Domestic and Rural Affairs: The Family, Farm and Gardens, and the Domestic Animals. ... From the Latest and Best AuthoritiesElliot G. Storke Auburn publishing Company, 1859 - Agriculture |
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... Head - dress . 116 66 yellow . 84 Head , scald ...... . 98 66 yellow on cotton . 86 Head , to remove scurf from the ... 97 · Health , its importance ... 106 E. Health , means of preserving . 106 • Eggs , as food .. Eggs , to preserve ...
... Head - dress . 116 66 yellow . 84 Head , scald ...... . 98 66 yellow on cotton . 86 Head , to remove scurf from the ... 97 · Health , its importance ... 106 E. Health , means of preserving . 106 • Eggs , as food .. Eggs , to preserve ...
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... head is much liked by many , and appears at table dressed in vari- ous ways . B The sheep is thus apportioned by butchers . A The Leg . B Loin ( the best end . ) C Loin ( Chump end . ) E Neck ( scrag end . ) F Shoulder . G Breast . D ...
... head is much liked by many , and appears at table dressed in vari- ous ways . B The sheep is thus apportioned by butchers . A The Leg . B Loin ( the best end . ) C Loin ( Chump end . ) E Neck ( scrag end . ) F Shoulder . G Breast . D ...
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... head of the table should never leave her seat , till , by rising , she intimates that the repast is finished . No member of the family should leave the table before all are ready to leave , without asking to be excused by the lady of ...
... head of the table should never leave her seat , till , by rising , she intimates that the repast is finished . No member of the family should leave the table before all are ready to leave , without asking to be excused by the lady of ...
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... head- dress should be very simple . " For morning work a dress that can be washed is most desirable , al- though for winter something warmer may be necessary . My fancy was once much pleased by a gray cloth basque worn by a friend of ...
... head- dress should be very simple . " For morning work a dress that can be washed is most desirable , al- though for winter something warmer may be necessary . My fancy was once much pleased by a gray cloth basque worn by a friend of ...
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... head are often painful . Let such rise and chafe the body and extremities with a brush or towel , or rub smartly with the hands to promote circulation , and withdraw the excessive amount of blood from the brain , and they will fall ...
... head are often painful . Let such rise and chafe the body and extremities with a brush or towel , or rub smartly with the hands to promote circulation , and withdraw the excessive amount of blood from the brain , and they will fall ...
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Page 10 - You may think perhaps that a little tea, or a little punch now and then, diet a little more costly, clothes a little finer, and a little entertainment now and then, can be no great matter ; but remember, Many a little makes a mickle. Beware of little expenses : A small leak will sink a great ship...
Page 257 - Immediate delivery and followed by an actual and continued change of possession of the things mortgaged, shall be absolutely void as against the creditors of the mortgagor, and as against subsequent purchasers and mortgagees In good faith...
Page 259 - Every contract for the leasing for*a longer period than one year, or for the sale of any lands, or any interest in lands, shall be void, unless the contract, or some note or memorandum thereof, expressing the consideration, be in writing, and be subscribed by the party by whom the lease or sale is made.
Page 11 - ... reduced to poverty, and forced to borrow of those whom they formerly despised, but who, through industry and frugality, have maintained their standing ; in which case it appears plainly, that ' A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees,
Page 11 - When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; but Poor Dick says, " It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it...
Page 10 - A fat Kitchen makes a lean Will, as Poor Richard says; and Many Estates are spent in the Getting, Since Women for Tea forsook Spinning and Knitting, And Men for Punch forsook Hewing and Splitting.
Page 10 - He means, that perhaps the cheapness is apparent only, and not real; or the bargain, by straitening thee in thy business, may do thee more harm than good. For in another place he says, Many have been ruined by buying good pennyworths.
Page 259 - An agreement for the leasing for a longer period than one year, or for the sale of real property, or of an interest therein ; and such agreement, if made by an agent of the party sought to be charged...
Page 37 - Boil one pound of good flour, a quarter of a pound of brown sugar, and a little salt, in two gallons of water, for one hour. When milk-warm, bottle it, and cork it close. It will be fit for use in twenty-four hours.- One pint of this yeast will make eighteen pounds of bread.
Page 11 - These are not the Necessaries of Life; they can scarcely be called the Conveniences, and yet only because they look pretty how many want to have them.