221Heads,688Headache in bed,436Headache, sick,614Headache, sure remedy,624Health, preservation of,89,533Health and beauty,89Health and wealth,533Health, general,542Health in winter,234Health, a few rules for,370Health of animals,289Heartburn,623Hedges,291Hem and hemming,152Hemorrhage,152Hen-house,468Hens, to make lay,202Herbs, aromatic,194,479Herbs, to dry,194,473Herbs, uses of,474Herbs, winter,195Hiccough,108High shoulders,663Hills, to color,393Hinges, creaking,22History, synopsis of American,692Hoarseness,106Hogs,467Hollow horn,469Home counsels,652Home and its employments,9Home industry,635Home pursuits,151Homestead, exemption,684Honey soap,146Honey water,142Honeysuckles, to paint,391Hooker's method, &c.,378Horn, to stain,418Horse, to manage,198Horse, to dress,199Horse, to judge,652Horses, scratches on,467Horses, hints about,461Horses, to paint,389,390Horse-flies,200Horse-radish,321Horse-chestnut soap,50Hortus siccus,484Hot water, uses of,125House-cleaning,9Houses, to paint,381Houses, to purify,88House, selection of,525Household management,606Household maxims,43Hungary water,141Hydrophobia,123Hypocras,348Hysteric affections,371,569I.Idiosyncrasy,543Impressions from coins,412Impressions of plants,181Incense, curious cakes,147Indian ink,175,385Infants, management of,217Infants, medicines for,220Infection, to prevent,91Influenza,102Ink, to make,172,173,174Ink, indelible,172Ink, black and blue,622Ink powder,74Ink, Indian,175,385Ink, China,175Ink-stains,57,58Ink-stains from silver,619Ink-stains from wood,620Insects, to destroy,277Insects on apple trees,277,280Insects, on fruit trees,288Insects in bird cages,644Insects and earth-worms,277Insects and weasels,468Irish cordial,350Iron, to stain black, &c.,419Iron, new,446Irons, to preserve from rust,24Iron-moulds,56Iron nails in fruit trees,304Ironing,263Itch, ointment for,550Ivory, to bleach,31Ivory or bone, to stain,417J.Jambalaya,322January and Febuary,182Japanned candlesticks,33Jaundice,615Jaundice, infantile,224Java sparrows,642Jelly made with gelatine,598Jelly, nourishing,240Jelly, rice,241Jelly, apple,319Jessamine butter,139Jewels of the months,415Johnny cakes,336Joint, stiff,375July,184Jumbles,330June,183K.Kettle, hints about,455Kindness,664Kitchen, arrangements for,252Kitchen cloths,87Kitchen, economy in,253Kitchen paper,216Kitchen garden,291Knife-boards,29Knives and forks, to clean,28,261Knives, cleaning,261,629Knives and forks, to re-fasten,29L.Lace, blond,61Lace, gold or silver,72Lace, white, to wash,58,626Lacquer, to clean,34Lamps, to clean,34Lamps, economical wick for,34Lamps, to prevent, &c.,104Lamps, to prevent smoking,441Lamps and candles,215Lamp oil, the best,439Land, wet,471Landscapes in water colors,392Laudanum,121Lavender, oil of,622Lavender, vinegar,148Lavender water,141Laws,682Laxatives,108,547,551Lead,121Lead-color,387Leaf impressions,176,410,411Leanness,120Leap year,673Leather cases, to clean,54Leather, old, oiling,45Leather work, ornamental,422Leather, enamelled, to polish,628Leaves, skeleton,409Leaves, when to collect,306Leaf-lice,484Leeches,101,570Lemonade,242,349Lemonade, Italian,349Lemon juice, to purify,192Length of day and night, to ascertain,673Letter writing,660Letters, to gild,378Lettuce,478Lettuce, to keep,355Ley, dyspeptic,242Life-belts,648Lightning, stroke of,208,570Lightning, to avoid,460Lime,464Lime for cottage walls,37Lime in the eye,572Lime and oil,551Lime and oil camphorated,551Lime water,116,247Lime water,389,594Linen, to bleach,57Linen, house, &c.,157Linen, to perfume,148Linen, to take stains out of,54Linen, scorched,55Linen, to restore, &c.,55Linen rags,446Liniments,550Linings, &c., to dye,76Linnet, or