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Enquire within upon everything by Robert Kemp Philp
3 by Robert Kemp Philp, Philp, Robert Kemp, 1819-1882
Chapter 629: 445. Re-using Letters.
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Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
11. "THE REASON WHY, CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS," giving the Origin,
Chapter 3
12. "THE REASON WHY, PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY," containing upwards
Chapter 4
13. "THE REASON WHY, BIBLICAL AND SACRED HISTORY," a Family Guide to
Chapter 5
14. "THE REASON WHY, GENERAL SCIENCE," giving Hundreds of Reasons for
Chapter 6
15. "THE REASON WHY, HISTORICAL," designed to simplify the study of
Chapter 7
16. "THE REASON WHY, NATURAL HISTORY," giving REASONS for very numerous
Chapter 8
17. "THE REASON WHY, GARDENING AND FARMING," giving some Thousands of
Chapter 9
18. "THE REASON WHY, HOUSEWIFE'S SCIENCE," affording to the Manager of
Chapter 10
19. "JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY ALL ROUND OUR HOUSE; OR, THE INTERVIEW," with
Chapter 11
20. "THE PRACTICAL HOUSEWIFE AND FAMILY MEDICAL GUIDE," a Series of
Chapter 12
21. "THE FAMILY SAVE-ALL," a System of Secondary Cookery with Hints for
Chapter 13
22. "NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS," a Work full of curious Information on
Chapter 14
23. "THE CORNER CUPBOARD," containing Domestic Information, Needlework
Chapter 15
24. "LIFE DOUBLED BY THE ECONOMY OF TIME," and "HOW A PENNY BECAME A
Chapter 16
27. "THE HISTORICAL FINGER-POST," giving briefly, but clearly, the
Chapter 17
1. Choice of Articles of Food.
Chapter 18
2. Mackerel
Chapter 19
3. Turbot, and all flat white fish,
Chapter 20
4. Cod
Chapter 21
5. Salmon.
Chapter 22
6. Herrings
Chapter 23
7. Fresh Water Fish.
Chapter 24
8. Lobsters
Chapter 25
9. Crab and Crayfish
Chapter 26
10. Prawns and Shrimps,
Chapter 27
11. Oysters.
Chapter 28
12. Beef.
Chapter 29
13. Veal
Chapter 30
14. Mutton.
Chapter 31
15. Lamb.
Chapter 32
16. Pork.
Chapter 33
17. Bacon
Chapter 34
18. Venison.
Chapter 35
19. Turkey.
Chapter 36
20. Common Domestic Fowls,
Chapter 37
21. Geese.
Chapter 38
22. Ducks.
Chapter 39
23. Pigeons
Chapter 40
24. Hares and Rabbits
Chapter 41
25. Partridges,
Chapter 42
26. Woodcocks and Snipes,
Chapter 43
28. Meats.
Chapter 44
29. Relative Economy of the Joints.
Chapter 45
30. Food in Season.
Chapter 46
31. In Season in January.
Chapter 47
32. In Season in February.
Chapter 48
33. In Season in March.
Chapter 49
34. In Season in April.
Chapter 50
35. In Season in May.
Chapter 51
36. In Season in June.
Chapter 52
37. In Season in July.
Chapter 53
38. In Season in August.
Chapter 54
39. In Season in September.
Chapter 55
40. In Season in October.
Chapter 56
41. In Season in November.
Chapter 57
42. In Season in December.
Chapter 58
43. Drying Herbs.
Chapter 59
44. Dr. Kitchiner's Rules for Marketing.
Chapter 60
45. The Family Circle
Chapter 61
46. Evening Pastimes.
Chapter 62
47. Acrostics.
Chapter 63
48. Acrostics (Double).
Chapter 64
49. Acrostics (Triple)
Chapter 65
50. Anagrams
Chapter 66
51. Arithmorems.
Chapter 67
52. Charades
Chapter 68
53. Charades (Acted).
Chapter 69
54. Words which may be converted into Acting or Written Charades:
Chapter 70
55. Chronograms or Chrono-graphs
Chapter 71
56. Conundrums.
Chapter 72
57. Cryptography, or secret writing
Chapter 73
58. Decapitations and Curtailments
Chapter 74
59. Enigmas
Chapter 75
60. Hidden Words.
Chapter 76
61. Lipogram
Chapter 77
62. Logogriph.
Chapter 78
63. Metagram,
Chapter 79
64. Palindrome,
Chapter 80
65. Puzzles
Chapter 81
66. Oblique Puzzle.
Chapter 82
67. Diagonal Puzzle.
Chapter 83
68. Diamond Puzzle.
Chapter 84
69. Rebuses
Chapter 85
70. Square Words.
Chapter 86
71. Chess, Laws of.
Chapter 87
72. Draughts, Rules of the Game.
Chapter 88
73. Whist.
Chapter 89
74. Terms used in Whist.
Chapter 90
75. Maxims for Whist.
Chapter 91
76. Laws of Whist,
Chapter 92
77. Short Whist
Chapter 93
78. Points at Short Whist.
Chapter 94
79. Advice to all Players.
Chapter 95
80. Cribbage.
Chapter 96
81. Terms Used in Cribbage.
Chapter 97
82. The Accepted Laws of Cribbage.
Chapter 98
83. Five-Card Cribbage.
Chapter 99
84. Counting for Game in Cribbage.
Chapter 100
85. Examples of Hands in Cribbage.
Chapter 101
86. Maxims for laying out the Crib Cards.
Chapter 102
87. Three or Four-Hand Cribbage
Chapter 103
88. Three-Hand Cribbage
Chapter 104
89. Six-Card Cribbage.
Chapter 105
90. Eight-Card Cribbage
Chapter 106
91. All Fours
Chapter 107
92. Laws of All-Fours.
Chapter 108
93. Terms used in All-Fours.
Chapter 109
94. Maxims for All-Fours.
Chapter 110
95. Loo.
Chapter 111
96. Three-Card Loo.
Chapter 112
97. Laws of Loo.
Chapter 113
98. Mode of Play.
Chapter 114
99. Club Law.
Chapter 115
100. Five-Card Loo.
Chapter 116
101. Put.
Chapter 117
102. Two-Handed Put.
Chapter 118
103. Four-Handed Put.
Chapter 119
104. Laws of Put.
Chapter 120
105. Speculation
Chapter 121
106. Connexions.
Chapter 122
107. For the First Connexion,
Chapter 123
108. Matrimony.
Chapter 124
109. Pope Joan.
Chapter 125
110. Cassino.
Chapter 126
111. Terms used in Cassino.
Chapter 127
112. Laws of Cassino.
Chapter 128
113. Vingt-un.
Chapter 129
114. Method of Playing Vingt-un.
Chapter 130
115. Natural Vingt-un.
Chapter 131
116. The Odds of natural Vingt-un
Chapter 132
117. Quadrille.
Chapter 133
118. Ecarté.
Chapter 134
119. Rules of Ecarté.
Chapter 135
120. Euchre,
Chapter 136
121. Rules for Euchre.
Chapter 137
122. Bézique.
Chapter 138
123. Mode of Playing.
Chapter 139
124. Terms used in Bezique.
Chapter 140
125. Marriages, Sequences, &c.
Chapter 141
126. Forfeits at Bezique.
Chapter 142
127. Cautions in Bezique.
Chapter 143
128. Three-Handed Bezique.
Chapter 144
129. Four-Handed Bezique.
Chapter 145
130. Napoleon.
Chapter 146
introduction of a Wellington, which is a superior call after the
Chapter 147
131. Picquet.
Chapter 148
132. Poker, or Draw Poker,
Chapter 149
133. Lansquenet.
Chapter 150
134. Quinze or Fifteen
Chapter 151
135. Solitaire
Chapter 152
136. Backgammon.
Chapter 153
137. Dominoes.
Chapter 154
138. Method of Play.
Chapter 155
139. Quadrilles.
Chapter 156
141. The Caledonians.
Chapter 157
142. Spanish Dance.
Chapter 158
143. Waltz Cotillon.
Chapter 159
144. La Galopade
Chapter 160
145. The Galopade Quadrilles.
Chapter 161
146. The Mazurka.
Chapter 162
147. The Redowa Waltz
Chapter 163
148. Valse Cellarius.
Chapter 164
149. Circular Waltz.
Chapter 165
150. Polka Waltzes.
Chapter 166
151. Valse a Deux Temps.
Chapter 167
152. Circassian Circle.
Chapter 168
153. Polka.
Chapter 169
154. The Gorlitza
Chapter 170
155. The Schottische.
Chapter 171
156. Country Dances. _Sir Roger de Coverley_.
Chapter 172
157. La Polka Country Dances.
Chapter 173
158. The Highland Reel.
Chapter 174
159. Terms used to Describe the Movements of Dances.
Chapter 175
160. Scandal--Live it down.
Chapter 176
161. Errors in Speaking.
Chapter 177
162. Other Errors
Chapter 178
163. Other Errors (2)
Chapter 179
164. By the Misuse of the Adjective:
Chapter 180
165. By the Mispronunciation of Words.
Chapter 181
166. By the Misdivision of Words and syllables.
Chapter 182
167. By Imperfect Enunciation,
Chapter 183
168. By the Use of Provincialisms,
Chapter 184
169. Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Suffolk, &c.
