Home Life in Colonial Days

by Alice Morse Earle

And as each "spring comes slowly up the way," I say in the words of Solomon, "Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out"—that the balm and mint, the thyme and southernwood, the sweetbrier and ambrosia, may spring afresh and shed their tender incense to the memory of my mother, who planted them and loved their pure fragrance, and at whose presence, as at that of Eve, flowers ever sprung—

"And touched by her fair tendance gladlier grew."

Index

• Abington, church vote in, [286].
• Acrelius, Dr., quoted, [146].
• Adams, Abigail, garden of, [435].
• Adams, John, quoted, [71], [160];
  • Sunday dinner of, [159]–[160];
  • cider-drinking of, [161].
• Adams, John Quincy, Mrs., straw bonnet of, [261].
• Adams family, homes of, [22].
• Albany, houses at, [9];
  • deer in, [109];
  • beer at, [161];
  • bad boys in, [374]–[375];
  • first church in, [385];
  • cow-herding in, [399].
• Alchymy, [88].
• Alewives, in New England waters, [120].
• Ambrosia, a flower, [450].
• Ames, quoted, [136].
• Amherst, sign-board at, [360].
• Andirons, [62].
• Andover, church vote in, [286];
  • bad boy in, [373].
• Annapolis, dress in, [293].
• Apostle spoons, [90].
• Apples, culture of, [145];
  • plenty in Maryland, [145];
  • modes of cooking, [146];
  • in pies, [146].
• Apple-butter, [146]–[147].
• Apple-paring, [146]–[147].
• Apple-sauce, [146]–[147].
• Architecture, of churches, [364] et seq., [385] et seq.
• Arkamy, [88].
• Axe-helves, [314]–[315].

• Back-bar of fireplace, description, [53].
• Bacon, quoted, [431].
• Bagging, from coarse flax, [172].
• Bake-kettle, [66].
• Bake-shops, [147].
• Ballots, of corn and beans, [141].
• Balsam, as dye, [194].
• Baltimore, dress in, [293];
  • taverns in, [359].
• Banyan, [294].
• Barberry, root as dye, [194].
• Basins, [106].
• Bass, in New England waters, [120]–[121].
• Bass-viols, in meeting, [378].
• Bates of flax, [169].
• Batteau, [329].
• [Batten], of loom, [220]–[221].
• Baxter, [187].
• Bayberry, description, [39];
  • candles of, [39];
  • wax of, [40];
  • laws about, [40];
  • soap from, [255].
• Bead bags, [263].
• Beam. See [Warp-beam].
• Beaming, in weaving, [218].
• Beans, as ballots, [141];
  • mode of cooking, [145].
• Bed coverlet. See [Coverlet].
• Bedstead, alcove, [55];
  • turn-up, [55]–[56].
• Beer, among Dutch, [161].
• Bees, called English flies, [111].
• Beehives, [442].
• Beetling of flax, [172].
• Bell, as summons to meeting, [368].
• Belt-loom. See [Tape-loom].
• Bennet, quoted, [123].
• Berkeley, Gov., quoted, [111], [360]–[361].
• Berries, [145].
• Betty lamps, [43]–[44].
• Beverages. See [Drinks].
• Bible, references to flax in, [177].
• Biddeford, communal privileges in, [390].
• Bier, in weaving, [220].
• Birch-bark, doors of, [6];
  • plates of, [83];
  • baskets of, cans of, [253], [310].
• [Birch broom], making of, [301]–[303];
  • price of, [302].
• Blackjacks, [95]–[96].
• Blazing, of trees, [330].
• Bleaching, of flax thread, [175];
  • of linen, [234];
  • of straw bonnets, [261].
• Bleeding-basins, [86].
• Block-houses, [26].
• Boards, scarcity of, [76].
• Board cloth, [76]–[77].
• Boardman Hill House, [22].
• Bobbins, for weaving. See [Quills].
• Bobs, of flax, [168].
• Bombards, [96].
• Books of etiquette, [79].
• Bore-staff of loom, [224].
• Boston, fire-engine in, [19];
  • early houses of, [19], [27];
  • first fork in, [77];
  • pigeons in, [110];
  • fish in, [123];
  • tea in, [164]–[165];
  • coffee in, [165];
  • chocolate in, [165];
  • spinning schools in, [180];
  • fulling-mill in, [187];
  • dress in, [292]–[294];
  • coach in, [331];
  • stage-travel from, [350]–[351];
  • night watch in, [363];
  • meeting-houses in, [364], [366];
  • restrictions of settlement in, [394];
  • cows in, [400].
• Bottles, of wood, [82];
  • of pewter, [85];
  • of glass, [92]–[93];
  • of leather, [95].
• Boucher, Jonathan, quoted, [382].
• Bouncing-bet, [427], [447].
• Bounty coats, [248].
• [Bouts], in weaving, [218].
• Box-borders, a plea for, [430]–[431].
• Boxing, of maple trees, [112].
• Boylston, Nicholas, banyan of, [294].
• Boys, clothing of, [287]–[288];
  • wigs of, [297];
  • seats in meeting for, [372] et seq.;
  • misbehavior of, [372]–[373];
  • in church, [384].
• Braid-loom. See [Tape-loom].
• Bradford, Governor, quoted, [129]–[130].
• Bread, white, [147];
  • rye and Indian, 147
• Bread-peel, [67].
• Breadtrough, [311].
• Breakfast, or bread and milk, [148].
• Breaking, of flax, [169]–[170];
  • of hemp, [170].
• Breaking out the winter roads, [412] et seq.
• Breweries, in New York, [161].
• Brewster, Elder, quoted, [117].
• Brick, imported, [21].
• British spinning and weaving school, [186].
• Broach, [198].
• Brooklyn, oysters in, [118]–[119];
  • salting shad in, [124]–[125].
• Brooms, of broom-corn, [256]–[257];
  • of birch, [301]–[304];
  • of hemlock, [304]–[305].
• Broom-corn, [256]–[257].
• [Brown University], dress of first graduating class, [183].
• Bucking, of flax thread, [175];
  • of linen, [234].
• Bull's-eye lamp, [45].
• Bun, of flax, [169].
• Bunch-thread, [251].
• Bundling-mould. See [Shingling-mould].
• Burlers, in weaving, [252].
• Bushnell, Horace, quoted, [246].
• Busks, carved, [320].
• Butter, price of, [149].
• Buttermilk, for bleaching, [175].

