Smoke-house, 153. Smoke-jack, 65. Smoking tongs, 68-69. Snake-fence, 25. Sneak-cups, 106. Snow, name of vessel, 328. Snowstorm, in New England, 410 _et seq._ Snuffers, 42. Snuffers tray, 42. Soap, making of, 253-255. Society house, 396. Sorrel, as dye, 194. South Carolina. See Carolinas. Southernwood, 428. Spatter-dashes, 296. Spelling, varied, of squashes, 144. Spenser, quoted, 319. Spermaceti, 42. Spices, in cooking, 153; ground at home, 158. Spice-mills, 158. Spice-mortars, 158. Spinning, of flax, 174, 230; pay for, 175; in Egypt, 178; in India, 178; in New England, 179-180; in Pennsylvania, 181; in France, 230-231; day's work in, 185; in modern times, 186; of wool, 196-198, 229-230; new materials for, 211; race between weaving and, 228-229; a by-industry, 228. Spinning classes, 180. Spinning-cup, 174. Spinning-jenny, 229. Spinning-matches, 184-185. Spinning-school, 180, 182. Spinning-wheel. See Flax-wheel and Wool-wheel. Spinster, legal title of women, 187. Splint brooms. See Birch brooms. Spool-holder. See Skarne. Spoons, use of, 87; material of, 87-88; types of, 89-90. Spoon-moulds, 87-88. Spoon-racks, 68. Spreading of flax, 168. Spunks, 50. Squadrons, of spinners, 189. Squanto, teaches fishing, 117; teaches corn-planting, 130. Squashes, varied names of, 144. Squirrels, abundance of, 110; premium on, 110. Stage-coaches, in Great Britain, 331, 345-346; in America, 345-346. Stage-wagon, 345. Staircases, 27. Standing salt, 78-79. Standish, Lorea, sampler of, 266. Starting a fire, 48-50. Starving times, in Virginia, 127; in New England, 129. Staves, 316. Stays, 291. Steeples, 366. Steep-pool, for flax, 169. Stepping-stones. See Horse-blocks. Stitches, names of, 264-265. St.-John's-wort, as dye, 194. Stockings, knitting of, 190, 262-263; weaving of, 190. Stocks, location of, 367. Stone-bee, 407. Stone-hauling, 407. Stone walls, 407. Stoves, first, 69; in Dutch churches, 385. Strachey, quoted, 119. Strangers, harboring of, forbidden in New England, 393-394. Stratford, tithing-man in, 372. Straw manufacture, 259-261. Streets, condition of, 362; lighting of, 362; washing of, 363. Strikes, of flax, 172. Striking a light, 47. Stump-pulling, 407. Sturgeon, great catch of, 120; in New York, 120. Substitutes for imported foods, 158-159. Succotash, 134. Sudbury, tavern at, 357-358. Sugar, substitutes for, 110, 111, 147, 157, 158; cutting of, 155-156. Sugar-bowls, names for, 106. Sugar-cones, 155. Sugar-cutters, 155-156. Summer-piece, 8. Sunday, observance of, by Puritans, 378 _et seq._; by Rev. John Cotton, 379; by Virginians, 380; by the Dutch, 384; duration of, 379. Sun-dials, 299, 442-443; inscriptions on, 443; materials of, 443. Suppawn, use of, 133. Sweep and mortar mill, 132. Sweet potatoes, modes of cooking, 145. Swifts, 215-216. Swineherds. See Hog-reeves. Swingling of flax, 171-172.