egar; one of water; one tea-spoonful of butter,
put in last, with a little pinch of saleratus dissolved in hot
water. Boil, without stirring, half an hour, or until it crisps in
cold water; flavor to taste, and pull it white with the tips of
your fingers.

SADIE MCB.

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AYLETT'S POST-OFFICE, VIRGINIA.

I have never written to the Post-office Box before, and I thought
now I would send Puss Hunter some recipes for her cooking club. I
have tried hers, and I liked it very much. One of mine is for nice
molasses candy: One quarter of a pound of sugar and one pint of
molasses. Boil quickly, and drop a little in water occasionally
until it crisps. A small piece of butter is an improvement. When
done, cool it in buttered tins. Here is a recipe for Everton
taffy: One pound of brown sugar; three ounces of butter; a little
lemon flavoring. Boil about twenty minutes, until it crisps,
stirring constantly.

LOUISA W.

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CLOYD D. B.--Write again, and tell us how you amuse yourself while you
are sick, and we will try to print it. Your last letter was so much a
business communication that we could not put it in the Post-office Box.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

I saw a letter from Indian River, so I thought I would write too.
I have a little sister, five years old, who goes to a Kindergarten
school. I have a little turtle, and I would like to know how to
feed it. I am almost nine years old.

RALPH D. P.

Turtles like a diet of flies, and small insects, and fruit. You will
find directions for the care of different kinds of turtles in the
Post-office Box of YOUNG PEOPLE No. 5 and No. 18. The "Letter from a
Land Turtle," in YOUNG PEOPLE No. 27, will also give you information.

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I thank Zenobia in regard to the whip-poor-wills, but she does not
say when was the earliest she heard them this year. The first one
I heard was on the morning of March 30, which is the earliest I
ever heard one in this locality. Zenobia lives farther north than
I do, and probably whip-poor-wills are not so early in her
vicinity. I want to learn all I can of this mysterious bird, and
would be thankful for any information concerning its habits. If
Zenobia w