• Caches, for corn, [138].
• Cage, for babies, [372];
  • for bad boys, [385].
• Calash, [289].
• Calf-keeper, duties of, [400].
• Cambridge, cow-herding in, [399].
• Campbell, Madam Angelica, coach of, [335].
• Candles, cost of, [34];
  • making of, [35]–[37];
  • materials for, [38]–[39], [42].
• Candle-arms, [42].
• Candle-beams, [42].
• Candle-box, [38].
• Candle-dipping, [36].
• Candle-moulds, [36]–[37].
• Candle-prongs, [42].
• Candle-rods, [36].
• Candle-sticks, [42].
• Candle-wood, [32].
• Canoes, [323]–[327].
• Canteens, of horn, [321].
• Captain of the watch, duties of, [380].
• Cards. See [Wool-cards].
• Carding described, [194]–[196].
• Carding-machines, [206].
• Card-setting. See [Wool-cards].
• Capuchins, [295].
• [Carolinas], sweet potatoes in, [145];
  • hand-weaving in, [249]–[251];
  • gardens in, [438]–[439].
• Carpet. See [Rag carpet].
• Carrots, [145].
• Carving, terms in, [104]–[105];
  • of wood, [320];
  • of horn, [321]–[322].
• Caves, description of, [2];
  • for corn, [138].
• Cave-dwellers, [1].
• Cedar tops, for dyeing, [251].
• Cellar of Dutch houses, [10].
• Chain in weaving, [250].
• Chair-seats, [310]–[311].
• Chaise of Brother Jonathan, [353].
• "Change-work," [417].
• Chap-men, [300].
• Chargers, [80], [84].
• Charleston, flax manufacture in, [182]–[183];
  • dress in, [293];
  • gardens in, [438]–[439].
• Charlevoix, Father, on canoes, [327].
• Chaucer, quoted, on spinning, [179].
• [Chebobbin], [415].
• Cheese, making of, [150].
• Cheese-basket, [150]–[151].
• Cheese-hoop, [312].
• Cheese-ladder, [150]–[151], [312].
• Cheese-press, [150]–[151], [312].
• Chesapeake, turkeys on, [109];
  • [wild fowl] on, [125].
• Chicory, introduction of, [449].
• Children, at table, [101]–[102];
  • occupations of, [179]–[180], [182], [188]–[189], [203]–[204], [261]–[262];
  • dress of, [287];
  • in meeting, [372] et seq.;
  • in noon-house, [376].
• Chimney, catted, [15], [53];
  • size of, [52], [68];
  • description, [53];
  • in Dutch houses, [55].
• [China], early use of, [100];
  • importation of, [100]–[101].
• Chinese stuffs, [294].
• Chinking walls, [5].
• Chopping-bee, [403] et seq.
• Chorister, in Dutch churches, [386].
• Churches, in Virginia, [381]–[383];
  • in Albany, [385].
  • See also [Meeting-house].
• Churns, few in New England, [149];
  • examples of, [149]–[150];
  • whittling of, [312].
• Cider, use by children, [148]–[149], [161];
  • use by students, [161];
  • price of, [161];
  • manufacture of, [161]–[162];
  • generous use of, [161]–[163].
• Clam-shells, use of, [308]–[309].
• Clarionets, in meeting, [378].
• Clavell-piece, [54].
• Clay, for dyeing, [241].
• Clergymen, in Virginia, [384].
• Clocks, [299].
• Clock-jack, [65].
• [Clock-reel], [174]–[175];
  • price of, [177];
  • for yarn, [200].
• Clogs, [295].
• Cloth, finishing of, [231]–[233].
• Cloth bar, [224].
• [Clothes], durability of, [281];
  • extravagance in, [281];
  • laws about, [281] et seq.;
  • of Massachusetts settlers, [286]–[287];
  • of Virginia planters, [287];
  • of children, [288] et seq.
• Coaches, in Boston, [331], [353]–[354];
  • in England, [354];
  • Judge Sewall on, [354];
  • in New York, [354]–[355].
  • See also [Stage-coach].
• Coat-of-arms, on sampler, [267].
• Coat roll, [248].
• Cob irons, [62].
• Cocoanut-cups, [96]–[97].
• [Codfish], early discoverers on, [115]–[116];
  • plenty of, [115];
  • in New England waters, [120]–[121];
  • varieties of, [121];
  • for Saturday dinner, [122];
  • price in Boston, [123].
  • See [Fish] and [Fishing].
• Coffee, substitutes for, [159];
  • early use of, [165];
  • queer mode of cooking, [165].
• Colchester, girls' life in, [253].
• Cold houses, [70]–[71].
• Cold party, [419].
• Colored herbs, [430].
• Coloring, [23].
• Combing, description of, [196].
• Combing machine, [230].
• Combs. See [Wool-combs].
• Comfortier, [69].
• Common crops, [130].
• Common herds. See [Herding].
• Common lands, [398].
• Communal privileges, [390] et seq.
• Conch-shell, as summons to meeting, [367]–[368].
• Concord coaches, [352]–[353].
• Concordance, [33].
• [Conestoga wagon], [339]–[343];
  • shape of, [339];
  • rates on, [340];
  • great number of, [340].
• Connecticut, tar-making in, [33];
  • pumpkin bread in, [143];
  • flax culture in, [179];
  • straw manufacture in, [260].
• Contributions in New England meetings, [378];
  • in Dutch churches, [386]–[387].
• Cooking, influence of Indian methods, [131]–[136];
  • English modes of, [151];
  • spices used in, [152];
  • limitations in, [158]–[159].
• Coöperation in olden times, [389] et seq.
• Corbel roof, [9].
• Coreopsis, persistence of, [448].
• [Corn], influence on colonists' lives, [126];
  • in Virginia, [127]–[128];
  • price of, [128], [138];
  • scarcity of, [129];
  • mode of cultivating, [130]–[131];
  • Indian foods from, [131];
  • Indian modes of preparing, [131];
  • modes of cooking, [133]–[136];
  • as currency, [138];
  • profits on raising, [139];
  • games with, [139];
  • shelling of, [139]–[140];
  • as ballots, [141];
  • as national flower, [141].
• Corn-cobs, use of, [141], [209].
• Corn dances, [138].
• Corn-husking, description of, [136].
• Corn-sheller, [140]–[141].
• Cotton, early use of, [206]–[207];
  • cultivation of, [207];
  • rarity of, [207]–[208];
  • domestic manufacture, [209]–[210];
  • Golden Age of, [230].
• Cotton-gin, [208].
• Cotton, John, quoted, [148], [285].
• [Coverlets], in Pennsylvania, [190];
  • in Narragansett, [242]–[246].
• Cows, herding of, [399]–[401].
• Cowherds, duties of, [399]–[400];
  • pay of, [399].
• Cowkeeps, [399].
• Cow-pens, [400].
• Crabs, in Virginia, [118].
• Crane, [53].
• Creepers, [62].
• Crocus, [237].
• Crofting, of linen, [234].
• Crown-imperial, [425].
• Cups, [85], [90], [93]–[96].
• Currency, corn as, [138].
• "Cut-down," of trees, [405].
• Cutler, Dr., quoted, [159].
• Cut-tails, [122]–[123].

