CONTENTS. , 7 



PAGE 



Representatives Famous Naval Battles Decisive Battles of History Indian 

 Mutiny Abyssinian War American Civil War Russo-Turkish War Zulu 

 War Franco-German War Spanish- American War Dictionary of History 196 



BOOK IV. 



SCIENCE, INVENTION, DISCOVERY. 



The Earth's Surface Telephone Electric Light Geysers Volcanoes Elec- 

 tricity Phonograph Climate Zoology Ethnology Air Chemistry 

 Printing Ocean Cables Circulation of Blood Astronomy Anatomy 

 Acoustics Algebra Assaying Compass Solar System Specific Gravity 

 Earthquakes Electroplating Evolution Etching Railroads Glacial 

 Period Gunpowder Iron Lace-Making Matches Artillery Microscope 



Mesmerism Magnet Embalming Engraving Ether Fire Ento- 

 mology Geology Geometry Geography Glass Typewriters Interesting 

 Origins Water Gravitation Medicine Physics Shipbuilding Spectacles 

 Stenography Sugar Telescope Weaving Wire Nebular Hypothesis 

 Paper Nails Aurora Borealis Common Names of Chemical Substances 

 Copernican System Thermometry Hypnotism Photogravure Metric 

 System Ptolemaic System Mirage Coin Day and Night Meteors 

 Comets Agricultural Machinery Spinning Wheel Stars Velocity Tel- 

 egraph Steam Engines Steel Stereotyping Weights and Measures 

 Zodiac Violin Type-Setting Machines Vaccination Light Envelopes 

 Photography Pianoforte. .......... 300 



BOOK V. 



HYGIENE, DOMESTIC ECONOMY, DIETETICS. 



Pure Air Food Diet of Brain- Workers Classification of Food Analysis of 

 Food Digestibility of Food Nutritiousness of Food Chemical Composition 

 of the Human Body Cleanliness Exercise Human Pulse Respiration 

 Baths Corpulency Medicinal Food Spring Fever Breakfast Dinner 

 Supper and Tea Small Points on Table Etiquette Wines and Liquors 

 Effects of Excessive Eating Insufficient Nutrition Diet of Infancy Diet of 

 Childhood and Youth Diet of Middle Life Diet of Advanced Life Gym- 

 nastics and Physical Development Medicines, with Doses Disinfectants 

 Sleeplessness Drugs Choice of Articles of Food Seasonable Food House- 

 keeper's Time -Table -- Terms used in French Cookery French - English 

 Dishes (translated) Housekeeper's Measures and Weights Beds and Bed- 

 ding Stimulants and Narcotics Coffee Tea Chocolate Cheese Carpets 



Care of the Eyes Care of the Teeth Care of the Hair Spectacles Anti- 

 dotes for Poisons Cosmetics Earthenware Cancer House Furnishing 

 House Decoration Value of Woods Medical Dictionary. .... 366 



BOOK VI. 



FINANCE, INDUSTRY, TRANSPORTATION. 



Early Forms of Currency Metallic Coins Coins of Great Britain American 

 Coinage Banks U. S. National Banking System Savings Banks Statistics 

 of Money in the United States Value of Foreign Coins Monetary Statistics 

 Statistics of Savings Banks Product of Gold and Silver in the U. S. World's 

 Production of Gold and Silver Wildcat Banks Clearing House Freedman's 

 Bank Revenue of the U. S. Government Indebtedness of Nations Credit 

 Mobilier Mississippi Scheme Trade Unions Boycotting Gold Exports 

 South Sea Bubble Wealth of Principal Nations Trusts Strikes Mining 

 and Milling Terms Foreign Trade of the U.S. South America Trade 

 Wheat Crop of the World Animal, Vegetable, and Mineral Products of the 

 World Railroads Wages and Cost of Living Insurance Public Debt of 

 the U. S. Telegraph Rates Transatlantic Steamers Submarine Cables 

 Production of Coal Wool Tobacco Tea and Coffee Canals Occupations 

 in the United States Dictionary of Business and Law Terms. . . . 444 



