour them; then fry them
of a beautiful brown in hog's lard. Lay them on a sieve before the fire,
till the following sauce is prepared. Thicken nearly half a pint of veal
gravy with flour and butter, and then add to it a slice of lemon, a
large spoonful of mushroom ketchup, a tea-spoonful of lemon pickle, a
taste of nutmeg, and the yolk of an egg well beaten in two large
spoonfuls of thick cream. Put this over the fire, stir it well till it
is hot, and looks white; but do not let it boil, or it will curdle. Then
put in the fry, shake it about near the fire for a minute or two, and
serve it in a very hot dish and cover.--A fricassee of lambstones and
sweetbreads may be prepared another way. Have ready some lambstones
blanched, parboiled, and sliced. Flour two or three sweetbreads: if very
thick, cut them in two. Fry all together, with a few large oysters, of a
fine yellow brown. Pour off the butter, add a pint of good gravy, some
asparagus tops about an inch long, a little nutmeg, pepper, and salt,
two shalots shred fine, and a glass of white wine. Simmer them ten
minutes, put a little of the gravy to the yolks of three eggs well
beaten, and mix the whole together by degrees. Turn the gravy back into
the pan, stir it till of a fine thickness without boiling, and garnish
with lemon.

LAMENESS. Much lameness, as well as deformity, might certainly be
prevented, if stricter attention were paid to the early treatment of
children. Weakness of the hips, accompanied with a lameness of both
sides of the body, is frequently occasioned by inducing them to walk
without any assistance, before they have strength sufficient to support
themselves. Such debility may in some measure be counteracted, by tying
a girdle round the waist, and bracing up the hips; but it requires to be
attended to at an early period, or the infirmity will continue for life.
It will also be advisable to bath