A Treatise on Domestic Economy; For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School

by Catharine Esther Beecher

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Contents

  1. Preface to the Third Edition
  2. List of Engravings
  3. Chapter I. The Peculiar Responsibilities of American Women
  4. Chapter II. Difficulties Peculiar to American Women
  5. Chapter III. Remedies for the Preceding Difficulties
  6. Chapter IV. On Domestic Economy as a Branch of Study
  7. Chapter V. On the Care of Health
  8. Chapter VI. On Healthful Food
  9. Chapter VII. On Healthful Drinks
  10. Chapter VIII. On Clothing
  11. Chapter IX. On Cleanliness
  12. Chapter X. On Early Rising
  13. Chapter XI. On Domestic Exercise
  14. Chapter XII. On Domestic Manners
  15. Chapter XIII. On the Preservation of a Good Temper in a Housekeeper
  16. Chapter XIV. On Habits of System and Order
  17. Chapter XV. On Giving in Charity
  18. Chapter XVI. On Economy of Time and Expenses
  19. Chapter XVII. On Health of Mind
  20. Chapter XVIII. On the Care of Domestics
  21. Chapter XIX. On the Care of Infants
  22. Chapter XX. On the Management of Young Children
  23. Chapter XXI. On the Care of the Sick
  24. Chapter XXII. On Accidents and Antidotes
  25. Chapter XXIII. On Domestic Amusements and Social Duties
  26. Chapter XXIV. On the Construction of Houses
  27. Chapter XXV. On Fires and Lights
  28. Chapter XXVI. On Washing
  29. Chapter XXVII. On Starching, Ironing, and Cleansing
  30. Chapter XXVIII. On Whitening, Cleansing, and Dyeing
  31. Chapter XXIX. On the Care of Parlors
  32. Chapter XXX. On the Care of Breakfast and Dining-Rooms
  33. Chapter XXXI. On the Care of Chambers and Bedrooms
  34. Chapter XXXII. On the Care of the Kitchen, Cellar, and Storeroom
  35. Chapter XXXIII. On Sewing, Cutting, and Mending
  36. Chapter XXXIV. On the Care of Yards and Gardens
  37. Chapter XXXV. On the Propagation of Plants
  38. Chapter XXXVI. On the Cultivation of Fruit
  39. Chapter XXXVII. Miscellaneous Directions
  40. Note
  41. A Glossary of Such Words and Phrases as May Not Easily Be Understood by the Young Reader

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