PRICE ONE DOLLAR

THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF ITS CONTENTS:

Accidents from fire, 147.

Alabaster, (to clean,) 199.

Anthracite coal, 129.

Anthracite coal grates, 129.

Ants, (to destroy,) 114.

Aronetta dye, 98.

Astral lamps, 156.

Astral lamps, (management of,) 157.

Attics, (the) 325.

Baskets, 239.

Beaver hats, (to take care of,) 70.

Bed-bugs or chinches, (remedies for,) 105.

Bedding, 308.

Bed-covers, 311.

Bed-curtains, 306.

Bed feathers, (to wash,) 64.

Bed-rooms, (to clean,) 318.

Beds, (to make up,) 316.

Beds, (to warm,) 321.

Bedsteads, 303.

Bedsteads, (to put up,) 305.

Bees, (to keep,) 370.

Bells, 332.

Bishop’s lawn, (to wash,) 46.

Bituminous or English coal, 141.

Blacking, (fine--to make,) 73.

Blacking that will preserve the leather, 73.

Blacking for stoves, 216.

Black crape, (to remove water-stains from,) 85.

Black dye, 99.

Black dye for yarn, 104.

Black silk, (to wash,) 45.

Black silk sleeves, (to restore when faded,) 79.

Black silk stockings, (to wash,) 58.

Black worsted stockings, (to wash,) 34.

Blankets, (to keep through the summer,) 310.

Blankets, (to wash,) 34.

Block tin dish covers, (to clean,) 207.

Blond, (to wash,) 54.

Blue composition, 96.

Blue dye, 95.

Blue dye, (dark,) 96.

Blue dye for yarn, 103.

Bobbinet, (to shrink,) 62.

Bobbinet or cotton lace, (to wash,) 51.

Body of a dress, (to make,) 410.

Bonnet cover, (to make,) 353.

Bonnets, (gingham--to wash,) 48.

Bonnets, (straw or Leghorn--to clean,) 67.

Book muslin dresses, (to wash,) 43.

Boots and shoes, (to clean,) 72.

Boots and shoes, (French polish for,) 74.

Boot tops, (wash for,) 74.

Brass, (to clean,) 218.

Brass kettles, (to clean,) 219.

Bread seals, (to make,) 375.

Breakfast table, (to set,) 274.

Brick hearths, (to clean,) 201.

Brick oven, (to heat,) 145.

Britannia metal, (to clean,) 207.

Broken dishes, (to mend,) 291.

Broken glass, (to mend,) 292.

Brown dye, 100.

Brown dye for yarn, 101.

Brown linen, (fine--to wash,) 47.

Brushing a coat, 75.

Brushes, 241.

Brushes, (to clean,) 72.

Buff colour, (to dye,) 102.

Buff dye, (excellent,) 97.

Burn salve, (to make,) 150.

Butter knives, 254.

Candles, 167.

Candles, (common mould--to make,) 168.

Candles, (fine home-made,) 169.

Candles, (dip--to make,) 170.

Candles, (small wax--to make,) 169.

Candlesticks, (japanned--to clean,) 209.

Candlesticks, (silver and plated--to clean,) 206.

Carpets, 173.

Carpet-bags, 352.

Carpets, (to beat,) 181.

Carpets, (bed-room,) 178.

Carpets, (stair,) 179.

Carpets, (to sweep,) 180.

Carpets, (to wash,) 181.

Carpets, (to extract oil from,) 83.

Carpets, (rag,) 185.

Castors, 251.

Carving, 268.

Cask, (an old one--to sweeten,) 226.

Cellars, 245.

Cement for alabaster, &c., 293.

Cement cakes, 294.

Cement, (common,) 293.

Cement for iron, 293.

Chairs, sofas, &c., 296.

Chairs, (to clean,) 198, 340.

Chair-screens, 153.

Chandeliers, (to clean,) 212.

Charcoal, 127.

Chemises, (to make,) 394.

Chimneys, 334.

Chimneys on fire, 146.

China-ware, 290.

China, (to pack,) 347.

