Index for The Household Guide or Domestic Cyclopedia, 1892

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

BOOK I.
Home and Home Influences.
Home 22
Woman, Her Power, Qualities 25
The Angel of the Home 25
A Successful Life. 26
Mother. 26
The Art of Happy Living. 27
Health
Sunshine and Health. 29  
Healthy Homes  32  
Pure Air  33  
Evils of Window Ventilation  34  
How to Keep Well  37  
Deep Breathing  38  
Evils of Over-eating  40  
Time for Digestion  44  
Hints for all Kinds of People  44  
Tea and Coffee, Why Do We Drink It  45  
Conditions of Health  46  
Occupations  47  
Wisdom and Beauty in Rest  49  
Laughter, A Great Tonic  50  
A Cure for the Blues  51  
Charity, Happiness and Length of Days  52  
Sleep  53  
Bicycle Exercise  55  
Be Good to Yourself  56  
As I Grow Old  56  
Why People Die Before Their Time  57  
Cleanliness  60  
Bathing  63  
Health in Vegetables and Fruits  71  
Practical Health Rules  73  
Disease 74  
How to Tell Contagious Diseases  75  
The Wonderful Revelation of the Microscope.  76  
How Microbes or Bacteria Attack the Body.  77  
How to Destroy Microbes, etc.  78  
Disinfectants  79  
Sanitation About the Home  81  
Disease Germs in Drinking Water  84  
Condition of Wells  85  
Animals We Drink in Our Water  86  
Malaria and Water  87  
Accidents and Emergencies. How to Stop Bleeding  88  
Poisoning, etc  92  
Foreign Bodies in Ear. Nose, and Throat  93  
Choking, Sunstroke, Coal Gas Suffocation  94  
Burns  95  
Broken Bones  96  
Drowning, Snake Bites  97  
Hydrohobia  98  
Gas in Well  99  
Poultices, Benefit of, and How to Make Them  100  
How to Make all Kinds of Bandages  103  
Boils, Sprains, Felon  104  
Home Remedies and how to Use Them 107
Properties of Salt.  107
The Useful Onion. 108
Wood Sage, Parsley, Slippery Elm, Red Clover. 109
Gum Arabic, Horehound, American Golden Rod, Borax. 111
Turpentine, Facts About Eggs. 112
How to Gather and Prepare Medical Plants and Barks. 113
American Poplar, Glycerine. 113
Blackberry, Burdock, Garlic, Black Elder, Camphor 114
Cayenne Pepper, catnip, cinnamon, Dandelion. 115
Alum, Boneset. 116
Dogwood, Ginger, Hops, 117
Flax Seed. Horseradish, Juniper, Lemon Juice. 118
Olive Oil, Kerosene 119
Lime, Lobelia, Magnesia, Mustard, Rhubarb. 120
Pennyroyal, Mandrake, Oakbark, Peach Tree Bark. 121
Peppermint Goosegrass, Senna, Sassafras, Sulphur. 122
Sweet Flag, Common Baking Soda, Wild Cherry, Willow. 123
Sage, Saltpetre, Red Pepper, 124
Home Remedies and Home Treatment for All Diseases 125
Colic in Adults. 125
Cramps and Cramp Colic, Colic in Children. 126
To Cure Cramps in the Legs, How to Cure Night-Mare, 126
Sleeplessness, Home Remedies, 127
How to Check Vomiting, 128
Neuralgia, 129
Remedies for Neuralgia, 130
Headache, Cause and Cure, 131
Home Treatment for Diarrhea, 134
A Sure Cure for Diarrhea, 135
Pleurisy, 135
Asthma. 136
Lung Fever or Pneumonia, 137
How to Ascertain the State of the lungs. 138
How to Nurse Typhoid Fever, 139
Typhoid Fever, Malaria, 140
Coughs and Colds, 141
Remedy for Sore Throat, 146
Incontinence of Urine, Diabetes, 147
Gravel, Bright’s Disease, 148
Dyspepsia, Egyptian Dyspepsia Cure, 149
Jaundice, Bilious Attacks 151
A Stomach’s Plea 152
Constipation 152
Rheumatism. 155
Nervousness 156
Erysipelas and Cancer, Eczema 157
Vaccination, Remedy for Small Pox, Heartburn. 158
Saving the Eyes. 159
How to Doctor Sore Eyes 160
How to Cure the Grippe, Dysentery 161
Frost Bites and Injuries from Rusty Nails 162
How to Cure Apoplexy, Bad Breath and Quinsy. 163
How to Cure Piles, Cholera Morbus, Night Sweats 164
How to Cure the Itch 165
How to Cure Dyspepsia and Weak Lungs 166
A Palatable Laxative 167
How to Make all Kinds of Ointments, Liniments, and Salves 168
Uses of Hot Water 173
Brief History of Medicine 176
Chinese Doctors. 177
Medicines, Amount for a Dose 178
How to Give Homeopathic Medicines 179
Homeopathic Remedies for More than One Hundred Diseases 180
Effects of Alcohol and Cigarette smoking. 186
Massage 192
Sick Room Hints.
