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Puddings and pies, 74;
queen of all puddings, 75;
flour puddings, flour and fruit, rusk and milk, rusk, 75;
meat and rusk (one easily made), pan dowdy, corn-meal, pop-overs,
best apple-pie, rice pudding, 76;
bread and fruit pudding, boiled-fruit pudding, English curd pudding,
common apple-pie, plain custard, mush or hasty pudding, 77;
stale bread, rennet custard, bird’s nest pudding, minute pudding of
potato starch, tapioca pudding, cocoa-nut pudding, 78;
pumpkin-pie, ripe-fruit pies, mock cream, pudding of fruit and
bread-crumbs, bread and apple dumplings, Indian pudding without
eggs, boiled Indian and suet puddings, 79;
dessert of rice and fruit, rice and apple, rich flour pudding, 80;
apple-pie, 80;
spiced apple-tarts, baked Indian pudding, apple custard, macaroni
or vermicelli puddings, green-corn pudding, bread pudding for
invalids, 81;
a good pudding, loaf pudding, lemon pudding, green-corn patties,
cracker plum pudding, bread-and-butter pudding, 82;
sauces for puddings, 82;
paste for puddings and pies, 83.

Pumpkin and squash, how to cook, 62;
bread, 68;
pie, 79;
preserved, 94.

Puritans, descendants of the, 262.

Pyramid for a table, 99.

Quantity, measures of, 28.

Queen of all puddings, 75.

Quinces, to preserve, 91;
jelly, 91;
marmalade, 94.

Radiation of heat, 165.

Radishes, to prepare, 62.

Raisins, to purchase and keep, 107.

Ranges, cooking, 182, _et seq_.

Raspberries, how grown, 358.

Raspberry jam, 93;
whisk, 96;
vinegar, 101.

Rats and mice, to get rid of, 124.

Reading for the young, suitable, 446.

Reflection of heat, 165.

Relief, bestowing, 385.

Religion, power of, in the household, 280;
of servants, 438.

Religious training in the family, 414, _et seq._

Rennet, to prepare, 23;
custard, 78;
wine, 78;
whey, 102.

_Reserve power_ of the body, 162.

Rice, modes of using, 73;
as stew, 32;
with cold-meat hash, 39, 41;
for breakfast and supper, 70;
waffles, 73;
pudding, 76;
and fruit dessert, 80;
how to purchase and keep, 105;
plain boiled, 110.

Right use of time and property, 370, _et seq._

Roast oysters, 59.

Roast and baked meats—beef, to roast, in a cook-stove, pork, 46;
mutton, veal, poultry, pot-pie of beef, veal, or chicken, 47;
mutton and beef pie, chicken-pie, rice chicken-pie, potato-pie,
calf’s head, 48.

Rolls, of corn-meal, 69.

Rooms, the care of, 330.

Rose-bushes, budding, 355.

Roses and other plants, how to treat, 123.

Royal crumpets, 72.

Rules for setting a table, 337.

Rusk puddings, 75.

Rusk and milk, 75.

Rusk and meat puddings, 76.

Rust from knives, to keep, 122.

Rye, how purchased and kept, 105.

Rye and indian bread, 68.

Rye or corn meal for breakfast or supper, 70.

Sachem’s head corn-cake, 73.

Sago, how purchased and kept, 105.

Salad, chicken, 96;
a dressing for, 57.

Sally Lunn, improved, 72.

Salsify, or oyster-plant, 61.

Salt, to purchase and keep, 106.

Salt, to meats, 22; to beef, 23;
to fish, 23;
for animals, 307.

Salt herrings, 51.

Salted provisions must be watched, 108.

Sal volatile, how preserved, 108.

Sassafras jelly, 102.

Sauces—milk and egg, drawn butter, mint, cranberry, apple, walnut or
butternut catsup, 56;
mock capers, salad dressing, 57;
tomato catsup, 57;
for puddings, liquid, 82;
hard, a healthful, an excellent, 83.