Chinches, or bed-bugs, (to destroy,) 105.

Chintz, (dark--to wash,) 39.

Chintz, (furniture--to wash,) 49.

Cinnamon brown, (to dye,) 100.

Clipping bags, 196.

Cloak, (a lady’s--to fold,) 77.

Clothes balls, 91.

Cloth clothes, (to wash,) 35.

Clothes brushes, (to clean,) 72.

Coal, (anthracite,) 129.

Coal grates, (anthracite,) 129.

Coal grate fires, 132.

Coal stove fires, 139.

Coal spark, (to extract from the eye,) 150.

Coffee starch, 21.

Cockroaches, (to destroy,) 109.

Coke fires, 142.

Collar, (false one--to make,) 392.

Coloured dresses, (to wash,) 37.

Colours, (liquid--to prepare,) 379.

Combs, (to clean,) 72.

Combs, (tortoise-shell--to mend,) 71.

Cotton comfortables, (to make,) 313.

Cotton stockings, (unbleached--to wash,) 59.

Cotton cord, (to shrink,) 62.

Counterpanes, (to wash,) 313.

Court-plaster, (to make,) 381.

Cow, (to keep,) 355.

Cream oysters, 288.

Crickets, (to destroy,) 112.

Crockery, (kitchen,) 233.

Curtains, 188.

Curtains, (to clean,) 189.

Dairy, 359.

Dampness in beds, (to detect,) 321.

Damp walls, 335.

Decanters, (to clean,) 209.

Dip candles, (to make,) 170.

Dining-tables, (to polish,) 197.

Dinner table, (to set,) 256.

Dinner table, (to wait on,) 261.

Doilies, 256.

Doors and windows, (to stop their cracks,) 322.

Door locks, 333.

Down feathers, (to clean,) 64.

Double wrappers, (to make,) 401.

Dresses, (coloured--to wash,) 37.

Dress, (book muslin--to wash,) 43.

Dress, (painted muslin--to wash,) 42.

Dress, (a lady’s--to fold,) 75.

Dresses, (to fold for packing,) 347.

Dress-making, (hints on,) 406.

Dress, (a lady’s--to make the body,) 410.

Dress, (to make the sleeves,) 416.

Dress, (to make the skirt,) 420.

Ducks, (to keep,) 369.

Durable ink, (to make,) 378.

Dust, (to remove from a dress,) 86.

Dyes, (domestic--remarks on,) 93.

Dyes for yarn, (country manner,) 101.

Enamelled kettles, (to clean,) 220.

Entrance halls, 328.

Entry lamps, 160.

Evening parties, (hints on,) 280.

Faded dress, (to bleach,) 26.

False collars, (to make,) 392.

False shirt-bosoms, (to make,) 393

Feathers, (bed--to wash,) 64.

Filtering jars, 244.

Finger glasses, 254.

Fire irons, (to clean,) 216.

Fire irons, (to prevent from rusting,) 217.

Fire screens, 151.

Flannel, (to make up,) 396.

Flannel, (new--to shrink,) 31, 32.

Flannel, (to wash,) 32.

Fleas, 111.

Flies, 112.

Floating tapers, 163.

Floating tapers, (cheap ones,) 166

Floating tapers, (to renew,) 164.

Flower stands, 194.

Folding clothes for ironing, 26.

Folding a coat, 75.

Folding a coat for packing, 348.

Folding a lady’s dress, 75.

Folding a dress for packing, 347.

Folding a lady’s cloak, 77.

Floors, 335.

Forks, (to clean,) 213.

Fowls, (to keep,) 363.

Front doors, 330.

Fruit stains, (to remove,) 79.

Furniture, (black walnut,) 193

Furniture, (curled maple,) 193.

Furniture, (mahogany,) 192.

Furniture, (rose wood,) 193.

Furniture, (varnished mahogany, to clean,) 196.

Furniture, (kitchen,) 228.

Furniture, (to take care when the house is repairing,) 343.

Geese, (to keep,) 368.

German silver, (to clean,) 206.

