Enquire Within Upon Everything

Funny page title, isn't it?

Book number 1 in my collection has the same title. It is a facsimile copy of a book published in London in 1856. It is a wonderful compendium of sayings, remedies, household tips, and, for want of a better word, peculiarities. For instance, I would heartily agree with the statement at the top of page 327 - "A good book is a light to the soul." On the other hand, some tips seem quite odd on their own - here is number 1896, reproduced in full, as an example:

"1896. The use of an elastic fruit in early experiments, leads to a want of accuracy in the first steps of the operation, which causes very annoying difficulties afterwards; and therefore a solid, inelastic body - an egg boiled hard - is recommended as the first object to be imitated."

The subject, in case you hadn't guessed, is how to make models of fruit using wax. Now you can see how the book draws you into its mysterious world... Get a copy, if you can.

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