630 



SCIENCE. — INDEX TO VOLUME I 



Scorpio, 203; eyes of, 454. 



Scotliinil, glaciiil dopiussioil of, 1080. 



Screw-propeller blades, 48'}. 



ScODDKli, S. 11. WalUing-stickfroiu coal, 

 UL, 95. 



Scylliuin. 23. 



Scyphostoraa, lOS. 



Sea, depths of, 818. 



Sea-otter Iniiuinir, 134. 



Seal, foetus of, 741. 



S,'ason of flowering, 45. 



Seasoning wood for musical instruments, 

 548. 



Seaweeds, red, fertilization of, 785. 



Sebaceous glands of tongue, 1003. 



Sebasticlulivs, S3. 



Second law' of thermodynamics, 160, 248. 



Secondary batteries, 98.'5. 



Seed-testing, 313. 



Seeds, sprouted and dried, value of, 

 .370. 



Segmental organs of leeches, 9D9. 



Segmentation of reptilian ovum, 1003. 



Sel.iginella, 21; tortipila, 581. 



Selenium cells, electrical resistance of, 

 100. 



Selwin, a. R. C. Ago of roclss on north- 

 ern shore of Lalie Superior, U ; copper- 

 bearing rocks of Lake Superior, 2il. 



Semicircular canals, equilibration func- 

 tions of, 847. 



Senegal, climate of, 777; upper, 35; 

 railroad on upper, 321. 



Sensory nerves of man, 1179. 



Sepia, 276. 



Septic transformation, 83. 



Serbonis, 918. 



Sei-pentine, crystals of, 493. 



Serum albuiuen in gastric digestion, 734. 



Sesarma, 467. 



Sewage irrig.ation, 833. 



Se.^; of child, and age of mother, 166. 



Sexes of flowers, and heat, 783. 



Shaler, N. S. Improvement of the na- 

 tive pasture-lands of the west, 186. 



Shakples, S. p. Strength of American 

 woods, 107. 



Sheep, fattening breeds of, 658. 



Sheffield scientiflc school, lectures .at, 293. 



Shell. flsh commission, Conn., 1S83, Report 

 of, reviewed, 223. 



Shell. heaps on coast of Maine, 019. 



Shepard, E. M. Impregnation in the 

 tuikev. 576. 



Ships, British, registry of, 439. 



Shooting, conditions of sight affecting, 

 759. 



Shrimp and prawn flsheries, 343. 



Shufeldt, Dr. R. W., 499. 

 , 1163. 



Sibe 



uppe 



Siberian notes, 77.5. 



Siemens direct process, 3ri7, 1150; unit, 



value of, 359. 

 Sigillaria, 90, :i97, 523, 840. 

 Sigillarian stumps of Nova Scotia, 1044. 

 Signals, night, geodetic, 859. 

 Silen " '" 



Silk-( 



306. 



, 206. 



19. 



Silv 



amalgamation, improvements in, 

 lining at Charleston, Arizona, 



710. 



Simocephalus, 467. 



Singing mice, 359. 



SIphonophorae, phylogeny of, 1171. 



Siphonorbis Dalli, 260; undulata, 260. 



Siredon, 417. 



Siren, 417. 



Sirenians, American, 740; phylogeny of, 

 160. 



Skin, human, lines on, 1004; mucous 

 layer of, 573. 



Skull, growth of, in dogs, 1133; of crimi- 

 nals, 537. 



Slags, recovery of precious metals from, 

 308. 



Slates, use of, 108. 



Slavery in Europe, .5.30. 



.Slug from Miiilagasear, 900. 



Smelling, lead, at Altenau, 1078. 



Smith, Henry ,T. S., papers of, 2.36. 



SMlTi£, S. I. Milue-Edwarda' Crustacea 



of Blake and Travaillcur expeditions, 

 646. 



Smithsonian institution, 25, 236, 556; an- 

 thropological papers, 1180; publica- 

 tions, 310. 



Smoke abatement, 293. 



Snails in Spain, 995; land, from Bering 

 Str.'iitand Alaska, 1138. 



Snow, M. S. Science for workingmen, 

 4.57. 



Snow-drifts, 221. 



Snowballs, curious, 237. 



Soaking.pits, 889. 



Soapstone-quarries, .aboriginal, 1101. 



Sociele de geographic : recipients of gold 

 medal, 559. 



Society of American taxidermists, 293, 

 350. 



Society of naturalists of eastern United 

 States, 411. 



Sodalite, 315. 



Soil, determination of humus in, 365. 



Soil-temperatures, 374, 1113. 



Solanum rostratum, 316. 



Solar constant. 542, 602; eclipse of May 6, 

 299, 6S7, 594 ; energy, absorption of, 

 533; physics, 1156 ; Siemens on same, 

 1061; radiation, 613. 



Solemaya subplicata, 21. 



Solomon-islanders, 1010. 



Solvents, congelation of, 199. 



Soraatogyrus isogonus, 495. 



Sonoran region, 50. 



Sorbus, 466. 



Sorghum, 26; nutans, 335. 



Sound, intensity of, 8S6; interference of, 

 by telephone, 167. 



Sounding-wire, steel, use of, 563. 



Soundings, deep-sea, ofT Atlantic coast, 

 Tnap, 565. 



Sounds in air. range of, 353 ; produced 

 by flow of liquids, 179. 



Spain, geographic work in, 437. 



Spanish folk-lore, 542. 



Sparks, M. C. Caterpillars eaten by a 

 kitten, 2+S. 



Sparodus, 523. 



