The Historical Child / Paidology; The Science of the Child

by Oscar Chrisman

INDEX

• "Above the salt," seating of guests, in United States, [328].
• Acrobatic feats in China, [120];
  • Egypt, [79];
  • Europe, [294];
  • Greece, [200];
  • India, [98];
  • Japan, [147];
  • Mexico, [34];
  • Rome, [253];
  • United States, [403].
• Admonitions of father to a son, in Mexico, [20];
  • of a mother to a daughter, in Mexico, [21].
• Adoption, in Greece, [194];
  • India, [99];
  • Japan, [145];
  • Rome, [242].
• Adrogation at Rome, [242].
• Adultery, in China, [104];
  • Egypt, [58];
  • India, [92].
• African slave trade in United States, [317].
• Agriculture, in Egypt, [65];
  • Mexico, [30];
  • Peru, [45];
  • Rome, [246].
• Amphitheater, the, at Rome, [250].
• Amusements, in China, [118];
  • Egypt, [76];
  • Europe, [292];
  • India, [98];
  • Japan, [146];
  • Judea, [173];
  • Mexico, [33];
  • Persia, [164];
  • Rome, [249];
  • United States, [398].
• Animal exhibits in United States, [404].
• Animals, domestic, of Egypt, [66].
• Animals, trained, in Europe, [294];
  • Japan, [147].
• Animals used for food, in Egypt, [61];
  • Europe, [428];
  • Rome, [238];
  • United States, [369].
• Anklets worn in Egypt, [61];
  • Judea, [172].
• Apprenticeship in Europe, [290];
  • Japan, [156].
• Aqueducts of Peru, [46].
• Architecture in Egypt, [72].
• Aristocracy of Europe, [275].
• Armed men at church in New England, [437].
• Artificial teeth at Rome, [237].
• Artisans of Europe, [273].
• "Assemblies" in United States, [399].
• Athletic contests at Rome, [252].
• Atrium of a Roman house, [216].
• Auguries of marriages in India, [90];
  • Mexico, [17].
• Ax, the, among the early colonists of United States, [322].

• Baby boys welcomed, baby girls not wanted, in China, [116].
• Bachelors in Greece, [185];
  • United States, [348].
• Backgammon in Europe, [295].
• Balls and ball-playing in Egypt, [81];
  • Europe, [296];
  • Greece, [196];
  • Mexico, [35];
  • Rome, [255];
  • United States, [413].
• Bangles worn in China, [122].
• Banquets in Mexico, [33];
  • Rome, [224].
• Baptism of infant in Mexico, [19];
  • United States, [376].
• Bathing new-born child in China, [113];
  • Sparta, [191].
• Baths and bathing in Egypt, [62];
  • Rome, [254];
  • United States, [358].
• Battledore and shuttlecock in Japan, [151].
• Beards in Egypt, [61];
  • Europe, [284];
  • Greece, [187].
• Beautifying the person by Roman women, [236].
• Beds in Rome, [217];
  • United States, [327].
• Beer in United States, [371].
• Beetles, children playing with, in Greece, [196].
• Betrothal in China, [108];
  • Greece, [182];
  • India, [90];
  • Japan, [134];
  • Judea, [169];
  • Persia, [161];
  • Rome, [226];
  • United States, [339].
• "Beverige," in United States, [372].
• Bilboes used for offenders in United States, [417].
• Birth in China, [112];
  • Greece, [191];
  • Japan, [143];
  • Judea, [170];
  • Mexico, [18];
  • Rome, [239].
• Birthday at Rome, [240].
• Blind man's buff in Europe, [296];
  • Greece, [196];
  • Japan, [151].
• Bond-servants in United States, [321].
• Books for children in United States, [413].
• Books for young women in Japan, [158].
• Books on etiquette in United States, [382].
• Bottles of Egypt, [67].
• Bowling and bowling-greens in England, [296].
• Boys and girls in China, [115];
  • India, [96].
• Boys' behavior in United States, [383].
• Boys' games in China, [121].
• Boys' work and manufactures in United States, [422].
• Bracelets worn in China, [122];
  • Egypt, [61];
  • India, [91];
  • Judea, [172];
  • Rome, [236];
  • United States, [354].
• Branding offenders in United States, [419].
• Breach of promise in United States, [342].
• Bread and bread-making in Egypt, [63];
  • Europe, [286];
  • Greece, [190].
• Brides, treatment of, on wedding-day in China, [112].
• Buckles worn at knees and ankles by men in United States, [354].
• Buffoonery in Egypt, [79].
• Buildings in Peru, [41].
• Bulla worn by child at Rome, [240].
• Bull-baiting in United States, [403].
• Bull-fights in Egypt, [80].
• Bundling in United States, [337].
• Burial in Egypt, [75];
  • Greece, [201];
  • Rome, [244];
  • United States, [393].
• Burial-places in United States, [396].

