Honey and honey vinegar in equal quantities, and taken a teaspoonful at a time, is an excellent remedy for sore throat and cough. Mixed with water it is cooling and invigorating for sponging the body. Taken in moderation, owing to its effect upon fatty and other substances, vinegar is an ~aid to digestion~. Pure vinegar is usually only unwholesome if taken in large quantities. ~Raspberry Vinegar.~--Pour 1 pint of honey vinegar on a quart of bruised raspberries. Let it stand in a closed vessel for three days, and stir occasionally. Strain through flannel without squeezing, and to 1 pint of liquor put 1-1/4 lb. of honey. Boil for ten minutes, skim, and bottle when cold. * * * * * One great advantage in using honey vinegar is that, being quite free from sulphuric or nitric acid, it does not stain silver or table linen. * * * * * [Footnote 1: C_2H_6O + O_2 = H_2O + C_2H_4O_2 Alcohol + Oxygen = Water + Acetic Acid. The proportions of the chemical constituents of Acetic Acid are as follows:--Carbon 46.83, Oxygen 46.82, Hydrogen 6.35.] [Footnote 2: It is frequently found to contain less, the acetic being often replaced by other and injurious acids.] [Footnote 3: The process here described has reference only to the production of the vinegar in small quantities. It is impossible to produce it on a large scale with any degree of success without the employment of artificial heat and with special apparatus.] * * * * * BY THE REV. GERARD W. BANCKS, M.A. "A WORLD BENEATH THE WATERS." OR "MERMAN'S COUNTRY." With 44 original illustrations by Crow. Cloth, gilt 3/6. CASSELL AND CO. ALSO "MEAD AND HOW TO MAKE IT." ~Fourth Edition.~ Post Free 2-1/2d. ALSO "THE PRODUCTION OF VINEGAR FROM HONEY." ~Fourth Edition.~ Post Free 2-1/2d. ALSO "HONEY AND ITS USES." ~Twentieth Thousand of Revised Edition.~ Post Free 1-1/2d., 3/6 per 100. Address:--Hartley Rectory, near Longfield.