Blood, details as to the circulation of the, 83. Effect of daylight on the, 124; of exercise, 132. Crowded to the brain, when one is excited, 195. When a cause of mental disease, 196. Stopping, 240, 243. When dancing, 246. _See_ Circulation. Blood-vessels, 81. Blows on the head, 241. Boarding-houses, plan as to expenses of, 186. Boarding schools, curvature of the spine common at, 41. _See_ Female seminaries. Boards for ironing, 294. Body, change and renovation of the, 91. Connection of mind and, 195. _See_ Mind. Boldness in domestics, 209. Bones, described, 69. Books, on teaching domestic economy from, 65. Bosom-boards, 294. Boston, scientific and literary advantages in, 147. Bowels, 235, 237, _note_. Boys, small, made useful, 164. Domestic arts taught to, 164. _See_ Children. Brain, excitement of the, 195. Over-action of the, 197. Breakfast, 103. On late, 127. On the care of, and of dining-rooms, 306. Broadcloths, cleansing, 289. Broken limbs, 240. Brown linens, washing, 288. Bruises, 240. Budding, hints on, 342. Bulbs, 335. Bulwer's novels, 234. Burne, Dr., cited, 235. Burns, treatment of, 241. Buttonholes, 324. Byron, Lord, 200, 201. C. Cakes, keeping till meal time, 223. Calicoes, washing, 286, 287. Ironing, 295. Calisthenics, 56, 247. Candles, 281. To make, 283. Caps for infants, 217. Carpets, hints as to, 302. Carving, 310. Castle building, 199. Cathartics, 235, 237. Catholics, health of, during Lent, 100. Cellars, vegetables in dark, 124. On the care of, 322. Chambers, care of, 311. Couches for, 312. Furniture for, 313. Character, attention to, at school, 58. Dependence of happiness on, 169. Self-denying benevolence of Christ's, 169. Charcoal, 242, 281. Charity, 131. On giving in, 158. Difficulty respecting, 167. General principles respecting, 168. Objects for receiving, 176. For souls of men, 177. By furnishing the poor with means of earning support, 178. Associations for, 178. Indiscriminate bestowal of, 178. Benefit of tracts in distributing, 179. On judging of other people's, 180. Union of, with social enjoyments, 184. Cheap articles, hints on, 190, 194. Children, washing, 121, 122. Living in the dark, 124. Early retiring and rising of, 126. Cultivation of good manners in, 141, 142. Too great familiarity with, 143, 226. Should acknowledge acts of kindness, 143; ask leave to use others' articles, 143; avoid wounding others' feelings, 143. To be taught to keep silence, 145, 230. Do not surround with too many rules, 145. On making allowances for, 154. Waiting on, 163. On making useful, 163, 252. On paying, for services, 164, 230. On giving younger, to older, 165. Precocity in, 198. Eating too often, 223. To be guarded as to honesty, deceit, and running in debt, 232. Sharing fruits and flowers, 251. _See_ Boys, Female, Girls, _and_ Young children. Chimneys, smoky, 352.