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V.

Vapor-bath at home, 250

Vapor-bath, simple, 125

Varnish, Grecian, 397

Varnish, transfer, 412

Varnish for violins, 21

Varnish, white, 21

Varnish for straw or chip hats, 66

Varnish, incombustible, 72

Varnish for oil pictures, 169

Varnish, to prevent, &c., 177

Varnished furniture, 20

Vaults, hints about, 461

Vegetables, properties of, 474

Vegetables, to cultivate, 476

Vegetables, to clear of insects, 605

Vegetables, 604

Veils, white, to clean, 441

Velvet, to clean, 627

Velvet, to raise the pile of, 62

Venomous animals, bite of, 122

Ventilators, improved, 316

Ventriloquism, 659

Verdigris, 122

Verjuice, how to make, 118

Vermin, cause of, 457

Vermin in gardens, 279

Vermin in granaries, 282

Vermin on plants, 196

Vesicants, 548

Vest, 493

Vinegar for burns, 110

Vinegar, to make, 193

Vinegar, aromatic, 148

Vinegar, lavender, 148

Vinegar mixture, 242

Vines, to prune, 306, 679

Visits and presentations, 502

Vitriol, white, 122

Vitriol accidents, 110

Voice, the, 654

W.

Walking with a lady, 501

Wall-fruit, 306

Walls, damp, 312

Walnut ketchup, 355

Walnut water, 116

Warmth, dry, 568

Warts, 96

Warts and corns, 96

Wash colors for maps, 389

Wash for pimples, 135

Wash for walls, 360

Wash, to, 363

Wash balls, 144

Washing, family, 49

Washing, frequent, 459

Washing, general, 46

Washing day, 262

Washing materials, 626

Washing preparations, 46

Washing woolen, 363

Washington, words of, 695

Wasps, 482

Wasps and ants, 85

Wasps and flies, 85

Wasp or bee, sting of, 123

Wasp, cure for swallowing, 123

Watch, to manage, 186

Water, 42, 43

Water, to prevent freezing in pipes, 43

Water, hard, 626

Water, to make soft, 446

Water, stagnant, 441

Water, to obtain pure, 244

Water, to obtain, 377

Water, hot, 554

Water, keeping hot, 259

Water and meat in voyages, 44

Water, rules for those who have fallen in, 649

Water, barley, 245

Water, bergamot, 347

Waters for cooling, &c., 244

Water, peach, &c., 347

Water-colors in drawing, 385

Water-colors for animals, 389

Water, to color, 388

Water-proof clothing, 77

Water-proof cloth, 78, 82

Wax or grease-spots, 55

Wax, &c., from cloth, 63

Wax, from velvet, 63

Wax candles, 34

Wealth, way to, 583

Weaning children, 220

Weather, signs of, 674

Weather and the blood, 675

Weather-proof composition, 36

Wedding breakfast, 517

Wedding cards, 517

Wedding cakes, 519

Wedding rings, 519

Weeds, 285, 464

Weights and measures, 699

Wet clothes, to prevent, &c., 104

Wheat, to sow, 269

Wheat, to prevent smut, 27

Wheat and barley, to sow, 470

Whey, alum, 247

Whey, French method, 376

Whey, laxative, 245

Whey, mustard, 242

Whey, wine, 242

Whiskers, &c., to promote, 624

White for inside, &c., 37

White, a good, 386

White satin, 61

White varnish, 21

Whooping-cough, 104, 231

Whortleberries, 247

Wife, how to treat, 521

Wills, 683

Windows, washing, 626

Windows, to color, 394

Windsor soap, 145

Wine, American currant, 345

Wine, claret, to improve, 339

Wine, apricot, 343

Wine, damson, 342

Wine, home-made, 339

Wine, morello cherry, 343

Wine, orange, 343

Wine, raisin, 344

Wine, red cherry, 342

Wine, red currant, 344

Wine, spruce, 345

Wine, coloring, 341

Wine, fining for, 340

Wine jelly, 333

Wood, to preserve, 308

Wood, to preserve from fire, 314

Wood, to stain, 417, 422

Wooden stairs, like stone, 37

Wool, to purify, 18

Woolens and furs, 78

Woolens, to wash, 48

Wool of sheep, 289

Worm pimple, 135

Worms, 229

Worms in gardens, 282

Worms in gravel walks, 282

Worsted, &c., to dye black, 77

Wounds, to prevent mortifying, 98

Wren, usefulness of, 282

Write, to, secretly, 382

Writing, old, 173

Writing, to take out, 173

Y.

