Scientific American Magazine Vol 12 Issue 12

Scientific American Magazine

Volume 12, Issue 12

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Features

Canadian Railroads

French Society of Acclimation

Cutting Dovetails and Tenons

Cast-Iron Sleepers for Railroads

Vermont Gold Again

Another American Press for England

Railways in Texas

Advice to American Patentees Concerning Foreign Patents

Signals of Vessels.--Collisions at Sea

Coal as a Source of Nitrogen

Improvements in Stereotyping

Screw Propeller Experiments

Louisville Mechanics' Institute Fair

Electrical Motion and Magnetism

Color Phenomena of Certain Solutions

Cheap Electrical Machine

Deoderizing Bilge Water and Foul Drains

American Dentists in Europe

Improvement in Gas Retorts

Breech-Loading Firearm

Skin Diseases in Animals

Splendid Prizes.--Paid in Cash

New Eitt Stock

The Frigate Niagara

Preserving.--Burnetizing Timber

Exhibition of the Franklin Institute

Lectures for Mechanics' Associations

A Substitute for Leather

The Honolulu Dredging Machine

To Dye Ivory a Red Color

The Mississippi Suspension Bridge

Effects of Indian Hemp

Ancient and Modern Chemistry

Removing Large Boulders

Important Items

Milk

The Ventilation of Ships

The Mammoth Steamship

The Illinois Central Railroad

Curious Effect of a Powder Explosion

Luxurious Railroad Cars

The Newfoundland Fishery

New Hand Seed Planter

A Great Shot and a Great Pistol

Departments

Correspondents