Sausages, to prepare cases, 26;
meat, 26;
bologna, 26.

Scalloped oysters, 58.

Scallops, to cook, 59.

Science and training needful to women, 127.

Scissors, lessons in use of, 362.

Scorched articles, how to whiten, 119.

Screws, movable, 136.

Scrofula, produced by foul air, 158.

Sea-sickness aggravated by bad air, 159.

Seasoning, difficulty of directing as to, 28.

Secreting organs, the, 238.

Selection of meats, poultry, and fish, 18-22.

Servants, training and government of, 130;
the care of, 424, _et seq._

Sewing, hints on, 361;
in public schools, 362.

Sewing-machines, 364.

Sheep, care of, 310.

Shelter for animals, 306.

Sick, drinks and articles for the, 100;
care of, 313, _et seq._

Silk, directions for ironing, 119;
to renovate black, 123.

Silk kerchiefs and ribbons, to clean 121;
silk hose and gloves, to clean, 121.

Silver, to clean, 123.

Simple drinks, 101.

Sirup for sweetmeats, 91.

Sisters of Charity, 322.

Skin, the human, 235;
functions of, 154;
laws of health for, 456.

Sleeping-rooms, ventilation in, 177.

Smoke hams, how to, 26.

Smoked tongues, to boil, 44.

Smoky chimneys, cause and remedy, 190.

Snow, a dish of, 99.

Snow for eggs, 123.

Soap, to purchase and keep, 107;
to make soft soap, 116.

Social duties and amusements, 440, _et seq._

Soda, to purchase and keep, 107.

Soda biscuits, 69.

Soft soap, to make, 116.

Soil for pot-plants, to prepare, 349.

Soups—general directions for making, 35;
potato, green corn, 36;
plain beef, rich beef, green pea, dried bean or pea, clam,
37;
mutton, French vegetable, plain calf’s head, 38.

Souse, 42.

Soy, a fashionable sauce, 110.

Spanish olla podrida, recipe for, 32.

Spencer (Herbert), on treatment of offspring, 390.

Spermaceti, to remove spots of, 121.

Spiced apple-tarts, 81.

Spices, how purchased and kept, 107.

Spine, the human, 244.

Split-grafting, 355.

Sponge-cake, rich, 87;
plain, 88.

Sprains, remedies for, 366.

Sprinkling, folding, and ironing, 118.

Squash and pumpkin, how to cook, 62;
pie, 79.

Stains and grease, mixtures for removing, 119, 120.

Stale-bread pudding, 78.

Starch, to purchase and keep, 107;
to prepare, 116.

Starching muslins and laces, 117.

Steam-coils for warming dwellings, 180.

Steam-doctors, 240.

Stew or soup kettle, 28.

Stewed oysters, 58.

Stews, general directions for, 29;
varieties of, 30.

Stimulants unnecessary, 225.

Stimulating food, 221.

Stock for soap, 36.

Store-room, cool and dry place indispensable, 104;
plan for a, 141;
the care of, 348.

Stores, providing and care of family, 103.

Stoves and grates, 324.

Stoves are economical, 177;
for cooking, 182;
durability of the cottage-stove, 187.

Stowe’s, Mrs., “House and Home Papers,” 155, 425.

Strawberries, to preserve, 93;
the proper soil for, 358.

Strawberry-ice, 96;
whisk, 96;
vinegar, 101.

Straw-matting for chambers, 332.

Strong-flavored meats, 110.

Strychnine, antidote for, 369.

Succotash, how to cook, 61.

Suffocation through defective flues, 191.

Sugar an unwholesome diet, 74.

Sugars, how purchased and kept, 105.

Suitable meats and vegetables, 110.

Supper-dishes, 70-73.

Sweet herbs, how preserved, 107.

Sweet potatoes, to cook, 61.

Sweet-breads, calf’s, 44;
broiled, 50.

Swine, care of, 310.

System and order, habits of, 281, _et seq._

Table furniture, 336.

Table manners, 268.

