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V. NATURAL HISTORY, ETC.—Preservation of Insects.	1
PRESERVATION OF INSECTS.	1
QUADRIGA FOR THE NEW HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT, AT VIENNA.	1
GLAZED WARE FINIAL.	2
WAGE EARNERS AND THEIR HOUSES.	2
HOTEL DE VILLE, ST. QUENTIN.	6
FIRE DOORS IN MILLS.	6
STEEL STRUCTURES.	8
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A GAS-ENGINE WATER-SUPPLY ALARM.	21
SOLDERING AND REPAIRING PLATINUM VESSELS IN THE LABORATORY.	21
THE HELICOIDAL OR WIRE STONE SAW.	22
PORTABLE PROSPECTING DRILL.	25
AUTOMATIC SAFETY GEAR.	25
THE WATER SUPPLY OF ANCIENT ROMAN CITIES.	27
STEAM ENGINE ECONOMY.	34
TO CALCULATE THE LOSSES.	35
ELECTRICITY IN WARFARE.	36
MEUCCI’S CLAIMS TO THE TELEPHONE.	42
AN ELECTRICAL CENTRIFUGAL MACHINE FOR LABORATORIES.	45
TRANSMISSION OF POWER BY ELECTRICITY.	46
THE LOCKED AND CORDED BOX TRICK.	48
PRICES OF METALS.	52
A PERPETUAL CALENDAR.	53
AN ACCOMPLISHED PARROT.	54
THE ROSCOFF ZOOLOGICAL LABORATORY.	55
THE MURAENAE AT THE BERLIN AQUARIUM.	58
METAMORPHOSES OF ARCTIC INSECTS.	58
A YEAR’S SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS IN NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASES.	60
SCARING THE BABY OUT.	64
PATENTS.	67

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