Warmth and Ventilation--Count Rumford and Dr. Arnott--Introduction of Chimneys--The Hall Louvre or Lantern--Chimneys of Wood--Smoke Farthings and Hearth-money--Crosby Hall--The Hall Fire and God's Sunday--Rushes used--Coal introduced--Awnd-irons--Hever Castle--Christmas in the Great Hall--Silver Fire Implements--Invention of Grates--Prof. Faraday on Ventilation by the Chimney--The Open Coal Fire--Roman Mode of heating Houses--Flue-Tiles and Hypocausts--History of the Curfew, and Curfew ringing 135-147 PRIVATE LIFE OF A QUEEN OF ENGLAND. Last Days of Isabella, Queen of Edward II.--Private Life of Five Hundred Years since--Mortimer and the Queen--The Castle of Castle Rising--Daily Expenses--Visitors and Pilgrimages--Ancient Meal Hours--Queen Isabella at Windsor, Tottenham, and Canterbury--Death of Queen Isabella--Messenger, Alms, and Doles--Repairs--The Queen's Love of Jewels--Minstrels' and New Year's Gifts--Murder of Edward II. (_note_) 148-160 THE ENGLISH HOUSEWIFE. Gervase Markham's Tract--Olden Cookery--Banquet Bills of Fare--Brewing and Wine-making--The Bakehouse--Spinning--Domestic Medicines--Carving by Ladies--Lady Mary Wortley Montague on Carving 161-166 A HEREFORDSHIRE LADY IN THE TIME OF THE CIVIL WAR. Hereford, the ancient City--Mrs. Joyce Jeffries and her Servants--Gifts to Country Cousins--Lending Money--Dress of the Lady, 1638--Housekeeping Expenses--Amusements and Social Customs--Civil War Imposts--Lord Strafford's Trial--Mrs. Jeffries' Generosity 167-176 HOUSE-FURNISHING IN THE MIDDLE AGES. Cabinet-work--Bedsteads--Beds--Tapestried Chambers--Blanket and Worsted--Great Bed of Ware--Warming-pan, ancient--Chairs--Chamber at Hengrave--Rushes and Carpets--Hall Furniture--Court Cupboard--Wardrobes--Loseley, near Guildford, described 177-183 DRESS--PERSONAL ORNAMENTS. Laundry Accounts--Hangings--Woollen Clothing--Pomanders--Country Life, 17th century 184-187 PINS AND PIN-MONEY. Pins introduced from France--Pins first made in England--Pinners' Company--Pins, _temp._ Elizabeth--Pinners on London Bridge--Origin of Pin Money--What becomes of all the Pins?--Pin Wells 188-191 PROVISIONS--BREAD-MAKING, GROCERY, AND CONFECTIONERY.