Scientific American Supplement, July 7, 1883

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Title

Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883

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8742

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Contents

1. 1.SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 392
2. 2.NEW YORK, JULY 7, 1883 — Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XVI, No. 392. — Scientific American established 1845 — Scientific American Supplement, $5 a year. — Scientific American and Supplement, $7 a year.
3. 3.IMPROVED DYNAMO MACHINE.
4. 4.AN IMPROVED MANGANESE BATTERY. — By GEORGE LEUCHS.
5. 5.THE CAUSE OF EVIDENT MAGNETISM IN IRON, STEEL, AND OTHER MAGNETIC METALS. — By Professor D. E. HUGHES, F.R.S., Vice-President. — NEUTRALITY. — SUPERPOSED MAGNETISM. — ELASTIC NATURE OF THE ETHER SURROUNDING THE MAGNETIC MOLECULES.
6. 6.THE WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE.
7. 7.HYDRAULIC ELEVATORS AND MOTORS. — By B. F. JONES, Kansas City. — WATER MOTORS.
8. 8.WATER SUPPLY OF SMALL TOWNS. — PROCESS FOR SOFTENING HARD WATER.
9. 9.IMPROVED WATER METER.
10. 10.WASHING MACHINE FOR WOOL.
11. 11.INCREASING THE ILLUMINATING POWER OF GASES, ETC. — By V. POPP, of Paris.
12. 12.PREVENTING IRON FROM RUSTING.
13. 13.AN ELASTIC MASS FOR CONFECTIONERS' USE.
14. 14.CAOUTCHOUC.
15. 15.PHOTOGRAPHIC ACTION STUDIED SPECTROSCOPICALLY.
16. 16.SALT AND LIME.
17. 17.RENEWING PAINT WITHOUT BURNING.
18. 18.TESTING OLIVE OIL. — By DR. O. BACH.
19. 19.ON THE THEORY OF THE FORMATION OF COMPOUND ETHERS.
20. 20.A GREEN OR GOLDEN COLOR FOR ALL KINDS OF BRASS. — By E. PULCHER.
21. 21.VINEGAR.
22. 22.THE ALIZARINE INDUSTRY.
23. 23.THE PRESERVATION OF MEAT BY CARBONIC ACID.
24. 24.REDUCTION OF OXIDIZED IRON BY CARBONIC OXIDE.
25. 25.ON THE ADULTERATION OF SOAP. — By Dr. H. BRACKEBUSCH.
26. 26.BOVINE AND HUMAN MILK: THE DIFFERENCE IN ITS ACTION AND COMPOSITION. — By C. HUSSON.
27. 27.CEREAL FOODS IN THEIR RELATION TO HEALTH AND DISEASE. — By F.R. CAMPBELL, A.B., M.D.
28. 28.MOIST AIR IN LIVING ROOMS.
29. 29.THE DEVELOPMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OF HUMAN PHYSIOGNOMY. — By E. D. COPE. — I. THE GENERAL FORM. — II. THE SURFACES. — III. THE HEAD AND FACE.
30. 30.THE PRODUCTION OF FIRE.
31. 31.ST. BLAISE, THE WINNER OF THE DERBY.
32. 32.SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS IN CHINA AND JAPAN.
33. 33.THE DIAMOND FIELDS OF SOUTH AFRICA.
34. 34.SPONGES AT THE BAHAMAS.
35. 35.TESTING FISH OVA FOR IMPREGNATION.
36. 36.THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT. — PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
37. 37.PATENTS.

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