D.

Dairy, the, 357

Dairy, temperature for, 287

Damp walls, 16

Dampness in beds, 17

Dancing, 665

Dandelion, use of, 271

Dandelion, 549

Danger from fire, 203

Daughters, training of, 667

Deafness, 623

Deafness, temporary, 95

Decanters, to clean, 30

December, 186

Decoctions, 549

Dentition, 226

Dentifrice, a good, 137

Depilatory, 616

Diaphanic, 400

Diarrhea, 108

Diet for patients, 126

Dietetic maxims, 628

Dinner, 369, 606

Dinner parties, 507

Dinner, what plates for, 256

Dinner, directions for, 254

Dinner, serving up, 256

Dinner-hour, &c., 255

Dirt in the eye, 572

Discolorations of the skin, 93

Diseases of the skin, 457

Dishes, washing, 256

Dish-covers, cleansing, 259

Disinfecting liquid, 93

Dogs, pet, 645

Domestic hints, 462

Door, creaking, 468

Door-mats, cheap, 444

Door-plates, to clean, 28

Draining ponds, 377

Draughts, game of, 425

Drawing paper, 385

Drawings, to set pencil, 171

Drawings, wash for, 171

Dress, importance of, 484

Dress of ladies, 484

Dress of gentlemen, 492

Dress, print, to preserve color of, 53

Dress, faded, to bleach, 53

Dress, print, to wash, 52

Dresses, &c., to iron, 53

Dress-making, 635

Dressings, 560

Dressing-table, for the, 138

Drinks, 369

Drinks, alkalescent, 242

Drinks, nutritive, 244

Drinks, stimulating, 242

Drinks, summer, 610

Drinks, tonic, 243

Drinks for the sick, 241

Drowning, recovery from, 208, 209

Drowning, danger of, 206

Drowning, to rescue, 649

Drunkenness, 569

Dry rot, 309

Dry rot in timber, 309

Ducks, to fatten, 202

Ducks and geese, 201

Dyeing, 74, 423

Dyeing the hair, 613

Dyes, various, 75

Dysentery, 108, 373, 374

Dyspepsia bread, 335

E.

Eagles, to color, 390

Ear, diseases in, 94

Ear, pain in, 95, 615

Ear-ache, 85, 233

Ear, sore, 221

Early rising, 536

Earwigs, &c., in the ear, 95

Earwigs, &c., to destroy, 279, 482

Eat slowly, 368

Eau d'Ange, 149

Eau de Cologne, 146, 147

Ebony, imitation of, 36

Economical hints, 444

Economicals of cooking meats, 367

Economics, 334

Economy in expenditure, 212

Edgings, to plant, &c., 291

Edgings, box, to cut, 283

Eggs, 468

Eggs, dyeing, 424

Eggs in jaundice, 100

Eggs, to preserve, 191

Eggs of birds, to preserve, 169

Egg-plant, 478

Elder, good effects of, 274

Elder-flowers, 548

Elephants, to color, 390

Embankments, 266

Emblematic stones, 415

Embroidery, silk, 162, 163

Endive, 477

Enemas, 551

Enigmas, 656

Ermine and Miniver, to clean, 54

Eruptions, cutaneous, 555

Erysipelas, cure for, 99

Essences from flowers, 147

Etchings on glass, 415

Etiquette, rules of, 501

Evening pastime, 429

Exercise, 540

Extracts, 552

Eye, dirt or lime in, 572

Eye, iron or steel in, 572

Eye, black, to cure, 625

Eye, bruised to cure, 94

Eye, cold or inflammation in, 94

Eyes, sore, 221

Eye-water, 93, 618

Eye-brows, to darken, 130

F.

