StNicholas [serial] . BECAUSE WE WANT TO KNOW. 1 fashioned homes. The leaves are soaked forabout six weeks, till the soft part is somewhatdecayed. Then place in boiling soapy water fora very short prevent tearing,float out on stiff pa-per or a piece ofglass. Wash in clearwater and brush care-fully with a very softtooth-brush. Buy alittle chloride of limeat the drug store, dis-solve in water, andhold the leaf in it ashort time. It willthen be bleachedwhite. Wash in clearwater and dry on apiece of glass. Thebeautiful skeletonscan then be used for ornamental purposes, or arranged in blank
StNicholas [serial] . BECAUSE WE WANT TO KNOW. 1 fashioned homes. The leaves are soaked forabout six weeks, till the soft part is somewhatdecayed. Then place in boiling soapy water fora very short prevent tearing,float out on stiff pa-per or a piece ofglass. Wash in clearwater and brush care-fully with a very softtooth-brush. Buy alittle chloride of limeat the drug store, dis-solve in water, andhold the leaf in it ashort time. It willthen be bleachedwhite. Wash in clearwater and dry on apiece of glass. Thebeautiful skeletonscan then be used for ornamental purposes, or arranged in blank-bookor on cards, so as to show to best advantage. SKELETON OF THE PKICKLY CAP-SULE OF THE THORN-APPLE. AMONG THE NEW THINGS. All nature is new in the spring. There arenew birds from the South, four-footed animalsawaking from their winters sleep, the openingof the leaf and flower buds, and the appearance ..of many in-: sects. Even the stars, as in all other months, keep coming apparently to us from the east, as we pass them in our journeyaround the sun. So there is a never-ending succession of new things— new in fresh-ness and en-joyment, even if we have seen them will recognize many, and welcome themas old friends. If you notice some new thingand cannot find out the name, write the editorof this department. The Interrogation Pointextends a cordial welcome to those of you whowrite because we want to know. MAKING LEAF-SKELETONS. 8. What can I put on leaves so as to have thegreen stuff come off without hurting the veinlets?This question was asked by Edna Moser in the Cor-respondence Department of the February number, butthe
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