• Daffodils, [426]–[427].
• Dale, Sir Thomas, on corn-growing, [127];
  • on Sunday observance, [380].
• Danvers, Mass., house in, [30].
• Daubing walls, [5].
• Daughters of Liberty, [183]–[184].
• Day's work in spinning, [185].
• Deacons, in Dutch churches, [386]–[387].
• Deacons' pew, [374].
• "Deaconing" the psalm, [378].
• Deaf pew, [374].
• Dedham, Mass., house in, [22]–[23].
• [Deer], abundance of, [108]–[109];
  • description of, [108].
• Deerskin, clothing of, [288]–[289].
• De La Warre, church attendance of, [382].
• Delaware, house pie in, [146].
• Delft ware, [100].
• Dents, of sley, [219]–[220].
• Designs, for weaving, [243]–[244], [250]–[251];
  • of ancient Gauls, [242];
  • for quilts, [272]–[273];
  • for paper-cutting, [278]–[289].
• Dew-retting, [169].
• Dimity, [250].
• Dinner, serving of, [104];
  • primitive forms, [105]–[106];
  • for Saturday, [122];
  • in New York, [159];
  • at John Adams' home, [159]–[160].
• Discomforts of temperature, [70]–[71].
• [Distaff], in India, [178].
• Dogs, in meeting, [374].
• Dog-pelter, [374].
• Dog-whipper, [374].
• Donnison family, fire buckets of, [18].
• Door latch, [11], [318].
• Dorchester, windmill at, [133];
  • corporation, laws in, [392], [394].
• Double string-roaster, [64].
• [Drawing], in weaving, [219].
• Drawing a bore, [224].
• Dress. See [Clothes].
• Dresser, [68].
• Drinking-cups, [85]–[96], [98].
• [Drinks], from curious materials, [163].
• Drinking habits, [93]–[94], [161], [164].
• Drinking-horns, [321].
• Driver, [198].
• Drugget, [250].
• Drum, as summons to meeting, [367], [368].
• Duck. See [Wild fowl].
• Duer, Colonel, dinner of, [159].
• Dugouts, [326].
• Dunfish, [121]–[122].
  • Also see [Codfish].
• Durability of homespun, [238]–[239].
• Durham, church discipline in, [372].
• Dutch mode of serving meals, [106].
• Dutch oven, [65].
• Dyes, domestic, [155], [193]–[194], [250]–[251].
• Dye-flower, [251].

