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SPONS' HOUSEHOLD MANUAL: 



A Treasury of Domestic Receipts and Guide for Homo Management. 



PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. 



Hints for selecting: a rood House, pointing out the e*set ; 

 a good house as to the Site, Soi . 



ns for Reducing Echoes, Waterproofing Damp Walls, Curing I> 



Sanitation- What should constitute a good Sanitary Arrangement : Kxamr>!- 

 illustration.) of Well- and Ill-drained Houses . 



Water Supply Care of Cisterns ; Sources of Supply ; Pipes ; Purop-^ . 

 and Filtration of \\ 



Ventilation and Warminff Methods of Ventilating without causing cold 

 draughts, by various means ; Principles of Warm i UK ; Hen) n : Open 



Grates : Open Stoves ; Fuel Economizers ; Varieties of Grates ; Close-: 

 Furnaces ; Gas Heating ; Oil Stoves : Steam Heating ; Chemical Heaters ; Management of 

 and Cure of Smoky Chi.: 



Lig-htinR. The Ust methods of Lighting ; Candles, Oil Lamps, Gas, I 

 I Icctric Light ; How to test Gas Pipes ; Management of Gas. 



Furniture and Decoration. Hints on the Selection of Furniture; on the most 

 approved methods of Modern Decoration ; on the best methods of arranging Bells and Calls; 

 How to Construct an Electric Bell. 



Thieves and Fire. Precautions against Thieves and Fire ; Methods of Detection ; 

 Domestic Fire Escapes ; Fireproofing Clothes, etc. 



The I^arder. Keeping Food frc-h for a limited time ; Storing Food without change, 

 such as Fruits, Vegetables, Lggs, Honey, etc 



Curing: Foods for lengthened Preservation, as Smoking, Salting, Canning, 

 Potting, Pickling, Bottling Fruits, etc. ; Jams, Jellies, Marmalade, etc. 



The Dairy. The Building and Fitting of Dairies in the most approved modern style ; 

 Butter-making ; Cheesemaking and Curing. 



The Cellar. Building and Fitting ; Cleaning Casks and Bottles ; Corks and Corking ; 

 Aerated Drinks ; Syrups for Drinks ; Beers ; Bitters ; Cordials and Liqueurs ; 

 lancous Drinks. 



The Pantry. Bread-making ; Ovens and Pyrometers ; Yeast ; German 

 Biscuits ; Cakes ; Fancy Breads ; ! 



The Kitchen. On Fitting Kitchens ; a description of the 1 

 and open ; the Management and Care of Hot Plate-, Haking Ovens, Damp* 

 Chimneys ; Cooking t>y Gas ; Cooking by Oil ; the Arts of Roasting, Grilling, i 

 ing. Frying. 



Receipts for Dishes Soups, Fish, Meat, Game, Poultry, Vegetables, Salads, 

 Puddings, Pastry, Confectionery, Ices, etc., etc. ; Foreign Dishes. 



The Housewife's Room. Testing Air, Water, and Foods ; Cleaning and Renovat- 

 ing ; Destroying Vermin. 



Housekeeping-, Marketing-. 



The Dining--Room. I'ictetics; Laying and Waiting at Table: Carving; Dinners, 

 Breakfasts, Luncheons, Teas, Suppers, etc. 



The Drawing--Room. Etiquette ; Dancing ; Amateur Theatricals ; Tricks and 

 Illusions; Games (indoor). 



The Bedroom and Dressing-Room; Sleep; the Toilet; Dress; Buying Clothes; 

 Outfits ; Fancy Dress. 



The Nursery. The Room ; Clothing ; Washing ; Exercise ; Sleep ; Feeding ; Teeth- 

 ing; Illness; Home Training. 



The Sick-Room. The Room ; the Nurse ; the Bed ; Sick Room Accessories; Feeding 

 Patients; Invalid Dishes and Drinks; Administering Physic ; Do: cidcnts 



and Emergencies; Bandaging; Burns; Carrying Injured Persons; Wounds ; I'rownin,, 



ics; Poisons and Antidotes; Sunstroke ; Common Complaints ; Disinfection, etc. 



