2 CATALOGUE OF SCIENTIFIC BOOKS 



Just Published, in Demy 8vo, cloth, containing- 975 pages and 250 Illustrations, price js. 6ii . 



SPONS' HOUSEHOLD MANUAL: 



A Treasury of Domestic Keceipts and Guide for Home Management. 



PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. 



Hints for selecting 1 a good House, pointing out the essential requirements for 

 a good house as to the Site, Soil, Trees, Aspect, Construction, and General Arrangement ; 

 with instructions for Reducing Echoes, Waterproofing Damp Walls, Curing Damp Cellars. 



Sanitation. What should constitute a good Sanitary Arrangement ; Examples (with 

 illustrations) of Well- and Ill-drained Houses ; How to Test Drains ; Ventilating Pipes, etc. 



Water Supply- Care of Cisterns; Sources of Supply ; Pipes; Pumps; Purification 

 and Filtration of Water. 



Ventilation and Warming 1 . Methods of Ventilating without causing cold 

 draughts, by various means ; Principles of Warming ; Health Questions ; Combustion : Open 

 Grates ; Open Stoves ; Fuel Economisers ; Varieties of Grates ; Close-Fire Stoves ; Hot-air 

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

 Flues ; and Cure of Smoky Chimneys. 



Lighting 1 . The best methods of Lighting ; Candles, Oil Lamps, Gas, Incandescent 

 Gas, Electric 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 Larder. Keeping Food fresh for a limited time ; Storing Food without change, 

 such as Fruits, Vegetables, Eggs, Honey, etc. 



Curing 1 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 ; Wines ; 

 Miscellaneous Drinks. 



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

 Biscuits; Cakes; Fancy Breads; Buns. 



The Kitchen. On Fitting Kitchens ; a description of the best Cooking Ranges, close 

 and open ; the Management and Care of Hot Plates, Baking Ovens, Dampers, Flues, and 

 Chimneys; Cooking by Gas; Cooking by Oil; the Arts of Roasting, Grilling, Boiling, 

 Stewing, Braising, 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 1 , Marketing 1 . 



The Dining-Room. Dietetics ; 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 ; 'Funcy 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 ; Domestic Remedies; Accidents 

 and Emergencies; Bandaging; Burns; Carrying Injured Persons; Wounds; Drowning; Fits; 

 Frcst'bites; Poisons and Antidotes; Sunstroke; Common Complaints ; Disinfection, etc. 