Chapter 185
170. Cumberland, Scotland, &c.
Chapter 186
171. Devonshire, Cornwall, &c.
Chapter 187
172. Essex, London, &c.
Chapter 188
173. Hereford, &c.:
Chapter 189
174. Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Lancashire, &c.
Chapter 190
175. Yorkshire, &c.
Chapter 191
176. Examples of Provincial Dialects.
Chapter 192
177. The Cornish Schoolboy.
Chapter 193
178. Yorkshire.
Chapter 194
179. Effect of Provincialisms
Chapter 195
180. Correction of Errors in Speaking.
Chapter 196
1. _Who_ and _whom_ are used in relation to persons, and _which_ in
Chapter 197
2. _Whose_ is, however, sometimes applied to things as well as to
Chapter 198
3. _Thou_ is employed in solemn discourse, and you in common
Chapter 199
4. The uses of the word _It_ are various, and very perplexing to the
Chapter 200
5. _Rule_.--After writing a sentence always look through it, and see
Chapter 201
6. The general distinction between _This_ and _That_ may be thus
Chapter 202
7. _These_ refers, in the same manner, to present objects, while
Chapter 203
8. _Who_ changes, under certain conditions, into _whose_ and _whom_.
Chapter 204
9. _That_ may be applied to nouns or subjects of all sorts; as, the
Chapter 205
10. The misuse of these pronouns gives rise to more errors in
Chapter 206
11. When you wish to distinguish between two or more persons, say,
Chapter 207
12. Instead of "_Who_ do you think him to be?"--say, "_Whom_ do you
Chapter 208
21. In many instances in which _who_ is used as an interrogative, it
Chapter 209
26. _Either_ and _or_ denote an alternative: "I will take _either_
Chapter 210
28. _Either_ is sometimes used for _each_--"Two thieves were
Chapter 211
29. "Let _each_ esteem others as good as themselves," should be,
Chapter 212
30. "There are bodies _each_ of which _are_ so small," should be,
Chapter 213
31. Do not use double superlatives, such as _most straightest_,
Chapter 214
32. The term _worser_ has gone out of use; but _lesser_ is still
Chapter 215
33. The use of such words as _chiefest_, _extremest_, &c., has
Chapter 216
34. Such expressions as _more impossible_, _more indispensable_,
Chapter 217
35. _Here_, _there_, and _where_, originally denoting place, may
Chapter 218
36. _Hence_, _whence_, and _thence_, denoting departure, &c., may be
Chapter 219
37. _Hither_, _thither_, and _whither_, denoting to a place, have
Chapter 220
38. Two _negatives_ destroy each other, and produce an affirmative.
Chapter 221
39. But negative assertions are allowable. "His manners are not
Chapter 222
41. Instead of "I _had better_ go," say "It were better that I
Chapter 223
42. Instead of "I doubt not _but_ I shall be able to go," say "I
Chapter 224
44. Instead of "I am not so tall as _him_," say "I am not so tall as
Chapter 225
48. Instead of "You are taller than _me_," say "You are taller than
Chapter 226
50. Instead of "Whether I be present or _no_," say "Whether I be
Chapter 227
53. Instead of "I would do the same if I _was him_," say "I would do
Chapter 228
54. Instead of "I _had_ as lief go myself," say "I would as soon go
Chapter 229
58. It is better to say "I repeated it," than "I said so over
Chapter 230
59. It is better to say "A physician," or "A surgeon," than "A
Chapter 231
60. Instead of "He was too young to _have_ suffered much," say "He
Chapter 232
61. Instead of "_Less_ friends," say "Fewer friends." Less refers
Chapter 233
68. Instead of "What a _nice_ prospect!" say "What a _beautiful_
Chapter 234
70. Instead of saying "_He_ belongs to the _house_," say "The house
Chapter 235
71. Instead of saying "_Not no_ such thing," say "Not any such
Chapter 236
72. Instead of "I hope you'll think nothing _on_ it," say "I hope
Chapter 237
74. Instead of "I suspect the _veracity_ of his story," say "I doubt
Chapter 238
76. Instead of "_Rather warmish_" or "A _little_ warmish," say
Chapter 239
77. Instead of "I expected _to have_ found him," say "I expected to
Chapter 240
79. Instead of "He is a very _rising_ person," say "He is rising
Chapter 241
80. Instead of "Who _learns_ you music?" say "Who teaches you
Chapter 242
81. Instead of "I _never_ sing _whenever_ I can help it," say "I
Chapter 243
82. Instead of "Before I do that I must _first_ ask leave," say
Chapter 244
83. Instead of "To _get over_ the difficulty," say "To overcome the
Chapter 245
84. The phrase "_get over_" is in many cases misapplied, as, to "get
Chapter 246
85. Instead of saying "The _observation_ of the rule," say "The
Chapter 247
86. Instead of "A man _of_ eighty years of age," say "A man eighty
Chapter 248
87. Instead of "Here _lays_ his honoured head," say "Here lies his
Chapter 249
88. Instead of "He died from _negligence_," say "He died through
Chapter 250
90. Instead of "The _latter end_ of the year," say "The end, or the
Chapter 251
91. Instead of "The _then_ government," say "The government of that
Chapter 252
95. But you may say "A married couple," or, "A married pair," or, "A
Chapter 253
96. Instead of "They are _united together_ in the bonds of
Chapter 254
98. Instead of "He plunged _down_ into the river," say "He plunged
Chapter 255
99. Instead of "He jumped _from off of_ the scaffolding," say "He
Chapter 256
100. Instead of "He came the last _of all_," say "He came the
Chapter 257
101. Instead of "_universal_," with reference to things that have
Chapter 258
102. Instead of "They ruined _one another_," say "They ruined each
Chapter 259
106. Instead of "I am slight in comparison _to_ you," say "I am
Chapter 260
108. Instead of "The cake is all _eat up_," say "The cake is all
Chapter 261
110. Instead of "Handsome is _as_ handsome does," say "Handsome is
Chapter 262
111. Instead of "As I _take_ it," say "As I see," or, "As I under
Chapter 263
112. Instead of "The book fell _on_ the floor," say "The book fell
Chapter 264
113. Instead of "His opinions are _approved of_ by all," say "His
Chapter 265
114. Instead of "I will add _one more_ argument," say "I will add
Chapter 266
115. Instead of "Captain Reilly was killed _by_ a bullet," say
Chapter 267
117. Instead of "He stands _six foot_ high," say "He measures six
Chapter 268
118. Instead of "I go _every now and then_," say "I go often, or
Chapter 269
119. Instead of "Who finds him in clothes," say "Who provides him
Chapter 270
120. Say "The first two," and "the last two," instead of "the _two
Chapter 271
121. Instead of "His health was _drank with enthusiasm_," say "His
Chapter 272
122. Instead of "_Except_ I am prevented," say "Unless I am
Chapter 273
123. Instead of "In its _primary sense_," say "In its primitive
Chapter 274
124. Instead of "It grieves me to _see_ you," say "I am grieved to
Chapter 275
126. Instead of "_Those_ papers I hold in my hand," say "These
Chapter 276
127. Instead of "I could scarcely imagine but _what_," say "I could
Chapter 277
128. Instead of "He was a man _notorious_ for his benevolence," say
Chapter 278
129. Instead of "She was a woman _celebrated_ for her crimes," say
Chapter 279
131. Instead of "Bills are requested not to be stuck here," say
Chapter 280
132. Instead of "By _smoking it often_ becomes habitual," say "By
Chapter 281
134. Instead of "It is _equally of the same_ value," say "It is of
Chapter 282
135. Instead of "I knew it _previous_ to your telling me," say "I
Chapter 283