• Cage to hold baby at church in United States, [379].
• Calling to people to church in New England, [433].
• Cards in Europe, [295].
• Care and treatment of children in Europe, [290];
  • Greece, [191];
  • India, [97];
  • Japan, [143];
  • Judea, [170];
  • Mexico, [19];
  • Peru, [44];
  • Rome, [239];
  • United States, [384].
• Carrying children in Japan, [145].
• Caste in India, [85].
• Casting the nativity of the infant in Mexico, [19].
• Cat, the, used in hunting in Egypt, [80].
• Catechetical schools in Europe, [296].
• Catching butterflies and beetles by children at play in Europe, [296].
• Cat's cradle, game of, in United States, [408].
• Celibacy at Rome, [224].
• Cellars of Dutch houses in New York, [324].
• Ceremony of binding wrists of baby in China, [113].
• Ceremony of initiation on child's first entering school in India, [99].
• Ceremony of purification of child in Greece, [191];
  • Rome, [239].
• Chairs in Egypt, [57];
  • Rome, [217];
  • United States, [326].
• Characteristics of Persia, [161];
  • Rome, [212].
• Chess in Europe, [295];
  • India, [99];
  • Rome, [253].
• Chests in United States, [326].
• Chewing-gum in Mexico, [26].
• Child and parent in China, [116];
  • Egypt, [58];
  • Europe, [289];
  • Greece, [191];
  • India, [97];
  • Japan, [146];
  • Judea, [171];
  • Mexico, [19];
  • Persia, [163];
  • Rome, [238].
• Child and religion in China, [122];
  • Egypt, [76];
  • Greece, [202];
  • Rome, [255];
  • United States, [439].
• Child in China, [104];
  • Egypt, [52];
  • Europe, [264];
  • Greece, [177];
  • India, [85];
  • Japan, [130];
  • Judea, [167];
  • Mexico, [15];
  • Persia, [161];
  • Peru, [39];
  • Rome, [212];
  • United States, [313].
• Childish (Mother Goose) Rhymes in China, [113].
• Child-marriage in Europe, [281];
  • India, [92].
• Child-murder, punishment for, in Egypt, [58].
• Child-pilgrimages of Europe, [310].
• Children all legitimate in Egypt, [58].
• Children among the early Christians in Europe, [289].
• Children at meals in United States, [381].
• Children, companies of, at Albany, New York, [408].
• Children desired in Greece, [191];
  • Judea, [169].
• Children from almshouses bound out to service in United States, [320].
• Children of the ancient Britons, [287].
• Children's carts at Rome, [254].
• Children's Crusade in Europe, [302];
  • France, [302];
  • Germany, [305].
• Children's toys and story books in United States, [412].
• Child's first day at school in China, [124].
• Child welfare in United States, [380].
• Chimneys of houses in United States, [330].
• Chinese baby, a, [112].
• Chiton, worn in Greece, [187].
• Chivalry in Europe, [268].
• Christening blanket of baby in United States, [379].
• Christmas sports and pastimes in Europe, [293];
  • United States, [414].
• Church-ales in Europe, [293].
• Church buildings in United States, [428].
• Church services in New England, [437].
• Cider in United States, [372].
• Circumcision in Judea, [171].
• Circus Maximus at Rome, [250].
• Citizenship at Rome, [240].
• Classes of people in Egypt, [53];
  • Greece, [177];
  • Mexico, [15];
  • Rome, [213].
• Classical learning saved to Europe by the Christian Church, [299].
• Cleanliness of Egyptians, [62].
• Cloth manufacture in Egypt, [67];
  • Mexico, [37];
  • Peru, [48].
• Coasting at Albany, New York, [411].
• Cock-fighting in United States, [403].
• Coeducational academies in United States, [454].
• Coffee-drinking in United States, [374].
• Colleges in United States, [454].
• Combs in Egypt, [62];
  • Judea, [172].
• "Coming Out" of bride and groom in United States, [342].
• Commerce in Egypt, [71];
  • Europe, [273];
  • Mexico, [32];
  • Rome, [249].
• Competitive literary examinations for public positions in China, [127].
• Concubinage in China, [105];
  • Egypt, [58];
  • Japan, [185];
  • Mexico, [18];
  • Rome, [238].
• Conjuring in Europe, [294].
• Contests by boys in physical exercises in Greece, [199].
• Contract between a Dutch schoolmaster and the authorities of Flatbush, New York, [448].
• Conventus matronarum at Rome, [220].
• Cooking and cooking utensils in United States, [328].
• Corn huskings in United States, [365].
• Corsets worn by children in United States, [363].
• Cosmetics used in China, [122];
  • Egypt, [61];
  • Greece, [189];
  • Judea, [172];
  • Mexico, [24];
  • Rome, [237];
  • United States, [358].
• Couches at Rome, [217].
• Country of Egypt, [52].
• Couriers in Mexico, [33].
• Course of study in schools of China, [125];
  • Egypt, [83];
  • Europe, [297].
• Courses of study in the Universities of Europe, [300].
• Court fools in Europe, [294];
  • Mexico, [33].
• Courtesans in India, [87];
  • Japan, [133].
• Courting-sticks in United States, [337].
• Courtship in China, [108];
  • Greece, [183];
  • Japan, [134];
  • United States, [336].
• Cradles of Greece, [192];
  • United States, [378].
• Cremation at Rome, [245].
• Cricket-fighting in China, [121].
• Criminals sent from England to America, [318].
• Cruelty of teachers in United States, [449].
• Cupboards in houses of United States, [326].
• Curling-irons for the hair in Greece, [188].
• Customs relating to the land in United States, [313].

