410
Plants, house, 178
Plants, succulent, 301
Plants, to air, &c., 179
Plants, to kill vermin on, 196
Plants, to propagate, 196
Plants, watered, &c., 197
Plants, window, 182
Plants, poisonous, 673
Plasters, blisters, &c., 114
Plasters and poultices, 238
Plaster, adhesive, 562
Plaster, mustard, 238
Plaster, spice, 238
Plaster casts, to improve, 165
Plaster figures, 165
Plate, to clean, 25, 620
Plate powder, 25
Plow deep, 465
Poison, 617
Poisons and antidotes, 120
Polish for dining-tables, 20
Polish and varnish, 20
Polished grates, &c., 22
Polishing paste, 27
Pomatums, 138, 139
Pomade divine, 139
Ponds, to keep free, &c., 285
Pork, 366, 469
Pot-pourri, 141
Potatos, 605
Potatos, boiling, 354
Potatos, to keep, 194, 354
Potatos, to raise, 270
Potatos in bleaching, 57
Potichomanie, 394
Poultice, bark, 231
Poultice, bread, 113
Poultice, elder-flower, 246
Poultice, linseed, 113
Poultice, mush, 239
Poultice, mustard, 112, 554
Poultice, white bean, 246
Poultices, 553, 554
Poultice for burns, &c., 442
Poultry, 200, 602
Pounce, 378
Powder, almond, &c., 140, 141
Powers of the mind, 687
Preparation for marking, 622
Prints or maps, to mount, 168
Prints or books, to clean, 39
Privies, &c., 39
Prunes, stewed, 241
Prussic acid, 121
Pudding, cheap, 597
Pudding, sago and apple, 597
Pudding, pea, 598
Pudding-cloths, &c., 257
Pumpkin, 479
Pumpkin, to dry, 354
Pumpkin pie, 334
Putty, to dissolve, 165

Q.

Quicksilver, 35
Quilts, 155
Quince seed, mucilage of, 247
Quince syrup, 611
Quinsy, 107, 230

R.

Racahout des Arabes, 353
Radishes, 297, 479
Rags, save the, 264
Rain, cause of rain, 452
Raspberry cakes, 330
Raspberry vinegar, 351
Rats, 86, 283, 619
Rats or mice, 283, 284
Razor-strop paste, 32
Razor, strops, 74
Reading aloud, 652
Reading in bed, 438
Receipts, 686
Re-cooking, 255
Red gum, 224
Red lavender drops, 100
Reed bird, 643
Reptiles, to kill, 281
Resp in sheep, 289
Restorative, 240
Rheumatism and gout, 101
Rheumatism and lumbago, 101, 623
Rheumatism, infusion for, 244
Rheumatism, mixture for, 244
Rhubarb, 479
Rhubarb, garden, 299
Rhubarb, to cure, 300
Rhubarb stalks, 334
Rhubarb, turkey, 299, 300
Rice caudle, 336
Rice-flour cement, 621
Riches, 574
Rickets, 228
Riddles, 656
Riding, art of, 651
Riding dress, 650
Rings, 438
Ring, to remove a tight, 621
Ringworm, 98, 99, 616
Road and paths, to color, 393
Robes, 488
Robin, 643
Rock-cakes, 330
Rolls, 335
Rooms, ventilating, 260
Rose-color, to make, 262
Roses, to paint, 391
Roses, spirit and oil of, 148
Roses, tincture of, 142
Rose vinegar, 351
Rosewater, 142
Rosewood, imitation of, 35
Rossolis, French, 347
Rot in sheep, 290
Rugs, 450
Running, 152
Russet, 388
Ruta-baga, 471
Rye, 464

S.

