Enquire Within
Upon Everything
the great Victorian-era domestic standby
with hyperlinked index
"Whether You Wish to Model a Flower in Wax;
to Study the Rules of Etiquette;
to Serve a Relish for Breakfast or Supper;
to Plan a Dinner for a Large Party or a Small One;
to Cure a Headache;
to Make a Will;
to Get Married;
to Bury a Relative;
Whatever You May Wish to Do, Make, or to Enjoy,
Provided Your Desire has Relation to the Necessities of Domestic Life,
I Hope You will not Fail to 'Enquire Within.'"—Editor.
1894
Table of Contents
- [Adulterations of Food, Tests for]
- [Beverages, Preparation of, and Receipts for]
- [Bird-Keeping, Bee-Keeping, and Poultry-Keeping]
- [Carving, Arrangements of the Dinner-Table, etc.]
- [Children, Rearing and Management of]
- [Choice of Food, Marketing, etc.]
- [Confectionery: Cakes, Jellies, Sweetmeats]
- [Commercial and Monetary Hints, Maxims]
- [Correct Speaking, Hints on Writing]
- [Decoration, Painting, Staining, Gilding etc.]
- [Destruction of Vermin, Noxious Animals]
- [Dress, Choice, Arrangement, and Care of]
- [Dyeing, Scouring, Cleaning, Laundry Operations]
- [Emergencies and Accidents, Drowning, Fire, etc.]
- [Etiquette, Forms and Ceremonies of]
- [Food of Various Kinds, When in Season]
- [Fancy Needlework]
- [Fuel, Lighting, etc., Economy and Management of]
- [Furniture, Selection and Arrangement of]
- [Gardening Operations Throughout the Year]
- [Household Carpentry, Mending, Repairing]
- [Indoor Games and Amusements]
- [Ladies' Employments: Leather-Work, Diaphanie etc.]
- [Legal Information and Advice]
- [Medical and Surgical Advice]
- [Minor Complaints, Cough, Cramp etc.]
- [Miscellaneous Preparations: Ink, Gum, Cement, etc.]
- [Outdoor Sports and Pastimes, Lawn Tennis]
- [Poisoning, Treatment in Cases of]
- [Preparation of Food, Cooking Operations]
- [Preserving and Pickling, Hints on]
- [Modelling, Preparing Botanical Specimens, etc.]
- [Rules of Conduct: Counsels, Hints, Advice]
- [Sanitary Precautions and Regulations]
- [Sauces, Relishes, Zests, How to Prepare]
- [Tables of Percentages, Interest, Marketing, Wages]
- [Toilet Requisites, Receipts for, etc.]