• Dame-schools in New England, [448].
• Dancing in Egypt, [77];
  • Europe, [294];
  • Greece, [200];
  • India, [98];
  • Japan, [147];
  • Judea, [173];
  • Mexico, [34];
  • Rome, [254];
  • United States, [399].
• Daughter desired after several sons were born to family in India, [97].
• Daughter-in-law and mother-in-law, relation of, in China, [104].
• Day and night, game of, in Greece, [196].
• Death in Egypt, [74];
  • Rome, [243];
  • United States, [393].
• Death of son laid upon daughter in Egypt, [96].
• Deductio of bride at Rome, [229].
• Deformation of feet in China, [117].
• Diary of a Boston school girl of 1771, [384].
• Dice in Egypt, [80];
  • Europe, [295];
  • Greece, [200];
  • Mexico, [34];
  • Persia, [164];
  • Rome, [254].
• Dining-tables in United States, [328].
• Discipline in schools of China, [126];
  • Egypt, [83];
  • Greece, [209];
  • India, [102];
  • Judea, [175];
  • Mexico, [36];
  • Rome, [261];
  • United States, [449].
• Discomfort of houses in winter in United States, [331].
• Diseases in United States, [389].
• Diseases of infancy in United States, [377].
• Disposition of Chinese baby, [113].
• Divination by children in Egypt, [76].
• Divorce in China, [105];
  • Europe, [281];
  • Greece, [185];
  • Japan, [137];
  • Judea, [170];
  • Mexico, [18];
  • Persia, [163];
  • Rome, [230];
  • United States, [342].
• Dolls in Egypt, [81];
  • Greece, [195];
  • Japan, [149];
  • Rome, [254];
  • United States, [413].
• Doors in Dutch houses in New York, [323];
  • Egyptian houses, [56];
  • Roman houses, [217].
• Dowry in Greece, [183];
  • India, [98];
  • Judea, [169];
  • Rome, [226].
• Draughts, game of, in Egypt, [79];
  • Europe, [295].
• Dress a distinguishing mark during the middle ages of Europe, [283].
• Dress in China, [121];
  • Egypt, [59];
  • Europe, [282];
  • Greece, [186];
  • India, [98];
  • Japan, [140];
  • Judea, [171];
  • Mexico, [24];
  • Persia, [163];
  • Peru, [41];
  • Rome, [231];
  • United States, [348].
• Dress, laws against luxury in, in New England, [350].
• Dress, material of, in China, [121];
  • Egypt, [60];
  • Greece, [187];
  • Rome, [233];
  • United States, [354].
• Dress of Anglo-Saxons, [282].
• Dress of boys in Greece, [186];
  • Persia, [163];
  • United States, [360].
• Dress of children in China, [122];
  • Egypt, [64];
  • Europe, [284].
• Dress of Dutch children in United States, [363].
• Dress of early Britons, [282].
• Dress of girls in United States, [361].
• Dress of frontiersmen and hunters in United States, [351].
• Dress of infant in China, [122];
  • Greece, [191];
  • Japan, [144];
  • United States, [359].
• Dress of men and women embroidered and decorated in medieval Europe, [284].
• Dress of men and women of working classes in Europe, [284].
• Dress of men in Egypt, [59];
  • Europe, [283];
  • Mexico, [24];
  • Persia, [163];
  • United States, [351].
• Dress of Normans, [283].
• Dress of school girls in United States, [362].
• Dress of servants and slaves in Egypt, [60].
• Dress of women in China, [122];
  • Egypt, [59];
  • Europe, [284];
  • Greece, [187];
  • Mexico, [24];
  • Persia, [163];
  • Rome, [232];
  • United States, [352].
• Dress, Restrictions on in early United States, [350].
• Drink in Egypt, [64];
  • Greece, [190];
  • Mexico, [26];
  • Peru, [43];
  • Rome, [238];
  • United States, [369].
• Drink of children in United States, [375].
• Driving vehicles for pleasure at Rome, [253].
• Ducking-stool in United States, [418].
• Dutch houses in New York, [323].
• Duties of children in Greece, [194];
  • Judea, [171].
• Dwarfs and deformed persons in Egypt, [79].

• Earrings in China, [122];
  • Egypt, [61];
  • Judea, [172];
  • Rome, [236].
• Education among the early Christians, [296].
• Education in China, [123];
  • Egypt, [82];
  • Europe, [296];
  • Greece, [203];
  • India, [100];
  • Japan, [157];
  • Judea, [173];
  • Mexico, [36];
  • Persia, [164];
  • Peru, [50];
  • Rome, [257];
  • United States, [442].
• Education in Parishads in India, [101].
• Education in post-exilic period in Judea, [174];
  • pre-exilic period, [174].
• Education of boys in Athens, [207];
  • India, [101];
  • Mexico, [37];
  • Persia, [164];
  • Sparta, [204].
• Education of Brahman in India, [101].
• Education of common people in Mexico, [37];
  • Peru, [51].
• Education of higher classes in Mexico, [37];
  • Peru, [51].
• Education of samurai in Japan, [158].
• Education of women in Athens, [209];
  • China, [127];
  • Egypt, [83];
  • Europe, [301];
  • India, [102];
  • Japan, [158];
  • Judea, [175];
  • Mexico, [37];
  • Persia, [169];
  • Rome, [262];
  • Sparta, [209];
  • United States, [452].
• Education of youth at Athens, [208];
  • Persia, [165];
  • Peru, [51];
  • Sparta, [205].
• Education, reverence for, in China, [123].
• Education, rise of lay, in Europe, [298].
• Educational ideas of the Church Fathers in Europe, [300].
• Educational titles in China, [127].
• Election-day in United States, [415].
• Elopement in Japan, [136].
• Embalming in Egypt, [75].
• Embroidering in United States, [426].
• Engagement, announcement of, in Mexico, [16].
• Engagement presents in Japan, [134].
• Entertainment in the homes in Greece, [199].
• Ethical standards at Rome, [223].
• Examinations, competitive, in China, for public positions, [123].
• Eye troubles in Egypt, [74].

• Fairs in Europe, [293];
  • Peru, [48];
  • United States, [398].
• Father, the, power and duty of, in Japan, [146].
• Feasts in Mexico, [33].
• Feather-work in Mexico, [31];
  • United States, [427].
• Fertilization of crops in Egypt, [66];
  • Peru, [47];
  • Rome, [246].
• Festival of banners in Japan, [148];
  • of chrysanthemums, [149];
  • of dolls, [148];
  • of lanterns, [149].
• Festivals in Greece, [197];
  • Japan, [148].
• Feudal castle and its life in Europe, [267].
• Feudal village, [267].
• Feudalism in Europe, [265].
• "Field Schools" in United States, [442].
• Filial piety in Japan, [133].
• Fireplaces in houses in United States, [330].
• Fish and fishing in Egypt, [67];
  • Greece, [190];
  • Peru, [47];
  • Rome, [238];
  • United States, [365], [402].
• Flax-culture and spinning in United States, [426].
• Flogging of servants in United States, [321].
• Floors of houses in Rome, [217];
  • United States, [325].
• Food in Egypt, [62];
  • Europe, [285];
  • Greece, [190];
  • Mexico, [25];
  • Peru, [42];
  • Rome, [237];
  • United States, [364].
• Food of children in Egypt, [64];
  • Greece, [190];
  • India, [99];
  • United States, [374].
• Football in United States, [407].
• Footwear in Egypt, [61];
  • Europe, [285];
  • Greece, [188];
  • Japan, [140];
  • Judea, [172];
  • Rome, [235];
  • United States, [355].
• Fowling in Egypt, [67];
  • Peru, [47].
• Fox and geese, game of, in Europe, [296].
• Fruits of Egypt, [62];
  • Europe, [286];
  • Greece, [190];
  • Peru, [42];
  • Rome, [238];
  • United States, [367].
• Funeral feasts at Rome, [245].
• Funeral gifts in United States, [394].
• Funerals in Egypt, [75];
  • Greece, [202];
  • Rome, [243];
  • United States, [393].
• Funerals of children in United States, [398].
• Furniture of houses in Europe, [276];
  • United States, [325].