Fainting, or syncope, 234, 539

Fainting, remedy for, 99

Family at home, 590

Family tables, 699

Fard, 136

Farmers, hints to, 198, 464

Farms, small, 463

Feathers, to clean of their oil, 18, 423

Feathers and hair, to dye green, 77

Feathers, to dye, 405

Feathers, white, to clean, 441

Feather flowers, 403

Febrifuges, 547

Feet, 250

Feet, cold and damp, 104

Feet, frostbitten, 618

Feet, sore, 250

Feet, wet, 451

Feet, wounded, 233

Feet, to keep warm, 439

Felon, 109

Fences, 464

Fermentation, to check, 342

Fertilizing soils, 465

Fevers, 111

Fevers, cause of, 457

Fever and ague, 111

Fevers, beverage for, 112

Fever, scarlet, 112

Fever, yellow, 111

Fields, 464

Fig paste, 108

Figures, to color, 393

Figures, curious properties of, 679

Filtering bag, 341

Filth in streets, 458

Fire, preservation from, 203

Fire in chimneys, 203

Fire, means of extinction, 203

Fire, to escape from, 204, 438

Fire, to make water more efficacious, &c., 204

Fire, to extinguish speedily, 204

Fire, to escape from a house on, 205

Fire, clothing on, 205

Fire, horses from, 205

Fire, to make, 216

Fire, taking care of, 261

Fires, stoves, &c., 42

Fire, to revive a dull, 42

Fire-balls, 41

Fire-irons, to prevent rusting, 23

Fire-places, to improve, 313

Fire-screens, paper, 439

Fire-wood, 471

Fish, gold and silver, 176, 644

Fish as food, 365

Fish, Russian method of preserving, 318

Fishing-rods, to preserve, 378

Fits, 99

Flannels, to prevent shrinking, 48

Flannels, to scour, 48

Flannels, to wash, 48

Flat-irons, the hot, 450

Fleas, to drive away, 85

Fleas, &c., to destroy, 87

Fleas on dogs, 279

Flies, to destroy, 84, 437, 619

Flies, to keep off, 84, 443

Flies, to keep from drawings, 389

Floors, artificial stone, 310

Floor or oil-cloths, 12

Floor-cloths, to clean, 12

Flounces, 488

Flour, to test, 591

Flour, boiled, 240

Flour of brimstone, 612

Flowers, to paint, 391

Flowers, to preserve in water, 176

Flowers in winter, 175

Flowers, dried, 177

Flowers, faded, to revive, 177

Flowers, hints about, 179

Flowers, when to plant, 197

Flowers, 470

Flowers, sentiments of, 669

Fly, turnip, 464

Fly, water, 84

Fodder, 471

Folding and mangling, 263

Food for children, 219, 239

Food for the sick, &c., 239

Foot, rot in sheep, 290

Force, 393

Fowls, hints about, 468

Freckles, 132, 133

Freckles and sunburn, 134

French polish for boots, &c., 80

French polish for furniture, 19

French receipt for the skin, 134

Frost, to prevent injuring trees, 302

Fruits, 480

Fruits, to keep, 193, 484

Fruit trees and fruit, 484

Fruit trees, Chinese, &c., 302

Fruit trees infected with blight, 304

Fruit in water colors, 390

Fuel, economy in, 40, 447

Fungi, to preserve, 410

Furniture, to clean, 462

Furniture oil, 19

Furniture paste, 19

Furs, to clean, 442

Furs, to stretch, 443

Furs, to preserve, 443

Furs and woollens, to preserve, 78

G.

