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

OF SUCCESS IN BUSINESS, 28

       DETECTING COUNTERFEIT MONEY, 32

       HOW TO ADVERTISE, 37

       HOW TO BE HANDSOME, 39

       MULTUM IN PARVO. (110 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS), 41

       HOUSEHOLD RECIPES, 71

       HOW TO DESTROY HOUSEHOLD PESTS, 73

       ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES (236 ITEMS), 75

       THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN, 83

       LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS, 93

       MASTERPIECES OF ELOQUENCE, 94

       SUNDRY BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST, 95

       PHYSICIAN'S DIGESTION TABLE, 95

       THEMES FOR DEBATE (150), 95

       COOKERY RECIPES (521), 98

       HOW TO COOK FISH, 106

       HOW TO CHOOSE AND COOK GAME, 108

       HOW TO MAKE ICE CREAMS, WATER ICES AND JELLIES, 109

       HOW TO SELECT AND COOK MEATS, 111

       HOW TO MAKE PIES, 113

       HOW TO MAKE PRESERVES, 114

       HOW TO BOIL, BAKE AND STEAM PUDDINGS, 116

       HOW TO PUT UP PICKLES AND MAKE CATSUPS, 119

       HOW TO ROAST, BROIL OR BOIL POULTRY, 121

       SAUCES FOR MEATS AND FISH, 121

       HOW TO MAKE SOUPS AND BROTH, 123

       HOW TO COOK VEGETABLES, 125

       HOW TO CALCULATE, 128

       20,000 THINGS WORTH KNOWING (20,000 ITEMS), 130

How Poor Boys Become Successful Men.

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      You want some good advice. Rise early. Be abstemious. Be frugal. Attend to your own business and never trust it to another. Be not afraid to work, and diligently, too, with your own hands. Treat every one with civility and respect. Good manners insure success. Accomplish what you undertake. Decide, then persevere. Diligence and industry overcome all difficulties. Never be mean—rather give than take the odd shilling. Never postpone till to-morrow what can be done to-day. Never anticipate wealth from any source but labor. Honesty is not only the best policy, but the only policy. Commence at the first round and keep climbing. Make your word as good as your bond. Seek knowledge to plan, enterprise to execute, honesty to govern all. Never overtrade. Never give too large credit. Time is money. Reckon the hours of the day as so many dollars, the minutes as so many cents. Make few promises. Keep your secrets. Live within your income. Sobriety above all things. Luck is a word that does not apply to a successful man. Not too much caution—slow but sure is the thing. The highest monuments are built piece by piece. Step by step we mount the pyramids. Be bold—be resolute when the clouds gather, difficulties are surmounted by opposition. Self-confidence, self-reliance is your capital. Your conscience the best monitor. Never be over-sanguine, but do not underrate your own abilities. Don't be discouraged. Ninety-nine may say no, the hundredth, yes: take off your coat: roll up your sleeves, don't be afraid of manual labor! America is large enough for all—strike out for the west. The best letter of introduction is your own energy. Lean on yourself when you walk. Keep good company. Keep out of politics unless you are sure to win—you are never sure to win, so look out.

The

       Art of Penmanship

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How to Become a Handsome Writer.

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      The subject of the importance of good writing is as broad as its use. Reaching out in every direction, and pervading every corner of civilized society, from the humblest up to the highest employments, it is a servant of man, second only in importance to that of speech itself. In the world of business its value is seen, from the simplest record or memorandum, up to the parchment which conveys a kingdom. Without it, the wheels of commerce could not move a single hour. At night it has recorded the transactions of the Bank of England during the day; of London; of the whole world.

      Through the art of writing, the deeds of men live after them, and we may surround ourselves with the companionship of philosophers, scientists, historians, discoverers and poets; and their discoveries, and reasonings and imaginings become ours. In the amenities of social life, through the medium of the pen, heart speaks to heart, though ocean rolls between. Thoughts of tenderness and affection live when we are gone, and words and deeds of kindness are not preserved by monuments alone. What fountains of grief or joy have been opened in the hearts of those who have read the records of the pen! The pen has recorded the rapturous emotions of love reciprocated. The pen has written the message of sadness which has covered life's pilgrimage with gloom. The pen has traced the record of noble and useful lives, spent in humanity's cause. The songs of the poet, the beautiful tints of his imagination, the flights of the orator in the realms of fancy, and the facts of history, would all perish as the dew of morning, without this noble art of writing.

      As a means of livelihood, there is perhaps no other department of education which affords such universal and profitable employment, as writing. From the mere copyist, up to the practical accountant, and onward into that department of penmanship designated as a fine art, the remuneration is always very ample, considering the time and effort required in its acquisition.

      Teachers, editors, farmers, doctors and all persons should possess a practical and substantial knowledge of writing, and should be ready with the pen. Business men must of course be ready writers, and hence, in a treatise on business, designed for the education and advancement of the youth of the country, it seems eminently fitting to first make the way clear to a plain, practical handwriting. Neatness and accuracy should characterize the handwriting of every one. Botch-work and bungling are inexcusable, as well in writing as in the transaction of business. No person has a right to cause a tinge of shame to their correspondent, by sending a letter addressed in a stupid and awkward manner, nor to consume