Sickness, on ignorance and inexperience in time of, 68. On nursing in, 237. From chills and food, 239. Remedies for slight, 240. _See_ Health. Sick-rooms, hints on, 237. Furniture for, 238. Silence, children to keep, 145, 230. When in anger, 152. Silks, on cleansing, 298. Sinclair, Sir John, on longevity and early rising, 126. Sinks, 277, 317. Six Weeks on the Loire, cited, 135. Skeleton, cut of the, 70. Skin, described, 91. Function of the, 91. Waste matter from the, 92, 118. Regulates the heat of the body, 92. Absorbent vessels of the, 93, 119. Follicles of the, 93. The organ of touch, 93. Circulation in the, in infants, 113. Effect of cold on the circulation in the, 113, 118, 119. Bathing infants', 217. Sleep, amount of, required, 125. On protracting, 126. In close apartments, 196, 217, 311. _See_ Ventilation. Sliding closets, 278. Smoky chimneys, 352. Snow, bathing in, 121. Soap, soda, 288. Soft, 290. Potash, 291. Hard, 291. Social intercourse, 184. Soda-soap, 288. Soda-washing, 287. Soil, on the preparation of, 331. For a nursery, 347. Soups, 104, 105. South-Sea Islanders, 221. Specimens, collecting, 253. Spine, frequency of the disease of the, 41; causes, 73, 133. Cut of the, 77. Curvature of the, 80. Difference between a natural and distorted, 80. Spitting on carpets, 144. Spots, removing, 289, 297, 298. Sprains, 240. Stain-mixture, 296. Stains, removing, from clothes, 296; from marble, 305. Starch, to make, 291. To prepare, 292. Starching, hints on, 292. Stimulating drinks, no need of, 106, 109, 111. Excite the nervous system, 106, 109, 111. Debilitate the constitution, 107. Temptation from using, 107. Five forms of using, 107. Reasons for using, considered, 107. Dr. Combe on, 111. If good for parents, may not be for children, 111. Compared with animal food, 112. Stimulating food, 99. _See_ Animal food, _and_ Food. Stock-grafting, 345. Stockings, on washing, 286, 289. Stomach, 87. Peristaltic motion of the, 87, 96, 102. Effects on, of too much food, 94, 95. Rule for the labor and repose of the, 96. Power of accommodation in the, 102. Wants rest, 223. Storerooms, 271, 322. Stoves, 281. Strangers, hospitality to, 257. Strawberries, 348. Straw hats, 299. Straw matting, 304, 311. Studies, at the Monticello Female Seminary, 57. Pursued at random, 60, 68. Subordination, social, 26. Female, in America, 27, 29, 32. Of children and others, 140, 224. _See_ Government. Superfluities, 163. Duty as to, 171-173. On determining respecting, 173. Sweeping, 134. Of carpets, 303. Of parlors, 305. Sympathy, on silent social, 149. System, continual change and renovation of the human, 91. In housekeeping, 152. On habits of, 155. By dividing the week, 162. In proper conveniences, 162. On attempting too much, at once, 166. On commencing, while young, 167. In time, 184. T.