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V
- Vacuum cleaner
- Valerian
- Vane. See [Weather vane]
- Varnish and varnishing
- drying, time required, D [221–222]
- dull finish, D [224]
- flat finish, D [224]
- grades of varnish, C [486]
- method of using, B [112], C [486]
- number of coats needed, D [222]
- quality of varnish, recognizing, D [220]
- rubbing down process, D [223]
- "sag" and how corrected, D [220–221]
- Vase
- Veal
- Vegetable gardening, G [296–315]
- combinations for late planting, G [116]
- indoor and outdoor planting time, G [233–235]
- intermingling from close planting, G [105]
- money making garden, G [368–374]
- planting tables
- age for planting, G [34]
- depth and distance, G [42]
- germination per cent., G [233]
- germination time, G [32]
- quantity to plant, G [36]
- seeds, selling, G [371–372]
- selling young plants, G [370–371]
- transplanting, G [268–270]
- See also
[Coldframe]; [Drainage]; [Fertilizers and manures];
[Gardening]; [Herbs]; [Hotbed]; [Insect pests];
[Plant food]; [Plants]; [Soils];
also names of vegetables, e.g., [Beans]; [Cabbage]; [Carrot], etc.
- Vegetables
- boiling, H [279]
- burning, treatment, H [356]
- camp cooking, K [89], [90]
- cleaning, H [293]
- cooking, H [356]
- dandelion greens, A [63]
- exhibits, preparation for, G [202]
- food value, H [250], [255]
- husking, H [294]
- peeling, H [294]
- pokeweed roots, cooking, A [58]
- preparation for selling, G [369]
- scraping, H [294]
- seasoning, H [279]
- selection of, for cooking, H [271]
- shelling, H [294]
- soaking, H [295]
- stewing, H [280]
- See also names of vegetables; e. g., [Cauliflower]; [Parsnip];
[Pumpkin]; etc.
- Verbena
- Village improvement
- Vinegar
- cider vinegar
- "mother," meaning, A [415]
- Vinegar cruet
- Vines
- annuals, G [359]
- climbers, G [359]
- for covering fences and buildings, G [138]
- scarlet runner bean, G [297]
- training, G [139]
- use in landscape gardening, G [359]
- Violet
- California, characteristics, G [333]
- habits and characteristics, G [346], [364]
- insect pests, G [293]
- Russian, characteristics, G [333]
- tufted, characteristics, G [334]
- where to plant, G [346]
- wild varieties, G [346]
- Vireos
- Virginia creeper
- decorative value, G [359]
- Vise
- Voisin's biplane, B [173–175]*
- Volley ball, K [390]
- Volta, Alessandro, E [90]
- perfected method for producing electricity by chemical action, E [248]
- Voltmeter
- for direct and alternating currents, E [93]
- measuring electric pressure, E [39–42]
- multipliers, E [92]
- principle and operation, E [84–93]*
- Waists. See [Dressmaking]
- Waiting on table. See [Meals—Serving]
- carved by the engraver beetle, A [60]
- orange wood, A [59]
- roots for handles, A [60]
- shaping, A [61]
- Waitress
- Wake robin, G [344]
- Walking
- Walking stick
- Walks. See [Cement walk]; [Garden paths]
- Wall brackets. See [Brackets]
- Wall cabinet. See [Medicine cabinet]
- Wall flower
- care of, H [122]
- cleaning appliances, H [142]
- cleaning wall paper, H [123]
- decoration of, D [36], [39–41], N [76]
- dry cleaning, H [332]
- how to drive nails into plaster walls, C [246]
- kitchen, H [189]
- paneled walls, cleaning, H [122]
- See also [Embankments]; [Paper hanging]
- Wall paper. See [Walls]
- black
- device for husking, A [36]
- drying and storing nuts, A [35]
- food value of nuts, H [256]
- receipt for pickled walnuts, A [36–37]
- white, characteristics of tree, C [564]
- Wall rack. See [Book rack]
- window box plants, G [193]
- Wallachian embroidery
