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Title Australian enquiry book of household and general information
Author Wilhelmina Rawson
Year 1894
Publisher Pater & Knapton
Location Melbourne
Source djvu
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Validated in August 2020

INDEX.

COOKERY.

page
Advice to the Cook 9
Apples, To Cook 73
⁠„⁠„⁠No. 2 73
⁠„⁠„⁠No. 3 74
⁠„⁠„⁠No. 4 74
⁠„⁠„⁠No. 5 74
⁠„⁠„⁠No. 6 74
Apple Trifle 74
⁠„⁠Jelly 82
⁠„⁠Drink 92
⁠„⁠Beer 92
Apricot Preserve 82
⁠„⁠„⁠No. 82
Apricots, To Preserve Green 83
Asparagus 48
Baking Meats 15
Bachelor’s Supper 55
Bandicoot 42
Banana Fritters 75
⁠„⁠Custard 75
Beans, Harricot, To Cook 47
⁠„⁠French, To Pickle 87
Beef, Hints about 16
⁠„⁠Roast, with Lemon Juice 16
Beefsteak, To Cook a 17
Beef Tea 33
⁠„⁠„⁠for a Delicate Stomach 33
Beetroot, To Prepare 47
⁠„⁠No. 2 48
⁠„⁠Pickle 89
Biscuits, Light 56
⁠„⁠Rice 56
⁠„⁠Currant 56
⁠„⁠Arrowroot 56
⁠„⁠Oatmeal 56
⁠„⁠Good 56
⁠„⁠Spoon 56
⁠„⁠Gingerbread Nuts 57
⁠„⁠Short 57
⁠„⁠Sweet 57
⁠„⁠Crisps 57
⁠„⁠Rusks 57
⁠„⁠Vanilla Drops 57
Bitters, Home Made 95
Boiling Meats 18
Braised Rump 27
Bread, To Make 49
⁠„⁠Made with Brewer’s Yeast 52
Breakfast Pops 55
Broth, Savoury 31
⁠„⁠Mutton 33
⁠„⁠Onion 33
Buns, Breakfast 55
Cabbage 98
⁠„⁠To Boil 46
Cakes, Meat 24
⁠„⁠Currant 57
⁠„⁠Sponge 58
⁠„⁠Family 59
⁠„⁠Drop 59
⁠„⁠Seed 59
⁠„⁠Gingerbread 59
⁠„⁠Rice 60
⁠„⁠Bread 59
⁠„⁠Short 60
⁠„⁠Maize Meal 60
⁠„⁠ Johnny 60
⁠„⁠Hoe 60
⁠„⁠Cheap Luncheon 60
⁠„⁠Tea 60
⁠„⁠Afternoon Tea 60
⁠„⁠Honey 60
⁠„⁠Bushman’s 60
⁠„⁠White 61
⁠„⁠Princess 61
⁠„⁠Funnel 61
⁠„⁠Maderia 61
⁠„⁠American Tea 61
⁠„⁠Chocolate 61
⁠„⁠Rice, for Nursery 61
⁠„⁠A Rich 62
⁠„⁠Wedding and Birthday 62
⁠„⁠Sugar 63
⁠„⁠A Simple 63
⁠„⁠Ginger 63
⁠„⁠Jam Roll 63
⁠„⁠Meringues 63
⁠„⁠Short Bread 63
⁠„⁠Victoria Sandwich 63
⁠„⁠Spoon 64
⁠„⁠Custard 64
⁠„⁠Cheese, Lemon 66
Calf’s Head, Baked 16
Candied Fruit 85
Carried Meals 97
Carrots à la France 47
Cauliflower 46
Cheese, Toasted 98
Cherries and Plums, To Dry 85
Chicken, Fricassed 44
⁠„⁠Potted 44
Chinese Dish 72
Chili Beer 94
Chocolate Creams 86
Chutney, No. 1 90
⁠„⁠Another 90
Citrons, To Preserve 80
Claret Cup 95
Cocoanut Custard 95
Cold Meat Dishes 22
Cookery, A Course of 9
Cornflour and Arrowroot 73
Cream, Banana 95
⁠„⁠Coffee 95
⁠„⁠Devonshire 96
⁠„⁠„⁠ 96
⁠„⁠Lemon 96
⁠„⁠Puffs 66
Cucumbers, Small, to Pickle 87
⁠„⁠Young⁠„⁠ 88
⁠„⁠Boiled 48
Curry 23
⁠„⁠Egg 23
⁠„⁠Herring 39
⁠„⁠Crayfish 39
Custard, for Cake 64
