Table of contents

Discovery of the Origin of Spirit Rappings - p2

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-2a

Interesting Experiment - p2

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-2b

Georgia State Fair - p2

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-2c

The Caloric Engine - p2

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-2d

Death of a Man of Science - p2

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-2e

Explosions of Steam Boilers - p2

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-2f

New Water Meter - p2

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-2g

Bates' Instrument for Curing Stammering - p2

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-2h

Guano made from Fish - p2

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-2i

The First Man Struck by Lightning in California - p2

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-2j

Our New Dress - p2

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-2k

The Smithsonian Institute in England - p3

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-3

Ornamental Water Pipe - p3

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-3a

To Destroy House Ants - p3

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-3b

The Coal Fields of Russia - p3

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-3c

Exportation of Anthracite Coal - p3

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-3d

Artesian Well in Charleston - p3

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-3e

St. Louis Artesian Well - p3

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-3f

Guano and Plaster for Cotton - p3

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-3g

Improved Brick Kiln - p3

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-3i

Machinery for Making Spikes - p4

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-4

Perry's Breech Loading Rifle - p4

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-4a

Hutchinson's Stave Machine - p4

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-4b

Grain Separators - p4

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-4c

New Fruit Case - p4

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-4d

Uniting Plates of Metal of Unequal Thickness - p4

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-4e

Lichtenthaler's Cultivator - p4

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-4f

Our New Volume - p5

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-5

Scoundrelism in Patent Agents - p5

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-5a

Electrical Science and Light - p5

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-5b

The French Industrial Exhibition - p5

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-5c

The Arctic—Steam and Stame - p5

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-5d

Water for Jersey City - p5

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-5e

To Subscribes—Our Prizes - p5

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-5f

History of Reaping Machines - p5

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-5g

Ohio State Fair Postponed - p5

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-5h

Astronomical Observations in a Coal Mine - pp5 - 6

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-5i

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New Tanning Process—Leather, Shoes - p6

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-6

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The Mammoth Steamer - p6

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-6a

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Piston Packing and Lighting - p6

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-6b

Explosive Well - p6

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-6c

Use of Soluble Glass - p6

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-6d

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List of Patent Claims - p6

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-6e

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To Correspondents - p7

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-7

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The Progress of Discovery - p8

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-8

Mont Blanc on Fire - p8

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-8a

Curiosities of Science - p8

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-8b

The Sun - p8

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-8c

Picking for Coal - p8

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-8d

The Mirage in California - p8

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-8e

Mechanics - p8

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-8f

Feathering Paddle Wheels - p8

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09161854-8g