 Helps for the Sick Room 201
An Easy Bed Hammock for the Sick 203
Rules for Home Nursing 204
Feeding the Sick 206
Care and Feeding of infants 210
A well cared-for Baby 211
Feeding Infants 213
Infantile Convulsions 213
Warning to Mothers 215
How to Preserve the Health and Life of Infants During Hot Weather 216
How to Keep a Baby Well. 221
Developing Healthy Children, 223
Bottle Feeding 225
The Perils of Teething 226
How to Make Children Healthy, Vigorous and Beautiful. 227
Home Treatment for Diseases of Children 229
An Ailing Child 230
Little Mischief 231
Nervous Children 232
Hiccough 232
Lard and Salt 233
Colic, Stomach and Bowel Trouble 234
How to Treat Croup. 235
Worms 237
Constipation, Cheerfulness and Health 238
Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever 238
Scarlet Fever 239
Home Treatment of Diphtheria 240
Measles and Chicken-pox 241
Whooping Cough. 242
Mumps 243
Diarrhea, Summer Complaint, Teething. 244

BOOK II
Figure, Form and Beauty. 245
Natural Beauty 246
Preserving the Figure 247
A Gymnasium Director’s Advice 248
Cure for Round Shoulders 249
How to Obtain and Preserve a Beautiful Complexion. 250
Cures for Sunburn 251
How to Remove Freckles, Blackheads, etc 253
How to Remove Pimples and Wrinkles 253
Toilet Hints 254
How to Keep the Teeth White, Tooth Powder. 256
Cleaning the Teeth. 257
How to Take Care of the Hands, Chapped Hands 259
Structure of the Hair 260
Falling Out of the Hair 261
Hair Tonics, Shampoos, etc 262
Hints on Shaving 264
How to Cure Corns, Chilblains, Ingrowing Nails, 266
How to Cure Bunions. 267
Effects of Wearing Tight Shoes 268
Etiquette.
Hints and Helps on Good Behavior. 269
Practical Rules 272
Etiquette in Speech 275
Etiquette of Dress and Habits 276
Etiquette on the Street 277
Etiquette of Calls 278
Practical Rules on Table Manners 279
Social Duties. 281
Politeness. 285
Invitations.
How to Write Invitations, Forms 288
Amusements.
How to Amuse Children 291

BOOK III
The Housekeeper.
A Model Housewife. 295
How to Manage to be Happy. 295
Good Rules for the Mistress, 298
Good Rules for the Servant, 299
The Servant Question, 300
The Dining Room, 301
Kitchen Utensils, 303
Household Measures and Weights, 306
Household Hints, 308
Soda and Charcoal, 309
Lamps and Their Care, 310
Cleaning a Stove, 311
How to Keep Stoves from Rusting, 311
Family Receipts, 313
Scientific Method of Removing Stains, 314
Removing Stains of all Kinds, 315
Uses of Borax, 318
How to Clean Brass, Silver, Copper, 320
How to Polish Nickel-plate, 321
How to Remove Rust from Knives, 321
How to Remove Stains from Furniture, 322
Furniture Polish, 323
Staining a Floor, 324
Hard Wood Floors, 324
How to Break a String, 325
How to Make Permanent White Wash, 326
How to Purify Sinks and Drains, 326
How to Make a Perfect Hole in a Piece of Glass, 326
How to Remove a Glass Stopper, 327
How to Remove Fly Spots, How to Prepare Kalsomine, 327
How to Clean Carpets, Matting, etc, 328
Suggestion for Sweeping Day, Sponging Carpets, 329
To Prevent Rust on Iron, 329
To Polish Nickel-plate, Zinc, and Clean Rusty Steel, 330
Cider Vinegar, 331
Vinegar for Pickles, 331
How to Make Vinegar without Fruit, 332
How to Raise Canaries, 333
How to Keep flowers Fresh, 334
How to Enlarge Portraits and Pictures, 335
How to Take Measures for Patterns, 336
How to Measure for Suit of Clothes, 337
To Clean Neckties, Laces and Ribbons, 338
How to Dye all Kinds of Cloth, 339
Mucilage for Home and Business Use, 340
How to Improve Leather, 340
To Clean Statuary and Marble, 341
How to Remove Ink Stains, 341

BOOK IV.
