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Will be found invaluable in many a household where the mistress (or the master himself) takes an interest in preparing the supplies that come to the table .-- _N.Y.

Journal of Commerce._ Recognizing the fact that the wise man does not live to eat, but rather eats to live, the author furnishes such rules as will enable cooks to make what is eaten palatable and healthful.

People that give dinners will here find much assistance .-- _Troy Press._ The most hard-headed cook will acknowledge the pith, pointedness, and lucidity of Mr.Child's chapters on the chemistry of cookery, on the methods of preparing meats or vegetables, on acetaria, soups, and sauces; while the closing chapters on dining tables, dining-room decoration, table service, art in eating and on being invited to dine, have, to all who would further the amenities of civilization, a value that needs no comment .-- _Brooklyn Times._ A more sensible and delightful book of its kind would be difficult to name....

We cannot open this entertaining volume at any page without finding matter to instruct, or at least to invite reflection.

The aphorisms on the gastronomic art, original or gathered from the highest authorities on the subject, are thoroughly sound .-- _N.Y.