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INDEX, 



Ink stains on furniture, 521. 



insect destroyer, potato juice as an,102; 



kerosene an, 117. 

 Insecticide, a simple, 514. 

 Insertions, knitted, zm. 

 Ironers, hints to, 479; 

 Iron, the, to prevent from sticking, 481; 



to prevent from rusting, 524. 

 Irrigation, an easy method of, 136. 

 Ivory to whiten, 530. 

 Ivy, English, treatment of, 408. 

 Jam, raspberry, 313; 



white currant, 313; 



blackberry, 314; 



apple, 315; 



gooseberry, 315. 

 Jaundice, 454. 

 Jaws, sensitive, 153. 

 Jellies without fruit, 314. 

 Jelly, Russian, for invalids, 311; 



chicken, 311; 



mock champagne, 312; 



apple, 312; 



orange, 312; 



uncooked currant, 313; 



calf s foot, 313; 



coffee, 313; 



gooseberry, 314; 



■blackberry, 314; 



crab apple, 314; 



lemon, 314; 



currant 315; 



tapioca, 315; 



isinglass, 315; 



gooseberry, 315; 



cranberry, 315; 



mold on, 521; 



molds, 529. 

 Jewelry, gilt, to clean, 513; 



to brighten, 520. 

 Jumbles, chocolate, 339. 

 Kettles, new, 523; 



crust in, 529; 



tin, to improve, 530. 

 Keys, how to fit into locks, 505. 

 Kisses, 340. 



Kitchen tloors, grease on, 503. 

 Knock-knees, 454. 

 Labor-saving invention, a, 511. 

 Lace, antique, 359; 



spread, a handsome, 361; 



curtains, washing, 471; 



to wash, 475; 



black, to clean, 504; 



black, to freshen, 520. 

 Lady lingers, 339. 

 Lamb, mint sauce for, 288; 



delicious flavor to, 289. 

 Lambs, early, 187. 

 Lamp shade, 369; 



explosions, 506; 



chimneys, cleaning, 510; 



burners, old, to clean, 529. 

 Lamps, to clean, 527. 

 Langshans, the, 220. 

 Lard, rancid, to sweeten, 5.S0, 

 I^aundry, the, hints for, 478. 

 Lavender water, 468. 

 l.Awn, rustic seats for the, 26.^). 

 >awus, salt and plaster uu, 8o; 



Lawns, improving, 275. 



to wash, 479. 

 Laxatives, 468. 

 Layers, how to produce, 213. 

 Leather, to render waterproof, 498. 

 Lemonade, ginger, 345; 



orangeade or, 345; 



effervescing, 346; 



milk, 346. 

 Lemon float, 330; 



peel, candied, 348; 



leaves, use of, 521. 

 Lemons medical qualities of, 421. 

 Limbs, frozen, 460; 

 Lime, a few words about, 58. 

 Linen, men's, doing up, 476; 



how to gloss, 476; 



to bleach, 479; 



scorched, 480; 



to whiten, 480; 



to remove rust from, 480; 



yellow, to whiten, 481; 



colored table, to wash, 482; 



cotton or, waterproof coating for, 520; 



to perfume, 528. 

 Linens, black or navy blue, percales, 



etc., for washing, 479. 

 Lip salve, 470. 

 Lips, chapped, cure for, 470. 

 Liquor appetite, 434. 

 Liver, stewed, 288; 



fried as cutlets, 290; 



a good way to cook, 290; 



complaint, for, 452. 

 Lockjaw, 448. 



Looking glasses, to clean, 513. 

 Lungs, to ascertain the state of the, 443; 



the, to protect from dust, 456. 

 Macaroni, 295; 



cheese, 297. 

 Macaroons, 342; 



hickorynut, 340. 

 Mackerel, broiled, 293. 

 Malaria, preventives of, 412. 

 Manure, composting, 63; 



salt as a, 64; 



what a pint did, 70; 



how to double the usual quantity of 

 on the farm, 71; 



advantages of sheltering, 71; 



liquid, for gardening, 73; 



value of home-made, 75; 



for almost nothing, 77; 



poultry, 77; 



liquid, 78; 



how to apply, 78; 



spreading, 78; 



mixing in winter, 78; 



alternating, 79; 



hen, hov^ to use. 79; 



a good garden, 80. 

 Manures, variation in, 61; 



home-made vs. commercial, 69; 



green, 72; 



how to keep and spread, 75. 

 Marble, to clean, 617. 

 Mares, working in foal, 145. 

 Marmalade, orange, 313; 



plum, 314; (^ 



quince, 314. 



