81

12. Vascular System, or Blood-Vessels, 82

13. The Two Sides of the Heart, separated, 85

14. The Heart, with its two Sides united, as in Nature, 86

15. The Heart, with the great Blood-Vessels, on a larger scale, 87

16. Organs of Digestion and Respiration, 88

17. Elevation of a Cottage of Fine Proportions, 262

18. Ground-plan of the same, 262

19. Arrangement of one Side of a Room 263

20. Fireplace and Mantelpiece, 265

21. Elevation of a Cottage on a different Plan from the former, 265

22. Ground-plan of the same, 266

23, 24. Ground-plan and Second Story of a two-story Cottage, 267

25. Front Elevation of the latter Cottage, 268

26. Front Elevation, on a different Plan, 268

27, 28. Plans of First and Second Stories of the latter Elevation, 269

29, 30. Plans of First and Second Stories of a larger House, 270

31. Front Elevation of a very convenient Cottage, 271

32. Ground-plan of the same, 272

33. Cottage of Daniel Wadsworth, Esq., near Hartford, Conn., 274

34. Accommodations for securing Water with the least Labor, 275

35. Back-door Accommodations, 276

36. Latticed Portico, 277

37. Sliding Closet, or Dumb Waiter, 278

38. Cheap Couch, 312

39. Plan of a Flower-Bed, 334

40. Budding, 343

41. Grafting, 344

42. Stock-Grafting, 345

DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

CHAPTER I.

THE PECULIAR RESPONSIBILITIES OF AMERICAN WOMEN.

There are some reasons, why American women should feel an interest in
the support of the democratic institutions of their Country, which it is
important that they should consider. The great maxim, which is the basis
of all our civil and political insti