"A Cyclopedia of Facts and Hints for All Departments of Home Life, Health, and Domestic Economy." There is so much good advice in this book it's hard to put it down. While some areas have changed dramatically, it's still a good idea to be careful of strong dyes in clothes, to be in fresh air when possible, get out in the sunshine, and use your polite social skills when meeting new people. Chapters include how to be a good husband, how to be a good wife, family government, how to manage servants, training children, conducting family prayer, manners for various situations, disease prevention, healthful eating, care of various body parts, various homemade antidotes and cures, caring for the home, furnishings, clothing. There really is a wild wealth of information in this "cyclopedia." Very good condition; very lightly foxed, top and bottom of spine wearing, spine lightly sun-faded. Pretty Victorian design embossed into front cover. Hitchcock and Walden/ Phillips & Hunt. 1880. Hb. USED.