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469. Regular Accounting.
32 words | Chapter 653
Regularity in the payment of accounts is essential to housekeeping.
All tradesmen's bills should be paid weekly, for then any errors can
be detected whilst the transactions are fresh in the memory.
Chapters
1. Chapter 1
2. 11. "THE REASON WHY, CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS," giving the Origin,
3. 12. "THE REASON WHY, PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY," containing upwards
4. 13. "THE REASON WHY, BIBLICAL AND SACRED HISTORY," a Family Guide to
5. 14. "THE REASON WHY, GENERAL SCIENCE," giving Hundreds of Reasons for
6. 15. "THE REASON WHY, HISTORICAL," designed to simplify the study of
7. 16. "THE REASON WHY, NATURAL HISTORY," giving REASONS for very numerous
8. 17. "THE REASON WHY, GARDENING AND FARMING," giving some Thousands of
9. 18. "THE REASON WHY, HOUSEWIFE'S SCIENCE," affording to the Manager of
10. 19. "JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY ALL ROUND OUR HOUSE; OR, THE INTERVIEW," with
11. 20. "THE PRACTICAL HOUSEWIFE AND FAMILY MEDICAL GUIDE," a Series of
12. 21. "THE FAMILY SAVE-ALL," a System of Secondary Cookery with Hints for
13. 22. "NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS," a Work full of curious Information on
14. 23. "THE CORNER CUPBOARD," containing Domestic Information, Needlework
15. 24. "LIFE DOUBLED BY THE ECONOMY OF TIME," and "HOW A PENNY BECAME A
16. 27. "THE HISTORICAL FINGER-POST," giving briefly, but clearly, the
17. 1. Choice of Articles of Food.
18. 2. Mackerel
19. 3. Turbot, and all flat white fish,
20. 4. Cod
21. 5. Salmon.
22. 6. Herrings
23. 7. Fresh Water Fish.
24. 8. Lobsters
25. 9. Crab and Crayfish
26. 10. Prawns and Shrimps,
27. 11. Oysters.
28. 12. Beef.
29. 13. Veal
30. 14. Mutton.
31. 15. Lamb.
32. 16. Pork.
33. 17. Bacon
34. 18. Venison.
35. 19. Turkey.
36. 20. Common Domestic Fowls,
37. 21. Geese.
38. 22. Ducks.
39. 23. Pigeons
40. 24. Hares and Rabbits
41. 25. Partridges,
42. 26. Woodcocks and Snipes,
43. 28. Meats.
44. 29. Relative Economy of the Joints.
45. 30. Food in Season.
46. 31. In Season in January.
47. 32. In Season in February.
48. 33. In Season in March.
49. 34. In Season in April.
50. 35. In Season in May.
51. 36. In Season in June.
52. 37. In Season in July.
53. 38. In Season in August.
54. 39. In Season in September.
55. 40. In Season in October.
56. 41. In Season in November.
57. 42. In Season in December.
58. 43. Drying Herbs.
59. 44. Dr. Kitchiner's Rules for Marketing.
60. 45. The Family Circle
61. 46. Evening Pastimes.
62. 47. Acrostics.
63. 48. Acrostics (Double).
64. 49. Acrostics (Triple)
65. 50. Anagrams
66. 51. Arithmorems.
67. 52. Charades
68. 53. Charades (Acted).
69. 54. Words which may be converted into Acting or Written Charades:
70. 55. Chronograms or Chrono-graphs
71. 56. Conundrums.
72. 57. Cryptography, or secret writing
73. 58. Decapitations and Curtailments
74. 59. Enigmas
75. 60. Hidden Words.
76. 61. Lipogram
77. 62. Logogriph.
78. 63. Metagram,
79. 64. Palindrome,
80. 65. Puzzles
81. 66. Oblique Puzzle.
82. 67. Diagonal Puzzle.
83. 68. Diamond Puzzle.
84. 69. Rebuses
85. 70. Square Words.
86. 71. Chess, Laws of.
87. 72. Draughts, Rules of the Game.
88. 73. Whist.
89. 74. Terms used in Whist.
90. 75. Maxims for Whist.
91. 76. Laws of Whist,
92. 77. Short Whist
93. 78. Points at Short Whist.
94. 79. Advice to all Players.
95. 80. Cribbage.
96. 81. Terms Used in Cribbage.
97. 82. The Accepted Laws of Cribbage.
98. 83. Five-Card Cribbage.
99. 84. Counting for Game in Cribbage.
100. 85. Examples of Hands in Cribbage.
101. 86. Maxims for laying out the Crib Cards.
102. 87. Three or Four-Hand Cribbage
103. 88. Three-Hand Cribbage
104. 89. Six-Card Cribbage.
105. 90. Eight-Card Cribbage
106. 91. All Fours
107. 92. Laws of All-Fours.
108. 93. Terms used in All-Fours.
109. 94. Maxims for All-Fours.
110. 95. Loo.
111. 96. Three-Card Loo.
112. 97. Laws of Loo.
113. 98. Mode of Play.
114. 99. Club Law.
115. 100. Five-Card Loo.
116. 101. Put.
117. 102. Two-Handed Put.
118. 103. Four-Handed Put.
119. 104. Laws of Put.
120. 105. Speculation
121. 106. Connexions.
122. 107. For the First Connexion,
123. 108. Matrimony.
124. 109. Pope Joan.
125. 110. Cassino.
126. 111. Terms used in Cassino.
127. 112. Laws of Cassino.
128. 113. Vingt-un.
129. 114. Method of Playing Vingt-un.
130. 115. Natural Vingt-un.
131. 116. The Odds of natural Vingt-un
132. 117. Quadrille.
133. 118. Ecarté.
134. 119. Rules of Ecarté.
135. 120. Euchre,
136. 121. Rules for Euchre.
137. 122. Bézique.
138. 123. Mode of Playing.
139. 124. Terms used in Bezique.
140. 125. Marriages, Sequences, &c.
141. 126. Forfeits at Bezique.
142. 127. Cautions in Bezique.
143. 128. Three-Handed Bezique.
144. 129. Four-Handed Bezique.
145. 130. Napoleon.
146. introduction of a Wellington, which is a superior call after the
147. 131. Picquet.
148. 132. Poker, or Draw Poker,
149. 133. Lansquenet.
150. 134. Quinze or Fifteen
151. 135. Solitaire
152. 136. Backgammon.
153. 137. Dominoes.
154. 138. Method of Play.
155. 139. Quadrilles.
156. 141. The Caledonians.
157. 142. Spanish Dance.
158. 143. Waltz Cotillon.
159. 144. La Galopade
160. 145. The Galopade Quadrilles.
161. 146. The Mazurka.
162. 147. The Redowa Waltz
163. 148. Valse Cellarius.
164. 149. Circular Waltz.
165. 150. Polka Waltzes.
166. 151. Valse a Deux Temps.
167. 152. Circassian Circle.
168. 153. Polka.
169. 154. The Gorlitza
170. 155. The Schottische.
171. 156. Country Dances. _Sir Roger de Coverley_.
172. 157. La Polka Country Dances.
173. 158. The Highland Reel.
174. 159. Terms used to Describe the Movements of Dances.
175. 160. Scandal--Live it down.
176. 161. Errors in Speaking.
177. 162. Other Errors
178. 163. Other Errors (2)
179. 164. By the Misuse of the Adjective:
180. 165. By the Mispronunciation of Words.
181. 166. By the Misdivision of Words and syllables.
