"How do you make wahoo beer or ginger pop? How do you test gold or silver? How can you remove a ring from a swollen finger? What is the best way to wash a white dog? How can you detect counterfeit money? For Americana buffs, this re-issue of a century-old encyclopedia with over 6400 receipts and processes is a revealing and unique insight into the do-it-yourself methods of yesteryear." Foxing to page edges and considerable wear to dust jacket.