#2 in the Everyday Library series. This is a seminal work in the field of domestic economy and domestic labour from educational reformer Beecher, sister of Harriet Beecher Stowe; it was intended to provide information essential to the operation of a household, covering subjects such as food, medicine, the organization of interior space, accounting, and the manufacturing of essentials such as lye for the benefit of young women. Bound in unfinished chipboard covers.