Chapter 31

605Vegetables,604Veils, white, to clean,441Velvet, to clean,627Velvet, to raise the pile of,62Venomous animals, bite of,122Ventilators, improved,316Ventriloquism,659Verdigris,122Verjuice, how to make,118Vermin, cause of,457Vermin in gardens,279Vermin in granaries,282Vermin on plants,196Vesicants,548Vest,493Vinegar for burns,110Vinegar, to make,193Vinegar, aromatic,148Vinegar, lavender,148Vinegar mixture,242Vines, to prune,306,679Visits and presentations,502Vitriol, white,122Vitriol accidents,110Voice, the,654W.Walking with a lady,501Wall-fruit,306Walls, damp,312Walnut ketchup,355Walnut water,116Warmth, dry,568Warts,96Warts and corns,96Wash colors for maps,389Wash for pimples,135Wash for walls,360Wash, to,363Wash balls,144Washing, family,49Washing, frequent,459Washing, general,46Washing day,262Washing materials,626Washing preparations,46Washing woolen,363Washington, words of,695Wasps,482Wasps and ants,85Wasps and flies,85Wasp or bee, sting of,123Wasp, cure for swallowing,123Watch, to manage,186Water,42,43Water, to prevent freezing in pipes,43Water, hard,626Water, to make soft,446Water, stagnant,441Water, to obtain pure,244Water, to obtain,377Water, hot,554Water, keeping hot,259Water and meat in voyages,44Water, rules for those who have fallen in,649Water, barley,245Water, bergamot,347Waters for cooling, &c.,244Water, peach, &c.,347Water-colors in drawing,385Water-colors for animals,389Water, to color,388Water-proof clothing,77Water-proof cloth,78,82Wax or grease-spots,55Wax, &c., from cloth,63Wax, from velvet,63Wax candles,34Wealth, way to,583Weaning children,220Weather, signs of,674Weather and the blood,675Weather-proof composition,36Wedding breakfast,517Wedding cards,517Wedding cakes,519Wedding rings,519Weeds,285,464Weights and measures,699Wet clothes, to prevent, &c.,104Wheat, to sow,269Wheat, to prevent smut,27Wheat and barley, to sow,470Whey, alum,247Whey, French method,376Whey, laxative,245Whey, mustard,242Whey, wine,242Whiskers, &c., to promote,624White for inside, &c.,37White, a good,386White satin,61White varnish,21Whooping-cough,104,231Whortleberries,247Wife, how to treat,521Wills,683Windows, washing,626Windows, to color,394Windsor soap,145Wine, American currant,345Wine, claret, to improve,339Wine, apricot,343Wine, damson,342Wine, home-made,339Wine, morello cherry,343Wine, orange,343Wine, raisin,344Wine, red cherry,342Wine, red currant,344Wine, spruce,345Wine, coloring,341Wine, fining for,340Wine jelly,333Wood, to preserve,308Wood, to preserve from fire,314Wood, to stain,417,422Wooden stairs, like stone,37Wool, to purify,18Woolens and furs,78Woolens, to wash,48Wool of sheep,289Worm pimple,135Worms,229Worms in gardens,282Worms in gravel walks,282Worsted, &c., to dye black,77Wounds, to prevent mortifying,98Wren, usefulness of,282Write, to, secretly,382Writing, old,173Writing, to take out,173Y.Yeast,356,593Yeast, Turkish,335Yellow,388Yellow bird,643Young, a word to the,652