• Gambling in China, [121];
  • Europe, [295];
  • Greece, [200];
  • India, [99];
  • Mexico, [34];
  • United States, [400].
• Gambrel roof in United States, [324].
• Games and plays in China, [119];
  • Egypt, [81];
  • Greece, [195];
  • Japan, [146];
  • Judea, [173];
  • Mexico, [41];
  • Persia, [164];
  • Rome, [254];
  • United States, [407].
• Geisha girls of Japan, [133].
• "Genji and Heiké," game of, in Japan, [152].
• Ghostly games in Japan, [147].
• Gifts to young babies in United States, [378].
• Girls' and women's work in United States, [423].
• Girls' games in China, [120];
  • Japan, [133];
  • Persia, [164].
• Girls of Athens and Sparta, comparison of, [180].
• Girls' place in the meeting-house of New England, [430].
• Gladiatorial fights at Rome, [251].
• Glass used in Egypt, [67].
• Glazed ware in Egypt, [67].
• Go-cart for baby in United States, [379].
• God of school children in Japan, [155].
• Going to church in New England, [434].
• Grace returned at meals in Egypt, [63].
• Grains of Egypt, [65];
  • Peru, [42];
  • Rome, [238];
  • United States, [364].
• Grape and olive culture at Rome, [247].
• Gravestones in United States, [396].
• Grinding grain in Egypt, [62];
  • Europe, [286];
  • United States, [365].
• Grinning matches in England, [293].
• Growth of the idea of education for all classes in Europe, [297].
• Guilds in Europe, [274];
  • Rome, [249].
• Gymnasium and gymnastic exercises in Greece, [197].
• Gymnastic contests for boys in Greece, [199];
  • Rome, [253].

• Hair of baby in Japan, [144].
• Hair of boys in Japan, [140].
• Hair of children in Greece, [187];
  • Mexico, [24];
  • Peru, [44].
• Hair of men in Egypt, [60];
  • Europe, [284];
  • Greece, [187];
  • Japan, [140];
  • Peru, [42];
  • Rome, [234];
  • United States, [355].
• Hair of women in China, [122];
  • Egypt, [60];
  • Europe, [284];
  • Greece, [187];
  • Japan, [140];
  • Judea, [172];
  • Mexico, [24];
  • Peru, [42];
  • Rome, [235];
  • United States, [356].
• Hair-pins in Judea, [172];
  • Rome, [235].
• Half-face camp of early settlers in United States, [322].
• Handwear in Greece, [188].
• Hanseatic League in Europe, [274].
• Hara-Kiri in Japan, [156].
• Headdress of school girl in United States, [362].
• Head-rest for sleeping in Egypt, [57].
• Head-shaving by men in Europe, [276];
  • Egypt, [60].
• Headwear of men in Peru, [41];
  • Rome, [234].
• Heating of houses in Europe, [276];
  • Rome, [217];
  • United States, [330].
• Heating of meeting-houses in New England, [432].
• Hetairai of Greece, [180].
• Himation, worn in Greece, [186].
• Historical and critical notice of earlier and medieval Europe, [264].
• History of Judea, [167].
• Hobby-horses in Greece, [196];
  • Rome, [254].
• Hocking in Europe, [293].
• Holidays and festivals in China, [119];
  • Japan, [148];
  • United States, [413].
• Home, the, in Egypt, [55];
  • Europe, [276];
  • Greece, [178];
  • Rome, [215];
  • United States, [322].
• Hominy, an Indian food in United States, [364].
• Honey-pots, game of, in United States, [408].
• Hoop-petticoats for girls in United States, [281].
• Hoops, playing with, in Egypt, [79];
  • Greece, [195];
  • Rome, [254];
  • United States, [413].
• Hop scotch in United States, [408].
• Hornbook of New England, [445].
• Horseback riding at Rome, [253].
• Horse-racing in Greece, [200];
  • United States, [403].
• Houses in Egypt, [55];
  • Europe, [276];
  • Greece, [178];
  • Rome, [215].
• Houses of Dutch in New York, [323].
• Houses of early settlers in New England, [322].
• Houses of Quakers and Germans in Pennsylvania, [323].
• Houses of Southern planters in United States, [323].
• Human sacrifice in Mexico, [28];
  • Peru, [45].
• Hunting in Egypt, [80];
  • Europe, [292];
  • Greece, [200];
  • Peru, [47];
  • Rome, [253];
  • United States, [401].
• Husband and wife in New England, [343].

• Illness of children in United States, [396].
• Immolation by wife in China, [106].
• Incest in Egypt, [58];
  • Persia, [169];
  • Peru, [43].
• Indians sold into slavery in Massachusetts, [317].
• Industries of Egypt, [65];
  • Mexico, [30];
  • Peru, [45];
  • Rome, [246].
• Infancy in China, [112];
  • Japan, [144];
  • Peru, [44];
  • United States, [376].
• Infant mortality in United States, [377].
• Infanticide in China, [114];
  • Greece, [193];
  • India, [97];
  • Japan, [143];
  • Rome, [238].
• Influence of Christianity on Women in Europe, [277].
• Inheritance in Europe, [267];
  • Greece, [194];
  • India, [100];
  • Japan, [140];
  • Persia, [163];
  • Rome, [241];
  • United States, [388].
• Insulæ at Rome, [215].
• Intellectual precocity of children in New England, [450].
• Intemperance in Egypt, [64];
  • Mexico, [26];
  • United States, [370].
• Interior of houses in Egypt, [56];
  • Greece, [178];
  • Rome, [216].
• Irrigation in Egypt, [66].

• Jack-knives in United States, [423].
• Jewels, talismanic and medical powers of, in Europe, [285].
• Johnny-cake in United States, [365].
• Judgment of the dead in Egypt, [75].
• Jugglery in China, [120];
  • Egypt, [79];
  • Europe, [294];
  • Greece, [200];
  • India, [99];
  • Japan, [147];
  • Rome, [254];
  • United States, [403].
• Jumping-jack, the, in Egypt, [82].

