While one with the sun may in fervor compare, The fixed centre whose glorious ardor we share; The second resembles sweet Phœbe, whose light, The reflex of the first, must illume the mind's night. Then our third our own beautiful planet portrays, Whose beautiful harmonies gladden our days. The one ever ardent, inspiring, we find, The other two sanctified spirits enshrined In their mystical palace: one cheering our heart; While the other's sweet ministry 'tis to impart What may happiness ever to others extend, And of mundane felicity prove a real friend. Now the poetized graces extinguished must be, By comparison e'er with our paragon Three! Therefore, we presume, with a little address, The names of our glorious triad you'll guess. [Footnote 6: Lucus a non lucendo.] Receipts, &c. TO REMOVE STAINS OF WINE OR FRUIT FROM TABLE LINEN.--A wine stain may sometimes be removed by rubbing it, while wet, with common salt. It is said, also, that sherry wine poured immediately on a place where port wine has been spilled, will prevent its leaving a stain. A _certain_ way of extracting fruit or wine stains from table linen is to tie up some cream of tartar in the stained part (so as to form a sort of bag), and then to put the linen into a lather of soap and cold water, and boil it awhile. Then transfer it wet to lukewarm suds, wash and rinse it well, and dry and iron it. The stains will disappear during the process. Another way is to mix, in equal quantities, soft soap, slacked lime, and pearlash. Rub the stain with this preparation, and expose the linen to the sun with the mixture plastered on it. If necessary, repeat the application. As soon as the stain has disappeared, wash out the linen immediately, as it will be injured if the mixture is left in it. TO MAKE GOOD INK.--Take one pound logwood, one gallon soft water, boil it one hour, add twenty-five grains bichromate of potash, twelve grains of prussiate of potash; stir a few minutes while over the fire, take it off, and when settled, strain it. This ink is bright jet black at first, flows beautifully from the pen, and is so indelible that even oxalic acid wilt not remove it from paper. No other ink will stand the test of oxalic acid. It is equally indelible on cloth. TO DYE RED.--You can dye red with either cochineal, madder, Brazil wood, or archil; the latter is generally preferred for common dyes. Alum is all that is required to _fix_ a color. TO PRESERVE WOODWORK.--Boiled oil and finely-powdered charcoal, mix to the consistence of a paint, and give the wood two or three coats with this composition. Well adapted for water-spouts, casks, &c. TO REMOVE IRON SPOTS ON MARBLE.--Mix equal quantities of spirit of vitriol and lemon-juice, shake it well; wet the spots with the mixture, and in a few minutes rub with a soft linen until they are completely effaced. * * * * * DOMESTIC RECEIPTS.