t of his stepdaughter, 291;
dress of, 293;
as canal promoter, 353.

Washington, Martha, thrift of, 237-238;
netting of, 265.

Watches, 299.

Watch-chains, 263.

Water, as beverage, 147.

Watering of flax, 169.

Water-fowl, plenty of, 125;
enumerated, 125.

Watertown, windmill at, 133;
restrictions of settlement in, 393.

Wax, candles of, 37; bayberry, 39-40.

Waynesville, hand-weaving in, 250.

Wayside Inn, 357-358.

Weather-skirt, 295.

Weavers, status of, 212-213;
seat of, 221;
working-hours of, 228;
in Narragansett, 241-244.

Weaving, noise of, 212, 220;
three motions in, 221-222;
disappearance of, 227;
on tape-looms, 225-227;
race between spinning and, 228-230;
of linens, 230-231;
of rag carpet, 239-240;
of coverlets, 242-246;
during Civil War, 249.
See Loom.

Weaving-room. See Loom-room.

Webster, 187.

Weeds, once garden flowers, 435-436, 447-449.

Weight-timbers, 11.

Weld, quoted, 348-349.

Well-sweep, 443-444.

Westmoreland Revival, 227.

Whale-fishing, 41.

"Whang," 417.

Wheat, planting of, 147.

Wheel. See Flax-wheel and Wool-wheel.

Wheel-peg, 198.

Wheelwrights, early use of wood, 176.

Whipping-post, location of, 367.

White-Ellery House, 19.

Whiteweed, in America, 449.

Whitney, Eli, invention of, 208.

Whittemore, Amos, invention of, 205.

Whittier, quoted, 73-74, 181, 370, 413, 436;
homespun attire of, 248.

Whittling, 321-323.

Wicks for candles, 34, 45.

Wigs, wearing of, 296-297;
denounced, 296;
names of, 296-299;
cost of, 297.

Wigwams, 3.

William and Mary College, tax for, 109.

Williams, Roger, quoted, 134, 137, 285.

Windmills, Indian fear of, 130;
first erected, 133;
of John Winthrop, 133;
in Virginia, 133.

Windows, of glass, 23;
of oiled paper, 23.

Windsor, boys' pews in, 372.

Wine-taster, 87.

Winslow house, knocker of, 29.

Winthrop, John, fork of, 77;
jug of, 98;
his use of water as beverage, 148;
pick-a-back, 329;
sedan-chair of, 356.

Winthrop, John, Jr., quoted, 32; mill of, 133.

Woad-wax, in Massachusetts, 448.

Woburn, long services at, 376.

Wolfskin bags in meeting, 374.

Wolves' heads, nailed on meeting-houses, 364-365.

Wood, trenchers of, 80-81;
utensils of, 82;
spoons of, 88;
for shuttles, 225;
unusual uses of, 305;
toys of, 306;
natural shapes in, 308-311.

Wood, quoted, 32-33, 137.

Wool, an ancient ind