⁠„⁠Boiled 72
Damper, A 53
Egg Plant, To Cook 47
Eggs and Milk 76
Eggs Anchovy 76
Eschallots, To Pickle 87
⁠„⁠About 89
⁠„⁠Pickled 89
Figs, to Dry 85
Fish Soups, Forcemeat for 39
⁠„⁠Baked in Vinegar 39
⁠„⁠Baked 39
⁠„⁠Cold, To Make up 39
⁠„⁠Frying 37
⁠„⁠Boiling 38
Flying Fox, The 42
Fowl, Stewed 43
Forcemeat for Stuffing 17
Fried Bread 55
Fritters, Sour Milk 76
Fruit Compote 75
⁠„⁠To Bottle or Can, No. 1 77
⁠„⁠„⁠„⁠No. 2 77
⁠„⁠To Preserve without Sugar 78
Game and Poultry 40
Ginger Ale 94
⁠„⁠Beer 92
⁠„⁠„⁠ 93
⁠„⁠„⁠ small quantity 94
⁠„⁠„⁠ Powders 94
⁠„⁠Sham 84
Goose, Boiled 43
⁠„⁠Wild 41
Gravy, Rich Brown 35
⁠„⁠Common 35
⁠„⁠White 36
⁠„⁠for Hashes, &c. 36
Gravies and Sauces 35
Grapes, To Preserve 84
Guavas 74
Hams, Baking 17
⁠„⁠Boiling 19
Herbs, Mixed 91
⁠„⁠Dried 91
Haricot 25
⁠„⁠Very Good 25
Hop Beer 92
⁠„⁠„⁠Good 93
⁠„⁠„⁠ 93
Hop or Sugar Beer 92
Ibis, The 41
⁠„⁠Stewed 41
Ice, Home-made 96
Icing for Wedding Cake 62
Jelly for Invalids 97
Jelly, Calves’ Feet 96
Joints, To Stuff 17
Kidneys, Sheep’s, To Cook 18
Lemon Honey 86
⁠„⁠Wine 94
⁠„⁠Sponge 97
⁠„⁠Syrup 92
Lemon or Lime Juice, To Preserve 78
Lemonade 92
⁠„⁠Good 93
Lilly Pilly 80
Liver, Devilled 44
Macaroni with Steak 17
⁠„⁠with Kidney 26
Maitre d’ Hotel Butter 36
Mandarins, To Preserve 81
Meat Olives 25
⁠„⁠Potted 21
⁠„⁠Pudding, Scrap 23
Melon Rind, Preserved 84
⁠„⁠„⁠„⁠another way 84
Melted Butter 36
⁠„⁠„⁠Made with Milk 36
Mince Meat, Simple 66
⁠„⁠„⁠without Meat 67
⁠„⁠„⁠for Large Family 67
Mushrooms 48
⁠„⁠Baked 48
⁠„⁠Stewed 49
⁠„⁠Broiled 49
⁠„⁠Ketchup 90
Mustard Pickle 88
⁠„⁠„⁠ 86
Mullet Baked 39
Mutton, Boiled Leg of 19
⁠„⁠Chops 98
⁠„⁠Slices 26
⁠„⁠Stewed Shoulder of 26
Night Shade or Blackberry 80
Onions, Boiled 46
⁠„⁠Stuffed 46
⁠„⁠Stewed 99
⁠„⁠To Pickle 89
Omelette Bread 76
⁠„⁠Souffle 76
Oranges, To Preserve 83
Orange Wine 95
Orange and Lemon Peel, To Candy 85
Oysters, Stewed 39
Panada, Mixed with Forcemeat 17
Parsnips 48
Pancakes, with Jam 64
Parsley, To Fry 91
Pastry 64
⁠„⁠Suet 65
Paste, A Rich 65
⁠„⁠Puff 65
⁠„⁠Potato 65
Patties, Custard 65
Pates de foie Gras 21
Peas 46
⁠„⁠To Preserve Green 84
⁠„⁠Stewed 49
Peach Essence 86
⁠„⁠Brandy 75
⁠„⁠and Rice 75
⁠„⁠Meringue 75
Picnics, What to Take 99
⁠„⁠Hints about 100
⁠„⁠Beef 100
⁠„⁠A Children’s 101
Pickling 86
Pickles, Good 87
Pie Melon Conserve 82
Pie Pumpkin 69
⁠„⁠Lemon 68
Pig Weed 48
Pigeons, To Stew 43
Pineapple, To Preserve 81
⁠„⁠Conserve 81
Porridge 73
