M.

Mahogany furniture, 305.

Manners, good, 136. American defect in, and cause of it, 137. Of the Puritans and their posterity, 137. Principles respecting, 140. Proprieties in, 141. On cultivation of, 141. At home, 142. Leading points as to, claiming attention, 142. Children to be taught, 143. On conventional, 144. At table, 144. Charity for bad, 145. Of the age of Louis XIV., 148. _See_ Children.

Marble, stains on, 305.

Martineau, Harriet, criticized, 30, _note_, 141, _note_.

Mathematics, importance of, in a female education, 56.

Mattresses, 312, 329.

Meals, should be five hours apart, 96. On the nature of the, 103. Time of English, 123.

Meat, on eating, 99, 100. _See_ Animal food, _and_ Food.

Mechanical amusements, 254.

Medical men needed in literary institutions, 198.

Medicines, on giving, to infants, 215. On administering, 236, 238. Different effects of different, 236. On purchasing, 239. Labelling, 239.

Men, engaged in women's work, 164, 165.

Mending, 330.

Mental excitement, effect of, on health, 43. On reducing youthful, 48, 49. On invigorating, 56. Effect of, on the mind, 197. _See_ Mind.

Mexicans, teeth of, 110.

Mice, 323.

Mildew, removing, 296.

Milk, for infants, 216, 217.

Milkweed-silk, 227.

Mind, connection of body and, 195. Causes which injure the health of the, 196. On inactivity of, 199. Indications of diseased, 204. _See_ Health, _and_ Mental excitement.

Mineralogical collections, 253.

Modesty in children, 233.

Money, children's earning, 164.

Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley, cited, 135.

Monticello Female Seminary, account of, 54. System of studies there, 57. Effort made there to cure defects of character and habits, 58.

Morals, American, 29. Dependence of democracy on, 36. Attention to, in the Monticello Female Seminary, 58. In children, 233. _See_ Children, _and_ Young children.

Mortality, among infants, 112, 114. Causes of it, 214. At the Albany Orphan Asylum, 222. _See_ Infants.

Mothers, sufferings of American, 42. The great objects for, in educating their daughters, 48. Influence of wealthy, 50. Should raise the science of domestic economy, 51. Few, qualified to teach domestic economy, 65. Influence of, 149, 151. Teaching boys domestic arts, 164. _See_ American women, _and_ Women.

Moths, 323.

Muscles, 74. Exercise of the, 76, 78, 97, 116, 129. Excessive exercise of, 132.

Music, 58, 252.

Muslins, on washing, 288. Starching, 292.

Musquitoes, 323.

N.

Nails, cleaning, 122, 144.

Nankeens, on washing, 288.

Napkins, table, 307.

Narcissus, 335.

Nash, Beau, biography of, 148.

Neatness, in housekeeping, 152. Of sick-rooms, 238. _See_ Cleanliness.

Needle-work, bad economy in, 189.

Nerves, 76. Ramifications of the, 78. Health of, dependent on muscular exercise, 78, 130. Function of, in the stomach, 87. Excited by stimulating drinks, 106, 111. Two kinds of, 129. On cutting off, 130. Exercise and inactivity of, 130. Debility of, 130, 199.

New Englanders, one cause of their tact, 165.

Newton, Sir Isaac, diet of, 222.

Night, converting, into day, 123.

Nightgowns, 114, 329.

Night-lamps, 283.

Novel reading, 199, 234, 249.

Nursery, discipline of the, 224, 230.

Nursery, soil for a, 347.

Nursing, on food while, 215. Of the sick, 237.

O.

Obedience of children, 226. _See_ Children, _and_ Government.

Objects of charity, 176.

Oil, 281. Taking out, 297.

Oilcloths, for kitchens, 317.

Opium, absorbed by the skin, 93. Antidote for, 242.

Order, on a habit of, 157.

Ornaments, 166. Time and money spent for, 175, 259.

Orphan Asylum at Albany, 222.

Ostrich feathers, washing, 299.

Outhouses, 276.

Over-government, 228, 229. _See_ Children, _and_ Government.

P.

Packing, of trunks, 316. Of furniture for moving, 316.

Pain, amusements causing, 244.

Paint-spots, 298.

Pantaloons, on mending, 330.

Parents, exercising of authority by, 226. Should provide amusements, 250. Joining in children's sports, 254.

