May not those who have children to educate, learn a good lesson from
these women? Those who have wealth, have recently had many and bitter
lessons to prove how suddenly riches may take to themselves wings; and
those who _certainly_ have but little to leave, should indeed beware
how they bestow upon their children, the accursed inheritance of
indolent and extravagant habits.
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APPENDIX
TO THE
AMERICAN FRUGAL HOUSEWIFE.
Those sentences marked with a star relate to subjects mentioned in
other parts of the book.
To PRESERVE GREEN CURRANTS.--Currants maybe kept fresh for a year or
more, if they are gathered when green, separated from the stems, put
into dry, clean junk bottles, and corked very carefully, so as to
exclude the air. They should be kept in a cool place in the cellar.
CANDLES.--Very hard and durable candles are made in the following
manner: Melt together ten ounces of mutton tallow, a quarter of an
ounce of camphor, four ounces of beeswax, and two ounces of alum.
Candles made of these materials burn with a very clear light.
*VARNISHED FURNITURE.
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