Complete Cook Book. 342
The Art of Cooking, 343
Hints for the Cook, 344
Hints on Seasoning, 345
Advice to Cooks, 346
Meats, Cooking, Frying, Roasting, Broiling, etc., 346
How to Make Meats Tender, 348
Stuffed Beef Heart, Ham Cakes, 349
How to Pickle Beef, Ham and Tongue, 350
How to Pack Pork, 350
Sausages, 351
Roasted Turkey, 351
Smothered and Fricasseed Chicken, 351
Deviled Turkey, 352
How to Cook all Kinds of Poultry, 353
How to Carve Turkey, Duck, Chicken, 354
Stewed Chicken and Dumplings, 355
How to Prepare and Cook all Kinds of Fish, 356
How to Use Canned Salmon, 356
Oysters, Soup, Patties, etc, 357
How to Make all Kinds of Omelets, 358
New Egg Dishes, 361
New Dishes of Rice, 362
Potatoes, New Ways of Cooking, 363
Delicious Dishes of Sweet Potatoes, 364
Vegetable Soup, 365
Novel Vegetable Dishes, 366
New Ways for Cooking Corn, 367
How to Make all Kinds of Catsups, Pickles, Salads, etc, 369
Coffee, a Good Cup of Tea, 373
Prize Bread Receipt, 374
Breakfast Breads and Cakes, 375
How to Make all Kinds of Cakes, 377
How to Make all Kinds of Frostings, 387
How to Make all Kinds of Cookies, 390
Pies and Tarts. 393
how to Make all Kinds of Puddings, 395
How to Make all Kinds of Pudding Sauces, 402
How to Make Frozen or Other Desserts, 403
How to Can all Kinds of Fruit, 405
How to Make Jellies, 407
How to Make Jams, 409
How to Make all Kinds of Preserves, 410
How to Make Drinks for the Sick, 412
How to Cook all Kinds of Relishes for the Sick, 415
How to Make Your Own Candies, 421

BOOK V.
In the Laundry, 426
How to Make Hard Soap, 427
How to Polish Shirt Bosoms, 427
The Washing of Flannels, 428
How Table Linen Should be Laundered, 429
Silk Handkerchiefs, Silk Socks, 430
How to Whiten Clothes, 431
How to Destroy House Insects, 432
Fleas, 432
Carpet Bugs, 433
Clothes Moths, 434
Common Moth, 435
To Keep Furs from Moths, 436
To Get Rid of Bed Bugs, 437
Book Moths, 438
Remedies for Destroying Mosquitoes and Flies, 439
Cure for Wasp Stings, 439
Trapping Ants, 440
Destroying Ants in House and Lawn, 440
How to Get Rid of Rats. 441
Yard and Garden, 443
Poultry Department, 447
A Complete Medical Dictionary, 462

Index
Accidents and emergencies. 88
Advice to cooks, 346
Advice to weary women. 41
Ague, 180
Ailing child.   280
Air contamination. 82
Airing the sleeping room, 36
Air, pure. 33
Alcohol, effects of. 185
Almond Meal. 264
Alopecia. 180
Alum, medical qualities. 116, 236
American Golden Rod. 111
American Popular. 113
Amusements. 291
Angel of the home. 25
Animals we drink in water. 86
Ants, how to destroy. 440
Apoplexy. 168, 180
Appetite, loss of. 180
Apple Butter. 409
Apple Snow. 420
Arrangement, gift of. 28
Arrow Root. 208
Art of breathing. 88
Art of cooking, 340
Art of happy living. 27
As I grow old. 56
Asthma. 135, 136, 180
Asthma (use Lobelia). 120
Asthma (see Saltpetre). 124
Baby a table for feeding. 223
Bad Breath, 168, 256
Baking Soda, medicinal. 123
Bandages, different kinds. 103
Barb Wire Cuts. 96
Barber’s Itch. 180
Bath, morning. 62, 66
Baths, different kinds. 87, 69, 70
Bathing. 63
Bathing, rules for. 68
Beautiful Women. 64
Beauty in the Bath.  64
Bed Bugs, how to get rid of. 502
Bed Hammock for Sick. 203
Bed Sores. 180
Bed Wetting. 243
Beef, how to pickle. 350
Beef Tea. 413
Be Good to Yourself. 56