182. 167. By Imperfect Enunciation,
183. 168. By the Use of Provincialisms,
184. 169. Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Suffolk, &c.
185. 170. Cumberland, Scotland, &c.
186. 171. Devonshire, Cornwall, &c.
187. 172. Essex, London, &c.
188. 173. Hereford, &c.:
189. 174. Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Lancashire, &c.
190. 175. Yorkshire, &c.
191. 176. Examples of Provincial Dialects.
192. 177. The Cornish Schoolboy.
193. 178. Yorkshire.
194. 179. Effect of Provincialisms
195. 180. Correction of Errors in Speaking.
196. 1. _Who_ and _whom_ are used in relation to persons, and _which_ in
197. 2. _Whose_ is, however, sometimes applied to things as well as to
198. 3. _Thou_ is employed in solemn discourse, and you in common
199. 4. The uses of the word _It_ are various, and very perplexing to the
200. 5. _Rule_.--After writing a sentence always look through it, and see
201. 6. The general distinction between _This_ and _That_ may be thus
202. 7. _These_ refers, in the same manner, to present objects, while
203. 8. _Who_ changes, under certain conditions, into _whose_ and _whom_.
204. 9. _That_ may be applied to nouns or subjects of all sorts; as, the
205. 10. The misuse of these pronouns gives rise to more errors in
206. 11. When you wish to distinguish between two or more persons, say,
207. 12. Instead of "_Who_ do you think him to be?"--say, "_Whom_ do you
208. 21. In many instances in which _who_ is used as an interrogative, it
209. 26. _Either_ and _or_ denote an alternative: "I will take _either_
210. 28. _Either_ is sometimes used for _each_--"Two thieves were
211. 29. "Let _each_ esteem others as good as themselves," should be,
212. 30. "There are bodies _each_ of which _are_ so small," should be,
213. 31. Do not use double superlatives, such as _most straightest_,
214. 32. The term _worser_ has gone out of use; but _lesser_ is still
215. 33. The use of such words as _chiefest_, _extremest_, &c., has
216. 34. Such expressions as _more impossible_, _more indispensable_,
217. 35. _Here_, _there_, and _where_, originally denoting place, may
218. 36. _Hence_, _whence_, and _thence_, denoting departure, &c., may be
219. 37. _Hither_, _thither_, and _whither_, denoting to a place, have
220. 38. Two _negatives_ destroy each other, and produce an affirmative.
221. 39. But negative assertions are allowable. "His manners are not
222. 41. Instead of "I _had better_ go," say "It were better that I
223. 42. Instead of "I doubt not _but_ I shall be able to go," say "I
224. 44. Instead of "I am not so tall as _him_," say "I am not so tall as
225. 48. Instead of "You are taller than _me_," say "You are taller than
226. 50. Instead of "Whether I be present or _no_," say "Whether I be
227. 53. Instead of "I would do the same if I _was him_," say "I would do
228. 54. Instead of "I _had_ as lief go myself," say "I would as soon go
229. 58. It is better to say "I repeated it," than "I said so over
230. 59. It is better to say "A physician," or "A surgeon," than "A
231. 60. Instead of "He was too young to _have_ suffered much," say "He
232. 61. Instead of "_Less_ friends," say "Fewer friends." Less refers
233. 68. Instead of "What a _nice_ prospect!" say "What a _beautiful_
234. 70. Instead of saying "_He_ belongs to the _house_," say "The house
235. 71. Instead of saying "_Not no_ such thing," say "Not any such
236. 72. Instead of "I hope you'll think nothing _on_ it," say "I hope
237. 74. Instead of "I suspect the _veracity_ of his story," say "I doubt
238. 76. Instead of "_Rather warmish_" or "A _little_ warmish," say
239. 77. Instead of "I expected _to have_ found him," say "I expected to
240. 79. Instead of "He is a very _rising_ person," say "He is rising
241. 80. Instead of "Who _learns_ you music?" say "Who teaches you
242. 81. Instead of "I _never_ sing _whenever_ I can help it," say "I
243. 82. Instead of "Before I do that I must _first_ ask leave," say
244. 83. Instead of "To _get over_ the difficulty," say "To overcome the
245. 84. The phrase "_get over_" is in many cases misapplied, as, to "get
246. 85. Instead of saying "The _observation_ of the rule," say "The
247. 86. Instead of "A man _of_ eighty years of age," say "A man eighty
248. 87. Instead of "Here _lays_ his honoured head," say "Here lies his
249. 88. Instead of "He died from _negligence_," say "He died through
250. 90. Instead of "The _latter end_ of the year," say "The end, or the
251. 91. Instead of "The _then_ government," say "The government of that
252. 95. But you may say "A married couple," or, "A married pair," or, "A
253. 96. Instead of "They are _united together_ in the bonds of
254. 98. Instead of "He plunged _down_ into the river," say "He plunged
255. 99. Instead of "He jumped _from off of_ the scaffolding," say "He
256. 100. Instead of "He came the last _of all_," say "He came the
257. 101. Instead of "_universal_," with reference to things that have
258. 102. Instead of "They ruined _one another_," say "They ruined each
259. 106. Instead of "I am slight in comparison _to_ you," say "I am
260. 108. Instead of "The cake is all _eat up_," say "The cake is all
261. 110. Instead of "Handsome is _as_ handsome does," say "Handsome is
262. 111. Instead of "As I _take_ it," say "As I see," or, "As I under
263. 112. Instead of "The book fell _on_ the floor," say "The book fell
264. 113. Instead of "His opinions are _approved of_ by all," say "His
265. 114. Instead of "I will add _one more_ argument," say "I will add
266. 115. Instead of "Captain Reilly was killed _by_ a bullet," say
267. 117. Instead of "He stands _six foot_ high," say "He measures six
268. 118. Instead of "I go _every now and then_," say "I go often, or
269. 119. Instead of "Who finds him in clothes," say "Who provides him
270. 120. Say "The first two," and "the last two," instead of "the _two
271. 121. Instead of "His health was _drank with enthusiasm_," say "His
272. 122. Instead of "_Except_ I am prevented," say "Unless I am
273. 123. Instead of "In its _primary sense_," say "In its primitive
274. 124. Instead of "It grieves me to _see_ you," say "I am grieved to
275. 126. Instead of "_Those_ papers I hold in my hand," say "These
276. 127. Instead of "I could scarcely imagine but _what_," say "I could
277. 128. Instead of "He was a man _notorious_ for his benevolence," say
278. 129. Instead of "She was a woman _celebrated_ for her crimes," say
279. 131. Instead of "Bills are requested not to be stuck here," say
280. 132. Instead of "By _smoking it often_ becomes habitual," say "By
281. 134. Instead of "It is _equally of the same_ value," say "It is of
282. 135. Instead of "I knew it _previous_ to your telling me," say "I
283. 136. Instead of "You _was_ out when I called," say "You were out
284. 137. Instead of "I thought I should _have won_ this game," say "I
285. 138. Instead of "_This_ much is certain," say "Thus much is
286. 139. Instead of "He went away _as it may be_ yesterday week," say
287. 140. Instead of "He came _the Saturday as it may be before the
288. 141. Instead of "Put your watch _in_ your pocket," say "Put your
289. 145. Instead of "It is raining very _hard_," say "It is raining
290. 147. Instead of "I cannot do it without _farther_ means," say "I
291. 150. Instead of "He fell _down_ from the balloon," say "He fell from
292. 151. Instead of "He rose _up_ from the ground," say "He rose from
293. 152. Instead of "_These_ kind of oranges _are_ not good," say "This
294. 154. Instead of "_Undeniable_ references required," say
295. 155. Instead of "I cannot _rise_ sufficient funds," say "I cannot
296. 156. Instead of "I cannot _raise_ so early in the morning," say "I
297. 158. Instead of "_Will_ I give you some more tea?" say "Shall I give
298. 159. Instead of "Oh dear, what _will_ I do?" say "Oh dear, what
299. 160. Instead of "I think _indifferent_ of it," say "I think
300. 161. Instead of "I will send it _conformable_ to your orders," say
301. 163. Instead of "_Her_ said it was hers," say "She said it was
302. 166. Instead of "_This_ three days or more," say "These three days
303. 167. Instead of "He is a bad _grammarian_," say "He is not a
304. 170. Instead of "I am averse _from_ that," say "I am averse to
305. 174. Instead of "The _very best_" or "The _very worst_," say "The
306. 175. Instead of "A _winter's morning_," say "A winter morning," or
307. 176. Instead of "Fine morning, _this_ morning," say "This is a fine
308. 179. Avoid such phrases as "No great shakes," "Nothing to boast of,"
309. 180. Instead of "No one _cannot_ prevail upon him," say "No one can
310. 182. Avoid such phrases as "If I was you," or even, "If I were you."