• Katted chimneys in United States, [322].
• "Kids" in United States, [319].
• Kinds of church schools in Europe, [298].
• Kinds of marriages at Rome, [225].
• Kinds of schools at Rome, [258];
  • United States, [442].
• Kites and kite-flying in China, [119];
  • Japan, [151].
• "Kites' Day" in China, [119].
• Knighthood, training the boy for, in Europe, [268].
• Knitting by girls in United States, [424].
• Knockers on doors of colonial houses in United States, [324].
• Kottabos, game of, in Greece, [199].

• Laborers of Europe, [272];
  • Rome, [248].
• Lace-making in United States, [427].
• Lamps in United States, [333].
• Land allotted to married couples in Peru, [44].
• Leather and its preparation in Egypt, [70].
• Lecture-day in New England, [398].
• Legitimacy of children in Egypt, [58];
  • Greece, [182];
  • Rome, [239].
• Letter of girl of eleven to her grandfather, in United States, [383].
• Lettering an offender in United States, [419].
• Lighting the houses in Europe, [276];
  • Rome, [218];
  • United States, [332].
• Lintner of New England, [324].
• Literary contests at Rome, [253].
• "Livery of seisin" in United States, [313].
• Loaf-sugar in United States, [368].
• Lobsters in United States, [366].
• Log-cabin in United States, [322].
• London Bridge, game of, in United States, [408].
• Lord, the, in feudal times in Europe, [267].
• Lore in Mexico, [27].
• Lore in reference to children in Japan, [152];
  • Mexico, [18];
  • Rome, [240].
• Lotteries at Rome, [254];
  • United States, [400].
• Love potions in Greece, [183].
• Ludus castellorum, game of, at Rome, [254].
• Lullabies of Greece, [193].

• Maidenhood in United States, [347].
• Maize, preparation of, in Mexico, [25].
• Manner of cooking in early times in United States, [364].
• Manners and courtesy of children in United States, [382].
• Manufactures in Egypt, [67];
  • Mexico, [31];
  • United States, [421].
• Maple-sugar making in United States, [368].
• Marble-playing in United States, [413].
• Market-gardening at Rome, [247].
• Market-places in Mexico, [32].
• Marriage a civil contract in New England, [339].
• Marriage, adoptive form of, in Japan, [137].
• Marriage, age of in Europe, [281];
  • Greece, [182];
  • India, [92];
  • Judea, [168];
  • Mexico, [16];
  • Persia, [161];
  • Peru, [43];
  • Rome, [226];
  • United States, [336].
• Marriage among the Anglo-Saxons, [280];
  • Early Germans, [279].
• Marriage arranged in heaven in Judea, [168].
• Marriage at Rome by coemptio, [225];
  • con ferreatio, [225];
  • sine conventione, [225];
  • usus, [225].
• Marriage by the church during the middle ages in Europe, [281].
• Marriage ceremony in China, [110];
  • Greece, [184];
  • India, [90];
  • Japan, [135];
  • Mexico, [17];
  • Persia, [161];
  • Peru, [143];
  • Rome, [228];
  • United States, [340].
• Marriage-feast in Greece, [184];
  • Japan, [136];
  • Judea, [169];
  • Rome, [228].
• Marriage forbidden with a prostitute in Judea, [170].
• Marriage in China, [104];
  • Egypt, [57];
  • Europe, [279];
  • Greece, [182];
  • India, [87];
  • Japan, [134];
  • Judea, [168];
  • Mexico, [16];
  • Persia, [161];
  • Peru, [43];
  • Rome, [224];
  • United States, [336].
• Marriage in the early Christian church in Europe, [279].
• Marriage, kinds of, in India, [88];
  • Rome, [225].
• Marriage of brother and sister among the rulers in Peru, [43].
• Marriage of serfs in Europe, [282].
• Marriage of widows and widowers in China, [105];
  • India, [92];
  • Judea, [168];
  • Mexico, [18];
  • Rome, [230];
  • United States, [344].
• Marriage, temporary, in Persia, [162].
• Marriage, time of, in Greece, [182];
  • Rome, [228].
• Marriage, tribunal of, in Mexico, [16].
• Masks for caring for girls' complexions in United States, [363].
• Materials for dressing the hair of women in United States, [357].
• May-day sports in England, [293];
  • United States, [416].
• Meals in Egypt, [63];
  • Greece, [190];
  • Mexico, [25];
  • Rome, [237];
  • United States, [364].
• Meats used as foods in Greece, [190];
  • Europe, [286].
• Medicine, education in, in Japan, [157].
• Medicine, practice of, in Egypt, [74];
  • Rome, [243];
  • United States, [389].
• Medicines for children in United States, [397].
• Metals and metal-workers in Egypt, [68];
  • Mexico, [30];
  • Peru, [48].
• Methods of teaching in Athens, [209];
  • China, [125];
  • Judea, [175];
  • Rome, [258].
• Midwife in Egypt, [74];
  • Mexico, [19].
• Military training for the young in England, [291].
• Milk and its products in United States, [374].
• Ministers in United States, [436].
• Minnesingers of Germany, [271].
• Minstrels of British Isles, [271].
• Miracle and morality plays of medieval Europe, [293].
• Mirrors of Egypt, [62];
  • Rome, [237].
• Mock-fights in Egypt, [80].
• Molasses, rum, slavery—the circle trio of New England, [371].
• Monastic schools of Europe, [298].
• Monogamy in Greece, [185];
  • Judea, [169];
  • Mexico, [18];
  • Rome, [230].
• Mora, game of, in Egypt, [79].
• Morals and manners taught in the schools of Egypt, [83].
• Morals, training of the boys and youth in, in Persia, [165].
• Mother-in-law in China, [104].
• Mother's memorial in Japan, [138].
• Mourning-rings in United States, [395].
• Mud-pies, making of, by children in Greece, [195].
• Murder of a parent, punishment for, in Egypt, [59].
• Museums in United States, [403].
• Music in Egypt, [78];
  • Europe, [294];
  • Greece, [200];
  • Mexico, [35];
  • United States, [400].
• Music of the Puritan meeting-houses in New England, [438].
• Muster-day in United States, [398].

