CONTENTS. 



Boys on the Farm, 



Why so many boys leave the farm for other occupations An evil which may be remedied The 

 remedy Farmers boys should find farm life attractive. .Should be taught that farming is just as 

 honorable an occupation as any other The labor must be interesting in order to be attractive 

 How to make it interesting Boys should be consulted about the farm management Should be 

 encouraged to try experiments in farming Should be given positions of responsibility and trust- 

 Should be allowed the ownership of certain farm animals Should be given the use of a small 

 portion of land, and have the sole control and charge of it Should have as their personal owner 

 ship the profits and proceeds of such labor and property Should be furnished with interesting and 

 instructive reading on agricultural and other subjects Should be dressed neatly and suitably 

 Should be treated in such a manner that they may feel that their advantages for social and intel 

 lectual improvement equal those of the sons of merchants, lawyers, or any of the other avocations 

 or professions That farming may be made as profitable as any other business, when the amount, of 

 capital involved is considered Farmers daughters should be taught to respect farming, and not 

 feel above performing the duties pertaining to the farm home. 964 



PART IX.-HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT. 



The Home and the Household. 



Influence of surroundings on character Pleasant surroundings Adornment of farmers homes Taste 

 Comfort Cleanliness Health Happiness Books and papers Music Pictures and other orna 

 mentations Hygiene of the home Air Water How wells are polluted Locality Surface 

 drainage Food Adulterations in food Clothing Labor Overwork Farmers and farmers 

 wives too frequently overworked How avoided Use of the improved labor-saving implements 

 Rest Sufficient sleep Recreation Visiting Entertaining company How to spend Winter even 

 ings Duty of parents Duty of children Education Reading Kindness and politeness of the 

 members of the household toward each other Refining influences Moulding the character 

 Observance of the Sabbath More holidays should be observed Birthdays Marriage anniversaries 

 Associations connected with home in after life. 967 



Practical Suggestions to Housewives. 



Neatness of the home Order Slovenly house-keeping the cause of much discomfort and unhappinesa 

 Economy Extravagance Inefficiency Ingenuity, capability and tact Inordinate neatness 

 often makes home an uncomfortable place &quot;Best rooms&quot; Rooms in which the family spend 

 the most time should be the most pleasant Fretfulness in the home often the cause of the ruin 

 of many of its inmates Home should be the most pleasant place in the whole world to the husband 

 and sons, as well as other members of the household, in which to spend evenings Home influence 

 Good cooking essential to the health and comfort of the household More dyspeptics made by poor 

 cooking than any other cause Necessity of good bread House furnishing General care of the 

 house House cleaning Sweeping Dusting Washing Ironing Polishing bosoms and collars 

 Selecting meats Fowls Fish Flouj; Groceries How to set a table Serving How to carve a 

 turkey Care of food Table economy Table linen. 976 



Recipes for Cooking. 



Weights and measures in cooking Recipes for soups of various kinds Meats Poultry Game Fish 

 Salads Sauces for meat and fish Vegetables Pies Puddings Bread Biscuit Rolls Cake 

 Muffins Ice-cream Blanc-mange Jellies Charlotte russe Floating islands Other dessert dishes 

 Fruit jelly Preserving fruit Canning fruit Pickles Ketchup Breakfast dishes Dinner 

 dishes Tea &quot;Warmed-over&quot; dishes, etc. 984 



Miscellaneous Items. 



A large and valuable collection of various useful tables, recipes, antidotes for poisons, and suggestions, 

 for the home and farm. 1002 