311. 183. Instead of "You have a _right_ to pay me," say "It is right
312. 184. Instead of "I am going _on_ a tour," say "I am about to take a
313. 185. Instead of "I am going _over_ the bridge," say "I am going
314. 187. Instead of "He lives opposite the square," say "He lives
315. 188. Instead of "He _belongs_ to the Reform Club," say "He is a
316. 189. Avoid such phrases as "I am up to you," "I'll be down upon
317. 190. Instead of "I _should just_ think I could," say "I think I
318. 191. Instead of "There has been a _good deal_," say "There has been
319. 192. Instead of "_Following up_ a principle," say "Guided by a
320. 193. Instead of "Your _obedient, humble servant_," say "Your
321. 194. Instead of saying "The effort you are making _for_ meeting the
322. 195. Instead of saying "It _shall_ be submitted to investigation and
323. 196. Dispense with the phrase "_Conceal from themselves the fact_;"
324. 197. Never say "_Pure and unadulterated_," because the phrase
325. 199. Instead of saying "A _surplus over and above_," say "A
326. 200. Instead of saying "A _lasting and permanent_ peace," say "A
327. 201. Instead of saying "I left you _behind at_ London," say "I left
328. 202. Instead of saying "_Has been_ followed by immediate dismissal,"
329. 203. Instead of saying "Charlotte was met _with_ Thomas," say
330. 204. Instead of "It is strange that no author should _never_ have
331. 206. To say "Do _not_ give him _no more_ of your money," is
332. 207. Instead of saying "They are not what nature _designed_ them,"
333. 209. Instead of saying "A beautiful _seat and gardens_," say "A
334. 211. Instead of saying "I had not the pleasure of hearing his
335. 212. Instead of "The quality of the apples _were_ good," say "The
336. 213. Instead of "The want of learning, courage, and energy _are_
337. 214. Instead of "We are conversant _about_ it," say "We are
338. 215. Instead of "We called _at_ William," say "We called on
339. 221. Instead of "We often think _on_ you," say "We often think of
340. 222. Instead of "Though he came, I did not see him," say "Though he
341. 223. Instead of "Mine is _so_ good as yours," say "Mine is as good
342. 224. Instead of "He was remarkable handsome," say "He was remarkably
343. 225. Instead of "Smoke ascends _up_ the chimney," I say "Smoke
344. 226. Instead of "You will _some_ day be convinced," say "You will
345. 227. Instead of saying "Because I don't choose to," say "Because I
346. 230. Instead of "Direct your letter to me," say "Address your letter
347. 231. Instead of "The horse is not _much worth_," say "The horse is
348. 232. Instead of "The subject-matter of debate," say "The subject of
349. 233. Instead of saying "When he _was_ come back," say "When he had
350. 234. Instead of saying "His health has been _shook_," say "His
351. 235. Instead of "It was _spoke_ in my presence," say "It was spoken
352. 236. Instead of "_Very_ right," or "_Very_ wrong," say "Right," or
353. 237. Instead of "The _mortgager_ paid him the money," say "The
354. 238. Instead of "This town is not _as_ large as we thought," say
355. 239. Instead of "I _took you to be_ another person," say "I mistook
356. 240. Instead of "On _either_ side of the river," say "On each side
357. 242. Instead of "The _best_ of the two," say "The better of the
358. 243. Instead of "My clothes have _become too small_ for me," say "I
359. 245. Instead of "Two _spoonsful_ of physic," say "Two spoonfuls of
360. 248. Avoid such phrases as "I said, says I," "Thinks I to myself,
361. 250. Instead of "He was in _eminent_ danger," say "He was in
362. 251. Instead of "The weather is _hot_," say "The weather is very
363. 253. Instead of "I _only_ want two shillings," say "I want only two
364. 254. Instead of "Whatsomever," always take care to say "Whatever,"
365. 255. Avoid such exclamations as "God bless me!" "God deliver me!"
366. 256. "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain."
367. 182. Pronunciation.
368. 183. A Word may have more than One Accent.
369. 184. When the full Accent falls on a Vowel,
370. 185. To obtain a Good Knowledge of Pronunciation,
371. 186. Double Meaning.
372. 187. Noun signifies Name;
373. 188. Examples of the above.
374. 189. Meaning varied by Accentuation.
375. 190. Exceptions
376. 191. Hints to "Cockney Speakers."
377. 192. Correction
378. 193. Hints for the Correction of the Irish Brogue.
379. 194. Hints for Correcting the Scotch Brogue.
380. 195. Of Provincial Brogues
381. 196. Rules of Pronunciation.
382. 197. Proper Pronunciations of Words often Wrongly Pronounced.
383. Prologue, _pro_-log, not _prol_-og.
384. 198. Punctuation.
385. 199. Writing and Printing
386. 200. The Points are as follows:
387. 201. The Other Points,
388. 202. Pauses
389. 203. The Relative Duration
390. 204. The Other Points
391. 205. The Misplacing
392. 206. Without Punctuation.
393. 207. With Punctuation.
394. 208. The Apostrophe '
395. 209. The Hyphen, or conjoiner -
396. 210. The Note of Interrogation ?
397. 211. The Note of Exclamation or of admiration !
398. 212. The Parenthesis ( )
399. 213. The Asterisk, or Star *
400. 214. Hints upon Spelling
401. 215. H or no H? That is the Question.
402. 216. Conversation.
403. 217. The Woman who wishes her conversation to be agreeable
404. 218. Rudeness.
405. 219. Pedantry.
406. 220. Proportion.
407. 221. Writing and Talking.
408. 222. Interesting Conversation.
409. 223. Composition.
410. 224. Stamps.
411. 225. Direction.
412. 226. Postal District.
413. 227. Heading.
414. 228. Subject.
415. 229. Signature.
416. 230. Crossing the Page.
417. 231. Return Envelope.
418. 232. Good Materials.
419. 233. Clean and Neat.
420. 234. Stains.
421. 235. Individual Respect.
422. 236. Addresses of Letters.
423. 238. The Royal Family.
424. 239. Princes of the Blood Royal.
425. 240. Nobility and Gentry.
426. 241. The Clergy.