Potatoes, To Boil 45
⁠„⁠Stoved 45
⁠„⁠Rissoles 45
⁠„⁠New 46
⁠„⁠Sweet 46
Poultry and Game 40
⁠„⁠Baking 42
⁠„⁠To Stuff 43
Preserves, Making 78
Puddings, Baked 67
⁠„⁠Boiled 69
⁠„⁠Christmas 69
⁠„⁠Yorkshire 68
⁠„⁠Victoria 68
⁠„⁠Marmalade 68
⁠„⁠„ 72
⁠„⁠Lemon 68
⁠„⁠Chocolate 68
⁠„⁠Candied Peel 68
⁠„⁠Cheese 68
⁠„⁠Boston 72
⁠„⁠Good Boiled 72
⁠„⁠Plum, for Everyday 69
⁠„⁠Sunday 69
⁠„⁠„⁠another 70
⁠„⁠Sultana 70
⁠„⁠Light Suet 70
⁠„⁠“Z” 70
⁠„⁠Ginger 71
⁠„⁠French 70
⁠„⁠Cold Fruit 74
⁠„⁠„ Peach 70
⁠„⁠Black 21
⁠„⁠White 22
Pumpkin 48
Puffs 54
Raspberry, Wild 80
⁠„⁠Vinegar 93
Rhubarb Jam 83
Rice, To Boil 71
⁠„⁠and Cocoanut 71
Rice, Frosted 71
⁠„⁠Savoury 71
⁠„⁠„⁠another 71
Rissoles 24
Rolls, French 52
Round, To Bake a 16
⁠„⁠Boiled, Mrs. Lance’s Xmas. 19
⁠„⁠of Beef, To Boil a 20
Sausage, German 21
Sauce, Plain Parsley 36
⁠„⁠Caper, To Imitate 36
⁠„⁠Mayonnaise 36
⁠„⁠Mint 37
⁠„⁠Horse Radish 37
⁠„⁠For Cold Meat 37
⁠„⁠For Boiled Puddings 72
Sago Mould 71
⁠„⁠Another 71
Scones 53
⁠„⁠Fried 54
⁠„⁠The Best 54
⁠„⁠Another 54
⁠„⁠Drop 54
Sea Birds, Small 41
Sheep’s Trotters, Stewed 27
Soda Loaf, Plain 53
Soups 27
Soup, Thick 98
⁠„⁠Macaroni 31
⁠„⁠Vermicelli 31
⁠„⁠Sago 31
⁠„⁠Vegetable 31
⁠„⁠Carrot 31
⁠„⁠Mulligatawny 32
⁠„⁠Hare 32
⁠„⁠Giblet 32
⁠„⁠Wild Duck 32
⁠„⁠a la Julienne 32
⁠„⁠Barley 32
⁠„⁠Potato 33
⁠„⁠Clear 33
⁠„⁠Pea 33
⁠„⁠Bush Pease 34
⁠„⁠Egg 34
⁠„⁠Bean 34
⁠„⁠Potato 34
⁠„⁠Croute au Pot 33
⁠„⁠Tomato 34
⁠„⁠„ 24
⁠„⁠Meat Essence, for 34
Soups and Gravies, Thickening for 35
⁠„⁠White Thickening for 35
Stock, Cheap 31
⁠„⁠To Make Quickly 31
⁠„⁠For Clear Soup 31
⁠„⁠Vegetable 32
Spice Loaf 55
Stewing and Braising 24
Stew, Irish 25
Steak, Boiled Boiled 21
⁠„⁠Stewed 25
⁠„⁠„⁠No. 2 25
Syrup for Preserving 77
Tapioca and Fruit Syrup 73
Tarts, Custard 66
Tartlets, a Good Mixture for 66
Tomato 46
⁠„⁠Baked 46
⁠„⁠Stuffed 47
⁠„⁠Toast 47
⁠„⁠Stewed with Gravy 47
⁠„⁠Preserve 82
⁠„⁠Jam 83
⁠„⁠„⁠Very Good 83
⁠„⁠„⁠Green 83
⁠„⁠Pickles 88
⁠„⁠„⁠Green 88
⁠„⁠„ 88
⁠„⁠Vinegar 88
⁠„⁠Sauce 90
⁠„⁠„⁠Another 90
Toffee Molasses 86
Tongues, Baked 17
Tripe, To Cook 26
⁠„⁠and Onions, Stewed 90
Turkey, Boiled 43
Veal, Boiled 19
⁠„⁠Stewed 25
⁠„⁠Stew 26
Vanilla and Oysters 26
Vegetables 45
Vegetable Marrow Stuffed 46
⁠„⁠„⁠Boiled 48
⁠„⁠„⁠Jam 83
Vegetables, Fried 49
Vegetarian’s Dish 49
Vinegar, To Make 89
⁠„⁠For Salads, Prepared 89
Wallaby, Stewed 42
Wedding Cake 62
Yam 48
Yeast, Potato 52
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Ant’s Nests, To Get Rid of 116
