=Thieves and Fire.=--Precautions against Thieves and Fire; Methods of Detection; Domestic Fire Escapes; Fireproofing Clothes, &c. 108 =The Larder.=--Keeping Food fresh for a limited time; Storing Food without change, such as Fruits, Vegetables, Eggs, Honey, &c. 112 =Curing Foods for lengthened Preservation=, as Smoking, Salting, Canning, Potting, Pickling, Bottling Fruits, &c.; Jams, Jellies, Marmalade, &c. 123 =The Dairy.=--The Building and Fitting of Dairies in the most approved modern style; Butter-making; Cheese-making and Curing 154 =The Cellar.=--Building and Fitting; Cleaning Casks and Bottles; Corks and Corking; Aërated Drinks; Syrups for Drinks; Beers; Bitters; Cordials and Liqueurs; Wines; Miscellaneous Drinks 168 =The Pantry.=--Bread-making; Ovens and Pyrometers; Yeast; German Yeast; Biscuits; Cakes; Fancy Breads; Buns 207 =The Kitchen.=--On Fitting Kitchens; a description of the best Cooking Ranges, close and open; the Management and Care of Hot Plates, Baking Ovens, Dampers, Flues, and Chimneys; Cooking by Gas; Cooking by Oil; the Arts of Roasting, Grilling, Boiling, Stewing, Braising, Frying 221 =Receipts for Dishes.=--Soups, Fish, Meat, Game, Poultry, Vegetables, Salads, Puddings, Pastry, Confectionery, Ices, &c., &c.; Foreign Dishes 244 =The Housewife’s Room.=--Testing Air, Water, and Foods; Cleaning and Renovating; Destroying Vermin 518 =Housekeeping, Marketing= 563 =The Dining-Room.=--Dietetics; Laying and Waiting at Table; Carving; Dinners, Breakfasts, Luncheons, Teas, Suppers, &c. 583 =The Drawing-Room.=--Etiquette; Dancing; Amateur Theatricals; Tricks and Illusions; Games (indoor) 648 =The Bedroom and Dressing-Room.=--Sleep; the Toilet; Dress; Buying Clothes; Outfits; Fancy Dress 699 =The Nursery.=--The Room; Clothing; Washing; Exercise; Sleep; Feeding; Teething; Illness; Home Training 746 =The Sickroom.=--The Room; the Nurse; the Bed; Sickroom Accessories; Feeding Patients; Invalid Dishes and Drinks; Administering Physic; Domestic Remedies; Accidents and Emergencies; Bandaging; Burns; Carrying Injured Persons; Wounds; Drowning; Fits; Frostbites; Poisons and Antidotes; Sunstroke; Common Complaints; Disinfection, &c. 755 =The Bathroom.=--Bathing in General; Management of Hot-Water System. 828 =The Laundry.=--Small Domestic Washing Machines, and methods of getting up linen; Fitting up and Working a Steam Laundry 848 =The Schoolroom.=--The Room and its Fittings; Teaching, &c. 862