Beneath the Finger Nails. 74
Benefit of Poultices. 100
Bicycle Exercise. 55
Bilious Attacks. 13l, 180
Biliousness (see Dandelion). 115
Black Elder, medicinal. 114
Blackheads. 252
Bladder, catarrh of. 180
Bladder, inflammation of (see Sassafras). 122
Bleeding, how to stop. 88
Bleeding (see Alum). 116
Blues, cure for. 51
Boils, cure for. 104, 181
Boneset, medicinal. 116
Books and Music. 297
Borax, antiseptic, etc. 111
Bonax, ruinous to kidneys. 112
Borax, use in kitchen. 318
Boston Brown Bread. 417
Bottle Feeding. 226
Bowels, disorder of (see Flaxseed). 118
Bowels, disorder of (see Lime). 120
Bowels, inflammation of. 181, 223
Bowel Trouble. 234
Brass, how to keep clean. 368, 321
Bread. 374
Breakfast Cakes. 376
Breathing, art of. 38
Breathing, deep.  38
Breathing, systematic. 39
Bright’s Disease. 148
Broken Bones. 96
Bronchitis. 181
Bruises and Sprains. 104, 106, 181, 197
Bunions, how to cure. 267
Burdock. 114
Burns. 94, 95
Burns (see Black Elder). 114
Burns (see. Glycerine). 113
Burns (see Kerosene). 119
Business Men. 60, 61
Buttermilk. 413
Buzzing in Ears. 181.
Cake.baking Rules. 377
Cakes how to make. 378
Camphor, medicinal. 114
Canaries, disease and cure. 333
Canaries, how to raise. 333
Cancers. l57, 181
Cancer (see Red Clover). 110
Candies, how to make. 421
Candies, homemade best. 421
Canker of Mouth. 181
Canned Fruits, caution for. 405
Canning Fruits. 405
Carbuncles. 106, 233
Carpet Cleaning Mixture. 329
Carpet Bugs, how to exterminate.  433
Carpets, how to clean. 328, 329
Carpet Sponging. 328
Car Sickness. 313
Catarrh Cure. 141, 181
Catnip. 115
Catsup. 369
Cayenne Pepper, condiment. 115
Cayenne Pepper, medicine. 115
Chapped Hands. 259
Charcoal. 309
Charity. 52
Cheerfulness and Health. 297
Cheerfulness, crowning grace. 297
Chicken Pox. 181, 241
Chilblains, how to cure. 266
Children, diseases of. 229
Children, healthy, vigorous and beautiful. 227
Children, training. 297
Chill and Fever (see Boneset). 116
Chinese Doctors. 177
Choking. 94
Cholera Morbus. 164
Cholera of Children (see Peppermint). 122
Chorea. 181
Cigarette Smoking. 189, 190
Cinnamon. 115
Cleanliness. 60, 81
Clothes, how to take measure for. 336, 337
Clothes Moths, how to destroy 434
Clover Tea. 111
Coal Gas Suffocation. 94
Coffee. 45, 373
Coffee Cake. 375, 381
Cold Air. 36
Cold Cream. 255
Cold Feet. 267
Cold, how to cure. 141
Cold in Chest. 181
Cold in the Head. 145, 181
Colds and Fever. 36
Colds (see Camphor). 114
Colds (see Catnip). 115
Colds (see Eggs). 112
Colds (see Flaxseed). 118
Colds (see Garlic). 114
Colds (see Ginger). 117
colds (see Glycerine). 113
Colds (see Horehound). 111
Colds (see Lemon Juice). 108
Colds (see Lobelia). 120
Cold Water, how to use. 175
Colic. 181, 196, 234:
Colic in Adults. 125, 126
Colic in Children. 126, 182
Colic (see Camphor). 114
Colic (see Cinnamon). 115
Colic (see Ginger). 116
Colic (see Magnesia). 120
Colic (see Olive Oil). 119
Colic (See Peppermint). 122
Complexion, hints on. 250
Conditions of Health. 46
Condition of Many Wells. 85
Constipation. 132, 152, 181, 182, 196, 238
Constipation (see Black Elder). 114
Constipation (see Dandelion). 115
Constipation (see Rhubarb). 120
Constipation (see Senna). 122
Consumption. 181
Consumption (see Wild Cherry). 123
Contagious Diseases. 74, 75
Convulsions. 92, 181, 213
