One of the most useful agents of household economy, if rightly understood, is lime-water. Its mode of preparation is as follows: Put a stone of fresh un- slacked lime about the size of a half-peck measure into a large stone jar or unpainted pail, and pour over it slowly and carefully (so as not to slacken too rapidly), a tea-kettle full (four gallons), of hot water, and stir thoroughly; let it -settle, and then stir again two or three times in twenty-four hours. Then carefully bottle all that can be poured off in a clear and limpid state.

It is often sold by druggists as a remedy for children's summer complaints, a tea-spoonful being a dose in a cup of milk, and when diarrhea is caused by acidity of the stomach, it is an excellent remedy, and when put into milk gives no unpleasant taste, but rather improves the flavor. It may also be put into milk that is to be used for puddings and and pies, to prevent its curdling. A little stirred into cream or milk, after a hot day or night, will prevent its turning when used for tea or coffee.

It is unequaled in cleansing bottles or small milk-vessels, or babies' nursing bottles, as it sweetens and purifies without leaving an unpleasant odor or flavor. A cupful, or even more, mixed in the sponge of bread or cakes made over night, will prevent souring.