Scientific American, December 18, 1880

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Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures.

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English

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Technology -- Periodicals

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21081

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April 15, 2007

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Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL INFORMATION, ART, SCIENCE, MECHANICS, CHEMISTRY, AND MANUFACTURES. — NEW YORK, DECEMBER 18, 1880.
3. 3.Contents.
4. 4.Scientific American — NEW YORK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1880. — NO. 259.
5. 5.ONE MORE NUMBER.
6. 6.FIRES—CAUSES AND PREVENTION.
7. 7.WHAT IS LIGHT?
8. 8.GLASS SPINNING AND WEAVING.
9. 9.REMARKABLE ERUPTION OF MAUNA LOA.
10. 10.NEW AIR ENGINE.
11. 11.Telegraph Wires Underground.
12. 12.IMPROVED SAFETY NUT.
13. 13.Petroleum Prospects.
14. 14.TOOL FOR DRIVING AND CLINCHING NAILS.
15. 15.AUTOMATIC BALANCE ATTACHMENT FOR VALVES.
16. 16.IMPROVED SAFETY VALVE.
17. 17.Raising Sunken Vessels.
18. 18.NEW HAND POWER BAND SAW.
19. 19.The Harbor of Montreal.
20. 20.APPARATUS FOR REMOVING ICE FROM RAILROADS.
21. 21.Ericsson's New Submarine Gun.
22. 22.RECENT INVENTIONS.
23. 23.NEW TELEGRAPH INSULATOR.
24. 24.BUSINESS COLLEGES. — PACKARD'S BUSINESS COLLEGE.
25. 25.American Institute of Architects.
26. 26.Vennor's Winter Predictions.
27. 27.The London Underground Railway.
28. 28.Tempering Chisels.
29. 29.AMATEUR MECHANICS. — A SIMPLE SINGLE-ACTING STEAM ENGINE.
30. 30.MISCELLANEOUS INVENTIONS.
31. 31.THE HERCULES BEETLE.
32. 32.A Poulterer's View of Mechanical Poultry Raising.
33. 33.The Embrace of the Mantis.
34. 34.VARIEGATION OF LEAVES. — BY JAMES HOGG.
35. 35.Vanilla, Cinnamon, Cocoanut.
36. 36.Learning to Tie Knots.
37. 37.DECISIONS RELATING TO PATENTS. — Supreme Court of the United States — By the Commissioner of Patents.
38. 38.Characteristics of Arctic Winter.
39. 39.The Collins Line of Steamers.
40. 40.CHINESE WOMEN'S FEET.
41. 41.CORRESPONDENCE — Ice at High Temperatures.
42. 42.Schools of Invention.
43. 43.Proposed Exhibition of Bathing Appliances.
44. 44.Business and Personal.
45. 45.English Patents Issued to Americans. — From November 9 to November 12, 1880, inclusive. — HINTS TO CORRESPONDENTS. — COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED.
46. 46.INDEX OF INVENTIONS — Letters Patent of the United States were Granted in the Week Ending:
47. 47.November 16, 1880, — AND EACH BEARING THAT DATE. — DESIGNS. — TRADE MARKS.
48. 48.ADVERTISEMENTS. — A SPLENDID HOLIDAY GIFT.
