The household cyclopædia of practical receipts and daily wants. : Containing directions for household management. Receipts for domestic cookery. Sick rook cookery. The detection of adulterations in food. Practical family receipts. Domestic medicine and surgery. Clothing ; how to choose and care for. Forms of contracts, wills, and other legal papers. How to obtain patents and copyrights. The rules and principles of business. Tables of weights and measures. Useful social and scientific facts. Indoor and outdoor games and amusements. Domestic pets and their management in health and disease. Domestic pests and how to destroy them. The etiquette and manners of modern society. Ladies' ornamental work. The nursing of the sick. Counsel and information for mothers. The diseases of childhood, their prevention and treatment. Veterinary medicine, hygiene and diseases of domestic animals. Hints on correct speaking and writing. Something for everybody, &c., &c. With over one hundred illustrations. /