Barkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889

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Barkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889

Burroughs, Barkham

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    BARKHAM BURROUGHS' ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ASTOUNDING FACTS AND USEFUL INFORMATION 1889
    For Melba Conner
    How Poor Boys Become Successful Men.
    The Art of Penmanship
    How to Become a Handsome Writer.
    MATERIALS USED IN WRITING.
    PENS.
    INK.
    PAPER.
    STUDY WITH PRACTICE.
    POSITION of the BODY.
    SHADING.
    UNIFORMITY.
    SLANT OF WRITING.
    POSITION of the BODY WHILE STANDING
    LEGIBILITY.
    FINISH.
    POSITION OF THE HAND AND PEN
    RAPIDITY.
    BEAUTY.
    MOVEMENT.
    MOVEMENT EXERCISES.
    PRINCIPLES IN WRITING.
    FIGURES.
    COPIES FOR PRACTICE
    ORNAMENTAL PENMANSHIP
    HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS LETTER
    THE STRUCTURE OF A BUSINESS LETTER.
    PAPER AND ENVELOPE.
    THE HEADING.
    MARGIN.
    ADDRESS.
    BODY OF THE LETTER.
    COMPLIMENTARY CLOSING AND SIGNATURE.
    ADDRESSING THE ENVELOPE.
    FOLDING A LETTER.
    THE LITERATURE OF A LETTER.
    ARRANGEMENT OF ITEMS.
    BREVITY.
    STYLE.
    ORDERING GOODS.
    SENDING MONEY BY LETTER.
    INSTRUCTIONS.
    A DUNNING LETTER.
    LETTERS OF INTRODUCTION.
    Form of a Letter Ordering Goods.
    Ordering Goods and Enclosing Price.
    Desiring to Open an Account.
    Letter of Credit.
    Inclosing an Invoice.
    Letter of Introduction.
    Inclosing Remittance.
    Inclosing Draft for Acceptance.
    Inclosing a Statement of Account.
    A Dunning Letter.
    An Application for a Situation in Business.
    Asking Permission to Refer to a Person.
    Inquiring as to Business Prospects.
    Letter of Recommendation.
    Notice of Dissolution of a Partnership.
    Recommending a Successor in Business.
    ELEMENTS OF SUCCESS IN BUSINESS
    HONESTY.
    INDUSTRY.
    MEMORY.
    PROMPTNESS.
    EXECUTIVE ABILITY.
    PERSEVERANCE.
    CIVILITY.
    INTEGRITY.
    ECONOMY.
    GETTING A SITUATION.
    DETECTING COUNTERFEIT MONEY
    DEVICES AND FRAUDS.
    COUNTERFEIT AND GENUINE WORK.
    LATHE WORK.
    GEOMETRICAL LATHE.
    RULING ENGINE WORK.
    VIGNETTES.
    SOLID PRINT.
    BANK-NOTE PAPER.
    COUNTERFEIT SIGNATURES.
    ALTERED BANK-NOTES.
    COMPARING AND EXAMINING NOTES.
    PIECING, ETC.
    HOW TO ADVERTISE
    EMBRACING RULES, SUGGESTIONS, AND PRACTICAL HINTS ON THIS IMPORTANT SUBJECT.
    NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING.
    CIRCULARS.
    CHARTS, CALENDARS, ETC.
    LETTERS.
    DRUMMERS AND AGENTS.
    HOW TO WRITE AN ADVERTISEMENT.
    HOW TO BE HANDSOME
    SOME OF THE SECRETS OF BEAUTY.
    HIGH-HEELED BOOTS.
    HOW TO APPEAR GRACEFUL IN WALKING.
    MULTUM IN PARVO
    HISTORY OF THE BIBLES OF THE WORLD.
    PRECIOUS STONES.
    ARRANGED ACCORDING TO COLOR AND IN ORDER OF HARDINESS.
    HOW TO MEASURE CORN IN THE CRIB.
    HOME DRESSMAKING.
    A WOMAN'S SKIRTS.
    TO MAKE THE SLEEVES.
    DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN CALIFORNIA.
    HOW TO MAKE ARTIFICIAL GOLD.
    HOW TO TELL ANY PERSON'S AGE.
    WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE COSTS.
    BUSINESS LAW.