- insect destroyer, A [456]
- Walls
- Walnut
- Wandering Jew
- Warbler
- Wardrobe. See [Closets, Clothes]
- Warning (Game), K [391]
- Warp. See [Weaving]
- Wash board and wash boiler
- Washing. See [Laundry work]
- cleaning, H [148]
- used as playhouse, H [8]
- Washing dishes. See [Dish washing]
- Washington (Game), K [392]
- classification, H [220]
- disposal of
- Washington thorn, A [23]
- Washstands
- Wasps
- Waste
- Waste pipes
- Waste water
- boiling point, H [277]
- cold water as a preserver, H [357]
- substitute for milk, H [357]
- Watch fob
- Watches
- Watchman's time detector, E [78]*
- Water
- Water and bog plants
- Water bugs, H [362]
- Water bulbs. See [Bulbs]
- egg preservative, A [177]
- Water closets. See [Closets, Toilet]
- collector's net, K [158]*
- telescope for observing, K [159]
- Water fowl, K [181]
- Water garden, G [362]
- vibrating trough, B [343]*
- Water glass
- Water life, K [158–167]
- Water lilies
- Water meter
- Water mint
- Water motor. See [Water wheels]
- Water pipes. See [Plumbing]; [Waste pipes]
- construction and purpose, H [217]
- Water polo, K [392]
- Water power
- electric warning for empty tank, E [302]*
- Water race, K [393]
- Water seal
- Water supply
- Water tank. See also [Pumps]; [Water wheels]; Wells
- Water tax
economizing bills, H [236]
- W
- ancient, B [344]*
- Archimedian screw principle, B [344]*
- barker or reaction, B [343]*
- breast wheel, B [341]*
- governors, B [314–315]*
- overshot, B [341]*, [342]
- undershot, B [341]*
- vacuum cleaner motor, B [381]
- volate, B [342]*
- See also [Turbines]
- Water wheels
- Water works. See [Water supply]
- Watermelon
- Watt, James
- Watt
- illustration of motor principle, E [36]
- measuring watt hours, E [40–41]
- registering amount of electricity used, E [37–38]
- Wattmeter, E [35–42]
- Wax
- Wax beans, G [297]
- Wax myrtle, A [18–19]
- insect destroyers, A [457]
- Waxwings
- Weasel
- Weather
- Weather boarding. See [House framing]
- Weather vane
- Weathered oak finish, D [233]
- Weathering
- bordered table scarf, D [273–276]
- color effects, N [304–305]
- curtains and draperies, D [262–265]
- dowel, N [297]
- dyeing, materials for, D [276–279]
- French as weavers, N [303]
- hand loom
- bridge, N [299]
- description of treadle loom, D [247–249]*
- home-made, without treadle, N [296–297]
- primitive loom, D [245]
- setting, D [249–251], N [297–300]
- shuttle and bobbin, D [246]*
- shuttle for woof cloth, D [254]
- simple cardboard loom, N [8]
- materials to use, N [301]
- pattern weaving, D [265–273]
- portieres and couch covers, D [260–262]
- process, D [249–252], N [300–301]
- rattan mats, N [247]*, [249]
- rugs, D [252–260], N [297–303]
- harmonizing effects, N [304]
- tapestry designs, N [303]
- warp and woof, D [246], N [8–9]*
- warping hook, D [251]*
- See also [Braiding]
- Weaving, D [244–279], N [296–305]
- Wedge
- annuals, destroying, G [275]
- biennials, destroying, G [276]
- book about, A [519]
- definition of, A [469]
- destroying and preventing, A [469–472], G [275–279]
- distribution of seeds, G [273]
- foreign, G [279]
- good points, G [272]
- medicinal, A [57–58], G [272]
- perennials, destroying, G [276–277]
- propagation
- table of, G [278]
- test of acid soil, G [29]
- Weeds, G [271–280]
- Weevils
- Weigela
- Weight
- Weights and measures
- built-up work, M [247]
- butt welds, M [257]*
- definition of, M [247], [315]
- chains, M [250–253]*
- cleft weld, M [258]*
- corner plate, M [261]*
- electric, E [158–159]
