INDEX. 



Pests during the year 18S7, Report of 

 Observations of. E. A. Ormerod, 542. 



Ink, Blue Marking, 208 ; Fixing Indian, 

 Drawings, 58 ; Violet Copying, 328. 



Inorganic Evolution, 463 ; Forms. Rev. 

 H. H. Higgins, 65. 



Insanity amongst Negroes, 247. 



Insect, New Destructive, 205 ; New, 

 Powder, 286 ; Odoriferous Organs in, 

 22S; Pests, 58S; Pests of India, 34q ; 

 Phosphorescent, 228. 



Insects, and Dead Animals, 108 ; at 

 Gibraltar, 84 ; Injurious to the 

 Crops of the Farm, the Orchard, and 

 the Garden, 352 ; Intelligence of, 

 585' ; Post Glacial, 132 ; Senses of, 

 132; Simulating Minerals, 420; Vena- 

 tion of the Wings of, 61 ; Weapons 

 of, 588. 



Inspection of Schools in Scotland, 2S7. 



Instinct of Birds, 372 ; Natural History 

 of. G. J. Romanes, i5. 



Institute of Chemistry, 239. 



Institution of Civil Engineers, 19, 189, 

 211, 235, 335, 380, 424, 575; Civil 

 Engineers of Ireland, 92 ; Engineers 

 and Shipbuilders in Scotland, Trans- 

 actions, 160, 233, 352, 472 ; Mechan- 

 ical Engineers, 95, 113, 160, 162, 215, 

 359- 



Insulating Cement, 344. 



Intelligence of Birds, 69; of the Oyster, 

 84; Trained, 134. 



Intensification of the Sense of Smell in 

 Hypnotised Subjects, 271. 



Interesting Experiments, 415. 



International Astrophotographic Con- 

 gress, 386. 



Intrinsic Light, 7. 



Introduction, i. 



Inundation in China, 74. 



Inventions, Introduction of, 309. 



Ipswich Museum Lectures, 1S8. 



Ireland, Reforestation of, 458. 



Iridescent Clouds, 326. 



Irish Coasts, Scientific Exploration off 

 the, 584. 



Iron and Steel Institute, 48. 

 „ „ and Riveted Joints, Ex- 



periments on, 189. 



Iron Curtain for Theatres, 77.* 



Iron, Analysis of Meteoric, 176 ; Danger 

 from Perforated Masts, So; Discovery 

 of Ore, in Algeria, 343 ; Lace Work, 

 103 ; Making Pig, with Gas, 322 ; 

 Nature-Smelted, 368 ; Real Strength 

 of Wrought, 271 ; Recalescence of. 

 W. H. Tomlinson, 20 ; Removing Rust 

 from, 79 ; Strength of Heated, 31. 



Irving, Rev. A. : Red Rock Series of the 

 Devon Coast Section, 115; Strati- 

 graphy of the Bagshot Beds, 115. 



Island, Christmas, 61 ; Newly Dis- 

 covered, 55. 



Islington, Grand Theatre, 26. 



Jackal, Hybrid between Dog and, 157. 



Jambul, 236. 



Japan, Aquarium in, 133; Cormorant 

 Fishing in, 204 ; Longevity in, 415. 



Japanese Magic Mirrors, 158. 



Jet Industry, 130. 



Joints, Experiments on Iron and Steel, 

 and Riveted, 189. 



Jordan's Photographic Sunshine Re- 

 corder, 603.* J. B. Jordan, 426. 



Jordan, D. S. : Science Sketches, 448. 

 Journal of Microscopy and Natural 



Science, and Journal of the Postal 



Microscopical Society, iii. 

 Journal of Morphology, 184. 

 Jubilee Coinage, 22. 

 Jugs, Hot- Water, 142. 

 Junior Engineering Society, 213, 332, 



425, 548, 599. 

 Justice, Tardy, 579. 



Reeling's Sewer Gas Destructor, 441.* 

 Keilly J. : Expansion of Structures by 



Heat, 136. 

 Kendall, P. F. Meteorites, 547 

 Kermese Oak, 19, i8r. 

 Kettle, Gas-Heated, 249.* 

 Kew, Bulletin for 18S7, 128. 

 Kibbler, Dr.: Photo-micrography, 570. 

 Kingfisher, 84. 



King's Chlamydosaurus, 106.* 

 King's College, London, 24, 48, 95. 

 King's College Extension Lectures, 151. 

 Kinahan, G. H. ; Aeolian Driftage, 475. 

 Kites, Chinese, 99,* 123.* 

 Kiwi of New Zealand, 276. 

 Klein, S. T. : Ephestia Kuhniella, 91. 

 Knife-Cleaning Machine, 94. 

 Kola Nut, 157. 

 Krause, Mishap to Dr., 439. 



Laboratories in Spain, Analytical, 97. 



Labour Question, Mr. Edison on the, 

 128. 



Laburnum, Poison of the, 228. 



Lacquer, New, 174. 



Lailey, C. W. : Acton Main Drainage 

 Works, 572. 