    ITEMS WORTH REMEMBERING.
    REMARKABLE CALCULATIONS REGARDING THE SUN.
    HOW TO DISTINGUISH GOOD MEAT FROM BAD MEAT.
    RAILROADS IN FINLAND.
    COMPARATIVE SIZE OF THE ARK AND THE GREAT EASTERN.
    FINGER NAILS AS AN INDICATION OF CHARACTER.
    DANGERS OF CELLULOID.
    ODD FACTS ABOUT SHOES.
    TABLE SHOWING THE AVERAGE VELOCITIES OF VARIOUS BODIES.
    QUANTITY OF OIL REQUIRED FOR DIFFERENT COLORS.
    PAINTING.
    RAPID PROCESS OF MARKING GOODS AT ANY DESIRED PER CENT. PROFIT.
    THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD.
    HEAT AND COLD.
    QUANTITY OF SEED TO AN ACRE.
    SOLUBLE GLASS FOR FLOORS.
    DURABILITY OF A HORSE.
    COMPARATIVE COST OF FREIGHT BY WATER AND RAIL.
    HINTS TO YOUNG HOUSEWIVES.
    SUPERSTITIONS REGARDING BABIES.
    SECRET ART OF CATCHING FISH.
    TO CATCH FISH.
    CERTAIN CURE FOR DRUNKENNESS.
    LADIES' STAMPING POWDER.
    SALARIES OF THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS, PER ANNUM.
    CHRONOLOGY OF IMPORTANT EVENTS.
    INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT OUR BODIES.
    RULES FOR SPELLING.
    THE USE OF CAPITALS.
    TWENTY CHOICE COURSE DINNER MENUS.
    TERMS USED IN MEDICINE.
    RULES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH.
    HOUSEHOLD RECIPES
    MISCELLANEOUS.
    HOW TO DESTROY HOUSEHOLD PESTS
    ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES
    And How to Meet Them
    THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN
    LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS
    MASTERPIECES OF ELOQUENCE
    AT HIS BROTHER'S GRAVE.
    AT THE GRAVE OF A CHILD.
    SUNDRY BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST.
    PHYSICIANS' DIGESTION TABLE
    SHOWING THE TIME REQUIRED FOR THE DIGESTION OF THE ORDINARY ARTICLES OF FOOD.
    THEMES FOR DEBATE.
    THEMES FOR DEBATE.
    COOKERY RECIPES
    HOW TO COOK FISH OF DIFFERENT KINDS
    HOW TO CHOOSE AND COOK GAME
    HOW TO MAKE ICE CREAMS WATER-ICE AND JELLIES
    HOW TO SELECT AND COOK MEATS
    HOW TO MAKE PIES OF VARIOUS KINDS
    HOW TO MAKE PRESERVES OF VARIOUS KINDS
    HOW TO BOIL, BAKE AND STEAM PUDDINGS
    HOW TO PUT UP PICKLES AND MAKE CATSUPS
    HOW TO ROAST, BOIL, OR BROIL POULTRY
    SAUCES FOR MEATS, FISH, ETC.
    HOW TO MAKE SOUPS AND BROTHS
    HOW TO COOK VEGETABLES
    HOW TO CALCULATE.
    PRACTICAL RULES, SHORT METHODS, AND PROBLEMS USED IN BUSINESS COMPUTATIONS.
    ADDITION.
    SHORT METHODS OF MULTIPLICATION.
    FRACTIONS.
    TO REDUCE A FRACTION TO ITS SIMPLEST FORM.
    TO ADD FRACTIONS.
    TO SUBTRACT FRACTIONS.
    TO MULTIPLY FRACTIONS.
    TO DIVIDE FRACTIONS.
    TO MULTIPLY MIXED NUMBERS.
    TO CHANGE COMMON FRACTIONS TO DECIMALS.
    TWENTY THOUSAND THINGS WORTH KNOWING.
    RELATIVE HARDNESS OF WOODS.
    SUSTAINING POWER OF ICE.
    THE EXPANSIVE POWER OF WATER.
    BLUNDERS AND ABSURDITIES IN ART.
    A STOPPAGE OF THE FALLS OF NIAGARA.
    WONDERS OF MINUTE WORKMANSHIP.
    CURIOUS DISSECTION OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS.
    OLD TESTAMENT.
    NEW TESTAMENT.
    REMARKABLE INSCRIPTION.
    CURIOUS CALCULATIONS.
    CONSUMPTION OF AIR IN ACTIVITY AND REPOSE.
    THE VALUE OF LABOR.
    INTEREST OF MONEY.
    WONDERS OF SCIENCE.

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