251Copper and brass, to clean,26Copper in liquids, to detect,192,619Coral, artificial,170Cordial, julep,247Cordials,545Corks, improved,70Corn,464Corn, to feed,470Corn, to dry,194Corn, green,337Corn oysters,337Corn salad,477Corns on the feet,96Corns, to prevent,96Corns, to cure,96Corn solvent,96Corns, soft, to cure,97,615Corns and warts,96Corpulence,119Corroborates,547Corrosive sublimate,121Costiveness,373Cotton, carded,562Cotton, to dye buff,77Coughs, for common,105Coughs, winter,105Cough and hoarseness,105Cough, white mixture for,105Cough, troublesome,106Coughs, children's,106Cough, hacking,106Cough, for a,107Cough syrup,614Counterpanes, to wash,50Court plaster,136Courtship and marriage,511Covers, hints about,455Cows,469Cows, feeding with sainfoin,285Cows, feeding with parsnips,285Cows, proper food for,285Cows, milch,286Cows, rules for milking,287Cows, to prevent bad habits,288Cows to milk,200Cramp,100Cramp in bathing,611Cramp and spasm,374Crape, black, to remove water stains from,619Cream,357Cream, substitute for,190,352,608Cream in long voyages,192Creosote,121Cress,477Crickets, to destroy,85,440Crockery and glass,33Croup,227Crows, to keep from corn,270Crust, wine,327Crust in the tea-kettle,438Crystallization upon cinders,424Cucumbers,295,477Cup cakes,330Curious facts,659Currants, green, to preserve,355Currant shrub,342Curry, to prepare a,337Curry, Lord Clive's,338Curry powder,337Cutaneous eruptions in children,232Cuts and wounds,572D.Dairy, the,357Dairy, temperature for,287Damp walls,16Dampness in beds,17Dancing,665Dandelion, use of,271Dandelion,549Danger from fire,203Daughters, training of,667Deafness,623Deafness, temporary,95Decanters, to clean,30December,186Decoctions,549Dentition,226Dentifrice, a good,137Depilatory,616Diaphanic,400Diarrhea,108Diet for patients,126Dietetic maxims,628Dinner,369,606Dinner parties,507Dinner, what plates for,256Dinner, directions for,254Dinner, serving up,256Dinner-hour, &c.,255Dirt in the eye,572Discolorations of the skin,93Diseases of the skin,457Dishes, washing,256Dish-covers, cleansing,259Disinfecting liquid,93Dogs, pet,645Domestic hints,462Door, creaking,468Door-mats, cheap,444Door-plates, to clean,28Draining ponds,377Draughts, game of,425Drawing paper,385Drawings, to set pencil,171Drawings, wash for,171Dress, importance of,484Dress of ladies,484Dress of gentlemen,492Dress, print, to preserve color of,53Dress, faded, to bleach,53Dress, print, to wash,52Dresses, &c., to iron,53Dress-making,635Dressings,560Dressing-table, for the,138Drinks,369Drinks, alkalescent,242Drinks, nutritive,244Drinks, stimulating,242Drinks, summer,610Drinks, tonic,243Drinks for the sick,241Drowning, recovery from,208,209Drowning, danger of,206Drowning, to rescue,649Drunkenness,569Dry rot,309Dry rot in timber,309Ducks, to fatten,202Ducks and geese,201Dyeing,74,423Dyeing the hair,613Dyes, various,75Dysentery,108,373,374Dyspepsia bread,335E.Eagles, to color,390Ear, diseases in,94Ear, pain in,95,615Ear-ache,85,233Ear, sore,221Early rising,536Earwigs, &c., in the ear,95Earwigs, &c., to destroy,279,482Eat slowly,368Eau d'Ange,149Eau de Cologne,146,147Ebony, imitation of,36Economical hints,444Economicals of cooking meats,367Economics,334Economy in expenditure,212Edgings, to plant, &c.,291Edgings, box, to cut,283Eggs,468Eggs, dyeing,424Eggs in jaundice,100Eggs, to preserve,191Eggs of birds, to preserve,169Egg-plant,478Elder, good effects of,274Elder-flowers,548Elephants, to