251
Copper and brass, to clean, 26
Copper in liquids, to detect, 192, 619
Coral, artificial, 170
Cordial, julep, 247
Cordials, 545
Corks, improved, 70
Corn, 464
Corn, to feed, 470
Corn, to dry, 194
Corn, green, 337
Corn oysters, 337
Corn salad, 477
Corns on the feet, 96
Corns, to prevent, 96
Corns, to cure, 96
Corn solvent, 96
Corns, soft, to cure, 97, 615
Corns and warts, 96
Corpulence, 119
Corroborates, 547
Corrosive sublimate, 121
Costiveness, 373
Cotton, carded, 562
Cotton, to dye buff, 77
Coughs, for common, 105
Coughs, winter, 105
Cough and hoarseness, 105
Cough, white mixture for, 105
Cough, troublesome, 106
Coughs, children's, 106
Cough, hacking, 106
Cough, for a, 107
Cough syrup, 614
Counterpanes, to wash, 50
Court plaster, 136
Courtship and marriage, 511
Covers, hints about, 455
Cows, 469
Cows, feeding with sainfoin, 285
Cows, feeding with parsnips, 285
Cows, proper food for, 285
Cows, milch, 286
Cows, rules for milking, 287
Cows, to prevent bad habits, 288
Cows to milk, 200
Cramp, 100
Cramp in bathing, 611
Cramp and spasm, 374
Crape, black, to remove water stains from, 619
Cream, 357
Cream, substitute for, 190, 352, 608
Cream in long voyages, 192
Creosote, 121
Cress, 477
Crickets, to destroy, 85, 440
Crockery and glass, 33
Croup, 227
Crows, to keep from corn, 270
Crust, wine, 327
Crust in the tea-kettle, 438
Crystallization upon cinders, 424
Cucumbers, 295, 477
Cup cakes, 330
Curious facts, 659
Currants, green, to preserve, 355
Currant shrub, 342
Curry, to prepare a, 337
Curry, Lord Clive's, 338
Curry powder, 337
Cutaneous eruptions in children, 232
Cuts and wounds, 572

D.

Dairy, the, 357
Dairy, temperature for, 287
Damp walls, 16
Dampness in beds, 17
Dancing, 665
Dandelion, use of, 271
Dandelion, 549
Danger from fire, 203
Daughters, training of, 667
Deafness, 623
Deafness, temporary, 95
Decanters, to clean, 30
December, 186
Decoctions, 549
Dentition, 226
Dentifrice, a good, 137
Depilatory, 616
Diaphanic, 400
Diarrhea, 108
Diet for patients, 126
Dietetic maxims, 628
Dinner, 369, 606
Dinner parties, 507
Dinner, what plates for, 256
Dinner, directions for, 254
Dinner, serving up, 256
Dinner-hour, &c., 255
Dirt in the eye, 572
Discolorations of the skin, 93
Diseases of the skin, 457
Dishes, washing, 256
Dish-covers, cleansing, 259
Disinfecting liquid, 93
Dogs, pet, 645
Domestic hints, 462
Door, creaking, 468
Door-mats, cheap, 444
Door-plates, to clean, 28
Draining ponds, 377
Draughts, game of, 425
Drawing paper, 385
Drawings, to set pencil, 171
Drawings, wash for, 171
Dress, importance of, 484
Dress of ladies, 484
Dress of gentlemen, 492
Dress, print, to preserve color of, 53
Dress, faded, to bleach, 53
Dress, print, to wash, 52
Dresses, &c., to iron, 53
Dress-making, 635
Dressings, 560
Dressing-table, for the, 138
Drinks, 369
Drinks, alkalescent, 242
Drinks, nutritive, 244
Drinks, stimulating, 242
Drinks, summer, 610
Drinks, tonic, 243
Drinks for the sick, 241
Drowning, recovery from, 208, 209
Drowning, danger of, 206
Drowning, to rescue, 649
Drunkenness, 569
Dry rot, 309
Dry rot in timber, 309
Ducks, to fatten, 202
Ducks and geese, 201
Dyeing, 74, 423
Dyeing the hair, 613
Dyes, various, 75
Dysentery, 108, 373, 374
Dyspepsia bread, 335

E.

