On this day, Amrita Bazar Patrika, a newspaper published from Calcutta, carried the following advertisement of books by the publishers P. Herbert & Sons, Calcutta.

The list included the titles:

Book-keeping. By C.J. Michod, Bank of Bengal, Re 1
An Account of Tea Cultivation and Manufacture in Ceylon.
By J.A. and W. E. Henderson, As 8.
The Social Evil in South Calcutta. By Verax, Re 1
Memorandum of a Government Resolution issued with G.O. 85 of 1856 regarding Firing Exercise, Rs 4
Foreword. A Series of Essays on Metaphysical Subjects (very ably written). By the late Aristos Philadelphus. With a Biographical Sketch of the Author by Agathos. Published at Rs 8; offered at Rs 5
The Housewife’s Companion. This book is for all Domestic purposes, and no Housewife or Caterer should be without one. It renders the keeping of Bazaar and Domestic accounts easy, and contains most useful recipes. As 12.

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