color,390Embankments,266Emblematic stones,415Embroidery, silk,162,163Endive,477Enemas,551Enigmas,656Ermine and Miniver, to clean,54Eruptions, cutaneous,555Erysipelas, cure for,99Essences from flowers,147Etchings on glass,415Etiquette, rules of,501Evening pastime,429Exercise,540Extracts,552Eye, dirt or lime in,572Eye, iron or steel in,572Eye, black, to cure,625Eye, bruised to cure,94Eye, cold or inflammation in,94Eyes, sore,221Eye-water,93,618Eye-brows, to darken,130F.Fainting, or syncope,234,539Fainting, remedy for,99Family at home,590Family tables,699Fard,136Farmers, hints to,198,464Farms, small,463Feathers, to clean of their oil,18,423Feathers and hair, to dye green,77Feathers, to dye,405Feathers, white, to clean,441Feather flowers,403Febrifuges,547Feet,250Feet, cold and damp,104Feet, frostbitten,618Feet, sore,250Feet, wet,451Feet, wounded,233Feet, to keep warm,439Felon,109Fences,464Fermentation, to check,342Fertilizing soils,465Fevers,111Fevers, cause of,457Fever and ague,111Fevers, beverage for,112Fever, scarlet,112Fever, yellow,111Fields,464Fig paste,108Figures, to color,393Figures, curious properties of,679Filtering bag,341Filth in streets,458Fire, preservation from,203Fire in chimneys,203Fire, means of extinction,203Fire, to escape from,204,438Fire, to make water more efficacious, &c.,204Fire, to extinguish speedily,204Fire, to escape from a house on,205Fire, clothing on,205Fire, horses from,205Fire, to make,216Fire, taking care of,261Fires, stoves, &c.,42Fire, to revive a dull,42Fire-balls,41Fire-irons, to prevent rusting,23Fire-places, to improve,313Fire-screens, paper,439Fire-wood,471Fish, gold and silver,176,644Fish as food,365Fish, Russian method of preserving,318Fishing-rods, to preserve,378Fits,99Flannels, to prevent shrinking,48Flannels, to scour,48Flannels, to wash,48Flat-irons, the hot,450Fleas, to drive away,85Fleas, &c., to destroy,87Fleas on dogs,279Flies, to destroy,84,437,619Flies, to keep off,84,443Flies, to keep from drawings,389Floors, artificial stone,310Floor or oil-cloths,12Floor-cloths, to clean,12Flounces,488Flour, to test,591Flour, boiled,240Flour of brimstone,612Flowers, to paint,391Flowers, to preserve in water,176Flowers in winter,175Flowers, dried,177Flowers, faded, to revive,177Flowers, hints about,179Flowers, when to plant,197Flowers,470Flowers, sentiments of,669Fly, turnip,464Fly, water,84Fodder,471Folding and mangling,263Food for children,219,239Food for the sick, &c.,239Foot, rot in sheep,290Force,393Fowls, hints about,468Freckles,132,133Freckles and sunburn,134French polish for boots, &c.,80French polish for furniture,19French receipt for the skin,134Frost, to prevent injuring trees,302Fruits,480Fruits, to keep,193,484Fruit trees and fruit,484Fruit trees, Chinese, &c.,302Fruit trees infected with blight,304Fruit in water colors,390Fuel, economy in,40,447Fungi, to preserve,410Furniture, to clean,462Furniture oil,19Furniture paste,19Furs, to clean,442Furs, to stretch,443Furs, to preserve,443Furs and woollens, to preserve,78G.Game, to preserve,318Gardening, &c.,291,472Gargles,107,552Gargle, common,246Gargle, detergent,245Gargle, rose,245Garlic, use of, &c.,279Garlic, useful properties,235Gathering, &c.,153Geese, Cobbett's method,201Geese, to color,392Gentian-root infusion,244Geraniums,180Gilding, to improve,72Gilding, oil and water,168Gilding, to preserve, &c.,18Gilt or lacquered articles, to clean,28Gilt frames,628Ginger, to preserve,319Gingerbread,330Ginger