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A Treatise on Domestic Economy; For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at SchoolBeecher, Catharine Esther

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A Treatise on Domestic Economy; For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School

Name: A Treatise on Domestic Economy; For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School
Author: Beecher, Catharine Esther

Beecher, Catharine Esther

Home economics

Health, delicacy and infrequency of, in American women, 41, 45.
  Effect of mental excitement on 43;
    of a high sense of responsibility, &c., 44;
    of want of outdoor exercise, 44;
    of bad early training, 45;
    of exposures in newly-settled countries, 46.
  On preparation for a _rational_ care of, in a family, 68, 69.
  Connection of exercise and, 73, 76, 78, 97, 133;
    of the quantity of food and, 94, 95, 100;
    of the quality, 98.
  Of Catholics during Lent, 100.
  Not from dirt, 118.
  Effect of early rising on, 125.
  On the duty of sacrificing, 159.
  Causes which injure the mind's, 196.
  Amusements and, 245.
  Laughter and, 253.
  Regard to, in constructing houses, 260.
  Ventilation and, 311.
  Connection of, with cellars, 322.
  _See_ Air, Exercise, _and_ Sickness.

Hearths, 305.

Hearts, different, 84.
  Cause of their throbbing, 90.

Heat of the body, regulated by the skin, 92.

Heating houses, 260.

Help, _see_ Domestics.

Helping at table, 310.

Herbaceous roots, 339.

Horse-racing, 245, 246.

Horses, care of, 351.

Hose, on washing, 286, 289.

Hospitality, on manifesting, 144.
  To strangers, 257.

Hot and cold food and drinks, 103, 110.

Hot-beds, 331.

House-cleaning, 353.

Housekeepers, difficulties peculiar to American women as, 30.
  Preservation of good temper in, 148, 150.
  Allowances to be made for, 150.
  Necessity of a habit of system and order in, 157.
  General principles for, 158.
  Plans by, for saving time, 184.
  _See_ American women.

Housekeeping, on a knowledge of, 134.
  Dignity and difficulty of, 150, 157.
  _See_ Labor.

House-plants, to repot, 333.
  Care of, 341.

Houses, on the construction of, 258.
  Regard to economy of labor in, 258;
    to water, 259, 275;
    to heating, 260;
    to economy of health, 260;
    to domestics, 261;
    to good taste, 261.
  Plans of, and of domestic conveniences, 261.
  Shade-trees around, 275.
  Back-door accommodations to, 276.

Hunger, 94, 132.
  As a guide for taking food, 97.

Hunting, 244.

Hyacinths, 335.


I.

Illinois, female association in, for educating poor females, 59.
  _See_ Alton.

Imagination, 199.
  Works of, 249.
  _See_ Novel reading.

Impostors, soliciting charity, 178.

Impurity of thought, 233.

Income, _see_ Expenses.

Indigestion, 101.
  _See_ Health.

Infants, mortality among, 112, 114, 214.
  Too cold, 113.
  Plunging, in cold water, 113.
  Registrations of, 113.
  On giving, to the older children, 165.
  Use of, to elicit charity, 179.
  Importance of knowing how to take care of, 213.
  Combe, Bell, and Eberle on, cited, 214.
  Food for, 214, 216, 218.
  Medicines for, 215, 216, 218, 219.
  Pure air for, 217, 218.
  Keeping warm, 217, 218.
  Keeping their heads cool, 217.
  Bathing, 217, 218.
  Nostrums for, 219.
  Unquiet, 219.
  To creep, 219.
  Standing, 219.
  Crying, 219.
  _See_ Children, _and_ Mortality.

Ingrafting, 344.

Ink-stains, 298.

Insects, on destroying, 323.
  Preserving apple trees from, 350.

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A Treatise on Domestic Economy; For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at SchoolBeecher, Catharine Esther

General

A Treatise on Domestic Economy; For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School

Beecher, Catharine Esther

Home economics

Health, delicacy and infrequency of, in American women, 41, 45.
  Effect of mental excitement on 43;
    of a high sense of responsibility, &c., 44;
    of want of outdoor exercise, 44;
    of bad early training, 45;
    of exposures in newly-settled countries, 46.
  On preparation for a _rational_ care of, in a family, 68, 69.
  Connection of exercise and, 73, 76, 78, 97, 133;
    of the quantity of food and, 94, 95, 100;
    of the quality, 98.
  Of Catholics during Lent, 100.
  Not from dirt, 118.
  Effect of early rising on, 125.
  On the duty of sacrificing, 159.
  Causes which injure the mind's, 196.
  Amusements and, 245.
  Laughter and, 253.
  Regard to, in constructing houses, 260.
  Ventilation and, 311.
  Connection of, with cellars, 322.
  _See_ Air, Exercise, _and_ Sickness.

Hearths, 305.

Hearts, different, 84.
  Cause of their throbbing, 90.

Heat of the body, regulated by the skin, 92.

Heating houses, 260.

Help, _see_ Domestics.

Helping at table, 310.

Herbaceous roots, 339.

Horse-racing, 245, 246.

Horses, care of, 351.

Hose, on washing, 286, 289.

Hospitality, on manifesting, 144.
  To strangers, 257.

Hot and cold food and drinks, 103, 110.

Hot-beds, 331.

House-cleaning, 353.

Housekeepers, difficulties peculiar to American women as, 30.
  Preservation of good temper in, 148, 150.
  Allowances to be made for, 150.
  Necessity of a habit of system and order in, 157.
  General principles for, 158.
  Plans by, for saving time, 184.
  _See_ American women.

Housekeeping, on a knowledge of, 134.
  Dignity and difficulty of, 150, 157.
  _See_ Labor.

House-plants, to repot, 333.
  Care of, 341.

Houses, on the construction of, 258.
  Regard to economy of labor in, 258;
    to water, 259, 275;
    to heating, 260;
    to economy of health, 260;
    to domestics, 261;
    to good taste, 261.
  Plans of, and of domestic conveniences, 261.
  Shade-trees around, 275.
  Back-door accommodations to, 276.

Hunger, 94, 132.
  As a guide for taking food, 97.

Hunting, 244.

Hyacinths, 335.


I.

Illinois, female association in, for educating poor females, 59.
  _See_ Alton.

Imagination, 199.
  Works of, 249.
  _See_ Novel reading.

Impostors, soliciting charity, 178.

Impurity of thought, 233.

Income, _see_ Expenses.

Indigestion, 101.
  _See_ Health.

Infants, mortality among, 112, 114, 214.
  Too cold, 113.
  Plunging, in cold water, 113.
  Registrations of, 113.
  On giving, to the older children, 165.
  Use of, to elicit charity, 179.
  Importance of knowing how to take care of, 213.
  Combe, Bell, and Eberle on, cited, 214.
  Food for, 214, 216, 218.
  Medicines for, 215, 216, 218, 219.
  Pure air for, 217, 218.
  Keeping warm, 217, 218.
  Keeping their heads cool, 217.
  Bathing, 217, 218.
  Nostrums for, 219.
  Unquiet, 219.
  To creep, 219.
  Standing, 219.
  Crying, 219.
  _See_ Children, _and_ Mortality.

Ingrafting, 344.

Ink-stains, 298.

Insects, on destroying, 323.
  Preserving apple trees from, 350.

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A Treatise on Domestic Economy; For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School

A Treatise on Domestic Economy; For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School

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