Gingham bonnets, (to wash,) 48.

Gilt chandeliers, (to clean,) 212.

Glass, (broken--to mend,) 292.

Glass, (to pack,) 347.

Glass, (to clean,) 210.

Glass stoppers, (to get out,) 210.

Gloves, (kid or hoskin--to wash,) 61.

Gloves, (white French thread--to clean,) 59.

Gloves, (gentlemen’s--to clean,) 62.

Gloves, (wash-leather--to wash,) 60.

Glue stiffening, 22.

Glue, (common,) 295.

Glue, (of rice,) 295.

Gold fish, (to take care of,) 375.

Gold muslin, (to wash,) 44.

Gold ornaments, (to clean,) 70.

Gown dress, (to make,) 425.

Grates for anthracite coal, 129.

Grease, (to extract from a dress,) 80.

Grease spots, (to remove from books,) 83.

Grease, (to remove from wall paper,) 84.

Green dye, 96.

Green dye for yarn, 103.

Green colouring for maps, 379.

Hard soap, (to make,) 17.

Hard soap, (fine--to make,) 18.

Hats, (beaver--to take care of,) 70.

Head-brushes, (to clean,) 72.

Hearths, (stone--to clean,) 201.

Hearths, (brick--to clean,) 201.

Heat marks, (to remove from a table,) 88.

Hints on evening parties, 280.

Hints on dress-making, 406.

Hoskin gloves, (to clean,) 61.

Hood, (a lady’s--to make,) 403.

House-cleaning, (preparations for,) 336.

House-cleaning, (finishing,) 342.

Household articles, (to pack,) 354.

Hydrants, 247.

Ink, (black--to make,) 376.

Ink, (durable--to make,) 378.

Ink, (red--to make,) 378.

Ink-stains, (to remove from a carpet,) 87.

Ink-stains, (to take out of mahogany,) 88.

Ink-stains, (to take out of a table-cover,) 86.

Ink-stains, (to take out of white clothes,) 87.

Ink-stains, (to take out of unpainted wood,) 88.

Ink, (marking--to take out,) 87.

Italian or patent iron, 29.

Ironing, 26.

Ironing silk, 31.

Ironing velvet, 30.

Iron, (polished--to preserve from rust,) 218.

Iron ware, 234.

Iron, (cement for when broken,) 293.

Japanned candlesticks, (to clean,) 209.

Japanned waiters, (to clean,) 208.

Jars, (to purify,) 224.

Keeping a cow, 355.

Kettles, (brass--to clean,) 219.

Kettles, (tea--to clean,) 221.

Kettles, (porcelain,) 220.

Kitchen clothes, 240.

Kitchen crockery, 233.

Kitchen furniture, 228.

Kitchen lamps, 163.

Knife rests, 254.

Knives, (to clean,) 213.

Lace, (cotton or bobbinet--to wash,) 51.

Lace, (thread--to wash,) 52, 53.

Lace, (gold--to clean,) 45.

Lace veil, (black--to wash,) 56.

Lace veil, (white--to wash,) 55.

Lamps, (astral,) 156.

Lamps, (astral--to manage,) 157.

Lamps, (chamber,) 162.

Lamps, (entry,) 160.

Lamps, (kitchen,) 163.

Lamps, (night,) 165.

Lamp oil, 155.

Lamp oil, (to take out of a carpet,) 83.

Lamp oil, (to take out of a floor,) 82.

Lamp-oil, (to extract from a dress,) 81.

Lamp oil, (to extract from a sofa,) 82.

Lamp rugs, 161.

Lanterns, 163.

Laundry work, 7.

Lawn, (bishop’s--to wash,) 46.

Leghorn bonnets, (to clean,) 67.

Linen, (to make up,) 386.

Linen, (mildewed--to restore,) 88.

Linen, (scorched--to restore,) 89.

Linen, (stained--to restore,) 90.

Linen window-blinds, 190.

Linen, (to whiten,) 89.

Looking-glasses, (to clean,) 211.

Lye, (to make,) 13.

Mahogany furniture, 192.