• Naming children in China, [113];
  • Greece, [192];
  • India, [99];
  • Japan, [145];
  • Mexico, [19];
  • Peru, [45];
  • Rome, [239];
  • United States, [380].
• Narcotics in Peru, [43].
• Naumachia, mimic naval battles, at Rome, [252].
• Necklaces worn in Egypt, [61];
  • Europe, [285];
  • Greece, [189];
  • India, [98];
  • Judea, [172];
  • Rome, [236].
• Needle-craft in United States, [425].
• Needles used in Egypt, [62].
• Negro children sold by the pound in Boston, [317].
• Nets for the hair in Greece, [188].
• Netting made in United States, [427].
• New England Primer, [445].
• New Year calls among the Dutch in New York, [414].
• New Year Day in China, [119];
  • Japan, [148].
• Nile, annual rise of, and effect on Egypt, [65].
• Nine-pins in United States, [403].
• Nobility, characteristics of, in medieval Europe, [275].
• Noon-house for Sunday meetings in New England, [433].
• Nose-rings in Judea, [172].
• Number of children in families in United States, [379].
• Nursing of children in Greece, [192];
  • Judea, [170].

• Obedience of children in Mexico, [20];
  • Persia, [163].
• Obituaries in United States, [395].
• Odd or even, game played in Egypt, [79];
  • Rome, [254].
• Oiled paper in windows of houses in United States, [324].
• Ointment for the hair in Greece, [188].
• Old age among women in Japan, [133].
• Old age in Greece, [201].
• Olympic Festival and Games in Greece, [197].
• Olympic Games, boys' contests at, in Greece, [199].
• "One hundred stories," game of, in Japan, [147].
• Organization of the medieval university of Europe, [300].
• Ornaments worn by children in India, [98].
• Ornaments worn in China, [122];
  • Egypt, [61];
  • Europe, [285];
  • Greece, [189];
  • India, [98];
  • Judea, [172];
  • Mexico, [25];
  • Peru, [42];
  • Rome, [236];
  • United States, [354].

• Pænula and lacuna, cloaks worn at Rome, [232].
• Page, the, in chivalry, [268].
• Painting in Egypt, [72].
• Painting on glass by young women in United States, [427].
• Palæstra in Greece, [197].
• Palla worn by women at Rome, [233].
• Paper-cutting by young women in United States, [427].
• Paper-making in Egypt, [70];
  • Mexico, [31].
• Parasols in Greece, [189].
• Parishads in India, [101].
• Parish schools in Europe, [298]
• Parochial schools in United States, [442].
• Parts, the, of a Roman house, [216].
• Patria potestas at Rome, [239].
• Peasantry, the, of medieval Europe, [271].
• Pedagogue in Greece, [208];
  • Rome, [261].
• Pentathlon in Greece, [198].
• People of Egypt, [53];
  • Europe, [271];
  • Greece, [177];
  • Mexico, [15];
  • Peru, [39];
  • Rome, [213];
  • United States, [314].
• People, the town, of medieval Europe, [273].
• Perfumery used by women in Judea, [172].
• Periods in the life of the child in Persia, [164].
• Pewter utensils in United States, [329].
• Physical characteristics of Egypt, [53];
  • Greece, [177].
• Physician, the, in Egypt, [74];
  • Greece, [201];
  • Rome, [243];
  • United States, [390].
• Pillory used in United States, [418].
• "Pinkster Day" in New York, [416].
• Pins used in Egypt, [62].
• Places of worship in United States, [428].
• Play, a, by school boys in medieval times in England, [294].
• Pleasure companies of youth in Albany, New York, [409].
• Poems, game of, in Japan, [146].
• Polygamy in China, [105];
  • Egypt, [58];
  • Greece, [185];
  • India, [91];
  • Japan, [137];
  • Judea, [169];
  • Mexico, [18];
  • Persia, [162].
• Pone, an Indian food in United States, [364].
• Pottery in Egypt, [67];
  • Mexico, [32].
• Peru, [48].
• Powder-horns in United States, [422].
• Prayers and sermons, length of, in New England, [438].
• Precociousness of children in United States, [450].
• Pregnancy in Egypt, [59];
  • Greece, [191];
  • Mexico, [18].
• Preserving and conserving fruits and berries in United States, [367].
• Primitive homes in United States, [322].
• Primogeniture and entail in United States, [388].
• Prints and paintings on walls of homes in United States, [326].
• Prize-shooting in United States, [402].
• Prohibitions on marriage in Judea, [168];
  • Rome, [226].
• Public hangings in United States, [420].
• Public punishments in United States, [416].
• Public schools in Rome, [257];
  • United States, [443].
• Punishment for child-murder in Egypt, [58].
• Punishment for murder of a parent in China, [116];
  • Egypt, [59].
• Punishment for wilful murder of a slave in Egypt, [55].
• Punishment in schools of United States, [449].
• Punishment of slaves in United States, [316].
• Pupil's respect for teacher in China, [124].
• Purification of the home after death at Rome, [246].
• Purification of the infant in Greece, [191];
  • Rome, [239].
• Purpose of education in Egypt, [83];
  • Rome, [257].
• Purpose of marriage in Greece, [182].
• Pyramids of Ghizeh, [73].

• Quern, the, for grinding grain in Scotland, [287];
  • United States, [365].
• Quilt-making in United States, [425].
• Quintain, tilting at, in Europe, [292].
• Quipus of Peru, [51].
• Quoits in Europe, [296];
  • United States, [403].

