INQUIRE WITHIN FOR ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW > Over Three Thousand Seven Hundred Facts OR WORTH KNOWING. Particularly intended as a book for Family Reference on Subjects INQUIRERS ARE REFERRED TO THE INDEX NEW YORK: PUBLISHED BY DICK & FITZGERALD, 640 T58 1 Gratis Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1858, by GARRETT, DICK AND FITZGERALD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York. 24,5,99 72112 PREFACE. THE title of this work will, in a slight degree, indicate its purpose; still, in presenting it to the public, we would offer a few remarks as to our plan. In accordance with our design, we have placed before our readers a popular and entertaining account of thousands of objects which are familiar to them in every-day life, but of which, from their very familiarity, they have never inquired. How are they made? Who invented them? Or what matters of interest are there connected with them? 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ABO-ALA ABOUT, or With Uses of... ALC-ANO Alcohol, Uses of... Almond Icing for Wed- Acetate of Lead, with Acetic 178 Acid, Carbonic Gas 2938 Acid, Carbonic, a Poison 2941 Acid, Carbonic, How to Tell 2942 Ex 8275 954 Acid, Uses of Citric Acids, Poisoning by Alum, To Discover in Brief 286 Anchovy and Lobster Hints upon 2429 Adulterations, Plan for Escaping them 2387 Adverb, The 2980 Advice to Young Ladies 796 Advice to Young Men.. 3326 Advice to a Husband.. 2927 Ether, Uses of 2692 Ethereal, Tincture of Fern.... INDEX. 1015 Affectation Condemned 1779 Affectation of Learning 878 Agent of the Landlord, ANT APR Paragraph Paragrap 2060 Antacids, Uses of 276 2420 Antalkalies, Uses of ... 277 Anthelmintics, Effects of 277 Anti-Diarrhoeal Powder 1009 Antidotes to Poisons 2261 Anti Hooping - Cough Powder 1011 Antimony, Poisoning by 2209 Antimonial Powder, Uses of.... Antimony, Uses of.. 2931 Anti-Spasmodics 2792 Anti-Spasmodic Electu918 ary 2523 Anti-Spasmodic Mixture 998 8731 Anti-Spasmodic Powder 1010 240 Ants, To Destroy 927 2046 151 252 Aperient Medicines 2525 Aperient Pills 153 2034 Aloes, Best way to take 2683 Aphides, To Kill. 2738 Apoplexy, Treatment... 1214 2508 2518 394 8316 2453 2526 2511 2509 352 Apple Pudding, Boston.. 2454 2527 Apples and Rice for 217 2155 Laws respecting... 2845 Ago or Back?.. 1400 A great large House, &c 1879 Ague and Fever, Cure for. Almond Custards, Good 2795 3284 2943 of the Ague Medicine 937 935 343 Apple Sauce Apples should not be Apple Tart, Warmed.. up.. (5) 2754 2753 2697 2258 1657 879 732 350 2514 2798 2799 2797 2448 51 |