Mahogany furniture, (varnished--to clean,) 196.

Mahogany tables, (unvarnished--to clean,) 197.

Mahogany, (to remove ink-spots from,) 88.

Mahogany chairs and sofas, 198.

Maps, (to colour,) 380.

Marble, (white--to clean,) 199.

Marble, (coloured--to clean,) 200

Marble, (cement for,) 293.

Marabout feathers, (to clean,) 64.

Marking ink, (to take out,) 87.

Marseilles quilt, (to wash,) 313.

Mattresses, (to renew,) 66.

Mats for the table, 253.

Matting, (straw,) 184.

Merino dresses, (to wash,) 41.

Mice, 117.

Mildew, (to take out of linen,) 88

Mirrors, 300.

Mixture for stains, 91.

Moths, 115.

Mould candles, (to make,) 168.

Mourning chintz, (to wash,) 39.

Mousseline de laine, (to wash,) 41.

Mud, (to take out of a dress,) 86.

Muslin, (book--to wash,) 43.

Muslin, (gold or silver--to wash,) 44.

Muslin, (painted--to wash,) 42.

Muslins, (small--to do up,) 49.

Musquitoes, 112.

Nankeen, (to wash,) 48.

Nankeen colour, (to dye,) 99.

Napkins, 255.

New tin, (to remove its taste,) 225.

New wood, (to remove its taste,) 225.

Night gowns, (to make,) 398.

Night capes, (to make,) 403.

Nurseries, 323.

Oil cans, (to clean,) 155.

Oil cloths or painted carpets, 183.

Olive dye, 100.

Orange dye, 102.

Ornaments of gold, (to clean,) 70.

Oysters, (with cream,) 288.

Oyster patties, 289.

Packing a carpet bag, 352.

Packing glass and china, 347.

Packing household articles, 354.

Packing a large trunk, 349.

Paint, (to clean,) 339.

Paint, (to remove from a dress,) 84.

Paint, (to remove from a coat,) 85.

Paint, (to remove its smell,) 343.

Painted muslin, (to wash,) 42.

Pantry, 251.

Paper, (to make transparent,) 380.

Paper window-blinds, 190.

Paste, (common--for paper,) 294.

Paste, (cold,) 295.

Paste, (rye,) 295.

Pearls, (to clean,) 71.

Pelerines, (to make,) 426.

Pencil marks, (to preserve,) 381.

Pictures, 186.

Pink dye, 94.

Phials, (to wash,) 211.

Plate mixture, (fine,) 204.

Plate mixture, (another,) 204.

Plated candlesticks, (to clean,) 206.

Plated ware, (to clean,) 205.

Plates and dishes, (to wash,) 223.

Polishing dining-tables, 197.

Porcelain kettles, 220.

Poultry, (to draw,) 272.

Pounce, (to make,) 381.

Preparations for house-cleaning, 336.

Preparing rooms for summer, 344.

Pumps, 247.

Putty, (old--to soften,) 292.

Quilts, (to wash,) 312.

Quilts, (Marseilles--to wash,) 313

Quilts, (silk--to make,) 314.

Quilted wrappers, 402.

Rabbit skins, (to prepare,) 120.

Rag carpets, 185.

Rats, 117.

Receptacles for dresses, 298.

Refrigerators, 243.

Red dye, 94.

Red dye for yarn, 103.

Red colouring for maps, 379.

Remarks on bed-chambers, 296.

Remarks on domestic dyes, 93.

Remarks on dyeing yarn, 101.

Remarks on kitchens, 227.

Remarks on sewing-work, 382.

Remedies for stings, &c., 116.

Rennets, (to prepare,) 362.

Reticules, (travelling,) 352.

Ribbons, (to wash,) 56.

Rice glue, 295.

Rocking-chairs, 194.

Rush lights, 170.

Rust, (to take out of steel,) 217.

Safes, 244.

Salmon colour, (to dye,) 98.

Salt of lemon, 92.

Satin shoes, (white--to clean,) 91.

Scorched linen, (to restore,) 89.

