Barkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889
Universal Assistant and Treasure-House of Information to be Consulted on Every Question That Arises in Everyday Life by Young and Old Alike!
Including: 521 Recipes 236 Remedies 150 Themes for Debate How to Be Handsome Mother Shipton's Prophesy The Cure for Baldness How to Distinguish Death PLUS 20,000 Things Worth Knowing, and Much Much More.
THE HIGHEST BUILDINGS IN THE WORLD 1. An imaginary tower, 1000 feet high. 2. Cathedral at Cologne, 501 feet. 3. Pyramid of Cheops, 480 feet. 4. Strasbourg Cathedral, 468 feet. 5. St. Peter's, Rome, 457 feet. 6. Pyramid of Cephren, 454 feet. 7. St. Paul's, London, 365 feet. 8. Capitol at Washington, 287 feet. 9. Trinity Church, N.Y., 286 feet. 10. Bunker Hill Monument, 221 feet. 11. St. Mark's, Philadelphia, 150 feet.
You want some good advice. Rise early. Be abstemious. Be frugal. Attend to your own business and never trust it to another. Be not afraid to work, and diligently, too, with your own hands. Treat every one with civility and respect. Good manners insure success. Accomplish what you undertake. Decide, then persevere. Diligence and industry overcome all difficulties. Never be mean—rather give than take the odd shilling. Never postpone till to-morrow what can be done to-day. Never anticipate wealth from any source but labor. Honesty is not only the best policy, but the only policy. Commence at the first round and keep climbing. Make your word as good as your bond. Seek knowledge to plan, enterprise to execute, honesty to govern all. Never overtrade. Never give too large credit. Time is money. Reckon the hours of the day as so many dollars, the minutes as so many cents. Make few promises. Keep your secrets. Live within your income. Sobriety above all things. Luck is a word that does not apply to a successful man. Not too much caution—slow but sure is the thing. The highest monuments are built piece by piece. Step by step we mount the pyramids. Be bold—be resolute when the clouds gather, difficulties are surmounted by opposition. Self-confidence, self-reliance is your capital. Your conscience the best monitor. Never be over-sanguine, but do not underrate your own abilities. Don't be discouraged. Ninety-nine may say no, the hundredth , yes: take off your coat: roll up your sleeves, don't be afraid of manual labor! America is large enough for all—strike out for the west. The best letter of introduction is your own energy. Lean on yourself when you walk. Keep good company. Keep out of politics unless you are sure to win—you are never sure to win, so look out.
Barkham Burroughs
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For Melba Conner
How Poor Boys Become Successful Men.
POSITION of the BODY.
POSITION of the BODY WHILE STANDING
POSITION OF THE HAND AND PEN
RAPIDITY.
BEAUTY.
MOVEMENT.
PRINCIPLES IN WRITING.
COPIES FOR PRACTICE
ORNAMENTAL PENMANSHIP
HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS LETTER
THE STRUCTURE OF A BUSINESS LETTER.
PAPER AND ENVELOPE.
THE HEADING.
MARGIN.
ADDRESS.
BODY OF THE LETTER.
COMPLIMENTARY CLOSING AND SIGNATURE.
ADDRESSING THE ENVELOPE.
FOLDING A LETTER.
THE LITERATURE OF A LETTER.
ARRANGEMENT OF ITEMS.
BREVITY.
STYLE.
ORDERING GOODS.
SENDING MONEY BY LETTER.
INSTRUCTIONS.
A DUNNING LETTER.
LETTERS OF INTRODUCTION.
ELEMENTS OF SUCCESS IN BUSINESS
HONESTY.
INDUSTRY.
MEMORY.
PROMPTNESS.
EXECUTIVE ABILITY.
PERSEVERANCE.
CIVILITY.
INTEGRITY.
ECONOMY.
GETTING A SITUATION.
DETECTING COUNTERFEIT MONEY
DEVICES AND FRAUDS.
COUNTERFEIT AND GENUINE WORK.