finch,643Linseed poultice,113Linseed tea,117Lint,561Lint, scraped,562Lions, to color,389Lips, chapped,146Lips, paste for,146Lip salve,146,619Lockjaw, to prevent,375,612Logwood,549Looking-glass, to clean,18,438Lotions,548Love's telegraph,512Lumbago,615Lunar caustic,121Lungs, development of,537Lungs, to ascertain, &c.,553M.Macassar oil,139Magazines to be read,384Mahogany, to darken,35Mahogany, to restore, &c.,621Mahogany, to give any, &c.,35Mahogany, to remove ink from,21Maid,210Making beds,17Management of infants,217Manners,494Manure, to preserve,266Manure,266,465,468Many things,319Maps or prints, to mount,168Marble, to clean,14,15Marble, to take out stains,15Marble, to, books, &c.,382Marble, artificial,36March,182,453Marking,154Marking ink,172Marl, limestones, &c.,266Marriage ceremony,513Marriage, after,520Maxims and morals,632May,183Mayonnaise,322Mead, red and white,346Mead, rich,345Measles,372Meat for children,367Meats, cooking,601Meats, preserving,601,604Mechanics, &c., hints to,630Medicine, administering,237,543Medicines in traveling,118Medicines, precautions in,559Melons,295,478Mending,157Merinoes, &c., to clean,60Metal kettles, &c.,29Mice,276Mildew out of linen,56Mildew,483Milk, baked,190Milk, morning's,447Milk of roses,140Milk vessels,258Mince-meat,335Miniver and Ermine,54Mint tea,117Miscellaneous receipts,319,615Mistress,210Mixture for stone stairs,15Mock turtle, imitation of,322Mocking bird,643Molasses,338Molasses, apple,338Moles,134Monkeys, to color,390Moreen curtains, to clean,16Morocco shoes, to clean,444Moss on trees,195Moth on the skin,623Mother,210,668Mother-of-pearl, to clean,28Moths, to prevent,78,79,437Moths, beetles, &c.,79Mould, artificial for plants,181Mouldiness,193Mouse trap,283Mouth, wash for,146Mucilage, Gum Arabic,555Mucilage, starch,555Mumps,372Mushrooms,296Mushrooms, to test,193Mushrooms, when poisonous,121Mushrooms, to pickle,355Mushroom spawn,478Music,655Musk,148Muslins, to keep a good color,48Muslins and chintzes, to wash,463Musnud for a sofa,161Mustaches,624Mustard,326,478Mustard, French,321Mustard, mild,326Mustard plasters,375Mustard poultices,112Mutton,367N.Nails, for preserving the,144Nails, to whiten,144Nankeen dye,77Nankeen color, to make,361Napkins, dinner,157Naples' soap,145Narcotics,547Nasturtium,478Naturalization laws,686Nausea,614Nectar,346Neighbors and spectators,204Nettle sting,437Neuralgia in the face,93Newspapers,383Night sweats,615Nitrates,121Nitre,117Nose, bleeding from,574November,186Nurse, qualifications of,235Nurse, rules for,237Nutmeg, essence of,191Nutmeg-pudding,333Nutmegs,191,353Nutrients,547Nutritives,552O.Oats, to preserve,272October,185Odeur delectable,149Odor reviving,377Odors, unpleasant,38Oil,552Oil, to make sweet,215Oil, neat-foot,215Oil on the hearth,439Oil paint, &c., to remove,62Oil paintings, to clean,39Oil-skin coat, to make,83Ointments,113,114Ointment, invaluable,616Ointment, camphorated,549Ointment, chalk,550Ointment for itch,550Ointments for scrofula,550Ointments and cerates,549Ointments, to spread,562Okra, or gumbo,478Olive oil, to purify,191Onion, wild,469Onions,276,478Onions, to cook,354Onions, to keep,354Opium,121,549,552Opodeldoc, liquid,115Orange, to color,387Oranges and lemons, to keep,353Orangeade, rich,349Orchard,302Orgeate paste,349Out-houses and cellars,88Oxalic acid,121Ox-gall, prepared,57Oxen,466Oyster gumbo,321Oyster sausages,323P.Pads,563Paint, to clean,13,620Paint, cheap,36Paint, fresh, to destroy the smell,38Paint, to extract from woolen,436Painting houses,381Painting on glass,381Painting, Grecian,398Paints, for Grecian, etc.,398Panada,327Pancakes,329Paper, family,634Paper, room, to choose,627Paper, black, for