49. 49.DR. SCOTT'S ELECTRIC HAIR BRUSH. — A REMARKABLE INVENTION, — A BEAUTIFUL BRUSH, LASTING FOR YEARS. — THE SWISS WARBLER — OR MOCKING-BIRD WHISTLE — STEAM BOILERS; — TOOPE'S PAT. FELT AND ASBESTOS — PATENT BENDING ROLLS, — HILLES & JONES, Wilmington, Del. — PLAYS! PLAYS! PLAYS! PLAYS! — THE NEW TOY! — For Sale.—Engine for Steam Launch, — THE OPEN FIREPLACE IN ALL AGES. — JAMES R. OSGOOD & CO., BOSTON. — STEAM PUMPS, THE NORWALK IRON WORKS CO., SOUTH NORWALK, CONN. — CRUSHING AND GRINDING — MECHANIC WANTED. — CENTENNIAL, AND PARIS MEDALS. — Mason's Friction Clutches and Elevators. — WANTED — BLAKE'S PATENT POSITIVE STEAM TRAP. — THE PERFECTED STYLOGRAFIC — Phosphor-Bronze Wire, Sheets, Rods, Bolts. — MAGIC LANTERNS AND VIEWS — THE MAGICAL ORGANETTE, ONLY $8.00. — PERKINS' High Pressure Engine and Boiler, Etc. — DO YOUR OWN PRINTING — H. HOOVER, Phila., Pa. — Pond's Tools, — Engine Lathes, Planers, Drills, &c. — DAVID W. POND, Worcester, Mass. — SPARE THE CROTON AND SAVE THE COST. — Driven or Tube Wells — WOOD WORKING — "The 1876 Injector." — Shafts, Pulleys, Hangers, Etc. — SOAP AND CANDLES, STARCH, DEXTRINE, and GLUCOSE. IN PRESS. — SURFACE FILE HOLDERS. — Leffel Water Wheels, With recent improvements. — THREE BEAUTIFUL GIFT BOOKS FOR THE HOLIDAYS. — "THE DORE BIBLE GALLERY." — "ATALA" — "THE WANDERING JEW." — SASH DOVETAILING MACHINE. — ERICSSON'S NEW MOTOR. — ERICSSON'S NEW CALORIC PUMPING ENGINE, FOR DWELLINGS AND COUNTRY SEATS. — DELAMATER IRON WORKS — SUPERIOR SUBSTITUTE FOR WOOD ENGRAVING.
50. 50.MOSS ENGRAVING CO — THE BLAKE "LION AND EAGLE" CRUSHER, — ROCK BREAKERS & ORE CRUSHERS. — The Melodette, or Automatic Piano, — RUBBER BACK SQUARE PACKING. — THE STEARNS MANUFACTURING CO., — Forster's Rock & Ore Breaker and Combined Crusher and Pulverizer. — The BELMONTYLE OIL — "RELIABLE" — UNIVERSAL GRINDER. — OTIS' — SAFETY HOISTING — Machinery. — JOHN R. WHITLEY & CO. — ROOTS' NEW IRON BLOWER. — POSITIVE BLAST. IRON REVOLVERS, PERFECTLY BALANCED IS SIMPLER, AND HAS FEWER PARTS THAN ANY OTHER BLOWER. — PROPOSALS FOR MAIL LOCKS. — SHEPARD'S CELEBRATED $50 Screw Cutting Foot Lathe. — ROOFING. — Model Engines. — SEND FOR THE BEST BAND SAW BLADE — MACHINISTS' TOOLS. — SKATES AND NOVELTIES. — PORTER MANUF'G CO.
51. 51.Advertisements. — THE WONDERFUL
52. 52.CHRISTMAS "ST. NICHOLAS." — $100 PRESENT! — THE NEW YORK BELTING AND PACKING COMPANY — LOOK FOR OUR STAMP — BELTING, HOSE, OR PACKING. — Mill Stones and Corn Mills. — PULSOMETER — Pictet Artificial Ice Co., Limited, — H.W. JOHNS' ASBESTOS — The George Place Machinery Agency — EMERY WHEELS and GRINDING MACHINES. — PHOTO-ENGRAVING CO. — HARTFORD STEAM BOILER — COMPANY — COLUMBIA BICYCLE. — AGENTS CAN MAKE $5,000.00 — MANUFACTURERS' CABINET. — Steam Fitters' & Plumbers' Supplies. — BOILER COVERINGS. — ASBESTOS MATERIALS. — CUT THIN LUMBER!! — MAHOGANY, — Steel Castings — Pyrometers. — WM. A. HARRIS PROVIDENCE, R. J. (PARK STREET), — HARRIS-CORLISS ENGINE — WILBRAHAM BROS. — The Oldest YANKEE NOTION HOUSE In the World.
53. 53.HOWARD BROTHERS & READ, — THE HOWARD MANUFACTURING CO.,
54. 54.PATENTED NOVELTIES. — PRICE 25 CENTS. — New York Ice Machine Company, — ICE AND COLD AIR.
55. 55.KNABE — PIANOFORTES. — NON-CONDUCTOR COVERINGS, — FOR STEAM BOILERS AND PIPES. — POWER SHEARS. — The Asbestos Packing Co., — BOSTON, MASS., OFFER FOR SALE:
56. 56.Scientific American

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