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Read by Bill Boerst

(4.7 stars; 5 reviews)

This practical guide to solving all sorts of problems includes secrets and discoveries covering the Liquor Trade, Druggists' Aids, Manufacturing Hints, Toiletries and Perfumeries, Hunting and Trapping, the Fine Arts and Sciences, Farming Techniques, Confectioners' Hints, and Valuable Miscellaneous Recipes for the Household and Every Day Requirements. (Introduction by Bill Boerst) (3 hr 22 min)

Chapters

Secrets of the Liquor Trade 18:39 Read by Bill Boerst
Druggists' Department 19:53 Read by Bill Boerst
Manufacturers' Department, Part A 26:06 Read by Bill Boerst
Manufacturers' Department, Part B 18:42 Read by Bill Boerst
Toilet, Perfumery, etc. 17:32 Read by Bill Boerst
Fine Arts and Sciences 24:16 Read by Bill Boerst
Face Paints and Hunters' & Trappers' Secrets 8:30 Read by Bill Boerst
Farmers' Department, Recipes for Horses, and Confectioners' Department 14:27 Read by Bill Boerst
Valuable Miscellaneous Receipts, Part A 30:34 Read by Bill Boerst
Valuable Miscellaneous Receipts, Part B 23:35 Read by Bill Boerst

Reviews

Don't Try This at Home


(3.5 stars)

So...the US FDA will come down on you--hard--if you try some of these recipes in the liquor and druggist chapters. If it calls for lead or mercury, well, I just wonder how some of our ancestors survived long enough to have descendants. Still, it certainly is interesting reading, and valuable detail for History buffs.


(5 stars)

I didn't know it had become a national treasure! It's a thrilling book but very eye opening.