patterns,170Paper, transparent,171Paper, tracing,171Paper or parchment, to stain,178,417,419Paper hangings, to clean,12Paper or color, to, the walls of rooms,15Paper-work and japanned candlesticks,33Paper, to make less combustible,203Papier-maché articles,627Parchment glue,68Paregorics,547Parlor amusements,656Parsley,478Parsley and butter,326Parsnips,478Parsnips, to keep,273,354Paste, almond,140Paste for the skin,136Pastes, several,67Paste for pies,595Paste-board, &c.,259Pastilles, fumigating,92Patchwork,158Patterns,158Patterns for working in cord, &c.,162Peach trees,471Peaches, to color,391Pearls, to restore, &c.,72Pearls, white,141Pears, to graft,470Pears, to color,391Peas,296,478Peas, sowing in circles,296Pepper,214,478Perches,641Perfumery, a pleasant,147Periodicals,384Personal matters,484Peruvian bark,243Peruvian bark and valerian,243Pets,641Pewter, to clean,27Pheasants, to color,392Phosphoric bottle,382Phosphorous, to make,381Phrenology,687Pickle, India,321Pickle that will keep, &c.,324Pickle and preserve jars,259Pic-nic biscuits,595Picture-frames, to retouch,19Pigs, fattening,290Pillow-cases,156Pimples, wash for,135Pincushion covers,156Piping,154Plaiting,155Plants,470Plants, to dwarf,
221Heads,688Headache in bed,436Headache, sick,614Headache, sure remedy,624Health, preservation of,89,533Health and beauty,89Health and wealth,533Health, general,542Health in winter,234Health, a few rules for,370Health of animals,289Heartburn,623Hedges,291Hem and hemming,152Hemorrhage,152Hen-house,468Hens, to make lay,202Herbs, aromatic,194,479Herbs, to dry,194,473Herbs, uses of,474Herbs, winter,195Hiccough,108High shoulders,663Hills, to color,393Hinges, creaking,22History, synopsis of American,692Hoarseness,106Hogs,467Hollow horn,469Home counsels,652Home and its employments,9Home industry,635Home pursuits,151Homestead, exemption,684Honey soap,146Honey water,142Honeysuckles, to paint,391Hooker's method, &c.,378Horn, to stain,418Horse, to manage,198Horse, to dress,199Horse, to judge,652Horses, scratches on,467Horses, hints about,461Horses, to paint,389,390Horse-flies,200Horse-radish,321Horse-chestnut soap,50Hortus siccus,484Hot water, uses of,125House-cleaning,9Houses, to paint,381Houses, to purify,88House, selection of,525Household management,606Household maxims,43Hungary water,141Hydrophobia,123Hypocras,348Hysteric affections,371,569I.Idiosyncrasy,543Impressions from coins,412Impressions of plants,181Incense, curious cakes,147Indian ink,175,385Infants, management of,217Infants, medicines for,220Infection, to prevent,91Influenza,102Ink, to make,172,173,174Ink, indelible,172Ink, black and blue,622Ink powder,74Ink, Indian,175,385Ink, China,175Ink-stains,57,58Ink-stains from silver,619Ink-stains from wood,620Insects, to destroy,277Insects on apple trees,277,280Insects, on fruit trees,288Insects in bird cages,644Insects and earth-worms,277Insects and weasels,468Irish cordial,350Iron, to stain black, &c.,419Iron, new,446Irons, to preserve from rust,24Iron-moulds,56Iron nails in fruit trees,304Ironing,263Itch, ointment for,550Ivory, to bleach,31Ivory or bone, to stain,417J.Jambalaya,322January and Febuary,182Japanned candlesticks,33Jaundice,615Jaundice, infantile,224Java sparrows,642Jelly made with gelatine,598Jelly, nourishing,240Jelly, rice,241Jelly, apple,319Jessamine butter,139Jewels of the months,415Johnny cakes,336Joint, stiff,375July,184Jumbles,330June,183K.Kettle, hints about,455Kindness,664Kitchen, arrangements for,252Kitchen cloths,87Kitchen, economy in,253Kitchen paper,216Kitchen garden,291Knife-boards,29Knives and forks, to clean,28,261Knives, cleaning,261,629Knives and forks, to