Fowler's Household Helps / Over 300 Useful and Valuable Helps About the Home, Carefully Compiled and Arranged in Convenient Form for Frequent Use

by Arthur L. Fowler

[!-- Page: idx-a --] [INDEX TO GAS AND ELECTRIC SUPPLEMENT]

The Care and Use of Gas Appliances [1a]
Care of Gas Ranges [1a]
Use of the Range [2a]
Broiling and Roasting [2a]
Steaks and Chops [3a]
Fish [3a]
Other Foods [3a]
Roast Meats [3a]
Baking [3a]
Bread [3a]
Biscuits [4a]
Loaf Cake [4a]
Layer Cake [4a]
Boiling [4a]
Stewing [4a]
Toasters [5a]
Gas Water Heaters [5a]
Gas Flat Irons [6a]
Furnace Connections [6a]
All-Gas Kitchens [6a]
Demonstrator [6a]
Gas Lighting [7a]

Electrical Appliances [8a]
Electric Service in the Home [8a]
All-Electric Homes [8a]
Electric Range [9a]
Electric Dishwasher [9a]
Vacuum Cleaner [10a]
Sewing Machine [11a]
Flat Iron [11a]
Electric Lamps [11a]
Table of Comparisons [12a]
Residential Lighting [12a]
Parlor [12a]
Hall [12a]
Porch [12a]
Bedroom [12a]
[!-- Page: idx-b --] Sitting-room [12a]
Dining-room [13a]
Bathroom [13a]
Kitchen [13a]
Attic [13a]
Cellar [13a]
Care of Lamps and Fixtures [13a]
Fixture Recommendations for the House [13a]
Parlor [13a]
Hall [14a]
Sitting-room and Library [14a]
Bedroom [14a]
Dining-room [14a]
Bathroom [14a]
Kitchen [14a]
Cellar [14a]
Attic [14a]
Clothes Press [15a]
General [15a]
Wiring Hints [15a]
Fuses [16a]

[!-- Page: 39 --] [INDEX TO HOUSEHOLD HELPS]

Alarm Clock, To Diminish Noise of [17]
Ammonia, Many Uses of [12]
Ants, To Get Rid of [22]
Apple Pie, To Make Tender [8]
Apples, To Peel Easily [7]

Baby, Choking, To Relieve [29]
Baby, Restless, Hint for [30]
Bacon, Proper Way to Slice [3]
Bath Tub and Wash Bowl, To Clean [19]
Bead Chain, An Unbreakable [29]
Beans, Hint for Baking [6]
Bed Springs, How to Clean [17]
Beef Juice, Squeezer for [2]
Beetles, To Get Rid of [7]
Black Cloth and Woolen Goods, To Remove Shine from [33]
Black Dress, How to Clean [33]
Blankets, Woolen, To Prevent Shrinking [20]
Bleaching Clothes, To Protect [25]
Blister on Heel, To Prevent [26]
Boiling Eggs, Hints for (four) [9]
Bottles, How to Cut Off, and Their Uses [24]
Bottles, Glass, How to Clean [15]
Brass Beds, Polish for [17]
Brass, How to Clean [32]
Brass, To Keep from Tarnishing [18]
Bread, Cornpopper for Toasting [2]
Bread, Hint When Baking [5]
Bread, To Keep Fresh [9]
Bread, When Too Brown [7]
Broken Glass, To Gather Up [28]
Bronze Articles, To Clean [31]
Brushes, Paint, How to Soften [25]
Bug or Other Small Insect in Ear, Relief for [31]
Burners, Gas Stove, To Clean [3]
Burns, Remedy for [10], [26]
Butter, How to Soften When Hard [1]

