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