The female instructor; or, Young woman's friend & companion: being a guide to all the accomplishments which adorn the female character, either as a useful member of society, a pleasing companion, or, a respectable mother of a family ... To which are added, a select system of cookery, the art of preserving and pickling, brewing, making wines, family recipes, the management of poultry, dyeing, &c., and directions to servants of every description.

Date:
[1821]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The female instructor; or, Young woman's friend & companion: being a guide to all the accomplishments which adorn the female character, either as a useful member of society, a pleasing companion, or, a respectable mother of a family ... To which are added, a select system of cookery, the art of preserving and pickling, brewing, making wines, family recipes, the management of poultry, dyeing, &c., and directions to servants of every description. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Page Dog and the Cook, a fable, 358 Domestic Economy, - . . . 176 Dress, on Female, . + « . +167 Drink for a weak Constitution, 411 Dropsy, cures for the, 396, 404, 428 Drowned Persons, Dr. Hawes’s method of restoring to life, . 493 Ducks, howto manage, . . . 551 Duties of Females in Old Age, . 244 Duties of Females in the Sick i Chamber, Bi Malte ey ek ifetiw i RSE Duties of matrimonial Life, . 189 Dyeing, the Art of, 20.0. 6» 555 Ear-ach, remedies for the, . « 428 Economy, Domestic, . . .« . 176 Education in general, . . 2. 9 Electuary, Cordial; -... . . 411 Elixirs, 9. - 0. 2) 402, 403, 415 England,-of the Church of, . 269 Essence for Head-ach, &c. . 413 Examples, religious, . . . . 64 Eye-waters, . . + « « 415, 428 Eyes, cure for inflamed, . 396, 404 Eyes, H. Sloane’s liniment for, 410 Faith, true, how. scarce, . . 334 Faults-of others, of the, . . . 341 Fear, its. strange effects, . . 139 Female Education, .'. . . . +28 Fish, how to boil, . . . 449 Fish, how tochoose, . . . . 435 Floor Cloths, to clean, .. . . 387 ‘luxes, remedies for, ... 410, 428 Fly Water, 9's 46 2. 89R Fomentation, strengthening, . 397 Food for the Poor, . . . . 392 Fowls, to breed and manage, . 548 Fox-glove Juice for Deafness, 409 Géthin, «Lady, wee) eo la Gold and Silver Lace, to clean, 360 Gout, for the, oe te - 404, 409, 429 Grammar, a concise English, . 30 Gravel, remedies for the, . . 428 Gravies, Cullises, and Sauces, +: Grey, Lady Jane, 2... 65 Grief, with .its effects, . 144, 150 Freestone Hearths; to clean, . 373 Friars: Balsam; 3... 3 397 Fritters and Pancakes, . . . 498. Fruit, ‘how. to preserve, - 513, 525 Fryingingeneral, . 2. . . «466 Game, how toroast, . . . . 460 Gargle, emollient, . . . . 398 Geese, how to-manage, oe 8 SS] Gruels, Possets, &c. 2. .. 509 Hands, paste for chopped, . . 394 Hangings and. Tapestry, . °. 365 Hashing and Mincing, . . . 477 Hatred, and its effects, . . . 169 Page Head-ach, forthe, . . . 402, 403 Hiccup, cure for the, . . . 399 Hope and Fear, . ... . 136 Hope in eternity, of our, . . 343 Housekeeper, directions for, . 361 Housemaid, directions to the, . 372 Hurdis, Catharine, . . . '. . 97 Hypocras, English, . . .- . 403 Hysteric Fits, electuary for, . 407 Jaundice, Pills for the, . 394, 428 Jellies, Syllabubs, &c. . . . 508 Independents, .9. 2.9. 3 2 Q71 Infants, management of, .: . 208 Infectious diseases in hospitals, 410 Influenza, a'syrup for the, .. 408 inks, to make for writing, . 45, 46 Ink-spots and Stains to. remove, 378 Intoxication, how to treat it, . 424 Joints, stiffness of the, . 402, 412 Joy, and its effects, . . 144, 145 Joys,.of deceitful, . 5 00.0 6 345 Irons to preserve from rust, 373, 390 Itch, cures for the, . . . . 428 King’s Evil, Scurvy, &c. . 408, 428 Kitchen or Scullery Maid, . . 379 Knowles, Mrs. & Dr. Johnson, 101 Lace, to wash, .. . . . s 889 Lady’s Woman, her qualifications, ib, Laundrymaid, instructions to, . 376 Lavinia, the story of, . . . 262 Lawns, tostarch, .. .. + 369 Laxative absorbent mixture, . 400 Letters, Superscriptions for, . . 47 Liberty and Restraint, . . . 105 Liberty, of false, wo 20. 4. 848 Lightning, or noxious vapours, 424 Linen, how.to boil, 2... 877 Linen, Velvets, Stuffs, &c. 363, 365 Lips, for chopped, . .». . 394 Liquid to remove Spots, &c. . 390 Logwood, decoction of, 9. . . 410 Love, and its effects, . . 9. . 162 Love and Courtship, .. .. + 179 Love we ought to have to God, 352 Love, sentiments of divine, . . ib. Lozenges for Coughs, . . . 396 Laitherans, «6. 2) 2 TU Vo ee Mahogany, how to clean, . . 385 Marble, to.clean, ©... . +. 389 Marketing, Instructions’ for, 430 Marriage, Considerations, before, 181 Marriage, Advice before and after, 266 Mary Queen of Great Britain, © 64 Matches, few happy,’ © . . 188 Matrimonial Life, its duties, §. 188 Matrimony,: Advice previous to, 187 Meat, how to roast, . . . . A454 Medicinal Receipts, .. .. . . 394 Meekness aud Humility,,’. .. 84¢