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| I. | [AVICULTURE.—The Effect on Fowls of Nitrogenous and Carbonaceous Rations.—A very valuable report upon the effects of different diet on chickens, with tables ofdata.—1 illustration] |
| II. | [BIOGRAPHY.—N.F. Burnham and his Life Work.—By W.H. BURNHAM.—Thelife of one of the earliest turbine wheel manufacturers,an inventor of turbine wheels and auxiliary machinery.—1 illustration] |
| III. | [BOTANY.—The Source of Chinese Ginger.—An identification ofa long unknown plant] |
| IV. | [CIVIL ENGINEERING.—A Railway through the Andes.—Aninteresting enterprise now in progress in South America, withmaps.—2 illustrations] |
| [Chicago as a Seaport.—Proposed connection of Chicago with thewaters of the Mississippi River, thereby placing it in watercommunication with the sea.—2 illustrations] |
| [Floating Elevator and Spoil Distributor.—A machine for removingdredged material from barges, as employed on the Baltic SeaCanal Works.—10 illustrations] |
| V. | [ELECTRICITY.—Alternate Current Condensers.—A valuable reviewof the difficulties of constructing these condensers.—An importantcontribution to the subject.—1 illustration] |
| [Electricity in Transitu.—From Plenum to Vacuum.—By Prof.WILLIAM CROOKES.—Continuation of this important lecture withprofuse illustrations of experiments.—14 illustrations] |
| [The Telegraphic Communication between Great Britain,Europe, America, and the East.—By GEORGE WALTER NIVEN.—The engineering aspects of electricity.—The world's cables andconnections.—2 illustrations] |
| VI. | [HORTICULTURE.—Herbaceous Grafting.—A hitherto little practiced and successful method of treating herbs, with curious results] |
| VII. | [MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.—Improved Cold Iron Saw.—The"Demon" cold saw for cutting Iron.—Its capacity and generalprinciples.—1 illustration] |
| VIII. | [MEDICINE AND HYGIENE.—How to Prevent Hay Fever.—ByALEXANDER RIXA.—A systematic treatment of this very troublesomecomplaint, with a special prescription and other treatment.] |
| IX. | [MISCELLANEOUS.—The Business End of the American Newspaper.—ByA.H. SIEGFRIED.—A graphic presentation of thetechnique of the newspaper office, circulation of the Americanpapers, methods of printing, etc.] |
| [The New Labor Exchange at Paris.—A new establishment, longdemanded by the laboring population of Paris.—Its scope andprospects.—2 illustrations] |
| X. | [NAVAL ENGINEERING.—The Empress of India.—The pioneerof a fast mail service to ply in connection with the CanadianPacific Railway between Vancouver, China, and Japan.—1 illustration] |
| XI. | [PHYSICS.—Stereoscopic Projections.—A most curious methodof securing stereoscopic effects with the magic lantern upon thescreen, involving the use of colored spectacles by the spectators.—1 illustration] |
| XII. | [TECHNOLOGY.—Gaseous Illuminants.—By Prof. VIVIAN B.LEWES.—The fifth and last of Prof. Lewes' Society of Arts lectures,concluding his review of the subject of gas manufacture] |