• Races and contests in Mexico, [34].
• "Raiko and the Oni," story of, in Japan, [153].
• Rank shown by dress in Peru, [42];
  • Europe, [283].
• Rattle, the, of infant in Greece, [194].
• Redemptioners in United States, [318].
• Regulations in Egypt, [54];
  • Japan, [140].
• Religion in China, [122];
  • Egypt, [76];
  • Greece, [202];
  • Japan, [155];
  • Mexico, [28];
  • Peru, [45];
  • Rome, [255];
  • United States, [428].
• Religious books for children in New England, [441].
• Religious fears of young people in New England, [441].
• Religious precocity in New England, [440].
• Religious services of the first colonists in Virginia, [428].
• Reliquaries in Europe, [285].
• Remedies for children's diseases in United States, [397].
• Remodeling the human figure by the women of Greece, [189].
• Respect for parents and aged people by children and young people in China, [116];
  • Egypt, [59];
  • United States, [383].
• Results of the education of earlier United States, [454].
• Revenge of slighted affections by a young woman in Japan, [153].
• Rhetor's school at Rome, [260].
• Rhymes for children in China, Mother Goose Rhymes, [113].
• Riddles, the giving of, in Judea, [173].
• Rings worn in Egypt, [61];
  • Greece, [189];
  • India, [98];
  • Rome, [236].
• Rites in India, [99].
• Roads in Peru, [39].
• Rope-walking in Europe, [294];
  • Rome, [254];
  • United States, [403].
• Running and jumping games in Japan, [151].
• Running contests in United States, [403].
• Running games of children in Greece, [195].

• Sack races in Europe, [293].
• Sacred Thread, bestowing of, on youth in India, [99].
• Saint Valentine's Day among the Dutch in New York, [416].
• Salary of minister in New England, [436].
• Salt-cellar, important at table in United States, [328].
• Samp, an Indian food in United States, [364].
• Sampler, made by girls in United States, [427].
• Samurai, education of, in Japan, [158].
• Sanitation in United States, [389].
• Scholar, the, in China, [127].
• School books in United States, [445].
• School, child's first day at, in China, [124].
• School day at Athens, [209];
  • China, [123];
  • Rome, [261].
• School houses in China, [124];
  • Greece, [209];
  • Rome, [260];
  • United States, [444].
• School materials in China, [124];
  • United States, [444].
• School vacations in China, [124].
• School year in China, [124];
  • Rome, [261].
• Schools, coeducational, in Japan, [157].
• Schools connected with temples in Egypt, [82].
• Schools, kinds of, in China, [123];
  • Rome, [258].
• Schools of Egypt, elementary, [82];
  • higher, [82].
• Schools of quite early origin in China, [123].
• "Scrutaire" in homes of United States, [326].
• Sculpture in Egypt, [71].
• Seating at meals in Egypt, [63];
  • Rome, [237].
• Seating in churches in United States, [431].
• Seating of children and young people in churches in New England, [439].
• See-saw, used by children of Greece, [195].
• Serfdom in Europe, [271].
• Servants in United States, [318].
• Service, noble and ignoble, in Europe, [171].
• Sexes, separate education of, in Mexico, [36].
• Shirking school, playing hookey, etc., at Rome, [262].
• Shoes for girls in United States, [363].
• Shoes of baby in Japan, [144].
• Shrove Tuesday observed in New York, [415].
• Sickness and death in Egypt, [74];
  • Greece, [201];
  • Rome, [243];
  • United States, [389].
• Sillabub, a drink in United States, [372].
• Singing-schools in United States, [400].
• Sitting of people in Egypt, [57].
• Skates and skating in United States, [402], [410].
• Skipping of stones by children at Rome, [254].
• Slavery in Egypt, [54];
  • Mexico, [30];
  • Rome, [214];
  • United States, [316].
• Slawbank, the, in United States, [327].
• Sleeping, manner of, in Egypt, [57].
• Sleeve-buttons in United States, [354].
• Sleighing in United States, [402], [411].
• Sleight-of-hand performances in United States, [403].
• Slitting tongue of offender in United States, [419].
• Small-pox in United States, [392].
• Smock-races of young women in England, [293].
• Snail Water, a famous medicine for rickets in United States, [377].
• Snow and ice games and sports in Japan, [151].
• Soap-making in United States, [425].
• Sons greatly desired in China, [116];
  • India, [96].
• "Soul-examination," game of, in Japan, [147].
• Spectacles at Rome, [249].
• Sports and festivals at Greece, [197].
• Standard of beauty for women in Japan, [132].
• Standing-stool for baby in United States, [379].
• Stays and corsets for little children in United States, [363].
• Stilts in Greece, [195];
  • Japan, [151];
  • Rome, [254].
• Stocks used for punishment of offenders in United States, [417].
• Stola worn by women at Rome, [232].
• Stone, kinds of, used in buildings in Egypt, [73].
• Story-telling in India, [99];
  • Japan, [146].
• Stoves used by the Germans in Pennsylvania, [330].
• Striking a light in United States, [333].
• Subject-matter of the elementary schools in New England, [446].
• Subject-matter of the schools at Rome, [259].
• Succotash, an Indian food in United States, [364].
• Suicide of lovers in Japan, [155].
• Suicide of wives in China, [104].
• Sunday observance in United States, [428].
• Supawn, an Indian food in United States, [364].
• Sutteeism in India, [93].
• Sweetmeats for children in United States, [375].
• Swimming in United States, [411].
• Sword-dancing in Europe, [294];
  • United States, [403].
• Swords worn by boys in Japan, [140].

• Tables in Egypt, [57];
  • Rome, [218];
  • United States, [328].
• Tableware and furnishings in Egypt, [63];
  • Europe, [286];
  • Rome, [238];
  • United States, [328].
• Tablinum of a Roman house, [216].
• Tag, game of, in United States, [408].
• Tallow-candle making in United States, [332].
• Tammany Club in New York, [399].
• Tapestries hung on walls of houses in United States, [326].
• Tea in United States, [373].
• Teacher and pupil in India, [102].
• Teachers of China, [124];
  • Greece, [208];
  • Rome, [261];
  • United States, [446].
• Teeth, condition of, in United States, [357].
• Teething of children in United States, [378].
• Temple of Karnak in Egypt, [73].
• Thanksgiving Day among the Puritans of New England, [414].
• Theaters and theatrical entertainments in Europe, [294];
  • Greece, [200];
  • Japan, [147];
  • Mexico, [35];
  • Rome, [252];
  • United States, [404].
• Thumb-rings worn by men in United States, [354].
• Tilting at Quintain in Europe, [292].
• Time of planting and reaping grain in Egypt, [66].
• Time-pieces in United States, [354].
• Tip-cat, played by boys in Europe, [296].
• Tithing-man of New England, [434].
• Titles, educational, in China, [127].
• Tobacco in Mexico, [26];
  • Peru, [43];
  • United States, [368].
• Toga of Romans, [231].
• Toga virilis, investing boy with, at Rome, [241].
• Toilette, the, of ladies at Rome, [236].
• Tops and top-spinning in Europe, [296];
  • Greece, [196];
  • Japan, [151];
  • Rome, [254];
  • United States, [412].
• Tournaments in Europe, [269].
• Towers on heads of women in United States, [356].
• Townsman, the, in medieval Europe, [275].
• Toys in China, [120];
  • Egypt, [81];
  • Greece, [194];
  • Japan, [149];
  • Rome, [254];
  • United States, [412].
• Trades in Egypt, [67];
  • Mexico, [31].
• Tradesmen and mechanics at Rome, [248].
• Training of the king and princes of Peru, [49].
• Treatment and remedies of physicians in United States, [390].
• Trenchers used at meals in United States, [328].
• Triclinium of Romans, [237].
• Troubadours of Southern France, [271].
• Trousseau of bride in Japan, [135].
• Trouveurs of Northern France, [271].
• Trundle-bed in United States, [327].
• Tug-of-war of boys in Greece, [196].
• Tunica of Romans, [232].
• Types of meeting-houses in New England, [429].