Ammonia and Its Uses 119
Banana Stains 111
Blackboard, Paint for a 169
Boots, Old, To Patch 112
⁠„⁠Kid, To Preserve 114
Brass and Copper, To Clean 116
Brooms 117
Candles, Home Made 118
Carpets, To Clean 112
Cement for Mending China 115
Chamois Leather, To Wash 116
Chimney, To Put Fire Out 116
Cleaning Cooking Utensils 115
Cockroach Poison 116
Collars & Cuffs, To Make Stiff, Glossy 107
Copper, To Clean a 104
Coral Discoloured, To Clean 114
Dry Earth 117
French Polish 110
French Polished Furniture Renovator 110
Fruit Stains from Linen 111
Furniture Polish 110
⁠„⁠a Good 110
Furniture, Old, To Clean 110
Furs, To Clean 116
Glass, To Prevent Cracking 111
Grease Marks fron Wall Papers 111
Harness, To Preserve 112
Ink Spots 111
Ironmould Stains 111
Ivory Ornaments, To Clean 115
Jewellery Tarnished, To Restore 114
Kerosene, Its Uses 104
Knife Handles, To Fix 115
Lamps 115
⁠„⁠Cement for Sticking Tops 115
Lye, To Make 106
Mackintosh, To Make a 113
Marble, Black, To Polish 115
Meerschaum, To Color a 111
Mildew, To Take Out 111
Moths, Silver Fish, &c. 112
⁠„⁠To Keep Away 112
Mounting Shells, Ferns, &c. 116
Mulberry Stains 111
Oil, Machine 118
 „ Shark 118
Oilcloth, To Restore 111
Oil Paintings, To Clean, No. 1 117
⁠„⁠„⁠No. 2 117
Painting 109
Paint a Bush Room 110
Perfume for Linen Presses 115
Picture Frames, Gilt, To Clean 114
Portmanteau, To Color 118
Purify a Room, To 114
⁠„⁠Vessels lying by 114
Rats, To get Rid of 116
Shells, To Polish 113
Shoes, Patent Leather, To Clean 114
⁠„⁠Tan, To Clean 114
Soap Jelly 105
 „ Household, No. 1 105
 „⁠„⁠No. 2 105
 „⁠„⁠No. 3 105
 „⁠„⁠No. 4 106
 „ Arsenical 118
Sponge, To Clean a 113
⁠„⁠„⁠No. 2 113
Sponge, To Cure and Bleach 113
Starching Shirts, About 107
Starch for Shirts 108
Starch a Shirt, How to 108
Staining 109
⁠„⁠Floors 109
⁠„⁠Wood Black 109
⁠„⁠„⁠No. 2 109
Stain Wood, To 109
⁠„⁠Rosewood, For 109
⁠„⁠Mahogany, For 109
⁠„⁠Wood Black, To 109
Stains, To Remove 111
Straw Hats, To Clean 113
Tar Stains 111
Things Worth Knowing 120
Turpentine 119
Varnish, Bush 109
Washing 102
Wash Boys’ Tweed Clothes, To 106
 „ Coloured Fabrics, To 106
 „ Blues and Greens, To 107
 „ Coloured Flannels, To 107
 „ Blankets, How to, No. 1 107
 „⁠„⁠„⁠No. 2 107
 „ Black Lace, To 107
 „ Tweed Suits 119
Waterproof a Horse Rug, To 111
⁠„⁠Calico, To 118
⁠„⁠Boots for Sportsman 112
Whitewash, A Good 110
Windows, To Wash 116
FANCY WORK.
