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  2. A Curious Traction Wheel.

    The traction-wheel illustrated is rather a curiosity, and we re-rproduce it from the "Scientific American," but whether it is patented or not is not stated. It is thus described: The ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 261 words
  3. Believes in Horse Sense.

    "Experience has convinced me that there is such a thing as horse sense," said a veterinary surgeon. A friend of mine had a beautiful chestnut driving mare that was subject to severe spells of ...

    Article : 238 words
  4. EXPERIENCES IN IRELAND AND NEW ZEALAND.

    I have Just been reading af the havoc floods make "up country," and how unpleasant folks then find travelling through "flood and field," and their experiences bring back to my memory ...

    Article : 2,395 words
  5. Boiler with a Removable Fire-box.

    The re-lining of the fire-box of a boiler is a task which, besides necessitating the expenditure of much time and labor, is often accompanied bydifficulties due to the construction of the furnace. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 483 words
  6. An English Lady-Linguist.

    That the Russians are the best linguists is an opinion generally and frequently expressed. If even this be a fact, it does not yet prove that they possess special gifts for learning foreign ...

    Article : 247 words
  7. Oil-Retaining Journal.

    The accompanying cut represents an ingenious device which was recently tried upon a troublesome journal with great success, and as the "wrinkle" may be of use to others, it is published ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 184 words
  8. An Improvement in Smoke-Consumers

    There has recently been patented an ingenious device which is designed to draw the smoke, sparks, and cinders from the smoke-box of a boiler irto the fire-box, in order that they may ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 260 words
  9. An American Snake Story.

    The most remarkable story that has reached Washington from the Philippines up to date has been brought back by Dr. George F. Becker, who was sent by the Government not long ago ...

    Article : 660 words
  10. The Cafe in France.

    Those who have not lived in France can form little idea of the important place the cafe occupies in the life of the average Frenchman. Clubs, as we know them, or as they are used in England, ...

    Article : 307 words
  11. Good Effects of Singing.

    From the medical standpoint, singing is a most important exerciser, on account of its influence On the emotions, on the respiratory movements, and on the development of the lungs. Nothing better ...

    Article : 172 words
  12. A Wonderful Invention.

    A remarkable exhibition was made at the laboratory of Thomas A. Edison at Orange, N.J., where a piece of iron was melted in exactly five seconds. Louis Dreyfus, of ...

    Article : 189 words
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    Sixty-six different substances have been discovered in coal tar. The Earl of Airlie met his death, not by a stray or chance bullet, but by a shower of lead sent at ...

    Article : 145 words
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    By nature men are nearly alike; by practice they get wide apart. The last remaining relic of the first railway in London has just disappeared. In 1801 an act ...

    Article : 79 words
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