urishment for the sick. This
chapter teaches how to prepare a great number of nourishing dishes.
Every lady should know how to prepare food for the sick, as at some
time or other there is almost certain to be sickness in every family.
There are over forty recipes given in this chapter for food for the
sick and convalescent.

Chapter twelve describes things Curious and Useful.

It tells: How to get clear of mosquitoes; how to get rid of bedbugs;
to obtain fresh-blown flowers in winter. By this process the buds of
flowers can be gathered in summer and autumn and kept until the
winter, when they can be used as required. The flowers open and are as
beautiful as though fresh plucked from the garden. Any one can
understand the process, as it is very simple.

Also: How to transfer all kinds of pictures on to glass--a very pretty
art; how to prevent horses being teased by flies; how to prevent flies
lighting on to windows, pictures, mirrors, etc.; to render paper
fireproof; to render boots waterproof; how to extract the essential
oil from any flower; how to take leaf photographs; to cure
drunkenness; to make different kinds of perfumes; to write secret
letters, etc.;

To prepare flowers so that their beauty will remain unimpaired for
years. Roses and other flowers can be had to last for years by this
beautiful art. The process is very easy, and the directions are so
simple that a child may follow them.

Chapter thirteen treats of Home Decoration.

It teaches how to arrange a house so as to furnish it cheaply and
harmoniously. It gives complete instructions for every room--Hall,
Parlor, Library, Dining-room, Bedrooms, etc., and attends to every
detail. This is a splendid guide to all who wish to make their home
attractive.

Chapter fourteen teaches all about caring for House Plants. It tells
the right temperature to keep them in; the proper soil for potting;
how to make plants grow luxuriantly; how to have plenty of blossoms;
to keep plants without a fire at night; to destroy bugs and
rose-slugs; to raise plants with the least trouble; the best varieties
of plants to raise, etc.

It tells how to preserve autumn leaves so that they can be bent in any
form desired, and so that they will retain their color.

It tells how to prepare skeleton leaves--a very pretty amusement.

Chapter fifteen is devoted to The Laundry.

It tells: How to make washing fluid; to take out scorch; to make
plain, fine, and coffee starch; to m