427. 242. Judges &c.
428. 243. Officers of the Navy and Army.
429. 244. Municipal Officers.
430. 245. Ambassadors.
431. 246. Addresses of Petitions, &c.
432. 247. To those who Write for the Press.
433. 248. Hints to those who have Pianofortes.
434. 250. January.--Flowers of the Month.
435. 251. Gardening Operations.
436. 252. February.--Flowers of the Month.
437. 253. Gardening Operations.
438. 254. March.--Flowers of the Month.
439. 255. Gardening Operations.
440. 256. April.--Flowers of the Month.
441. 257. Gardening Operations.
442. 258. May.--Flowers of the Month.
443. 259. Gardening Operations.
444. 260. June.--Flowers of the Month.
445. 261. Gardening Operations.
446. 262. July.--Flowers of the Month.
447. 263. Gardening Operations.
448. 264. August.--Flowers of the Month.
449. 265. Gardening Operations.
450. 266. September.--Flowers of the Month.
451. 267. Gardening Operations.
452. 268. October.--Flowers of the Month.
453. 269. Gardening Operations.
454. 270. November.--Flowers of the Month.
455. 271. Gardening Operations.
456. 272. December.--Flowers of the Month.
457. 273. Gardening Operations.
458. 274. Kitchen Garden.
459. 275. Artificial Mushroom Beds.
460. 276. Dwarf Plants.
461. 277. To Clear Rose Trees from Blight.
462. 278. To prevent Mildew on all sorts of Trees.
463. 279. Your Friend the Toad.
464. 280. Slugs and Snails
465. 281. Traps for Snails.
466. 282. Grubs.
467. 283. Caterpillars and Aphides.
468. 284. Butterflies and Moths,
469. 285. Birds.
470. 286. Wasps.
471. 287. Cure for Sting of Wasp or Bee.
472. 288. To protect Dahlias from Earwigs.
473. 289. To free Plants from Leaf-Lice.
474. 290. A Moral.
475. 291. Taking a House.
476. 292. Having determined the Amount of Rent
477. 293. First--Carefully regard the Healthfulness of the Situation.
478. 294. Second--Consider the Distance of the House
479. 295. Examine the House in Detail.
480. 296. If you are about to Furnish a House,
481. 297. Carpets.
482. 298. A Carpet in which all the Colours are Light
483. 299. For a Similar Reason,
484. 300. For a Carpet to be really Beautiful
485. 301. The Best Carpets
486. 302. The Curtains, Sofas, &c.,
487. 303. Colours of Carpets.
488. 304. Hearth-Rug.
489. 305. Sheepskin Rugs.
490. 306. Wallpaper.
491. 307. Kitchen Floors.
492. 308. Family Tool Chests.
493. 309. The Cost
494. 310. Example Contents.
495. 311. Nails.
496. 312. Screws.
497. 313. Container.
498. 314. Maintain Supply.
499. 315. Tool Closet.
500. 316. Drawer.
501. 317. Shelves.
502. 318. Hanging Tools.
503. 319. More Effective.
504. 320. Visible.
505. 321. Organization.
506. 322. Outlined Tools.
507. 323. Examples of Outlining.
508. 324. Place Shown.
509. 325. Wrapping Paper.
510. 326. Printed Papers.
511. 327. Waste Newspapers.
512. 328. Waste Paper.
513. 329. Beds for the Poor.
514. 330. To Preserve Tables.
515. 331. Protecting Gilt Frames.
516. 332. Damp Walls.
517. 333. Another Method.
518. 334. No Wet Scouring In Winter.
519. 335. To Get Rid of a Bad Smell in a Room Newly Painted.
520. 336. Smell of Paint.
521. 337. Airing a Larder.
522. 338. Keeping a Door Open.
523. 339. To Ascertain whether a Bed be Aired.
524. 340. To prevent the Smoking of a Lamp.
525. 341. Encrusted Tea-Kettles.
526. 342. To Soften Hard Water.
527. 343. Cabbage Water
528. 344. Disinfectants.
529. 345. Chimney Smoking.
530. 346. Ground Glass.
531. 347. Oiling Clocks.
532. 348. Neat Mode of Soldering.
533. 349. Maps and Charts.
534. 350. Temperature of Furniture.
535. 351. Paper Fire-Screens
536. 352. Pastilles for Burning.
537. 353. Breaking Glass.
538. 354. Bottling and Fining.
539. 355. To Sweeten Casks.
540. 356. Wrinkly Paintings.
541. 357. To Loosen Glass Stoppers of Bottles.
542. 358. The Best Oil for Lamps,
543. 359. China or Wedgwood Teapots.
544. 360. Care of Linen.
545. 361. Repairing Linen.
546. 362. Mending.
547. 363. Cleansing of Furniture.
548. 364. Method of Cleansing.
549. 365. Italian Varnish.
550. 366. Another Method.
551. 367. Marble Chimney-Pieces.
552. 368. Polished Iron Work
553. 369. Cast Iron Work
554. 370. Rust.
555. 371. Brass.
556. 372. First Brass Process.
557. 373. Second Brass Process.
558. 374. Carpets.
559. 375. Cleaning Carpets.
560. 376. Carpet-Beating.
561. 377. Sweeping Carpets.
562. 378. Making a Carpet Last Longer.
563. 379. Sweeping a Stair-Carpet.
564. 380. Cleaning Oilcloth.
565. 381. Cleaning Straw Matting.
566. 382. Method of Cleaning Paper-Hangings.
567. 383. Cleaning Rosewood Furniture.
568. 384. Cleaning Ottomans and Sofas.
569. 385. Polishing Dining-Tables.
570. 386. Mahogany.
571. 387. To Clean Cane-bottom Chairs.
572. 388. Alabaster.
573. 389. To Clean Marble.
574. 390. Glass.
575. 391. Using Charcoal (1).
576. 392. Bottles.
577. 393. Cleaning Japanned Waiters, Urns, &c.
578. 394. Papier Maché.
579. 395. Brunswick Black for Varnishing Grates.
580. 396. Blacking for Stoves
581. 397. To Clean Knives and Forks.
582. 398. For Cleaning Painted Wainscot or Other Woodwork,
583. 399. To Scour Boards.
584. 400. Charcoal (2).
585. 401. To take Stains out of Mahogany Furniture.
586. 402. To take Ink-Stains out of Mahogany.
587. 403. To remove Ink-Stains from Silver.
588. 404. To take Ink-Stains out of a Coloured Table-Cover.
589. 405. Ink Stains.
590. 406. To take Ink out of Boards.
591. 407. Oil or Grease
592. 408. Marble may be Cleaned
593. 409. Silver and Plated Ware
594. 410. Bronzed Chandeliers, Lamps, &c.,
595. 411. To clean Brass Ornaments.
596. 412. For Cleaning Brasses belonging to mahogany furniture,
597. 413. Brasses, Britannia Metal, Tins, Coppers, &c.,
598. 414. To preserve Steel Goods from Rust.
599. 415. To keep Iron and Steel Goods from Rust.
600. 416. Iron Wipers.
601. 417. To Clean Looking-Glasses.
602. 418. To Clean Mirrors, &c.
603. 419. China and Glass.
604. 420. Porcelain.
605. 421. Red Fading.
606. 422. Modern Porcelain Fades Less.
607. 423. Temperature with China and Glass.
608. 424. Annealing Glass.
609. 425. To take Marking-Ink out of Linen.
610. 426. To take Stains of Wine out of Linen.
