of Practical Receipts and Processes,
CONTAINING 6,422 PRACTICAL RECEIPTS,
Written in a plain and popular manner, and illustrated with explanatory wood-cuts. Being a comprehensive Book of Reference for the Merchant, Manufacturer, Artisan, Amateur and Housekeeper, embracing valuable information in the Arts, Professions, Trades, Manufactures, including Medicine, Pharmacy and Domestic Economy. It is certainly the most useful book of reference for practical information pertaining to the wants of everyday life ever printed. The Scientific American says "It is worthy of a place in the library of any home, work-shop, factory or laboratory". Prominent among the immense mass of subjects treated of in the book, are the following:
- The Art of Dyeing;
- Hard, Soft and Toilet Soaps;
- Tanning;
- Distillation;
- Imitation Liquors;
- Wines, Cordials and Bitters;
- Cider;
- Brewing;
- Perfumery; Cologne Water and Perfumed Spirits;
- Flavoring Essences, etc.;
- Cosmetics;
- Hair Dyes and Washes;
- Pomades and Perfumed Oils;
- Tooth Powders, etc.;
- Syrups;
- Alcohol and Alcoholmetry;
- Petroleum and Kerosene;
- Bleaching and Cleaning;
- Scouring and Cleansing;
- Vinegar;
- Sauces, Catsups and Pickles;
- Receipts for the Garden;
- To Remove Stains, Spots, etc.;
- The Extermination of Vermin;
- Pyrotechny and Explosives;
- Cements, etc.;
- Soluble Glass;
- Waterproofing;
- Artificial Gems;
- Inks and Writing Fluids;
- Aniline Colors;
- Liquid Colors;
- Paints and Pigments;
- Drying Oils and Dryers;
- Painting and Paper-hanging;
- Kalsomine and Whitewash;
- Oil and Spirit Varnishes;
- Varnishing and Polishing;
- Lubricators;
- Japanning and Lacquering;
- Boot and Harness Blacking;
- Photography;
- Metals and Alloys;
- Soldering and Welding;
- Amalgams;
- Gilding, Silvering, etc.;
- Electrotyping, Electroplating, etc;
- Medicinal Preparations;
- Patent Medicines;
- Medical Receipts;
- Weights and Measures.
| 607 pages, royal octavo, cloth | $5.00 |
| Sheep | 6.00 |
DICK & FITZGERALD, Publishers,
| Box 2975. | NEW YORK. |
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- McBride's Funny Dialogues.
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- McBride's New Dialogues.
- McBride's Humorous Dialogues.
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- McBride's Comic Speeches and Recitations.
- Frost's Dialogues for Young Folks.
- Frost's Humorous and Exhibition Dialogues.
- Frost's New Dialogues.
- Kavanaugh's Comic Pieces for Very Little Children.
- Kavanaugh's Humorous Dramas.
- Kavanaugh's Juvenile Speaker, for Very Little Children.
- Kavanaugh's Exhibition Reciter, for Very Little Children.
- Kavanaugh's New Speeches and Dialogues.
- Holmes' Very Little Dialogues for Very Little Folks.
- Graham's School Dialogues for Young People.
- Steele's Exhibition Dialogues.
- Martine's Droll Dialogues and Laughable Recitations.
- Beecher's Recitations and Readings.
- Howard's Recitations; Comic, Serious and Pathetic.
- Wilson's Recitations for School Declamation.
- Spencer's Comic Speeches and Recitations.
- Barton's Comic Recitations and Dialogues.
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