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Family Friendship should be preserved. Plan
adopted by Families of the Writer's Acquaintance. Kindness to
Strangers. Hospitality. Change of Character of Communities in
Relation to Hospitality. Hospitality should be prompt. Strangers should
be made to feel at their Ease, 244
CHAPTER XXIV.
ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES.
Importance to Family Comfort of well-constructed Houses. Rules for
constructing them. Economy of Labor. Large Houses. Arrangement of
Rooms. Wells and Cisterns. Economy of Money. Shape and
Arrangement of Houses. Porticoes, Piazzas, and other Ornaments.
Simplicity to be preferred. Fireplaces. Economy of Health. Outdoor
Conveniences. Doors and Windows. Ventilation. Economy of Comfort.
Domestics. Spare Chambers. Good Taste. Proportions. Color and
Ornaments. Plans of Houses and Domestic Conveniences. Receipts for
Whitewash, 258
CHAPTER XXV.
ON FIRES AND LIGHTS.
Wood Fires. Construction of Fireplaces. Firesets. Building a Fire.
Wood. Cautions. Stoves and Grates. Cautions. Stovepipes. Anthracite
Coal. Bituminous Coal. Proper Grates. Coal Stoves. On Lights. Lamps.

Oil. Candles. Lard. Pearlash and Water for cleansing Lamps. Care of
Lamps. Difficulty. Articles needed in trimming Lamps. Astral Lamps.
Wicks. Dipping Wicks in Vinegar. Shades. Weak Eyes. Entry Lamps.
Night Lamps. Tapers. Wax Tapers for Use in Sealing Letters. To make
Candles. Moulds. Dipped Candles. Rush Lights, 280
CHAPTER XXVI.
ON WASHING.
All needful Accommodations should be provided. Plenty of Water,
easily accessible, necessary. Articles to be provided for Washing.
Substitutes for Soft Water. Common Mode of Washing. Assorting
Clothes. To Wash Bedding. Feathers. Calicoes. Bran-water.
Potato-water. Soda Washing. Soda Soap. Mode of Soda Washing.
Cautions in Regard to Colored Clothes, and Flannels. To Wash Brown
Linen, Muslins, Nankeen, Woollen Table-Covers and Shawls, Woollen
Yarn, Worsted and Woollen Hose. To Cleanse Gentlemen's
Broadcloths. To make Ley, Soft Soap, Hard Soap, White Soap, Starch,
and other Articles used in Washing, 284
CHAPTER XXVII.
ON STARCHING, IRONING, AND CLEANSING.
To prepare Starch. Glue and Gum Starch. Beef's or Ox-Gall. Starching
Muslins and Laces. To Cleanse or Whiten Silk Lace, or Blond, and
White Lace Veils. On Ironing. Articles to be provided for Ironing.
Sprinkling, Folding, and Ironing, 292
CHAPTER XXVIII.
ON WHITENING, CLEANSING, AND DYEING.
To Whiten Articles and Remove Stains from them. Mixtures to
Remove Stains and Grease. To Cleanse Silk Handkerchiefs and
Ribands; Silk Hose or Gloves; Down and Feathers; Straw and Leghorn

Hats. On Coloring. Pink, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Salmon, Buff,
Dove, Slate, Brown, Black, and Olive Colors, 296
CHAPTER XXIX.
ON THE CARE OF PARLORS.
Proper Arrangement of Rooms. Shades and Colors. Carpets, Curtains,
and other Furniture, should be selected with Reference to each other.
Laying down Carpets. Blocks to prevent Sofas and Tables from
rubbing against Walls, and to hold Doors open. Footstools. Sweeping
Carpets. Tealeaves. Wet Indian Meal. Taking up and cleansing Carpets.
Washing Carpets. Straw Matting. Pictures and Glasses. Curtains and
Sofas. Mahogany Furniture. Unvarnished Furniture; Mixtures for.
Hearths and Jambs. Sweeping and Dusting Parlors, 302
CHAPTER XXX.
ON THE CARE OF BREAKFAST AND DINING-ROOMS.
Large Closet necessary. Dumb Waiter, or Sliding Closet. Furniture for
a Table. On Setting a Table. Rules for doing it properly;--for Breakfast
and Tea; for Dinner. On Waiting at Table. On Carving and Helping at
Table, 306
CHAPTER XXXI.
ON THE CARE OF CHAMBERS AND BEDROOMS.
Importance of well-ventilated Sleeping-rooms. Debility and Ill-health
caused by a Want of Pure Air. Chamber Furniture. Cheap Couch.
Bedding. Feathers, Straw, or Hair, Mattresses. To Make a Bed.
Domestics should be provided with Single Beds, and Washing
Conveniences. On Packing and Storing Articles. To Fold a Gentleman's
Coat and Shirt, and a Frock. Packing Trunks. Carpet Bags. Bonnet
Covers. Packing Household Furniture for Moving, 311

CHAPTER XXXII.
ON THE CARE OF THE KITCHEN, CELLAR, AND STOREROOM.
Importance of a Convenient Kitchen. Floor should be painted. Sink and
Drain. Washing Dishes. Conveniences needed. Rules. Kitchen
Furniture. Crockery. Iron Ware. Tin Ware. Wooden Ware. Basket Ware.
Other Articles. On the Care of the Cellar. Storeroom. Modes of
Destroying Insects and Vermin, 317
CHAPTER XXXIII.
ON SEWING, CUTTING, AND MENDING.
Importance of Young Girls being taught various Kinds of Stitching.
Directions for doing various Kinds of Work. Work-Baskets, and their
Contents. On Cutting and Fitting Garments. Silks. Cotton and Linen.
Old Silk Dresses quilted for Skirts. Flannel; White should be colored.
Children's Flannels. Nightgowns. Wrappers. Bedding. Mending, 324
CHAPTER XXXIV.
ON THE CARE OF YARDS AND GARDENS.
On the Preparation of Soil. For Pot-Plants. On the Preparation of a
Hot-Bed. Planting Flower-Seeds. To plant Garden-Seeds.
Transplanting. To Re-pot House-Plants. On laying out Yards. Gardens.
Flower-Beds. Bulbs and Tuberous Roots. List of Various Kinds of
Flowers, in Reference to Color, and Height. Annuals. Climbing Plants.
Perennials. Herbaceous Roots. Shrubs; List of those most suitable for
adorning a Yard. Roses; Varieties of. Shade-Trees. Time for
Transplanting. Trees. Care of House Plants, 331
CHAPTER XXXV.
ON THE PROPAGATION OF PLANTS.

Different Modes of Propagation;--By Offsets; Cuttings; Layers;
Budding, or Inoculating; Ingrafting;--Whip-Grafting;