GLAN MENAI.—1. _Kinder_ is one word in German, and _garten_ is another, so the word is “Kindergarten.” 2. Tancredi is an Italian name. The most famous bearer of it was Tancred, son of Marquis Odo the Good, of Sicily, born 1078. He assumed the cross in the First Crusade, 1098, was created Prince of Galilee, and died of a wound at Antioch, 1112. He was “a very perfect, gentle knight,” and in him was embodied the chivalrous spirit of the Crusades. F. E. N. (Bishop’s Stortford).—There is a good arithmetic society, including algebra, for particulars of which write to Miss Frances Mason, hon. secretary, care of Mr. Horwood, 62, Green Lanes, London, N. French and English correspondence is likewise undertaken by this society. We thank F. E. N. for information respecting her Pledgdon Bible-class Society, to which we gladly draw the attention of our readers. HOUSEKEEPING. VIOLET and ROSE.—Put a little turpentine on the spots of paint; or if that be not successful, try benzine colas. SIDNEY R.—We can only advise you to hang curtains between the pillars in your drawing-room. With some flowing draperies they will look less stiff. BLUE-EYED BURKIE.—Hominy porridge would be quite as nutritious as any other, and would provide a change from oatmeal. You could also try polenta, made from Indian meal or maize in the same manner as oatmeal porridge. IRENE.—It is still the fashion to hang curtains over looking-glasses, as you describe. The curtains should match those in the windows or the trimmings of the dressing-table. MADGE.—To take rust from steel ornaments we should advise you to cover them with sweet oil, well rubbed in, and after 48 hours to use finely-powdered unslacked lime. Rub in until the rust disappears. F. O. writes to us to say that spots of mildew on the leather covers of books that have been kept in a damp room may be removed by rubbing them with dry crusts of bread. DEVONIA has only to set the milk in clean pans for the cream to rise. Once a week is the usual time for churning, and every two or three days the pans are skimmed. The cream need not be sour to churn into butter. MISCELLANEOUS. JIM’S DARLING.—Your mother should see that the two children obey you, and if they need punishment she should inflict it, not you. Your spelling and writing are both very defective. RED BERRIE.—“Genius” appears to us to mean originality and creative power; talent does not imply originality. We generally apply the word to those who ably interpret the ideas and carry out the discoveries of others. JANET MORETON.—Stopped teeth sometimes last for years if well done. If the stopping should come out, it ought to be at once replaced. DAISY NAOMI seems to need a tonic. We advise her to read the articles by “Medicus.” Cod-liver oil would probably be of service to her. Naomi needs a doctor’s advice as to her digestion. ALYS and MABELLE.—“Nigel” is pronounced as it is spelt; the last syllable as the first in “gelatine.”