This section is from the book "Facts Worth Knowing", by Robert Kemp Philip. Also available from Amazon: Inquire Within for Anything You Want to Know.
"Inquire Within" is decidedly the most wonderful and useful book that has been issued for many years. It should be in the hands of every family in the country, as it gives a vast amount of information on every subject connected with domestic life, not heretofore in print in any other work. As a book of reference it is invaluable, - it refers to and explains everything, whether you wish to model a flower in wax to ornament a vase by the art of potichomanie; to serve up a relish for breakfast or for supper; to supply a delicious entree for the dinner table; to plan a dinner for a large party or a small one; to cure a head-ache; to get married; to establish acquaintances according to the rules of etiquette; to play at cards, chess or other games; to enjoy an hour at curious puzzles and arithmetical questions; to tie any kind of a knot; to do up a neat parcel; to relieve the invalid; to write and speak correctly; to acquaint yourself with the technical terms in literature, law and medicine: whether you want to dance; to commence and end a courtship, or whatever you may wish to do, make, or to enjoy, provided your desire has relation to the necessities of domestic life - all you have to do is to procure a copy of Inquire Within, and it will give all the information you want to know.
 
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