Scrap jars, 195.

Scrubbing floors, 341.

Setting the dinner table, 256.

Sewing, 382.

Silk, (black--to wash,) 45.

Silk sleeves, (black--to restore,) 79.

Silk, (to iron,) 31.

Silk, (to keep,) 90.

Silk quilt, (to make,) 314.

Silver, (to clean,) 201.

Silver, (German--to clean,) 206.

Shirts, (to fold,) 349.

Shirts, (plain ones--to make,) 388.

Shirts with bosom pieces, 390.

Shirts open at the back of the neck, 391.

Shirt bosoms, (false--to make,) 393.

Shirt collars, (false--to make,) 392.

Short blinds for windows, 191.

Shrinking bobbinet, 62.

Shrinking cotton cord, 62.

Shrinking new flannel, 31, 32.

Skirt of a dress, (to make,) 420.

Skylights, 327.

Slate colour, (to dye,) 99.

Sleeves of a dress, (to make,) 416.

Slop buckets, (to purify,) 224.

Small muslins, (to wash,) 49.

Small wax candles, (to make,) 169.

Soap fat, (to keep from moulding,) 14, 15.

Soap, (common hard--to make,) 17.

Soap, (fine hard--to make,) 18.

Soft soap, (to make,) 15.

Soda, (for washing,) 24.

Sofas and mahogany chairs, 198.

Spark, (to extract from the eye,) 150.

Spermaceti, (to take out,) 85.

Spots of tar and turpentine, (to remove,) 81.

Sprinkling and folding clothes, 26.

Squirrel-skins, (to prepare,) 120.

Stains, (to remove from black crape,) 85.

Stains, (to remove from table-linen,) 78.

Stains, (to remove from silk,) 79.

Stains, (to remove from silver spoons,) 204.

Stains of stove pipes, or soot, 83.

Stair carpets, 179.

Stair rods, (to clean,) 219.

Starch, (common--to prepare,) 20.

Starch, (gum-arabic,) 21.

Starch of home manufacture, 20.

Starch made with coffee, 21.

Steel, (to remove its rust,) 217.

Stockings, (black worsted--to wash,) 34.

Stockings, (black silk--to wash,) 58.

Stockings, (white silk--to wash,) 57.

Stockings, (silk--to tinge pink,) 58.

Stockings, (French thread--to wash,) 59.

Stockings, (unbleached cotton--to wash,) 59.

Stockings, (woollen--to wash,) 33.

Stone hearths, (to clean,) 201.

Stopping door and window cracks, 322.

Store-rooms, 248.

Stoves, (blacking for,) 216.

Stoves, (close,) 125.

Stoves for coal, 125.

Stoves for wood, 127.

Straw bonnets, (to clean,) 67.

Straw matting, 184.

Supper parties, 287.

Swansdown capes or tippets, (to clean,) 63.

Table, (breakfast--to set,) 274.

Table, (dinner--to set,) 256.

Table, (to wait on,) 261.

Table-linen, 255.

Table mixture, 197.

Tapers, (floating,) 163.

Tapers, (floating--very cheap,) 166.

Tapers, (floating--to renew,) 164.

Tar or turpentine spots, (to remove,) 81.

Tea-kettles, (to clean,) 221.

Tea-table, (to set,) 279.

Tea things, (to wash,) 222.

Tea urns, (to clean,) 208.

Tin dish-covers, (to clean,) 207.

Tins, (common--to clean,) 208.

Tin, (new--to remove its taste of rosin,) 225.

Tin ware, 236.

Thread gloves and stockings, (to wash,) 59.

Toilet tables, 300.

Tortoise shell, (to clean, and mend,) 71.

Trunks, (to pack,) 349.

Turkeys, (to keep,) 367.

Venetian blinds, 190.

Vials, (to wash,) 211.

Waiting on table, 261.

Walls, 171.

Washing bed-feathers, 64.

Washing with soda, 24.

Washing white clothes, 22.

Washing-stands, 301.

Wax, (to take out of cloth,) 85.

Wax candles, (small ones--to make,) 169.