LATHE WORK.
GEOMETRICAL LATHE.
RULING ENGINE WORK.
VIGNETTES.
SOLID PRINT.
BANK-NOTE PAPER.
COUNTERFEIT SIGNATURES.
ALTERED BANK-NOTES.
COMPARING AND EXAMINING NOTES.
PIECING, ETC.
HOW TO ADVERTISE
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING.
CIRCULARS.
CHARTS, CALENDARS, ETC.
LETTERS.
DRUMMERS AND AGENTS.
HOW TO WRITE AN ADVERTISEMENT.
HOW TO BE HANDSOME
SOME OF THE SECRETS OF BEAUTY.
HIGH-HEELED BOOTS.
HOW TO APPEAR GRACEFUL IN WALKING.
MULTUM IN PARVO
HISTORY OF THE BIBLES OF THE WORLD.
PRECIOUS STONES.
HOW TO MEASURE CORN IN THE CRIB.
HOME DRESSMAKING.
A WOMAN'S SKIRTS.
TO MAKE THE SLEEVES.
DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN CALIFORNIA.
HOW TO MAKE ARTIFICIAL GOLD.
HOW TO TELL ANY PERSON'S AGE.
WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE COSTS.
BUSINESS LAW.
ITEMS WORTH REMEMBERING.
REMARKABLE CALCULATIONS REGARDING THE SUN.
HOW TO DISTINGUISH GOOD MEAT FROM BAD MEAT.
RAILROADS IN FINLAND.
COMPARATIVE SIZE OF THE ARK AND THE GREAT EASTERN.
FINGER NAILS AS AN INDICATION OF CHARACTER.
DANGERS OF CELLULOID.
ODD FACTS ABOUT SHOES.
QUANTITY OF OIL REQUIRED FOR DIFFERENT COLORS.
PAINTING.
THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD.
HEAT AND COLD.
QUANTITY OF SEED TO AN ACRE.
SOLUBLE GLASS FOR FLOORS.
DURABILITY OF A HORSE.
COMPARATIVE COST OF FREIGHT BY WATER AND RAIL.
HINTS TO YOUNG HOUSEWIVES.
SUPERSTITIONS REGARDING BABIES.
SECRET ART OF CATCHING FISH.
TO CATCH FISH.
CERTAIN CURE FOR DRUNKENNESS.
LADIES' STAMPING POWDER.
SALARIES OF THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS, PER ANNUM.
CHRONOLOGY OF IMPORTANT EVENTS.
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT OUR BODIES.
RULES FOR SPELLING.
THE USE OF CAPITALS.
TWENTY CHOICE COURSE DINNER MENUS.
TERMS USED IN MEDICINE.
RULES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH.
HOUSEHOLD RECIPES
MISCELLANEOUS.
HOW TO DESTROY HOUSEHOLD PESTS
ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES
And How to Meet Them
THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN
LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS
MASTERPIECES OF ELOQUENCE
AT HIS BROTHER'S GRAVE.
AT THE GRAVE OF A CHILD.
SUNDRY BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST.
PHYSICIANS' DIGESTION TABLE
THEMES FOR DEBATE.
THEMES FOR DEBATE.
COOKERY RECIPES
HOW TO COOK VEGETABLES
HOW TO CALCULATE.
ADDITION.
SHORT METHODS OF MULTIPLICATION.
FRACTIONS.
TWENTY THOUSAND THINGS WORTH KNOWING.
RELATIVE HARDNESS OF WOODS.
SUSTAINING POWER OF ICE.
THE EXPANSIVE POWER OF WATER.
BLUNDERS AND ABSURDITIES IN ART.
A STOPPAGE OF THE FALLS OF NIAGARA.
WONDERS OF MINUTE WORKMANSHIP.
CURIOUS DISSECTION OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS.
REMARKABLE INSCRIPTION.
CURIOUS CALCULATIONS.
WONDERS OF SCIENCE.