INDEX
- Acid poisoning, 197.
- Adaptation of old garments, 108.
- Antidotes, 196-198.
- Antique furniture, care of, 66;
- Ants, how to get rid of, 177.
- Aprons, laundry, 11.
- Arsenic, antidote for, 198.
- Asphalt spots, 122.
- Asphyxiation, 193.
- Bandages, 21-22.
- Basting clothes, 101.
- Bed bugs, to prevent, 170.
- Bed clothes, mending, 85.
- Beef, how to choose, 134.
- Bichloride of mercury, 165.
- Birds, care of, 185.
- Bisulphide of lime, 166.
- Bites and stings, 199.
- Blanket box, 175.
- Blazing fat, how to put out, 192.
- Bleaching, 2-3.
- Blood, to stanch, 22-23.
- Bluestone, 164.
- Books, mending, 80.
- Borax, 163.
- Bordeaux mixture, 165.
- Buckwheat flour, 131.
- Burlaps, 34.
- Burns, 194.
- Butter, how to choose, 133.
- Brass, care of, 67, 126.
- Breaks and dislocations, 194.
- Bric-à-brac, mending, 79.
- Brick dust, 46.
- Bronze, care of, 126.
- Brooms, 42.
- Broom bags, 42.
- Brushes, 42, 46.
- Cake, how to keep, 143.
- Calcimine, 39, 50.
- Canaries, care of, 186.
- Canning, 139.
- Carpets, cleaning, 29-30;
- Cats, care of, 183.
- Cavies, care of, 184.
- Ceilings, 30, 38-39.
- Cement, 53-54.
- Charcoal, 163.
- Cheese, how to choose and keep, 134.
- Chimney blazes, how to put out, 192.
- China, mending, 75;
- Chloride-of-lime water, 55.
- Chloroform poisoning, 196.
- Cleaning floors and rugs, 28-30.
- Cloth, washing, 105.
- Clothes drainer, 45.
- Coarse mending, 84.
- Coffee, how to choose and keep, 132.
- Collars, how to do up, 5-7.
- Contagion, 19-20.
- Copper, care of, 126.
- Copperas, 163.
- Copperas water, 55.
- Cornmeal, 130.
- Cottons, testing, 97.
- Cracks, filling, 27.
- Cretonne, 34.
- Cuffs, how to do up, 5-7.
- Curtains, how to do up, 8-9.
- Cutting out clothes, 99.
- Cuttings, to start plant, 158.
- Darning, 81, 88.
- Disinfection, 20.
- Disinfectants, 55, 163-178.
- Dogs, care of, 179.
- Dust cloths, 43.
- Dust swabs, 43.
- Dyeing, 103.
- Earth worms, 157.
- Eggs, how to test, 144.
- Emergencies, what to do in, 192-199.
- Enameled iron, 71.
- Fainting, 193.
- Ferns, 151.
- Fertilizers, 153.
- Fillers for new wood, 47.
- Fleas, how to prevent, 170.
- Flies, how to prevent, 168.
- Floors, 24-30.
- Floor pad, 41.
- Flour, how to test, 129.
- Flowers, how to keep and arrange cut flowers, 159.
- Foot pad, 41.
- French polish, 49.
- Frocks, how to wash, 4.
- Fruit, dried, 142.
- Fruit stains, 119.
- Fruit storage, 139.
- Furniture, mending, 74;
- Furs, mending, 88;
- Garden pests, 166.
- Gas leak, 192.
- Gasolene-cleaning, 104.
- Gelatine spots, 119.
- Gilt, to clean, 128;
- frames, 69;
- furniture, 68.
- Glass, annealing, 61;
- mending, 79;
- preserving in, 138;
- washing, 58-61.
- Glazing, 37.
- Gloves, care of, 92.
- Glue, 50.
- Grass stains, what to do for, 123.
- Grease spots, what to do for, 113.
- Grits, how to test, 131.
- Gum arabic, 52.
- Hares, how to keep, 184.
- Hominy, how to test, 131.
- Ice, to keep in sickroom, 18.
- Ice-cream spots, 119.
- Ink stains, 121.
- Insects, 154, 163-178.
- Insecticides, 154, 163-178.
- Iodine poison, 197.
- Iron, rust, 123;
- Irons, 13.
- Ironstone, 58.
- Ironing-boards, 43.
- Ironing-tables, 11.
- Javelle water, 54.
- Kerosene emulsion, 165.
