Holbrook, Abiah, funeral notice of, 152; accomplishments of, 152-153. Hollyhocks, cheeses from, 386; dolls of, 384. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, quoted, 25, 107, 108, 109, 243-244, 303, 394. Holmes, Thomas, quoted, 71. Holy Innocents' Day, 261. Homespun, infant's dress of, 37. Honey, 387. "Honey flowers of New Testament," 204. Honeypots, 345-346. Honeysuckle, 387. Hop-scotch, 343-344. Hornbook, description, 118; in America, 119-120, 122; rarity of, 121; price of, 121; gilt, 122; of silver, 122; of ivory, 122; names for, 124; of gingerbread, 124; symbolism of, 125. Horsechestnuts, as playthings, 391. Hoverer, 318. Howell, James, quoted, 155. Hunt, Nicholas, 143. Hunters, tales of, 311, 312. Huntington, Miss, dress of, 60. Hylles, Thomas, 142. Illustration, of children's books, 285 _et seq._ Indians, cradles of, 21; names of foods, 29-30; hunting methods of, 316 _et seq._; foot-ball of, 357-358. Ink, home-made, 154-155; from flowers, 398. Ink-powder, 154. Irving, Washington, quoted, 270, 287. _Italian Relation of England_, 82. Jack, signification of word, 369. Jack-in-pulpit, 388. Jack-knife, power of, 254; use of, 308; derivation of, 370; of old times, 370. Jack-o'-lanterns, 396. Jackstones, 375. _Jack the Giant Killer_, 267. Janeway, James, books of, 249, 251. Jest-books, 275. Jewel weed, as playthings, 397. "Job's Trouble," 389. _Joe Miller's Guess-Book_, 275. Johnson, Samuel, school-life of, 193-194; on discipline, 194; manners of, 215. Johnson, Governor, infant's dress of, 35. Joseph, the name, 15. Josselyn, John, quoted, 397. _Juvenile Pastimes_, 346. Keats, quoted, 387, 402. Keeler, Sarah, sum-book of, 139. Kingsley, Charles, quoted, 311. Knitting, 339. Knotwork, described, 152. Lace, pillow, 339; darned, 341. Lady-bug, rhyme to, 399. Ladies' delights, folk names of, 383. Lamb, Charles, quoted, on children's books, 298 _et seq._ Lancasterian System, punishments of, 200-201. Land, allotment of, 13. Larkspur, wreaths of, 393-394. Latin, study of, 133 _et seq._; 184 _et seq._ Laurens, Henry, letter of, 78. Laurens, Martha, precocity of, 183. Leather, worn by children, 77. Lester, Master, 202. Letter, defined in rhyme, 136. Letter dice, 182. Letters, sentiment of, 155 _et seq._; of Puritan women, 156; mode of addressing, 156, 157; formality of, 161. Letter-writing, taught by Samuel Dock, 205. Lewis, John, wards of, 55. Lilacs, wreaths of, 394. _Lilly's Grammar_, 133. Limning, materials for, 54; teaching of, 54-55. Lincoln, Abraham, sum-book of, 138; early reading of, 255. Linen, for clothing, 34. _Little Book for Little Children_, 254. _Little Prattle over a Book of Prints_, 23.