The Handbook Of Household Science. A Popular Account Of Heat, Air, Aliment, And Cleansing

by Youmans, Edward L

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Book Description

N.Y., , 1859. . Orig. cloth. Occas. fxg. A very nice, tight copy in v. well-preserved orig. bdg. Orig. owner's pen name on fly w/ purchase price. VG. . 8vo. . 131 illustrations. With text geared towards use of certain principles for the home incl. principles on heat, heat radiation, temperature, dew, thermometers, qualities of water, air & its pressure, movement, conditions that influence boiling,artificial heat & properties of fuel, charcoal & antracite coal as fuel, fireplaces & stoves, light & light reflection, sound & sound waves, colors & their mutual influence, tints, shades, & scales of colors, color influence on mechanics of eye, best colors to use for various tasks, the chemistry of illumination, illumination by means of liquids, gas, how the eye produces vision, suggestions in using spectacles to see, eye injuries from blinding lights, employment of shades, oxygen & how it is used by the body, moisture, condition of the air, impurities, breathing process, cellars & basements, the effect of bad air on the body, introduction of air into dwellings, use of windows & doors, special demands of the bedroom, gases & minerals disolved in drinking water, consumption of starches & many other kinds of food, grains, fruit, vegetables, use of gums & oils, fruit & acids found in fruit, how bread is fermented, making bread, using yeast, obtaining bodily warmth, pestilence in the home, common diseases, ventilation, electricity, air supply, illuminating houses, how food is affected & changed by various elements, nutritive value of food, considerations of diet & vegetarianism. Youmans later founded & edited 'Popular Science." 1st edition was 1857.

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