136. Instead of "You _was_ out when I called," say "You were out
Chapter 284
137. Instead of "I thought I should _have won_ this game," say "I
Chapter 285
138. Instead of "_This_ much is certain," say "Thus much is
Chapter 286
139. Instead of "He went away _as it may be_ yesterday week," say
Chapter 287
140. Instead of "He came _the Saturday as it may be before the
Chapter 288
141. Instead of "Put your watch _in_ your pocket," say "Put your
Chapter 289
145. Instead of "It is raining very _hard_," say "It is raining
Chapter 290
147. Instead of "I cannot do it without _farther_ means," say "I
Chapter 291
150. Instead of "He fell _down_ from the balloon," say "He fell from
Chapter 292
151. Instead of "He rose _up_ from the ground," say "He rose from
Chapter 293
152. Instead of "_These_ kind of oranges _are_ not good," say "This
Chapter 294
154. Instead of "_Undeniable_ references required," say
Chapter 295
155. Instead of "I cannot _rise_ sufficient funds," say "I cannot
Chapter 296
156. Instead of "I cannot _raise_ so early in the morning," say "I
Chapter 297
158. Instead of "_Will_ I give you some more tea?" say "Shall I give
Chapter 298
159. Instead of "Oh dear, what _will_ I do?" say "Oh dear, what
Chapter 299
160. Instead of "I think _indifferent_ of it," say "I think
Chapter 300
161. Instead of "I will send it _conformable_ to your orders," say
Chapter 301
163. Instead of "_Her_ said it was hers," say "She said it was
Chapter 302
166. Instead of "_This_ three days or more," say "These three days
Chapter 303
167. Instead of "He is a bad _grammarian_," say "He is not a
Chapter 304
170. Instead of "I am averse _from_ that," say "I am averse to
Chapter 305
174. Instead of "The _very best_" or "The _very worst_," say "The
Chapter 306
175. Instead of "A _winter's morning_," say "A winter morning," or
Chapter 307
176. Instead of "Fine morning, _this_ morning," say "This is a fine
Chapter 308
179. Avoid such phrases as "No great shakes," "Nothing to boast of,"
Chapter 309
180. Instead of "No one _cannot_ prevail upon him," say "No one can
Chapter 310
182. Avoid such phrases as "If I was you," or even, "If I were you."
Chapter 311
183. Instead of "You have a _right_ to pay me," say "It is right
Chapter 312
184. Instead of "I am going _on_ a tour," say "I am about to take a
Chapter 313
185. Instead of "I am going _over_ the bridge," say "I am going
Chapter 314
187. Instead of "He lives opposite the square," say "He lives
Chapter 315
188. Instead of "He _belongs_ to the Reform Club," say "He is a
Chapter 316
189. Avoid such phrases as "I am up to you," "I'll be down upon
Chapter 317
190. Instead of "I _should just_ think I could," say "I think I
Chapter 318
191. Instead of "There has been a _good deal_," say "There has been
Chapter 319
192. Instead of "_Following up_ a principle," say "Guided by a
Chapter 320
193. Instead of "Your _obedient, humble servant_," say "Your
Chapter 321
194. Instead of saying "The effort you are making _for_ meeting the
Chapter 322
195. Instead of saying "It _shall_ be submitted to investigation and
Chapter 323
196. Dispense with the phrase "_Conceal from themselves the fact_;"
Chapter 324
197. Never say "_Pure and unadulterated_," because the phrase
Chapter 325
199. Instead of saying "A _surplus over and above_," say "A
Chapter 326
200. Instead of saying "A _lasting and permanent_ peace," say "A
Chapter 327
201. Instead of saying "I left you _behind at_ London," say "I left
Chapter 328
202. Instead of saying "_Has been_ followed by immediate dismissal,"
Chapter 329
203. Instead of saying "Charlotte was met _with_ Thomas," say
Chapter 330
204. Instead of "It is strange that no author should _never_ have
Chapter 331
206. To say "Do _not_ give him _no more_ of your money," is
Chapter 332
207. Instead of saying "They are not what nature _designed_ them,"
Chapter 333
209. Instead of saying "A beautiful _seat and gardens_," say "A
Chapter 334
211. Instead of saying "I had not the pleasure of hearing his
Chapter 335
212. Instead of "The quality of the apples _were_ good," say "The
Chapter 336
213. Instead of "The want of learning, courage, and energy _are_
Chapter 337
214. Instead of "We are conversant _about_ it," say "We are
Chapter 338
215. Instead of "We called _at_ William," say "We called on
Chapter 339
221. Instead of "We often think _on_ you," say "We often think of
Chapter 340
222. Instead of "Though he came, I did not see him," say "Though he
Chapter 341
223. Instead of "Mine is _so_ good as yours," say "Mine is as good
Chapter 342
224. Instead of "He was remarkable handsome," say "He was remarkably
Chapter 343
225. Instead of "Smoke ascends _up_ the chimney," I say "Smoke
Chapter 344
226. Instead of "You will _some_ day be convinced," say "You will
Chapter 345
227. Instead of saying "Because I don't choose to," say "Because I
Chapter 346
230. Instead of "Direct your letter to me," say "Address your letter
Chapter 347
231. Instead of "The horse is not _much worth_," say "The horse is
Chapter 348
232. Instead of "The subject-matter of debate," say "The subject of
Chapter 349
233. Instead of saying "When he _was_ come back," say "When he had
Chapter 350
234. Instead of saying "His health has been _shook_," say "His
Chapter 351
235. Instead of "It was _spoke_ in my presence," say "It was spoken
Chapter 352
236. Instead of "_Very_ right," or "_Very_ wrong," say "Right," or
Chapter 353
237. Instead of "The _mortgager_ paid him the money," say "The
Chapter 354
238. Instead of "This town is not _as_ large as we thought," say
Chapter 355
239. Instead of "I _took you to be_ another person," say "I mistook
Chapter 356
240. Instead of "On _either_ side of the river," say "On each side
Chapter 357
242. Instead of "The _best_ of the two," say "The better of the
Chapter 358
243. Instead of "My clothes have _become too small_ for me," say "I
Chapter 359
245. Instead of "Two _spoonsful_ of physic," say "Two spoonfuls of
Chapter 360
248. Avoid such phrases as "I said, says I," "Thinks I to myself,
Chapter 361
250. Instead of "He was in _eminent_ danger," say "He was in
Chapter 362
251. Instead of "The weather is _hot_," say "The weather is very
Chapter 363
253. Instead of "I _only_ want two shillings," say "I want only two
Chapter 364
254. Instead of "Whatsomever," always take care to say "Whatever,"
Chapter 365
255. Avoid such exclamations as "God bless me!" "God deliver me!"
Chapter 366
256. "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain."
Chapter 367
182. Pronunciation.
Chapter 368
183. A Word may have more than One Accent.
Chapter 369
184. When the full Accent falls on a Vowel,
Chapter 370
185. To obtain a Good Knowledge of Pronunciation,
Chapter 371
186. Double Meaning.
Chapter 372
187. Noun signifies Name;
Chapter 373
188. Examples of the above.
Chapter 374
189. Meaning varied by Accentuation.
Chapter 375
190. Exceptions
Chapter 376
191. Hints to "Cockney Speakers."
Chapter 377
192. Correction
Chapter 378
193. Hints for the Correction of the Irish Brogue.
Chapter 379
194. Hints for Correcting the Scotch Brogue.
Chapter 380
195. Of Provincial Brogues
Chapter 381
196. Rules of Pronunciation.
Chapter 382
197. Proper Pronunciations of Words often Wrongly Pronounced.
Chapter 383
Prologue, _pro_-log, not _prol_-og.
