New American encyclopedia of social and commercial information

A practical and educational compendium suited to the needs of every-day life. Including exhaustive practical treatises especially adapted for self-instruction in english grammar, rhetoric and literature, modern languages, the plastic and decorative arts, music vocal and instrumental; the theoretical and practical sciences; health, food, exercises, amusements, games and pastimes; the principles of law, business and etiquette; agriculture, horticulture and domestic economy; history, politics and mathematics; together with a multitude of interesting facts and useful recipes suited to every-day needs