• Earmarks, [400].
• Eastern Stage Company, [351].
• Economy of colonists, [42], [185], [321]–[324];
  • of Martha Washington, [237]–[238].
• Eddis, quoted, [118].
• Eels, method of catching, [117].
• Egypt, flax in, [177]–[178]; linen in, [178].
• Embroidery. See [Needlework].
• Emerson, R. W., appointed hog-reeve, [403].
• Endicott, Governor, sun-dial of, [443];
  • his introduction of woad-wax, [448].
• Entering, in weaving. See [Drawing].
• Ernst, C. W., quoted, [343], [345].
• [Etiquette] for children, [100]–[102];
  • of carving, [104]–[105].
• Eye, of harness, [218].
• Fairbanks, Jacob, house of, [22]–[23];
  • sun-dial of, [443].
• Fairs, instituted by Penn, [190];
  • encouraged by Franklin, [191].
• Faneuil, Miss, dress of, [292].
• [Fences], different varieties of, [25];
  • common building of, [401]–[402];
  • laws about, [401]–[402].
• Fence-viewers, [401].
• Ferries, by canoe, [330]–[331].
• Finlay, Hugh, postal report of, [333]–[335].
• Fireback, [54].
• Fire-buckets, description, [16];
  • use of, [17];
  • of Donnison's, [18];
  • of Quincy's, [18];
  • of Oliver's, [19].
• Fire-dogs, [62].
• Fire-engine, first in Boston, [19];
  • first in Brooklyn, [19].
• Fire-hunting, [108]–[109].
• Fire lanes, [16].
• Fire laws, [15].
• Fireplace of our fathers, [53].
• Fire-plate, [54]–[55].
• Fire-room, [7].
• Fire-wardens, [15].
• [Fish], plenty of, [115]–[125];
  • varieties of, in New England waters, [117];
  • in Virginia waters, [119];
  • in New York waters, [120];
  • salted, [124]–[125];
  • as fertilizer, [130];
  • poisoned by flax, [169].
• [Fishing], King James on, [116];
  • ill-success in, [117];
  • supplies for, [117];
  • in Virginia, [119]–[120];
  • encouragement of, [121];
  • laws on, [121];
  • division of profit, [122], [123].
• Fish-weirs, [121].
• Flag, as summons to meeting, [368].
• Flails, making of, [312]; use of, [313]–[314].
• Flannel sheets, [238].
• Flax, patch of, [167];
  • blossom of, [167];
  • growth of, [168];
  • weeding of, [168];
  • ripening of, [168];
  • pulling of, [168];
  • spreading of, [168];
  • rippling of, [168]–[169];
  • watering of, [169];
  • stacking of, [169];
  • breaking of, [169]–[170];
  • tenacity of, [171];
  • swingling of, [171]–[172];
  • beetling of, [172];
  • hetcheling of, [172]–[173];
  • spreading and drawing, [173];
  • many manipulations of, [173];
  • spinning of, [174];
  • in Bible, [177];
  • in Egypt, [177]–[178];
  • in New England, [179]–[181], [186];
  • in Pennsylvania, [181];
  • in Virginia, [181], [182];
  • in South Carolina, [182]–[183];
  • in Ireland, [186];
  • in Courtrai, [186];
  • in England, [186].
• Flax basket, [173].
• Flax-brake, [169]–[170].
• Flax hetchels, [172].
• Flaxseed, how sown, [167];
  • how gathered, [168], [176];
  • how stored, [176].
• Flax-thread, spinning of, [174];
  • knotting of, [175];
  • reeling of, [175];
  • bleaching of, [175];
  • backing of, [175].
• [Flax-wheel], revival of, [167];
  • use of, [174];
  • price of, [177].
• Flint and steel, [48].
• Flower, a national, [141].
• Flowers, in churches, [383];
  • old-time, [421] et seq.;
  • folk-names of, [448];
  • age of, [443]–[445];
  • persistency of, [447];
  • escaped from cultivation, [448].
• Flower-seeds, sold by women, [440]–[441];
  • old list of, [441].
• Flutes, in meeting, [378].
• Flying-machine, [345].
• Fly-shuttle, [228].
• Food, from forests, [108]–[114];
  • from sea and river, [114]–[125];
  • transportation of, [143];
  • entirely from farm, [158];
  • substitutes, [158]–[159].
• Foot-mantle, [295].
• Foot-paths, [329].
• Foot-stoves, [375], [385].
• Foot-treadle, of loom, [219].
• Foot-wheel. See [Flax-wheel].
• Foote, Abigail, diary of, [253].
• Forefathers' Dinner, [129].
• Forests, destruction of, [52];
  • riches of, [108]–[114].
• Forms, [101].
• Forks, use of, [77];
  • first, [77].
• Forts, as churches, [365], [385].
• Fox, George, bequest of, [437].
• Franklin, quoted, [53], [181];
  • fairs encouraged by, [191];
  • advertisement of, [292]–[293];
  • as postmaster, [333];
  • set milestones, [335];
  • cyclometer of, [335]–[336];
  • on canals, [353];
  • in sedan-chair, [356].
• Franklin stove, [70].
• Fraxinella, [449].
• Fringe-loom, [227].
• Frocking, striped, [237].
• Fulling-mill, in Boston, [188].
• Fulling-stocks, [232].
• Fulham jugs, [98].
• Funerals, rings at, [298];
  • gloves at, [298]–[299].
• Furs, search for, [115].
• Fustian, in America, [237];
  • in Europe, [237].