Game, to preserve, 318

Gardening, &c., 291, 472

Gargles, 107, 552

Gargle, common, 246

Gargle, detergent, 245

Gargle, rose, 245

Garlic, use of, &c., 279

Garlic, useful properties, 235

Gathering, &c., 153

Geese, Cobbett's method, 201

Geese, to color, 392

Gentian-root infusion, 244

Geraniums, 180

Gilding, to improve, 72

Gilding, oil and water, 168

Gilding, to preserve, &c., 18

Gilt or lacquered articles, to clean, 28

Gilt frames, 628

Ginger, to preserve, 319

Gingerbread, 330

Ginger cake, 596

Ginger snaps, 330

Glass vessels, to cleanse, 439

Glass, to break, 462

Glass or china, to pack, 628

Glass, to cut, 378

Glass, to remove crust from, 31

Glasses, to clean, 30

Glasses, to restore lustre of, 31

Glass stoppers, to loosen, 32, 620

Glass and crockery, 33

Glass, &c., to cement, 70

Glass jars, to make look like china, 155

Glazed vessels, 32

Gloves, light kid, to clean, 65

Gloves, kid, to clean, 627

Gloves, to clean, 65

Gloves, washing, 65

Gloves, thread, to wash, 50

Gloves, to dye, 76

Gloves, 489, 492

Glues, 67, 68

Glue paste, 620

Gold, to cleanse, 26

Gold chains, to clean, 71

Gossiping, 665

Gout and rheumatism, 105

Gout, rheumatism, lumbago, &c., 101

Grafting, 195, 480

Grafting, composition, for, 480

Grain, important discovery, &c., 271

Grain, to preserve, 272

Grain, musty, 464

Granaries, mites in, 272

Granaries, poplar, &c., 316

Grapes, to color, 390

Grapes, to keep, 192, 353

Grass, 471

Grass, to color, 393

Grass, rye, 267

Grass, striped, 267

Grasses and mosses, 424

Grates, to clean, 9

Gravel-walks, 292

Gravies, of using, 367

Grease or wax spots, 55

Grease from silks, 59

Grease or paint from cloth, 62

Grease from clothes, 435

Grease from books, 63

Grease from paper, 63

Grease from leather, 64

Grease for wheels, 470

Grecian painting, 397

Grecian varnish, 397

Green, a cheap, &c., 38

Green paint, 37

Green, to color, 361

Greenhouse, 291

Ground-glass, to imitate, 69

Grubs, 489, 492

Gruels, 241

Gruel, egg, 241

Gum-boils, 94

Gum-water, 619

Gutta-percha soles, 83

H.

Hail, 452

Hair, 128

Hair, new method for, 624

Hair, to dress, 489

Hair, curling fluid for the, 129, 130

Hair, to prevent falling out, 129

Hairs, to avoid grey, 129

Hair, to soften, &c., 130

Hair, to improve, 131

Hair, superfluous, to remove, 132

Hair wash, economical, 131

Hair powder, 131

Hair dyes, 130

Hair brushes, &c., to clean, 54

Hair and feathers, to dye green, 77

Hair pencils, 385

Hair, color, 387

Hall, cleaning the, 253

Hams, curing, 324

Hams and fish, to smoke, 324

Handkerchief, 490

Hands, 490

Hands, camphor cerate for, 143

Hands, paste for, 143

Hands, to prevent perspiration, 143

Hands, to remove stains from, 144

Hands, to whiten, 143

Hand-bath, 539

Hanging, 570

Hardware and cutlery, to prevent rusting, 25

Hares and rabbits, 303

Harness, to clean, 45

Harness-makers' jet, 45

Hashes, 603

Hat, 438, 493

Hats, to preserve, 436

Hat, to scour, 73

Hat, straw, to bleach, 66

Hats, to prevent injury from rain to, 74

Hazel nuts, 192

Head, do no not shave the, 128

Head, scald, 221

Head, sore, 221

Heads, 688

Headache in bed, 436

Headache, sick, 614

Headache, sure remedy, 624

Health, preservation of, 89, 533

Health and beauty, 89

Health and wealth, 533

Health, general, 542

Health in winter, 234

Health, a few rules for, 370

Health of animals, 289

Heartburn, 623

Hedges, 291

Hem and hemming, 152

Hemorrhage, 152

Hen-house, 468

Hens, to make lay, 202

Herbs, aromatic, 194, 479

Herbs, to dry, 194, 473

Herbs, uses of, 474

Herbs, winter, 195

Hiccough, 108

High shoulders, 663

Hills, to color, 393

Hinges, creaking, 22

History, synopsis of American, 692

Hoarseness, 106

Hogs, 467

Hollow horn, 469

Home counsels, 652

Home and its employments, 9

Home industry, 635

Home pursuits, 151

Homestead, exemption, 684

Honey soap, 146

Honey water, 142

Honeysuckles, to paint, 391

Hooker's method, &c., 378

Horn, to stain, 418

Horse, to manage, 198

Horse, to dress, 199

Horse, to judge, 652

Horses, scratches on, 467

Horses, hints about, 461

Horses, to paint, 389, 390

Horse-flies, 200

Horse-radish, 321

Horse-chestnut soap, 50

Hortus siccus, 484

Hot water, uses of, 125

House-cleaning, 9

Houses, to paint, 381

Houses, to purify, 88

House, selection of, 525

Household management, 606

Household maxims, 43

Hungary water, 141

Hydrophobia, 123

Hypocras, 348

Hysteric affections, 371, 569