Eagles, to color, 390
Ear, diseases in, 94
Ear, pain in, 95, 615
Ear-ache, 85, 233
Ear, sore, 221
Early rising, 536
Earwigs, &c., in the ear, 95
Earwigs, &c., to destroy, 279, 482
Eat slowly, 368
Eau d'Ange, 149
Eau de Cologne, 146, 147
Ebony, imitation of, 36
Economical hints, 444
Economicals of cooking meats, 367
Economics, 334
Economy in expenditure, 212
Edgings, to plant, &c., 291
Edgings, box, to cut, 283
Eggs, 468
Eggs, dyeing, 424
Eggs in jaundice, 100
Eggs, to preserve, 191
Eggs of birds, to preserve, 169
Egg-plant, 478
Elder, good effects of, 274
Elder-flowers, 548
Elephants, to color, 390
Embankments, 266
Emblematic stones, 415
Embroidery, silk, 162, 163
Endive, 477
Enemas, 551
Enigmas, 656
Ermine and Miniver, to clean, 54
Eruptions, cutaneous, 555
Erysipelas, cure for, 99
Essences from flowers, 147
Etchings on glass, 415
Etiquette, rules of, 501
Evening pastime, 429
Exercise, 540
Extracts, 552
Eye, dirt or lime in, 572
Eye, iron or steel in, 572
Eye, black, to cure, 625
Eye, bruised to cure, 94
Eye, cold or inflammation in, 94
Eyes, sore, 221
Eye-water, 93, 618
Eye-brows, to darken, 130

F.

Fainting, or syncope, 234, 539
Fainting, remedy for, 99
Family at home, 590
Family tables, 699
Fard, 136
Farmers, hints to, 198, 464
Farms, small, 463
Feathers, to clean of their oil, 18, 423
Feathers and hair, to dye green, 77
Feathers, to dye, 405
Feathers, white, to clean, 441
Feather flowers, 403
Febrifuges, 547
Feet, 250
Feet, cold and damp, 104
Feet, frostbitten, 618
Feet, sore, 250
Feet, wet, 451
Feet, wounded, 233
Feet, to keep warm, 439
Felon, 109
Fences, 464
Fermentation, to check, 342
Fertilizing soils, 465
Fevers, 111
Fevers, cause of, 457
Fever and ague, 111
Fevers, beverage for, 112
Fever, scarlet, 112
Fever, yellow, 111
Fields, 464
Fig paste, 108
Figures, to color, 393
Figures, curious properties of, 679
Filtering bag, 341
Filth in streets, 458
Fire, preservation from, 203
Fire in chimneys, 203
Fire, means of extinction, 203
Fire, to escape from, 204, 438
Fire, to make water more efficacious, &c., 204
Fire, to extinguish speedily, 204
Fire, to escape from a house on, 205
Fire, clothing on, 205
Fire, horses from, 205
Fire, to make, 216
Fire, taking care of, 261
Fires, stoves, &c., 42
Fire, to revive a dull, 42
Fire-balls, 41
Fire-irons, to prevent rusting, 23
Fire-places, to improve, 313
Fire-screens, paper, 439
Fire-wood, 471
Fish, gold and silver, 176, 644
Fish as food, 365
Fish, Russian method of preserving, 318
Fishing-rods, to preserve, 378
Fits, 99
Flannels, to prevent shrinking, 48
Flannels, to scour, 48
Flannels, to wash, 48
Flat-irons, the hot, 450
Fleas, to drive away, 85
Fleas, &c., to destroy, 87
Fleas on dogs, 279
Flies, to destroy, 84, 437, 619
Flies, to keep off, 84, 443
Flies, to keep from drawings, 389
Floors, artificial stone, 310
Floor or oil-cloths, 12
Floor-cloths, to clean, 12
Flounces, 488
Flour, to test, 591
Flour, boiled, 240
Flour of brimstone, 612
Flowers, to paint, 391
Flowers, to preserve in water, 176
Flowers in winter, 175
Flowers, dried, 177
Flowers, faded, to revive, 177
Flowers, hints about, 179
Flowers, when to plant, 197
Flowers, 470
Flowers, sentiments of, 669
Fly, turnip, 464
Fly, water, 84
Fodder, 471
Folding and mangling, 263
Food for children, 219, 239
Food for the sick, &c., 239
Foot, rot in sheep, 290
Force, 393
Fowls, hints about, 468
Freckles, 132, 133
Freckles and sunburn, 134
French polish for boots, &c., 80
French polish for furniture, 19
French receipt for the skin, 134
Frost, to prevent injuring trees, 302
Fruits, 480
Fruits, to keep, 193, 484
Fruit trees and fruit, 484
Fruit trees, Chinese, &c., 302
Fruit trees infected with blight, 304
Fruit in water colors, 390
Fuel, economy in, 40, 447
Fungi, to preserve, 410
Furniture, to clean, 462
Furniture oil, 19
Furniture paste, 19
Furs, to clean, 442
Furs, to stretch, 443
Furs, to preserve, 443
Furs and woollens, to preserve, 78

G.

