he Manager of
Domestic Affairs intelligible Reasons for the various duties
she has to superintend or to perform.
19. "JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY ALL ROUND OUR HOUSE; OR, THE INTERVIEW," with
copious Information upon Domestic Matters.
20. "THE PRACTICAL HOUSEWIFE AND FAMILY MEDICAL GUIDE," a Series of
Instructive Papers on Cookery, Food, Treatment of the Sick,
&c., &c.
21. "THE FAMILY SAVE-ALL," a System of Secondary Cookery with Hints for
Economy in the use of Articles of Household Consumption.
22. "NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS," a Work full of curious Information on
all Subjects, gathered from actual Answers to Correspondents of
various Magazines and Newspapers.
23. "THE CORNER CUPBOARD," containing Domestic Information, Needlework
Designs, and Instructions for the Aquarium, &c.
24. "LIFE DOUBLED BY THE ECONOMY OF TIME," and "HOW A PENNY BECAME A
THOUSAND POUNDS." The first of these teaches the Value of
Moments, and shows how Life may be abridged by a careless
indifference to trifles of time; the second pursues a similar
argument with reference to Money.
25 & 26. "WONDERFUL THINGS;" affording interesting descriptions of the
_Wonders of all Nations_, with Illustrations.
27. "THE HISTORICAL FINGER-POST," giving briefly, but clearly, the
meaning and origin of hundreds of Terms, Phrases, Epithets,
Cognomens, Allusions, &c., in connection with History,
Politics, Theology, Law, Commerce, Literature, Army and Navy,
Arts and Sciences, Geography, Tradition, National, Social, and
Personal Characteristics. &c.
* * * * *
CONTENTS.
ADULTERATIONS OF FOOD, TESTS FOR 2747
BEVERAGES, PREPARATION OF, AND RECEIPTS FOR 565, 2267, 2455
BIRD-KEEPING, BEE-KEEPING, AND POULTRY-KEEPING 2155
CARVING, ARRANGEMENTS OF THE DINNER TABLE, ETC. 2616
CHILDREN, REARING AND MANAGEMENT OF 2025
CHOICE OF FOOD, MARKETING, ETC. 1
CONFECTIONERY: CAKES, JELLIES, SWEETMEATS 2091
COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY HINTS, MAXIMS 441
CORRECT SPEAKING, HINTS ON WRITING 161
DECORATION, PAINTING, STAINING, GILDING, ETC.
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