The Complete Home: an Encyclopaedia of Domestic Life and Affairs
The Household, in Its Foundation, Order, Economy... A Volume of Practical Experiences Popularly Illustrated
Julia McNair Wright
Published: 1879
Pages: 578
Content includes every aspect of family life, such as a suitable age for marriage, the need for good temper in the home, the cherishing of our bodies ("never trifle with disease"), the proper window for an invalid, causes of insanity--and hundreds of things you never thought of. An absolutely beautiful and fascinating book on 19th Century life with rich, fully colored illustrations of family life