Covtents : I. Introductory; IT. What can be done with Leather; III. The Possi- bilities of Tissue-Paper; IV. Modeling in Wax— Flowers; V. Modeling in Wax — Fruits, etc.; VI. The Preservation of Flowers and Grasses; VII. Spatter-Work; VIII. Frame-Making; IX. Collections; X. Making Scrap-Books; XL The Uses of Caid-Board: XII. What can be done with Beads; XIII. Amateur Photography; XIY. Miscellaneous Occupations. 11. Home Amusements. By M. E. W. S., author of "Ameni- ties of Home," etc. Contents; I. Prefatory; II. The Garret; III. Private Theatricals, etc.; IV. Ta- bleaux Vivants; V. Brain Games; VI. Fortune-Telling; VII. Amusements for a Rainy Day; VIII. Embroidery and other Decorative Arts ; IX. Etching; X. Lawn Tennis; XI. Garden Parties; XII. Dancing* XIII. Gardens and Flower-Stands; XIV. Caged Birds and Aviaries; XV. Picnics; XVI. Playing with Fire — Ceramics; XVII. Arch- ery; XVIII. Amusements for the Middle-Aged and the Aged; XIX. The Parlor; XX. The Kitchen ; XXL The Family Horse and other Pets ; XXII. In Conclusion. 12. Health at Home. By A. H. Guernsey, and I. P. Datis, M. D., author of " Hygiene for Girls." Contents: I. Home Surroundings ; II. Privies and Water-Closets; III. The House IV. The Air we Breathe; V. The Water we Drink; VI. The Food we Eat; VII. Lighting and Warming; VIII. Disinfectants; IX. The Bedroom; X. The Cloth- ing we Wear; XI. Personal Habits; XII. Household Practice; XIII. Poisons and antidotes ; XIV. Accidents and Emergencies. This series covers almost every topic pertaining to the American Home, and makes altogether an invaluable library on the most interesting of all themes. Many of th3 books are copiously illustrated. Mew York: D. APPLETON & CO., 1, 3, & 5 Bond Street. HEALTH BOOKS. Health Primers. Edited by J. Langdon Down, M. D., F. R. C. P. ; Henry Power, M. B., F. R. C. S. ; J. Mortimer Granville, M. D. ; John Tweedy, F. R. C. S. In square 16mo volumes. Cloth, 40 cents each. I. Exercise and Training. II. Alcohol: Its Use and Abuse. III. Premature Death: Its Promo- tion or Prevention. IV. The House and its Surround- ings. V. Personal Appearance en Health and Disease. VI. Baths and Bathing. VII. The Skin and its Troubles. VIII. The Heart and its Func- IX. The Nervous System, [tions. Though it is of the greatest importance that books upon health should be in the highest degree trustworthy, it is notorious that most of the cheap and popu- lar kind are mere crude compilations of incompetent persons, and are often mis- leading and injurious. Impressed by these considerations, several eminent medical and scientific men of London combined to prepare a series of Health Primers of a character that should be entitled to the fullest confidence. Hygiene for Girls. By Irenjeus P. Davis, M. D. 16rno. Cloth, $1.25. "Many a woman whose childhood was bright with promise endures an after- life of misery because, through a false delicacy, she remained ignorant of her physical nature and requirements, although on all other subjects she may be well informed j and so at length she goes to her grave mourniDg the hard fate that has made existence a burden, and perhaps wondering to what end she was born, when a little knowledge at the proper time would have shown her how to easily avoid those evils that have made her life a wretched failure."— From Introduction.

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Contents: I. Introductory; IT. What can be done with Leather; III. The Possibilities of Tissue-Paper; IV. Modeling in Wax— Flowers; V. Modeling in Wax — Fruits, etc.; VI. The Preservation of Flowers and Grasses; VII. Spatter-Work; VIII. Frame-Making; IX. Collections; X. Making Scrap-Books; XL The Uses of Caid-Board: XII. What can be done with Beads; XIII. Amateur Photography; XIY. Miscellaneous Occupations. 11. Home Amusements. By M. E. W. S., author of "Amenities of Home," etc. Contents; I. Prefatory; II. The Garret; III. Private Theatricals, etc.; IV. Tableaux Vivants; V. Brain Games; VI. Fortune-Telling; VII. Amusements for a Rainy Day; VIII. Embroidery and other Decorative Arts ; IX. Etching; X. Lawn Tennis; XI. Garden Parties; XII. Dancing* XIII. Gardens and Flower-Stands; XIV. Caged Birds and Aviaries; XV. Picnics; XVI. Playing with Fire — Ceramics; XVII. Archery; XVIII. Amusements for the Middle-Aged and the Aged; XIX. The Parlor; XX. The Kitchen ; XXL The Family Horse and other Pets ; XXII. In Conclusion. 12. Health at Home. By A. H. Guernsey, and I. P. Datis, M. D., author of " Hygiene for Girls." Contents: I. Home Surroundings ; II. Privies and Water-Closets; III. The House IV. The Air we Breathe; V. The Water we Drink; VI. The Food we Eat; VII. Lighting and Warming; VIII. Disinfectants; IX. The Bedroom; X. The Clothing we Wear; XI. Personal Habits; XII. Household Practice; XIII. Poisons and antidotes ; XIV. Accidents and Emergencies. This series covers almost every topic pertaining to the American Home, and makes altogether an invaluable library on the most interesting of all themes. Many of the books are copiously illustrated. Mew York: D. APPLETON & CO., 1, 3, & 5 Bond Street. HEALTH BOOKS. Health Primers. Edited by J. Langdon Down, M. D., F. R. C. P. ; Henry Power, M. B., F. R. C. S. ; J. Mortimer Granville, M. D. ; John Tweedy, F. R. C. S. In square 16mo volumes. Cloth, 40 cents each. I. Exercise and Training. II. Alcohol: Its Use and Abuse. III. Premature Death: Its Promotion or Prevention. IV. The House and its Surroundings. V. Personal Appearance en Health and Disease. VI. Baths and Bathing. VII. The Skin and its Troubles. VIII. The Heart and its Func- IX. The Nervous System, [tions. Though it is of the greatest importance that books upon health should be in the highest degree trustworthy, it is notorious that most of the cheap and popular kind are mere crude compilations of incompetent persons, and are often misleading and injurious. Impressed by these considerations, several eminent medical and scientific men of London combined to prepare a series of Health Primers of a character that should be entitled to the fullest confidence. Hygiene for Girls. By Irenjeus P. Davis, M. D. 16rno. Cloth, $1.25. "Many a woman whose childhood was bright with promise endures an afterlife of misery because, through a false delicacy, she remained ignorant of her physical nature and requirements, although on all other subjects she may be well informed j and so at length she goes to her grave mourniDg the hard fate that has made existence a burden, and perhaps wondering to what end she was born, when a little knowledge at the proper time would have shown her how to easily avoid those evils that have made her life a wretched failure."— From Introduction.

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