re-fasten,29L.Lace, blond,61Lace, gold or silver,72Lace, white, to wash,58,626Lacquer, to clean,34Lamps, to clean,34Lamps, economical wick for,34Lamps, to prevent, &c.,104Lamps, to prevent smoking,441Lamps and candles,215Lamp oil, the best,439Land, wet,471Landscapes in water colors,392Laudanum,121Lavender, oil of,622Lavender, vinegar,148Lavender water,141Laws,682Laxatives,108,547,551Lead,121Lead-color,387Leaf impressions,176,410,411Leanness,120Leap year,673Leather cases, to clean,54Leather, old, oiling,45Leather work, ornamental,422Leather, enamelled, to polish,628Leaves, skeleton,409Leaves, when to collect,306Leaf-lice,484Leeches,101,570Lemonade,242,349Lemonade, Italian,349Lemon juice, to purify,192Length of day and night, to ascertain,673Letter writing,660Letters, to gild,378Lettuce,478Lettuce, to keep,355Ley, dyspeptic,242Life-belts,648Lightning, stroke of,208,570Lightning, to avoid,460Lime,464Lime for cottage walls,37Lime in the eye,572Lime and oil,551Lime and oil camphorated,551Lime water,116,247Lime water,389,594Linen, to bleach,57Linen, house, &c.,157Linen, to perfume,148Linen, to take stains out of,54Linen, scorched,55Linen, to restore, &c.,55Linen rags,446Liniments,550Linings, &c., to dye,76Linnet, or finch,643Linseed poultice,113Linseed tea,117Lint,561Lint, scraped,562Lions, to color,389Lips, chapped,146Lips, paste for,146Lip salve,146,619Lockjaw, to prevent,375,612Logwood,549Looking-glass, to clean,18,438Lotions,548Love's telegraph,512Lumbago,615Lunar caustic,121Lungs, development of,537Lungs, to ascertain, &c.,553M.Macassar oil,139Magazines to be read,384Mahogany, to darken,35Mahogany, to restore, &c.,621Mahogany, to give any, &c.,35Mahogany, to remove ink from,21Maid,210Making beds,17Management of infants,217Manners,494Manure, to preserve,266Manure,266,465,468Many things,319Maps or prints, to mount,168Marble, to clean,14,15Marble, to take out stains,15Marble, to, books, &c.,382Marble, artificial,36March,182,453Marking,154Marking ink,172Marl, limestones, &c.,266Marriage ceremony,513Marriage, after,520Maxims and morals,632May,183Mayonnaise,322Mead, red and white,346Mead, rich,345Measles,372Meat for children,367Meats, cooking,601Meats, preserving,601,604Mechanics, &c., hints to,630Medicine, administering,237,543Medicines in traveling,118Medicines, precautions in,559Melons,295,478Mending,157Merinoes, &c., to clean,60Metal kettles, &c.,29Mice,276Mildew out of linen,56Mildew,483Milk, baked,190Milk, morning's,447Milk of roses,140Milk vessels,258Mince-meat,335Miniver and Ermine,54Mint tea,117Miscellaneous receipts,319,615Mistress,210Mixture for stone stairs,15Mock turtle, imitation of,322Mocking bird,643Molasses,338Molasses, apple,338Moles,134Monkeys, to color,390Moreen curtains, to clean,16Morocco shoes, to clean,444Moss on trees,195Moth on the skin,623Mother,210,668Mother-of-pearl, to clean,28Moths, to prevent,78,79,437Moths, beetles, &c.,79Mould, artificial for plants,181Mouldiness,193Mouse trap,283Mouth, wash for,146Mucilage, Gum Arabic,555Mucilage, starch,555Mumps,372Mushrooms,296Mushrooms, to test,193Mushrooms, when poisonous,121Mushrooms, to pickle,355Mushroom spawn,478Music,655Musk,148Muslins, to keep a good color,48Muslins and chintzes, to wash,463Musnud for a sofa,161Mustaches,624Mustard,326,478Mustard, French,321Mustard, mild,326Mustard plasters,375Mustard poultices,112Mutton,367N.Nails, for preserving the,144Nails, to whiten,144Nankeen dye,77Nankeen color, to make,361Napkins, dinner,157Naples' soap,145Narcotics,547Nasturtium,478Naturalization laws,686Nausea,614Nectar,346Neighbors and spectators,204Nettle sting,437Neuralgia in the face,93Newspapers,383Night sweats,615Nitrates,121Nitre,117Nose, bleeding