Home and Health and Home Economics. A Cyclopedia of Facts and Hints for all Departments of Home Life, Health, and Domestic Economy.
New York: Phillips & Hunt, 1880.
Octavo (19 x 13 cm.), 352 pages. Index. Illustrated with woodcuts in the text. Later printing. "This volume has been prepared for a given purpose. The supreme end sought in it is usefulness. It is a book of practical knowledge. No space has been given to rhetoric. The greatest amount of information in the smallest space has been our ever-present ideal" (from the preface). Includes a wide variety of household recipes and activities, placed in a context of familial happiness achievable in a healthy home. Explanations of Blushing, the Utility of Beards, Foul Air in Churches, proper Duration of a Sea-Bath, the Right Kind of Shoes, and the Healthful Influence of Pleasant Variety. Some light soiling throughout; edges of text block with specks. End papers soiled. In publisher's brown cloth, decoratively titled in black and gilt. Ownership signature, "Lois Hopkins", to free front end paper. This volume has been prepared for a given purpose. The supreme end sought in it is usefulness. It is a book of practical knowledge. No space has been given to rhetoric. The greatest amount of information in the smallest space has been our ever-present ideal.
- from the Preface
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