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Publish Date
1869
Publisher
J.B. Ford and Company,
H.A. Brown & Co.
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Subjects
Home economics, Housekeeping, Family, Social life and customs, Home, WomenShowing 5 featured editions. View all 5 editions?
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Table of Contents
Introduction
The Christian family
A Christian house
A healthful home
Scientific domestic ventilation
Stoves, furnaces, and chimneys
Home decoration
The care of health
Domestic exercise
Healthful food
Healthful drinks
Cleanliness
Clothing
Good cooking
Early rising
Domestic manners
Good temper in the housekeeper
Habits of system and order
Giving in charity
Economy of time and expenses
Health of mind
The care of infants
The management of young children
Domestic amusements and social duties
Care of the aged
The care of servants
Care of the sick
Accidents and antidotes
Sewing, cutting, and mending
Fires and lights
The care of rooms
The care of yards and gardens
The propagation of plants
The cultivation of fruit
The care of domestic animals
Earth-closets
Warming and ventilation
Care of the homeless, the helpless, and the vicious
The Christian neighborhood
Appeal to the American women
Glossary of words and references
Analytical index
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