• Umbrellas in United States, [354].
• Universities, early, in Europe, [299];
  • India, [101];
  • Japan, [157].
• Use of meeting-houses for various purposes in New England, [433].
• Utensils, household, in United States, [329].

• Vassalage in Europe, [266].
• Vegetables of Egypt, [65];
  • Europe, [286];
  • Greece, [190];
  • Peru, [42];
  • Rome, [238];
  • United States, [367].
• Vegetables of the North American Indians obtained by the early settlers in the United States, [367].
• Veils worn by women of Judea, [172].
• Venatio, animal displays, at Rome, [251].
• Vestal Virgins of Rome, [255].
• Villas in Egypt, [56];
  • Rome, [215].
• Virgins of the Sun in Peru, [44].
• Voorlezer, chorister, of church among the Dutch in New York, [435].

• Wakes in Europe, [293].
• Walking as an exercise and pastime at Rome, [253].
• Walking of baby in Japan, [144].
• Walking-sticks in Egypt, [61];
  • Greece, [189].
• Warming-pans in United States, [330].
• Watches in United States, [354].
• Water for drinking in United States, [369].
• Weaning of child in India, [99].
• Wedding-bans, publishing of, in United States, [339].
• Wedding ceremony in Japan, [135];
  • Persia, [162];
  • Rome, [228].
• Wedding-day in China, [111];
  • Greece, [184];
  • Rome, [228].
• Wedding-dress at Rome, [227].
• Wedding-feast in China, [111];
  • Rome, [228].
• Wedding procession in Greece, [184].
• Wedding veil at Rome, [227].
• Wheelbarrow races in England, [293].
• Whipping offenders in United States, [419].
• Whipping-posts, location of, in Boston, [420].
• Whiskey manufactured in United States, [371].
• Widowers in China, [105];
  • India, [93];
  • Judea, [168];
  • Rome, [230];
  • United States, [344].
• Widows in China, [105];
  • India, [92];
  • Judea, [168];
  • Mexico, [18];
  • Rome, [230];
  • United States, [345].
• Wife, advertisement for, in United States, [339].
• Wife, the, in India, [91];
  • Rome, [229].
• Wife, fate of sonless, in India, [96].
• Wigs worn in Egypt, [60];
  • United States, [355].
• Wigwams made and used by settlers in United States, [322].
• Wild berries, fruits, and nuts in United States, [367].
• Wild game in Greece, [190];
  • United States, [367].
• Windows in houses in Egypt, [56];
  • Rome, [217].
• Woman, a, of a scientific turn of mind in United States, [335].
• Women among the early Germans, [278].
• Women, classes of, and condition at Rome, [218].
• Women dying in childbirth in Mexico, [19].
• Women, education of, in Athens, [209];
  • China, [127];
  • Egypt, [83];
  • India, [102];
  • Japan, [158];
  • Judea, [175];
  • Mexico, [37];
  • Persia, [169];
  • Rome, [262];
  • Sparta, [209];
  • United States, [452].
• Women, education of, views of the early Church Fathers in Europe, [300].
• Women in Athens, [179];
  • China, [104];
  • Egypt, [57];
  • Europe, [277];
  • Greece, [178];
  • India, [85];
  • Japan, [130];
  • Judea, [167];
  • Mexico, [16];
  • Persia, [161];
  • Rome, [218];
  • Sparta, [179];
  • United States, [334].
• Women, influence of Christianity on, in Europe, [277].
• Women in industrial affairs in Europe, [279];
  • United States, [334].
• Women of Athens and Sparta contrasted, [180].
• Women of Rome, in literature, [222];
  • in professions, [222];
  • in public life, [218].
• Women, old age of, in Japan, [133].
• Women possessing property in the middle ages of Europe, [279].
• Women's influence upon men and affairs at Rome, [220].
• Women, standard of beauty for, in Japan, [132].
• Women teachers in New England and New York, [448].
• Women under feudalism in Japan, [137].
• Wood-working in Egypt, [68];
  • Mexico, [31];
  • Peru, [48];
  • United States, [422].
• Wool culture and spinning in United States, [426].
• Work, a day's, of a peasant in England, [272].
• Work and manufactures of boys in United States, [422].
• Work of district school, academy, and college in United States, [447].
• Work of girls and women in United States, [423].
• Work of girls in Japan, [156].
• Work of one girl in United States, [424].
• Work, regulations of, in Peru, [40].
• Working in precious stones in Mexico, [32].
• Wrestling in Egypt, [80];
  • Japan, [151];
  • United States, [403].
• Wrestling matches, imitation of, by boys in Japan, [151].
• Writing, art of, in Japan, [157].

• Yawning matches in England, [294].
• Year of Roman farmer, [247].
• Youth inducted into citizenship at Rome, [241].

Obvious printer's errors have been remedied. The usage of hyphens and the spelling of many words was inconsistent in the original and has been retained. In the index, the reference for the entry "Hoop-petticoats for girls in United States" was changed from page 546 to 281, and the reference for "Houses of early settlers in New England" was changed from page 490 to 322.