from,574November,186Nurse, qualifications of,235Nurse, rules for,237Nutmeg, essence of,191Nutmeg-pudding,333Nutmegs,191,353Nutrients,547Nutritives,552O.Oats, to preserve,272October,185Odeur delectable,149Odor reviving,377Odors, unpleasant,38Oil,552Oil, to make sweet,215Oil, neat-foot,215Oil on the hearth,439Oil paint, &c., to remove,62Oil paintings, to clean,39Oil-skin coat, to make,83Ointments,113,114Ointment, invaluable,616Ointment, camphorated,549Ointment, chalk,550Ointment for itch,550Ointments for scrofula,550Ointments and cerates,549Ointments, to spread,562Okra, or gumbo,478Olive oil, to purify,191Onion, wild,469Onions,276,478Onions, to cook,354Onions, to keep,354Opium,121,549,552Opodeldoc, liquid,115Orange, to color,387Oranges and lemons, to keep,353Orangeade, rich,349Orchard,302Orgeate paste,349Out-houses and cellars,88Oxalic acid,121Ox-gall, prepared,57Oxen,466Oyster gumbo,321Oyster sausages,323P.Pads,563Paint, to clean,13,620Paint, cheap,36Paint, fresh, to destroy the smell,38Paint, to extract from woolen,436Painting houses,381Painting on glass,381Painting, Grecian,398Paints, for Grecian, etc.,398Panada,327Pancakes,329Paper, family,634Paper, room, to choose,627Paper, black, for patterns,170Paper, transparent,171Paper, tracing,171Paper or parchment, to stain,178,417,419Paper hangings, to clean,12Paper or color, to, the walls of rooms,15Paper-work and japanned candlesticks,33Paper, to make less combustible,203Papier-maché articles,627Parchment glue,68Paregorics,547Parlor amusements,656Parsley,478Parsley and butter,326Parsnips,478Parsnips, to keep,273,354Paste, almond,140Paste for the skin,136Pastes, several,67Paste for pies,595Paste-board, &c.,259Pastilles, fumigating,92Patchwork,158Patterns,158Patterns for working in cord, &c.,162Peach trees,471Peaches, to color,391Pearls, to restore, &c.,72Pearls, white,141Pears, to graft,470Pears, to color,391Peas,296,478Peas, sowing in circles,296Pepper,214,478Perches,641Perfumery, a pleasant,147Periodicals,384Personal matters,484Peruvian bark,243Peruvian bark and valerian,243Pets,641Pewter, to clean,27Pheasants, to color,392Phosphoric bottle,382Phosphorous, to make,381Phrenology,687Pickle, India,321Pickle that will keep, &c.,324Pickle and preserve jars,259Pic-nic biscuits,595Picture-frames, to retouch,19Pigs, fattening,290Pillow-cases,156Pimples, wash for,135Pincushion covers,156Piping,154Plaiting,155Plants,470Plants, to dwarf,
221Heads,688Headache in bed,436Headache, sick,614Headache, sure remedy,624Health, preservation of,89,533Health and beauty,89Health and wealth,533Health, general,542Health in winter,234Health, a few rules for,370Health of animals,289Heartburn,623Hedges,291Hem and hemming,152Hemorrhage,152Hen-house,468Hens, to make lay,202Herbs, aromatic,194,479Herbs, to dry,194,473Herbs, uses of,474Herbs, winter,195Hiccough,108High shoulders,663Hills, to color,393Hinges, creaking,22History, synopsis of American,692Hoarseness,106Hogs,467Hollow horn,469Home counsels,652Home and its employments,9Home industry,635Home pursuits,151Homestead, exemption,684Honey soap,146Honey water,142Honeysuckles, to paint,391Hooker's method, &c.,378Horn, to stain,418Horse, to manage,198Horse, to dress,199Horse, to judge,652Horses, scratches on,467Horses, hints about,461Horses, to paint,389,390Horse-flies,200Horse-radish,321Horse-chestnut soap,50Hortus siccus,484Hot water, uses of,125House-cleaning,9Houses, to paint,381Houses, to purify,88House, selection of,525Household management,606Household maxims,43Hungary water,141Hydrophobia,123Hypocras,348Hysteric affections,371,569I.Idiosyncrasy,543Impressions from coins,412Impressions of