• Abington, church vote in, 286.
• Acrelius, Dr., quoted, 146.
• Adams, Abigail, garden of, 435.
• Adams, John, quoted, 71, 160;
  • Sunday dinner of, 159–160;
  • cider-drinking of, 161.
• Adams, John Quincy, Mrs., straw bonnet of, 261.
• Adams family, homes of, 22.
• Albany, houses at, 9;
  • deer in, 109;
  • beer at, 161;
  • bad boys in, 374–375;
  • first church in, 385;
  • cow-herding in, 399.
• Alchymy, 88.
• Alewives, in New England waters, 120.
• Ambrosia, a flower, 450.
• Ames, quoted, 136.
• Amherst, sign-board at, 360.
• Andirons, 62.
• Andover, church vote in, 286;
  • bad boy in, 373.
• Annapolis, dress in, 293.
• Apostle spoons, 90.
• Apples, culture of, 145;
  • plenty in Maryland, 145;
  • modes of cooking, 146;
  • in pies, 146.
• Apple-butter, 146–147.
• Apple-paring, 146–147.
• Apple-sauce, 146–147.
• Architecture, of churches, 364 et seq., 385 et seq.
• Arkamy, 88.
• Axe-helves, 314–315.

• Back-bar of fireplace, description, 53.
• Bacon, quoted, 431.
• Bagging, from coarse flax, 172.
• Bake-kettle, 66.
• Bake-shops, 147.
• Ballots, of corn and beans, 141.
• Balsam, as dye, 194.
• Baltimore, dress in, 293;
  • taverns in, 359.
• Banyan, 294.
• Barberry, root as dye, 194.
• Basins, 106.
• Bass, in New England waters, 120–121.
• Bass-viols, in meeting, 378.
• Bates of flax, 169.
• Batteau, 329.
• Batten, of loom, 220–221.
• Baxter, 187.
• Bayberry, description, 39;
  • candles of, 206.
  • Card-setting. See Wool-cards.
  • Capuchins, 295.
  • Carolinas, sweet potatoes in, 145;
    • hand-weaving in, 249–251;
    • gardens in, 438–439.
  • Carpet. See Rag carpet.
  • Carrots, 145.
  • Carving, terms in, 104–105;
    • of wood, 320;
    • of horn, 321–322.
  • Caves, description of, 2;
    • for corn, 138.
  • Cave-dwellers, 1.
  • Cedar tops, for dyeing, 251.
  • Cellar of Dutch houses, 10.
  • Chain in weaving, 250.
  • Chair-seats, 310–311.
  • Chaise of Brother Jonathan, 353.
  • "Change-work," 417.
  • Chap-men, 300.
  • Chargers, 80, 84.
  • Charleston, flax manufacture in, 182–183;
    • dress in, 293;
    • gardens in, 438–439.
  • Charlevoix, Father, on canoes, 327.
  • Chaucer, quoted, on spinning, 179.
  • Chebobbin, 415.
  • Cheese, making of, 150.
  • Cheese-basket, 150–151.
  • Cheese-hoop, 312.
  • Cheese-ladder, 150–151, 312.
  • Cheese-press, 150–151, 312.
  • Chesapeake, turkeys on, 109;
    • wild fowl on, 125.
  • Chicory, introduction of, 449.
  • Children, at table, 101–102;
    • occupations of, 179–180, 182, 188–189, 203–204, 261–262;
    • dress of, 287;
    • in meeting, 372 et seq.;
    • in noon-house, 376.
  • Chimney, catted, 15, 53;
    • size of, 85, 90, 93–96.
    • Currency, corn as, 138.
    • "Cut-down," of trees, 405.
    • Cutler, Dr., quoted, 159.
    • Cut-tails, 122–123.
    me, 421 et seq.;
  • folk-names of, 448;
  • age of, 443–445;
  • persistency of, 447;
  • escaped from cultivation, 448.
• Flower-seeds, sold by women, 440–441;
  • old list of, 441.
• Flutes, in meeting, 378.
• Flying-machine, 345.
• Fly-shuttle, 228.
• Food, from forests, 108–114;
  • from sea and river, 114–125;
  • transportation of, 143;
  • entirely from farm, 158;
  • substitutes, 158–159.
• Foot-mantle, 295.
• Foot-paths, 329.
• Foot-stoves, 375, 385.
• Foot-treadle, of loom, 219.
• Foot-wheel. See Flax-wheel.
• Foote, Abigail, diary of, 253.
• Forefathers' Dinner, 129.
• Forests, destruction of, 52;
  • riches of, 108–114.
• Forms, 101.
• Forks, use of, 77;
  • first, 77.
• Forts, as churches, 365, 385.
• Fox, George, bequest of, 437.
• Franklin, quoted, 53, 181;
  • fairs encouraged by, 191;
  • advertisement of, 292–293;
  • as postmaster, 333;
  • set milestones, 335;
  • cyclometer of, 335–336;
  • on canals, 353;
  • in sedan-chair, 356.
• Franklin stove, 70.
• Fraxinella, 449.
• Fringe-loom, 227.
• Frocking, striped, 237.
• Fulling-mill, in Boston, 188.
• Fulling-stocks, 232.
• Fulham jugs, 98.
• Funerals, rings at, 298;
  • gloves at, 298–299.
• Furs, search for, 115.
• Fustian, in America, 237;
  • in Europe, 237.