Cookies, all kinds. 390
Cooking, art of. 344
Cooks, advice to. 346
Cooks, hints for. 344
Copper, how to shine. 320
Cotton Fabrics, colors “set”. 430
Corn Bread. 375
Corn Cure. 266
Corn, new ways of preparing. 367
Cosmetics. 255
Costiveness. 181
Coughs and Colds. 142, 181, 233
Coughs and Colds (see Dandelion). 115
Coughs and Colds (see Eggs). 112
Coughs and Colds (see Gum Arabic). 111
Coughs and Colds (see Goose Grease). 122
Coughs and Colds (see Horehound). 111
Coughs and Colds (see Pennyroyal). 121
Coughs and Colds (see Sage). 124
Coughs and Colds (see Snakeroot). 122
Coughs and Colds (see Wild Cherry). 123
Cough Syrup. 141
Cracked Wheat. 415
Crackers. 418
Cramps in Legs. 126, 198
Croup. 181, 233, 235
Croup (see Alum). 116
Croup (see Lime). 120
Crullers. 375
Curative properties of Salt. 108
Cure for Blues. 51
Cystitis. 182
Dandelion. 115
Dandruff 263
Dandruff (see Borax). 111
Dangers o:.Over-feeding. 215
Deafness. 182
Death Gas in a Well. 99
Deep Breathing. 38
Delineator, how to make. 335
Delirium Tremens (see Red Pepper). 124
Dentrifice (see Borax). 111
Desserts. 403
Developing Healthy Children. 224
Diabetes. 147
Diarrhea. 134, 182, 244
Diarrhea (see Baking Soda). 123
Diarrhea (see Blackberry). 114     
Diarrhea (see Camphor). 114
Diarrhea (see Eggs). 112
Diarrhea (see Ginger). 117
Diarrhea (see Oak Bark). 121
Diarrhea, sure cure. 135
Digestion, time required for. 44
Dining Room, the 301
Diphtheria. 182, 238, 240
Diphtheria (see Lime). 120
Disease Germs in Drinking Water. 84
Diseases, kinds, descriptions. 74
Diseases of Infants. 182, 229
Disinfection. 79, 83
Dislocation. 96
Diuretic (see Gum Arabic). 111
Diuretic (see Woodsage). 110
Doilies. 302
Dogwood. 117
Doughnuts. 392
Drains and Sinks. 81
Drains, how to purify. 326
Drink, best. 45
Dropsy. 182
Dropsy (see Horseradish). 118
Dropsy (see Juniper). 118
Dropsy (see Lemon Juice). 118
Drowning Person, how to treat. 97
Dyeing Cloth, Silk, etc. 339
Dysentery (see Blackberry). 114
Dysentery (see Bloody Flux). 161, 182
Dysentery (see Saltpetre). 124
Dysentery (see Sassafras). 122
Dysentery (see Slippery Elm). 110
Dyspepsia. 108
Dyspepsia, how to cure, 149, 150, 166, 182, 196
Dyspepsia (see American Poplar). 118
Dyspepsia (see Lime).  120
Dyspepsia (see Magnesia). 120
Dyspepsia (see Mustard). 120
Dyspeptics, pie for. 420
Earache. 160, 182
Economics of Health. 46
Eczema. 157, 182
Effects of Wearing Tight Shoes. 291
Egg Dishes, new. 361
Eggs as Medicine. 112
Eggs, boiled, poached. 419
Egg Lemonade. 412
Emergencies. 88, 91
Emollients. 255
Engravings, how to enlarge. 335
Epilepsy. 182
Epistaxis. 182
Erysipelas. 157, 182
Etiquette, rules. 272
Etiquette, in speech. 275
Etiquette of Dress and Habits. 278
Etiquette on the Street. 277
Etiquette of Calls. 278
Evils of Over-eating. 40
Eyebrows and Lashes, beautiful. 258
Eyes, saying the. 159
Eyes, sore, how to doctor 160, 182
Eye Water. 160
Face Ache or Neuralgia. 182
Fainting. 92
Family Recipes. 313
Feeding the Sick. 206
Feeding the Unfortunate Poor. 52
Felon. 105, 106
Fever. 188
Fever. 116
Fever (see Oak Bark). 121
Fever and Ague (see Dogwood). 117
Fever and Ague (see Willow). 123
Filters, homemade. 83
Finger Nails. 74, 259
Fish, how to cook. 356
Flannels, shrinking. 481
Flannels, washing of. 428
Flatulence. 183
Flax Seed Lemonade. 47