Sackatash, 337
Sage, virtues of, 116
Sage and onion stuffing, 326
Sage tea, 117, 244
Sago, 240
Sal-volatile, 446
Salad, to raise quickly, 271
Saline draught, 107, 611
Salt, 468
Salt of lemons, 57
Saltpetre, 121
Salsify, 479
Sarsaparilla, decoction of, 614
Satin, black, to clean, 58
Satin, white, 61
Sauces, 325
Sauce-pans, kettles, &c., 256, 454
Scalds and burns, 109, 110
Scarlet fever, 376
Scent, very fine, 142
Scions, 480
Scouring drops, 63, 447
Scratches, 616
Scrofula, 228
Scrofula, ointment for, 550
Scurf on the head, &c., 623
Scurvy, 375
Sea-sickness, to prevent, 118
Sea-water, artificial, 233
Sea-water, to make fit, &c., 43
Sea-water, effect of, 451
Sea-weed, to preserve, 407
Sealing-wax, red, 172
Sealing-wax, varnish, 168
Seasoning for stuffing, 327
Seeds, to preserve, 267, 291
Seeds for fruit trees, 481
Seeds, to discover, &c., 197
Seeds, flower, to preserve, 197
Seeds, foreign, 291
Senna, infusion of, 247
Senna, tea, 117
Sentiments of flowers, 669
September, 185
Servants, 213, 606
Servants, punctuality in, 252
Servants, rules for, 251
Sewing, 151, 152
Sewing on glazed calico, 165
Shave, an easy, 150
Shaving, 149
Shaving, composition for, 150
Shaving liquids, 150
Sheep, 469
Sheep, to select, 466
Sheep, to catch, 290
Sheep, to mark, 288
Sheets, 155
Sherbet, 347, 348
Shirt, 492
Shirt, to iron, 53
Shocks, violent, 569
Shoes, 81
Shoes, white satin, 80
Shopping, 669
Shower-bath, hand, 124
Shumac, 471
Sick, management of, 217
Sick room, rules for, 558
Sickness, remedies for, 371
Sickness, severe, 91
Sickness and vomiting, 222
Side, pain in, 618
Sight, rules for, &c., 249
Silk articles, 627
Silk, old, 60
Silks, black, to dip, 61
Silks, to alum, 75
Silks, to clean, 60, 61
Silks, to extract grease, 59
Silks and merinoes, 60
Silks and stuffs, 59
Singing, utility of, 654
Sink, 257
Skeleton leaves, 409
Skin, to soften, &c., 132
Skin, wash for, 140
Skins, squirrel, 442
Slate color, 361
Sleep, to promote, 118, 235, 436
Sleet, cause of, 452
Slugs, 281
Slugs and snails, 481
Slugs, rose, 483
Small-pox, to prevent pitting, 559
Small-pox marks, 555
Smelling-bottle, 148
Smoke, to color, 393
Smoke of a candle, &c., 455
Smut in wheat, 268
Snails, 281
Snake bites, 121
Snow, cause of, 451
Snow, effect of, 452
Soap, 216
Soap, essence of, 144
Soaps, various, 145, 146
Soap, soft, 365
Soap, substitute for, 46
Soap liniment with Spanish flies, 551
Soda-cake, 328
Soda-water and ginger-beer powders, 350
Soil for fruit trees, 481
Sore throat, gargle for, 103
Sore throat, ulcerated, 107
Sorrel, 471
Sound and light, velocity of, 674
Soap, vegetable, 241
Spasms, 101
Spectacles, use of, 655
Spermaceti or wax on cloth, 63
Spermaceti ointment, 246
Spider, bite of, 468
Spider, red, 281
Spinach, 479
Spirits, to test, 191
Spit, &c., cleaning, 258
Splints, substitutes for, 568
Sponge, to clean, 54
Sponge-cake, 331
Spots on silk, 59
Spots on cloths, &c., 59
Spots from woolen cloths, 62
Spots in linen, 58
Sprain, 115
Sprain or bruise, 233
Spruce beer, 350
Squash, 355, 479
Squill mixture, 246
Squinting, 613
Squirrels, 644
Stables and ford, 466
Staining marble, &c., 416
Stains from hands, 627
Stains of wine, &c., 55
Stains, 56
Stains, ink, 57
Stains from bombazine, 57
Stains from silks, 61
Stair-carpet, to sweep, 438
Stammering, 120, 248
Starch, to make, 47
Starch, gum Arabic, 47
Starch injection, 246
States, American, when settled, 692
Steam, 44
Steel, to take rust out of, 25
Steel-pens, 170
Steel-pens, pen-wiper for, 170
Steeps, fertilizing, 268
Stilton cheese, 359
Sting of insects, 123
Sting of a nettle, 123
Stitches, explanation of, 152
Stitching, 153
Stock, hints about, 466
Stockings, to wash, 50
Stockings, silk, to dye, 76
Stockings, worsted, to mend, 627
Stomachic mixture, 100
Stone stairs, &c., to wash, 14
Stone halls, &c., to take oil out of, 14
Stoves to clean, 22, 23
Strains, embrocation for, 101
Straw, to bleach, 66
Straw-color and yellow, 362, 388
Strawberries, 298
Strawberries, to color, 391
Strawberry plants, 298
Street, rules for, 505
Striped grass for hay, 267
Styptics, 98, 548
Suckers, from shrubs, 304
Suffocation, 570
Sugar of lead in wines, 343
Sulphur, use of, 274, 468
Sunburn, 624
Sunburn, preventive for, 133
Sunburn, grape, &c., 134
Sunburn and freckles, 134
Sunflowers, 484
Sun-stroke, 570
Supper, 368
Support for bed-clothes, 568
Surgery, domestic, 560
Swans, to color, 393
Swansdown, to clean, 54
Sweet-scented water, 142
Swimming, art of, 547
Syncope, or fainting, 234
Syrup of cloves, &c., 346
Syrup of ginger, 347
Syrup, lemon, 245
Syrup, turnip, 245