Yeast, 356, 593

Yeast, Turkish, 335

Yellow, 388

Yellow bird, 643

Young, a word to the, 652

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TRANSCRIBER NOTE

Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. The 'pointing hand' symbols have been replaced by ==> or <==.

Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.

Spelling has been left as found in the original text; variations in spelling and hyphenation have been retained as well (for example: pearlash, pearl-ash; quick lime, quick-lime, quicklime; spoonsful, spoonfuls), except for those changes detailed below.

p. 3 'man s for' replaced by 'man is for'. p. 13 Item number missing for section "To extract Oil ...."; 12a inserted. p. 24 'once ounce' replaced by 'one ounce'. p. 36 'slackened' replaced by 'slaked'. p. 54 'potass' replaced by 'potash'. p. 56 'Or' replaced by italicized '_Or_'. p. 64 'rubbing' replaced by 'rubbing. If'. p. 69 Item number missing for section "Cement to resist ...."; 254a inserted. p. 75 'Cherrry-red' replaced by 'Cherry-red'. p. 80 'spunged' replaced by 'sponged'. p. 122 'Venemous' replaced by 'Venomous'. p. 130 'ottar' replaced by 'attar'. p. 131 'ouuces' replaced by 'ounces'. p. 148 'á la' replaced by 'à la'. p. 185 'nemophilla' replaced by 'nemophila'. p. 204 'respectabte' replaced by 'respectable'. p. 209 'bleedng' replaced by 'bleeding'. p. 227 'wollen' replaced by 'woolen'. p. 268 'seive' replaced by 'sieve'. p. 271, 275, 389, 468 'slacked' replaced by 'slaked'. p. 272 'cup-board' replaced by 'cupboard'. p. 276 'stewed' replaced by 'strewn'. p. 281 'sure rub' replaced by 'sure to rub'. p. 282 'bark' replaced by 'back'. p. 283 'fir' replaced by 'fur'. p. 290 'Foot-ret' replaced by 'Foot-rot'. p. 311 'eternal' replaced by 'external'. p. 345 'draw of,' replaced by 'draw off,'. p. 359 'or at at least' replaced by 'or at least'. p. 400 'vitro' replaced by 'vitre'. p. 400 'abatiour' replaced by 'abat-jour'. p. 401 'carefuly' replaced by 'carefully'. p. 408 'water, them' replaced by 'water, let them'. p. 423 Item number 1758 is missing from the original text. p. 425 Item number 1774 is missing from the original text. p. 429 'Stall-mate' replaced by 'Stale-mate'. p. 464 'charr' replaced by 'char'. p. 476 'the the largest' replaced by 'the largest'. p. 485 'brillliant' replaced by 'brilliant'. p. 496 'of either of not' replaced by 'of either not'. p. 512 'conched' replaced by 'couched'. p. 527 'can be by' replaced by 'can be gained by'. p. 549 'horse-raddish' replaced by 'horse-radish'. p. 555 'Use for for' replaced by 'Use for'. p. 566 Ref. to 2213 is retained but is incorrect; probably should be 3212. p. 596 Item number '3583.' was inserted at 'Composition Cake'. p. 608 'chocalate' replaced by 'chocolate'. p. 620 'complately' replaced by 'completely'. p. 620 'is apt so' replaced by 'is apt to'. p. 621 'potatos' replaced by 'potatoes'. p. 623 'teaspooful' replaced by 'teaspoonful'. p. 673 Second '4266.' replaced by '4267.'. p. 673 'nasturtion' replaced by 'nasturtium'. p. 686 '4836.' replaced by '4386.'. p. 694 Item number '4477' is missing from the original text. Index 'Alteratives' replaced by 'Alternatives'. Index 'Anagrams, 730' replaced by 'Anagrams, 430'. Index 'Barnfloors' replaced by 'Barn-floors'. Index 'Candles... spirting' replaced by 'Candles ... spurting'. Index 'Carracrol' replaced by 'Carvacrol'. Index 'Grates, to clean, 2' replaced by 'Grates, to clean, 9'. Index 'Sorel' replaced by 'Sorrel'.