605Vegetables,604Veils, white, to clean,441Velvet, to clean,627Velvet, to raise the pile of,62Venomous animals, bite of,122Ventilators, improved,316Ventriloquism,659Verdigris,122Verjuice, how to make,118Vermin, cause of,457Vermin in gardens,279Vermin in granaries,282Vermin on plants,196Vesicants,548Vest,493Vinegar for burns,110Vinegar, to make,193Vinegar, aromatic,148Vinegar, lavender,148Vinegar mixture,242Vines, to prune,306,679Visits and presentations,502Vitriol, white,122Vitriol accidents,110Voice, the,654W.Walking with a lady,501Wall-fruit,306Walls, damp,312Walnut ketchup,355Walnut water,116Warmth, dry,568Warts,96Warts and corns,96Wash colors for maps,389Wash for pimples,135Wash for walls,360Wash, to,363Wash balls,144Washing, family,49Washing, frequent,459Washing, general,46Washing day,262Washing materials,626Washing preparations,46Washing woolen,363Washington, words of,695Wasps,482Wasps and ants,85Wasps and flies,85Wasp or bee, sting of,123Wasp, cure for swallowing,123Watch, to manage,186Water,42,43Water, to prevent freezing in pipes,43Water, hard,626Water, to make soft,446Water, stagnant,441Water, to obtain pure,244Water, to obtain,377Water, hot,554Water, keeping hot,259Water and meat in voyages,44Water, rules for those who have fallen in,649Water, barley,245Water, bergamot,347Waters for cooling, &c.,244Water, peach, &c.,347Water-colors in drawing,385Water-colors for animals,389Water, to color,388Water-proof clothing,77Water-proof cloth,78,82Wax or grease-spots,55Wax, &c., from cloth,63Wax, from velvet,63Wax candles,34Wealth, way to,583Weaning children,220Weather, signs of,674Weather and the blood,675Weather-proof composition,36Wedding breakfast,517Wedding cards,517Wedding cakes,519Wedding rings,519Weeds,285,464Weights and measures,699Wet clothes, to prevent, &c.,104Wheat, to sow,269Wheat, to prevent smut,27Wheat and barley, to sow,470Whey, alum,247Whey, French method,376Whey, laxative,245Whey, mustard,242Whey, wine,242Whiskers, &c., to promote,624White for inside, &c.,37White, a good,386White satin,61White varnish,21Whooping-cough,104,231Whortleberries,247Wife, how to treat,521Wills,683Windows, washing,626Windows, to color,394Windsor soap,145Wine, American currant,345Wine, claret, to improve,339Wine, apricot,343Wine, damson,342Wine, home-made,339Wine, morello cherry,343Wine, orange,343Wine, raisin,344Wine, red cherry,342Wine, red currant,344Wine, spruce,345Wine, coloring,341Wine, fining for,340Wine jelly,333Wood, to preserve,308Wood, to preserve from fire,314Wood, to stain,417,422Wooden stairs, like stone,37Wool, to purify,18Woolens and furs,78Woolens, to wash,48Wool of sheep,289Worm pimple,135Worms,229Worms in gardens,282Worms in gravel walks,282Worsted, &c., to dye black,77Wounds, to prevent mortifying,98Wren, usefulness of,282Write, to, secretly,382Writing, old,173Writing, to take out,173Y.Yeast,356,593Yeast, Turkish,335Yellow,388Yellow bird,643Young, a word to the,652

605Vegetables,604Veils, white, to clean,441Velvet, to clean,627Velvet, to raise the pile of,62Venomous animals, bite of,122Ventilators, improved,316Ventriloquism,659Verdigris,122Verjuice, how to make,118Vermin, cause of,457Vermin in gardens,279Vermin in granaries,282Vermin on plants,196Vesicants,548Vest,493Vinegar for burns,110Vinegar, to make,193Vinegar, aromatic,148Vinegar, lavender,148Vinegar mixture,242Vines, to prune,306,679Visits and presentations,502Vitriol, white,122Vitriol accidents,110Voice, the,654W.Walking with a lady,501Wall-fruit,306Walls, damp,312Walnut ketchup,355Walnut water,116Warmth, dry,568Warts,96Warts and corns,96Wash colors for maps,389Wash for pimples,135Wash for walls,360Wash, to,363Wash balls,144Washing, family,49Washing, frequent,459Washing, general,46Washing day,262Washing materials,626Washing preparations,46Washing woolen,363Washington, words of,695Wasps,482Wasps and ants,85Wasps and flies,85Wasp or bee, sting of,123Wasp, cure for swallowing,123Watch, to manage,186Water,42,43Water, to prevent freezing in pipes,43Water, hard,626Water, to make soft,446Water, stagnant,441Water, to obtain pure,244Water, to obtain,377Water, hot,554Water, keeping hot,259Water and meat in voyages,44Water, rules for those who have fallen in,649Water, barley,245Water, bergamot,347Waters for cooling, &c.,244Water, peach, &c.,347Water-colors in drawing,385Water-colors for animals,389Water, to color,388Water-proof clothing,77Water-proof cloth,78,82Wax or grease-spots,55Wax, &c., from cloth,63Wax, from velvet,63Wax candles,34Wealth, way to,583Weaning children,220Weather, signs of,674Weather and the blood,675Weather-proof composition,36Wedding breakfast,517Wedding cards,517Wedding cakes,519Wedding rings,519Weeds,285,464Weights and measures,699Wet clothes, to prevent, &c.,104Wheat, to sow,269Wheat, to prevent smut,27Wheat and barley, to sow,470Whey, alum,247Whey, French method,376Whey, laxative,245Whey, mustard,242Whey, wine,242Whiskers, &c., to promote,624White for inside, &c.,37White, a good,386White satin,61White varnish,21Whooping-cough,104,231Whortleberries,247Wife, how to treat,521Wills,683Windows, washing,626Windows, to color,394Windsor soap,145Wine, American currant,345Wine, claret, to improve,339Wine, apricot,343Wine, damson,342Wine, home-made,339Wine, morello cherry,343Wine, orange,343Wine, raisin,344Wine, red cherry,342Wine, red currant,344Wine, spruce,345Wine, coloring,341Wine, fining for,340Wine jelly,333Wood, to preserve,308Wood, to preserve from fire,314Wood, to stain,417,422Wooden stairs, like stone,37Wool, to purify,18Woolens and furs,78Woolens, to wash,48Wool of sheep,289Worm pimple,135Worms,229Worms in gardens,282Worms in gravel walks,282Worsted, &c., to dye black,77Wounds, to prevent mortifying,98Wren, usefulness of,282Write, to, secretly,382Writing, old,173Writing, to take out,173Y.Yeast,356,593Yeast, Turkish,335Yellow,388Yellow bird,643Young, a word to the,652


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