cake,596Ginger snaps,330Glass vessels, to cleanse,439Glass, to break,462Glass or china, to pack,628Glass, to cut,378Glass, to remove crust from,31Glasses, to clean,30Glasses, to restore lustre of,31Glass stoppers, to loosen,32,620Glass and crockery,33Glass, &c., to cement,70Glass jars, to make look like china,155Glazed vessels,32Gloves, light kid, to clean,65Gloves, kid, to clean,627Gloves, to clean,65Gloves, washing,65Gloves, thread, to wash,50Gloves, to dye,76Gloves,489,492Glues,67,68Glue paste,620Gold, to cleanse,26Gold chains, to clean,71Gossiping,665Gout and rheumatism,105Gout, rheumatism, lumbago, &c.,101Grafting,195,480Grafting, composition, for,480Grain, important discovery, &c.,271Grain, to preserve,272Grain, musty,464Granaries, mites in,272Granaries, poplar, &c.,316Grapes, to color,390Grapes, to keep,192,353Grass,471Grass, to color,393Grass, rye,267Grass, striped,267Grasses and mosses,424Grates, to clean,9Gravel-walks,292Gravies, of using,367Grease or wax spots,55Grease from silks,59Grease or paint from cloth,62Grease from clothes,435Grease from books,63Grease from paper,63Grease from leather,64Grease for wheels,470Grecian painting,397Grecian varnish,397Green, a cheap, &c.,38Green paint,37Green, to color,361Greenhouse,291Ground-glass, to imitate,69Grubs,489,492Gruels,241Gruel, egg,241Gum-boils,94Gum-water,619Gutta-percha soles,83H.Hail,452Hair,128Hair, new method for,624Hair, to dress,489Hair, curling fluid for the,129,130Hair, to prevent falling out,129Hairs, to avoid grey,129Hair, to soften, &c.,130Hair, to improve,131Hair, superfluous, to remove,132Hair wash, economical,131Hair powder,131Hair dyes,130Hair brushes, &c., to clean,54Hair and feathers, to dye green,77Hair pencils,385Hair, color,387Hall, cleaning the,253Hams, curing,324Hams and fish, to smoke,324Handkerchief,490Hands,490Hands, camphor cerate for,143Hands, paste for,143Hands, to prevent perspiration,143Hands, to remove stains from,144Hands, to whiten,143Hand-bath,539Hanging,570Hardware and cutlery, to prevent rusting,25Hares and rabbits,303Harness, to clean,45Harness-makers' jet,45Hashes,603Hat,438,493Hats, to preserve,436Hat, to scour,73Hat, straw, to bleach,66Hats, to prevent injury from rain to,74Hazel nuts,192Head, do no not shave the,128Head, scald,221Head, sore,
251Copper and brass, to clean,26Copper in liquids, to detect,192,619Coral, artificial,170Cordial, julep,247Cordials,545Corks, improved,70Corn,464Corn, to feed,470Corn, to dry,194Corn, green,337Corn oysters,337Corn salad,477Corns on the feet,96Corns, to prevent,96Corns, to cure,96Corn solvent,96Corns, soft, to cure,97,615Corns and warts,96Corpulence,119Corroborates,547Corrosive sublimate,121Costiveness,373Cotton, carded,562Cotton, to dye buff,77Coughs, for common,105Coughs, winter,105Cough and hoarseness,105Cough, white mixture for,105Cough, troublesome,106Coughs, children's,106Cough, hacking,106Cough, for a,107Cough syrup,614Counterpanes, to wash,50Court plaster,136Courtship and marriage,511Covers, hints about,455Cows,469Cows, feeding with sainfoin,285Cows, feeding with parsnips,285Cows, proper food for,285Cows, milch,286Cows, rules for milking,287Cows, to prevent bad habits,288Cows to milk,200Cramp,100Cramp in bathing,611Cramp and spasm,374Crape, black, to remove water stains from,619Cream,357Cream, substitute for,190,352,608Cream in long voyages,192Creosote,121Cress,477Crickets, to destroy,85,440Crockery and glass,33Croup,227Crows, to