Tables, art of setting, 109, 336;
rules for setting, 337;
for dinners, 337;
waiting on, 338.

Tapioca, how purchased and kept, 105;
as a pudding, 78.

Tar, to remove spots of, 120.

Taylor’s, Dr. George, movement cure, 207.

Tea, to make, 100;
cream for, 101;
the purchase of, 107;
for children, 230;
as a beverage, 231.

Teeth, laws of health for the, 457.

Temper, preservation of good, 274, _et seq._

Theatres, regarding, 443.

Thinning fruit on trees, 356.

Third bread, 68.

Tight-lacing, the evils of, 247, _et seq._

Time and property, right use of, 370, _et seq._

Time, on apportioning, 375;
on saving, 376;
devoted by Jews to religion, 377.

Tin ware for kitchen, 346.

Toast and cider, 101.

Tobacco, the use of, 233.

Tomatoes, with meat-hash, 40;
pickled, 52;
excellent way of preparing, 54;
to cook, 62;
sirup, 102.

Tongues, to boil smoked, 44.

Tortures inflicted by fashion, 249.

Tough beef, how to boil, 43.

Training necessary for women, 127.

Transplanting, directions for, 351;
for trees, 352.

Trials of a housekeeper, 275, _et seq._

Tripe, 42.

Turkeys, to boil, 45;
salad, 57.

Turkish stew, or pilaff, 32.

Turpentine, to remove spots of, 120.

Typhoid fever and the microscope, 161.

Tyranny of servants, 435.

Unbolted flour to be kept in kegs, 105.

Variety at meals, 219.

Variety of food necessary, 104.

Varnished articles, to remove stains on, 121.

Veal, season for use, 20;
divisions of, 20;
selection of, 20;
hash, 40;
boiled, 44;
roast, 47;
pot-pie of, 47;
broiled, 50;
veal cheese, 51;
broiled with eggs, 111.

Vegetable food, 217.

Vegetables—potatoes, 60;
sweet potatoes, green corn, succotash, salsify, or oyster plant,
egg plant, carrots, beets, 61;
parsnips, pumpkins, and squash, celery, radishes, onions, tomatoes,
cucumbers, cabbage, and cauliflower, 62;
asparagus, macaroni, 63.

Vegetables should not be boiled in soup, 35.

Velvet, directions for ironing, 119.

Venison or mutton hash, 41.

Ventilation, importance of, 150, _et seq._

Vermicelli pudding, 81;
the purchase of, 105.

Vermin in animals, 307.

Waffles of unbolted flour, 72;
of rice, 73.

Waiting at table, 338.

Wall-paper, to cleanse, 123.

Walnut catsup, 56.

Walnuts, pickled, 53.

Ward cases, 196.

Warmed-over meats made into hash, 41.

Warming a home, 164.

Warm plates, 110.

Washing dishes, 344;
rules for, 345.

Washing, ironing, and cleansing, necessaries for, 112;
common mode of washing, 113;
flannels, bedding, calicoes, 114;
use of bran water, 114;
use of potato-water, 115;
to cleanse broadcloth, 115.

Wash-leather articles, to clean, 121.

Water-cure, the, 240.

Water-gruel, 102.

Water-melon rinds, to preserve, 94.

Wax, to remove spots of, 121.

Weekly apportionment of work, 287.

Well, to purify a, 123.

Wheat muffins, 72.

Whiten articles, to, 119.

White tea, and boys’ coffee, 101.

Whip-grafting, 355.

Whip syllabub, 97.

Wine jelly, 96.

Wine whey, 101.

Women, courtesy to, 264.

Wood, a cord and a load of, 324.

Wooden ware for kitchen, 347.

Wood-work of a house, 148.

Yeast, brewers’ or distillers', the best, hop and potato yeast,
hard yeast, 66.

Young children, management of, in the Orphan Asylum at Albany, 401;
effects of eating too often, 402;
the intellectual training of, 402;
habits of submission, 403;
self-denial, 404;
sensitiveness, 405;
unsteadiness in, and over-government, 406;
multiplication of rules, 407;
govern by rewards, avoid angry tones, 408;
moral habits, 410;
cultivation of habits of modesty, 411;
treatment of forbidden topics, 411;
purity of thought, 412;
warning to parents, 413.

