=Hints for selecting a good House=, pointing out the essential
requirements for a good house as to the Site, Soil, Trees, Aspect,
Construction, and General Arrangement; with instructions for
Reducing Echoes, Waterproofing Damp Walls, Curing Damp Cellars.
=Sanitation.=--What should constitute a good Sanitary Arrangement;
Examples (with illustrations) of Well--and Ill-drained Houses; How
to Test Drains; Ventilating Pipes, etc.
=Water Supply.=--Care of Cisterns; Sources of Supply; Pipes; Pumps;
Purification and Filtration of Water.
=Ventilation and Warming.=--Methods of Ventilating without causing
cold draughts, by various means; Principles of Warming; Health
Questions; Combustion; Open Grates; Open Stoves; Fuel Economisers;
Varieties of Grates; Close-Fire Stoves; Hot-air Furnaces; Gas
Heating; Oil Stoves; Steam Heating; Chemical Heaters; Management
of Flues; and Cure of Smoky Chimneys.
=Lighting.=--The best methods of Lighting; Candles, Oil Lamps, Gas,
Incandescent Gas, Electric Light; How to test Gas Pipes; Management
of Gas.
=Furniture and Decoration.=--Hints on the Selection of Furniture;
on the most approved methods of Modern Decoration; on the best
methods of arranging Bells and Calls; How to Construct an Electric
Bell.
=Thieves and Fire.=--Precautions against Thieves and Fire; Methods
of Detection; Domestic Fire Escapes; Fireproofing Clothes, etc.
=The Larder.=--Keeping Food fresh for a limited time; Storing Food
without change, such as Fruits, Vegetables, Eggs, Honey, etc.
=Curing Foods for lengthened Preservation=, as Smoking, Salting,
Canning, Potting, Pickling, Bottling Fruits, etc.; Jams, Jellies,
Marmalade, etc.
=The Dairy.=--The Building and Fitting of Dairies in the most
approved modern style; Butter-making; Cheesemaking and Curing.
=The Cellar.=--Building and Fitting; Cleaning Casks and Bottles;
Corks and Corking; Aerated Drinks; Syrups for Drinks; Beers;
Bitters; Cordials and Liqueurs; Wines; Miscellaneous Drinks.
=The Pantry.=--Bread-making; Ovens and Pyrometers; Yeast; German
Yeast; Biscuits; Cakes; Fancy Breads; Buns.
=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.
=Receipts for Dishes.=--Soups, Fish, Meat, Game, Poultry,
Vegetables, Salads, Puddings, Pastry, Confectionery, Ices, etc.,
etc.; Foreign Dishes.
=The Housewife's Room.=--Testing Air, Water, and Foods; Cleaning
and Renovating; Destroying Vermin.
=Housekeeping, Marketing.=
=The Dining-Room.=--Dietetics; Laying and Waiting at Table;
Carving; Dinners, Breakfasts, Luncheons, Teas, Suppers, etc.
=The Drawing-Room.=--Etiquette; Dancing; Amateur Theatricals;
Tricks and Illusions; Games (indoor).
=The Bedroom= and Dressing-Room; Sleep; the Toilet; Dress; Buying
Clothes; Outfits; Fancy Dress.
=The Nursery.=--The Room; Clothing; Washing; Exercise; Sleep;
Feeding; Teething; Illness; Home Training.
=The Sick-Room.=--The Room; the Nurse; the Bed; Sick Room
Accessories; Feeding Patients; Invalid Dishes and Drinks;
Administering Physic; Domestic Remedies; Accidents and Emergencies;
Bandaging; Burns; Carrying Injured Persons; Wounds; Drowning; Fits;
Frost-bites; Poisons and Antidotes; Sunstroke; Common Complaints;
Disinfection, etc.
=The Bath-Room.=--Bathing in General; Management of Hot-Water
System.
=The Laundry.=--Small Domestic Washing Machines, and methods of
getting up linen; Fitting up and Working a Steam Laundry.
=The School-Room.=--The Room and its Fittings; Teaching, etc.
=The Playground.=--Air and Exercise; Training; Outdoor Games and
Sports.
=The Workroom.=--Darning, Patching, and Mending Garments.
=The Library.=-Care of Books.
=The Garden.=--Calendar of Operations for Lawn, Flower Garden, and
Kitchen Garden.
=The Farmyard.=--Management of the Horse, Cow, Pig, Poultry, Bees,
etc., etc.
=Small Motors.=--A description of the various small Engines useful
for domestic purposes, from 1 man to 1 horse power, worked by
various methods, such as Electric Engines, Gas Engines, Petroleum
Engines, Steam Engines, Condensing Engines, Water Power, Wind
Power, and the various methods of working and managing them.
=Household Law.=--The Law relating to Landlords and Tenants,
Lodgers, Servants, Parochial Authorities, Juries, Insurance,
Nuisance, etc.
_On Designing Belt Gearing._ By E. J. COWLING WELCH, Mem. Inst. Mech.
Engineers, Author of 'Designing Valve Gearing.' Fcap. 8vo, sewed, 6_d._
_A Handbook of Formulae, Tables, and Memoranda, for Architectural
Surveyors and others engaged in Building._ By J. T. HURST, C. E.
Fourteenth edition, royal 32mo, roan, 5_s._
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_Tabulated Weights of Angle, Tee, Bulb, Round, Square, and Flat Iron and
Steel_, and other information for the use of Naval Architects and
Shipbuilders. By C. H. JORDAN, M.I.N.A. Fourth edition, 32mo, cloth,
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_A Complete Set of Contract Documents for a Country Lodge_, comprising
Drawings, Specifications, Dimensions (for quantities), Abstracts, Bill
of Quantities, Form of Tender and Contract, with Notes by J. LEANING,
printed in facsimile of the original documents, on single sheets fcap.,
in paper case, 10_s._
_A Practical Treatise on Heat, as applied to the Useful Arts_; for the
Use of Engineers, Architects, &c. By THOMAS BOX. _With 14 plates._ Third
edition, crown 8vo, cloth, 12_s._ 6_d._
_A Descriptive Treatise on Mathematical Drawing Instruments_: their
construction, uses, qualities, selection, preservation, and suggestions
for improvements, with hints upon Drawing and Colouring. By W. F.
STANLEY, M.R.I. Fifth edition, _with numerous illustrations_, crown 8vo,
cloth, 5_s._
_Quantity Surveying_, By J. LEANING. With 42 illustrations. Second
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