"The number of formes, mazes and knots is so great, and men are so sincerely delighted, that I leave every housewife to herself, especially seeing to set downe many, had been but to fill much paper; yet lest I deprive her of all delight and direction, let her view these few, choise, new formes, and note this generally, that all plots are square and all are borderd about with Friuit, Raisins, Seaberries, Roses, Thorne, Rosemarie, Hop, Sage, or such like."

"In my early efforts at bee keeping, I met with many failures and heavy losses, from being confused by the contradictory teachings of selfish or ignorant bee keepers, and from a lack of that personal knowledge which experience, and a close study of the nature and habits of bees, has now placed in my possession. After many unsuccessful experiments, and careful investigation, and a close study of the natural habits and instincts of bees, I have succeeded in inventing a hive and new system of bee management which completely changes the whole process of bee keeping, and renders the business safe, pleasant and profitable."

Matteson's book is dedicated to the Working Classes and includes the following entry for Hyssop: "It is a good remedy for coughs and colds and it also makes a good drink in typhus, and low fevers, keeping the pores of the skin gently open."

"The general inclination of ladies for flower painting, added to the great progress many have made in attaining the art, is a convincing proof that the taste, or genius, for this pleasing amusement, is not confined to the male sex; on the contrary, I am much inclined to think, that ladies would sooner arrive at perfection than men, were they at first taught its proper rudiments."