Principal Contents:
The Dwelling—Site, Construction, Arrangement, Water Supply, Sanitation, Ventilation, Warming, Lighting, Furnishing, Decorating, Bells, Thieves, Fire. The Larder—Storing and Preserving. The Dairy—Milk, Butter, Cheese. The Cellar—Aërated drinks, Beer, Bitters, Cordials, Liqueurs, Wines, &c. The Pantry—Ovens, Bread, Cakes, &c. The Kitchen—Ranges, Processes of Cookery, Recipes for Soups, Fish, Meat, Game, Poultry, Puddings, Vegetables, Salads, Eggs, Cheese, Ices, Confectionery, and Foreign Dishes. The Housewife's Room—Testing Food, Cleaning, Marketing. The Dining Room—Laying and Waiting at Table, Bills of Fare. The Drawing Room—Etiquette, Dancing, Theatricals, Games, Puzzles, &c. The Bedroom. The Dressing Room. The Nursery. The Sickroom—Nurses and Nursing, Home Remedies, Common Complaints, Accidents, Poisons, &c. The Bathroom. The Laundry. The Schoolroom. The Playground. The Workroom. The Library. The Workshop. The Farmyard—Horse, Cow, Pig, Poultry. The Garden. Household Law.
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WORKSHOP RECEIPTS,
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MANUFACTURERS, MECHANICS, AND SCIENTIFIC AMATEURS.
By ERNEST SPON.
Contents:
Bookbinding—Bronzes—Candles—Cement—Cleaning—Concretes—Dyeing—Electro-Metallurgy—Enamels—Engraving—Etching—Firework Making—Freezing—Fulminates—Furniture Creams, Oils, Polishes, Lacquers, and Pastes—Gilding—Glass Cutting—Glass Making—Graining—Gums—Horn Working—India-rubber—Ink—Japans—Lacquers—Marble Working—Matches—Mortars—Paper Hanging—Painting in Oils—Photography—Polishes—Pottery—Silvering—Soap—Solders—Taxidermy—Treating Horn, Mother-o'-Pearl, and like substances—Varnishes—Veneering—Whitewashing, &c., &c.