611. 427. Fruit Stains in Linen.
612. 428. Mildewed Linen
613. 429. To keep Moths, Beetles, &c., from Clothes.
614. 430. Moths.
615. 431. To remove Stains from Floors.
616. 432. Scouring Drops for removing Grease
617. 433. To take Grease out of Velvet or Cloth.
618. 434. Medicine Stains
619. 435. To Extract Grease Spots from Books or Paper.
620. 436. Stains and Marks from Books.
621. 437. To take Writing Ink out of Paper.
622. 438. A Hint on Household Management.
623. 439. Domestic Rules.
624. 440. An Ever-dirty Hearth,
625. 441. Economy.
626. 442. Washing Woollens.
627. 443. Keeping Coffee and Tea.
628. 444. Freshness of Surfaces.
629. 445. Re-using Letters.
630. 446. Make Writing-Books.
631. 447. No Waste.
632. 448. Bread.
633. 449. Brewis.
634. 450. Regular Mending.
635. 451. Never put out Sewing.
636. 452. White Spots on Furniture.
637. 453. Acid Fading.
638. 454. New Iron
639. 455. Before Using a Brass Kettle.
640. 456. Shaking Carpets.
641. 457. Saving Rags.
642. 458. Softening Washing-Water.
643. 459. Protecting Knife-Handles.
644. 460. Do It Well.
645. 461. Polishing Knives with Charcoal.
646. 462. Preventing Wear.
647. 463. Good Examples.
648. 464. Apple Pips.
649. 465. Rice Pudding.
650. 466. "Wilful Waste makes Woeful Want."
651. 467. Shanks of Mutton.
652. 468. Lack of Fresh Air.
653. 469. Regular Accounting.
654. 470. Enough Talk.
655. 471. Blacking for Leather Seats, &c.
656. 472. Black Reviver for Black Cloth.
657. 473. Enamel Paint
658. 474. Hints for Home Comfort.
659. 475. Domestic Pharmacopoeia.
660. 477. Alum.
661. 478. Common.
662. 479. Compound Alum.
663. 480. Zinc and Lead.
664. 481. Acetate of Zinc.
665. 482. Sulphate of Zinc.
666. 483. Zinc and Camphor.
667. 484. Compound Zinc.
668. 486. Purpose.
669. 487. Almond Confection.
670. 488. Alum Confection.
671. 489. Orange Confection.
672. 490. Black Pepper Confection.
673. 491. Cowhage.
674. 492. Senna Confection. No. 1.
675. 493. Senna Confection. No. 2.
676. 494. Castor Oil and Senna Confection.
677. 495. Sulphur and Senna Confection.
678. 496. Cream of Tartar Confection.
679. 497. Antispasmodic Electuary.
680. 498. Decoctions.
681. 499. Chimaphila.
682. 500. Logwood.
683. 501. Dandelion.
684. 502. Embrocations and Liniments.
685. 503. Anodyne and Discutient.
686. 504. Strong Ammoniated.
687. 505. Compound Ammoniated.
688. 506. Lime and Oil.
689. 507. Camphorated.
690. 508. Soap Liniment with Spanish Flies.
691. 509. Turpentine.
692. 510. Enemas.
693. 511. Laxative.
694. 512. Nutritive.
695. 513. Turpentine.
696. 514. Common.
697. 515. Castor Oil.
698. 516. Opium.
699. 517. Oil.
700. 518. Asafoetida.
701. 519. Gargles.
702. 520. Acidulated.
703. 521. Astringent.
704. 522. For Salivation.
705. 523. Tonic and Stimulant.
706. 524. Alum.
707. 525. Myrrh.
708. 526. For Slight Inflammation of the Throat.
709. 527. Lotions.
710. 528. Emollient.
711. 529. Elder Flowers.
712. 530. Sedative.
713. 531. Opium.
714. 532. Stimulant.
715. 533. Ordinary.
716. 534. Cold Evaporating.
717. 535. Hydrochlorate of Ammonia.
718. 536. Yellow Lotion.
719. 537. Black Wash.
720. 538. Acetate of Lead with Opium
721. 539. Creosote.
722. 540. Galls.
723. 541. Ointments and Cerates
724. 542. Camphorated.
725. 543. Chalk.
726. 544. For Itch.
727. 545. For Scrofulous Ulcerations.
728. 546. Catechu.
729. 547. Tartar Emetic.
730. 549. Strong Purgative.
731. 550. Milder Purgative.
732. 551. Common Purgative.
733. 552. Tonic.
734. 553. Cough.
735. 554. Astringent.
736. 556. Fever, Simple.
737. 557. Aromatic.
738. 558. Cathartic.
739. 559. Diuretic.
740. 560. Cough.
741. 561. Cough (for Children).
742. 562. Antispasmodic.
743. 563. Tonic and Stimulant.
744. 564. Stomachic.
745. 566. Tamarind. (1)
746. 567. Tamarind. (2)
747. 569. Compound Soda.
748. 570. Tonic.
749. 571. Rhubarb and Magnesia.
750. 572. Sulphur and Potash.
751. 573. Anti-Diarrhoeal.
752. 574. Antispasmodic.
753. 575. Antipertussal, or against Whooping-Cough.
754. 576. Purgative (Common).
755. 577. Sudorific.
756. 579. Anthelmintic, or Vermifuge.
757. 580. Another Anthelmintic.
758. 581. Emulsion, Laxative.
759. 582. Emulsion, Purgative.
760. 583. To Prevent Pitting after Small Pox.
761. 584. Another Method,
762. 585. A Third Method
763. 586. Another Method.
764. 587. Mucilage of Gum Arabic.
765. 588. Mucilage of Starch.
766. 589. Diseases.
767. 590. Seek Medical Advice.
768. 591. Apoplexy.
769. 592. Bile, Bilious, or Liver Complaints.
770. 593. Chicken Pox.
771. 594. Chilblains.
772. 595. Common Continued Fever.
773. 596. Common Cough.
774. 597. Constipation.
775. 598. Consumption.
776. 599. Convulsions (Children).
777. 600. Croup.
778. 601. Dropsy.
779. 602. Epilepsy.
780. 603. Eruptions on the Face.
781. 604. Erysipelas.
782. 605. Faintness.
783. 606. Frost-Bite and Frozen Limbs.
784. 607. Gout.
785. 608. Gravel.
786. 609. Whooping Cough.
787. 610. Hysterics.
788. 611. Indigestion.
789. 612. Inflammation of the Bladder.
790. 613. Inflammation of the Bowels.
791. 614. Inflammation of the Brain.
792. 615. Inflammation of the Kidneys.
793. 616. Inflammation of the Liver.
794. 617. Inflammation of the Lungs.
795. 618. Inflammation of the Stomach.
796. 619. Inflammatory Sore Throat.
797. 620. Inflamed Eyes.
798. 621. Influenza.
799. 622. Intermittent Fever, or Ague.
800. 623. Itch.
801. 624. Jaundice.
802. 625. Looseness of the Bowels (English Cholera).
803. 626. Measles.
804. 627. Menstruation (Excessive).
805. 628. Menstruation (Scanty).
806. 629. Menstruation (Painful).
807. 630. Mumps.
808. 631. Nervousness.
809. 632. Palpitation of the Heart.
810. 633. Piles.
811. 634. Quinsey.
812. 635. Rheumatism.
813. 636. Rickets.
814. 637. Ringworm.
815. 638. Scarlet Fever.
816. 639. Scrofula.
