The Maidenhair Tree in the Gardens at Broadlands, Hants,
England. 1 figure.
The Woods of America.--The Jessup collection in the American
Museum of Natural History, Central Park, and the characteristics
of the specimens.
V. AGRICULTURE, ETC.--An Industrial Revolution.--Increase in
the number of farms.
A Farmer's Lime Kiln. 3 figures.
The Manufacture of Apple Jelly.
Improved Grape Bags. 4 figures.
VI. ARCHITECTURE, ETC.--The Building Stone Supply.--Granite
and its sources.--Sandstone.--Blue and gray limestone.--Marble.--
Slate.--Other stones.--A valuable summary of the sources and uses
of quarry products.
VII. ASTRONOMY. ETC.--How to Establish a True Meridian. By
Prof. L. M. HAUPT.--Introduction.--Definitions.--To find the
azemuth of Polaris.--Applications, etc.
VIII. MISCELLANEOUS.--A Characteristic Mining "Rush."--The
Prospective Mining Center of Southern New Mexico.
The Food and Energy of Man. By Prof. DE CHAUMONT.--Original
food of man.--Function of food.--Classes of alimentary
substances.--Quantity of food.--Importance of varied diet.
Rattlesnake Poison.--Its Antidotes. By H. H. CROFT.
The Chinese Sign Manual.--The ethnic bearing of skin furrows
on the hand.
Lucidity.--Matthew Arnold's remarks at the reopening of the
Liverpool University College and School of Medicine.
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