keep from corn,270Crust, wine,327Crust in the tea-kettle,438Crystallization upon cinders,424Cucumbers,295,477Cup cakes,330Curious facts,659Currants, green, to preserve,355Currant shrub,342Curry, to prepare a,337Curry, Lord Clive's,338Curry powder,337Cutaneous eruptions in children,232Cuts and wounds,572D.Dairy, the,357Dairy, temperature for,287Damp walls,16Dampness in beds,17Dancing,665Dandelion, use of,271Dandelion,549Danger from fire,203Daughters, training of,667Deafness,623Deafness, temporary,95Decanters, to clean,30December,186Decoctions,549Dentition,226Dentifrice, a good,137Depilatory,616Diaphanic,400Diarrhea,108Diet for patients,126Dietetic maxims,628Dinner,369,606Dinner parties,507Dinner, what plates for,256Dinner, directions for,254Dinner, serving up,256Dinner-hour, &c.,255Dirt in the eye,572Discolorations of the skin,93Diseases of the skin,457Dishes, washing,256Dish-covers, cleansing,259Disinfecting liquid,93Dogs, pet,645Domestic hints,462Door, creaking,468Door-mats, cheap,444Door-plates, to clean,28Draining ponds,377Draughts, game of,425Drawing paper,385Drawings, to set pencil,171Drawings, wash for,171Dress, importance of,484Dress of ladies,484Dress of gentlemen,492Dress, print, to preserve color of,53Dress, faded, to bleach,53Dress, print, to wash,52Dresses, &c., to iron,53Dress-making,635Dressings,560Dressing-table, for the,138Drinks,369Drinks, alkalescent,242Drinks, nutritive,244Drinks, stimulating,242Drinks, summer,610Drinks, tonic,243Drinks for the sick,241Drowning, recovery from,208,209Drowning, danger of,206Drowning, to rescue,649Drunkenness,569Dry rot,309Dry rot in timber,309Ducks, to fatten,202Ducks and geese,201Dyeing,74,423Dyeing the hair,613Dyes, various,75Dysentery,108,373,374Dyspepsia bread,335E.Eagles, to color,390Ear, diseases in,94Ear, pain in,95,615Ear-ache,85,233Ear, sore,221Early rising,536Earwigs, &c., in the ear,95Earwigs, &c., to destroy,279,482Eat slowly,368Eau d'Ange,149Eau de Cologne,146,147Ebony, imitation of,36Economical hints,444Economicals of cooking meats,367Economics,334Economy in expenditure,212Edgings, to plant, &c.,291Edgings, box, to cut,283Eggs,468Eggs, dyeing,424Eggs in jaundice,100Eggs, to preserve,191Eggs of birds, to preserve,169Egg-plant,478Elder, good effects of,274Elder-flowers,548Elephants, to color,390Embankments,266Emblematic stones,415Embroidery, silk,162,163Endive,477Enemas,551Enigmas,656Ermine and Miniver, to clean,54Eruptions, cutaneous,555Erysipelas, cure for,99Essences from flowers,147Etchings on glass,415Etiquette, rules of,501Evening pastime,429Exercise,540Extracts,552Eye, dirt or lime in,572Eye, iron or steel in,572Eye, black, to cure,625Eye, bruised to cure,94Eye, cold or inflammation in,94Eyes, sore,221Eye-water,93,618Eye-brows, to darken,130F.Fainting, or syncope,234,539Fainting, remedy for,99Family at home,590Family tables,699Fard,136Farmers, hints to,198,464Farms, small,463Feathers, to clean of their oil,18,423Feathers and hair, to dye green,77Feathers, to dye,405Feathers, white, to clean,441Feather flowers,403Febrifuges,547Feet,250Feet, cold and damp,104Feet, frostbitten,618Feet, sore,250Feet, wet,451Feet, wounded,233Feet, to keep warm,439Felon,109Fences,464Fermentation, to check,342Fertilizing soils,465Fevers,111Fevers, cause of,457Fever and ague,111Fevers, beverage for,112Fever, scarlet,112Fever, yellow,111Fields,464Fig paste,108Figures, to color,393Figures, curious properties of,679Filtering bag,341Filth