RICE GLUE.—Mix rice flour intimately with cold water, and gently simmer over a fire, when it forms a delicate and durable cement, answering all the purposes of common paste, and admirably adapted for joining paper, card, &c., in forming the various ornaments which afford employment and amusement to the ladies. When made of the consistence of plaster or clay, models, busts, &c., may be formed; and the articles, when dry, are susceptible of high polish, and are very durable.—W. C. C. TO MEND BROKEN GLASS.—Get some cloves of garlic, tie them in a rag, and place them in a tin pan, pounding them with a hammer, to get out the juice. Next take the broken glass, and wet and smear each of the broken edges with the garlic-juice; then stick them firmly together, stand the article on a plate, and let it remain undisturbed for a fortnight. The broken lid of a pitcher can also be mended in this manner.—J. W. ANOTHER METHOD OF UNITING BROKEN GLASS OR CHINA.—T. S. L. N. communicates the following, which he has tried with great success:—Obtain some slaked lime, and put it in a small muslin bag; next get the white of an egg; rub the pieces that require mending with it, then dust some lime upon it, and hold together till it sticks; let it dry, and it will not be liable to be softened by heat. CEMENT FOR CHINA, GLASS, ETC.—To a quarter of an ounce of gum mastic, add as much spirits of wine as will dissolve it. Soak a quarter of an ounce of isinglass in water till it is quite soft; then dissolve it in rum or brandy till of the consistency of glue. To this add one drachm of gum ammoniac, well rubbed and mixed. Put now the two mixtures together in a vessel, over a gentle heat, till properly united, and the cement is ready for use. It should be kept in a phial well corked, and when about to be used, to be set in boiling water to soften. RECEIPT FOR JOINING GLASS.—Melt a little isinglass in spirits of wine, and add a small quantity of water; warm the mixture gently over a moderate fire. When mixed by thoroughly melting, it will form glue perfectly transparent, which will re-unite broken glass so nicely and firmly, that the joining will scarcely be perceptible to the most critical eye. Lime, mixed with the white of an egg, forms a very strong cement for glass, porcelain, &c., but it must be done neatly, as, when hard, the superfluous part cannot easily be smoothed or taken off.—_Scientific American._ HOW TO MAKE NICE CANDLES.—Candlewick, if steeped in lime and saltpetre, and dried in the sun, will give a clearer light, and be less apt to run. Good candles may be made thus: Melt together ten ounces of mutton tallow, a quarter of an ounce of camphor, four ounces of bees’ wax, and two ounces of alum; then run it into moulds, or dip the candles. These candles furnish a beautiful light.—T. L.