by janet | Nov 30, 2012 | Family history
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipts for the Million 1857? 672. To mount Prints or Maps. – Upon a table, floor, or board, stretch a piece of calico or smooth canvas, by first fixing it with tacks along one side then straining it tightly with one hand, and... by janet | Nov 11, 2012 | Family history
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipt for the Million 1857? In which she repeats herself, but well worth repeating for our troops today. 309. Water-proof Boots.–I have had three pairs of boots for the last six years (no shoes) and I think I shall not require... by janet | Oct 29, 2012 | Family history
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipts for the Million 1857? 378. To prevent Wounds from mortifying. – Sprinkle sugar on them. The Turks wash fresh wounds with wine, and sprinkle sugar on them. Obstinate ulcers may be cured with sugar dissolved in a strong... by janet | Dec 20, 2011 | Family history
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipts for the Million 1857? 686. To make Red Sealing Wax.– To every ounce of shall-lac take half an ounce each of resin and vermillion, all reduced to a fine powered. Melt them over a moderate fire; and when thoroughly... by janet | Oct 30, 2011 | Family history
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipts for the Million 1857? 00 Nothing on this subject. She tends to stick to household hints, rules for young wives, and home surgery. So I venture out on my own. A Place Apart My mom and brother live in Thoreau country. I look... by janet | May 8, 2011 | Family history
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipt for the Million, 1857? 4171. Mothers, who wish not only to discharge well their own duties in the domestic circle, but to train up their daughters at a later day to make happy and comfortable firesides for their families,...