" 5. Corpses. — These should be thoroughly washed with a zinc solution of double strength ; should then be wrapped in a sheet, wet with the zinc solution, and buried at once. Metallic, metal-lined or air-tight cofSns should be used when pos- sible, certainly when the body is to be transported for any considerable distance." CHAPTER XXIII. CONTRIBUTIONS FBOM FRIENDS ON HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY. I. VALUE OF CONDENSED INFORMATION. II. ORIGIN OF OUR HOUSEHOLD RECIPES. III. ECONOMY IN THE KITCHEN— WASHING DISHES. IV. THE DAMPER IN THE STOVE. V. REGULATING COAL FIRES. VI. THE USE OF WASTE PAPER. VII. CLEANING SOILED MARBLE, ETC. VIII, VERMIN- OUS INSECTS. IX. CLOTH AND FUR MOTHS. X. BOOK-DESTROYING INSECTS. XL KEROSENE. XII. THE LAUNDRY— SOME HELPS IN WASHING. XIU. STjVRCHING AND IRONING. — ^XIV. BLEACH- ING LINENS, ETC. XV. HOME-MADE SOAP AND CANDLES. XVI. TO CLEAN SILVER. XVII. SWEEPING. XVIII. PAPERING, KALSOMINING AND PAINTING. XIX. KjULSOMINING. XX. PAINTING. XXI. SPRING HOUSE -CLEjVNING. XXII. HOUSEHOLD HINTS XXIII. TOILET RECI- PES. XXIV. HOMEMADE WINES. XXV. HOME-MADE INKS. XXVI. RECIPES FOR GLUE. XXVII. THE DYER'S ART. XXVIII. COLORING DRESS AND OTHER FABRICS. XXIX. COLORING YELLOW, BLUE AND GREEN. XXX. SCARLET AND PINK. XXXI. COLORING BLACK, BROWN AND SLATE. XXXII. WALNUT COLORING— BLACK WALNUT. XXXIU. COLORING CARPET RAGS. I. Value of Condensed Information, IJ^ECIPES, to be of use, should be suited to the needs of those for whom they are «|^5^ intended. Elaborate preparations that can only be made by a chemist, or by /(yf^ ^jjg aid of scientific appliances beyond the reach of the masses, would be out of J'i place in a book of the practical nature of this work. Tables of useful facts are also of great value in every department of life, for the reason that they present at a glance necessary information that could not be otherwise given except by many pages of print. They are simj^le and valuable to have at hand when needed. Every person outside of cities and villages is interested, for instance, in knowing the number of plants that may be contained on a given piece of ground ; the quantity of seeds required per acre or per rod ; weights per bushel of various grains, and the number of seeds in an ounce or pound ; how to judge of the quality of land by its vegetation, and scores of other things of like kind. These we have grouped together in this volume so as to be easily examined, and so classified that no time need be sjoent in hunting for them. II. Origin of Our Household Recipes. In the course of the author's experience as agricultural editor and writer, many valuable, because simple, recipes relating to household art have come into his posses- sion, partly through correspondence with the best housekeepers and partly through communications to the journals with which he has been connected. The best of this collection have been selected for reproduction in this work. The household depart- ments have been prepared with the aid of a lady of long experience as a housekeeper, and well known for her patience and deft skill in nursing the sick. [393] CONTRIBUTIONS FROM FRIENDS ON HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY. 293 III. Economy in the Kitchen— Washing Dishes.

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" 5. Corpses. — These should be thoroughly washed with a zinc solution of double strength ; should then be wrapped in a sheet, wet with the zinc solution, and buried at once. Metallic, metal-lined or air-tight coffins should be used when possible, certainly when the body is to be transported for any considerable distance." CHAPTER XXIII. I. VALUE OF CONDENSED INFORMATION. II. ORIGIN OF OUR HOUSEHOLD RECIPES. III. ECONOMY IN THE KITCHEN— WASHING DISHES. IV. THE DAMPER IN THE STOVE. V. REGULATING COAL FIRES. VI. THE USE OF WASTE PAPER. VII. CLEANING SOILED MARBLE, ETC. VIII, VERMIN- OUS INSECTS. IX. CLOTH AND FUR MOTHS. X. BOOK-DESTROYING INSECTS. XL KEROSENE. XII. THE LAUNDRY— SOME HELPS IN WASHING. XIU. STARCHING AND IRONING. — ^XIV. BLEACH- ING LINENS, ETC. XV. HOME-MADE SOAP AND CANDLES. XVI. TO CLEAN SILVER. XVII. SWEEPING. XVIII. PAPERING, KALSOMINING AND PAINTING. XIX. KALSOMINING. XX. PAINTING. XXI. SPRING HOUSE -CLEANING. XXII. HOUSEHOLD HINTS XXIII. TOILET RECI- PES. XXIV. HOMEMADE WINES. XXV. HOME-MADE INKS. XXVI. RECIPES FOR GLUE. XXVII. THE DYER'S ART. XXVIII. COLORING DRESS AND OTHER FABRICS. XXIX. COLORING YELLOW, BLUE AND GREEN. XXX. SCARLET AND PINK. XXXI. COLORING BLACK, BROWN AND SLATE. XXXII. WALNUT COLORING— BLACK WALNUT. XXXIII. COLORING CARPET RAGS. I. Value of Condensed Information, IJ^ECIPES, to be of use, should be suited to the needs of those for whom they are «|^5^ intended. Elaborate preparations that can only be made by a chemist, or by /(yf^ ^jjg aid of scientific appliances beyond the reach of the masses, would be out of J'i place in a book of the practical nature of this work. Tables of useful facts are also of great value in every department of life, for the reason that they present at a glance necessary information that could not be otherwise given except by many pages of print. They are simj^le and valuable to have at hand when needed. Every person outside of cities and villages is interested, for instance, in knowing the number of plants that may be contained on a given piece of ground ; the quantity of seeds required per acre or per rod ; weights per bushel of various grains, and the number of seeds in an ounce or pound ; how to judge of the quality of land by its vegetation, and scores of other things of like kind. These we have grouped together in this volume so as to be easily examined, and so classified that no time need be spent in hunting for them. II. Origin of Our Household Recipes. In the course of the author's experience as agricultural editor and writer, many valuable, because simple, recipes relating to household art have come into his possession, partly through correspondence with the best housekeepers and partly through communications to the journals with which he has been connected. The best of this collection have been selected for reproduction in this work. The household departments have been prepared with the aid of a lady of long experience as a housekeeper, and well known for her patience and deft skill in nursing the sick. [393] III. Economy in the Kitchen— Washing Dishes.

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