Useful Household Books THE COOK BOOK OF LEFT-OVERS By Helen Carroll Clarke, former instructor in cookery in Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, and Phoebe Deyo Rulon, former instructor in invalid cookery and dietetics in Bellevue Hospital, New York City. Illustrated with Photographs. 16mo, Special Waterproof Cloth, Uniform with “The Expert Waitress,” $1.00 net. SIMPLE ITALIAN COOKERY By Antonia Isola. A collection of recipes showing how to cook macaroni, rice, soups, meats, vegetables, sweets, etc. 16mo, Cloth, 50 cents net. HYGIENE FOR MOTHER AND CHILD By Francis H. MacCarthy, M.D., Attending Physician to the Out-Patient Department for Children, Massachusetts Homoeopathic Hospital. A manual for mothers and nurses. Post 8vo, Cloth, $1.25 net. THE BABY: HIS CARE AND TRAINING By Marianna Wheeler. (New and Revised Edition.) Everything mother should know regarding the food, clothing, and bringing-up of the baby. Illustrated. 16mo, Cloth, $1.00 net. MANNERS AND SOCIAL USAGES It covers the entire field of what to do and what not to do in social affairs. Illustrated. Post 8vo, Cloth, $1.25. ---------- HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _HARPER’S HOUSEHOLD HANDBOOK_ A GUIDE TO EASY WAYS OF DOING WOMAN’S WORK [Illustration] HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS NEW YORK AND LONDON MCMXIII ------------------------------------------------------------------------ COPYRIGHT, 1913. BY HARPER & BROTHERS ────── PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PUBLISHED MARCH, 1913 B-N ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I. WASH-DAY WISDOM, NURSING, AND 1 SICKROOM II. INSIDE A ROOM 24 III. EQUIPMENT AND RENOVATORS 41 IV. CHINA, GLASS, AND FURNITURE 56 V. MAKING WHOLE 74 VI. MAKING AND MAKING OVER 95 VII. REMEDYING SPOTS, STAINS, AND 113 TARNISH VIII. FOOD: CHOOSING AND KEEPING 129 IX. HOUSE PLANTS, WINDOW BOXES, 145 CUT FLOWERS X. DISINFECTANTS, INSECTS, 163 INSECTICIDES XI. CARE OF PETS 179