s roots, 339.

Horse-racing, 245, 246.

Horses, care of, 351.

Hose, on washing, 286, 289.

Hospitality, on manifesting, 144.
To strangers, 257.

Hot and cold food and drinks, 103, 110.

Hot-beds, 331.

House-cleaning, 353.

Housekeepers, difficulties peculiar to American women as, 30.
Preservation of good temper in, 148, 150.
Allowances to be made for, 150.
Necessity of a habit of system and order in, 157.
General principles for, 158.
Plans by, for saving time, 184.
_See_ American women.

Housekeeping, on a knowledge of, 134.
Dignity and difficulty of, 150, 157.
_See_ Labor.

House-plants, to repot, 333.
Care of, 341.

Houses, on the construction of, 258.
Regard to economy of labor in, 258;
to water, 259, 275;
to heating, 260;
to economy of health, 260;
to domestics, 261;
to good taste, 261.
Plans of, and of domestic conveniences, 261.
Shade-trees around, 275.
Back-door accommodations to, 276.

Hunger, 94, 132.
As a guide for taking food, 97.

Hunting, 244.

Hyacinths, 335.

I.

Illinois, female association in, for educating poor females, 59.
_See_ Alton.

Imagination, 199.
Works of, 249.
_See_ Novel reading.

Impostors, soliciting charity, 178.

Impurity of thought, 233.

Income, _see_ Expenses.

Indigestion, 101.
_See_ Health.

Infants, mortality among, 112, 114, 214.
Too cold, 113.
Plunging, in cold water, 113.
Registrations of, 113.
On giving, to the older children, 165.
Use of, to elicit charity, 179.
Importance of knowing how to take care of, 213.
Combe, Bell, and Eberle on, cited, 214.
Food for, 214, 216, 218.
Medicines for, 215, 216, 218, 219.
Pure air for, 217, 218.
Keeping warm, 217, 218.
Keeping their heads cool, 217.
Bathing, 217, 218.
Nostrums for, 219.
Unquiet, 219.
To creep, 219.
Standing, 219.
Crying, 219.
_See_ Children, _and_ Mortality.

Ingrafting, 344.

Ink-stains, 298.

Insects, on destroying, 323.
Preserving apple trees from, 350.

Institutions, _see_ Female seminaries, _and_ School.

Intelligence, dependence of democracy on, 36.

Intemperance, H. Martineau on, criticized, 30, _note_.
In eating, 94, 95.
In drinking, 106.
Female responsibility as to, 106.

Invitations, 353.

Ironing, articles to be provided for, 293.
Settee for, 293.
Boards for, 294.
Hints on, 295.

Iron-ware, 319.

J.

Jewish use of time, 18