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Preface.
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ially do they mention in highest terms, “The Family Doctor” and “Home Remedy Departments” by saying it will save the housewife many hundreds of dollars, and that both young ladies and matrons could but be both pleased and much benefited by the “Toilet Department” which he says is perfect in every detail, and closes by saving that the miscellaneous department alone is worth many times the price of the book, which he goes on further to say, I underestimate to sell for $1.50, and also says in conclusion, if the many hints given in the different departments are carried out by the housekeeper it will not only save her many dollars but much worry. Indeed, I have left nothing undone in my endeavor to have the book all the publishers claim for it, and each recipe, suggestion, and recommendation, has been selected with most scrupulous care; many of them from the very best authority on the different subjects through a period of many years to the present time. In every instance I have earnestly endeavored to be as honest and sincere as it is possible to be, and believe that a test will convince all that I had the best interest of my fellowman at heart throughout the entire publication, and pray that in putting this little work before the public that it may he aecepted in the same spirit in which it is written.