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Issue [1] ([May] 1852) | Expand
Contract | Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 29.
 The Flower and Fruit Garden—Spring Flowers Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Relevant illustrations: | wdct. | Subjects: | Botany, Horticulture, Domestic Economy |
Describes the snowdrop and spring crocus, and their natural habitats. Lists greenhouse plants, shrubs, and herbaceous flowers that bloom in May
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 30.
The Sick Room and the Nursery Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Subjects: | Medical Treatment, Chemistry, Domestic Economy |
Details chemical preparations and other techniques for stopping the flow of blood from leech bites, for disinfecting the air in apartments, for treating nettle-rash, and for administering castor oil.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 31.
Things Worth Knowing Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Subjects: | Chemistry, Domestic Economy |
Explains chemical preparations for preventing milk souring in warm weather, and for scouring blankets and counterpanes.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 32.
Management of Household Pets Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Relevant illustrations: | wdct. | Subjects: | Ornithology, Natural History, Animal Behaviour, Animal Development, Breeding, Domestic Economy |
Describes the features, diet, breeding habits, and health problems of the canary. Gives instructions for feeding the birds and for dealing with the young and their health problems.
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Issue [2] ([June] 1852) | Expand
Contract | Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 54.
Wisdom Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Catechism | Subjects: | Physiognomy, Genius, Skill, Psychology |
Proclaims that 'physiognomy is a true science' and that genius and ability are qualities 'stamped by nature' while 'violent passions' and 'voluptuary' are 'stamped by habit'.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 59.
The Toilette Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Subjects: | Medical Treatment, Chemistry, Domestic Economy |
Details chemical preparations for medical treatments, including tooth powder.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 60.
The Sick Room and the Nursery Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Subjects: | Medical Treatment, Domestic Economy, Disease |
Provides a medical explanation and a remedy for whooping cough. Describes a chemical preparation for treating coughs and the common cold.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 61.
Management of Household Pets—The Bullfinch Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Relevant illustrations: | wdct. | Subjects: | Ornithology, Natural History, Animal Behaviour, Animal Development, Domestic Economy |
Describes the features and habits of the bullfinch and offers suggestions for caring for young and old birds.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 61.
The Fruit and Summer Garden Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Subjects: | Botany, Horticulture, Electrochemistry, Heat, Instruments, Domestic Economy |
Explains how to exclude worms from flowerpots. Notes that worms have a 'great antipathy to zinc' owing to their 'galvanic influence'. Advises procuring a Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit, Daniel Gabriel
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Issue [3] ([July] 1852) | Expand
Contract | Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 67–73.
The Mystery of the Gowns Anon Genre: | Short Fiction | Subjects: | Medical Treatment, Chemistry, Amateurism, Instruments, Laboratories, Societies |
The protagonist, Jessie Jones, lives in a house where the lodger, Mr Thomson, is of a 'scientific character'. Thomson's talk of scientific and 'philosophical things' disturbs the domestic peace. He selects food according to its albumen content, belongs to the 'Amateur Chemical Society', and owns a thermometer, barometer, and a portable laboratory. (70)
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 88.
Management of Household Pets—The Parrot Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Subjects: | Ornithology, Natural History, Animal Behaviour, Animal Development, Domestic Economy, Nutrition |
Describes the habitat, diet, and physical features of the parrot. Distinguishes this species from the macaw, cockatoo, and paroquet.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 89.
The Fruit and Flower Garden—July Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Relevant illustrations: | wdct.[2] | Subjects: | Botany, Horticulture, Domestic Economy |
Distinguishes the species of Calceolaria. Describes Abutilon venosum and its habitat.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 90.
Things Worth Knowing Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Subjects: | Chemistry, Domestic Economy, Nutrition |
Details processes and chemical materials required for various domestic problems, including making diamond cement and the production of intense cold. Gives a chemical explanation of how spongy bread can be made without yeast. Shows how the 'art of chymistry' can assist in the whitening of linen and calico. Details Humphry Davy's
Davy, Sir Humphry, Baronet
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 94.