plants,181Incense, curious cakes,147Indian ink,175,385Infants, management of,217Infants, medicines for,220Infection, to prevent,91Influenza,102Ink, to make,172,173,174Ink, indelible,172Ink, black and blue,622Ink powder,74Ink, Indian,175,385Ink, China,175Ink-stains,57,58Ink-stains from silver,619Ink-stains from wood,620Insects, to destroy,277Insects on apple trees,277,280Insects, on fruit trees,288Insects in bird cages,644Insects and earth-worms,277Insects and weasels,468Irish cordial,350Iron, to stain black, &c.,419Iron, new,446Irons, to preserve from rust,24Iron-moulds,56Iron nails in fruit trees,304Ironing,263Itch, ointment for,550Ivory, to bleach,31Ivory or bone, to stain,417J.Jambalaya,322January and Febuary,182Japanned candlesticks,33Jaundice,615Jaundice, infantile,224Java sparrows,642Jelly made with gelatine,598Jelly, nourishing,240Jelly, rice,241Jelly, apple,319Jessamine butter,139Jewels of the months,415Johnny cakes,336Joint, stiff,375July,184Jumbles,330June,183K.Kettle, hints about,455Kindness,664Kitchen, arrangements for,252Kitchen cloths,87Kitchen, economy in,253Kitchen paper,216Kitchen garden,291Knife-boards,29Knives and forks, to clean,28,261Knives, cleaning,261,629Knives and forks, to re-fasten,29L.Lace, blond,61Lace, gold or silver,72Lace, white, to wash,58,626Lacquer, to clean,34Lamps, to clean,34Lamps, economical wick for,34Lamps, to prevent, &c.,104Lamps, to prevent smoking,441Lamps and candles,215Lamp oil, the best,439Land, wet,471Landscapes in water colors,392Laudanum,121Lavender, oil of,622Lavender, vinegar,148Lavender water,141Laws,682Laxatives,108,547,551Lead,121Lead-color,387Leaf impressions,176,410,411Leanness,120Leap year,673Leather cases, to clean,54Leather, old, oiling,45Leather work, ornamental,422Leather, enamelled, to polish,628Leaves, skeleton,409Leaves, when to collect,306Leaf-lice,484Leeches,101,570Lemonade,242,349Lemonade, Italian,349Lemon juice, to purify,192Length of day and night, to ascertain,673Letter writing,660Letters, to gild,378Lettuce,478Lettuce, to keep,355Ley, dyspeptic,242Life-belts,648Lightning, stroke of,208,570Lightning, to avoid,460Lime,464Lime for cottage walls,37Lime in the eye,572Lime and oil,551Lime and oil camphorated,551Lime water,116,247Lime water,389,594Linen, to bleach,57Linen, house, &c.,157Linen, to perfume,148Linen, to take stains out of,54Linen, scorched,55Linen, to restore, &c.,55Linen rags,446Liniments,550Linings, &c., to dye,76Linnet, or finch,643Linseed poultice,113Linseed tea,117Lint,561Lint, scraped,562Lions, to color,389Lips, chapped,146Lips, paste for,146Lip salve,146,619Lockjaw, to prevent,375,612Logwood,549Looking-glass, to clean,18,438Lotions,548Love's telegraph,512Lumbago,615Lunar caustic,121Lungs, development of,537Lungs, to ascertain, &c.,553M.Macassar oil,139Magazines to be read,384Mahogany, to darken,35Mahogany, to restore, &c.,621Mahogany, to give any, &c.,35Mahogany, to remove ink from,21Maid,210Making beds,17Management of infants,217Manners,494Manure, to preserve,266Manure,266,465,468Many things,319Maps or prints, to mount,168Marble, to clean,14,15Marble, to take out stains,15Marble, to, books, &c.,382Marble, artificial,36March,182,453Marking,154Marking ink,172Marl, limestones, &c.,266Marriage ceremony,513Marriage, after,520Maxims and morals,632May,183Mayonnaise,322Mead, red and white,346Mead, rich,345Measles,372Meat for children,367Meats, cooking,601Meats, preserving,601,604Mechanics, &c., hints to,630Medicine, administering,237,543Medicines in traveling,118Medicines, precautions in,559Melons,295,478Mending,157Merinoes, &c., to clean,60Metal kettles, &c.,29Mice,276Mildew out of linen,56Mildew,483Milk, baked,190Milk, morning's,447Milk