817. 640. Scurvy.
818. 641. Small Pox
819. 642. St. Vitus's Dance.
820. 643. Thrush.
821. 644. Tic Doloreux.
822. 645. Toothache.
823. 646. Typhus Fever.
824. 647. Water on the Brain.
825. 648. Whites.
826. 649. Worms in the Intestines.
827. 650. Prescriptions.
828. 651. List of Prescriptions.
829. 1. Take of powdered aloes, nine grains; extract of colocynth,
830. 2. Powdered rhubarb, Socotrine aloes, and gum mastic, each one
831. 3. Compound extract of colocynth, extract of jalap, and Castile
832. 4. James's powder, five grains; calomel, three grains: in fevers,
833. 5. James's powder, six grains; powdered jalap, ten grains; mix, and
834. 6. Powdered rhubarb, four grains; mercury and chalk, three grains;
835. 7. Dried sulphate of magnesia, six drachms; sulphate of soda, three
836. 8. Nitrate of potass, one drachm and a half; spirits of nitric
837. 9. Spirit of nitric ether, three drachms; dilute nitric acid, two
838. 10. Decoction of broom, half a pint; cream of tartar, one ounce,
839. 12. Ammoniated tincture of valerian, six drachms; camphor mixture,
840. 13. Disulphate of quina, half a drachm; dilute sulphuric acid,
841. 14. Almond mixture seven ounces and a half; wine of antimony and
842. 15. Calomel, one grain; powdered white sugar, two grains; to make a
843. 16. Antimony and ipecacuanha wines, of each an ounce; a teaspoonful
844. 17. Compound infusion of roses, seven ounces; tincture of myrrh, one
845. 18. Infusion of orange peel, seven ounces; tincture of hops, half an
846. 19. Blue pill, four grains; opium, half a grain: to be taken three
847. 20. For a Clyster.--A pint and a half of gruel or fat broth, a
848. 21. Chalk mixture, seven ounces; aromatic and opiate confection, of
849. 22. Carbonate of soda, powdered rhubarb, and Castile soap, each one
850. 23. Lotion.--Common salt, one ounce, distilled water, seven ounces;
851. 24. Dried sulphate of magnesia, six drachms; heavy carbonate of
852. 25. Compound powder of ipecacuanha, ten grains; powdered guaiacum,
853. 26. Brandish's solution of potash; thirty drops twice a day in a
854. 27. Disulphate of quina, half a drachm; dilute sulphuric acid, ten
855. 28. Flowers of sulphur, two ounces; hog's lard, four ounces; white
856. 29. Hydriodate of potass, two drachms; distilled water, eight
857. 30. Flowers of sulphur, half a drachm; carbonate of soda, a scruple;
858. 31. Milk of bitter almonds, seven ounces; bichloride of mercury,
859. 32. Sulphate of zinc, two scruples; sugar of lead, fifteen grains;
860. 33. Carbonate of iron, six grains; powdered rhubarb, four grains:
861. 34. Elecampane powder, two ounces; sweet fennel-seed powder, three
862. 35. Sulphate of zinc, twelve grains; wine of opium, one drachm; rose
863. 36. Sulphate of magnesia, six drachms; sulphate of iron, ten grains;
864. 37. Decoction of oak bark, a pint; dried alum, half an ounce: for an
865. 38. Compound gamboge pill, and a pill of assafoetida and aloes, of
866. 40. Ergot of rye, five grains; in a powder, to be taken every four
867. 41. Powdered opium, half a grain; camphor, two grains in a pill; to
868. 42. Syrup of balsam of tolu, two ounces; the muriate of morphia, two
869. 43. Salts of tartar, two scruples, twenty grains of powdered
870. 44. Calomel, ten grains; Castile soap, extract of jalap, extract of
871. 45. Infusion of orange peel, eight ounces; carbonate of soda, one
872. 46. Carbonate of iron, three ounces; syrup of ginger, sufficient to
873. 47. Take of Castile soap, compound extract of colocynth, compound
874. 48. Spirit of rosemary, five parts; spirit of wine, or spirit of
875. 49. Take of thick mucilage, one ounce; castor oil, twelve drachms;
876. 652. Medicines (Aperient).
877. 653. Spring Aperients.
878. 654. Aperient Pills.
879. 655. Black Draught.
880. 656. Tonic Aperient.
881. 657. Infants' Aperient.
882. 658. Flour of Brimstone
883. 659. Medicines.
884. 660. Articles Required for Mixing Medicines.
885. 661. Medicine Weights and Measures.--_Weights_.
886. 662. Troy Weight.
887. 663. Measures.--Liquid
888. 664. Specific Measuring Vessels.
889. 665. Approximate Measures.
890. 666. Process of Making Medicines.
891. 667. Preparation and Assistance.
892. 668. Care of the Mortar.
893. 669. Sifting.
894. 670. Filtering.
895. 671. Maceration.
896. 672. Digestion.
897. 673. Infusion.
898. 674. Decoction.
899. 675. Extracts.
900. 677. Sex.
901. 678. Temperament.
902. 679. Habits.
903. 680. Use of Alcohol.
904. 681. Climate.
905. 682. General Health.
906. 683. Idiosyncrasy.
907. 684. Forms best suited for Administration.
908. 685. Best Method of Preventing the Nauseous Taste of Medicines.
909. 686. An Excellent Way to Prevent the Taste of Medicines
910. 687. Giving Medicines to Persons.
911. 688. Doses of Medicine for Different Ages.
912. 689. Drugs, with their Properties and Doses.
913. 690. Classes of Drugs.
914. 691. General Stimulants.
915. 692. Narcotics.
916. 693. Alcohol.
917. 694. Camphor.
918. 695. Ether.
919. 696. Sulphuric Ether
920. 697. Nitric Ether
921. 698. Compound Spirit of Sulphuric
922. 699. The Hop
923. 700. Opium
924. 701. Antispasmodics.
925. 702. Ammonia.
926. 703. Bicarbonate of Ammonia
927. 704. Solution of Sesoquicarbonate of Ammonia,
928. 705. Asafoetida
929. 706. Galbanum
930. 707. Valerian
931. 708. Peruvian Bark
932. 709. Sulphuric Ether
933. 710. Camphor (2)
934. 711. Opium (2)
935. 712. Oxide of Zinc
936. 713. Calomel
937. 714. Tonics.
938. 715. Quassia
939. 716. Gentian
940. 717. Camomile.
941. 718. Wormwood
942. 719. Angostura Bark
943. 720. Astringents.
944. 721. Catechu
945. 722. Kino
946. 723. Oak Bark
947. 724. Logwood
948. 725. Rose Leaves
949. 726. Chalk
950. 727. White Vitriol
951. 728. Local Stimulants.
952. 729. Emetics.
953. 730. Ipecacuanha
954. 731. Mustard
955. 732. Cathartics.
956. 733. Manna
957. 734. Tamarinds
958. 735. Castor Oil
959. 736. Sulphur.
960. 737. Magnesia.
961. 738. Senna
962. 739. Rhubarb
963. 740. Jalap
964. 741. Colocynth
965. 742. Buckthorn
966. 743. Aloes
967. 744. Cream of Tartar
968. 745. Scammony
969. 746. Epsom Salts
970. 747. Glauber's Salt
971. 748. Sulphate of Potash
972. 749. Venice Turpentine
973. 750. Diuretics.
974. 751. Nitre
975. 752. Acetate of Potassa
976. 753. Squills
977. 754. Juniper
978. 755. Oil of Turpentine
979. 756. Diaphoretics.