Chapter 384
198. Punctuation.
Chapter 385
199. Writing and Printing
Chapter 386
200. The Points are as follows:
Chapter 387
201. The Other Points,
Chapter 388
202. Pauses
Chapter 389
203. The Relative Duration
Chapter 390
204. The Other Points
Chapter 391
205. The Misplacing
Chapter 392
206. Without Punctuation.
Chapter 393
207. With Punctuation.
Chapter 394
208. The Apostrophe '
Chapter 395
209. The Hyphen, or conjoiner -
Chapter 396
210. The Note of Interrogation ?
Chapter 397
211. The Note of Exclamation or of admiration !
Chapter 398
212. The Parenthesis ( )
Chapter 399
213. The Asterisk, or Star *
Chapter 400
214. Hints upon Spelling
Chapter 401
215. H or no H? That is the Question.
Chapter 402
216. Conversation.
Chapter 403
217. The Woman who wishes her conversation to be agreeable
Chapter 404
218. Rudeness.
Chapter 405
219. Pedantry.
Chapter 406
220. Proportion.
Chapter 407
221. Writing and Talking.
Chapter 408
222. Interesting Conversation.
Chapter 409
223. Composition.
Chapter 410
224. Stamps.
Chapter 411
225. Direction.
Chapter 412
226. Postal District.
Chapter 413
227. Heading.
Chapter 414
228. Subject.
Chapter 415
229. Signature.
Chapter 416
230. Crossing the Page.
Chapter 417
231. Return Envelope.
Chapter 418
232. Good Materials.
Chapter 419
233. Clean and Neat.
Chapter 420
234. Stains.
Chapter 421
235. Individual Respect.
Chapter 422
236. Addresses of Letters.
Chapter 423
238. The Royal Family.
Chapter 424
239. Princes of the Blood Royal.
Chapter 425
240. Nobility and Gentry.
Chapter 426
241. The Clergy.
Chapter 427
242. Judges &c.
Chapter 428
243. Officers of the Navy and Army.
Chapter 429
244. Municipal Officers.
Chapter 430
245. Ambassadors.
Chapter 431
246. Addresses of Petitions, &c.
Chapter 432
247. To those who Write for the Press.
Chapter 433
248. Hints to those who have Pianofortes.
Chapter 434
250. January.--Flowers of the Month.
Chapter 435
251. Gardening Operations.
Chapter 436
252. February.--Flowers of the Month.
Chapter 437
253. Gardening Operations.
Chapter 438
254. March.--Flowers of the Month.
Chapter 439
255. Gardening Operations.
Chapter 440
256. April.--Flowers of the Month.
Chapter 441
257. Gardening Operations.
Chapter 442
258. May.--Flowers of the Month.
Chapter 443
259. Gardening Operations.
Chapter 444
260. June.--Flowers of the Month.
Chapter 445
261. Gardening Operations.
Chapter 446
262. July.--Flowers of the Month.
Chapter 447
263. Gardening Operations.
Chapter 448
264. August.--Flowers of the Month.
Chapter 449
265. Gardening Operations.
Chapter 450
266. September.--Flowers of the Month.
Chapter 451
267. Gardening Operations.
Chapter 452
268. October.--Flowers of the Month.
Chapter 453
269. Gardening Operations.
Chapter 454
270. November.--Flowers of the Month.
Chapter 455
271. Gardening Operations.
Chapter 456
272. December.--Flowers of the Month.
Chapter 457
273. Gardening Operations.
Chapter 458
274. Kitchen Garden.
Chapter 459
275. Artificial Mushroom Beds.
Chapter 460
276. Dwarf Plants.
Chapter 461
277. To Clear Rose Trees from Blight.
Chapter 462
278. To prevent Mildew on all sorts of Trees.
Chapter 463
279. Your Friend the Toad.
Chapter 464
280. Slugs and Snails
Chapter 465
281. Traps for Snails.
Chapter 466
282. Grubs.
Chapter 467
283. Caterpillars and Aphides.
Chapter 468
284. Butterflies and Moths,
Chapter 469
285. Birds.
Chapter 470
286. Wasps.
Chapter 471
287. Cure for Sting of Wasp or Bee.
Chapter 472
288. To protect Dahlias from Earwigs.
Chapter 473
289. To free Plants from Leaf-Lice.
Chapter 474
290. A Moral.
Chapter 475
291. Taking a House.
Chapter 476
292. Having determined the Amount of Rent
Chapter 477
293. First--Carefully regard the Healthfulness of the Situation.
Chapter 478
294. Second--Consider the Distance of the House
Chapter 479
295. Examine the House in Detail.
Chapter 480
296. If you are about to Furnish a House,
Chapter 481
297. Carpets.
Chapter 482
298. A Carpet in which all the Colours are Light
Chapter 483
299. For a Similar Reason,
Chapter 484
300. For a Carpet to be really Beautiful
Chapter 485
301. The Best Carpets
Chapter 486
302. The Curtains, Sofas, &c.,
Chapter 487
303. Colours of Carpets.
Chapter 488
304. Hearth-Rug.
Chapter 489
305. Sheepskin Rugs.
Chapter 490
306. Wallpaper.
Chapter 491
307. Kitchen Floors.
Chapter 492
308. Family Tool Chests.
Chapter 493
309. The Cost
Chapter 494
310. Example Contents.
Chapter 495
311. Nails.
Chapter 496
312. Screws.
Chapter 497
313. Container.
Chapter 498
314. Maintain Supply.
Chapter 499
315. Tool Closet.
Chapter 500
316. Drawer.
Chapter 501
317. Shelves.
Chapter 502
318. Hanging Tools.
Chapter 503
319. More Effective.
Chapter 504
320. Visible.
Chapter 505
321. Organization.
Chapter 506
322. Outlined Tools.
Chapter 507
323. Examples of Outlining.
Chapter 508
324. Place Shown.
Chapter 509
325. Wrapping Paper.
Chapter 510
326. Printed Papers.
Chapter 511
327. Waste Newspapers.
Chapter 512
328. Waste Paper.
Chapter 513
329. Beds for the Poor.
Chapter 514
330. To Preserve Tables.
Chapter 515
331. Protecting Gilt Frames.
Chapter 516
332. Damp Walls.
Chapter 517
333. Another Method.
Chapter 518
334. No Wet Scouring In Winter.
Chapter 519
335. To Get Rid of a Bad Smell in a Room Newly Painted.
Chapter 520
336. Smell of Paint.
Chapter 521
337. Airing a Larder.
Chapter 522
338. Keeping a Door Open.
Chapter 523
339. To Ascertain whether a Bed be Aired.
Chapter 524
340. To prevent the Smoking of a Lamp.
Chapter 525
341. Encrusted Tea-Kettles.
Chapter 526
342. To Soften Hard Water.
Chapter 527
343. Cabbage Water
Chapter 528
344. Disinfectants.
Chapter 529
345. Chimney Smoking.
Chapter 530
346. Ground Glass.
Chapter 531
347. Oiling Clocks.
Chapter 532
348. Neat Mode of Soldering.
Chapter 533
349. Maps and Charts.
Chapter 534
350. Temperature of Furniture.
Chapter 535
351. Paper Fire-Screens
Chapter 536
352. Pastilles for Burning.
Chapter 537
353. Breaking Glass.
Chapter 538
354. Bottling and Fining.
Chapter 539
355. To Sweeten Casks.
Chapter 540
356. Wrinkly Paintings.
Chapter 541
357. To Loosen Glass Stoppers of Bottles.
Chapter 542
358. The Best Oil for Lamps,
Chapter 543
359. China or Wedgwood Teapots.
Chapter 544
360. Care of Linen.
Chapter 545
361. Repairing Linen.
Chapter 546
362. Mending.
Chapter 547
363. Cleansing of Furniture.
Chapter 548
364. Method of Cleansing.
Chapter 549
365. Italian Varnish.
Chapter 550
366. Another Method.
Chapter 551
367. Marble Chimney-Pieces.
Chapter 552
368. Polished Iron Work
Chapter 553
369. Cast Iron Work
Chapter 554
370. Rust.
Chapter 555
371. Brass.
Chapter 556
372. First Brass Process.
Chapter 557
373. Second Brass Process.
Chapter 558
374. Carpets.
Chapter 559
375. Cleaning Carpets.
Chapter 560
376. Carpet-Beating.
Chapter 561
377. Sweeping Carpets.
Chapter 562
378. Making a Carpet Last Longer.
Chapter 563
379. Sweeping a Stair-Carpet.
Chapter 564
380. Cleaning Oilcloth.
Chapter 565
381. Cleaning Straw Matting.
Chapter 566
382. Method of Cleaning Paper-Hangings.
Chapter 567
383. Cleaning Rosewood Furniture.
Chapter 568
384. Cleaning Ottomans and Sofas.
Chapter 569
385. Polishing Dining-Tables.
Chapter 570
386. Mahogany.
Chapter 571
387. To Clean Cane-bottom Chairs.
Chapter 572
388. Alabaster.
Chapter 573
389. To Clean Marble.
Chapter 574
390. Glass.
Chapter 575
391. Using Charcoal (1).
Chapter 576
392. Bottles.
Chapter 577
393. Cleaning Japanned Waiters, Urns, &c.
Chapter 578
394. Papier Maché.
Chapter 579
395. Brunswick Black for Varnishing Grates.
Chapter 580
396. Blacking for Stoves
Chapter 581
397. To Clean Knives and Forks.
Chapter 582
398. For Cleaning Painted Wainscot or Other Woodwork,
Chapter 583
399. To Scour Boards.
Chapter 584
400. Charcoal (2).
Chapter 585
401. To take Stains out of Mahogany Furniture.
Chapter 586
402. To take Ink-Stains out of Mahogany.
Chapter 587
403. To remove Ink-Stains from Silver.
Chapter 588
404. To take Ink-Stains out of a Coloured Table-Cover.
Chapter 589
405. Ink Stains.
Chapter 590
406. To take Ink out of Boards.
Chapter 591
407. Oil or Grease
Chapter 592
408. Marble may be Cleaned
Chapter 593
409. Silver and Plated Ware
Chapter 594
410. Bronzed Chandeliers, Lamps, &c.,
Chapter 595
411. To clean Brass Ornaments.
Chapter 596
412. For Cleaning Brasses belonging to mahogany furniture,
Chapter 597
413. Brasses, Britannia Metal, Tins, Coppers, &c.,
Chapter 598
414. To preserve Steel Goods from Rust.
Chapter 599
415. To keep Iron and Steel Goods from Rust.
Chapter 600
416. Iron Wipers.
Chapter 601
417. To Clean Looking-Glasses.
Chapter 602
418. To Clean Mirrors, &c.
Chapter 603
419. China and Glass.
Chapter 604
420. Porcelain.
Chapter 605
421. Red Fading.
Chapter 606
422. Modern Porcelain Fades Less.
Chapter 607
423. Temperature with China and Glass.
Chapter 608
424. Annealing Glass.
Chapter 609
425. To take Marking-Ink out of Linen.
Chapter 610
426. To take Stains of Wine out of Linen.
Chapter 611
427. Fruit Stains in Linen.
Chapter 612
428. Mildewed Linen
Chapter 613
429. To keep Moths, Beetles, &c., from Clothes.
Chapter 614
430. Moths.
Chapter 615
431. To remove Stains from Floors.
Chapter 616
432. Scouring Drops for removing Grease
Chapter 617
433. To take Grease out of Velvet or Cloth.
Chapter 618
434. Medicine Stains
Chapter 619
435. To Extract Grease Spots from Books or Paper.
Chapter 620
436. Stains and Marks from Books.
Chapter 621
437. To take Writing Ink out of Paper.
Chapter 622
438. A Hint on Household Management.
Chapter 623
439. Domestic Rules.
Chapter 624
440. An Ever-dirty Hearth,
Chapter 625
441. Economy.
Chapter 626
442. Washing Woollens.
Chapter 627
443. Keeping Coffee and Tea.
Chapter 628
444. Freshness of Surfaces.
Chapter 629
445. Re-using Letters.
Chapter 630
446. Make Writing-Books.
Chapter 631
447. No Waste.
Chapter 632
448. Bread.
Chapter 633
449. Brewis.
Chapter 634
450. Regular Mending.
Chapter 635
451. Never put out Sewing.
Chapter 636
452. White Spots on Furniture.
Chapter 637
453. Acid Fading.
Chapter 638
454. New Iron
Chapter 639
455. Before Using a Brass Kettle.
Chapter 640
456. Shaking Carpets.
Chapter 641
457. Saving Rags.
Chapter 642
458. Softening Washing-Water.
Chapter 643
459. Protecting Knife-Handles.
Chapter 644
460. Do It Well.
Chapter 645
461. Polishing Knives with Charcoal.
Chapter 646
462. Preventing Wear.
Chapter 647
463. Good Examples.
Chapter 648
464. Apple Pips.
Chapter 649
465. Rice Pudding.
Chapter 650
466. "Wilful Waste makes Woeful Want."