Lake Age in Ohio, 416 ; Balls in South 

 Uist, 18 ; of Geneva, 32. 



Lakes, the Colours of, 319. 



Lambas, 212. 



Lamp, Doty, 297*; Electric, 430; Electric 

 Miners, 143 ; Extinguisher, 358 ; Ex- 

 tinguishing Oil, 598; Gauzeless Safety, 

 68 ; Incandescent, 143 ; Magnesium, 

 31 ; Miner's Safety, 68, 166, 263 ; New 

 Safety, 197* ; Oil, 118, 3S2 ; Railway, 

 334 ; Regenerative Gas, 166 ; Regene- 

 rative Hydro-Carbon, 70 ; Trimmer, 

 598 ; Walker's Portable Miner's Elec- 

 tric, 158. 



Lance, W. : Enemies of Trees, 428. 



Land, Height and Volume of, and 

 Depth and Volume of the Ocean. 

 J. Murray, 43. 



Landslip at Neuchatel, 151. 



Lang, Rev. H. C: Mimicry, 331. 



Lant Carpenter, W. : Continuation of 

 Elementary Education, 210. 



Lantern, Magic, 9 ; Dark, 142 ; As a 

 Teaching Appliance, 9 ; Rapid Me- 

 thods of Preparing, Slides, 328. 



Lanterns, Hand, 309. 



Large Hailstones, 535.* 



Larvae, Adhesion Organs of Batrachian, 

 205 ; Dangerous to Men and Cattle, 

 108. 



Law, R.: Caves and their Contents, 571. 



Lawn Tennis Marker, 214, 594. 

 „ Trimmer, 382. 



Lawson, R. : On the Cause of the Di- 

 urnal Oscillation of the Barometer, 18. 



Lead, Action of Water on, 93 ; in Drink- 

 ing Water, 79. 



Leaden Pipes, Bursting of, by Frost, 109. 



Leap-Year, 113. 



Leaps of Hares, 85. 



Leaves, Serration of, 103. 



Lectures on Bactei'ia. A. de Bary, 63. 



Left-Handedness, 247. 



Lemmings of Norway, 406. 



Lemuria, 569. 



Lemurs, Structure of the Placenta in, 

 569. 



Length, New Units of, 8. 



Lepet, 296. 



Lepidoptera, Collection of, 295 ; Life 

 Histories of Some of the. B. Ilhng- 

 worth, 282. 



Leprosy in Russia, 610. 



Leshe, Sir B. : The Jubilee Bridge Over* 

 the River Hooghly, 189. 



Levant Sponge Fisheries, 80. 



Levelling Apparatus, 286. 



Lewes, V. B. : Illumination and Ventila- 

 tion, 378. 

 „ F. H. : Pneumatic Hand Tool, 

 332. 



Libraries, British and French National, 

 246. 



Lick Observatory, 24, 363.* 



Life, Animal, of the Ocean Surface. H. 

 H. Mosely, 16 ; Least and Simplest 

 Forms of. Dr. Dallinger, 282, 306, 

 378 ; Quantity of, 598 ; Saving Seat, 

 162 ; Struggle for, in the Sea and 

 Fresh Water, 274. 



Lifeboat, 453. 



Light, Action of, on Selenium, 271 ; Ef- 

 fect of on Plants, 41 ; Elementary 

 Treatise on, and Heat. Rev. F. W. 

 Aveling, 135 ; Intrinsic, 7 ; Psycho- 

 Physiological Action of, 583 ; Sub- 

 marine, 8. 



Lightfoot, T. B. : Use of Ammonia as a 

 Refrigerating Agent, 187 ; Rev. J. : 

 Studies in Philosophy, 88. 



Lighting, Appliances, the Archeology of. 

 J. Romilly Allen, 331 ; Carbons for 

 Electric, 56 ; Electric, in Parliament, 

 7 ; of the Suez Canal, 337 ; Railway 

 Carriages by Electricity, 622 ; Train, 

 in Germany, 7. 



Lightning, 437* ; Cold and Incendiary, 

 463 ; Globular, 343. 



Lightships, Communication with, 127. 



Lignite, 272. 



Lily of the Valley Poisonous, 277. 



Lime, Mineral Phosphate of, 223. 



Limestone, Age of tlae, of Strath, Skye, 

 A. Geikie, 43. 



Lineff Electrical Tramway, no. 



Linens, Restoring, 274. 



Lions Bred in Captivity, 421. 



Liquids, Spontaneous Movements of 

 Certain Bodies on the Surfaces of, 

 530.* 



Literature, Relationship between Natural 

 Science and. H. Nettleship, 16 ; 

 V. Science, 100. 



Litter for Cattle, 458. 



Little Things that Kill, 305. 



Liverfluke and the Rot in Sheep. E. 

 Halse, 112. 



Liverpool Astronomical Society, 551 ; 

 Biological Society, 213 ; Biological 

 Society, Dredging Expedition of the, 

 541 ; Engineering Society, 189, 235 ; 

 Geological Association, 211, 594; 

 Geological Society, 235, 308, 404; 

 Microscopical Society, 116, 213, 283; 



