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FOREWORD.

EXAMPLES OF SUCCESS

MUSIC COMPOSERS AND PIANISTS

VOCAL ARTISTS AND PRIMA DONNAS

PAINTERS

SCULPTORS

ACTORS AND POETS

INVENTORS

GREAT DEMAND FOR WISE LEADERS

FUTURE LEADERS NOW UNKNOWN YOUTH

PERHAPS YOUR BOY WILL LEAD THE RACE

THE CHURCH OFFERS HIGH INDUCEMENTS

YOUR CHILDREN MAY BECOME DISTINGUISHED

THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES

THE FLANNEL MOUTHED IRISHMAN

BECAUSE HE ALWAYS APPLIES THE VULGAR EPITHET TO HIS RACE

TRAINING SCHOOLS FOR WOMEN

TRADE AND MANUFACTURING PURSUITS

THE JEW, THE IRISHMAN AND THE ITALIAN

THE SKILLED WORKMAN

FORTUNES TO BE MADE

THE FIELD OF OPPORTUNITY

IN THE ARMY AND NAVY

FORCE OF CHARACTER

RECORDS OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT

IN THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE

THE DIGNITY OF THE RACE

THE FORCE FOR GOOD

THE CAUSE OF RELIGION

YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

THEODORE ROOSEVELT

PROF. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON

SELF HELP FOR YOUTH

PRESIDENT WILSON

DR. W. E. BURGHARDT DUBOIS

WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

THE COLORED AMERICANS’ NATIONALITY

“I AM AN AMERICAN, SIR”

BRICKLAYERS AND CARPENTERS

THE FIELD OF ORGANIZED LABOR

MAKING THE BURDEN OF LIFE MORE ENJOYABLE

THE JEWS HAVE AGES OF LEARNING

THE POSSIBILITY OF PROGRESS

BLACK MEN ORIGINATE EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION

PIGMENT OF COLOR TO GUARD THE SKIN

ALL NATIONS AND TRIBES ONE GREAT FAMILY

WARS BETWEEN JEWS AND ETHIOPIANS

THE RISE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE

THE JEWS

ADVANCEMENT OF THE JEWS

THE JEWS THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE

THE AMERICAN INDIAN

RESULTS OF EDUCATION

THE JAPANESE AS AN ILLUSTRATION

THE CHINESE

THE BLACK NATIONS A POWERFUL CIVILIZATION

THE BLACK KINGS

THE BEAUTIFUL BLACK QUEEN

ETHIOPIANS FIRST LIVING MEN

THEATRES, PALACES AND TEMPLES

MOSES MARRIED A COLORED WOMAN

GREAT ANCESTRY OF COLORED RACE

THE BIBLE AS A PROOF

BLACK MEN DISCOVER ART OF WORKING METALS

THE QUEEN OF SHEBA AND SOLOMON

THE ETHIOPIANS CONQUERED EGYPT

BLACK QUEENS WHEN CHRIST WAS BORN

ETHIOPIAN WOMEN HELD IN HIGH ESTEEM

ANCIENT EGYPTIANS WERE NEGROES

THE JEW AND THE COLORED MAN

THE CASE OF THE JAPANESE

A GREAT DIVISION OF THE HUMAN FAMILY

OPPORTUNITY AND ADVANTAGES OF COLORED AMERICANS

ECONOMIC PROGRESS

INTELLECTUAL PROGRESS

AUTHORS, WRITERS, POETS AND THE FINE ARTS

SUCCESS THROUGH SELF HELP

ETHIOPIANS NEARLY PERFECT

THE TEACHER, DOCTOR, LAWYER, CLERGYMAN—WHICH ARE YOU FITTED FOR?

THE VICTORY OF THE MAN WHO DARES

THE WISE MAN’S PHILOSOPHY

The Secret of Successful Work

The Key to Success

OPEN A SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNT

SAVE YOUR MONEY AND MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU

BECOME A LAND OWNER

OWN YOUR OWN HOME

DON’T BORROW MONEY FOR NEEDLESS EXPENSES

ESTABLISH A REPUTATION FOR YOURSELF

IMPROVE PRESENT OPPORTUNITIES

HOW TO MAKE USE OF VALUABLE SPARE TIME

FIT YOURSELF FOR SOME TRADE OR CALLING

WORK FOR SUCCESS WHILE YOUNG

Opportunity for Business Life

Build Up Your Credit

Stiffen Your Backbone and Keep on Climbing

Keep in the Race, Don’t Give Up

Keep an Eye on the Future

Produce Something and Increase Your Own Value to the World

STOP, LOOK, LISTEN!