Chapter 651
467. Shanks of Mutton.
Chapter 652
468. Lack of Fresh Air.
Chapter 653
469. Regular Accounting.
Chapter 654
470. Enough Talk.
Chapter 655
471. Blacking for Leather Seats, &c.
Chapter 656
472. Black Reviver for Black Cloth.
Chapter 657
473. Enamel Paint
Chapter 658
474. Hints for Home Comfort.
Chapter 659
475. Domestic Pharmacopoeia.
Chapter 660
477. Alum.
Chapter 661
478. Common.
Chapter 662
479. Compound Alum.
Chapter 663
480. Zinc and Lead.
Chapter 664
481. Acetate of Zinc.
Chapter 665
482. Sulphate of Zinc.
Chapter 666
483. Zinc and Camphor.
Chapter 667
484. Compound Zinc.
Chapter 668
486. Purpose.
Chapter 669
487. Almond Confection.
Chapter 670
488. Alum Confection.
Chapter 671
489. Orange Confection.
Chapter 672
490. Black Pepper Confection.
Chapter 673
491. Cowhage.
Chapter 674
492. Senna Confection. No. 1.
Chapter 675
493. Senna Confection. No. 2.
Chapter 676
494. Castor Oil and Senna Confection.
Chapter 677
495. Sulphur and Senna Confection.
Chapter 678
496. Cream of Tartar Confection.
Chapter 679
497. Antispasmodic Electuary.
Chapter 680
498. Decoctions.
Chapter 681
499. Chimaphila.
Chapter 682
500. Logwood.
Chapter 683
501. Dandelion.
Chapter 684
502. Embrocations and Liniments.
Chapter 685
503. Anodyne and Discutient.
Chapter 686
504. Strong Ammoniated.
Chapter 687
505. Compound Ammoniated.
Chapter 688
506. Lime and Oil.
Chapter 689
507. Camphorated.
Chapter 690
508. Soap Liniment with Spanish Flies.
Chapter 691
509. Turpentine.
Chapter 692
510. Enemas.
Chapter 693
511. Laxative.
Chapter 694
512. Nutritive.
Chapter 695
513. Turpentine.
Chapter 696
514. Common.
Chapter 697
515. Castor Oil.
Chapter 698
516. Opium.
Chapter 699
517. Oil.
Chapter 700
518. Asafoetida.
Chapter 701
519. Gargles.
Chapter 702
520. Acidulated.
Chapter 703
521. Astringent.
Chapter 704
522. For Salivation.
Chapter 705
523. Tonic and Stimulant.
Chapter 706
524. Alum.
Chapter 707
525. Myrrh.
Chapter 708
526. For Slight Inflammation of the Throat.
Chapter 709
527. Lotions.
Chapter 710
528. Emollient.
Chapter 711
529. Elder Flowers.
Chapter 712
530. Sedative.
Chapter 713
531. Opium.
Chapter 714
532. Stimulant.
Chapter 715
533. Ordinary.
Chapter 716
534. Cold Evaporating.
Chapter 717
535. Hydrochlorate of Ammonia.
Chapter 718
536. Yellow Lotion.
Chapter 719
537. Black Wash.
Chapter 720
538. Acetate of Lead with Opium
Chapter 721
539. Creosote.
Chapter 722
540. Galls.
Chapter 723
541. Ointments and Cerates
Chapter 724
542. Camphorated.
Chapter 725
543. Chalk.
Chapter 726
544. For Itch.
Chapter 727
545. For Scrofulous Ulcerations.
Chapter 728
546. Catechu.
Chapter 729
547. Tartar Emetic.
Chapter 730
549. Strong Purgative.
Chapter 731
550. Milder Purgative.
Chapter 732
551. Common Purgative.
Chapter 733
552. Tonic.
Chapter 734
553. Cough.
Chapter 735
554. Astringent.
Chapter 736
556. Fever, Simple.
Chapter 737
557. Aromatic.
Chapter 738
558. Cathartic.
Chapter 739
559. Diuretic.
Chapter 740
560. Cough.
Chapter 741
561. Cough (for Children).
Chapter 742
562. Antispasmodic.
Chapter 743
563. Tonic and Stimulant.
Chapter 744
564. Stomachic.
Chapter 745
566. Tamarind. (1)
Chapter 746
567. Tamarind. (2)
Chapter 747
569. Compound Soda.
Chapter 748
570. Tonic.
Chapter 749
571. Rhubarb and Magnesia.
Chapter 750
572. Sulphur and Potash.
Chapter 751
573. Anti-Diarrhoeal.
Chapter 752
574. Antispasmodic.
Chapter 753
575. Antipertussal, or against Whooping-Cough.
Chapter 754
576. Purgative (Common).
Chapter 755
577. Sudorific.
Chapter 756
579. Anthelmintic, or Vermifuge.
Chapter 757
580. Another Anthelmintic.
Chapter 758
581. Emulsion, Laxative.
Chapter 759
582. Emulsion, Purgative.
Chapter 760
583. To Prevent Pitting after Small Pox.
Chapter 761
584. Another Method,
Chapter 762
585. A Third Method
Chapter 763
586. Another Method.
Chapter 764
587. Mucilage of Gum Arabic.
Chapter 765
588. Mucilage of Starch.
Chapter 766
589. Diseases.
Chapter 767
590. Seek Medical Advice.
Chapter 768
591. Apoplexy.
Chapter 769
592. Bile, Bilious, or Liver Complaints.
Chapter 770
593. Chicken Pox.
Chapter 771
594. Chilblains.
Chapter 772
595. Common Continued Fever.
Chapter 773
596. Common Cough.
Chapter 774
597. Constipation.
Chapter 775
598. Consumption.
Chapter 776
599. Convulsions (Children).
Chapter 777
600. Croup.
Chapter 778
601. Dropsy.
Chapter 779
602. Epilepsy.
Chapter 780
603. Eruptions on the Face.
Chapter 781
604. Erysipelas.
Chapter 782
605. Faintness.
Chapter 783
606. Frost-Bite and Frozen Limbs.
Chapter 784
607. Gout.
Chapter 785
608. Gravel.
Chapter 786
609. Whooping Cough.
Chapter 787
610. Hysterics.
Chapter 788
611. Indigestion.
Chapter 789
612. Inflammation of the Bladder.
Chapter 790
613. Inflammation of the Bowels.
Chapter 791
614. Inflammation of the Brain.
Chapter 792
615. Inflammation of the Kidneys.
Chapter 793
616. Inflammation of the Liver.
Chapter 794
617. Inflammation of the Lungs.
Chapter 795
618. Inflammation of the Stomach.
Chapter 796
619. Inflammatory Sore Throat.
Chapter 797
620. Inflamed Eyes.
Chapter 798
621. Influenza.
Chapter 799
622. Intermittent Fever, or Ague.
Chapter 800
623. Itch.
Chapter 801
624. Jaundice.
Chapter 802
625. Looseness of the Bowels (English Cholera).
Chapter 803
626. Measles.
Chapter 804
627. Menstruation (Excessive).
Chapter 805
628. Menstruation (Scanty).
Chapter 806
629. Menstruation (Painful).
Chapter 807
630. Mumps.
Chapter 808
631. Nervousness.
Chapter 809
632. Palpitation of the Heart.
Chapter 810
633. Piles.
Chapter 811
634. Quinsey.
Chapter 812
635. Rheumatism.
Chapter 813
636. Rickets.
Chapter 814
637. Ringworm.
Chapter 815
638. Scarlet Fever.
Chapter 816
639. Scrofula.
Chapter 817
640. Scurvy.
Chapter 818
641. Small Pox
Chapter 819
642. St. Vitus's Dance.
Chapter 820
643. Thrush.
Chapter 821
644. Tic Doloreux.
Chapter 822
645. Toothache.
Chapter 823
646. Typhus Fever.
Chapter 824
647. Water on the Brain.
Chapter 825
648. Whites.
Chapter 826
649. Worms in the Intestines.
Chapter 827
650. Prescriptions.
Chapter 828
651. List of Prescriptions.
Chapter 829
1. Take of powdered aloes, nine grains; extract of colocynth,
Chapter 830
2. Powdered rhubarb, Socotrine aloes, and gum mastic, each one
Chapter 831
3. Compound extract of colocynth, extract of jalap, and Castile
Chapter 832
4. James's powder, five grains; calomel, three grains: in fevers,
Chapter 833
5. James's powder, six grains; powdered jalap, ten grains; mix, and
Chapter 834
6. Powdered rhubarb, four grains; mercury and chalk, three grains;
Chapter 835
7. Dried sulphate of magnesia, six drachms; sulphate of soda, three
Chapter 836
8. Nitrate of potass, one drachm and a half; spirits of nitric
Chapter 837
9. Spirit of nitric ether, three drachms; dilute nitric acid, two
Chapter 838
