Household Cyclopedia of 1881

Household Cyclopedia of 1881
https://archive.org/details/Household_Cyclopedia

  Excerpt: As the object of all study, and the end of all wisdom, is practical utility, so a collection, of the most approved Receipts, in all the arts of Domestic and Social Life, may be considered as a volume containing nearly the whole of the wisdom of man, worthy of preservation. In truth, the present volume has been compiled under the feeling, that if all other books of Science in the world were destroyed, this single volume would be found to embody the results of the useful experience, observations, and discoveries of mankind during the past ages of the world.

Includes:
Agriculture
Angling
Bleaching and Scouring
Brewing
Cements
Chemical Receipts
Culinary Arts
Distillation
Dying
Enamelling
Engraving
Farriery
Glass
Horticulture
Inks
Medicine
Metallurgy
Paints and Colors
Perfumery
Photography
Pottery
Pyrotechny
Rural and Domestic Economy
Tanning
Varnishes
Weather Prognostics
Weights and Measures
Miscellaneous

ReadyMom wrote:Household Cyclopedia of 1881
https://archive.org/details/Household_Cyclopedia

  Excerpt: As the object of all study, and the end of all wisdom, is practical utility, so a collection, of ...

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TRex2 wrote:
Yep. You just gave me the tool to replace about a dozen books in my e-book collection.

BTW, for those who want to download a copy, look for the three little dots on the Left edge of the screen.

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