• Gallows-balke, [53].
• Gallows-crooks, [53].
• Gallows-frame. See [Tape-loom].
• Gambrels, [310].
• Gambrel roof, description, [22].
• Games, with corn, [139].
• Garden, an old-time, [419] et seq.;
  • in New England, [419] et seq.;
  • in southern colonies, [438]–[439];
  • in New York, [439]–[440].
• Garnish of pewter, [85].
• Garrison house, [26].
• Garter-loom. See [Tape-loom].
• Geese, raising of, [257]–[258];
  • pickings of, [257]–[259];
  • noise of, [258].
• Georgia, deer in, [109];
  • turkeys in, [110];
  • hand-weaving in, [249]–[251].
• Georgius Rex jug, [99].
• Germantown, flax-raising at, [181];
  • flax-workers at, [181];
  • seal of, [181];
  • wool manufacture at, [190].
• Gibcrokes, [53].
• Gimlet, [305].
• Giotto, loom of, [213].
• Girdling, of trees, [403].
• Girls, dress of, [289]–[292];
  • seats in meeting for, [372].
• Giskins, [96].
• Glass, in windows, [23], [366];
  • nailed in, [366];
  • for lamps, [46];
  • early use of, [92].
• Gloucester, old house at, [70];
  • fishing at, [122]–[123];
  • communal privileges in, [390].
• Gloves, given at funerals, [298]–[299].
• Going a-leafing, [67].
• Goldenrod, as dye, [193].
• Goloe-shoes, [295].
• Gookin, quoted, [137].
• Goose-basket, [258].
• Goose-neck andirons, [62].
• Goose yoke, [258].
• Gorse. See [Woad-wax].
• Gourds, cups of, [96];
  • utensils of, [309].
• Grant, Mrs. Anne, on Dutch gardens, [439].
• Grapes, [145].
• Grassing, of linen, [234].
• Greeley, Horace, on canal-travel, [353].
• Gridirons, [61].
• Grist-mill, earliest, [133].
• Guinea wheat, [129]. See [Corn].
• Gun, as summons to meeting, [368].
• Gundalow, [329].
• Gutters of houses, [9].

