498 CONTENTS. 



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Table, showing the number of leaves and pages from the folding 



of a sheet 263 



PROPERTIES AND COMPOSITION OF MILK, BUTTER, &o 387 



PROPORTION OF ALCOHOL IN LIQUORS 190 



WEIGHT TO BULK OF VARIOUS SUBSTANCES 193 



PULLEY, THE, Illustrated 290 



R. 



KAIL FENCE, Illustrated 126 



RAIN, AVERAGE FALL OF (see temperature and average fall of rain).. 37 



RELATIVE VALUE OF GOLD AND CURRENCY 243 



Table, showing the greenback value of $1 at the different quota- 

 tions of gold 243 



Highest quotation of gold in New York during the civil war. . 244 



" " Richmond " " " " .. 244 



English bonds and consols, explanation of. 244 



" Selling Short," explanation of 245 



" Seller's Option," " " 245 



" Buyer's Option," " " 245 



Stock Quotations, " " 246 



" Bull," commercial definition of 245 



" Bear," " 245 



" Stag," 245 



RODS, LIGHTNING 251 



To construct a lightning-rod ....*. 251 



ROOTS, SQUARE AND CUBE, TABLE OF 303 



