The Mechanician: A Treatise on the Construction and Manipulation of Tools, for the use and instruction of Young Engineers and Scientific Amateurs, comprising the Arts of Blacksmithing and Forging; the Construction and Manufacture of Hand Tools, and the various Methods of Using and Grinding them; the Construction of Machine Tools, and how to work them; Machine Fitting and Erection; description of Hand and Machine Processes; Turning and Screw Cutting; principles of Constructing and details of Making and Erecting Steam Engines, and the various details of setting out work, etc., etc. By Cameron Knight, Engineer. Containing 1147 illustrations, and 397 pages of letter-press, Fourth edition, 4to, cloth, 18s.
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SPONS’ HOUSEHOLD MANUAL:
A Treasury of Domestic Receipts and Guide for Home Management.
PRINCIPAL CONTENTS.
Hints for selecting a good House, pointing out the essential requirements for a good house as to the Site, Soil, Trees, Aspect, Construction, and General Arrangement; with instructions for Reducing Echoes, Waterproofing Damp Walls, Curing Damp Cellars.
Sanitation.—What should constitute a good Sanitary Arrangement; Examples (with illustrations) of Well—and Ill-drained Houses; How to Test Drains; Ventilating Pipes, etc.