Notices to Correspondents Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Editorial Reply | Subjects: | Mental Illness, Heredity |
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Issue [4] ([August] 1852) | Expand
Contract | Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 117.
Marvels of the Alchymists Anon Genre: | Epigram | Subjects: | Alchemy, Charlatanry |
Describes the fraudulent methods by which alchemists transformed base metals into gold.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 124–25.
Management of Household Pets Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Subjects: | Animal Behaviour, Animal Development, Natural History, Domestic Economy, Nutrition |
Describes the physical features, habitats, and habits of the squirrel, and offers advice on feeding and taming the animal. Details the distinctions between grey and other kinds of squirrel.
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Issue [5] ([September] 1852) | Expand
Contract | Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 153.
Management of Household Pets Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Relevant illustrations: | wdct. | Subjects: | Ornithology, Natural History, Animal Behaviour, Animal Development, Sound, Domestic Economy |
Describes the habits, habitat, and physical features of the sky-lark, and elaborates on the singing habits of the bird.
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Issue [6] ([October] 1852) | Expand
Contract | Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 181–82.
Management of Household Pets Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Relevant illustrations: | wdct. | Illustrators: | F Delamotte
De La Motte, Freeman Gage
(1813/4–1862)
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View the register entry >> | Subjects: | Natural History, Animal Behaviour, Animal Development, Breeding, Hygiene, Domestic Economy, Nutrition |
Describes the habits and habitats of the rabbit. The illustration shows five varieties of rabbit. Offers advice on breeding rabbits, and emphasises the importance of hygiene and regular diet.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 182.
Things Worth Knowing Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Subjects: | Medical Treatment, Chemistry, Domestic Economy |
Offers chemical recipes for a liquid to destroy bugs and for smelling salts.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 184.
The Fruit and Flower Garden Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Relevant illustrations: | wdct. [2] | Subjects: | Botany, Horticulture, Domestic Economy |
Describes Glorinia marima and Convolvulus minor.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 187–88.
Notices to Correspondents Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Editorial Reply | Subjects: | Physiology |
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Issue [7] ([November] 1852) | Expand
Contract | Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 214.
Things Worth Knowing Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Subjects: | Chemistry, Domestic Economy |
Details chemical materials and processes for making red and indelible ink. Describes a technique for removing paint letters from wire gauze blinds, and a substance for bronzing brass.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 216.
The Fruit and Flower Garden Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Relevant illustrations: | wdct.[2] | Subjects: | Botany, Horticulture, Domestic Economy |
Brief description and illustration of Hippeastrum aulicum striata and Phaedranassa obtusa.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 217.
Management of Household Pets Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Relevant illustrations: | wdct. | Illustrators: | F Delamotte
De La Motte, Freeman Gage
(1813/4–1862)
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View the register entry >> | Subjects: | Ornithology, Natural History, Animal Behaviour, Animal Development, Domestic Economy, Nutrition |
Describes the habits and habitat of the blackbird. Distinguishes male and female blackbirds, and explains how to feed, cage, and treat the diseases of the bird.
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Issue [8] ([December] 1852) | Expand
Contract | Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 244.
Management of Household Pets Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Relevant illustrations: | wdct. | Subjects: | Ornithology, Natural History, Animal Behaviour, Animal Development, Domestic Economy, Nutrition |
Describes the physical features of various families of pigeon. Describes the nesting habits of the bird and advises on how to feed and house it. Notes the habits of hatched pigeons.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 245.
The Fruit and Flower Garden Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Relevant illustrations: | wdct. [2] | Subjects: | Botany, Horticulture, Domestic Economy |
Brief description and illustration of Begonia incarnata and Lilium lanifolium speciosum.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 249–51.
Notices to Correspondents Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Editorial Reply | Subjects: | Dynamics |
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Issue [9] ([January] 1853) | Expand
Contract | Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 269–71, 276–77.