- flat welds, M [254–257]*
- flat welds and T-welds, M [261–263]*
- horse shoes, M [221]
- iron oxidation, preventing, M [247]
- iron ring, M [248–250]*, [254]*
- iron tongs, M [287–288]*
- jump weld, M [259–261]*
- kinds, M [254]
- lap weld, M [258]*
- scarfing, M [254–256]*, [258]*
- socket wrenches, M [277–281]*
- T weld, M [262–263]*
- temperature of fire, M [234–235]
- tool steel to wrought iron, M [352]
- turn buckles, M [330]*
- upsetting, M [260]*
- Welding, M [247–263]*
- Wells
- equipment and amount of business, E [60]
- Western Union Telegraph Company
- Whale oil soap
- depth to plant seeds, G [235]
- Wheat
- Wheel and axle
- Wheel-barrow
- Wheels
- Whip grafting. See [Grafting]
- Whisk broom
- White pine. See [Pine]
- White rabbit. See [Rabbit]
- Whitewash
- beveling, C [122]
- calendar back, C [18]*
- curves, cutting, C [15]*
- cutting out process, C [12]*
- drawing the design, C [12]*
- first lessons in, C [9–12]*
- fish line winder, C [15]*
- key rack, C [12–14]*
- key tags, C [14]*
- knife
- kind to use, C [6]*
- method of holding, C [8]*
- paper knife, C [121–123]*
- picture frames, C [19–22]*
- propeller blades, C [70–72]*
- sand papering edges, C [15]
- testing with the try square, C [9]*
- tip cat, C [35–37]*
- weather vane making, C [154–156]*
- windmills, C [159–168]*
- woods for, C [7]
- worsted winder, C [16]*
- See also [Wood carving]
- Whittling, C [6–22]
- Wicket polo, K [393]
- Wicks
- Widow's cruse of oil: story, H [29]
- Wild animals. See [Animals]
- class and seed time, G [278]
- seed distribution, G [273]
- Wild carrot
- Wild crabapple, A [21], [22]
- April, June and July blooms, G [338–339]
- decorative value of wild flowers, A [56]
- landscape gardening, G [362]
- late blooms, G [339]
- March blooms, G [338]
- May blooms, G [338]
- planning and care, G [336]
- soil, G [337], [338]
- succession of bloom, G [338–339]
- transplanting, G [337]
- Wild flower gardening
- Wild flowers. See [Flowers]
- Wild fowl. See [Game and game birds]; [Water fowl]
- Wild geranium
- Wild grapes. See [Grapes]
- Wild nuts
- Wild plums
- Wild raspberries, A [10]
- Wild rice, A [78–79]
- Winch
- Wind. See [Winds]
- Wind break
- Wind flower, G [343]
- Wind root, G [348], [365]
- Windlass
- Windmill
- advantages over pots, G [190]
- construction and painting, G [191–192]
- crowding plants in, G [194]
- draining, G [163]
- how to fasten to window, G [195]
- selection of plants for sunny and shady windows, G [192–196]
- Window-box
- Window seat for girl's room, N [374]
- Windows
- Winds
- Winter sports, K [208–224]*
- Winterberries
- Wire
- Wire ropes. See [Rope]
- Wireless Club, E [331–332]
- accidents prevented by, E [347], [355–357]
- aerials, E [331]
- amateur stations, E [347]
- antennæ, E [320]*
- C. Q. D. message, meaning, E [356]
- coherer
- discovery, E [346]
- electric bell
- as transmitter, E [321]
- operated by wireless, E [324]*
- ether waves, E [316]
- fireworks, operated by, E [327–328]*
- first company organized, E [346]
- first practical use, E [346]
- first public stations, E [347]
- ground wire, E [321]
- Hertzian waves, E [346]
- incandescent lamps operated by, E [327]*
- law requiring use on steamers, E [347]
- Morse alphabet, E [330]
- operation of a simple type, E [320–321]*
- relay, E [322–323]
- sending messages to ocean steamers, E [347]
- signal code, E [330]
- spark coil, construction, E [321–322]*
- tapper, E [329–330]*
- toy train operated by, E [325–327]*
- trans-Atlantic messages first sent, E [346]
- Wireless Telegraph
