INDEX TO VOLUME XXV. 
Articles marked ivith {*) are iiliisiratcd. 
Agassiz Association - 
. .it, '1-1, 37, 52, (>8, 83, 100, 115, 132 
148, 164, 167 
Air Bath, Wire (lau/.t; 
Alchemy ■ 
Aluminium, Price of 
Aluminium, Worth of '. . . 
Ainmonite, A New Explosive 
Ammonium, Amalgam 
Ampere and Volt, Explanation of . . - .■ 
Animal Pirates - 
Animalcula*, Water, Collection of Specimens 
Antarctic Polar Expedition 
Ant Life in Honolulu 
Ants 
Apple, Eoreign Mody in 
Apple Tree, The 
Aquarium. The - ■ ■ 
^Artist, A Wonderful 
Astronomical Phenomena (monthly). 
Athletics and Mortality 
Atlantic Steamship Racing 
Atoms, Weights of ( >xygen and Carbon . 
Autumn Ramble, An 
...11,28, 4.!, 5ti, 74, ItO, 
-lOti, 123, 138, 155, Itifl, 
P.acteria, A Talk on 
Bacteria, Pathogenetic Action of 
"'Barberry Piush, The 
liattei-y, A New Storage 
Ueauty as a Means of Health 
Beetle. Spider, and T(jad 
Bird JJrummer, A 
Birds. Living, To Photograph 
Birds and Insects, Canadian 
Blackbirds' Eggs, Vitality of 
Blood Corpuscles, Comparative Size of 
Blue Mountains, The 
Boat, A Submarine 
liones, Composition on 
Botany and Materia Medica in Early England. 
Bottles, To Ueodori/.e 
Boring, A Deep 
Brass, Black 
Bromide of (Cadmium 
Bronzi 
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Bubble and Foam . . 
Burette Eloat, .\ New 
Butterflies 
Carat, Weight of the 
Carbonic Oxide, Absorption of, by Earth .. 
Carbonic Oxide, Reaction of 
Cardinal Flowers. White 
Cats, Note on 
Cement, A Good 
Cheese, New Poisonous Alkaloid in 
Chemical Evolution 
Chemical, A New 
Chewing tmm, A Health Board on 
Chimney Swallows 
Chinch Bugs. l)estructi()n of 
Chisel, Pneumatic 
Chlorine < 
Chrome Blue 
Chrysanthemums. V'artation in 
Chrysotile, Canadian. Notes on 
Cities, Ancient Egyptian, Identification of. 
Clam Worm , The 
Climate, Modifications of . 
*Dealh Watch, The 128 
Depot, Railroad, Mineralogical 183 
*Desmid, A Common 2 
Diamonds in Meteorites 151, 170 
Diffusion of Gases, Experiment in ■• HO 
Dispensing on Board Ship HO 
Doctor, The Old-New England 158 
Dog, Experiment with 45 
*Dogs of Ancient Egypt, The 120 
*Dogwood, Flowering, Life History of 47 
Dollar Sign, The -_• • 21 
Drunkeness, Chloride of Gold Cure fm- 151, 183 
Earth, Geological Formation of 3 
*Earth Stars 72 
Eclipse, Total Lunar 183 
Egg, Abnormal 
E^gs. Rotten, Scientific Substitute for 167 
*F-gypt, Ancient, Dogs of - 120 
Electrical Conduction 5 
Electrical F^vaporation HO 
Electrical F^xecutions 124 
Electrical Exhibition at Frankfort 101 
Electrical Heating 50 
IClectrical Quackery 94 
Electric Lamps, Wires in 135 
Electric Light in Medicine 
Elements, Genesis of the 50 
Elements, Rare Preparation of Oxides of 00 
Enemy, An Intimate >^ 
Epilobium n't 
Epistaxis 04 
Ether or Chloroform 180 
Evolution and Primaeval Vegetation 17 
•Experimenters. Hints to 36 
•Explosion, Subaqueous, Photograph of 49 
•Extraordinary Project, An 26 
Eye of Dead Persons, Images in 25 
Eye, Working Model of 15 
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118 
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Faith Cure in Ancient Greece 
Fermentation, lactic 
Filter, A Convenient 
Firearms, Testing in F^urope 
Flies, Destruction of, by Electric Light Wires . 
*EIowei-s of Halifax 
Fluore.sceine, Settling a O'-'^frel by 
Fluoroform ■ 
Fluor Spar of Quincie 
Fluor Sjiarfor Optical Instruments 
Flying Machines ..... 
Foam . 
Fog, London, Analysis of . 
*Forms of Beauty 
Fossil, A Rare 
Frog Eats Frog 
*Eruit, A (jigantic 
Fulminates, The 
Climatic Changes, and Geological Disturbances. 