- Knee pad, 41.
- Knives and forks, how to clean, 61.
- Lace and embroidery, how to wash, 10;
- how to mend, 87;
- how to freshen, 105.
- Lamps and candlesticks, mending, 80.
- Lard, how to test, 133.
- Larkspur, 167.
- Laundry cabinet, 45.
- Lead swab, 45.
- Lime water, 54.
- Linen, testing, 97.
- Mahogany stain, 48.
- Majolica, how to wash, 58.
- Materials, appliquéd, 102.
- Matted floors, 29.
- Matting, mending, 90.
- Meat, how to keep fresh. 138.
- Melons, keeping, 143.
- Mending, 74-91.
- Mercury poisoning, 198.
- Mildew, 123.
- Millinery, 109.
- Mission furniture, care of, 68.
- Mordants, 3-4.
- Mosquitoes, 168.
- Moths, 172.
- Mucilage, 52.
- Mustard plasters, 21.
- Mutton and lamb, 135.
- Narcotic poisoning, 196.
- Nursing, clothes for, 23.
- Oak furniture, care of, 68.
- Oak stains, 48.
- Oatmeal, 131.
- Oil stains, 47.
- Old garments, ways to use, 108.
- Ornaments for millinery, 112.
- Oxalic acid, 55.
- Pads, 41.
- Paint, to remove, 26, 118.
- Palms, how to care for, 151.
- Pantries, outdoor, 141.
- Paper dough, 53.
- Papering, 31-32, 38.
- Parrots, care of, 190.
- Paste for paper-hanging, 52.
- Perspiration marks, 124.
- Pets, care of, 179-191.
- Pewter, how to clean, 127.
- Piano polish, 49.
- Pine needles, 46.
- Plants, care of, 148;
- Plaster, 53.
- Poisons, 196-198.
- Polish, 49.
- Porch furniture, 71.
- Pork, how to choose, 136.
- Pots, 145.
- Potting, 146.
- Poultices, 21.
- Poultry, 137;
- Precautions, 72.
- Pressing, 101.
- Ptomaine poisoning, 198.
- Putty, 54.
- Quicklime, 163.
- Roaches, how to get rid of, 158, 176.
- Road stains, 115.
- Roses, 151.
- Rugs, cleaning, 30;
- Rust, 123.
- Salt fish, how to keep, 138.
- Salt meats, how to choose, 136.
- Sand, 53.
- Saving pieces of material, 107.
- Sawdust, 46.
- Scrubbing, 24.
- Shellac, 25.
- Shirts, how to do up, 5-6.
- Sickbed, 15.
- Sickroom, care of, 13-23.
- Silk, testing, 95;
- Silk wall covering, 34.
- Silver tarnish, 127.
- Size, glue and vegetable, 50.
- Smoke stains, 124.
- Soap, 1-2.
- Soil for house plants, 145.
- Spots, how to get rid of, 113-119.
- Sprains and strains, 195.
- Sprinklers, 44.
- Stains, oil, 47;
- Staining floors, 24-25.
- Starches, 7-8.
- Table linen, how to wash, 4-5.
- Tar spots, 122.
- Tea, how to choose, 132.
- Tile floors, how to clean, 29.
- Tool box, 44.
- Trimmings, care of, 106.
- Upholstered furniture, care of, 69.
- Varnish, to remove, 26;
- Vegetable storage, 139.
- Velvet, freshening, 107.
- Vitriol, white, 164.
- Walls, 30-36.
- Wall mop, 46.
- Wall paper, 31-33.
- Walnut stain, 48.
- Washing, 1-12.
- Washing, china and glass, 56-61;
- Washing fluids, 2.
- Washing-soda, 163.
- Water, to soften, 1.
- Water bugs, 176.
- Water wagon, 42.
- Wax, dancing, 49.
- Wax board, 45.
- Wax finish, 48.
- Wax spots, 124.
- Waxing floors, 25.
- Whitewash, 39, 51.
- Whitewashed walls, 36.
- Wicker furniture, care of, 70.
- Windows, 30, 37.
- Window boxes, 146, 149.
- Wine stains, 120.
- Woolens, how to wash, 9.
- Woolens, testing, 96.
- Transcriber’s Notes:
- Some chapter headings had the word CHAPTER before the roman numeral, some didn’t.
- Missing or obscured punctuation was silently corrected.
- Typographical errors were silently corrected.
- Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation were made consistent only when a predominant
form was found in this book.