- decorative value, G [359]
- Wistaria
- Witch hazel
- Wolf and sheep (Game), K [394]
- Women
- best woods for special purposes, K [101]
- decay, cause of, C [492]
- durability, C [492–494]
- hard wood, C [532], K [101]
- beech, C [556]
- black jack or barren oak, C [554]
- black or sweet birch, C [557]
- black or yellow oak, C [554]
- bur oak (mossy cup), C [551]
- chestnut oak, C [552]
- cypress, C [540]
- elm, white or American, C [559]
- Georgia pine, C [535]
- holly, C [564]
- honey locust, C [565]
- hop hornbeam, ironwood, C [558]
- hornbeam, or blue birch, C [559]
- larch, C [539]
- laurel oak, C [555]
- locust, black and yellow, C [565]
- paper birch, C [558]
- pin oak, C [553]
- post or iron oak, C [552]
- red birch, C [557]
- red elm, slippery elm, C [559]
- red oak, C [553]
- red or swamp maple, C [547]
- red pine, C [536]
- rock, cork elm, C [560]
- silver, or white maple, C [546]
- sugar maple, C [545]
- swamp white oak, C [552]
- tamarack, C [539]
- white oak, C [550]
- willow oak, C [555]
- yellow birch, C [557]
- yellow pine, C [536]
- preservation, C [493–495]
- soft wood, C [532], K [101]
- Arbor vitæ, C [542]
- balsam, C [540]
- basswood, linden, C [560]
- black spruce, C [538]
- box elder, C [548]
- buckeye, C [565]
- fir, C [540]
- gray, or aspen-leaved birch, C [558]
- hemlock, C [539]
- moosewood, C [548]
- mountain maple, C [548]
- pitch pine, C [536]
- red cedar, C [541]
- red spruce, C [538]
- white cedar, C [542]
- white pine, C [535]
- white spruce, C [538]
- strength of, C [495–497]*
- See also [Forestry]; [Kindling wood]; [Trees]
- Wood
- habits and characteristics, G [343]
- Wood anemone
- black and white design, C [127]
- blotter pads, designs, C [125–126]
- chip carving, C [98–108]*
- curved cutting, C [104–108]
- designs
- flat work, C [97–119]*
- glove box design, C [128]
- holding the knife, C [100]*
- key rack designs, C [123], [126]
- knives for carving, C [99]*
- letter racks, designs, C [109–117]
- origin, C [98]
- paper knife, C [121–123]*
- pencil box, C [106–108]*
- penholder, C [117–119]*
- picture frames, C [129–132]*
- polishing, C [131]
- triangular cutting, C [98–99]
- veining, C [117]*
- woods for, C [121]
- Wood carving
- aging wood, C [489]
- antique finish, C [489]
- cleaning, the first step, D [213]
- colors, obtaining, C [488]
- dead flat surface, C [485]
- dull finish, D [224]
- enameling white, D [235]
- fillers, C [484]
- flat finish, D [224]
- polishing, C [489–491]
- process, C [484–487]
- re-finishing
- shellac, using, C [486], D [216–217]
- varnish, removing, D [240]
- wax finish, D [225–226], C [490]
- white enamel, D [235]
- white wood, D [230]
- woods that do and do not require fillers, C [484]
- See also [Stains and staining]; [Varnish and varnishing]
- Wood finishing
- Wood fire. See [Fires]
- clearing for kindling wood, A [407]
- Wood lot
- Wood screws
- Wood staining. See [Stains and staining]
- Wood tag, K [394]
- Woodchucks
- Woodcraft, K [93–109]*
- Woodpecker
- Woodwork. See [Carpentry and Woodwork]
- Woof. See [Weaving]
- Wool combing machine
- Woolen clothes
- Work. See [Housekeeping]; [Occupations]
- Work bag and sewing apron combined, N [31–33]
- Work bench. See [Carpentry]
- Work shop
- Worms
- Wren
- Wrench
- Wringer for laundry work, H [314]
- Writing desk. See [Desk]
- Wrought iron
X
Y
- Yachts
- Yeast
- Young, Sir Thomas
- ether wave theory of light, E [345]
Z
- Zeppelin's dirigible balloon, B [162]
- Zinnia
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