10. Decoction of broom, half a pint; cream of tartar, one ounce,
Chapter 839
12. Ammoniated tincture of valerian, six drachms; camphor mixture,
Chapter 840
13. Disulphate of quina, half a drachm; dilute sulphuric acid,
Chapter 841
14. Almond mixture seven ounces and a half; wine of antimony and
Chapter 842
15. Calomel, one grain; powdered white sugar, two grains; to make a
Chapter 843
16. Antimony and ipecacuanha wines, of each an ounce; a teaspoonful
Chapter 844
17. Compound infusion of roses, seven ounces; tincture of myrrh, one
Chapter 845
18. Infusion of orange peel, seven ounces; tincture of hops, half an
Chapter 846
19. Blue pill, four grains; opium, half a grain: to be taken three
Chapter 847
20. For a Clyster.--A pint and a half of gruel or fat broth, a
Chapter 848
21. Chalk mixture, seven ounces; aromatic and opiate confection, of
Chapter 849
22. Carbonate of soda, powdered rhubarb, and Castile soap, each one
Chapter 850
23. Lotion.--Common salt, one ounce, distilled water, seven ounces;
Chapter 851
24. Dried sulphate of magnesia, six drachms; heavy carbonate of
Chapter 852
25. Compound powder of ipecacuanha, ten grains; powdered guaiacum,
Chapter 853
26. Brandish's solution of potash; thirty drops twice a day in a
Chapter 854
27. Disulphate of quina, half a drachm; dilute sulphuric acid, ten
Chapter 855
28. Flowers of sulphur, two ounces; hog's lard, four ounces; white
Chapter 856
29. Hydriodate of potass, two drachms; distilled water, eight
Chapter 857
30. Flowers of sulphur, half a drachm; carbonate of soda, a scruple;
Chapter 858
31. Milk of bitter almonds, seven ounces; bichloride of mercury,
Chapter 859
32. Sulphate of zinc, two scruples; sugar of lead, fifteen grains;
Chapter 860
33. Carbonate of iron, six grains; powdered rhubarb, four grains:
Chapter 861
34. Elecampane powder, two ounces; sweet fennel-seed powder, three
Chapter 862
35. Sulphate of zinc, twelve grains; wine of opium, one drachm; rose
Chapter 863
36. Sulphate of magnesia, six drachms; sulphate of iron, ten grains;
Chapter 864
37. Decoction of oak bark, a pint; dried alum, half an ounce: for an
Chapter 865
38. Compound gamboge pill, and a pill of assafoetida and aloes, of
Chapter 866
40. Ergot of rye, five grains; in a powder, to be taken every four
Chapter 867
41. Powdered opium, half a grain; camphor, two grains in a pill; to
Chapter 868
42. Syrup of balsam of tolu, two ounces; the muriate of morphia, two
Chapter 869
43. Salts of tartar, two scruples, twenty grains of powdered
Chapter 870
44. Calomel, ten grains; Castile soap, extract of jalap, extract of
Chapter 871
45. Infusion of orange peel, eight ounces; carbonate of soda, one
Chapter 872
46. Carbonate of iron, three ounces; syrup of ginger, sufficient to
Chapter 873
47. Take of Castile soap, compound extract of colocynth, compound
Chapter 874
48. Spirit of rosemary, five parts; spirit of wine, or spirit of
Chapter 875
49. Take of thick mucilage, one ounce; castor oil, twelve drachms;
Chapter 876
652. Medicines (Aperient).
Chapter 877
653. Spring Aperients.
Chapter 878
654. Aperient Pills.
Chapter 879
655. Black Draught.
Chapter 880
656. Tonic Aperient.
Chapter 881
657. Infants' Aperient.
Chapter 882
658. Flour of Brimstone
Chapter 883
659. Medicines.
Chapter 884
660. Articles Required for Mixing Medicines.
Chapter 885
661. Medicine Weights and Measures.--_Weights_.
Chapter 886
662. Troy Weight.
Chapter 887
663. Measures.--Liquid
Chapter 888
664. Specific Measuring Vessels.
Chapter 889
665. Approximate Measures.
Chapter 890
666. Process of Making Medicines.
Chapter 891
667. Preparation and Assistance.
Chapter 892
668. Care of the Mortar.
Chapter 893
669. Sifting.
Chapter 894
670. Filtering.
Chapter 895
671. Maceration.
Chapter 896
672. Digestion.
Chapter 897
673. Infusion.
Chapter 898
674. Decoction.
Chapter 899
675. Extracts.
Chapter 900
677. Sex.
Chapter 901
678. Temperament.
Chapter 902
679. Habits.
Chapter 903
680. Use of Alcohol.
Chapter 904
681. Climate.
Chapter 905
682. General Health.
Chapter 906
683. Idiosyncrasy.
Chapter 907
684. Forms best suited for Administration.
Chapter 908
685. Best Method of Preventing the Nauseous Taste of Medicines.
Chapter 909
686. An Excellent Way to Prevent the Taste of Medicines
Chapter 910
687. Giving Medicines to Persons.
Chapter 911
688. Doses of Medicine for Different Ages.
Chapter 912
689. Drugs, with their Properties and Doses.
Chapter 913
690. Classes of Drugs.
Chapter 914
691. General Stimulants.
Chapter 915
692. Narcotics.
Chapter 916
693. Alcohol.
Chapter 917
694. Camphor.
Chapter 918
695. Ether.
Chapter 919
696. Sulphuric Ether
Chapter 920
697. Nitric Ether
Chapter 921
698. Compound Spirit of Sulphuric
Chapter 922
699. The Hop
Chapter 923
700. Opium
Chapter 924
701. Antispasmodics.
Chapter 925
702. Ammonia.
Chapter 926
703. Bicarbonate of Ammonia
Chapter 927
704. Solution of Sesoquicarbonate of Ammonia,
Chapter 928
705. Asafoetida
Chapter 929
706. Galbanum
Chapter 930
707. Valerian
Chapter 931
708. Peruvian Bark
Chapter 932
709. Sulphuric Ether
Chapter 933
710. Camphor (2)
Chapter 934
711. Opium (2)
Chapter 935
712. Oxide of Zinc
Chapter 936
713. Calomel
Chapter 937
714. Tonics.
Chapter 938
715. Quassia
Chapter 939
716. Gentian
Chapter 940
717. Camomile.
Chapter 941
718. Wormwood
Chapter 942
719. Angostura Bark
Chapter 943
720. Astringents.
Chapter 944
721. Catechu
Chapter 945
722. Kino
Chapter 946
723. Oak Bark
Chapter 947
724. Logwood
Chapter 948
725. Rose Leaves
Chapter 949
726. Chalk
Chapter 950
727. White Vitriol
Chapter 951
728. Local Stimulants.
Chapter 952
729. Emetics.
Chapter 953
730. Ipecacuanha
Chapter 954
731. Mustard
Chapter 955
732. Cathartics.
Chapter 956
733. Manna
Chapter 957
734. Tamarinds
Chapter 958
735. Castor Oil
Chapter 959
736. Sulphur.
Chapter 960
737. Magnesia.
Chapter 961
738. Senna
Chapter 962
739. Rhubarb
Chapter 963
740. Jalap
Chapter 964
741. Colocynth
Chapter 965
742. Buckthorn
Chapter 966
743. Aloes
Chapter 967
744. Cream of Tartar
Chapter 968
745. Scammony
Chapter 969
746. Epsom Salts
Chapter 970
747. Glauber's Salt
Chapter 971
748. Sulphate of Potash
Chapter 972
749. Venice Turpentine
Chapter 973
750. Diuretics.
Chapter 974
751. Nitre
Chapter 975
752. Acetate of Potassa
Chapter 976
753. Squills
Chapter 977
754. Juniper
Chapter 978
755. Oil of Turpentine
Chapter 979
756. Diaphoretics.
Chapter 980
757. Solution of Acetate of Ammonia
Chapter 981
758. Antimony.--_Tartar emetic_
Chapter 982
759. Antimonial Powder
Chapter 983
760. Sarsiparilla
Chapter 984
761. Expectorants.
Chapter 985
762. Ammoniacum
Chapter 986
763. Tolu
Chapter 987
764. Sialogogues.
Chapter 988
765. Ginger
Chapter 989
766. Epispastics and Rubefacients.
Chapter 990
767. Cantharides, or Spanish flies