Flax Seed, medicinal. 118
Pleas, how to destroy. 432
Flies, how to destroy 439
Floors, hardwood, care of. 324
Floor, bow to stain. 324
Flowers, how to keep fresh. 334
Fly Spots, to remove. 327
Food, well cooked. 301
Foreign Bodies in Ear, Nose, Throat. 93
Freckles. 252
Freckles (see Borax). 111
Freckles (see Lemon Juice). 118
Fritters. 375
Frost Bites. 162
Frosted Windows, to prevent. 308
Frosting, all kinds of. 387
Fruit Ice. 420
Fruit Jars. 304
Fruits, health in. 73
Furniture Polish. 322
Garden and Yard. 443
Gall Stones. 183
Garlic, medicinal. 114
Gas in Well. 99
Giddiness. 183
Gilt Frames, bow to clean. 326
Ginger Bread. 391
Ginger Snaps. 391
Gladstone. 59
Glass, to clean. 323
Glass Stoppers, how to remove. 327
Good Behavior, hints on. 269
Goose Grease. 122
Graham Bread. 374
Graham Gems. 375, 376
Grahams. 417, 418, 419
Gravel. 148
Gravel (see Saltpetre). 124
Grease Spots. 315, 317, 430
Griddle Cakes. 376
Grippe, how to cure. 161
Gruels. 413, 414
Gum Arabic. 111
Gymnasium director’s advice. 248
Hair, care of. 262
Hair Falling Out. 261, 265
Hair Oils and Tonics. 265
Hair, structure of. 260   
Hams, how to pickle. 350  
Hands, care of. 259
Happy, how to manage to be. 295
Happy Living, art of. 27
Happiness, length of days. 52
Hay Pever 188,
Headaches, cause and cure. 131, 133, 183
Headaches (see Golden Rod) 111
Health. 29, 37
Health, conditions of. 46
Health, economics of. 46
Health in Vegetables and Fruits. 71
Health, occupations. 47
Health Rules. 73
Healthy Homes. 32
Heartburn. 158
Heartburn (see Baking Soda). 123
Heartburn (see Lime). 120
Heartburn (see Magnesia). 120
Heart Disease. 183
Hectic Fever. 183
Hiccough. 183, 232
Hints for All. 44
Hints for the Cook. 344
Hints on Seasoning. 402
Hints and Helps for the Sick Room. 201
Hoarseness. 72, 143, 138
Hoarseness (See Eggs). 112
Hoarseness (see Gum Arabic). 111
Hoarseness (see Goose Grease). 122
Hoarseness (see Horse Radish). 118
Home. 22
Home Atmosphere. 28
Home Nursing. 204
Home Remedies and How to Use Them. 107
Home RemedIes and Home Treatment for all Diseases. 125
Home Remedies and Home Treatment for Diseases of Children. 229
Homeopathic Medicines. 179
Homeopathic Remedies. 180
Hominy. 417
Hooping Cough. 183, 242
Hops, medicinal. 117
Horse Radish, medicinal. 118
Hot Milk. 414
Hot Water. 319
Hot Water, how to use as a medicine. 173
Hot Water, how to apply in diseases. 174
Hot Water, what it will do. 175
Household Measures and Weights. 306
Household Hints. 306
House Insects. 432
Housekeeper, the. 294
Housewife, a model. 295
How to Amuse Children. 291
How to Break a String. 325
How to Carve Ducks, Turkeys, etc. 354
How to Cure Earache. 160
How to Cure the Grip. 161
How to Cure Nightmare. 126
How to Cure Snakebite. 97
How to Check Vomiting. 129
How to Destroy Microbes. 78
How to Disinfect a Room. 79
How to Develop the Chest. 251
How to Eat Oranges. 307
How to Enlarge Embroidery, Engravings, etc. 335
How to Gather and Prepare Medicinal Plants and Barks. 113
How to Keep a Baby Well. 221
How to Keep Well. 37
How to Make Children Healthy, Vigorous and Beautiful. 227
How to Make a Hole in Glass. 326
How to Tell Contagious Diseases. 75
How to Treat a Drowning Person. 97
How to Vaccinate. 158
Hydrophobia. 98
Hysteria. 183
Ice Cream. 403
Impure Blood. 183.