Young girl, dressing properly a, 251.

Zymotic diseases, 161.

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HILDRETH’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. FIRST SERIES: From the First Settlement of the Country to the Adoption of the Federal Constitution. SECOND SERIES: From the Adoption of the Federal Constitution to the End of the Sixteenth Congress. 6 vols., 8vo, Cloth, $18 00.

HUME’S HISTORY OF ENGLAND. History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the Abdication of James II., 1688. By DAVID HUME. A new Edition, with the Author’s last Corrections and Improvements. To which is Prefixed a short Account of his Life, written by Himself. With a Portrait of the Author. 6 vols., 12mo, Cloth, $9 00.

JAY’S WORKS. Complete Works of Rev. William Jay: comprising his Sermons, Family Discourses, Morning and Evening Exercises for every Day in the Year, Family Prayers, &c. Author’s enlarged Edition, revised. 3 vols., 8vo, Cloth, $6 00.

JEFFERSON’S DOMESTIC LIFE. The Domestic Life of Thomas Jefferson: compiled from Family Letters and Reminiscences by his Great-Granddaughter, SARAH N. RANDOLPH. With Illustrations. Crown 8vo, Illuminated Cloth, Beveled Edges, $2 50.

JOHNSON’S COMPLETE WORKS. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. With an Essay on his Life and Genius, by ARTHUR MURPHY, Esq. Portrait of Johnson. 2 vols., 8vo, Cloth, $4 00.

KINGLAKE’S CRIMEAN WAR. The Invasion of the Crimea, and an Account of its Progress down to the Death of Lord Raglan. By ALEXANDER WILLIAM KINGLAKE. With Maps and Plans. Two Vols. ready. 12mo, Cloth, $2 00 per vol.

KINGSLEY’S WEST INDIES. At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies. By CHARLES KINGSLEY. Illustrated. 12mo, Cloth, $1 50.

KRUMMACHER’S DAVID, KING OF ISRAEL. David, the King of Israel: a Portrait drawn from Bible History and the Book of Psalms. By FREDERICK WILLIAM KRUMMACHER, D.D., Author of “Elijah the Tishbite,” &c. Translated under the express Sanction of the Author by the Rev. M. G. EASTON, M.A. With a Letter from Dr. Krummacher to his American Readers, and a Portrait. 12mo, Cloth, $1 75.

LAMB’S COMPLETE WORKS. The Works of Charles Lamb. Comprising his Letters, Poems, Essays of Elia, Essays upon Shakspeare, Hogarth, &c., and a Sketch of his Life, with the Final Memorials, by T. NOON TALFOURD. Portrait. 2 vols., 12mo, Cloth, $3 00.

LIVINGSTONE’S SOUTH AFRICA. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa; including a Sketch of Sixteen Years’ Residence in the Interior of Africa, and a Journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loando on the West Coast; thence across the Continent, down the River Zambesi, to the Eastern Ocean. By DAVID LIVINGSTONE, LL.D., D.C.L. With Portrait, Maps by Arrowsmith, and numerous Illustrations. 8vo, Cloth, $4 50.

LIVINGSTONES’ ZAMBESI. Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries, and of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa. 1858-1864. By DAVID and CHARLES LIVINGSTONE. With Map and Illustrations. 8vo, Cloth, $5 00.

M’CLINTOCK & STRONG’S CYCLOPÆDIA. Cyclopædia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. Prepared by the Rev. JOHN M’CLINTOCK, D.D., and JAMES STRONG, S.T.D. _4 vols. now ready._ Royal 8vo. Price per vol., Cloth, $5 00; Sheep, $6 00; Half Morocco, $8 00.