Chapter 991
768. Burgundy Pitch
Chapter 992
769. Chemical Remedies.
Chapter 993
770. Refrigerants.
Chapter 994
771. Seville Oranges
Chapter 995
772. Lemons
Chapter 996
773. Antacids.
Chapter 997
774. Soda, Carbonate of, and Sesquicarbonate of Soda
Chapter 998
775. Antalkalies.
Chapter 999
776. Citric Acid
Chapter 1000
777. Tartaric Acid
Chapter 1001
778. Escharotics.
Chapter 1002
779. Bluestone, or Sulphate of Copper
Chapter 1003
780. Lunar Caustic; or Nitrate of Silver
Chapter 1004
781. Solution of Chloride of Zinc,
Chapter 1005
782. Mechanical Remedies.
Chapter 1006
783. Anthelmintics.
Chapter 1007
784. Cowhage
Chapter 1008
785. Male Fern Root
Chapter 1009
786. Gamboge
Chapter 1010
787. Demulcents.
Chapter 1011
788. Tragacanth
Chapter 1012
789. Linseed
Chapter 1013
790. Marsh-Mallow
Chapter 1014
791. Mallow
Chapter 1015
792. Liquorice
Chapter 1016
793. Arrowroot etc.
Chapter 1017
794. Diluents.
Chapter 1018
795. Emollients.
Chapter 1019
796. Domestic Surgery.
Chapter 1020
797. Dressings.
Chapter 1021
798. Certain Instruments
Chapter 1022
799. Materials for dressings.
Chapter 1023
800. Rules.
Chapter 1024
801. Lint, how made.
Chapter 1025
802. Uses of Scraped Lint.
Chapter 1026
803. Carded Cotton
Chapter 1027
804. Tow
Chapter 1028
805. Ointments
Chapter 1029
806. Adhesive Plaster
Chapter 1030
807. Compresses
Chapter 1031
808. Pads
Chapter 1032
809. Poultices
Chapter 1033
810. Mustard Poultices.
Chapter 1034
811. Bandages.
Chapter 1035
812. Simple and Compound Bandages.
Chapter 1036
813. Bandages for Different Parts of the Body.
Chapter 1037
814. To Apply a Single-Headed Bandage,
Chapter 1038
815. Circular Bandages
Chapter 1039
816. To Confine the Ends of Bandages
Chapter 1040
817. The Oblique Bandage
Chapter 1041
818. The Spiral Bandage
Chapter 1042
819. The Recurrent Bandage
Chapter 1043
820. A Bandage for the Chest
Chapter 1044
821. A Bandage for the Belly
Chapter 1045
822. Bandaging the Hand.
Chapter 1046
823. Different Bandages for the Head.
Chapter 1047
824. For the Foot.
Chapter 1048
825. For the Leg and Foot
Chapter 1049
826. Substitutes.
Chapter 1050
827. Handkerchiefs.
Chapter 1051
828. The Triangular Handkerchief
Chapter 1052
829. The Long Square
Chapter 1053
830. The Cravat
Chapter 1054
831. The Cord
Chapter 1055
832. Multiple Handkerchiefs.
Chapter 1056
833. For an Inflamed Breast
Chapter 1057
834. An Excellent Sling
Chapter 1058
835. Apparatus.
Chapter 1059
836. When a Person Breaks his Leg
Chapter 1060
837. Applying Dry Warmth.
Chapter 1061
839. Bleeding
Chapter 1062
840. Dry Cupping
Chapter 1063
841. Ordinary Cupping
Chapter 1064
842. Leeches and their Application.
Chapter 1065
843. When Leeches are Applied
Chapter 1066
844. When applied to the Gums
Chapter 1067
845. Quantity Removed.
Chapter 1068
846. After Leeches Come Away,
Chapter 1069
847. When Bleeding Continues
Chapter 1070
848. After Leeches have been Used
Chapter 1071
849. If a Leech be Accidentally Swallowed,
Chapter 1072
850. Scarification
Chapter 1073
852. Absorbents
Chapter 1074
853. Alteratives
Chapter 1075
854. Analeptics
Chapter 1076
855. Anodynes
Chapter 1077
856. Antacids
Chapter 1078
857. Antalkalies
Chapter 1079
858. Anthelmintics
Chapter 1080
859. Antibilious
Chapter 1081
860. Antirheumatics
Chapter 1082
861. Antiscorbutics
Chapter 1083
862. Antiseptics
Chapter 1084
863. Antispasmodics
Chapter 1085
864. Aperients
Chapter 1086
865. Aromatics
Chapter 1087
866. Astringents
Chapter 1088
867. Attenuants
Chapter 1089
868. Balsamics
Chapter 1090
869. Carminatives
Chapter 1091
870. Cathartics
Chapter 1092
871. Cordials
Chapter 1093
872. Corroborants
Chapter 1094
873. Demulcents
Chapter 1095
874. Deobstruents
Chapter 1096
875. Detergents
Chapter 1097
876. Diaphoretics
Chapter 1098
877. Digestives
Chapter 1099
878. Discutients
Chapter 1100
879. Diuretics
Chapter 1101
880. Drastics
Chapter 1102
881. Emetics
Chapter 1103
882. Emmenagogues
Chapter 1104
883. Emollients
Chapter 1105
884. Epispastics
Chapter 1106
885. Errhines
Chapter 1107
886. Escharotics
Chapter 1108
887. Expectorants
Chapter 1109
888. Febrifuges
Chapter 1110
889. Hydragogues
Chapter 1111
890. Hypnotics
Chapter 1112
891. Laxatives
Chapter 1113
892. Narcotics
Chapter 1114
893. Nutrients
Chapter 1115
894. Paregorics
Chapter 1116
895. Prophylactics
Chapter 1117
896. Purgatives
Chapter 1118
897. Refrigerants
Chapter 1119
898. Rubefacients
Chapter 1120
899. Sedatives
Chapter 1121
900. Sialogogues
Chapter 1122
901. Soporifics
Chapter 1123
902. Stimulants
Chapter 1124
903. Stomachics
Chapter 1125
904. Styptics
Chapter 1126
905. Sudorifics
Chapter 1127
906. Tonics
Chapter 1128
907. Vesicants
Chapter 1129
908. Special Rules for the Prevention of Cholera.
Chapter 1130
910. Fresh Air.
Chapter 1131
911. Diet and Exercise.
Chapter 1132
912. Water.
Chapter 1133
913. Proportion of Food and Drink.
Chapter 1134
914. Sunshine.
Chapter 1135
915. Bad Odours.
Chapter 1136
916. Warmth.
Chapter 1137
917. Exercise and Clothing.
Chapter 1138
918. Ventilation.
Chapter 1139
919. Clean Skin.
Chapter 1140
920. Over-Work.
Chapter 1141
921. Body and Mind.
Chapter 1142
922. Over-Indulgence.
Chapter 1143
923. Moderate Temperature.
Chapter 1144
924. Summary.
Chapter 1145
926. Principle of Homoeopathy.
Chapter 1146
927. Allopathy
Chapter 1147
928. Comparison.
Chapter 1148
929. Homoeopathic Medicines
Chapter 1149
930. Treatment of Ailments by Homoeopathy.
Chapter 1150
931. Asthma
Chapter 1151
932. Bilious Attacks
Chapter 1152
933. Bronchitis.
Chapter 1153
934. Bruises and Wounds.
Chapter 1154
935. Cold in the Head or Catarrh.
Chapter 1155
936. Chilblains.
Chapter 1156
937. Cholera.
Chapter 1157
938. Tincture of Camphor
Chapter 1158
939. Colic or Stomach-Ache.
Chapter 1159
940. Constipation.
Chapter 1160
941. Convulsions.
Chapter 1161
942. Cough.
Chapter 1162
943. Croup.
Chapter 1163
944. Diarrhoea.
Chapter 1164
945. Dysentery
Chapter 1165
946. Dyspepsia
Chapter 1166
947. Fevers.
Chapter 1167
948. Flatulency.
Chapter 1168
949. Headache.
Chapter 1169
950. Heartburn.
Chapter 1170
951. Indigestion.
Chapter 1171
952. Measles.
Chapter 1172
953. Mumps.
Chapter 1173
954. Nettlerash.
Chapter 1174
955. Piles.
Chapter 1175
956. Sprains.
Chapter 1176
957. Teething.
Chapter 1177
958. Whooping-Cough.
Chapter 1178
959. Worms.
Chapter 1179
960. Extent of Doses in Homoeopathy.
Chapter 1180
961. Diet in Homoeopathy.
Chapter 1181
963. Dew.
Chapter 1182
964. Colour of Sky.
Chapter 1183
965. Clouds.
Chapter 1184
966. Heavenly Bodies
Chapter 1185
967. Weather Precautions.
Chapter 1186
968. Leech Barometer.
Chapter 1187
969. The Chemical Barometer.
Chapter 1188
971. Christian Names of Men.
Chapter 1189
972. Christian Names of Women.
Chapter 1190
974. _Why does a Barometer indicate the Pressure of the Atmosphere?_