Incontinence of Urine. 147
Indigestion (see Wild Cherry). 123
Infants, care and feeding. 210, 213
Infants, how to preserve Health and Life. 216, 229
Influenza. 183
Ingrowing Nails. 268
Ink Stains. 317, 341
Ink.Stains (see Household Hints). 308
Ink Stains (see Lemon Juice). 118
Invitations, how to write. 288
Iron, to polish. 308
Iron, to prevent rust on. 330
Itch, how to cure. 165, 183
Itch (see Sulphur). 122
Jams. 409
Jaundice. 151, 183
Jellies. 407
Jelly Water. 412
Johnny Cake. 376
Juniper Berry. medicinal. 118
Kalsomine, how to prepare. 327
Kerosene Oil. 119, 236
Kerosene Stains in Carpets. 328
Kidney Affections (see Parsley). 110
Kidney Affections (see Flax-seed). 118
Kidney Troubles. 188, 195
Kidney Weakness (see Tansy). 110
Kitchen Utensils, care of. 351, 319
Knives, to clean. 304
Lamp Chimneys, how to toughen. 311
Lamps, how to care for. 310
Lard and Salt. 233
Late Rising. 61
Laughter, a great tonic. 50
Laundry, In the. 426
Laxative, a palatable. 167
Laxative (see Magnesia). 120
Laxative (see Mandrake). 121
Laxative (see Mustard). 120
Laxative (see Olive Oil). 119
Laxative (see Rhubarb). 120
Laxative (see Sulphur). 122
Lead Colic. 183
Leather, how to improve. 340
Lemonade. 412
Lemon for Felons. 105
Lemon Juice. 118      
Leucorrhoea. 184
Lime, medicinal. 120
Liniments, how to make. 169
Little Mischief. 231
Liver Complaint (see Mandrake). 121
Liver Enlargement. 183
Liver Inactive. 183
Liver, inflammation of (see Dandelion). 115
Lobelia, medicinal. 120
Lobster Cutlets. 358
Lockjaw (see Lobelia). 120
Lumbago. 184
Lungs, bleeding (see Oak Bark). 121
Lung Fever. 137
Lungs, how to ascertain state of. 138
Lungs, inflammation of. 184
Lung Strengthener. 88
Magnesia. 120
Malaria. 140
Malaria and Water. 87
Mandrake. 121
Marble, how to clean. 341
Rash. 184.
Raser, how to sharpen. 284
Red Clover, good for cancer 110
Red Pepper, medicinal. 124
Refrigerators. 83
Remittent Fever. 184
Rest, wisdom and beauty in. 49
Retention of Urine. 184
Rheumatic Fever. 183
Rheumatism. 155, 184
Rheumatism (see Turpentine). 112
Rheumatism (see American Poplar). 113
Rheumatism (see Black Elder). 114
Rheumatism (see Camphor). 114
Rheumatism (see Horseradish). 118
Rheumatism (see Lemon Juice). 118
Rheumatism (see Kerosene Oil). 119
Rheumatism (see Snakeroot). 122
Rheumatism (see Saltpetre). 124
Rhubarb, medicinal. 120
Ribbons, how to clean. 338
Rice, boiled. 417
Rice Dishes. 362, 416, 417
Rice Pudding. 417, 459
Rickets. 184
Ringworm. 184
Round Shoulders, cure. 249
Rust, to remove from steel. 321
Rusty Nail or Wire, injury from. 162
Sage, medicinal. 124
Salads. 370
Salivation. 185
Salmon, baked. 358
Salmon, canned. 356
Salt, uses in kitchen. 309
Salt as a Nervine. 72
Salt, curative properties. 108
Salt for Toothache. 108
Saltpetre, medicinal. 124
Salves, healing, how to make. 171
Sanitation. 81
Sassafras. 122
Sauerkraut. 368
Scarlatina. 185
Sausages. 351
Scarlet Fever, 183, 238,238, 239
Scarlet Fever (see Snake root). 122
Sciatica. 185
Sciatica (see Kerosene Oil). 119
Scrofula (see Burdock). 114
Scrofula (see Juniper).  118
Scrofula (see Oak Bark). 121
Scurvy, remedy for. 71
Sea Sickness (see Red Pepper). 124
Seasoning, hints. 345 
Senna. 122
Servant Question. 300
Servant, rules for 299
Shaving, hints on. 264
Shirt Bosoms, how to polish. 427
Sick Headache. 131, 134
Silk, how to clean. 338
Silk, how to wash. 338, 430
Silver, how to shine. 320
Silverware. 304