MARCY’S ARMY LIFE ON THE BORDER. Thirty Years of Army Life on the Border. Comprising Descriptions of the Indian Nomads of the Plains; Explorations of New Territory; a Trip across the Rocky Mountains in the Winter; Descriptions of the Habits of Different Animals found in the West, and the Methods of Hunting them; with Incidents in the Life of Different Frontier Men, &c., &c. By Brevet Brigadier-General R. B. MARCY, U.S.A., Author of “The Prairie Traveller.” With numerous Illustrations. 8vo, Cloth, Beveled Edges, $3 00.

MACAULAY’S HISTORY OF ENGLAND. The History of England from the Accession of James II. By THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY. With an Original Portrait of the Author. 5 vols., 8vo, Cloth, $10 00; 12mo, Cloth, $7 50.

MOSHEIM’S ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY, Ancient and Modern; in which the Rise, Progress, and Variation of Church Power are considered in their Connection with the State of Learning and Philosophy, and the Political History of Europe during that Period. Translated, with Notes, &c., by A. MACLAINE, D.D. A new Edition, continued to 1826, by C. COOTE, LL.D. 2 vols., 8vo, Cloth, $4 00.

NEVIUS’S CHINA. China and the Chinese: a General Description of the Country and its Inhabitants; its Civilization and Form of Government; its Religious and Social Institutions; its Intercourse with other Nations; and its Present Condition and Prospects. By the Rev. JOHN L. NEVIUS, Ten Years a Missionary in China. With a Map and Illustrations. 12mo, Cloth, $1 75.

THE DESERT OF THE EXODUS. Journeys on Foot in the Wilderness of the Forty Years’ Wanderings; undertaken in connection with the Ordnance Survey of Sinai and the Palestine Exploration Fund. By E. H. PALMER, M.A., Lord Almoner’s Professor of Arabic, and Fellow of St. John’s College, Cambridge. With Maps and numerous Illustrations from Photographs and Drawings taken on the spot by the Sinai Survey Expedition and C. F. Tyrwhitt Drake. Crown 8vo, Cloth, $3 00.

OLIPHANT’S CHINA AND JAPAN. Narrative of the Earl of Elgin’s Mission to China and Japan, in the Years 1857, '58, '59. By LAURENCE OLIPHANT, Private Secretary to Lord Elgin. Illustrations. 8vo, Cloth, $3 50.

OLIPHANT’S (MRS.) LIFE OF EDWARD IRVING. The Life of Edward Irving, Minister of the National Scotch Church, London. Illustrated by his Journals and Correspondence. By Mrs. OLIPHANT. Portrait. 8vo, Cloth, $3 50.

RAWLINSON’S MANUAL OF ANCIENT HISTORY. A Manual of Ancient History, from the Earliest Times to the Fall of the Western Empire. Comprising the History of Chaldæa, Assyria, Media, Babylonia, Lydia, Phœnicia, Syria, Judæa, Egypt, Carthage, Persia, Greece, Macedonia, Parthia, and Rome. By GEORGE RAWLINSON, M.A., Camden Professor of Ancient History in the University of Oxford. 12mo, Cloth, $2 50.

RECLUS’S THE EARTH. The Earth: a Descriptive History of the Phenomena and Life of the Globe. By ELISÉE RECLUS. Translated by the late B. B. Woodward, and Edited by Henry Woodward. With 234 Maps and Illustrations, and 23 Page Maps printed in Colors. 8vo, Cloth, $5 00.

POETS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. The Poets of the Nineteenth Century. Selected and Edited by the Rev. ROBERT ARIS WILLMOTT. With English and American Additions, arranged by EVERT A. DUYCKINCK, Editor of “Cyclopædia of American Literature.” Comprising Selections from the Greatest Authors of the Age. Superbly Illustrated with 141 Engravings from Designs by the most Eminent Artists. In elegant small 4to form, printed on Superfine Tinted Paper, richly bound in extra Cloth, Beveled, Gilt Edges, $5 00; Half Calf, $5 50; Full Turkey Morocco, $9 00.

