, 166.
Time and money spent for, 175, 259.

Orphan Asylum at Albany, 222.

Ostrich feathers, washing, 299.

Outhouses, 276.

Over-government, 228, 229.
_See_ Children, _and_ Government.

P.

Packing, of trunks, 316.
Of furniture for moving, 316.

Pain, amusements causing, 244.

Paint-spots, 298.

Pantaloons, on mending, 330.

Parents, exercising of authority by, 226.
Should provide amusements, 250.
Joining in children's sports, 254.

Parlors, kitchens and, 163, 259.
Light work in, to save time, 184.
Inconsistently furnished, 189.
On the care of, 302.
On selecting furniture for, 302.
Sweeping, 305.
Screens in, 353.

Parties, invitations to, 353.

Passions, the, 170.
_See_ Temper.

Peach trees, 350.

Perennial plants, 339.

Peristaltic motion, 87, 96, 102.

Perspiration, 92, 93.
Demands supply of food, 96.
From exercise, healthful, 114.
During sleep, 126.
On inducing, 235, 236.

Physical education, _see_ Exercise, _and_ Health.

Physicians, obeying, 239.

Piano, playing on the, 252.

Pictures, 302, 304.

Pills, 236, 237, _note_.

Pitch, on removing, 297.

Plans, for apportioning time, 158, 160.
For duties, 162, 166, 167.
For saving time, 184.
For expenses, 186.
Of houses, 261.

Planting flower seeds, 332.

Plants, collecting, 253.
In rooms with stoves, 281.
Soil for, 331.
Propagation of, 341.
_See_ Flowers, _and_ Seeds.

Poisoning, 241.

Politeness, _see_ Courtesy, _and_ Manners.

Poor, Mosaic laws as to the, 182.
On work for the, 189, 190.
Liberal prices and prompt payment to the, 191.
_See_ Charity.

Pores, closing the, 119.
_See_ Skin.

Portico, latticed, 277.

Positions, effects of, 73, 80.

Potash-soap, 291.

Pot-plants, soil for, 331.

Pots, transplanting from, 333.

Powders, labelling, 239.

Precocity in children, 198.

Privies, 276.

Propagation of plants, 341.

Propensities, 170.

Property, Jews' use of, 182.
Unequal distribution of, 191.
On sharing, 191.
On using, properly, 193.

Pruning, 346.

Pumps, 275.

Punctuality, and want of it, 128.
In paying the poor, 191.

Purchases, on making, 193, 194.

Puritans, manners of the, 137.

Q.

Quality of food, 98.

Quantity of food, _see_ Food.

R.

Ranunculus, 335.

Rats, 323

Red ants, 323.

Registrations of births, 113.

Religion, perversion of, 198.

Religious excitement, 197.

Respect, Ameri