Table, furniture for a, 306. On setting, 307; rules for, 308. Carving and helping at, 310. Table manners, 144. Table-mats, 306. Tapers, 283. Tar, on removing, 297. Tea, coffee and, on the use of, 107, 108. Cause nervous debility, 109. Love of, not natural, 109. If good for adults, may not be for children, 109. Black, least injurious, 110. No nourishment in, 112. _See_ Stimulating. Teachers, 202, 203. Teeth, effects of hot drink on, 110. Care of, 122, 144. Teething of infants, 219. Temper, on the preservation of good, in a housekeeper, 148; hints for it, 150. Making allowances for, in others, 154. _See_ Passions. Temptations, amusements with, 245, 248. Tendons, 75. Theatres, 245. Thinning plants, 346. Thoughts, on pure, 233. Throat, things in the, 240. Thunderstorms, 243. Tic douloureux, 78. Tight dressing, 80, 90, 129. Evils of, 116. Rule as to, 117. Time, on apportioning, 157, 160, 181, 184. On saving, 161, 184. Errors as to employing, 180. Devoted by Jews to religion, 183. Tin ware, 320. Tocqueville, M. De, on the sexes in America, 28. On progress in nations towards democracy, 34. On female hardships in the West, 46. On aristocratic and democratic manners, 146. Tones of voice, 148. On governing the, 152. Governing by angry, 230. Effects of angry, on children, 231. Towels, 321. Tracts and charity, 179. Transplanting, 333, 340. Travelling-bags, 316. Trees, about houses, 275. On planting, 334. Shade, 340. On transplanting, 340. Pruning and thinning, 346. Trials, _see_ Difficulties. Trunks, sewing, 162. In chambers, 313. Packing of, 316. Tuberous roots, 335. Tulips, 336. Turpentine, on removing, 297. U. Unbolted flour, 105. V. Vegetable food, 99, 100, 220, 221. _See_ Animal food, _and_ Food. Vegetables, effect of light and darkness on, 124. Veils, whitening, 293. Ventilation, importance of, 49, 196, 217, 311. Of sleeping-rooms, 129, 196, 311. Of schoolrooms, 223. Of sick-rooms, 237. In construction of houses, 261, 264. Where stoves are used, 281. _See_ Air. Vermin, on destroying, 323. Vertebrae, 72. Virtue, _see_ Morals. Vulgar habits, 144. W. Wadsworth's cottage, 273, 274. Wages, exorbitant, of domestics, 205. Offering higher, 211. Waiting at table, 309. Walking for exercise, 131. Wardrobes, 312. Washing, of clothes done by pupils, 55. Of the body, 92, 93, 119, 121. Of children, 121, 122. Water for, 284. Articles to be provided for, 284. Common mode of, 285. Of calicoes, 287. Soda-washing, 287. Of various articles, 288. Of carpets, 304. Of dishes, 318. _See_ Bathing. Wash-pans for children, 121. Waste matter, from the skin 92, 118. Water, protection against, in the skin, 93. On drinking, 111. Drinking too much, 112. Plunging infants in cold, 113. _See_ Drinks, _and_ Stimulating. Wealthy mothers, influence of their example, 49. Wells, remedy for air in, 242. Remarks on, 259, 275.