Cake Flavoring, Orange Peel for [6]
Cake, To Prevent Burning [4]
Cake, To Prevent Sticking to Tins [6]
Cake, To Remove from Tin [6]
Cake, To Remove Scorch from [8]
Calicoes, Dark, How to Iron [21]
Canary, To Induce to Bathe [27]
Candle Holders, Novelty for Children’s Party [23]
Candles, Economy in Use of [7]
Candle, Wax, Hint Regarding [34]
Carpets, Ink on, To Remove [38]
Carpet, Soot on, To Remove [31]
Carpets, To Brighten [18], [31]
Carpet Sweeper Pulleys, Worn, To Repair [24]
Carrots, Quick Way to Peel [3]
Cellars, Damp or Musty, Remedy for [23]
Celluloid, How to Mend [29]
Chair Seats, Cane, To Tighten [27]
[!-- Page: 40 --] Chapped Hands, To Prevent [2]
Chicken, To Make Tender [8]
Chimneys, Lamps and Wicks, Hints for (five) [12]
China, Hints for Mending (four) [13]
Choking Baby, To Relieve [29]
Chopper, Food, Sand Soap to Sharpen [1]
Clock, How to Lubricate [24]
Clothes, Bleaching, To Protect [25]
Clothes, To Sprinkle Quickly [21]
Clothes, To Whiten When Washing [20]
Clothesline, Dirty, To Clean [20]
Clothespins, Grape Basket for [24]
Clothing, Men’s, To Clean [33]
Cockroaches, To Get Rid of [7]
Color, To Restore in Fabrics [22]
Color, To Set in Wash Goods [22]
Cooling Hot Dishes, Hint for [13]
Corn Silk, To Remove from Corn [10]
Cream, To Use When it is on the Turn [3]
Crockery, Hints for Mending (four) [13]
Curtains, Lace, New Way to Fasten [18]
Curtains, Lace, To Stretch Without Frame [21]
Curtains, Sash, Hint for Laundering [21]
Curtains, White, To Make Ecru or Cream Color [21]
Cushions, Sofa, Etc., Hint for Filling [18]
Cut Glass, Polish for [18]

Damp Cellars, or Musty, Remedy for [23]
Dining-Chair Legs, To Protect Floors from [29]
Dishcloth, Best Kind of [10]
Dishes, Greasy, To Clean [4]
Dishes, Loaned, To Identify [11]
Dress, Black, How to Clean [33]
Dust, To Prevent When Sweeping [14]
Dustless Mop, How to Make [15]

Earthworms in Flower Pots, To Destroy [27]
Eggs, Boiling, Hints for (four) [8]
Eggs, To Prevent Popping When Cooking [8]
Eggs, Yolks of, To Keep Fresh [8]
Egg Shells, To Remove from Cooking [8]
Egg Stains, To Remove from Silver [7]
Eyeglasses, How to Tighten Screws [29]
Eyeglasses, To Prevent Steaming [25]

Faucets, How to Polish [7]
Finger Nails, To Prevent Staining [2]
Fire, Kerosene, To Extinguish [3]
Fish, To Prevent Breaking Up When Frying [6]
Fish, Currycomb for Scaling [1]
Fishbone in Throat, To Remove [30]
Fish Odor, To Remove from Hands [5]
Fish Taste, To Remove from Forks and Spoons [5]
Flannels, To Restore When Hard or Shrunken [20]
Flashlight for Sewing Machine, Use of [17]
Flat-irons, To Remove Rust from [4]
[!-- Page: 41 --] Flies, To Get Rid of [7]
Floor, Kitchen, To Remove Grease from [10]
Floor Polisher, Worn out Broom for [9]
Floors, Polished, Finish for [28]
Floor Wax, A Cheap and Good [23]
Fly Exterminator, An Easy [28]
Food, Too Salty, Remedy for [5]
Food Chopper, Sand Soap to Sharpen [1]
Food Chopper, To Fasten Securely [11]
Fountain Pens, Leaky, Cure for [27]
Fowl, To Make Tender [8]
Frames, Gilt, To Clean and Remove Fly Specks from [19]
Fruit Jars, To Open [1], [11]
Fruit Picker, Handy, for Farmer or Suburbanite [35]
Furniture, Leather, To Clean [31], [35]
Furniture, To Mend Small Pieces on [19]
Furniture, White Enameled, or Woodwork, To Clean [29], [34]
Flowers, How to Pack for Transportation [29]
Flowers, To Keep Fresh (three) [29]