• Gallows-balke, 53.
• Gallows-crooks, 53.
• Gallows-frame. See Tape-loom.
• 304;
• modes of travel of, 325;
• boats of, 325;
• paths of, 329–330.

Indian corn. See Corn.

Indian pudding, 135.

Indigo, as dye, 193.

Inns. See Taverns.

Invention, of cotton-gin, 208;

• of fly-shuttle, 228;
• of spinning-jenny, 229;
• of throstle-spun yarn, 229;
• of combing-machine, 230;
• of flax-spinning machine, 230–231.

Ipswich, grist-mill at, 133.

Iris, as dye, 193.

Itineracies, old-time, 176, 300–301.

• Jack-knife, 307–308.
• Jacks, 64.
• James I. on fishing, 116.
• Jamestown, spinning-schools at, 182;
  • summons to meeting at, 367.
• Jeans, 250.
• Jefferson, Thomas, quoted, 207, 256;
  • hospitality of, 397;
  • impoverishment of, 397–398.
• Jewellery, slight wear of, 297.
• Johnson, quoted, 143, 145, 188.
• Johnson, Governor, baby clothes of, 265.
• Johnny-cakes, 135.
• Josselyn, quoted, 117;
  • his list of plants in New England, 432 et seq.
• Judd, Sylvester, quoted, 216, 237.
• Jugs, of stoneware, 98.
• Jumel, Madame, cave house of, 3.

• Kalm, quoted, 39–40;
  • on squirrels, 110;
  • on bees, 111;
  • on maize bread, 134;
  • on canoes, 326–327;
  • on the plantain, 436.
• Kearsarge, Mount, romance of, 405.
• Kentucky, hand-weaving in, 249.
• Ketch, 328.
• Kill-devil. See Rum.
• Killing time, 153.
• King Hooper house, 30.
• Kitchen, description, 52;
  • in rhyme, 73–75.
• Knife. See Jack-knife.
• Knife-racks, 68.
• Kni ginternal">163.
• Monkey spoons, 90.
• Moore, Thomas, quoted, 348.
• Mortar, Indian, 132.
• Morton, quoted, 120–121.
• Moss-pink, 423.
• Mount Vernon, description of, 13;
  • weaving at, 237;
  • garden at, 431.
• Mourning rings. See Rings.
• Mourning samplers, 268–269.
• Muffs, worn by men, 298, 386.
• Mutton, its disuse previous to Revolution, 189, 191.

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Pierce Garrison House, 26.

Pierpont, Rev. John, verses of, 306–307.

Pies, 146.

Pigeons, plenty of, 110;

• price of, 110.

Pilgrims, starvation of, 129.

Piling-bee, 406.

Pillions, 331–332.

Pillory, location of, 367.

Pinckney, Mrs., exchange of flowers of, 439.

Pinehurst, hand-weaving in, 250–251.

Pine-knots, use of, 32–33.

Pink, name of vessel, 328.

Pinks, varieties of, 427.

Pipe shelves, 68.

Pipe-tongs, 68–69.

Pitch-pipes, in meeting, 378.

Plantain, romance of, 435–436.