BE EVERY MAN’S FRIEND

SELECT YOUR OWN COMPANY

KEEP YOUR NERVE

STUDY YOUR HEALTH

MAKING ONE HAND WASH THE OTHER

SUPERSTITION AND LUCK

GOOD AND BAD LUCK

BE SLOW TO ANGER

PRACTICE LOGIC, COMMON SENSE AND TACT

DON’T BE A DREAMER

DON’T BE BASHFUL

DON’T BE UNDECIDED

DON’T BE TOO BIG FOR YOUR BUSINESS

DON’T GET DISCOURAGED

DON’T BE PREJUDICED

DON’T BE SMALL MINDED

DON’T WASTE TIME

DON’T DECEIVE YOURSELF

DON’T HIDE YOUR FAULTS

DON’T BE A PESSIMIST, BE AN OPTIMIST

DON’T BE A COWARD

DO NOT SPEAK EVIL OF ANY ONE

DO NOT NEGLECT YOUR PARENTS OR YOUR FAMILY

DON’T BE A KICKER OR A KNOCKER

A GOOD WOMAN THE GLORY OF MAN

EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN

THE GOLDEN RULE, OR THE PRINCIPLE OF LIVE AND LET LIVE

DON’T GO INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH “THE DEVIL”

HONESTY THE BEST POLICY

Do As You Would Be Done By

Keep in Touch With God

Do Not Try to Succeed Without the Help of God

The More a Man Gains Wisdom the Nearer He Gets to God

Do Not Violate the Laws of Nature

The Devil’s Work in the Home, in Society, in Business, in Politics, and in Every Walk of Life

PROGRESS IN EDUCATION.

INTRODUCTION.

HISTORY OF NEGRO EDUCATION.

THE EARLY TEACHING OF SLAVES.

PRE-CIVIL-WAR PERIOD.

EDUCATION AS A SOLDIER.

CHURCH SCHOOLS AFTER THE WAR.

PUBLIC PROVISION FOR NEGRO EDUCATION.

SCHOOLS MAINTAINED BY PRIVATE AGENCIES.

INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS.

SCHOOLS MAINTAINED BY INDEPENDENT BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

WHITE CHURCH BOARDS MAINTAINING COLORED SCHOOLS.

COLORED CHURCH BOARDS MAINTAINING SCHOOLS.

OTHER AGENCIES INTERESTED IN NEGRO EDUCATION.

HOSPITALS AND NURSE TRAINING SCHOOLS.

THE THREE IMPORTANT TYPES OF EDUCATION.

CHILD’S FUTURE MOLDED BY EXAMPLE

GLITTERING IMITATIONS A SERIOUS EVIL

GUIDANCE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

GOOD MANNERS AND SOCIAL ETIQUETTE

GIVE YOUR BOYS AND GIRLS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR TRUE NATURES

DIRECT YOUR CHILD’S ENERGY

KEEPING THE BOY BUSY

ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE BOY

THE SOUL NEEDS SPACE TO DEVELOP

DEVELOPING MORAL CHARACTER

HOME THE PLACE FOR STUDY

IMPRESSIONS MADE BY THE EYE

THE HOME THE SOCIAL CENTER

APPETITE AS A FACTOR IN CHARACTER

STORY OF THE TWO BROTHERS

APPETITE MAY BE ACQUIRED

THE PERIOD OF “COLTISHNESS”

SUBJUGATION OF THE APPETITE

PROPER APPLICATION OF OUR DESIRES

SOWING SEEDS OF KINDLINESS

RESENTMENT AGAINST INJUSTICE

THE JOYS OF CHEERFULNESS

PRINCIPLE AND CONSCIENCE

WILL DISTINGUISHED FROM CONSCIENCE

DUTY BEGINS IN THE HOME

REVERENCE AND RESPECT

EVIL EFFECTS OF BAD EXAMPLE, ETC.