in streets,458Fire, preservation from,203Fire in chimneys,203Fire, means of extinction,203Fire, to escape from,204,438Fire, to make water more efficacious, &c.,204Fire, to extinguish speedily,204Fire, to escape from a house on,205Fire, clothing on,205Fire, horses from,205Fire, to make,216Fire, taking care of,261Fires, stoves, &c.,42Fire, to revive a dull,42Fire-balls,41Fire-irons, to prevent rusting,23Fire-places, to improve,313Fire-screens, paper,439Fire-wood,471Fish, gold and silver,176,644Fish as food,365Fish, Russian method of preserving,318Fishing-rods, to preserve,378Fits,99Flannels, to prevent shrinking,48Flannels, to scour,48Flannels, to wash,48Flat-irons, the hot,450Fleas, to drive away,85Fleas, &c., to destroy,87Fleas on dogs,279Flies, to destroy,84,437,619Flies, to keep off,84,443Flies, to keep from drawings,389Floors, artificial stone,310Floor or oil-cloths,12Floor-cloths, to clean,12Flounces,488Flour, to test,591Flour, boiled,240Flour of brimstone,612Flowers, to paint,391Flowers, to preserve in water,176Flowers in winter,175Flowers, dried,177Flowers, faded, to revive,177Flowers, hints about,179Flowers, when to plant,197Flowers,470Flowers, sentiments of,669Fly, turnip,464Fly, water,84Fodder,471Folding and mangling,263Food for children,219,239Food for the sick, &c.,239Foot, rot in sheep,290Force,393Fowls, hints about,468Freckles,132,133Freckles and sunburn,134French polish for boots, &c.,80French polish for furniture,19French receipt for the skin,134Frost, to prevent injuring trees,302Fruits,480Fruits, to keep,193,484Fruit trees and fruit,484Fruit trees, Chinese, &c.,302Fruit trees infected with blight,304Fruit in water colors,390Fuel, economy in,40,447Fungi, to preserve,410Furniture, to clean,462Furniture oil,19Furniture paste,19Furs, to clean,442Furs, to stretch,443Furs, to preserve,443Furs and woollens, to preserve,78G.Game, to preserve,318Gardening, &c.,291,472Gargles,107,552Gargle, common,246Gargle, detergent,245Gargle, rose,245Garlic, use of, &c.,279Garlic, useful properties,235Gathering, &c.,153Geese, Cobbett's method,201Geese, to color,392Gentian-root infusion,244Geraniums,180Gilding, to improve,72Gilding, oil and water,168Gilding, to preserve, &c.,18Gilt or lacquered articles, to clean,28Gilt frames,628Ginger, to preserve,319Gingerbread,330Ginger cake,596Ginger snaps,330Glass vessels, to cleanse,439Glass, to break,462Glass or china, to pack,628Glass, to cut,378Glass, to remove crust from,31Glasses, to clean,30Glasses, to restore lustre of,31Glass stoppers, to loosen,32,620Glass and crockery,33Glass, &c., to cement,70Glass jars, to make look like china,155Glazed vessels,32Gloves, light kid, to clean,65Gloves, kid, to clean,627Gloves, to clean,65Gloves, washing,65Gloves, thread, to wash,50Gloves, to dye,76Gloves,489,492Glues,67,68Glue paste,620Gold, to cleanse,26Gold chains, to clean,71Gossiping,665Gout and rheumatism,105Gout, rheumatism, lumbago, &c.,101Grafting,195,480Grafting, composition, for,480Grain, important discovery, &c.,271Grain, to preserve,272Grain, musty,464Granaries, mites in,272Granaries, poplar, &c.,316Grapes, to color,390Grapes, to keep,192,353Grass,471Grass, to color,393Grass, rye,267Grass, striped,267Grasses and mosses,424Grates, to clean,9Gravel-walks,292Gravies, of using,367Grease or wax spots,55Grease from silks,59Grease or paint from cloth,62Grease from clothes,435Grease from books,63Grease from paper,63Grease from leather,64Grease for