Wax-polish, (for furniture,) 197.

Whiting, (very fine,) 205.

Whitening clothes, 25.

White satin shoes, (to clean,) 91.

White-washing, 338.

Wilmington clay balls, 92.

Window cracks, (to stop,) 322.

Window-blinds of linen, 190.

Window blinds of paper, 190.

Window panes, (to mend,) 292.

Window washing, 340.

Wood, 121.

Wood fires, 122.

Wood stove fires, 123.

Wooden ware, 238.

Woollen shawls, (to wash,) 37.

Woollen stockings, (to wash,) 33.

Woollen table-covers, (to wash,) 36.

Woollen yarn, (to wash,) 34.

Worsted stockings, (black--to wash,) 34.

Wrappers, (double--to make,) 401

Wrappers, (quilted--to make,) 402

Yellow dye, 95.

Yellow dye for yarn, 103.

Transcriber’s Note

The following typographical errors were corrected:

Page Error 17 tarrigon changed to tarragon 30 in a seive changed to in a sieve FN 25-* at the bottom changed to at the bottom. 43 made in the preportion changed to made in the proportion 88 POULTRY, GAME, ETC changed to POULTRY, GAME, ETC. 92 till it become changed to till it becomes 103 moistened with water changed to moistened with water. 119 has been in fiifteen changed to has been in fifteen 119 render them tough changed to render them tough. 123 eight eggs a slight changed to eight eggs as light 136 GREEN FRITTERS changed to GREEN FRITTERS. 227 black-cake changed to black-cake. 256 thoroughly incorporaied. changed to thoroughly incorporated. 273 is a coal fire changed to is a coal fire. 285 foot bath, ill changed to foot bath, till 353 Massachusets; changed to Massachusetts; 366 ham omelet; cucumbers: changed to ham omelet; cucumbers; 377 Stewed rock-fish: changed to Stewed rock-fish; 378 peas; aspargus changed to peas; asparagus 379 egg-plant--Peach pie: changed to egg-plant--Peach pie; 384 stewed beets: potatoe snow changed to stewed beets; potatoe snow 385 plovers; scolloped tomatoes changed to plovers; scolloped tomatoes; 385 lemon ice-crean. changed to lemon ice-cream. 386 There are two menus numbered 3 391 enough to accomodate changed to enough to accommodate 403 you can procure changed to you can procure. 407 brocoli changed to broccoli 464 a handful at at changed to a handful at 468 Then, having changed to Then, (having 474 hazle-nut changed to hazel-nut 490 must be soked changed to must be soaked 495 gardenants, changed to garden ants, 495 Apple marmalade, 191. changed to Apple marmalade, 171. 495 Austrian cake, 146. changed to Austrian cake, 196. 495 Autumn soup, 4. changed to Autumn soup, 8. 495 stewed brown, 69 changed to stewed brown, 69. 495 Bergamot water, 113. changed to Bergamot water, 254. 495 jelly, (fine,) 171. changed to jelly, (fine,) 174. 496 188-299 chan

The following words were inconsistently spelled.

A-la-mode / Alamode band-boxes / bandboxes Blanc-mange / Blancmange BLANC-MANGE / BLANCMANGE brick-dust / brickdust butter-milk / buttermilk chesnut / chestnut force-meat / forcemeat goose-berries / gooseberries Indian / indian madeira / Madeira moor-fowl / moorfowl nasturtian / nasturtion parboil / par-boil parboiling / par-boiling paste-board / pasteboard pearlash / pearl-ash salt-petre / saltpetre saucepan / sauce-pan soufflé / soufflée sweet-meat / sweetmeat sweet-meats / sweet-meats teacup / tea-cup teacupful / tea-cupful / tea-cupfull / teacup-full / teacupful tomato / tomatoe / tomata tomatoes / tomatas tea-cups / teacups tea-spoon / teaspoon tea-spoonful / teaspoonful tea-spoonfuls / teaspoonfuls tomato / tomata / tomatoe under-done / underdone white-wash / whitewash white-washing / whitewashing