Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing
Joseph Triemens
43 chapters · 14 h 26 min · English
Read by rachelellen, Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023), swroot, Mike Roop, Andrew Lebrun, durnburr and others
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Written in 1910, this "cyclopedia" is full of information that was quite useful at the time. A hundred years later, its text is more humorous than practical -- although some advice never goes out of style. (Summary by Rachelellen)
Chapters
1 <a href="http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dfxw7vh2_1cb82g6">Introduction and Index of Advertisers</a> 9 min 2 <a href="http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dfxw7vh2_4d8ptfc">Etiquette: Courtship and Marriage</a> 18 min 3 <a href="http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dfxw7vh2_8csdksc">Customs of Mourning, Visiting Cards, and Dress. Anniversaries.</a> 26 min 4 <a href="http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dfxw7vh2_9chv92t">Colors. Care of Teeth. The Perfect Figure.</a> 14 min 5 <a href="http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dfxw7vh2_10zg38wn">The Brain. Misnamed Things. Jesus' Death Sentence. A Lady's Chance of Marrying.</a> 16 min 6 <a href="http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dfxw7vh2_11q5x4g">Shaving. Facts to Settle Arguments.</a> 29 min 7 <a href="http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dfxw7vh2_12jr44c2">The Single Tax. Hypnotism. Care of a Piano. Salt-Rising Bread.</a> 13 min 8 <a href="http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dfxw7vh2_13c2ztqv">Doing Business with a Bank.</a> 16 min 9 <a href="http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dfxw7vh2_14d9zvw7">Facts about States and Cities.</a> 13 min 10 <a href="http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dfxw7vh2_15d8d38p">Theosophy. Evolution. Sparrows. Feminine Height and Build. When a Man Comes of Age.</a> 11 min 11 <a href="http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dfxw7vh2_16fsbht6">Dreams.</a> 56 min 12 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_12_triemens-3185-flowers-writing-eyes-palmistry.doc">Flowers. Writing. Eyes. Palmistry.</a> 32 min 13 <a href="http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dfxw7vh2_18d9sqd2">Riddles. Last Words. Toasts. Precious Stones.</a> 29 min 14 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_14_triemens-3330_grammar.doc">Grammar.</a> 25 min 15 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_15_triemens-2061_accent-pronunciation-spelling-punctuation-capitals.doc">Accent and Pronunciation. Spelling. Punctuation. Use of Capitals.</a> 21 min 16 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_16_triemens-1054_names-God-sponges-buried-alive-serve-wine.doc">Names of God. Sponges. Don't be Buried Alive. How to Serve Wine.</a> 10 min 17 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_17_triemens-2294-steps%20to%20liberty.doc">Steps to American Liberty</a> 18 min 18 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_18_triemens-3386-constitution-I-II.doc">The U.S. Constitution, Articles I and II</a> 25 min 19 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_19_triemens-2675-constitution-III.doc">The U.S. Constitution, Articles III - VII and Amendments</a> 20 min 20 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_20_triemens-1274-workingmen-presidents.doc">Workingmen. Presidents.</a> 14 min 21 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_21_triemens-4375-not-forgetting.doc">The Art of Not Forgetting.</a> 27 min 22 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_22_triemens-1399-memory-rhymes-happiness-space-dog.doc">Memory Rhymes. Happiness Defined. The Depths of Space. Eulogy on the Dog.</a> 11 min 23 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_23_triemens-2151-beauty-infant-feeding.doc">Health and Beauty. Infant Feeding and Management.</a> 15 min 24 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_24_triemens-1835-months-days-housekeepers-character-bell-time-nature-analogies-fables-mileages.doc">Names of Months and Days. Tips for Housekeepers. Character in Faces. Modern Fables. Mileage Between Cities.</a> 17 min 25 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_25_triemens-3540-law.doc">Law and Legal Holidays.</a> 21 min 26 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_26_triemens-1700-chamois-names.doc">Chamois Skins. Meaning of Names.</a> 23 min 27 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_27_triemens-2076-cities-aeronautics-college-colors-osteopathy.doc">American Cities. State Flowers. Height of Structures. Age of Trees. Dictionary of Aeronautics. College Colors. Osteopathy.</a> 30 min 28 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_28_triemens-1968-patents-money.doc">Trademarks and Patents. Shakespeare's Counsel. Money.</a> 17 min 29 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_29_triemens-1975-general-interest-wonders-road-canary.doc">Facts of General Interest. Some of Nature's Wonders. Rules of the Road. Canary Birds.</a> 18 min 30 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_30_triemens-2524-recipes-trade-secrets-1.doc">Recipes and Trade Secrets, Part 1.</a> 19 min 31 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_31_triemens-2609-recipes-trade-secrets-2.doc">Recipes and Trade Secrets, Continued.</a> 18 min 32 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_32_triemens-2930-opportunities-weights-measures-phrenology-parliamentary-law.doc">Opportunity. Weights and Measures. Phrenology. Parliamentary Law.</a> 36 min 33 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_33_triemens-4050-friendly-advice-many-subjects.doc">Friendly Advice on Many Subjects.</a> 25 min 34 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_34_triemens-3534-accidents-emergencies-poisons-philosophical-facts.doc">Accidents and Emergencies. Poisons. Philosophical Facts.</a> 24 min 35 <a href="http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dfxw7vh2_17qd5tdc">Advertisements, Part 1.</a> 14 min 36 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_36_triemens-2110-ads-2.doc">Advertisements, Part 2.</a> 20 min 37 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_37_triemens-1575-ads-3.doc">Advertisements, Part 3.</a> 12 min 38 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_38_triemens-2240-ads-4.doc">Advertisements, Part 4.</a> 14 min 39 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_39_triemens-2256-ads-5.doc">Advertisements, Part 5.</a> 14 min 40 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_40_triemens-2633-ads-6.doc">Advertisements, Part 6.</a> 22 min 41 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_41_triemens-2205-ads-7.doc">Advertisements, Part 7.</a> 21 min 42 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_42_triemens-2221-ads-8.doc">Advertisements, Part 8.</a> 19 min 43 <a href="http://www.newness-of-life.com/librivox/cyclopedia/cyclopedia_43_triemens-2086-ads-9.doc">Advertisements, Part 9.</a> 16 min