Parlors, kitchens and, 163, 259. Light work in, to save time, 184. Inconsistently furnished, 189. On the care of, 302. On selecting furniture for, 302. Sweeping, 305. Screens in, 353.

## Parties, invitations to, 353.

Passions, the, 170. _See_ Temper.

Peach trees, 350.

Perennial plants, 339.

Peristaltic motion, 87, 96, 102.

Perspiration, 92, 93. Demands supply of food, 96. From exercise, healthful, 114. During sleep, 126. On inducing, 235, 236.

Physical education, _see_ Exercise, _and_ Health.

Physicians, obeying, 239.

Piano, playing on the, 252.

Pictures, 302, 304.

Pills, 236, 237, _note_.

Pitch, on removing, 297.

Plans, for apportioning time, 158, 160. For duties, 162, 166, 167. For saving time, 184. For expenses, 186. Of houses, 261.

Planting flower seeds, 332.

Plants, collecting, 253. In rooms with stoves, 281. Soil for, 331. Propagation of, 341. _See_ Flowers, _and_ Seeds.

Poisoning, 241.

Politeness, _see_ Courtesy, _and_ Manners.

Poor, Mosaic laws as to the, 182. On work for the, 189, 190. Liberal prices and prompt payment to the, 191. _See_ Charity.

Pores, closing the, 119. _See_ Skin.

Portico, latticed, 277.

Positions, effects of, 73, 80.

Potash-soap, 291.

Pot-plants, soil for, 331.

Pots, transplanting from, 333.

Powders, labelling, 239.

Precocity in children, 198.

Privies, 276.

Propagation of plants, 341.

Propensities, 170.

Property, Jews' use of, 182. Unequal distribution of, 191. On sharing, 191. On using, properly, 193.

Pruning, 346.

Pumps, 275.

Punctuality, and want of it, 128. In paying the poor, 191.

Purchases, on making, 193, 194.

Puritans, manners of the, 137.

Q.

Quality of food, 98.

Quantity of food, _see_ Food.

R.

Ranunculus, 335.

Rats, 323

Red ants, 323.

Registrations of births, 113.

Religion, perversion of, 198.

Religious excitement, 197.

Respect, American want of, 139, 141. Should be required at home, 142. _See_ Courtesy.

Respiration, organs of, 87.

Rewards, governing by, 230.

Roman Catholics, health of, during Lent, 100.

Romans, _see_ Greeks.

Rooms, arrangement of, 259.

Running into debt, 232.

S.

St. Martin, Alexis, experiments on, respecting food, 104.

Salary, plan as to using, 186.

Salt, for bleeding, 243.

Salts, 236.

School, hints on, 48, 223. Too much required in, 49. On keeping, only in the afternoon, 49. On sending young children to, 223.

Schoolrooms and schoolhouses, 133. Not ventilated, 196, 223. Built by a lady in the West, 202. _See_ Female.

Scolds, 149, 154.

Scotch Highlanders, 221.

Screens, in parlors, 353. _See_ Eyes.

Secret vice, 233.

Sedgwick, Miss, her Live and Let Live, 213, _note_.

Seeds, on planting, 332, 333. Of fruit, on planting, 347.

Self-denial, happiness of, 169. Distinction as to, 170. Of wealthy women, 201, 202. In children, 224, 232.

Servants, on calling domestics, 207. _See_ Domestics.

Services, paying children for, 164.

Settees for ironing, 293.

Setting tables, 307. Rules for, 308.

Sewing, by girls, 254. Hints on. 324.

Sewing-trunks, 162.

Sexes, M. De Tocqueville on the, 28. Distinct lines of action for the, 28, 32, 33. American equality of, 33.

Shade-trees, 275, 340.

Shells, collecting, 253.

Shirts, folding, 315. Making, 328.

Shrubs, for yards, 340.

Sickness, on ignorance and inexperience in time of, 68. On nursing in, 237. From chills and food, 239. Remedies for slight, 240. _See_ Health.

Sick-rooms, hints on, 237. Furniture for, 238.

Silence, children to keep, 145, 230. When in anger, 152.

Silks, on cleansing, 298.

Sinclair, Sir John, on longevity and early rising, 126.

Sinks, 277, 317.

Six Weeks on the Loire, cited, 135.

Skeleton, cut of the, 70.

Skin, described, 91. Function of the, 91. Waste matter from the, 92, 118. Regulates the heat of the body, 92. Absorbent vessels of the, 93, 119. Follicles of the, 93. The organ of touch, 93. Circulation in the, in infants, 113. Effect of cold on the circulation in the, 113, 118, 119. Bathing infants', 217.