Spathiocaris Emersonii, 81. 



Spea Hammondii, 21. 



Specilic gravity of solids, determining, 

 537; heat, 193. 



Spectroscope, direct vision, 601; observa- 

 tions of transit of Venus, 636. 



Spectrum of argand burner, UL, 481; of 

 aurora, 546; photometry, 696. 



Spelling-reform, 473. 



Sperm-whale, new, 470. 



Spermatogenesis, 1167. 



Spermatozoa in Medusae, 616. 



Spermogonia of Uredineae, 781. 



Sphaerium solidulum, 495. 



Sphagebranchus, 554. 



Sphenophorus robuslus, 487. 



Sphenophyllum, 397. 



Spherical triangle, 939. 



Spiiingidae, North American, 795. 



Sphinx, S2, 371. 



Spiders, venturesome, 334. 



Spinal cord, electrical irritability of, 155; 

 irritability of motor-nerve cells in, 394. 



Spinal nerves, relation of spinal-cord 

 nerve-cells to fibres in, 393. 



Spirifer macropterns, 608. 



Spirillum, 568; ostrearum, 668. 



Spirula, 230 



.Spleen extirpation, 66; influence of, on 

 pancreatic digestion, 848. 



Spongilla, 50. 



Spongomonas guttula, 370. 



Sporangites hu""roneti8is, 683. 



Spores in Erian rocks, 1127. 



Sporobolus, 335. 



Spray markings, 39. 



Spring floras, 136. 



Stadia reductions, 814. 



Stamens, functional differentiation in, 

 386, 666. 



Standards, distribution of, 118. 



Stanley and de Brazza, 989; on the Kon- 

 go, 335. 



Starch from sugar, .557. 



Stars, scintillation of, and aurora borealis, 

 1083. 



State weather services, 60B. 



Statice caroliniana, 433; Lefi-oyi, 433. 



Statistical division, U. S. department ot 

 agriculture, extension of, 25. 



Statistics, rainfall, 130. 



Stature, nomenclature of, 854. 



Steam-vessel of high speed, 558. 



Steamer City of Fall River, 1072. 



Steamship, power of, 1019. 



Steel castings, 485 ; composition of, 1160; 

 corrosion of, 871; iron. 111; process, 

 basic open-hearth, 369 ; shop-treatment 

 of structural, 106; structure of, lUl; for 

 structures, 698; wire, use of, in sound- 

 ing, 65, 191, 66S. 



Steenstrupine, 31.5. 



Steganoptycha claypoleana, 82. 



Steinmann's observations at the Straits of 

 Magellan, 156. 



Stellar photometry, 8. 



Stenostoraa dulce, 21. 



Stenotomus caprinus, 555. 



Stenzelia elegans, 230. 



Steve MS, R P. Evidences of glaciation 

 in Kentucky, 610. 



Stichotricha socialis, 370; urnula, 370. 



Stigmaria, 523, 840. 



Stock, influence of, 1165. 



Stoddard's Outline of qualitative analysis 

 for beginners, reviewed, 400. 



Stone graves, 803; implement from Phila- 

 delphia, 375. 



Storer, F. H. Caterpillar-eating ben- 

 hawk, 168; domestic ducks that fly 

 abroad like pigeons, 67; mother of petre 

 and mother of vinegar, 98; Norden- 

 skiold on rock disintegration, 39; rob- 

 ins, sparrows, and earthworms, 457. 



Stow, G-. W-, 377. 



Strahl, H , on Early development of rep- 

 tiles, 611. 



Strange performance, 379. 



Street railways, 209; cable power for, 

 103. 



Strength of wooden beams, 861. 



Streptopetalum, 466. 



Strongylus, 344; ciathratus, 52; falcifer, 

 52; foliatus, 62. 



Subinvariants, 91, 1014. 



Succinea annexa, 684; chrysis, 683, 584. 



Suctociliata, Merejkowsky's, 371. 



Sugar-beet, assimilation in, 338. 



Sul.i bassana, 23. 



Sulphur in illuminating-gas, 307 ; in iron 

 and steel, 383; in organic bodies, 876. 



Sulu Islands, 553. 



Sun's radiation, 395, 458, 543, 602. 



Sunlight, action of, upon silver amalga- 

 mation, 489. 



Superphosphates, fineness of, 310; re- 

 version of, 836. 



Surface geology of vicinity of Baltimore, 

 309. 



Surfaces, spherical representation of, 

 1064; transformation of, 638. 



Surnames, English, 77. 



Swallow-tail butterflies, American species 

 of, 793. 



Swift, L. New comet in Pegasus, 139. 



.Switzerland, watchmaking in, 296. ^ 



Sycophaga crassipes, 699. 



Sycotypus canaliculatus, 224. 



Symmetric functions, 349, 691. 



Stmons, Gr. J. Sphere anemometer, 



as fodder, 651 ; 



643. 

 Symphytum aspe 



oflicinale, 306. 

 Synandrospadix, 405. 

 Synovial membranes, 161. 

 Synthesis of minerals and rooks, 459. 

 Syringophyllura, 202. 



Taber's Winds and ocean-currents, re- 

 viewed, 606. 

 Tabern.aemontana, 405. 

 Tachynotus inermis, 467. 

 Tacsonia, 259, 316. 

 Tagals of Luzon, ill., 297. 

 a\ihiti, 337. 



Taste-bulbs, origin of, 533. 

 Tauridea spilota, 496. 

 Taxation, begirmings of, in Prance, 113G. 

 Taxidea americana, 279. 



