Cambridge, cow-herding in, 399. Campbell, Madam Angelica, coach of, 335. Candles, cost of, 34; making of, 35-37; materials for, 38-39, 42. Candle-arms, 42. Candle-beams, 42. Candle-box, 38. Candle-dipping, 36. Candle-moulds, 36-37. Candle-prongs, 42. Candle-rods, 36. Candle-sticks, 42. Candle-wood, 32. Canoes, 323-327. Canteens, of horn, 321. Captain of the watch, duties of, 380. Cards. See Wool-cards. Carding described, 194-196. Carding-machines, 206. Card-setting. See Wool-cards. Capuchins, 295. Carolinas, sweet potatoes in, 145; hand-weaving in, 249-251; gardens in, 438-439. Carpet. See Rag carpet. Carrots, 145. Carving, terms in, 104-105; of wood, 320; of horn, 321-322. Caves, description of, 2; for corn, 138. Cave-dwellers, 1. Cedar tops, for dyeing, 251. Cellar of Dutch houses, 10. Chain in weaving, 250. Chair-seats, 310-311. Chaise of Brother Jonathan, 353. "Change-work," 417. Chap-men, 300. Chargers, 80, 84. Charleston, flax manufacture in, 182-183; dress in, 293; gardens in, 438-439. Charlevoix, Father, on canoes, 327. Chaucer, quoted, on spinning, 179. Chebobbin, 415. Cheese, making of, 150. Cheese-basket, 150-151. Cheese-hoop, 312. Cheese-ladder, 150-151, 312. Cheese-press, 150-151, 312. Chesapeake, turkeys on, 109; wild fowl on, 125. Chicory, introduction of, 449. Children, at table, 101-102; occupations of, 179-180, 182, 188-189, 203-204, 261-262; dress of, 287; in meeting, 372 _et seq._; in noon-house, 376. Chimney, catted, 15, 53; size of, 52, 68; description, 53; in Dutch houses, 55. China, early use of, 100; importation of, 100-101. Chinese stuffs, 294. Chinking walls, 5. Chopping-bee, 403 _et seq._ Chorister, in Dutch churches, 386. Churches, in Virginia, 381-383; in Albany, 385. See also Meeting-house. Churns, few in New England, 149; examples of, 149-150; whittling of, 312. Cider, use by children, 148-149, 161; use by students, 161; price of, 161; manufacture of, 161-162; generous use of, 161-163. Clam-shells, use of, 308-309. Clarionets, in meeting, 378. Clavell-piece, 54. Clay, for dyeing, 241. Clergymen, in Virginia, 384. Clocks, 299. Clock-jack, 65. Clock-reel, 174-175; price of, 177; for yarn, 200. Clogs, 295. Cloth, finishing of, 231-233. Cloth bar, 224. Clothes, durability of, 281; extravagance in, 281; laws about, 281 _et seq._; of Massachusetts settlers, 286-287; of Virginia planters, 287; of children, 288 _et seq._ Coaches, in Boston, 331, 353-354; in England, 354; Judge Sewall on, 354; in New York, 354-355. See also Stage-coach. Coat-of-arms, on sampler, 267. Coat roll, 248. Cob irons, 62. Cocoanut-cups, 96-97. Codfish, early discoverers on, 115-116; plenty of, 115; in New England waters, 120-121; varieties of, 121; for Saturday dinner, 122; price in Boston, 123. See Fish and Fishing.
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