| Chapter | Page |
| I. | About Frictional Electricty | [7] |
| II. | About Magnets and Magnetism | [21] |
| III. | How Electricity is Generated by the Voltaic Cell, | [32] |
| IV. | Various Voltaic Cells, | [36] |
| V. | About Push-Buttons, Switches and Binding-Posts, | [43] |
| VI. | Units and Apparatus for Electrical Measurements, | [48] |
| VII. | Chemical Effects of the Electric Current, | [58] |
| VIII. | How Electroplating and Electrotyping are Done, | [60] |
| IX. | The Storage Battery, and How it Works, | [63] |
| X. | How Electricity is Generated by Heat, | [68] |
| XI. | Magnetic Effects of the Electric Current, | [71] |
| XII. | How Electricity is Generated by Induction, | [77] |
| XIII. | How the Induction Coil Works, | [80] |
| XIV. | The Electric Telegraph, and How it Sends Messages, | [84] |
| XV. | The Electric Bell and Some of its Uses, | [91] |
| XVI. | The Telephone and How it Transmits Speech, | [95] |
| XVII. | How Electricity is Generated by Dynamos, | [101] |
| XVIII. | How the Electric Current is Transformed, | [109] |
| XIX. | How Electric Currents are Distributed for Use, | [114] |
| XX. | How Heat is Produced by the Electric Current, | [124] |
| XXI. | How Light is Produced by the Incandescent Lamp, | [129] |
| XXII. | How Light is Produced by the Arc Lamp, | [135] |
| XXIII. | X-Rays, and How the Bones of the Human Body are Photographed, | [141] |
| XXIV. | The Electric Motor, and How it Does Work, | [147] |
| XXV. | Electric Cars, Boats and Automobiles, | [154] |
| XXVI. | A Word About Central Stations, | [162] |
| XXVII. | Miscellaneous Uses of Electricity, | [165] |