Game, to preserve, 318
Gardening, &c., 291, 472
Gargles, 107, 552
Gargle, common, 246
Gargle, detergent, 245
Gargle, rose, 245
Garlic, use of, &c., 279
Garlic, useful properties, 235
Gathering, &c., 153
Geese, Cobbett's method, 201
Geese, to color, 392
Gentian-root infusion, 244
Geraniums, 180
Gilding, to improve, 72
Gilding, oil and water, 168
Gilding, to preserve, &c., 18
Gilt or lacquered articles, to clean, 28
Gilt frames, 628
Ginger, to preserve, 319
Gingerbread, 330
Ginger cake, 596
Ginger snaps, 330
Glass vessels, to cleanse, 439
Glass, to break, 462
Glass or china, to pack, 628
Glass, to cut, 378
Glass, to remove crust from, 31
Glasses, to clean, 30
Glasses, to restore lustre of, 31
Glass stoppers, to loosen, 32, 620
Glass and crockery, 33
Glass, &c., to cement, 70
Glass jars, to make look like china, 155
Glazed vessels, 32
Gloves, light kid, to clean, 65
Gloves, kid, to clean, 627
Gloves, to clean, 65
Gloves, washing, 65
Gloves, thread, to wash, 50
Gloves, to dye, 76
Gloves, 489, 492
Glues, 67, 68
Glue paste, 620
Gold, to cleanse, 26
Gold chains, to clean, 71
Gossiping, 665
Gout and rheumatism, 105
Gout, rheumatism, lumbago, &c., 101
Grafting, 195, 480
Grafting, composition, for, 480
Grain, important discovery, &c., 271
Grain, to preserve, 272
Grain, musty, 464
Granaries, mites in, 272
Granaries, poplar, &c., 316
Grapes, to color, 390
Grapes, to keep, 192, 353
Grass, 471
Grass, to color, 393
Grass, rye, 267
Grass, striped, 267
Grasses and mosses, 424
Grates, to clean, 9
Gravel-walks, 292
Gravies, of using, 367
Grease or wax spots, 55
Grease from silks, 59
Grease or paint from cloth, 62
Grease from clothes, 435
Grease from books, 63
Grease from paper, 63
Grease from leather, 64
Grease for wheels, 470
Grecian painting, 397
Grecian varnish, 397
Green, a cheap, &c., 38
Green paint, 37
Green, to color, 361
Greenhouse, 291
Ground-glass, to imitate, 69
Grubs, 489, 492
Gruels, 241
Gruel, egg, 241
Gum-boils, 94
Gum-water, 619
Gutta-percha soles, 83

H.

Hail, 452
Hair, 128
Hair, new method for, 624
Hair, to dress, 489
Hair, curling fluid for the, 129, 130
Hair, to prevent falling out, 129
Hairs, to avoid grey, 129
Hair, to soften, &c., 130
Hair, to improve, 131
Hair, superfluous, to remove, 132
Hair wash, economical, 131
Hair powder, 131
Hair dyes, 130
Hair brushes, &c., to clean, 54
Hair and feathers, to dye green, 77
Hair pencils, 385
Hair, color, 387
Hall, cleaning the, 253
Hams, curing, 324
Hams and fish, to smoke, 324
Handkerchief, 490
Hands, 490
Hands, camphor cerate for, 143
Hands, paste for, 143
Hands, to prevent perspiration, 143
Hands, to remove stains from, 144
Hands, to whiten, 143
Hand-bath, 539
Hanging, 570
Hardware and cutlery, to prevent rusting, 25
Hares and rabbits, 303
Harness, to clean, 45
Harness-makers' jet, 45
Hashes, 603
Hat, 438, 493
Hats, to preserve, 436
Hat, to scour, 73
Hat, straw, to bleach, 66
Hats, to prevent injury from rain to, 74
Hazel nuts, 192
Head, do no not shave the, 128
Head, scald, 221
Head, sore,