Plate-racks, 68.

Plate-warmer, 61.

Plymouth, vacant fields at, 130;

• sampler at, 266.

Pokeberry, as dye, 193.

Pompion. See Pumpkin.

Pones, 134.

Pop-corn, 135.

Poplar wood, use of, 81–82.

Porcelain. See China.

Porringers, 85–86.

Porter's fluid, 45.

Portsmouth, old house at, 21.

Portulaca, 429.

Posnet, 87.

Possing, of linen, 234.

Post, first, 332; duties of, 332–333;

• in Virginia, 333;
• report about, 333–335.

Potatoes, in New England, 144;

• queer modes of cooking, 144–145.
• See Sweet potatoes.

Potato-boiler, 57.

Pot-brakes, 53.

Pot-clips, 53.

Pot-crooks, 53.

Pot-hangers, 53.

Pothooks, 53.

Pots, cost of, 56;

• size of, 56.

Pound-keepers, 400.

Powder-horns, 320–321.

Powdering of hair, 297.

Powdering tub, 153.

Bout.

Sedan-chairs, 356.

Sermons, length of, 376.

Sewall, Samuel, quoted, 354–356;

• character of, 418.

Shad, low regard of, 123–124;

• price of, 124;
• fishing for, 124;
• salting of, 124.

Shallop, 328.

Shed, in weaving, 221.

Sheep, in Massachusetts, 188;

• laws about, 188, 189;
• herding of, 409.

Sheep-folds, 401.

Sheep-herds, 401.

Sheep-ranges, 401.

Shelburne, girls work in, 262.

Shepster, 187.

Sherry-vallies, 296.

Shingles, making of, 316–317.

Shingle-bolts, 318.

Shingle-mould, 317.

Shoe-pegs, 315–316.

Shuttles, for loom, 224–225.

Sign-boards, name on, 358–359;

• historical value of, 359;
• of Philadelphia, 359;
• of Baltimore, 359.

Sigourney, Mrs., quoted, 277–278.

Silk-grass, 211.

Silver, use of, 89–92.

Skarne, 216–217.

Skeins, of flax thread, 175.

Skillet, 50.

Skilts, 236.

Slave-kitchen, 54.

Slave quarters, 14.

Slavery, in New England, 163;

• in Virginia, 164.

Sleds, 343.

Sleighs, in New York, 355.

Sley, of loom, 219–220;

• price of, 224.

Slice, 67.

Slippings, of flax thread, 175.

Smith, John, quoted, 115–116;

• plants corn, 127;
• description of first Virginia church, 381–382.

Smoke-house, 153.

Smoke-jack, 65.

Smoking tongs, 367.

White-Ellery House, 19.

Whiteweed, in America, 449.

Whitney, Eli, invention of, 208.

Whittemore, Amos, invention of, 205.

Whittier, quoted, 73–74, 181, 370, 413, 436;

• homespun attire of, 248.

Whittling, 321–323.

Wicks for candles, 34, 45.

Wigs, wearing of, 296–297;

• denounced, 296;
• names of, 296–299;
• cost of, 297.

Wigwams, 3.

William and Mary College, tax for, 109.

Williams, Roger, quoted, 134, 137, 285.

Windmills, Indian fear of, 130;

• first erected, 133;
• of John Winthrop, 133;
• in Virginia, 133.

Windows, of glass, 23;

• of oiled paper, 23.

Windsor, boys' pews in, 372.

Wine-taster, 87.

Winslow house, knocker of, 29.

Winthrop, John, fork of, 77;

• jug of, 98;
• his use of water as beverage, 148;
• pick-a-back, 329;
• sedan-chair of, 356.

Winthrop, John, Jr., quoted, 32; mill of, 133.

Woad-wax, in Massachusetts, 448.

Woburn, long services at, 376.

Wolfskin bags in meeting, 374.

Wolves' heads, nailed on meeting-houses, 364–365.

Wood, trenchers of, 80–81;

• utensils of, 82;
• spoons of, 88;
• for shuttles, 225;
• unusual uses of, 305;
• toys of, 306;
• natural shapes in, 308–311.

Wood, quoted, 32–33, 137.

Wool, an ancient industry, 187;

• early culture of, 187–193;
• manufacture of, 187–19
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  
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