Cloth, to Render Unintlanmiable 
Cloth, To Waterproof 
Coal, Influence of, on Civilization 
Coal, Supply of 
•Cohesion, figure 
Cold, Purification of Chemicals by 
Color Blindness 
Combustion, Organic, Improvement in 
Combustion, Spontaneous 
Comet Seeker, A New 
Compressed Air 
Consiimjition, Cure of 
Contagion, Mysteries of 
Coppered Iron 
Com Cures 
Cows, Carnivorous 
Cracks in Metal, To Detect 
Crayon, Luminous 
Culmary Recipes 
•Current Breaker, A Novel 
Cutaneous Geromorphism 
Cuvier Natural History .Society 
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(Jases, Pure, F',asy Preparation of ^ 
Gas, Illuminating, Price in England 71 
Gas Works. What We Owe to 71 
Geological Development 10 
(Geological Disturbances and Climatid Changes 65 
Ghosts and Superstitions '. 130 
( Jilding, To Preserve 114 
Ginseng Familv, The 54 
Glaciers '. 144 
Glacial Markings at Kelley's Island 110 
Glass Manufactory at Murano 128 
Glass, Plate, Manufacture of 51 
Glue, Impermeable 21 
( »old Coin , Abrasion of 67 
Gold. < )xide of 1**1 
Green Plant, Office of HI 
Gun Cotton 82 
Harmony with the Environment 5.> 
Headache and Eye-ache ■ 15 
Health and Disease 13 
Heat, Mechanical F^quivalent of 151 
Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Oriental 48, 120 
Homoeopathy 55, 50 
Horse Power. To Calculate 176 
Human Race, How Clothed 163 
Hydrochloric Acid, Constitution of 135 
Hypnotism and the Cincinnati Health Board 41 
Hypnotism and Crime 
Hypnotism, Legal aspects of 5."^ 
Hysteria and its Allies l':*0 
Ice. Effect of Pressure on 
Indian Ocean, Depth of 
Indian Pipe, Carmine 
Indians, American, Superstitions of ... 
Individual, State Interference with the. 
Industrial Memoranda 
Infants, Care of Eyes of 
Ink, Faded, to Restore 
Inhabited Places, The Highest 
Iron, Consumption of 
Iron, Native, of Terrestrial Origin .... 
Iron Ofe, A Mountain of 
Iron, Silvering 
Ironwork, Painting 
•Irrigating Machine, An Ancient 
Japanese Filter Paper 
Jewel-s as Medicine 
Job and Railroads 
Jupiter, Double Satellite of 
Kangaroo, The 
•Knots, Convenient Forms of. 
Koch's Consumption Cure 
Kinetograph, The 
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Label Varnish 
Laboratory Notes 21 
Lacing, Fatal Result of 
•Lamp Shade, An Imi)roved 
Land Shells ■ 
Lantern Projections, Stereoscopic Effect in 
Law Suit, A Novel 
Leather, Substitute for ■ 
Leaves, Skeleton 
Leyden Jars, Experiment with 
Licorice Plant 
Lightning, Bottled 
Lightning, F^lectromotive Force of 
Lightning, Globular 
Lightning Stroke : A Personal Experience 
Liquids, Diffusion f)f, Experiment for Showing . 
Literary Notes. .. .li, 2tt, 43, 5S, 74,01, 106, 123, 
•Lock, A Novel 
Locomotive, Compound, Fkonomy of 
Locusts 
Longevity, A Lesson in . . . '. ■ 
, 130, 
170, l-^ 
Machinery, To Locate Defects in 
Maiden Hair Fern, The 
Mammals, Small, Methods of Trajipii^g 
•Manchots, The 
Man in America, Antiquity of 
Marble , 1 mitation '. 
Mars and Earth, Communication Between 
Medical Ethics 
Medical Miscellany 46, 78. 110. liiO, 142, 158, 174, 
Medical Summarv, Monthly (monthly) 14, 30, 44, 01, 77, 
: ". 02, 108, 125, 142, l.Vi. 173, 
Medical and .Surgical Inventions, American 
Medicine, Future of ■ 
Megalocephalagia 
Melting Point Apparatus 
Metals, AUotrojnc Forms of ■ - ■ 
Meteorites, Diamonds in 151 
Meteorites, I.arge 
•Meteorite of Oschansk, The 
Meteorite. A Remarkable 
Meteorological Report (monthly). . . .11, 28, 42, 57, 73, 00, 105, 
123,138,154, 160, 
Metric System, A New 
•Microbes, Disease Producing ^ 
Microscope, Common Objects for 
Nlicroscope Prize, Award of 
Milk Sterilized 
Milton's Hom<-eopathy 
Minerals, Artificially Produced 
•Mirrors, Platinum 
Miracle, Cure by 
M(mt Blanc, Permanent Observatory on 
Moon, Heat from the ■ 
Moon , Snow on the 
Mosses, Introduction to Character of 
Mould, Green 
Muscae Voliiantes, Significance of 
National Life, Anatomy of 
Nature, The Three Kingdoms of 
Natural .Sculptures 
•Nebula in Lyra, The 
New Mexico, .Aborigines of 
Newspaper Printed by a Steam Roller 
Niagaia Falls, Utilization of 
Nutrition, Function of 
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