New York, houses in, 8; candle-wood in, 32; first fork in, 78; venison in, 109; lobsters at, 118; fish in, 120; salting shad in, 124-125; suppawn in, 133; ale and beer in, 161; wool-raising in, 191; dress in, 292; turnpikes in, 349-350; coaches in, 354-355; sleighs in, 355; street lighting in, 362; watch in, 363; Sunday observance in, 384; cow-herding in, 399; gardens in, 439-440. Niddy-noddy, 200-201; carved, 320. Nightgowns, 294. Nocake, description of, 137; use of, 137; Eliot's use of word, 137-138. Noggins, 82. Noil, 196. Nokick. See Nocake. Noon-houses, 374-375. Noon-marks, 299. Norridgewock, life-work of a citizen of, 407-408. Northampton, sumptuary laws in, 283-284. Northboro, spinning match at, 184. North Saugus, house in, 21. Norwich, naughty girl in, 373. Notices, nailed on church doors, 367. Nott, President, story of boyhood, 202-203. Occamy, 88. Occupations, of children, 179, 180, 182, 186, 437; of women, 187. Oiled paper for windows, 23, 366. Old South Church, on sampler, 268. Old Ship, 365. Old South, 366. Opening in land, clearing, 406. Ordinary, name for tavern, 356. Osenbrigs, 288. Otis, Hannah, sampler of, 268. Overhang, in walls, 19-20. Ovens, 67. Ox-bows, 311. Oxen, sign of distress in, 413. Oysters, in Brooklyn, 118-119; in Virginia, 119; vast size of, 119. Pace-weight, of loom, 224. Pack-horses, use of, 336-339; pay for, 337; load of, 337-338. Pails, early, 58. Paint, not used, 23. Pales. See Fences. Palfrey, quoted, 122. Palisado, description of, 24. Pansy, folk-names of, 425-426. Paper-cutting. See Papyrotamia. Papyrotamia, 277-278. Parley, Peter, reminiscence of, 140. Parsnips, 145. Pastorius, Father, his choice for seal, 181; his encouragement of gardening, 436. Patchwork. See Quilt-piecing. Patent, first to Americans, 138-139, 260. Pattens, 295. Paupers, in Narragansett, 313; treatment of, in New England, 324. Pawn, 55. Pawtucket, cotton thread in, 207. Pay, for spinning, 185; for weaving, 230, 250; for cow-herding, 399; of swineherds, 403. Peabody, Francis, house of, 31. Peachy, 163. Peas, 145. Peel, 67. Pegging, 262. Pelisses, 295. Penn, William, fairs instituted by, 190. Pennsylvania, cave-dwellers in, 2; stoves in, 69; squirrels in, 110; wool manufacture in, 190; dress in, 292-293; mail in, 333; post-rider, 335; transportation in, 335-344; roads in, 339; turnpikes in, 349; coaching in, 350-351; metzel-soup in, 419; gardens in, 436-437. Peonies, 421. Perfumes, in cooking, 152; of old garden flowers, 424; of sweet-scented leaves, 449 _et seq._ Periagua, 329. Perry, 163. Peter, Hugh, encourages fisheries, 121. Petticoat rebellion, 128. Petunias, 428. Pews, described, 368 _et seq._ Pewter, for lamps, 44-45; for utensils, 84-85; on dresser, 68; lids of, 100. Phoebe-lamps, 44.