IV 
INDEX. 
PAGE 
Drilling Hard Steel 254 
Dude, Ye Ancient 319 
Dynamite 211 
Ebonizing 382 
Ebony, Imitation 192 
Eggs..... 213 
Electric Light, Cost of 95 
Electric Light in China 286 
Electricity, Easy Experiments in 74 
Etching 382 
Exchanges, 36, 68, 100, 132, 164, 195, 228, 260, 292, 324, 356 
Fat as Food 320 
Ferns, Impressions of. 382 
Filters, Cheap 333 
Floriculture for Girls 121, 153, 185, 216 
Fly Paper 320 
Foot Scrapers 364 
Fountain, Hero's 65 
Frames, Cheap 179 
French Polishing 206 
Frosting Leaves 96 
Frozen People, Restoring 64 
Fun from the Classics 334, 366 
Game, Preservation of. 63 
Geometry, A Lesson in. 13 
Giants, Modern 307 
Gift Books 32 
Gilding on Glass 321 
Girl's Department, 16, 54, 87, 121, 150, 184, 213, 247, 308, 
317. 339> 368. 
Girls, Independence of. 251 
Glass, Ground, To Imitate 192 
Glass Making in Ancient Times 265 
Glass Manufacture 254 
Glass, Holes in 95 
Glass, New Vaiiety of i 286 
Globe, Celestial, of nth Century 305 
Gloves, Cleaning 161 
Glue 224 
Glue Pot 96 
Gluing 31 
Gold, Testing for 255 
Gold Waste 254 
Golden Ide 67 
Guessing Column 333, 366 
Guinea Pigs 381 
Gunpowder, Chinese, Origin of. 246 
Hair Under Microscope 3t8 
Handkerchief Ornaments 19 
Horse Shoe Lore 351 
Humming Birds 374 
Impressions of Leaves and Flowers 289 
India, Hints from 302, 332 
Indian Boy's Pluck ■. 245 
Indian Clubs 5, 78, 115, 137 
Ink, Invisible 320 
Ink Pots, Fried 175 
Inlaying Wood , 65 
Instinct or Reason £ 245 
Japanese Art 251 
Journalists, Amateur 243 
Joy, The Secret of. 207 
Kite, The Largest 30 
Kite, A Tailless 159 
Label Varnish 64 
Laboratory, Annisquam 223 
Lady's, Young, Apartment 366 
Lamp Screens 20 
Lamprey's Nest 61 
Leaf and Fern Natural Prints 28 
Leather Polish 320 
Letter B Netting ij 
Lightning, Origin of 318 
Luminous Cardboard 255 
Market Reports, 35, 66, 98, 130, 163, 194, 226, 258, 290, 322, 
354- 
Marking Ink 380 
Marriage Stone, Spanish 287 
Metals, Cutting 37 
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Metals, Polishing 28 
Milk, Vegetable 63 
Mmute Proportions, Influence of 212 
Mirage 127 
Mirrors, Large 62 
Mistletoe, Cultivation of. 95 
Mitres 169 
Monograms 66, 97, 128, 129, 162, 193, 257 
Moon, Changes in 63 
Mud Bows of India 107 
Nail, How to Drive a 93 
Nails 191 
Name, What's in a? 308 
Nanking, Tower of 59 
Nest, Lamprey's 61 
Newspaper, The Oldest ^ 60 
Notes and Queries, 34, 64, 96, 128, 161, 193, 226, 256, 289, 
320, 352. 
Novelties for Amateurs 93, 224, 378 
Oak and Ash Tradition 191 
Oak, Black 128 
Object-Glass, A Large 351 
Odor of Flowers 255 
Oil Colors 192 
Oil on Water 225 
Oldest Scientist 223 
Osculation 370 
Overglaze Painting on Porcelain 145, 177,205, 295, 357 
Overlay Work 107 
Painting on Plush 152 
Painting on Silk or Satin 119 
Paper and Ink, Incombustible 287 
Paper-hangmgs, Varnishing 128 
Patterns, Transferring 90 
Pets, Stories of 80 
Photography, Amateur 217 
Photography in Colors 192 
Photography, Instantaneous 373 
Picture Cards, Home-Made 55, 88 
Picture Frames, Holding Together 73 
'^igeons 289 
Plants, Consumption of Water 29 
Plants and Flowers, Ancient 235 
Plants, House 183 
Plants, Poisonous 134 
Poison Ivy 320 
Poisoned by Hides from India 380 
Poisonous Plants 134 
Polish for Tables 31 
Polishes 96 
Polishing Metals 28 
Portraiture for Amateurs 272 
Postal Notes 306 
Postage Stamps, Origin of 350 
Printing Press, Home-Made 75 
Prints from Nature 28 
Prisoner's Pastimes 20 
Prize, Volta 288 
Puff and Dart 155 
Putty, Hard 64 
Puzzle, A Geometrical 13, 54 
Puzzle, New 6r 
Python, A Beautiful 336 
Riding on Horseback by Women 214 
Righthandedness 319 
Rings, Engagement. 37° 
Rusted Bolts, To Remov« 96 
Salicylic Acid and Wood 63 
Saw-Clamp 160 
Saws 45, 76, lor, 141, 171, 200, 267 
School Boy's Handy Case m 
Scientific Discovery 351 
Scientific Notes 29, 379 
Screen Doors 33^ 
Screws, Loose 128 
Screws, Withdrawing 219 
Scroll Saws - i57 
Scroll-Saw, Challenge 94 
Scroll Saw, Novelty 43 
Seals, To Copy 288 
Sea Water 288 
