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A Treatise on Domestic Economy

by Catharine E. Beecher

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  1. 1Epigraph
  2. 2Dedication
  3. 3Preface — To the Third Edition
  4. 4Contents
  5. 5Chapter I — The Peculiar Responsibilities of American Women
  6. 6Chapter II — Difficulties Peculiar to American Women
  7. 7Chapter III — Remedies for the Preceding Difficulties
  8. 8Chapter IV — On Domestic Economy as a Branch of Study
  9. 9Chapter V — On the Care of Health
  10. 10Chapter VI — On Healthful Food
  11. 11Chapter VII — On Healthful Drinks
  12. 12Chapter VIII — On Clothing
  13. 13Chapter IX — On Cleanliness
  14. 14Chapter X — On Early Rising
  15. 15Chapter XI — On Domestic Exercise
  16. 16Chapter XII — On Domestic Manners
  17. 17Chapter XIII — On the Preservation of a Good Temper in a Housekeeper
  18. 18Chapter XIV — On Habits of System and Order
  19. 19Chapter XV — On Giving in Charity
  20. 20Chapter XVI — On Economy of Time and Expenses
  21. 21Chapter XVII — On Health of Mind
  22. 22Chapter XVIII — On the Care of Domestics
  23. 23Chapter XIX — On the Care of Infants
  24. 24Chapter XX — On the Management of Young Children
  25. 25Chapter XXI — On the Care of the Sick
  26. 26Chapter XXII — On Accidents and Antidotes
  27. 27Chapter XXIII — On Domestic Amusements and Social Duties
  28. 28Chapter XXIV — On the Construction of Houses
  29. 29Chapter XXV — On Fires and Lights
  30. 30Chapter XXVI — On Washing
  31. 31Chapter XXVII — On Starching, Ironing, and Cleansing
  32. 32Chapter XXVIII — On Whitening, Cleansing, and Dyeing
  33. 33Chapter XXIX — On the Care of Parlors
  34. 34Chapter XXX — On the Care of Breakfast and Dining-Rooms
  35. 35Chapter XXXI — On the Care of Chambers and Bedrooms
  36. 36Chapter XXXII — On the Care of the Kitchen, Cellar, and Storeroom
  37. 37Chapter XXXIII — On Sewing, Cutting, and Mending
  38. 38Chapter XXXIV — On the Care of Yards and Gardens
  39. 39Chapter XXXV — On the Propagation of Plants
  40. 40Chapter XXXVI — On the Cultivation of Fruit
  41. 41Chapter XXXVII — Miscellaneous Directions
  42. 42A Glossary of Such Words and Phrases as May Not Easily Be Understoo…

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