The universal assistant, and complete mechanic, or, Fifty thousand industrial facts, calculations, receipts, rules, formulae, legal forms, etc., with nearly all occupations in every business, from the household to the manufactory

It's a one-stop reference library with something for everyone, but too much for any *one*. From cooking to animal husbandry to smithing, running an iron foundry or textile mill, there's handy information for almost any endeavor. Also includes tables of calculations and miscellaneous facts, from demography to materials properties.