Sinks, how to purify. 305, 326
Skin Diseases (see Burdock). 114
Skin Diseases (see Juniper). 118
Skin Diseases (see Lime). 120
Skin Diseases  (see Oak Bark). 121
Skin Diseases (see Baking Soda). 123
Skin Diseases (see Saltpetre). 124
Sleep. 53
Sleep, need of. 54
Sleeping Rooms. 54
Sleep, how to induce. 55
Sleeplessness127, 185
Sleeplessness (see Hops). 117
Slippery Elm. 110            
Small Pox. 158               
Snake Bite, how to cure . 97
Snake Root. 122
Soap, how to make. 427
Social Duties. 282
Soda, washing. 309
Sore Throat, how to cure. 147, 185
Sore Throat, remedy for. 146
So4e Throat (see Salt). 108
Sore Throat (see Goose Grease). 122
Sore Throat (see Snakeroot). 122
Sore Throat (see Saltpetre). 124
Soup Making 364, 365, 405
Soups for the Sick. 414
Sprains. 91, 104, 105
Sprains (see Kerosene Oil). 119
Sprains (see Spruce Beer). 813
Stains, removing all kinds. 314, 315
Starch, improved. 430
Statuary, how to clean. 341
Steel, to prevent rust on. 330
Steel, to remove rust from. 320, 321
Stewed Chicken. 355
Stimulant (see Mandrake). 121
Stings, Insect, how to cure. 185, 439
Stomach, acidity of (see Magnesia). 120
Stomach, disorder of. 178
Stomach or Bowels, pain in, (see Sweet Flag). 123
Stomach, sour (see Baking Soda). 123
Stomach’s Plea. 152
Stoves, how to clean. 311
Stoves, how to keep from rusting. 311
Strangulation. 98
String, how to break. 325
Successful Life. 26
Sulphur. 122
Summer Complaint. 244
Sunburn. 251
Sunlight and Health. 29
Sunstroke. 94
Sweet Flag. 123
Sweet Little Woman of Mine. 27
Sweet Potato Dishes. 364
Table Linen, how laundered. 429
Table Manners. 280
Tan, how to remove. 252
Tapioca Milk. 412
Tarts. 394
Tea. 45
Tea, how made. 373
Tea Stains, to remove. 318
Teeth, cleaning the. 257
Teeth, care of. 258
Teeth, facts about. 258
Teething, difficult, 182, 226, 244
Tidiness. 60, 61
Time Required for Digestion. 44
Tin, how to shine. 320, 321
Tinware. 304
Toasts. 418
Toasts, different kinds. 418
Toast Water. 412
Toilet Hints. 254
Tomatoes. 368, 369, 420
Tongue, coated. 185
Tonics (see American Poplar). 113
Tonics (see Boneset). 116
Tonics (see Horehound). 111
Tonics (see Mandrake). 121
Tonics (see Peach Tree Bark). 121
Toothache. 185
Toothache (see Cinnamon). 115
Toothache (see Salt). 108
Toothpicks. 258
Tooth Powder. 256
Tuberculosis. 185
Turkey, roasted. 351
Turpentine, medicinal qualities. 112
Turpentine, cleansing properties. 430
Typhoid Fever. 140
Typhoid Fever, how to nurse. 139
Typhus Fever. 135
Ulcers (see Oak Bark). 121
Urinary Difficulties. 185
Vaccination. 158
Varnish, how to remove old. 328
Vegetable Diet. 42
Vegetable Dishes. 366
Vegetables, health in. 71
Vegetable Soup. 364
Ventilation. 34, 85
Vermifuge. 237
Vinegar, how to make. 331
Vomiting, how to check. 128, 185
Vomiting (see Peach Tree Bark). 121
Waffles. 376
Warning to Mothers. 215
Warts, how to remove, 106, 185
Water Brash (see Baking Soda). 123
Water, to purify. 319
Water, hot and cold, how to use. 173, 175
Weary Women, advice to. 41
Whitewash, how to make. 326, 327
Whitlow. 185
Whooping Cough. 185, 242
Whooping Cough (see Horehound). 111
Whooping Cough (see Garlic). 114
Why Don’t You Laugh. 51
Why People Die Before Their Time. 57
Wild Cherry. 123
Willow, medicinal. 123
Wisdom and Beauty in Rest. 49
Woman. 25
Woman’s Influence. 60
Wood. how to polish. 326
Woodsage. 110
Worms. 185, 287
Wounds. 90, 91, 182 
Zinc, how to polish. 330