Baskets and Boxes, Fancy 127
⁠„⁠Simple Work 130
⁠„⁠Alum 132
Bodice, Lady’s (Crotchet) 127
Boots, Baby’s, To Knit 125
Carpentry for Young Ladies 132
Coral, Old, To Utilise 123
Coral Baskets 125
Cosy, A Tea 129
Crazy Work 128
Crystalize Grass and Leaves for Ornaments 131
Drawings, Chalk and Pencil, To Fix 133
Dolls, Useful 135
Dresses, Fancy 137
Frame, A Cork 126
Flowers, Fish Scale 133
⁠„⁠Dahlia, The 134
⁠„⁠Geranium, The 134
⁠„⁠Rose, The 134
⁠„⁠Jessamine, The 135
Fringe, Knitted 125
⁠„⁠A Good 127
⁠„⁠For Knitted Quilt 128
Glass, To Frost 123
Hanging Vases 123
Ivory, Imitation 125
Jacket, A Baby’s 123
Lamp Shade 124
Marble, Artificial 125
Mats, Dinner 123
Mats for the floor 129
Muslin, Spotted 128
Ornaments, Bamboo 133
Perfume Jars 123
Pictures, To Varnish 125
Pincushion, A Pretty 132
⁠„⁠Hair 132
Quilt, Knitted 124
Stocking for a Boy 129
Tablecloth, An Oriental 126
⁠„⁠A Novel 128
Tam o’ Shanter (Crochet) 126
Woollen Shawls, To Clean 124
Wattle Work 131
THE TOILET.
Complexion, The 139
⁠„⁠Wash, after Illness 142
⁠„⁠To Cure a Rough Blotched 143
⁠„⁠Hints 143
Face, The 138
Face Cream 142
Feet, The 146
Freckles 139
⁠„⁠For, No. 1 142
⁠„⁠„ No. 2 142
Hints for the Toilet 145
Hands, The 143
⁠„⁠Soap for Whitening the 144
⁠„⁠Pomade to Whiten 144
Hair, The 144
 „ A Good Wash 145
 „ Pomade for 145
 „ Lotion 145
 „ To Keep in Curl 145
 „ A Good Wash 145
 „ A Good Tonic 145
Mosquito Bites, To Prevent 141
Scent, Orange Flower 141
Scurf in the Head 145
Skin, To Soften 142
 „ A Shiny 143
Sunburn, To Take Off 142
⁠„⁠To Remove 142
MEDICAL.
Asthma 158
⁠„⁠Mixture 159
Biliousness 154
Bites of Reptiles 165
Bleeding at the Nose 160
Boils, For 168
Breath, Offensive 166
Bruises 161
Bunions 164
Chilblains, a Cure for 161
Coffee as a Stimulant 160
Convulsions 156
Cold, a Severe 167
 „ a Cure for 167
Cough, An Irritable 167
 „ Mixture 167
Cramp, For 167
Diarrhœa, Dysentery 155
Drunkard, To Cure a 166
Earache 162
Faceache 167
Feet, For Offensive 167
Fomentations, Hot 165
Health, Rules for 147
Headaches 154
Heartburn 167
Health, Hints for 167
Hiccough, To Stop 160
Insects, To Remove from Ear 168
Lice, &c., To Remove from Hair 168
Linseed Tea 162
Lime Water 159
Management of the Sick 151
Milk as a Stimulant 162
Mouth, An Ulcerated 168
Mustard Poultices 159
⁠„⁠Emetic 159
Neuralgia 154
Perspiration 165
⁠„⁠Unpleasant 165
Pimples on the Face 166
Poisons 157
Pulse, The 160
Purify Air in Newly-painted rooms 162
Rest 167
Ringworm 163
Rheumatism 159
Rusty Nails, Wounds rom 167
Salt and Water 162
Sarsparilla 161
Scalds and Burns 160
Seasickness, Remedy for 162
Sewing Up Wounds 159
Simple Remedies 159
Sick Room, to Keep a Slow Fire 167
Sores on the Feet 159
Sore Throat, Good Remedy, a 160
Soap for Sores and Old Wounds 163
Sprains 159
Stammering 164
Sleeplessness, a Cure for 161
Sting, a Wasp 165
Surplus Hairs from Face or Body, To Remove 161
Swimming 169
Tender Feet 164
Teeth, How to Brush the 161
 „ To Stop 163
 „ To Remove Tartar 168
Toenails Ingrowing, To Treat 163
Tonic 165
 „ A Good 159
Typhoid, Cure for 164
Voice, to Strengthen 162
Warts, To Take Away 164
Water, Pure 166
 „ To Cleanse 166
Whitlow, To Cure a 161
⁠„⁠„⁠No. 2 162
Whooping Cough 156
FARMING.
