description of, 214.
See Power-loom, Tape-loom.

Loom-room, 212.

Louisiana, corn in, 128;
petticoat rebellion in, 128;
hand-weaving in, 250.

Lowell, quoted, 73.

Lucas, Governor, quoted, 182-183.

Lug-pole, 53.

Luxury, after the Revolution, 159-160.

Lye, making of, 254.

MacMaster, quoted, 207.

Madison, Dolly, dress of, 290.

Mail, of heddle, 219.

Mail. See Post.

Mail coaches, 344, 350.

Maine, windows in, 23;
candle-wood in, 32;
chums in, 149;
axe-making in, 315.

Maize. See Corn.

Mandillion, 287.

Manhattan, bark houses on, 4;
palisados on, 24.

Manners. See Etiquette.

Maple sugar, old description of, 111;
manufacture of, 111-112.

Maple-wood, bowls of, 82, 318-320.

Marblehead, fishing at, 122-123.

Marigolds, 427.

Marmalades, 152.

Maryland, houses in, 11;
wild fowl in, 125;
apples in, 145;
hospitality in, 396-397.

Masks, 290.

Massachusetts, cave dwellings in, 1;
palisados in, 24;
venison in, 109;
fish in, 123;
flax culture in, 179-180;
wool-raising in, 188;
bounty in, 205;
sumptuary laws in, 281-284;
outfit for settlers, 286-287;
ferries in, 330-331.

Matches, first, 50-51.

Mazer, 319.

Mead, 163.

Meeting-house, in Boston, 364, 366;
in Salem, 364;
in Hingham, 365;
descriptions of, 364, 366-369.

Metheglin, 163.

Metheglin cups, 85.

Metzel-soup, 419.

Milestones, 335-336.

Milford, Conn., palisados in, 24.

Milk, price of, 148; use as food, 148.

Milk pitchers, names of, 106.

Milkweed, for candle wicks, 35, 211.

Mill, Indian, 132.

Mince-pies, pioneer, 159.

Ministers, encourage fisheries, 121.

Mittens, fine knitting of, 262;
quick knitting of, 262.

Modesty-piece, 270-271.

Molasses, for New England slave-trade, 163.

Monkey spoons, 90.

Moore, Thomas, quoted, 348.

Mortar, Indian, 132.

Morton, quoted, 120-121.

Moss-pink, 423.

Mount Vernon, description of, 13;
weaving at, 237;
garden at, 431.

Mourning rings. See Rings.

Mourning samplers, 268-269.

Muffs, worn by men, 298, 386.

Mutton, its disuse previous to Revolution, 189, 191.

Nails, scarcity of, 11.

Napkins, use of, 77.

Narragansett, hand-weaving in, 241-244;
shift marriages in, 241-242;
old quilt in, 275-276;
threshing in, 313-314.

Needlework, stitches in, 264-265;
delicacy of, 265;
rules for, 265.

Neighborhood, title of settlement, 391.

Neighbors, old-time