of roses,140Milk vessels,258Mince-meat,335Miniver and Ermine,54Mint tea,117Miscellaneous receipts,319,615Mistress,210Mixture for stone stairs,15Mock turtle, imitation of,322Mocking bird,643Molasses,338Molasses, apple,338Moles,134Monkeys, to color,390Moreen curtains, to clean,16Morocco shoes, to clean,444Moss on trees,195Moth on the skin,623Mother,210,668Mother-of-pearl, to clean,28Moths, to prevent,78,79,437Moths, beetles, &c.,79Mould, artificial for plants,181Mouldiness,193Mouse trap,283Mouth, wash for,146Mucilage, Gum Arabic,555Mucilage, starch,555Mumps,372Mushrooms,296Mushrooms, to test,193Mushrooms, when poisonous,121Mushrooms, to pickle,355Mushroom spawn,478Music,655Musk,148Muslins, to keep a good color,48Muslins and chintzes, to wash,463Musnud for a sofa,161Mustaches,624Mustard,326,478Mustard, French,321Mustard, mild,326Mustard plasters,375Mustard poultices,112Mutton,367N.Nails, for preserving the,144Nails, to whiten,144Nankeen dye,77Nankeen color, to make,361Napkins, dinner,157Naples' soap,145Narcotics,547Nasturtium,478Naturalization laws,686Nausea,614Nectar,346Neighbors and spectators,204Nettle sting,437Neuralgia in the face,93Newspapers,383Night sweats,615Nitrates,121Nitre,117Nose, bleeding from,574November,186Nurse, qualifications of,235Nurse, rules for,237Nutmeg, essence of,191Nutmeg-pudding,333Nutmegs,191,353Nutrients,547Nutritives,552O.Oats, to preserve,272October,185Odeur delectable,149Odor reviving,377Odors, unpleasant,38Oil,552Oil, to make sweet,215Oil, neat-foot,215Oil on the hearth,439Oil paint, &c., to remove,62Oil paintings, to clean,39Oil-skin coat, to make,83Ointments,113,114Ointment, invaluable,616Ointment, camphorated,549Ointment, chalk,550Ointment for itch,550Ointments for scrofula,550Ointments and cerates,549Ointments, to spread,562Okra, or gumbo,478Olive oil, to purify,191Onion, wild,469Onions,276,478Onions, to cook,354Onions, to keep,354Opium,121,549,552Opodeldoc, liquid,115Orange, to color,387Oranges and lemons, to keep,353Orangeade, rich,349Orchard,302Orgeate paste,349Out-houses and cellars,88Oxalic acid,121Ox-gall, prepared,57Oxen,466Oyster gumbo,321Oyster sausages,323P.Pads,563Paint, to clean,13,620Paint, cheap,36Paint, fresh, to destroy the smell,38Paint, to extract from woolen,436Painting houses,381Painting on glass,381Painting, Grecian,398Paints, for Grecian, etc.,398Panada,327Pancakes,329Paper, family,634Paper, room, to choose,627Paper, black, for patterns,170Paper, transparent,171Paper, tracing,171Paper or parchment, to stain,178,417,419Paper hangings, to clean,12Paper or color, to, the walls of rooms,15Paper-work and japanned candlesticks,33Paper, to make less combustible,203Papier-maché articles,627Parchment glue,68Paregorics,547Parlor amusements,656Parsley,478Parsley and butter,326Parsnips,478Parsnips, to keep,273,354Paste, almond,140Paste for the skin,136Pastes, several,67Paste for pies,595Paste-board, &c.,259Pastilles, fumigating,92Patchwork,158Patterns,158Patterns for working in cord, &c.,162Peach trees,471Peaches, to color,391Pearls, to restore, &c.,72Pearls, white,141Pears, to graft,470Pears, to color,391Peas,296,478Peas, sowing in circles,296Pepper,214,478Perches,641Perfumery, a pleasant,147Periodicals,384Personal matters,484Peruvian bark,243Peruvian bark and valerian,243Pets,641Pewter, to clean,27Pheasants, to color,392Phosphoric bottle,382Phosphorous, to make,381Phrenology,687Pickle, India,321Pickle that will keep, &c.,324Pickle and preserve jars,259Pic-nic biscuits,595Picture-frames, to retouch,19Pigs, fattening,290Pillow-cases,156Pimples, wash for,135Pincushion covers,156Piping,154Plaiting,155Plants,470Plants, to dwarf,