CONTENTS

CHAP.   PAGE
 
I. Wash-Day Wisdom, Nursing, and Sickroom 1
 
II. Inside a Room 24
 
III. Equipment and Renovators 41
 
IV. China, Glass, and Furniture 56
 
V. Making Whole 74
 
VI. Making and Making Over 95
 
VII. Remedying Spots, Stains, and Tarnish 113
 
VIII. Food: Choosing and Keeping 129
 
IX. House Plants, Window Boxes, Cut Flowers 145
 
X. Disinfectants, Insects, Insecticides 163
 
XI. Care of Pets 179
 
XII. In Emergencies 192
 
  Index 201

HARPER’S
HOUSEHOLD HANDBOOK

HARPER’S
HOUSEHOLD HANDBOOK