Sleep, amount of, required, 125. On protracting, 126. In close apartments, 196, 217, 311. _See_ Ventilation.

Sliding closets, 278.

Smoky chimneys, 352.

Snow, bathing in, 121.

Soap, soda, 288. Soft, 290. Potash, 291. Hard, 291.

Social intercourse, 184.

Soda-soap, 288.

Soda-washing, 287.

Soil, on the preparation of, 331. For a nursery, 347.

Soups, 104, 105.

South-Sea Islanders, 221.

Specimens, collecting, 253.

Spine, frequency of the disease of the, 41; causes, 73, 133. Cut of the, 77. Curvature of the, 80. Difference between a natural and distorted, 80.

Spitting on carpets, 144.

Spots, removing, 289, 297, 298.

Sprains, 240.

Stain-mixture, 296.

Stains, removing, from clothes, 296; from marble, 305.

Starch, to make, 291. To prepare, 292.

Starching, hints on, 292.

Stimulating drinks, no need of, 106, 109, 111. Excite the nervous system, 106, 109, 111. Debilitate the constitution, 107. Temptation from using, 107. Five forms of using, 107. Reasons for using, considered, 107. Dr. Combe on, 111. If good for parents, may not be for children, 111. Compared with animal food, 112.

Stimulating food, 99. _See_ Animal food, _and_ Food.

Stock-grafting, 345.

Stockings, on washing, 286, 289.

Stomach, 87. Peristaltic motion of the, 87, 96, 102. Effects on, of too much food, 94, 95. Rule for the labor and repose of the, 96. Power of accommodation in the, 102. Wants rest, 223.

Storerooms, 271, 322.

Stoves, 281.

Strangers, hospitality to, 257.

Strawberries, 348.

Straw hats, 299.

Straw matting, 304, 311.

Studies, at the Monticello Female Seminary, 57. Pursued at random, 60, 68.

Subordination, social, 26. Female, in America, 27, 29, 32. Of children and others, 140, 224. _See_ Government.

Superfluities, 163. Duty as to, 171-173. On determining respecting, 173.

Sweeping, 134. Of carpets, 303. Of parlors, 305.

Sympathy, on silent social, 149.

System, continual change and renovation of the human, 91. In housekeeping, 152. On habits of, 155. By dividing the week, 162. In proper conveniences, 162. On attempting too much, at once, 166. On commencing, while young, 167. In time, 184.

T.

Table, furniture for a, 306. On setting, 307; rules for, 308. Carving and helping at, 310.

Table manners, 144.

Table-mats, 306.

Tapers, 283.

Tar, on removing, 297.

Tea, coffee and, on the use of, 107, 108. Cause nervous debility, 109. Love of, not natural, 109. If good for adults, may not be for children, 109. Black, least injurious, 110. No nourishment in, 112. _See_ Stimulating.

Teachers, 202, 203.

Teeth, effects of hot drink on, 110. Care of, 122, 144.

Teething of infants, 219.

Temper, on the preservation of good, in a housekeeper, 148; hints for it, 150. Making allowances for, in others, 154. _See_ Passions.

Temptations, amusements with, 245, 248.

Tendons, 75.

Theatres, 245.

Thinning plants, 346.

Thoughts, on pure, 233.

Throat, things in the, 240.

Thunderstorms, 243.

Tic douloureux, 78.

Tight dressing, 80, 90, 129. Evils of, 116. Rule as to, 117.

Time, on apportioning, 157, 160, 181, 184. On saving, 161, 184. Errors as to employing, 180. Devoted by Jews to religion, 183.

Tin ware, 320.

Tocqueville, M. De, on the sexes in America, 28. On progress in nations towards democracy, 34. On female hardships in the West, 46. On aristocratic and democratic manners, 146.

Tones of voice, 148. On governing the, 152. Governing by angry, 230. Effects of angry, on children, 231.

Towels, 321.

Tracts and charity, 179.

Transplanting, 333, 340.

Travelling-bags, 316.

Trees, about houses, 275. On planting, 334. Shade, 340. On transplanting, 340. Pruning and thinning, 346.

Trials, _see_ Difficulties.

Trunks, sewing, 162. In chambers, 313. Packing of, 316.

Tuberous roots, 335.

Tulips, 336.

Turpentine, on removing, 297.

U.

Unbolted flour, 105.