T.

Table, 210
Table-cloths, 157
Table-covers, dressing, 156
Table-linen, 156
Tables, useful family, 699
Tar-water, use of, 104
Tartar, to remove, 619
Tartar emetic, 122
Tea, Chinese method, 351
Tea, economical, 352
Tea, preparing, 260
Teas, black, 188
Teas, green, 189
Tea, sage, 244
Tea-pot, the best, 454
Tea-urns, cleaning, 27
Tea-urns, polished, 33
Technical terms, relating to books, 680
Teeth, 137
Teeth, infant's, 247
Teeth and gums, 248
Temperance, 581
Terms technical relating to engravings, 681
Terms technical in medicine, 544
Terrines of rice, 333
Things to know, 450
Thirst, to prevent, 206
Thread, &c., to keep, 155
Throat, sore, 231
Thrush, or sore mouth, 233
Thumb, dislocated, 572
Tight lacing, 487
Tiles, 312, 313
Timber, 306
Timber, green, to season, 310
Timber, method of trying, 310
Timber, to cut, 470
Time, true, 673
Tin covers, to clean, 27
Tinder, economy in, 216
Toads, 471
Tobacco, 122
Tobacco, useful, &c., 301
Toilet, the, 127
Tomato, catchup, 320
Tomato pickle, green, 320
Tomato, 479
Tonics, 548
Tool-chests, family, 633
Tooth, decayed, to fill, 138, 612
Tooth-powders, various, 136, 137, 619
Tooth-ache, 625
Tortoise-shell, to mend, 71
Ton, 562
Towels, 156
Transferring to glass, &c., 412
Transfer to glass, 413
Transfer to wood, 413
Transfer to ivory, 414
Transfer to cardboard, 414
Transfer to earthenware, 415
Transfer varnish, 412
Transplant, to, 295
Trees, to transplant, 471
Trees, to cut, 461
Trees, to color, 393
Trees, to increase, &c., 303
Trees, to destroy moss on, 304
Trees, to cure canker, 304
Trees, healing wounds in, 305, 307
Trees, composition for, 305
Trees for shade, 307
Trees, forest, 306
Trees, whitewashing, 307
Trimmings, 486
Trousers, 493
Turkeys, to color, 392
Turkeys, to fatten, 202
Turner's cerate, 114
Turnip, 479
Turnips, soil for, 270
Turnips, to preserve, 273
Turnips, to prevent fly in, 275
Turnips, to prevent slugs in, 279
Turnips, small, 471
Turnip syrup, 244
Turpentine, 551
Turpentine, nutritive, 552

U.

Unventilated places, to explore, 440
Useful hints about bed-clothes, 17
Useful receipts, 611

V.

Vapor-bath at home, 250
Vapor-bath, simple, 125
Varnish, Grecian, 397
Varnish, transfer, 412
Varnish for violins, 21
Varnish, white, 21
Varnish for straw or chip hats, 66
Varnish, incombustible, 72
Varnish for oil pictures, 169
Varnish, to prevent, &c., 177
Varnished furniture, 20
Vaults, hints about, 461
Vegetables, properties of, 474
Vegetables, to cultivate, 476
Vegetables, to clear of insects,