CONTENTS.

PART FIRST.

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INTRODUCTORY 5

CHAPTER.

I. THE HOUSE: SITUATION AND ARRANGEMENT 11
II. THE HOUSE: ITS VENTILATION 19
III. DRAINAGE AND WATER-SUPPLY 27
IV. THE DAY'S WORK 35
V. FIRES, LIGHTS, AND THINGS TO WORK WITH 45
VI. WASHING-DAY AND CLEANING IN GENERAL 54
VII. THE BODY AND ITS COMPOSITION 68
VIII. FOOD AND ITS LAWS 73
IX. THE RELATIONS OF FOOD TO HEALTH 80
X. THE CHEMISTRY OF ANIMAL FOOD 90
XI. THE CHEMISTRY OF VEGETABLE FOOD 100
XII. CONDIMENTS AND BEVERAGES 110

PART SECOND.

STOCK AND SEASONING 119
SOUPS 122
FISH 131
MEATS 144
POULTRY 161