NEW YORK, APRIL 9, 1881

Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XI, No. 275.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
I.[ENGINEERING AND MECHANICS.--The Various Modes ofTransmitting Power to a Distance. (Continued from No. 274.) ByARTHUR ARCHARD. of Geneva.--II. Compressed Air.--III. Transmissionby Pressure Water.--IV. Transmission by Electricity.--GeneralResults]
[The Hotchkiss Revolving Gun]
[Floating Pontoon Dock. 2 figures.--Improvedfloating pontoon dock]
II.[TECHNOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY.--Wheat and Wheat Bread.By H. MEGE MOURIES.--Color in bread.--Anatomical structure andchemical composition of wheat.--Embryo and coating of the embryo.--Cerealine--Phosphate of calcium.--1 figure, section of a grain ofwheat, magnified.]
[Origin of New Process Milling.--Special report tothe Census Bureau. By ALBERT HOPPIN.--Present status of millingstructures and machinery in Minneapolis by Special Census Agent C.W. JOHNSON.--Communication from GEORGE T. SMITH.]
[Tap for Effervescing Liquids. 1 figure.]
[London Chemical Society.--Notes.--Pentathionicacid, Mr. VIVIAN LEWES.--Hydrocarbons from Rosin Spirit. Dr.ARMSTRONG.--On the Determination of the Relative Weight of SingleMolecules. E. VOGEL.--On the Synthetical Production of Ammonia bythe Combination of Hydrogen and Nitrogen in the Presence of HeatedSpongy Platinum, G. S. JOHNSON.--On the Oxidation of Organic Matterin Water, A. DOWNS.]
[Rose Oil, or Otto of Roses. By CHAS. G. WARNFORDLOCK.--Sources of rose oil.--History--Where rose gardens are nowcultivated for oil.--Methods of cultivation.--Processes ofdistillation.--Adulterations]
[A New Method of Preparing Metatoluidine. By OSCARWIDMAN.]
III.[AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, ETC.--The Guenon MilkMirror. 1 figure. Escutcheon of the Jersey Bull Calf, GrandMirror.]
[Two Good Lawn Trees]
[Cutting Sods for Lawns]
[Horticultural Notes: New apples, pears, grapes,etc.--Discussion on Grapes. Western New York Society.--Newpeaches.--Insects affecting horticulture.--Insectdestroyers.]
[Observations on the Salmon of the Pacific. ByDAVID S. JORDAN and CHARLES B. GILBERT. Valuable censusreport.]
IV.[LIGHT, ELECTRICITY ETC.--Relation betweenElectricity and Light. Dr. O. T. Lodge's lecture before the LondonInstitute.]
[Interesting Electrical Researches by Dr. Warrende La Rue and Dr. Hugo Miller.]
[Telephony by Thermic Currents]
[The Telectroscope. By Moxs. SENLECQ. 5 figures. Asuccessful apparatus for transmitting and reproducing camerapictures by electricity.]
V.[HYGIENE, MEDICINE, ETC.--Rapid Breathing as aPain Obtunde in Minor Surgery, Obstetrics, the General Practice ofMedicine, and of Dentistry. Dr. W. G. A. Bonwill's paper before thePhiladelphia County Medical Society. 8 figures. Sphygmographictracings.]
VI.[ARCHITECTURE, ART, ETC.--Artist's Homes. No. 11."Weirleigh." Residence of Harrison Weir. Perspective andplans.]