The Manufacture of Needles Anon Genre: | Essay | Relevant illustrations: | wdct. | Subjects: | Manufactories, Industry |
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 279.
The Sick Room and the Nursery Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Subjects: | Medical Treatment, Domestic Economy, Chemistry, Disease |
Explains why warm water is better than cold for treating dyspepsia. Details chemical materials and processes for making an antidote to arsenic.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 280.
Management of Household Pets Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Relevant illustrations: | wdct. | Subjects: | Ornithology, Natural History, Animal Behaviour, Animal Development, Domestic Economy, Nutrition |
Describes the physical features of the goldfinch. Advises on when to buy and how to feed the bird. Distinguishes the cock bird from hen.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 281.
The Fruit and Flower Garden Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Relevant illustrations: | wdct. [2] | Subjects: | Botany, Horticulture, Domestic Economy |
Describes the physical features, origins, and behaviour of the large-flowered Trillium and pretty Clarkia.
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Issue [10] ([February] 1853) | Expand
Contract | Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 293–303.
The Spectacles; or, Love at First Sight
[1/2] Anon Genre: | Short Fiction, Serial | Subjects: | Magnetism, Electricity, Psychology, Ethics, Aesthetics |
Observes that 'ethical magnetism or magnetaesthetics' makes plausible the idea that the 'truest and most intense' human affections are those arising 'as if by electric sympathy' (293).
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 312.
Management of Household Pets Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Relevant illustrations: | wdct. | Illustrators: | F Delamotte
De La Motte, Freeman Gage
(1813/4–1862)
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View the register entry >> | Subjects: | Ornithology, Natural History, Animal Behaviour, Animal Development, Breeding, Domestic Economy, Nutrition |
Describes the habits, habitat, and physical appearance of the thrush. Describes how the young are born and advises on the most suitable diet for the birds.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 313.
The Fruit and Flower Garden Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Relevant illustrations: | wdct. [2] | Subjects: | Botany, Horticulture, Domestic Economy |
Describes the physical features, flowering characteristics, and provenance of the early-flowering Lychnidea, and the physical features, provenance, and cultivation requirements of the scarlet-flowered Georgina.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 317.
The Sick Room and the Nursery Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Subjects: | Medical Treatment, Domestic Economy, Electrochemistry |
Describes a cure for toothache in which the tooth is held between pieces of zinc and silver. Explains that the pieces of metal act as a galvanic battery, producing enough current to relieve the pain.
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Issue [11] ([March] 1853) | Expand
Contract | Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 344.
Management of Household Pets Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Subjects: | Ornithology, Natural History, Animal Behaviour, Animal Development, Domestic Economy, Nutrition |
Describes the physical features and nesting characteristics of the linnet. Advises on the linnet's diet and cage.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 345.
The Fruit and Flower Garden Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Relevant illustrations: | wdct. [2] | Subjects: | Botany, Horticulture, Domestic Economy |
Describes the physical features, conditions for good growth, and provenance of the large-flowered Uvularia and the Auricula.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 351.
The Sick Room and the Nursery Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Subjects: | Medical Treatment, Chemistry, Public Health, Pollution, Domestic Economy |
Gives chemical materials and procedure for making lime-water. Explains why gas-burners make the atmosphere of a room deteriorate more than candles. Warns of poor ventilation and the danger it poses to health.
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Issue [12] ([May] 1853) | Expand
Contract | Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 372.
Management of Household Pets Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Relevant illustrations: | wdct. | Illustrators: | F Delamotte
De La Motte, Freeman Gage
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Describes the physical features, habits, and provenance of the goldfish, and distinguishes varieties of the fish. Advises on fish-bowl size and feeding.
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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 (1852–53), 373–74.
The Fruit and Flower Garden Anon Genre: | Regular Feature, Notes, Instructions | Relevant illustrations: | wdct. [2] | Illustrators: | F Delamotte
De La Motte, Freeman Gage
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Offers advice on sowing seeds for April. Describes the physical features, provenance, and growth characteristics of the variegated Iris and Chili avens (374).
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