The American woman's home, or, Principles of domestic science
Subtitle: being a guide to the formation and maintenance of economical, healthful, beautiful, and Christian homes
By: by Catharine E. Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe
Contributors: Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
Publisher: J.B. Ford and Company; H.A. Brown & Co.
Published: 1869
Place of publication: New York; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 500
Subjects: Home economics -- United States; Housekeeping -- United States; Home -- United States; Family -- United States; Women -- United States -- Social life and customs
Other titles: Principles of domestic science : being a guide to the formation and maintenance of economical, healthful, beautiful, and Christian homes
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The Christian family; title: A Christian house; title: A healthful home; title: Scientific domestic ventilation; title: Stoves, furnaces, and chimneys; title: Home decoration; title: The care of health; title: Domestic exercise; title: Healthful food; title: Healthful drinks; title: Cleanliness; title: Clothing; title: Good cooking; title: Early rising; title: Domestic manners; title: Good temper in the housekeeper; title: Habits of system and order; title: Giving in charity; title: Economy of time and expenses; title: Health of mind; title: The care of infants; title: The management of young children; title: Domestic amusements and social duties; title: Care of the aged; title: The care of servants; title: Care of the sick; title: Accidents and antidotes; title: Sewing, cutting, and mending; title: Fires and lights; title: The care of rooms; title: The care of yards and gardens; title: The propagation of plants; title: The cultivation of fruit; title: The care of domestic animals; title: Earth-closets; title: Warming and ventilation; title: Care of the homeless, the helpless, and the vicious; title: The Christian neighborhood; title: Appeal to the American women; title: Glossary of words and references; title: Analytical index