wheels,470Grecian painting,397Grecian varnish,397Green, a cheap, &c.,38Green paint,37Green, to color,361Greenhouse,291Ground-glass, to imitate,69Grubs,489,492Gruels,241Gruel, egg,241Gum-boils,94Gum-water,619Gutta-percha soles,83H.Hail,452Hair,128Hair, new method for,624Hair, to dress,489Hair, curling fluid for the,129,130Hair, to prevent falling out,129Hairs, to avoid grey,129Hair, to soften, &c.,130Hair, to improve,131Hair, superfluous, to remove,132Hair wash, economical,131Hair powder,131Hair dyes,130Hair brushes, &c., to clean,54Hair and feathers, to dye green,77Hair pencils,385Hair, color,387Hall, cleaning the,253Hams, curing,324Hams and fish, to smoke,324Handkerchief,490Hands,490Hands, camphor cerate for,143Hands, paste for,143Hands, to prevent perspiration,143Hands, to remove stains from,144Hands, to whiten,143Hand-bath,539Hanging,570Hardware and cutlery, to prevent rusting,25Hares and rabbits,303Harness, to clean,45Harness-makers' jet,45Hashes,603Hat,438,493Hats, to preserve,436Hat, to scour,73Hat, straw, to bleach,66Hats, to prevent injury from rain to,74Hazel nuts,192Head, do no not shave the,128Head, scald,221Head, sore,
251Copper and brass, to clean,26Copper in liquids, to detect,192,619Coral, artificial,170Cordial, julep,247Cordials,545Corks, improved,70Corn,464Corn, to feed,470Corn, to dry,194Corn, green,337Corn oysters,337Corn salad,477Corns on the feet,96Corns, to prevent,96Corns, to cure,96Corn solvent,96Corns, soft, to cure,97,615Corns and warts,96Corpulence,119Corroborates,547Corrosive sublimate,121Costiveness,373Cotton, carded,562Cotton, to dye buff,77Coughs, for common,105Coughs, winter,105Cough and hoarseness,105Cough, white mixture for,105Cough, troublesome,106Coughs, children's,106Cough, hacking,106Cough, for a,107Cough syrup,614Counterpanes, to wash,50Court plaster,136Courtship and marriage,511Covers, hints about,455Cows,469Cows, feeding with sainfoin,285Cows, feeding with parsnips,285Cows, proper food for,285Cows, milch,286Cows, rules for milking,287Cows, to prevent bad habits,288Cows to milk,200Cramp,100Cramp in bathing,611Cramp and spasm,374Crape, black, to remove water stains from,619Cream,357Cream, substitute for,190,352,608Cream in long voyages,192Creosote,121Cress,477Crickets, to destroy,85,440Crockery and glass,33Croup,227Crows, to keep from corn,270Crust, wine,327Crust in the tea-kettle,438Crystallization upon cinders,424Cucumbers,295,477Cup cakes,330Curious facts,659Currants, green, to preserve,355Currant shrub,342Curry, to prepare a,337Curry, Lord Clive's,338Curry powder,337Cutaneous eruptions in children,232Cuts and wounds,572D.Dairy, the,357Dairy, temperature for,287Damp walls,16Dampness in beds,17Dancing,665Dandelion, use of,271Dandelion,549Danger from fire,203Daughters, training of,667Deafness,623Deafness, temporary,95Decanters, to clean,30December,186Decoctions,549Dentition,226Dentifrice, a good,137Depilatory,616Diaphanic,400Diarrhea,108Diet for patients,126Dietetic maxims,628Dinner,369,606Dinner parties,507Dinner, what plates for,256Dinner, directions for,254Dinner, serving up,256Dinner-hour, &c.,255Dirt in the eye,572Discolorations of the skin,93Diseases of the skin,457Dishes, washing,256Dish-covers, cleansing,259Disinfecting liquid,93Dogs, pet,645Domestic hints,462Door, creaking,468Door-mats, cheap,444Door-plates, to clean,28Draining ponds,377Draughts, game of,425Drawing paper,385Drawings, to set pencil,171Drawings, wash for,171Dress, importance