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  2. Scientific, & c.

    We hear a great deal relating to various inventions for making a nice cup of coffee, but we seldom learn anything as to the proper way of distinguishing pure coffee from the adulterated article, certainly a most important subject, and ...

    Article : 314 words
  3. Horticulture.

    We have passed through some strange weather since our last monthly calendar, and, as a consequence, of extreme heat and cold. Newly planted small stuff has had a severe struggle to maintain life. The caterpillar nuisance is not ...

    Article : 2,355 words
  4. Science Notes.

    M. Mouchot, of Algiers, has fully carried into practical effect an oft-repeated philosophical dream, viz. that of using the sun's rays directly as a source of mechanical power. I say "directly," because, as is now pretty generally ...

    Article : 374 words
  5. Kicking Horses.

    Mr. Sidney, in the new edition of "The Book of the Horse," makes the following remarks on " Stable Vices." He says:— Crib-biting and wind-sucking are most annoying habits, as they generally prevent a horse from getting into ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 561 words
  6. SUNSHINE AND RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.

    The railway accident season has set in rather severely this year by the running away of the Flying Scotchman, near Berwick, and the similar and still more disastrous derailment of the ...

    Article : 795 words
  7. The "Woods" String Binder.

    As our harvest is now commencing, any information in regard to the improvements in harvesting machinery should be read with interest. The latest "departure," as our American cousins call it, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 711 words
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