SHAKSPEARE. The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Dr. JOHNSON, G. STEEVENS, and others. Revised by ISAAC REED. Engravings. 6 vols., Royal 12mo, Cloth, $9 00. SMILES’S LIFE OF THE STEPHENSONS. The Life of George Stephenson, and of his Son, Robert Stephenson; comprising, also, a History of the Invention and Introduction of the Railway Locomotive. By SAMUEL SMILES, Author of “Self-Help,” &c. With Steel Portraits and numerous Illustrations. 8vo, Cloth, $3 00.

SMILES’S HISTORY OF THE HUGUENOTS. The Huguenots: their Settlements, Churches, and Industries in England and Ireland. By SAMUEL SMILES. With an Appendix relating to the Huguenots in America. Crown 8vo, Cloth, $1 75.

SPEKE’S AFRICA. Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile. By Captain JOHN HANNING SPEKE, Captain H. M. Indian Army, Fellow and Gold Medalist of the Royal Geographical Society, Hon. Corresponding Member and Gold Medalist of the French Geographical Society, &c. With Maps and Portraits and numerous Illustrations, chiefly from Drawings by Captain GRANT. 8vo, Cloth, uniform with Livingstone, Barth, Burton, &c., $4 00.

STRICKLAND’S (MISS) QUEENS OF SCOTLAND. Lives of the Queens of Scotland and English Princesses connected with the Regal Succession of Great Britain. By AGNES STRICKLAND. 8 vols., 12mo, Cloth, $12 00.

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Gibbon. Engravings. 12mo, Cloth, $2 00.
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Hume. Engravings. 12mo, Cloth, $2 00.
Rome. By Liddell. Engravings. 12mo, Cloth, $2 00.
Old Testament History. Engravings. 12mo, Cloth, $2 00.
New Testament History. Engravings. 12mo, Cloth, $2 00.
Strickland’s Queens of England. Abridged. Engravings. 12mo, Cloth, $2 00.
Ancient History of the East. 12mo, Cloth, $2 00.
Hallam’s Middle Ages. 12mo, Cloth, $2 00.
Lyell’s Elements of Geology. 12mo, Cloth, $2 00.

TENNYSON’S COMPLETE POEMS. The Complete Poems of Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate. With numerous Illustrations by Eminent Artists, and Three Characteristic Portraits. 8vo, Paper, 75 cents; Cloth, $1 25.

THOMSON’S LAND AND THE BOOK. The Land and the Book; or, Biblical Illustrations drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and the Scenery of the Holy Land. By W. M. THOMSON, D.D., Twenty-five Years a Missionary of the A.B.C.F.M. in Syria and Palestine. With two elaborate Maps of Palestine, an accurate Plan of Jerusalem, and several hundred Engravings, representing the Scenery, Topography, and Productions of the Holy Land, and the Costumes, Manners, and Habits of the People. 2 large 12mo vols., Cloth, $5 00.

TYERMAN’S WESLEY. The Life and Times of the Rev. John Wesley, M.A., Founder of the Methodists. By the Rev. LUKE TYERMAN, Author of “The Life of Rev. Samuel Wesley.” Portraits. 3 vols., Crown 8vo, Cloth, $7 50.

VÁMBÉRY’S CENTRAL ASIA. Travels in Central Asia. Being the Account of a Journey from Teheran across the Turkoman Desert, on the Eastern Shore of the Caspian, to Khiva, Bokhara, and Samarcand, performed in the Year 1863. By ARMINIUS VÁMBÉRY, Member of the Hungarian Academy of Pesth, by whom he was sent on this Scientific Mission. With Map and Woodcuts. 8vo, Cloth, $4 50.

WOOD’S HOMES WITHOUT HANDS. Homes Without Hands: being a Description of the Habitations of Animals, classed according to their Principle of Construction. By J. G. WOOD, M.A., F.L.S. With about 140 Illustrations. 8vo, Cloth, Beveled Edges, $4 50.

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Transcriber's Notes

Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Variations in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.

Italics are represented thus _italic_ and bold thus =bold=.