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IHDEX. 



Ransome, Mrs. F., 40S. 

 Ration of Food, 594 

 Elate in the Laccadive Island?, 1S5. 

 Rattray, Dr., 107. 

 Ranch, Dr., 820. 

 Ranlin, Mr., ISO. 

 Raymond, Capt. Chaa, W., 138. 

 Raynolds, Col., 134. 

 Reeklingshauser, Mr., 162. 

 lied, African, 437. 

 on Wool, 439. 

 Reduction of Ores by Chloride of Iron, 53. 

 Reduvius Novenarius, 222. 

 Refrigeration of warm-blooded Animals, 



237. 

 Regianine, 74. 

 Regulator for Locomotive or Wagon, bv 



Mr. Exter, 31)7. 

 Reicheubach, Dr., 28S. 

 Reiman, Dr., 427, 430, 4S0. 

 Reinsch, Mr., 300, 53C. 

 Reliquiae Aqnitauise, 183. 

 Renan, M., 11. 

 Respighi, Prof., 3. 



on Solar Protuberances, G. 

 Respirators, Tyndall's, 541. 

 Rhea Fibre Machines, Price for, 4S7. 

 Rhinoceros Horn, Deciduous, 187. 



Matutinus, 249. 

 Rhodea Japonica, 294. 

 Rhysimetre, Fletcher's, 3S9. 

 Rib in Man, an eighth, 171. 

 Rice for Beer, 306. 

 Richard, Abbe, SS, 17S. 

 Richardson, Div, 232, 566, 567. 

 Richters, Dr., 399. 

 Rigor Mortis, Contraction in, 550. 

 Riley, Lieut., 131. 



Mr., 353. 

 Rinderpest and Carbolic Acid, 339. 

 Rissoa, 210. 



Rivere, Mr. Augnste, 305. 

 Road-steamer, Thomson's, 41S. 

 Robert, Dr., 410. 



Rocky Mountain Expeditions, 130. 

 Rollier, Mr., 44. 

 Rood, Prof. Ogden N., 44. 

 Rosenthal's Exploring Expedition, 1L1S. 

 Rosin, Solidification of melted, OS. 

 Ross, Sir James, 110. 

 Rosse, Lord, S, 454. 

 Rossi, Dr., 506. 

 Rost, Mr., 344. 

 Roxie, Mr., 5. 

 Rubber, Artificial, 464. 



fastened to Wood, etc., 459. 



Hose and Carbolic Acid, 508. 



old Vulcanized, using of, 525. 

 Russian Explorations, 117. 



Geographical Society, 107. 

 Rust Spots on Linen, Removal of, 3SS. 



S. 

 Saccharate of Lime, 525. 

 Saccharine Matter, Analysis of, 491. 

 Saffrauin, 436. 



Saline Solutions for Street-watering, 546. 

 Salmo Eriox, 216. 

 Gloveri. 216. 

 Hardini, 216. 

 Bebago, 216. 

 Salmon-fishing in Loch Tay, 215. 

 -fly, Theory of.263. 

 in the British Provinces, 260. 



Salmon in the Hudson River, 264. 

 Kelts, Peculiarities of, '215. 

 Land-locked, 216. 

 Preservation of Dead, 356. 

 Salt and Pyrites in Hailstones, 36. 

 for cleaning Matting, 37S. 

 for Electrical Batteries, New, 42. 

 Table, against White Ants, 3S3. 

 Samoan Islands, 192. 

 Sand-blast for cutting Glass, etc., 454. 

 Compost, 325. 

 and Clover-seed, 316. 

 Sanderson, Dr., 26S. 

 Sanitary Conditions of certain Zoological 



Formations, 546. 

 Sausom, Dr., 161. 

 Sarasin, Mr. E.,50. 

 Sargasso Sea, The, 115. 

 Sawkins, Mr. Jas. G., 97. 

 Say, Mr. Thomas, 276. 

 Sceva, Mr. George, 245. 

 Science and the British Government, 602. 

 Scientific Inactivity in Great Britain, 606. 

 Scheerer, T., 63. 

 Scherzer, Dr., 479. 

 Scheurer-Kestner, Mr., 49. 

 Schiff, Dr., 73. 

 Schlagintweit, Mr. n., 3S6. 

 Schmid, Dr., 126. 

 Schmied, Prof., 335. 

 Schoodic Lakes, 216. 

 Schoras, Dr., 318. 

 Schott, Mr., 29, 61, 421, 455. 

 Schrader, Mr.,280. 

 Schriver, Mr. William, 264. 

 Schwartz, Dr., 457. 

 Schweinfurth,Dr.,130. 

 Sclater, Dr., 142, 152, 000. 

 Scorpion, Poison of, 177. 

 Scorpio Occitanus, 177. 

 Scotia Illustrata, 190. 

 Scotland, Arctic Ice in, S4. 

 Scott, Colonel, 403, 421. 



Mr. Robert II., 30. 

 Screws in soft Wood, 383. 

 Sea-bottom at the Atlantic Coast, 97. 



divided into Fauna] Regions, 

 275. 

 Sea-grasses, Distribution of, 311. 

 Sealing-wax against Snake-bite, 573. 

 Sea-sickness and Chloral, 567. 



Prevention of, 557. 

 Sea-weed for making Ebony, 463. 



origin for Coal, S7. 

 Sebago Lake, 216. 

 Secret Writing, 496. 

 See, Dr., 594. 



Seedlings of Fruit-trees, 300. 

 Seeds, Germination of, 299. 

 Seelev, Prof., 199. 

 Seguin, Mr., 1S9. 

 Selfridge, Captain, 143. 

 Sensation, Undulatory Theory of, 174. 

 Sepulchre & Ohresser, Messrs., 409. 

 Sepulture, Pre-historic Modes of, 242. 

 Serpent-bites and Pigs, 255. 



Poison-gland of an East Indian, 

 203. 

 Serpents in Australia, Poisonous, 202. 

 in India, Poisonous, 201. 

 in Tropical America, 201. 

 in the West Indies, Extirpation 

 of, 202. 

 Sewage, Utilization of, 5SS. 