980. 757. Solution of Acetate of Ammonia
981. 758. Antimony.--_Tartar emetic_
982. 759. Antimonial Powder
983. 760. Sarsiparilla
984. 761. Expectorants.
985. 762. Ammoniacum
986. 763. Tolu
987. 764. Sialogogues.
988. 765. Ginger
989. 766. Epispastics and Rubefacients.
990. 767. Cantharides, or Spanish flies
991. 768. Burgundy Pitch
992. 769. Chemical Remedies.
993. 770. Refrigerants.
994. 771. Seville Oranges
995. 772. Lemons
996. 773. Antacids.
997. 774. Soda, Carbonate of, and Sesquicarbonate of Soda
998. 775. Antalkalies.
999. 776. Citric Acid
1000. 777. Tartaric Acid
1001. 778. Escharotics.
1002. 779. Bluestone, or Sulphate of Copper
1003. 780. Lunar Caustic; or Nitrate of Silver
1004. 781. Solution of Chloride of Zinc,
1005. 782. Mechanical Remedies.
1006. 783. Anthelmintics.
1007. 784. Cowhage
1008. 785. Male Fern Root
1009. 786. Gamboge
1010. 787. Demulcents.
1011. 788. Tragacanth
1012. 789. Linseed
1013. 790. Marsh-Mallow
1014. 791. Mallow
1015. 792. Liquorice
1016. 793. Arrowroot etc.
1017. 794. Diluents.
1018. 795. Emollients.
1019. 796. Domestic Surgery.
1020. 797. Dressings.
1021. 798. Certain Instruments
1022. 799. Materials for dressings.
1023. 800. Rules.
1024. 801. Lint, how made.
1025. 802. Uses of Scraped Lint.
1026. 803. Carded Cotton
1027. 804. Tow
1028. 805. Ointments
1029. 806. Adhesive Plaster
1030. 807. Compresses
1031. 808. Pads
1032. 809. Poultices
1033. 810. Mustard Poultices.
1034. 811. Bandages.
1035. 812. Simple and Compound Bandages.
1036. 813. Bandages for Different Parts of the Body.
1037. 814. To Apply a Single-Headed Bandage,
1038. 815. Circular Bandages
1039. 816. To Confine the Ends of Bandages
1040. 817. The Oblique Bandage
1041. 818. The Spiral Bandage
1042. 819. The Recurrent Bandage
1043. 820. A Bandage for the Chest
1044. 821. A Bandage for the Belly
1045. 822. Bandaging the Hand.
1046. 823. Different Bandages for the Head.
1047. 824. For the Foot.
1048. 825. For the Leg and Foot
1049. 826. Substitutes.
1050. 827. Handkerchiefs.
1051. 828. The Triangular Handkerchief
1052. 829. The Long Square
1053. 830. The Cravat
1054. 831. The Cord
1055. 832. Multiple Handkerchiefs.
1056. 833. For an Inflamed Breast
1057. 834. An Excellent Sling
1058. 835. Apparatus.
1059. 836. When a Person Breaks his Leg
1060. 837. Applying Dry Warmth.
1061. 839. Bleeding
1062. 840. Dry Cupping
1063. 841. Ordinary Cupping
1064. 842. Leeches and their Application.
1065. 843. When Leeches are Applied
1066. 844. When applied to the Gums
1067. 845. Quantity Removed.
1068. 846. After Leeches Come Away,
1069. 847. When Bleeding Continues
1070. 848. After Leeches have been Used
1071. 849. If a Leech be Accidentally Swallowed,
1072. 850. Scarification
1073. 852. Absorbents
1074. 853. Alteratives
1075. 854. Analeptics
1076. 855. Anodynes
1077. 856. Antacids
1078. 857. Antalkalies
1079. 858. Anthelmintics
1080. 859. Antibilious
1081. 860. Antirheumatics
1082. 861. Antiscorbutics
1083. 862. Antiseptics
1084. 863. Antispasmodics
1085. 864. Aperients
1086. 865. Aromatics
1087. 866. Astringents
1088. 867. Attenuants
1089. 868. Balsamics
1090. 869. Carminatives
1091. 870. Cathartics
1092. 871. Cordials
1093. 872. Corroborants
1094. 873. Demulcents
1095. 874. Deobstruents
1096. 875. Detergents
1097. 876. Diaphoretics
1098. 877. Digestives
1099. 878. Discutients
1100. 879. Diuretics
1101. 880. Drastics
1102. 881. Emetics
1103. 882. Emmenagogues
1104. 883. Emollients
1105. 884. Epispastics
1106. 885. Errhines
1107. 886. Escharotics
1108. 887. Expectorants
1109. 888. Febrifuges
1110. 889. Hydragogues
1111. 890. Hypnotics
1112. 891. Laxatives
1113. 892. Narcotics
1114. 893. Nutrients
1115. 894. Paregorics
1116. 895. Prophylactics
1117. 896. Purgatives
1118. 897. Refrigerants
1119. 898. Rubefacients
1120. 899. Sedatives
1121. 900. Sialogogues
1122. 901. Soporifics
1123. 902. Stimulants
1124. 903. Stomachics
1125. 904. Styptics
1126. 905. Sudorifics
1127. 906. Tonics
1128. 907. Vesicants
1129. 908. Special Rules for the Prevention of Cholera.
1130. 910. Fresh Air.
1131. 911. Diet and Exercise.
1132. 912. Water.
1133. 913. Proportion of Food and Drink.
1134. 914. Sunshine.
1135. 915. Bad Odours.
1136. 916. Warmth.
1137. 917. Exercise and Clothing.
1138. 918. Ventilation.
1139. 919. Clean Skin.
1140. 920. Over-Work.
1141. 921. Body and Mind.
1142. 922. Over-Indulgence.
1143. 923. Moderate Temperature.
1144. 924. Summary.
1145. 926. Principle of Homoeopathy.
1146. 927. Allopathy
1147. 928. Comparison.
1148. 929. Homoeopathic Medicines
1149. 930. Treatment of Ailments by Homoeopathy.
1150. 931. Asthma
1151. 932. Bilious Attacks
1152. 933. Bronchitis.
1153. 934. Bruises and Wounds.
1154. 935. Cold in the Head or Catarrh.
1155. 936. Chilblains.
1156. 937. Cholera.
1157. 938. Tincture of Camphor
1158. 939. Colic or Stomach-Ache.
1159. 940. Constipation.
1160. 941. Convulsions.
1161. 942. Cough.
1162. 943. Croup.
1163. 944. Diarrhoea.
1164. 945. Dysentery
1165. 946. Dyspepsia
1166. 947. Fevers.
1167. 948. Flatulency.
1168. 949. Headache.
1169. 950. Heartburn.
1170. 951. Indigestion.
1171. 952. Measles.
1172. 953. Mumps.
1173. 954. Nettlerash.
1174. 955. Piles.
1175. 956. Sprains.
1176. 957. Teething.
1177. 958. Whooping-Cough.
1178. 959. Worms.
1179. 960. Extent of Doses in Homoeopathy.
1180. 961. Diet in Homoeopathy.
1181. 963. Dew.
1182. 964. Colour of Sky.
1183. 965. Clouds.
1184. 966. Heavenly Bodies
1185. 967. Weather Precautions.
1186. 968. Leech Barometer.
1187. 969. The Chemical Barometer.
1188. 971. Christian Names of Men.