of,484Dress of ladies,484Dress of gentlemen,492Dress, print, to preserve color of,53Dress, faded, to bleach,53Dress, print, to wash,52Dresses, &c., to iron,53Dress-making,635Dressings,560Dressing-table, for the,138Drinks,369Drinks, alkalescent,242Drinks, nutritive,244Drinks, stimulating,242Drinks, summer,610Drinks, tonic,243Drinks for the sick,241Drowning, recovery from,208,209Drowning, danger of,206Drowning, to rescue,649Drunkenness,569Dry rot,309Dry rot in timber,309Ducks, to fatten,202Ducks and geese,201Dyeing,74,423Dyeing the hair,613Dyes, various,75Dysentery,108,373,374Dyspepsia bread,335E.Eagles, to color,390Ear, diseases in,94Ear, pain in,95,615Ear-ache,85,233Ear, sore,221Early rising,536Earwigs, &c., in the ear,95Earwigs, &c., to destroy,279,482Eat slowly,368Eau d'Ange,149Eau de Cologne,146,147Ebony, imitation of,36Economical hints,444Economicals of cooking meats,367Economics,334Economy in expenditure,212Edgings, to plant, &c.,291Edgings, box, to cut,283Eggs,468Eggs, dyeing,424Eggs in jaundice,100Eggs, to preserve,191Eggs of birds, to preserve,169Egg-plant,478Elder, good effects of,274Elder-flowers,548Elephants, to color,390Embankments,266Emblematic stones,415Embroidery, silk,162,163Endive,477Enemas,551Enigmas,656Ermine and Miniver, to clean,54Eruptions, cutaneous,555Erysipelas, cure for,99Essences from flowers,147Etchings on glass,415Etiquette, rules of,501Evening pastime,429Exercise,540Extracts,552Eye, dirt or lime in,572Eye, iron or steel in,572Eye, black, to cure,625Eye, bruised to cure,94Eye, cold or inflammation in,94Eyes, sore,221Eye-water,93,618Eye-brows, to darken,130F.Fainting, or syncope,234,539Fainting, remedy for,99Family at home,590Family tables,699Fard,136Farmers, hints to,198,464Farms, small,463Feathers, to clean of their oil,18,423Feathers and hair, to dye green,77Feathers, to dye,405Feathers, white, to clean,441Feather flowers,403Febrifuges,547Feet,250Feet, cold and damp,104Feet, frostbitten,618Feet, sore,250Feet, wet,451Feet, wounded,233Feet, to keep warm,439Felon,109Fences,464Fermentation, to check,342Fertilizing soils,465Fevers,111Fevers, cause of,457Fever and ague,111Fevers, beverage for,112Fever, scarlet,112Fever, yellow,111Fields,464Fig paste,108Figures, to color,393Figures, curious properties of,679Filtering bag,341Filth in streets,458Fire, preservation from,203Fire in chimneys,203Fire, means of extinction,203Fire, to escape from,204,438Fire, to make water more efficacious, &c.,204Fire, to extinguish speedily,204Fire, to escape from a house on,205Fire, clothing on,205Fire, horses from,205Fire, to make,216Fire, taking care of,261Fires, stoves, &c.,42Fire, to revive a dull,42Fire-balls,41Fire-irons, to prevent rusting,23Fire-places, to improve,313Fire-screens, paper,439Fire-wood,471Fish, gold and silver,176,644Fish as food,365Fish, Russian method of preserving,318Fishing-rods, to preserve,378Fits,99Flannels, to prevent shrinking,48Flannels, to scour,48Flannels, to wash,48Flat-irons, the hot,450Fleas, to drive away,85Fleas, &c., to destroy,87Fleas on dogs,279Flies, to destroy,84,437,619Flies, to keep off,84,443Flies, to keep from drawings,389Floors, artificial stone,310Floor or oil-cloths,12Floor-cloths, to clean,12Flounces,488Flour, to test,591Flour, boiled,240Flour of brimstone,612Flowers, to paint,391Flowers, to preserve in water,176Flowers in winter,175Flowers, dried,177Flowers, faded, to revive,177Flowers, hints about,179Flowers, when to