Objection has been made to taking the time of the school for those things which the home should teach. If they were taught in the home, the objection would be valid; biit, with the best will in the world, how can the mother, any more than the teacher, keep abreast of the revolutions in social habits which are now taking place ? That she does not do so the present chaotic and unscientific condition of the household amply testifies. To interest the pupils of school age in the various operations of the daily life is to give them a safeguard for health and morality which will be of lasting benefit in the homes of rich and poor alike. Although it is probable that no knowledge which could be gained in school would have a more profound effect on national wealth or on human happiness, yet it is evident that these teachers do not regard the work outlined in the following pages so much from the point of view of informa- tion as from that of education, that education which should be a development of the child's power over his environment, and over his own efficiency as a human being. ELLEN H. RICHAKDS. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, September, 1899. TABLE OF CONTENTS SEPTEMBER CHAPTER I The House Beautiful, by May Haggenbotham, late Di- rector of Domestic Science and Art Courses at Drexel Institute, Philadelphia, sometime Assistant Superin- tendent of Public Schools, Philadelphia I. Construction of the House II. The Vestibule . III. The Hall . IV. The Dining Room V. The Living Room VI. The Bedrooms . VII. The Bath-room . VIII. The Kitchen . IX, Making the Best of it X. The Use and Abuse of Ornament 1 5 7 10 13 14 le 17 18 20 22 OCTOBER CHAPTER II The Kitchen, by Abby Lillian Marlatt, M.Sc, late Professor of Domestic Science in the Utah Agricultural College, now Teacher of Domestic Science in the Manual Train- ing High School, Providence, Rhode Island ... 27 Bibliography 29 Equipment 29 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section I. Fire 32 Bibliography 32 Heat 32 Combustion .... 34 Fuel 39 The Range .... 47 Section II. Cleanliness 55 Bibliography .... 55 Chemistry of Cleaning 56 Iron 56 56 Tin 56 Zinc, Aluminium, Nickel, Silver 56 Glass 57 57 Granite and Enamelled Ware 57 Grease 57 Care of the Sink 58 Traps . 58 Antiseptics, Disinfectants, Deodorants . 59 Experiments . . . . 60-63 CHAPTER III ADVANCED COURSE Starchy Foods, and how to cook them, by Abby Lillian Marlatt, M.Sc, late Professor of Domestic Science in Utah Agricultural College, now Teacher of Domestic Science in the Manual Training High School, Provi- dence, Rhode Island . Starch . Recipes . Riced Potatoes . Escalloped Potatoes 64 64 68 68 69 TABLE OF CONTENTS XI Transformation of Starch into Soluble Compounds 69 History of Sauces 69 Roux (Brown Sauce) 72 White Sauce 73 Macaroni .... 73 Additional Work in Sauces . 75 Cabbage au Gratin 76 Rice 76 Recipes .... 78 Starch as a Thickening Agent 79 Recipes 80 Potato Soup 80 Chocolate Cream Pudding 80 Vanilla Sauce 81 Tapioca, Arrowroot, Sago 81 Corn 83 Potatoes . . ... 87 Recipes 89 Transformation of Starch into more Soluble Com pounds 90 Starchy Foods for the Sick . 92 Bibliography 93 NOVEMBER

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Objection has been made to taking the time of the school for those things which the home should teach. If they were taught in the home, the objection would be valid; but, with the best will in the world, how can the mother, any more than the teacher, keep abreast of the revolutions in social habits which are now taking place ? That she does not do so the present chaotic and unscientific condition of the household amply testifies. To interest the pupils of school age in the various operations of the daily life is to give them a safeguard for health and morality which will be of lasting benefit in the homes of rich and poor alike. Although it is probable that no knowledge which could be gained in school would have a more profound effect on national wealth or on human happiness, yet it is evident that these teachers do not regard the work outlined in the following pages so much from the point of view of information as from that of education, that education which should be a development of the child's power over his environment, and over his own efficiency as a human being. ELLEN H. RICHARDS. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, September, 1899. SEPTEMBER CHAPTER I The House Beautiful, by May Haggenbotham, late Director of Domestic Science and Art Courses at Drexel Institute, Philadelphia, sometime Assistant Superintendent of Public Schools, Philadelphia I. Construction of the House II. The Vestibule . III. The Hall . IV. The Dining Room V. The Living Room VI. The Bedrooms . VII. The Bath-room . VIII. The Kitchen . IX, Making the Best of it X. The Use and Abuse of Ornament le OCTOBER CHAPTER II The Kitchen, by Abby Lillian Marlatt, M.Sc, late Professor of Domestic Science in the Utah Agricultural College, now Teacher of Domestic Science in the Manual Training High School, Providence, Rhode Island ... 27 Bibliography 29 Equipment 29 Section I. Fire Bibliography Heat Combustion .... Fuel The Range .... Section II. Cleanliness Bibliography .... Chemistry of Cleaning Iron Tin Zinc, Aluminium, Nickel, Silver Glass Granite and Enamelled Ware Grease Care of the Sink Traps . 58 Antiseptics, Disinfectants, Deodorants . 59 Experiments . . . . 60-63 CHAPTER III ADVANCED COURSE Starchy Foods, and how to cook them, by Abby Lillian Marlatt, M.Sc, late Professor of Domestic Science in Utah Agricultural College, now Teacher of Domestic Science in the Manual Training High School, Providence, Rhode Island . Starch . Recipes . Riced Potatoes . Escalloped Potatoes Transformation of Starch into Soluble Compounds History of Sauces Roux (Brown Sauce) White Sauce Macaroni .... Additional Work in Sauces . Cabbage au Gratin Rice Recipes .... Starch as a Thickening Agent Recipes Potato Soup Chocolate Cream Pudding Vanilla Sauce Tapioca, Arrowroot, Sago Corn Potatoes . . ... Recipes Transformation of Starch into more Soluble Com pounds Starchy Foods for the Sick . Bibliography NOVEMBER

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