• Hackling. See [Hetcheling].
• Hadley, shad in, [123]–[124];
  • potatoes in, [144];
  • broom-making in, [256]–[257];
  • restrictions of settlement in, [392]–[393];
  • hay-ward in, [402].
• Hakes, [53].
• Half-faced camp, [3].
• Hammond, John, quoted, [395].
• Hamor, Ralph, quoted, [143].
• Hancock House, knocker of, [28];
  • on sampler, [268].
• Hancock, John, hatred of pewter, [85];
  • drinking cup of, [97];
  • dress of, [293].
• Hand-distaff. See [Distaff].
• Hand-loom. See [Loom].
• Hand-reel. See [Niddy-noddy].
• Hap-harlot, [242].
• Harness. See [Heddle].
• Harvard College, standing salt of, [78]–[79];
  • trenchers at, [81].
• Hasty pudding, [135].
• Hats, worn in meeting, [285];
  • church votes about, [286].
• Hay-wards, [402].
• [Heddle] of loom, [219].
• Heddle-frame. See [Tape-loom].
• Heel-pegs. See [Shoe-pegs].
• Hemlock, brooms of, [304]–[305];
  • boxes of, [310].
• Hemp, blossom of, [167];
  • breaking of, [169].
• [Herding], of cows, [399]–[401];
  • of sheep, [401];
  • of swine, [403].
• [Hetcheling] of flax, [172].
• Hexe, of flax, [169].
• Hides, use of, [109];
  • tax on, [109].
• Higginson, quoted, [33], [35], [117], [148].
• Hind's-foot handle, [90].
• Hinges, material of, [9], [318].
• Hingham, church at, [365].
• Hogarth, loom of, [213]–[214].
• Hogs, as scavengers, [125];
  • yokes of, [311];
  • laws about, [402]–[403].
• [Hog-reeves], [402]–[403].
• Homespun industries, [167];
  • beneficent effect of, [179];
  • foundation of liberty, [189].
• Hominy, [131].
• Honey, plenty of, [111].
• Honey-locust, [163].
• Horn, spoons of, [88];
  • cups of, [96];
  • as summons to meeting, [368].
• [Horse-blocks], in front of churches, [367].
• Horse-bridges, [331].
• Horse-laurel, as dye, [194].
• Hose. See [Stockings].
• Hospitality, in Southern colonies, [395] et seq.
• Hound handle, [100].
• Hour-glass, in meeting, [376].
• Housekeeper, qualifications of, [252]–[253].
• House pie, [146].
• House-raising. See [Raising].
• Hyperion tea, [165].