Scientific American Suppl. No. 299

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Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881

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English

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Science -- Periodicals

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8408

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Contents

1. 1.SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 299
2. 2.NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 24, 1881 — Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XII, No. 299. — Scientific American established 1845 — Scientific American Supplement, $5 a year. — Scientific American and Supplement, $7 a year.
3. 3.ACHILLE DELESSE.
4. 4.THE ELECTRIC LIGHT AT EARNOCK COLLIERY.
5. 5.LIGHTNING AND TELEPHONE WIRES.
6. 6.CONDITION OF FLAMES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ELECTRICITY.
7. 7.THE ELECTRIC STOP-MOTION IN THE COTTON MILL.
8. 8.ON THE PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARINE ENGINE. — MARINE ENGINES. — THE MARINE BOILER. — STEEL BOILERS. — CORROSION OF BOILERS. — HOW THE MARINE ENGINE MAY BE IMPROVED. — CONSUMPTION OF FUEL IN MARINE ENGINES. — EVAPORATIVE EFFICIENCY OF MARINE BOILERS. — MARINE LOCOMOTIVE BOILERS. — SCREW PROPELLERS.
9. 9.STEAM FERRY BOATS OF THE PORT OF MARSEILLES.
10. 10.OPENING OF A NEW ENGLISH DOCK.
11. 11.IMPROVED GRAIN ELEVATOR.
12. 12.IMPROVED DREDGER.
13. 13.RAILWAY ALARM WHISTLE.
14. 14.FURNACE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SULPHIDE OF CARBON.
15. 15.BROUARDEL'S DRY INSCRIBING MANOMETER.
16. 16.CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS FOR CASTING METALS.
17. 17.APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF WOOD PULP.
18. 18.RECENT PROGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE.
19. 19.THE HOBOKEN DRAINAGE PROBLEM.
20. 20.ARTISTS' HOMES--No. 14--"BENT'S BROOK."
21. 21.ON SOME RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN LEAD PROCESSES. — By NORMAN C. COOKSON, of Newcastle.
22. 22.APPARATUS USED IN BERLIN FOR THE PREPARATION OF GELATINE PLATES. — I.--MIXING APPARATUS FOR GELATINE EMULSION. — II.--DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. — III.--TRITURATING APPARATUS. — IV.--WASHING APPARATUS.
23. 23.HOW TO MAKE EMULSION IN HOT WEATHER. — By A. L. HENDERSON.
24. 24.THE DISTILLATION AND RECTIFICATION OF ALCOHOLS BY THE RATIONAL USE OF LOW TEMPERATURES. — By RAOUL PICTET.
25. 25.ELECTROLYTIC DETERMINATIONS AND SEPARATIONS. — By ALEX. CLASSEN and M.A. VON REIS; translated by M. BENJAMIN, Ph.B., F.C.S. — DETERMINATION OF COBALT. — DETERMINATION OF NICKEL. — DETERMINATION OF IRON. — DETERMINATION OF ZINC. — DETERMINATION OF MANGANESE. — DETERMINATION OF BISMUTH. — DETERMINATION OF LEAD. — DETERMINATION OF COPPER. — DETERMINATION OF CADMIUM. — DETERMINATION OF TIN. — DETERMINATION OF ANTIMONY. — DETERMINATION OF ARSENIC. — SEPARATION OF IRON FROM MANGANESE. — SEPARATION OF IRON AND ALUMINUM.
26. 26.THE CULTIVATION OF PYRETHRUM AND MANUFACTURE OF THE POWDER.
27. 27.THE REMOVAL OF NOXIOUS VAPORS FROM ROASTING FURNACE GASES.
28. 28.NEW GAS EXHAUSTER.
29. 29.ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OF GLYCERINE
30. 30.ANALYSIS OF OILS, OR MIXTURES OF OILS, USED FOR LUBRICATING PURPOSES.
31. 31.NITRITE OF AMYL.
32. 32.THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE RHEUMATISM. — By ALFRED STILLÉ, M.D.
33. 33.METHOD IN MADNESS.
34. 34.SIMPLE METHODS TO STAUNCH ACCIDENTAL HEMORRHAGE. — By EDWARD BORCK, M.D., St. Louis, Mo. — BLEEDING FROM THE UPPER ARM (ART. BRACHIALIS). — BLEEDING FROM THE ARTERIES IN THE UPPER THIRD OF THE ARM. — BLEEDING FROM THE THIGH (ART. FEMORALIS). — BLEEDING FROM THE FOOT (ART. PLANTARIS ET DORSALIS PEDIS).
35. 35.HOT WATER COMPRESSES IN TETANUS AND TRISMUS.
36. 36.TRIALS OF STRING SHEAF BINDERS AT DERBY, ENGLAND.
37. 37.THE CULTURE OF STRAWBERRIES. — GARDEN CULTURE. — FIELD CULTURE.
38. 38.SOME HARDY FLOWERS FOR MIDSUMMER.
39. 39.THE TIME-CONSUMING MATCH.
40. 40.THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT. — PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
41. 41.PATENTS.

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