Chapter 1191
975. _Why is a Barometer called also a "Weather Glass"?_
Chapter 1192
976. _Why docs the Hand of the Weather Dial change its Position when the
Chapter 1193
977. _Why does Tapping the Face of the Barometer sometimes cause the
Chapter 1194
978. _Why does the Fall of the Barometer denote the Approach of Rain?_
Chapter 1195
979. _Why does the Rise of the Barometer denote the Approach of Fine
Chapter 1196
980. _When does the Barometer stand highest?_
Chapter 1197
981. _Why does the Barometer stand highest at these Times?_
Chapter 1198
982. _When does the Barometer stand lowest?_
Chapter 1199
983. _Why does the Barometer stand lowest at these Times?_
Chapter 1200
984. Cheap Fuel
Chapter 1201
985. Economy of Fuel.
Chapter 1202
986. The Use of the Poker.
Chapter 1203
987. The Use of Bellows (1).
Chapter 1204
988. The Use of Bellows (2).
Chapter 1205
989. Ordering Coals.
Chapter 1206
990. The Truest Economy (1).
Chapter 1207
991. The Truest Economy (2).
Chapter 1208
992. Cash vs. Credit (1).
Chapter 1209
993. Cash vs. Credit (2).
Chapter 1210
994. Buy at Proper Seasons.
Chapter 1211
995. Waste.
Chapter 1212
996. Preventing Waste.
Chapter 1213
997. The "Parson's" or Front Fire Grate.
Chapter 1214
998. Oil Lighting.
Chapter 1215
999. Improving Candles.
Chapter 1216
1000. Lighting Candles.
Chapter 1217
1001. Night Lights.
Chapter 1218
1002. Revolving Ovens.
Chapter 1219
1003. Yeast (1).
Chapter 1220
1004. Yeast (2).
Chapter 1221
1005. Economical Yeast.
Chapter 1222
1006. Pure and Cheap Bread.
Chapter 1223
1007. Home-made Bread.
Chapter 1224
1008. Indian Corn Flour and Wheaten Bread.
Chapter 1225
1009. To make Bread with German Yeast.
Chapter 1226
1010. Unfermented Bread.
Chapter 1227
1011. Baking Powders and Egg Powders.
Chapter 1228
1012. How to Use Baking Powder, &c.
Chapter 1229
1013. Bread (Cheap and Excellent).
Chapter 1230
1014. Economical and Nourishing Bread.
Chapter 1231
1015. Use Bran-Water.
Chapter 1232
1016. Rye and Wheat Flour.
Chapter 1233
1017. Potatoes in Bread.
Chapter 1234
1018. Use of Lime Water in making Bread.
Chapter 1235
1019. Rice Bread.
Chapter 1236
1020. Apple Bread.
Chapter 1237
1021. Pulled Bread.
Chapter 1238
1022. French Bread and Rolls.
Chapter 1239
1023. Rolls.
Chapter 1240
1024. Sally Lunn Tea Cakes.
Chapter 1241
1026. The Gridiron.
Chapter 1242
1027. The Frying-pan
Chapter 1243
1028. The Spit.
Chapter 1244
1029. The Meat Hook.
Chapter 1245
1030. The Dutch Oven.
Chapter 1246
1031. The Saucepan.
Chapter 1247
1033. Utility of the Kitchen.
Chapter 1248
1034. Theory of Cooking.
Chapter 1249
1035. Roasting.--Beef.
Chapter 1250
1036. Yorkshire Pudding
Chapter 1251
1037. Ribs of Beef.
Chapter 1252
1038. Ribs of Beef boned and rolled.
Chapter 1253
1039. Mutton.
Chapter 1254
1040. The Leg, Haunch, and Saddle
Chapter 1255
1041. A Chine or Saddle.
Chapter 1256
1042. A Shoulder.
Chapter 1257
1043. A Loin of Mutton.
Chapter 1258
1044. The Neck and Breast.
Chapter 1259
1045. A Haunch.
Chapter 1260
1046. Mutton _(Venison fashion)_.
Chapter 1261
1047. Veal
Chapter 1262
1048. Fillet of Veal.
Chapter 1263
1049. A Loin.
Chapter 1264
1050. A Shoulder of Veal
Chapter 1265
1051. Neck
Chapter 1266
1052. Veal Sweetbread.
Chapter 1267
1053. Lamb
Chapter 1268
1054. Grass-Lamb.
Chapter 1269
1055. House-Lamb.
Chapter 1270
1056. Mint.
Chapter 1271
1057. Roasting a Hind-Quarter.
Chapter 1272
1058. Roasting a Fore-Quarter.
Chapter 1273
1059. Preparation.
Chapter 1274
1060. Roasting a Leg.
Chapter 1275
1061. Roasting a Shoulder.
Chapter 1276
1062. Roasting Ribs.
Chapter 1277
1063. Roasting Loin, Neck or Breast.
Chapter 1278
1064. Poultry, Game, &c.
Chapter 1279
1065. Effectiveness of Roasting.
Chapter 1280
1066. The Loss by Roasting (General).
Chapter 1281
1067. The Loss by Roasting (Specific).
Chapter 1282
1068. Boiling.
Chapter 1283
1069. Time of Boiling.
Chapter 1284
1070. Before Boiling.
Chapter 1285
1071. Average Boiling Times.
Chapter 1286
1072. Remove Immediately.
Chapter 1287
1073. Degree of Cooking.
Chapter 1288
1074. Stock.
Chapter 1289
1075. Using the Stock.
Chapter 1290
1076. Reducing Salt.
Chapter 1291
1077. The Process of Boiling.
Chapter 1292
1078. Loss by Boiling (General).
Chapter 1293
1079. Loss by Boiling (Specific).
Chapter 1294
1080. Economy of Fat.
Chapter 1295
1081. Broiling.
Chapter 1296
1082. Baking.
Chapter 1297
1083. Frying.
Chapter 1298
1084. Bastings.
Chapter 1299
1085. Dredgings.
Chapter 1300
1086. Estimating Meat for Cooking.
Chapter 1301
1087. Caution on Charcoal.
Chapter 1302
1089. New Potatoes and Green Peas.
Chapter 1303
1090. Unripe Vegetables.
Chapter 1304
1091. The Quality of Vegetables.
Chapter 1305
1092. Freshness of Vegetables.
Chapter 1306
1093. To Boil Vegetables.
Chapter 1307
1094. Preparing Vegetables.
Chapter 1308
1095. Staleness.
Chapter 1309
1096. Preservation.
Chapter 1310
1097. Cleaning.
Chapter 1311
1098. When Done.
Chapter 1312
1099. Over-Cooked.
Chapter 1313
1100. Undercooked.
Chapter 1314
1101. Take Care your Vegetables are Fresh.
Chapter 1315
1102. To Cleanse Vegetables of Insects.
Chapter 1316
1103. Potatoes.
Chapter 1317
1104. To Boil Potatoes.
Chapter 1318
1105. To Peel Potatoes.
Chapter 1319
1106. To Steam Potatoes.
Chapter 1320
1107. Potatoes Fried with Fish.
Chapter 1321
1108. Potatoes Mashed with Onions.
Chapter 1322
1109. Potato Cheesecakes.
Chapter 1323
1110. Potato Colcanon.
Chapter 1324
1111. Potatoes Roasted under Meat.
Chapter 1325
1112. Potato Balls Ragoût.
Chapter 1326
1113. Potato Snow.
Chapter 1327
1114. Potatoes Fried Whole.
Chapter 1328
1115. Potatoes Fried in Slices.
Chapter 1329
1116. Potatoes Escalloped.
Chapter 1330
1117. Potato Scones.
Chapter 1331
1118. Potato Pie.
Chapter 1332
1119. Cold Potatoes.
Chapter 1333
1120. Mashed Potatoes and Spinach or Cabbage.
Chapter 1334
1121. Cold Carrots and Turnips.
Chapter 1335
1122. French Beans.
Chapter 1336
1123. Boiled Turnip Radishes.
Chapter 1337
1124. Asparagus.
Chapter 1338
1125. Artichokes.
Chapter 1339
1126. Stewed Water-Cress.
Chapter 1340
1127. Stewed Mushrooms.
Chapter 1341
1128. Indications of Wholesome Mushrooms.
Chapter 1342
1129. To Distinguish Mushrooms from Poisonous Fungi.
Chapter 1343
1130. Cookery for Soldiers Sailors, Travellers, and Emigrants.
Chapter 1344
1131. Stewed Salt Beef and Pork.
Chapter 1345
1132. Mutton Soup.
Chapter 1346
1133. Plain Pea Soup.
Chapter 1347
1134. French Beef Soup, or Pot au Feu (Camp Fashion).
Chapter 1348
1135. How to Stew Fresh Beef, Pork, Mutton, and Veal.
Chapter 1349
1136. Plain Boiled Beef.
Chapter 1350
1137. Cossack's Plum Pudding.
Chapter 629: 445. Re-using Letters.
Preserve the backs of old letters to write upon.
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