The Business of the HouseholdClarence Wilbur Taber, Sophronia Maria Elliott, Mary Bosworth Stocking, Ninian Hetrick Welch, William Andrew Durgin J. B. Lippincott Company, 1918 - 438 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 228 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet — 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30^ square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Σελίδα 407 - Signed sealed published and declared by the said Robert Flint as and for his last will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.
Σελίδα 228 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Σελίδα 226 - All commodities sold by heaped measure shall be duly heaped up in the form of a cone, the outside of the measure by which the same shall be measured to be the limit of the base of such cone, and such cone to be as high as the article to be measured will admit.
Σελίδα 208 - SAVE THE FUEL. — Coal comes from a distance and our railways are overburdened hauling war material. Help relieve them by burning fewer fires. Use wood when you can get it. "USE THE PERISHABLE FOODS. — Fruits and vegetables we have in abundance. As a nation we eat too little green stuffs. Double their use and improve your health. Store potatoes and other roots properly and they will keep. Begin now to can or dry all surplus garden products.
Σελίδα 424 - There are three kinds of people in the world," says a recent writer, "the wills, the won'ts, and the can'ts. The first accomplish everything; the second oppose everything; the third fail in everything.
Σελίδα 147 - Cleanliness; (6) easy control of fire; (c) easier to realize heat in coal than is the case with other coals; (d) steady heat. (a) Low price; (6) availability; (c) high heat value (in the best grades) ; (d) low percentage of inert matter (in the best grades).
Σελίδα 207 - SAVE THE MEAT. — Beef, mutton or pork not more than once daily. Use freely vegetables and fish. At the meat meal serve smaller portions, and stews instead of steaks. Make made-dishes of all left-overs. Do this and there will be meat enough for every one at a reasonable price.
Σελίδα 147 - Slakes and deteriorates on exposure to air, (b) takes fire spontaneously in piles, (c) heat value generally low, (d) heat in fuel difficult to realize, (e) fires do not keep well, (f) gases generate_d over fire pot sometimes burn in smoke pipe, causing excessive heating.
Σελίδα 207 - Save the Milk. — The children must have milk. Use every drop. Use buttermilk and sour milk for cooking and making cottage cheese. Use less cream. Save the Fats. — We are the world's greatest fat wasters. Fat is food. Butter is essential for the growth and health of children. Use butter on the table as usual, but not in cooking. Other fats are as good. Reduce use of fried foods. Soap contains fats. Do not waste it. Make your own washing soap at home out of the saved fats. Use one-third ounce less...