1189. 972. Christian Names of Women.
1190. 974. _Why does a Barometer indicate the Pressure of the Atmosphere?_
1191. 975. _Why is a Barometer called also a "Weather Glass"?_
1192. 976. _Why docs the Hand of the Weather Dial change its Position when the
1193. 977. _Why does Tapping the Face of the Barometer sometimes cause the
1194. 978. _Why does the Fall of the Barometer denote the Approach of Rain?_
1195. 979. _Why does the Rise of the Barometer denote the Approach of Fine
1196. 980. _When does the Barometer stand highest?_
1197. 981. _Why does the Barometer stand highest at these Times?_
1198. 982. _When does the Barometer stand lowest?_
1199. 983. _Why does the Barometer stand lowest at these Times?_
1200. 984. Cheap Fuel
1201. 985. Economy of Fuel.
1202. 986. The Use of the Poker.
1203. 987. The Use of Bellows (1).
1204. 988. The Use of Bellows (2).
1205. 989. Ordering Coals.
1206. 990. The Truest Economy (1).
1207. 991. The Truest Economy (2).
1208. 992. Cash vs. Credit (1).
1209. 993. Cash vs. Credit (2).
1210. 994. Buy at Proper Seasons.
1211. 995. Waste.
1212. 996. Preventing Waste.
1213. 997. The "Parson's" or Front Fire Grate.
1214. 998. Oil Lighting.
1215. 999. Improving Candles.
1216. 1000. Lighting Candles.
1217. 1001. Night Lights.
1218. 1002. Revolving Ovens.
1219. 1003. Yeast (1).
1220. 1004. Yeast (2).
1221. 1005. Economical Yeast.
1222. 1006. Pure and Cheap Bread.
1223. 1007. Home-made Bread.
1224. 1008. Indian Corn Flour and Wheaten Bread.
1225. 1009. To make Bread with German Yeast.
1226. 1010. Unfermented Bread.
1227. 1011. Baking Powders and Egg Powders.
1228. 1012. How to Use Baking Powder, &c.
1229. 1013. Bread (Cheap and Excellent).
1230. 1014. Economical and Nourishing Bread.
1231. 1015. Use Bran-Water.
1232. 1016. Rye and Wheat Flour.
1233. 1017. Potatoes in Bread.
1234. 1018. Use of Lime Water in making Bread.
1235. 1019. Rice Bread.
1236. 1020. Apple Bread.
1237. 1021. Pulled Bread.
1238. 1022. French Bread and Rolls.
1239. 1023. Rolls.
1240. 1024. Sally Lunn Tea Cakes.
1241. 1026. The Gridiron.
1242. 1027. The Frying-pan
1243. 1028. The Spit.
1244. 1029. The Meat Hook.
1245. 1030. The Dutch Oven.
1246. 1031. The Saucepan.
1247. 1033. Utility of the Kitchen.
1248. 1034. Theory of Cooking.
1249. 1035. Roasting.--Beef.
1250. 1036. Yorkshire Pudding
1251. 1037. Ribs of Beef.
1252. 1038. Ribs of Beef boned and rolled.
1253. 1039. Mutton.
1254. 1040. The Leg, Haunch, and Saddle
1255. 1041. A Chine or Saddle.
1256. 1042. A Shoulder.
1257. 1043. A Loin of Mutton.
1258. 1044. The Neck and Breast.
1259. 1045. A Haunch.
1260. 1046. Mutton _(Venison fashion)_.
1261. 1047. Veal
1262. 1048. Fillet of Veal.
1263. 1049. A Loin.
1264. 1050. A Shoulder of Veal
1265. 1051. Neck
1266. 1052. Veal Sweetbread.
1267. 1053. Lamb
1268. 1054. Grass-Lamb.
1269. 1055. House-Lamb.
1270. 1056. Mint.
1271. 1057. Roasting a Hind-Quarter.
1272. 1058. Roasting a Fore-Quarter.
1273. 1059. Preparation.
1274. 1060. Roasting a Leg.
1275. 1061. Roasting a Shoulder.
1276. 1062. Roasting Ribs.
1277. 1063. Roasting Loin, Neck or Breast.
1278. 1064. Poultry, Game, &c.
1279. 1065. Effectiveness of Roasting.
1280. 1066. The Loss by Roasting (General).
1281. 1067. The Loss by Roasting (Specific).
1282. 1068. Boiling.
1283. 1069. Time of Boiling.
1284. 1070. Before Boiling.
1285. 1071. Average Boiling Times.
1286. 1072. Remove Immediately.
1287. 1073. Degree of Cooking.
1288. 1074. Stock.
1289. 1075. Using the Stock.
1290. 1076. Reducing Salt.
1291. 1077. The Process of Boiling.
1292. 1078. Loss by Boiling (General).
1293. 1079. Loss by Boiling (Specific).
1294. 1080. Economy of Fat.
1295. 1081. Broiling.
1296. 1082. Baking.
1297. 1083. Frying.
1298. 1084. Bastings.
1299. 1085. Dredgings.
1300. 1086. Estimating Meat for Cooking.
1301. 1087. Caution on Charcoal.
1302. 1089. New Potatoes and Green Peas.
1303. 1090. Unripe Vegetables.
1304. 1091. The Quality of Vegetables.
1305. 1092. Freshness of Vegetables.
1306. 1093. To Boil Vegetables.
1307. 1094. Preparing Vegetables.
1308. 1095. Staleness.
1309. 1096. Preservation.
1310. 1097. Cleaning.
1311. 1098. When Done.
1312. 1099. Over-Cooked.
1313. 1100. Undercooked.
1314. 1101. Take Care your Vegetables are Fresh.
1315. 1102. To Cleanse Vegetables of Insects.
1316. 1103. Potatoes.
1317. 1104. To Boil Potatoes.
1318. 1105. To Peel Potatoes.
1319. 1106. To Steam Potatoes.
1320. 1107. Potatoes Fried with Fish.
1321. 1108. Potatoes Mashed with Onions.
1322. 1109. Potato Cheesecakes.
1323. 1110. Potato Colcanon.
1324. 1111. Potatoes Roasted under Meat.
1325. 1112. Potato Balls Ragoût.
1326. 1113. Potato Snow.
1327. 1114. Potatoes Fried Whole.
1328. 1115. Potatoes Fried in Slices.
1329. 1116. Potatoes Escalloped.
1330. 1117. Potato Scones.
1331. 1118. Potato Pie.
1332. 1119. Cold Potatoes.
1333. 1120. Mashed Potatoes and Spinach or Cabbage.
1334. 1121. Cold Carrots and Turnips.
1335. 1122. French Beans.
1336. 1123. Boiled Turnip Radishes.
1337. 1124. Asparagus.
1338. 1125. Artichokes.
1339. 1126. Stewed Water-Cress.
1340. 1127. Stewed Mushrooms.
1341. 1128. Indications of Wholesome Mushrooms.
1342. 1129. To Distinguish Mushrooms from Poisonous Fungi.
1343. 1130. Cookery for Soldiers Sailors, Travellers, and Emigrants.
1344. 1131. Stewed Salt Beef and Pork.
1345. 1132. Mutton Soup.
1346. 1133. Plain Pea Soup.
1347. 1134. French Beef Soup, or Pot au Feu (Camp Fashion).
1348. 1135. How to Stew Fresh Beef, Pork, Mutton, and Veal.
1349. 1136. Plain Boiled Beef.
1350. 1137. Cossack's Plum Pudding.
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