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The Scientific American 

 Boy at School 



By A. RUSSELL BOND 



12mo, 6 X &% inches, 338 pages, 314 illustrations. 

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An Ideal Book for Boys and Particularly so for the 

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THIS book is a sequel to "The Scientific American Boy,'' many thousand 

 copies of which have been sold, and has proven very popular witn the 

 boys. The main object of the book is to instruct hovi' to build various 

 devices and apparatus, particularly for outdoor use. The construction of the 

 apparatus which is fully within the scope of the average boy, is fully 

 described and the instructions are interwoven in a story, a feature which has 

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 the boy. 



It takes up the story of "Bill" and several of his companions at boarding 

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 the resourcefulness of the ancients. Their Chief Astrologer and Priest of the 

 Sacred Scarabeus is gifted with unusual powers, but his magic is explained so 

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 bridges and canal-locks are constructed. The Chief Admiral and Naval Con- 

 structor builds many types of boats, some of which are entirely new. The 

 Chief Craftsman and the Chief Artist also have their parts in the work done 

 by the Society, over which Pharaoh and his Grand Vizier have charge. Follow- 

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Chapter I., Initiation ; Chapter II., Building a Dam; Chapter III., The Skiff; 

 Chapter IV., The Lake House; Chapter V., A Midnight Surprise; Chapter VI., 

 The Modern Order of Ancient Engineers ; Chapter VII., A "Pedal Paddle-Boat"; 

 Chapter VIII., Surveying ; Chapter IX., Sounding the Lake ; Chapter X., 

 Signaling Systems ; Chapter XL, The Howe Truss Bridge ; Chapter XII., The 

 Seismograph ; Chapter XIII., The Canal Lock ; Chapter XIV., Hunting with a 

 Camera; Chapter XV., The Gliding Machine; Chapter XVI., Camping Ideas; 

 Chapter XVII., The Haunted House ; Chapter XVIII., Sun-Dials and Clepsydras ; 

 Chapter XIX., The Fish-tail Boat; Chapter XX., Kite Photography; Chapter 

 XXL, Water-Kites and Current Sailing; Chapter XXII. , The Wooden Canoe; 

 Chapter XXIII., The Bicycle Sled; Chapter XXIV., Magic; Chapter XXV.. 

 The Sailboat ; Chapter XXVI., Water Sports, and Chapter XXVIL, Geyser 

 Fountain. 



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Compiled and Edited hy A. RUSSELL BOND 



12mo, 6 X 8X inches, 467 pages, 370 illustrations 

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A Collection of Ideas and Suggestions for the Practical 



Man 



EVERY practical mechanic, whether amateur or professional, has been con- 

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 of considerable ingenuity. The resourceful man who has met an issue of 

 this sort successfully seldom, if ever, is adverse to making public his methods of 

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 appreciating the advice of other practical men in the same line of work, he is only 

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About a year ago it was decided to open a department in the Scientific Amer- 

 ican devoted to the interests of the handy man. There was an almost immediate 

 response. * Hundreds of valuable suggestions poured in from every part of this 

 country and from abroad as well. Not only amateur mechanics, but profes- 

 sional men, as well, were eager to recount their experiences in emergencies and 

 offer useful bits of information, ingenious ideas, wrinkles or "kinks" as they 

 are called. Aside from these, many valuable contributions came from men in 

 other walks of life — resourceful men, who showed their aptness at dning things 

 about the house, in the garden, on the farm. The electrician and the man in 

 the physics and chemical laboratory furnished another tributary to the flood 

 of ideas. Automobiles, motor cycles, motor boats and the like frequently call 

 for a display of ingenuity among a class of men who otherwise would never 

 touch a tool. These also contributed a large share of suggestions that poured 

 in upon us. It was apparent from the outset that the Handy Man's Workshop 

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 large a volume of material ; but rather than reject any really useful ideas for 

 lack of space, we have collected the worthier suggestions, which we present in 

 the present volume. They have all been classified and arranged in nine 

 chapters, under the following headings : 



I., Fitting up a Workshop ; II., Shop Kinks ;' III., The Soldering of Metals 

 and the Preparation of Solders and Soldering Agents ; IV., The Handy Man in 

 the Factory; V., The Handy Man's Experimental Laboratory ; VI., The Handy 

 Man's Electrical Laboratory; VII., The Handy Man about the House; VIII., 

 The Handy Sportsman ; IX., Model Toy Flying Machines. 



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