plant,197Flowers,470Flowers, sentiments of,669Fly, turnip,464Fly, water,84Fodder,471Folding and mangling,263Food for children,219,239Food for the sick, &c.,239Foot, rot in sheep,290Force,393Fowls, hints about,468Freckles,132,133Freckles and sunburn,134French polish for boots, &c.,80French polish for furniture,19French receipt for the skin,134Frost, to prevent injuring trees,302Fruits,480Fruits, to keep,193,484Fruit trees and fruit,484Fruit trees, Chinese, &c.,302Fruit trees infected with blight,304Fruit in water colors,390Fuel, economy in,40,447Fungi, to preserve,410Furniture, to clean,462Furniture oil,19Furniture paste,19Furs, to clean,442Furs, to stretch,443Furs, to preserve,443Furs and woollens, to preserve,78G.Game, to preserve,318Gardening, &c.,291,472Gargles,107,552Gargle, common,246Gargle, detergent,245Gargle, rose,245Garlic, use of, &c.,279Garlic, useful properties,235Gathering, &c.,153Geese, Cobbett's method,201Geese, to color,392Gentian-root infusion,244Geraniums,180Gilding, to improve,72Gilding, oil and water,168Gilding, to preserve, &c.,18Gilt or lacquered articles, to clean,28Gilt frames,628Ginger, to preserve,319Gingerbread,330Ginger cake,596Ginger snaps,330Glass vessels, to cleanse,439Glass, to break,462Glass or china, to pack,628Glass, to cut,378Glass, to remove crust from,31Glasses, to clean,30Glasses, to restore lustre of,31Glass stoppers, to loosen,32,620Glass and crockery,33Glass, &c., to cement,70Glass jars, to make look like china,155Glazed vessels,32Gloves, light kid, to clean,65Gloves, kid, to clean,627Gloves, to clean,65Gloves, washing,65Gloves, thread, to wash,50Gloves, to dye,76Gloves,489,492Glues,67,68Glue paste,620Gold, to cleanse,26Gold chains, to clean,71Gossiping,665Gout and rheumatism,105Gout, rheumatism, lumbago, &c.,101Grafting,195,480Grafting, composition, for,480Grain, important discovery, &c.,271Grain, to preserve,272Grain, musty,464Granaries, mites in,272Granaries, poplar, &c.,316Grapes, to color,390Grapes, to keep,192,353Grass,471Grass, to color,393Grass, rye,267Grass, striped,267Grasses and mosses,424Grates, to clean,9Gravel-walks,292Gravies, of using,367Grease or wax spots,55Grease from silks,59Grease or paint from cloth,62Grease from clothes,435Grease from books,63Grease from paper,63Grease from leather,64Grease for wheels,470Grecian painting,397Grecian varnish,397Green, a cheap, &c.,38Green paint,37Green, to color,361Greenhouse,291Ground-glass, to imitate,69Grubs,489,492Gruels,241Gruel, egg,241Gum-boils,94Gum-water,619Gutta-percha soles,83H.Hail,452Hair,128Hair, new method for,624Hair, to dress,489Hair, curling fluid for the,129,130Hair, to prevent falling out,129Hairs, to avoid grey,129Hair, to soften, &c.,130Hair, to improve,131Hair, superfluous, to remove,132Hair wash, economical,131Hair powder,131Hair dyes,130Hair brushes, &c., to clean,54Hair and feathers, to dye green,77Hair pencils,385Hair, color,387Hall, cleaning the,253Hams, curing,324Hams and fish, to smoke,324Handkerchief,490Hands,490Hands, camphor cerate for,143Hands, paste for,143Hands, to prevent perspiration,143Hands, to remove stains from,144Hands, to whiten,143Hand-bath,539Hanging,570Hardware and cutlery, to prevent rusting,25Hares and rabbits,303Harness, to clean,45Harness-makers' jet,45Hashes,603Hat,438,493Hats, to preserve,436Hat, to scour,73Hat, straw, to bleach,66Hats, to prevent injury from rain to,74Hazel nuts,192Head, do no not shave the,128Head, scald,221Head, sore,