The hearthstone; or, Life at home

Bruises — Cramps — Headaches — Lumbago — Measles—Diarrhoea — Poison — Stings — Toothache — Whooping-cough — Bronchitis — Erysipelas — Jaundice — How to give chloroform — Evil effects of ice-water — Cold tea — To purify rooms after sickness — To make pepsin — A powerful antidote — How to treat a cold — Sick stomach — Soda for burns — Acid burns — Insects in the ear — The night air superstition— Advice to dyspeptics — Alcohol and dyspepsia — Disinfectants — Mental headache — Sprained ankle — Inflamed eyes — Early rising — Preventive against sea-sickness — In drowning cases — The airing of beds — Advice with reason — Various remedies — Sleep — Perfect ventilation — Household diet — Ventilation of cellars — Cure for earache — The prevention of sunstroke — Worth knowing and remembering — Cure for a felon — Sticking-plaster — Diphtheria and sore throat — Stiffness and aching limbs — The lemon — Fasting — Neuralgia and sciatica — Catarrh — Coughing — Croup — Other remedies 184 The dollar saved — Mistaken ideas — The " penny wise and pound foolish " — Unwise acts — Not an easy habit to acquire — " The rainy day " — Pride which shrinks — Ten cents a day — The constant droppings— A suggestive table — Rothschild's income — The foundation principle in economy — One's health and generous living — Utilizing remainders— Clothing the body — Bargaining house-keepers — Poor Moses in the " Vicar of Wakefield " 216 The first sure symptom of a mind in health — The disturbing element — The undoing of peace and happiness — The deadly nightshade — The unsafe element — Abnormal tendencies — The secret of a happy home — The Jacobs and Esaus — The Cinderella in the home — The innate narrowness of parents — Unkindness to children — Petting and spoiling — Pigmy lords — A miniature republic — The sensitive spot — Diversities of gifts in children — Memories of birthdays — Rebekah a bad mother — The dead baby — A piteous spectacle — Love sweetens everything — The reformation within that makes the real home 222 CONTENTS. XV Antimacassars — Work-baskets — Aprons — Wall-baskets — Silk curtain bands — Perfume sachets — To crystallize grasses — To press flowers — Hanging-baskets — Design for screens — The hanging of pictures — The question of fireboards — The ubiquitous Japanese fan — Sachets — Economical mats — Velvet painting — Covers for tables and chairs — Pin-cushions and carriage rugs — Pretty tidies — To use ferns — The place for thermometers — Case for overshoes — Salad oil bottles for vases — Curtains — Waste-paper baskets — Easels — Watch and jewelry cases — Dados of colored matting — Zephyr balls — The Kensington work — A pretty mat — Skeleton leaves — Tapestry work — Basil leather work — Cabinets — Cheap materials for portieres — Seaweed — Cut work — A coverlet wrought by Mary, Queen of Scots — The Kensington stitch — A clothes bag — Sewing buttons on — How to make netting — Fire-place curtains — Pen-wipers and scrap-bags — Ottoman and chair covers — Lace albums — Pretty contrivances for bed-rooms — Boxes and trunks 23a'