American women, peculiar responsibilities of, 25. Rights and privileges of, 27. Their distinct line of duty, 28, 32, 33. Influence of, on America, 32, 33. Their equality, 33. Fancied wrongs of, 33. Part to be acted by, 36. Influence of, in the world, 37, 38. Difficulties peculiar to, 38; as housekeepers, 39, 151, 204; from delicacy of constitution, 41, 45, 47, 128. Few perfectly healthy, 43. Causes of unhealthy, 43, 128; mental excitement, 43; their sense of their responsibilities, 44; too little outdoor exercise, 44. Bad early training of, 45. Exposures of, in newly-settled countries, 46. De Tocqueville describes, in the West, 46. In the East and in the West, compared, 47. Should oppose the feeling that labor is degrading, 61. Precedence given to, by the other sex, 141. Housekeeping by, 151. Time and money spent by, for the ornamental, 175. _See_ Daughters, Females, Mothers, _and_ Women. Amusements, 244, 250. Anemone, 335. Anger, on silence in, 152. _See_ Temper, _and_ Tones. Animal food, 99, 100. For young children, 220. Nourishment of, 221. _See_ Food. Animals, cruelty to, in sport, 244, 246. Annual flowers, 337. Anthracite coal, 281. Ants, red and black, 323. Anxiety, a countenance of, 149. Appetites, gratification of the, 159, 171, 172. Rule as to, 184. Apple trees, preserving from insects, 350. Apportionment of time, 157, 160, 181. By regular division of work, 162. Jewish, 181. Aristocracy, English, 27, 123. The prejudice of, as to labor, 61, 123. Distinguishing mark of, 123. On aping the, 124. Courtesy of, limited, 139. Manners of democracy and, 146. On economy among the, 194. Domestics of, 205. Arm, muscles of the, 74, 75. Arsenic, poisoning from, 242. Arteries, tying up, 240. Associated charities, 178. Association, in Illinois, for educating poor females, 59. For education at large, 203. Astral lamps, 282. B. Back-door accommodations, 276. Baglivi, on health during Lent, 100. Balls, 247, 248. Bargains, on making, 190, 194. Baskets, 321. For centre tables, 354. Bath, on using the, 120. Bathing infants, 217. _See_ Washing. Bathing-rooms, 276. Beating down prices, 190, 194. Beaumont, Dr., experiments by, on the digestibility of food, 104, _note_. Beauty, effect of exercise on, 132. Bed-bugs, 323. Bedrooms, care of, 311. Beds and bedding, 114, 313, 329. Washing, 287. On making, 314. Beef's-gall, uses of, 286, 289. To prepare, 292. Bell, Sir Charles, on nerves, 129. Benevolence, happiness of, 131. _See_ Charity. Bile, 89. Bituminous coal, 281. Black ants, 323. Black tea, 110. Bleeding at the lungs, 243. Blindness, guarding against, 217, 283. Blisters, on dressing, 238.