LOVE, HONOR AND REVERENCE

CHINESE RESPECT FOR PARENTS AND AGED

RESPECT IN THE SCHOOL ROOM

LOVE AND REVERENCE FOR ONE’S COUNTRY

DUTIES OF CHILDREN TO THEIR PARENTS

CHILDREN SHOULD SHARE IN DUTIES

COURTESIES DUE THE MOTHER

MOTHER SHOULD BE CONFIDED IN

THE DUTIES OF HUSBAND AND WIFE TO EACH OTHER

AS TO FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS

REGARD, PROTECTION AND CONSIDERATION

MOTHER THE HIGHEST TYPE OF HUMANITY

THE FUTURE OF THE CHILD, THE FUTURE OF THE RACE

HOME LIFE A JOYFUL OCCUPATION

NEED OF CARE AND WATCHFULNESS

THE HUMAN BODY AND ITS CONSTRUCTION

PROPER FOOD AND ITS IMPORTANCE

CLOTHING AND ITS RELATION TO HEALTH

THE BATH AND ITS IMPORTANCE

HOT WEATHER BATH SUGGESTIONS

SLEEP AND ITS VALUE

VENTILATION OF BEDROOMS

REGULARITY OF HABITS

GUARD YOUR WATER SUPPLY

HOW DISEASES ARE CLASSIFIED

HOW TO PREVENT CONTAGION

CARE OF THE SICK ROOM

DISINFECTION, ITS IMPORTANCE AND ITS METHODS

PERIOD OF ISOLATION OR QUARANTINE

CARE OF THE PATIENT

TEMPERATURE AND PULSE

SIMPLE HOUSEHOLD REMEDIES, HERBS AND OTHERWISE

WHAT TO PUT IN A REMEDY CUPBOARD

HOW TO KEEP THE BABY WELL

POISONS AND THEIR TREATMENT

RATTLESNAKE BITES CURED BY SWEET OIL

RATTLESNAKE BITES—A FAVORITE REMEDY

POISON IVY, OAK AND SUMAC-REMEDIES

BEE AND WASP STINGS—HOW TO SOOTHE THEM

BORAX FOR INSECT BITES

HOW TO TREAT A SPRAIN

HOW TO TAKE SORENESS FROM A CUT MADE BY GLASS

NAIL WOUNDS IN THE FOOT—HOW TO RELIEVE THE PAIN

TURPENTINE FOR LOCKJAW

BRUISES, SPLINTERS, CUTS AND BURNS—SIMPLE REMEDIES

BURNS AND THEIR TREATMENT

COLD WATER FOR ORDINARY RECENT BURNS

TO RELIEVE A SCALDED MOUTH

HOW TO BRING THE APPARENTLY DROWNED TO LIFE

WHEN ONE FALLS INTO THE WATER

WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF SUFFOCATION

HOW TO REVIVE A FAINTING PERSON

SUNSTROKE AND HOW TO TREAT IT

FREEZING AND HOW TO TREAT A CASE

THE EYES AND HOW TO CARE FOR THEM

STYES AND THEIR TREATMENT

TO TAKE THE COLOR FROM A BLACK EYE

TO REMOVE BITS OF DIRT FROM THE EYE

QUICK RELIEF FOR EARACHE

INSECTS IN THE EAR—TO REMOVE

TOOTHACHE—A QUICK RELIEF

DISAGREEABLE BREATH—HOW TO CURE

TO STOP NOSEBLEED

HICCOUGHS—A SIMPLE CURE

FELONS OR WHITLOWS AND THEIR TREATMENT

SIMPLE CURE FOR WARTS

CORNS AND CORN CURES

BOILS AND CARBUNCLES—HOW TO TREAT THEM

THE PROPER WAY TO MAKE A MUSTARD PLASTER

DANGER IN DAMP SHEETS

TAR AND TURPENTINE FOR DIPHTHERIA

TO PREVENT PITTING IN SMALLPOX

MEDICAL USES OF WHITE OF EGG

LEMONS OF VALUE IN MANY USES

PAINTED WALLS BEST FOR SICK ROOMS

VALUE OF PLANTS IN THE SICK ROOM

TO AVOID CONTAGION IN THE SICKROOM

LIME AND CHARCOAL AS DISINFECTANTS

CHLORIDE OF LIME AS A DISINFECTANT

HOW TO PURIFY FOUL WATER

A WORD CONCERNING GOOD DIGESTION

A PRACTICAL SPRING REMEDY

CASTOR OIL—MAKING IT EASY TO TAKE

CREAM OF TARTAR A MILD CATHARTIC

BOILED MILK FOR BOWEL DISEASES

WHEN TO EAT FRUIT AND WHY

FOR FEVER OR SORE THROAT PATIENTS

WAKEFULNESS CURED BY LEMON JUICE

FRUIT AS AN ANTIDOTE FOR INTEMPERANCE

HOME REMEDY FOR CONSUMPTION

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