INDEX. 



683 



Units of Force and Energy, 590. 

 Unruh, Dr.,5S9. 



V. 



Vaccination, improved Method of, 5S3. 



in Africans, 5S2. 

 Vanellns Cayenneusis, 197. 

 Varley, Mr. C. F., 50, 98, 175. 

 Varnish for Plants, 467. 



for Printing, Red and Violet, 49S. 



Tar, 46S. 



Transparent Green, 473. 

 Vegetables, Desiccated, 370. 



Early, 301. 

 Vegetation and Gas, '292. 



injured by great Battles, 314. 

 Ventilating Rooms, 542. 

 Venus, Transit of, in 1S74, 14, 109. 

 Verreaux, Mr. Jules, 106. 

 Verrill, Prof., 140, 152, 224, 22S, 209, 270. 

 Vertebrates of Australia, 149. 

 Vincent, Mr., 68, 472. 

 Vinegar by Pasteur's Mode, 367. 



from unripe Fruit, 36S. 



Fumes, preventing their Action, 

 460. 

 Vineyard Sound, Explorations in, 140. 

 Vision, Duration of, 44. 

 Voelcker, Dr., 328, 551. 

 Vceux, Mr. De, 142. 

 Vogel, Dr. H., 499. 



Mr., 296, 299. 

 Vogt, Mr., 179. 

 Vohl, Dr.,67, 73, 475. 

 Voit, Mr., 170. 

 V kanoes, Artificial, 82. 



W. 



Wagner, Dr. R., 65. 

 Wakatipu Lake, 198. 

 Walker, Dr. D., 125. 



Mr. E., 221, 550. 

 Wallace, Mr., 218. 



Mr. Alfred R., 156, 601. 

 Mr. John, IDS. 

 Walls, curing Dampness of, 400. 

 Walnut Dye for Wood, 529. 



Stains, Removal of, 379. 

 Walsh, Mr., 353. 

 Wauklvn,Mr.,53S. 

 Washburne, Gen. EL D., 135. 

 Washing and Ironing Machines, Simple, 

 374. 



Powders, 477. 

 Water and Fungi, 535. 



for gashing Wool, 345. 

 freed from Gypsum, 536. 

 Freezing of, 29. 

 Glass, Action of, 70. 



for washing Wool, 338. 

 Hard versus Soft, 537, 538. 

 its purity tested by Spectroscope, 46. 

 Lake and Sea, blue Color of, 47. 

 -pest Plant a Purifier, 2S5. 

 -pipes, Wooden, 424. 

 preserved by Iron, 535. 

 -proof Glue, 461. 



Starch, 478. 

 -proofing, Chinese, 479. 



Clothing, 479, 4S0. 

 Walls, 408. 

 Purification of, by spongy Iron, 5C3. 

 Purity of, 53G. 

 Removal of Gypsum from, 374. 



Water, Sewage, 535. 



Watering Streets with saline Solutions, 



546. 

 Watson, Dr., 4S6. 



Wax from the Ear, Removing, 551. 

 Weather-cock, new Form of, 31. 

 Weaving among Lake-dwellers, 1S1. 

 Weber Brothers, 153.* 

 Weddell,Mr.,lll. 

 Weeds and Sulphuric Acid, 313. 

 Weidel, Mr., 593. 

 Weigert, Dr., 181. 



Weighing Machine, Duckham's, 405. 

 Weights of Aluminium, 51. 

 Wells, Mr. Spencer, 506. 

 Wen gen, Mr., 352. 

 Werveirne, Mr. J. De, 429. 

 West Indies, Explorations in, 141. 

 Wetherill, Dr., 163. 

 Wetting Printing Paper, 4S7. 

 Whale in Canada, Fossil, 189. 

 Whalers in the Arctic Seas, 604. 

 Whales east of European North Cape, 255. 



killed by Cannon, 411. 

 Wheat versus Flour, 547. 

 Whe-itley, Mr. Charles M., 250. 

 Whiteaves, Mr. J. F., 139, 270. 

 White, Dr., 105. 



from Barytes, 450. 



Mountains, Glaciers in, S6. 



Sea, Exploration of, 121. 

 Whitewashing with Baryta, 375. 

 Whitney, Prof. J. D., 29, 34, 138, 251. 

 Whitworth, Sir Joseph, 393. 

 Wiesner, Prof., 482. 

 Wilkes, Capt., 110, 192. 

 Williams College Expedition, 142. 

 Willkomm, Prof., 207. 

 Wilson Station, Pacific Railroad, 279. 

 Wiuchell, Prof.,35. 

 Wine, Coloring Matter of, 304. 



and Tannin, 505. 

 Winlock, Prof., 3, 4. 



Wisconsin Animals,D:sappearanceof, 253. 

 Wolf, Arctic, 172. 



Mr., 7. 

 Wolfram on Tungsten, 432. 

 Wollastou Gold Medal, 603. 



Mr.,21S. 

 Wolverine, Remains of, 252. 

 Wood, Dr. George B., 322. 



-dyeing with Aniline Red, 439. 



Embossing, 452. 



etc., Bronzing of, 452. 



for Paper Pulp, 4b4. 



made less Combustible, 376. 



Preservation of, by Salt, 420. 



-pulp, Bleaching of, 44S. 



-pulp in Paper, Detection of, 482. 



Seasoning of. 315. 

 Wooden Labels for Plants, 3S2. 



Water-pipes, 424. 

 Woodward, Mr., 228. 

 Wool, Adulteration of, 4S2. 



and Aniline Blue, 449. 



and Picric Acid, 481. 



-bleaching, 43S. 



-dyeing, Red, 439. 



Water-glass in Washing, 338. 

 Woorari, 177. 

 Worthen, Prof.. 24S. 



Wounds treated with Carbolic Acid, 572. 

 Wright, Dr., 570. 

 Writing, Secret, 490. 



