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PDFI. ARCHITECTURE—Bristol Cathedral—The history and description of this ancient building, with large illustration.—1 illustration. 9904
II. Biography—Oliver Evans
and the Steam Engine.—The work of this
early pioneer,
hitherto but slightly recognized at his true
worth as an inventor.
9896
III. Chemistry—The Chemistry
of the Cotton Fiber—By Dr. Bowman—An
interesting investigation,
showing the variation in composition
in different cottons.
9909
Synthesis of Styrolene. 9910
Notes on Saccharin. 9910
Alcohol and Turpentine. 9910
IV. Engineering—Auguste’s
Endless Stone Saw—A valuable improvement,
introducing the
principle of the band saw, and producing a
horizontal cut—10
illustrations. 9896
V. Electricity.—A Current Meter—The
Jehl & Rupp meter for
electricity described—1
illustration. 9903
Mix & Genest’s
Microphone Telephone—The new telephone recently
adopted by the
imperial post office department of Germany—3
illustrations.
9902
Storage Batteries
for Electric Locomotion—By A. RECKENZAUN—A
valuable paper
on this subject, giving historical facts and
working figures
of expense, etc.
9903
The Telemeter
System—By R.F. Upton—The
system of Oe.L. Clarke,
of New York, as
described before the British Association—A
valuable tribute
to an American inventor—1 illustration.
9900
VI. Metallurgy.—The Newbery-Vautin
Chlorination Process—A new
process of extracting
gold from its ores, with details of the
management of
the process and apparatus—1 illustration.
9907
VII. Miscellaneous.—A Gigantic
Load of Lumber—The largest barge
load of lumber
ever shipped—The barge Wahnapitae and her
appearance as
loaded at Duluth—1 illustration.
9907
Apparatus for
Exercising the Muscles—An appliance for
use by
invalids requiring
to exercise atrophied limbs—1 illustration.
9908
Practical Education.—A
plea for the support of manual training
schools.
9906
Waves—The
subject of ocean waves fully treated—An
interesting
resume of our
present knowledge of this phenomenon of
fluids.
9906
