ANTI-ANT.—You may keep the ants from shelves by keeping the latter washed with a strong solution of alum and water. You should also sprinkle insecticide powder over the floor, only be careful if you have a cat. Should this prove insufficient, apply to a chemist. Without doubt, Sir John Lubbock would appreciate his pets’ all-pervading presence as little as you do were he a guest in your house and found them, as you say, in his “meat, bacon, bread, cheese, pastry, sugar, plate, and cup” at all times and seasons! GWENDOLINE R.—1. We could not condense into two or three lines all the rules of lawn tennis contained in the manuals of instruction respecting the game. You should buy one of these. 2. Eat no more sweetmeats if you wish to cure your complaints. GERANIUM should write to our publisher. The editor’s department is perfectly distinct from his. FEATHERS.—Curl the ostrich feathers by gently drawing every filament between the edge of a blunt penknife and your thumb. POLLY.—1. By “elective affinity” we suppose natural selection was meant. 2. Your handwriting is rather a poor one. KATHERINE VAN HEMSKIRK.—We are sure that you could not do better than send the articles of clothing you name to the Home for Upper-class Children, 11, South-grove, Tunbridge Wells. Any of our readers who have school books or any suitable books for such a home would do a useful and charitable act in sending contributions of these kinds to this little institution. BUCHAN and J. B.—The verses by these young people express good sentiments in feeble language. They ought to make themselves acquainted with the rules of metrical composition. This at least could be accomplished, though the gift of original ideas cannot be acquired by any amount of study. ONE OF TWO.—For the meaning of girls’ Christian names, see our articles in vol. iv. In Webster’s large illustrated dictionary of the English language you will find those of most names, male as well as female. * * * * * [Transcriber’s Note—the following changes have been made to this text. Page 261: dont’s to don’ts—“don’ts”.]