Practical Advice regarding … 176 to 192
BUILDING and DECORATING.
Armchair, An 210
Book Shelves and Writing Table 206
Basket, A Good Clothes 210
Drapery for Mantelpiece 206
Four-roomed House, To Build 193
Fire Screens 207
House Building 192
Home, The, To Beautify 205
Horns 210
Leaves, Skeleton 207
Lustroleum 209
Newspapers, A Pocket For 211
Ottoman, A Centre 209
Paint, A Good Bush 204
Paint, Cheap, For Fences 204
Papering 211
Piles and Posts, To Preserve 205
Posts and Palings⁠„ 205
Pockets, For Walls 212
Shells, To Clean and Polish 210
Table, A Dressing 210
Timber for Four-roomed House 198
⁠„⁠Five⁠„ 203
Timber, To Measure 204
Tools 194
⁠To Preserve 205
Upholstery 208
Wardrobe, A Curtain 209
Wash Colour for Out-Buildings 204
Whitewash for Farm Buildings 204
Wood, To Preserve 205
SCIENTIFIC FARMING.
Arrowroot 225
Cabbages 227
Clover 216
Farmer, The Young 176
Farming Hints 214
Haymaking, Hints On 217
Lucerne 216
Onions 227
Peas 228
Potato Growing 226
Pumpkins, Melons, &c. 228
Rape, To Grow 218
Silage Stacks 219
Tobacco Growing 220
⁠„⁠Cultivation 221
⁠„⁠To Make 222
Tomatoes 228
Vegetables Seeds Sowing 227
THE ORCHARD.
Budding 230
Barrel Run Without a Truck 241
Fruit Trees—
The Orange 233
Orange Growing 239
The Peach 234
 „ Quince 235
 „ Pear 235
 „ Apple 235
 „ Grape 237
Fruit Trees, A Word About 239
⁠„⁠A Good Wash For 239
⁠„⁠Scales and Insects 240
FLOWER GARDEN.
Cuttings, To Strike 245
Flower Garden, Hints About 243
⁠„⁠Ponds and Tubs 244
Fernery Pot Plants 247
Grafting 239
Gardening 250
Planting Trees 229
Pruning 233
Strawberries, How To Plant 240
Summer House, A Rustic 246
The Fuchsia 242
 „ Musk 244
 „ Begonia 245
Window Ornament 245
THE DAIRY.
Butter, Sweet, To Keep for Market 255
⁠„⁠To Keep Cool 255
⁠„⁠Hints About 255
Cow, Good Points of a 252
 „ To Tell the Age of a 253
 „ Management of a 253
 „ Hints About 253
Cheese Making 254
Churning 255
Dairy Buildings 252
DOCTORING STOCK.
For Mange in Dogs 271
Feeding Horses While Hot 272
Horse Feed 272
Jibbing or Baulking Horses 271
Remedy for Worms in Sheep 270
⁠„⁠„⁠„⁠„ Horses 269
Swelled Sheep and Cattle 269
Sprains or Bruises in Cattle or Horses 269
Scum on Animal’s Eyes 270
To Feel the Pulse of Farm and Domestic Animals 268
Tape Worms in Lambs 270
To Keep Insects Out of Sheep Skins 271
To Tame the Wildest Horse 272
Worms in Horses 269
POULTRY NOTES.
Bumble Foot in Fowls 256
Eating Their Eggs 257
Food Supply for a Given Number 257
Hints About Poultry 258
Preserving Eggs 259
To Test Fresh Eggs 259
To Preserve Eggs in Salt 260
Uses of Eggs 261
HAM and FISH CURING.
Bacon Curing 262
 „ To Cure Dry 263
Brine for Pork 267
 „ Good, for Pork 267
Fish Curing 264
Hams, To Cure 263
⁠„⁠„⁠No. 2 264
SKIN CURING.
To Cure Opossum Skins 274
 „⁠„⁠„⁠No. 2 274
 „⁠Kangaroo Skins 274
 „⁠Skins for Rugs 275
To Tan Bear or Platypus Skins, &c. 274
 „⁠and Colour Sheep Skins 275
 „⁠Sheep Skins 275
To Bleach Sheep Skins White 275
To Keep Weevils Out of Skins 276
To Scour Wool 276
Bird Skinning and Stuffing 276
Curing Emu Skins 280
To Purify Feathers 280
To Preserve Bird Skins, No. 1 280
 „⁠„⁠„⁠No. 2 280
ODD ITEMS FOR THE FARM 281 to 284
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