BLAGDEN, Dr. Charles, 182. Blood, causes of heat of, 29. Books read by Franklin, 44. Bows and arrows, Franklin suggests use of, 266. BRADDOCK, Franklin visits, 200. BRILLON, Madame, 325-7. Broad jokes of Franklin, 125. Broom-corn, 184. BURGOYNE, surrender of, 301. "Busy Body" papers, 135. Canada, cession of, 336; Franklin's journey to, 267-9. CARROLL, Rev. John, 96, 267. Celibacy, Franklin's dislike of, 106, 349. CHATHAM, Lord, assists the Americans, 261. CHAUMONT, Ray de, 275, 347. Chevaux-de-frise devised by Franklin, 266. Chimneys, smoky, 183. Claims for extra service, 164-5. Clerk of the Assembly, 159, 197. COBBETT, his attack on Franklin, 123. Colds, Franklin's theory of, 27-9. College of Philadelphia founded, 74-6. COLLINS, John, 19-20, 45, 57. COLLINSON, Peter, 172-3, 177. Constitution of Pennsylvania, 349, 353-4. ----, signing of, 361-2. Constitutional Convention of 1787, 356. Constitution-making, 349-63. Constitutions, American, translated into French, 355. Contentment of Franklin, 21. CONWAY, Mademoiselle, 332. _Courant, New England_, 80-1. COVERLEY, Sir Roger de, 144-5. Creed, Franklin's, 88-91. DEANE, Silas, 270, 278, 288, 289-91. Death of Franklin, 39-40. Deep water, effect of, on vessels, 181. DE FOE'S "Essay upon Projects," 193. Deism, Franklin's, 80, 84, 91. DENHAM, Mr., befriends Franklin, 59, 65, 133. DESPENCER, Lord le, 98, 242. Diseases of Franklin, 34-40. Diurnal motion of the earth, 186-7. "Dogood, Silence," 135. Dreams, Franklin's fondness for, 26. Edict of the King of Prussia, 241-2. Education, defects of modern, 47-50. Electricity, 172-8. ELIOT, Jared, 170. "Ephemera, The," 154-5, 325-6. Epitaph of Franklin on himself, 153; comic epitaphs, 154; on the Penns, 223; on Franklin, 224; on the squirrel, 228. Examination before Parliament, 234-9. Exercise, Franklin's opinion of, 37. "Fireplace, Pennsylvania," 170. Fisheries, the, 337, 340-2. FORD, Paul Leicester, his essay on the mother of Franklin's son, 106-7. FOTHERGILL, Dr., 213. FOXCROFT, John, 104-5. France, willingness of, to assist America, 277-8; loans from, 317-18; Franklin's love for, 346; appointed commissioner to, 270; subserviency to, 343; departure from, 347. FRANKLIN, Mrs., 114-18, 120-1, 137. ----, William, 105-7, 113, 214. ----, William Temple, 106, 214. Free ships, 316. French, enthusiasm of the, for Franklin, 273-5. ----, Franklin's knowledge of, 71, 74, 325-6. Fur cap, Franklin's, 274. _Gazette, Pennsylvania_, founded by Franklin, 135-42; advertisements in, 142. Girls, Franklin's fondness for, 128-9, 332-3.