INDEX. 
265 
Ross rapid symmetrical lens (illustra¬ 
tion), 56, 
Ross’s symmetric anastigmat camera 
lens, 56 
Rupture or hernia, treatment for, 199 
Salvin, Osbert, f.r.s., his-note on col¬ 
lecting reptiles and fishes, 93 
Scabies, treatment for, 196 
Scarlet fever, or scarlatina, symptoms of, 
treatment recommended for, 164 
Sclater, P. L., f.r.s., article on natural 
history, by the late H. W. Bates, f.r.s., 
revised by him, 83 
Scott, Dr. R. H., his work on Meteor¬ 
ology referred to, 41 
Screens for thermometers, 14 
Scurvy, symptoms of, treatment for, 
193 
Sea-sickness, treatment for, 192 . 
Secco photographic film, 59 
Seeds, note on collecting, 101 
Sensitive plates or films, photographic, 
different kinds, how to preserve, &c., 
58 
“ Shipmaster’s Medical and Surgical 
Help ” recommended, 156 
Skeletons of animals, preparation of, 91 ; 
remarks by the late Sir W. H. Flower, 
f.r.s., on, 92 
Sleeplessness, treatment for, 191 
Slides for holding photographic plates, 
55 .‘ 
Sling thermometer, 17 
Small-pox, symptoms of, treatment re¬ 
commended for, 165 
Snake-bites, treatment for, 212 
Snow and the snow-line, remarks on, 89 
VOL. it. 
Snow-blindness, spectacles for prevent¬ 
ing, 190 
Special meteorological researches, observ¬ 
ations for, 2 
Spectacles for preventing snow-blindness, 
190 
Sprains, treatment for, 212 
Sprue, treatment recommended for, 173 
“ Squeezes,” or paper mouldings, article 
by Mr. A. P. Maudslay, 131 
Stroke, or apoplexy (see Apoplexy) 
Stomach tube, hints on using, 247 
Sunstroke, symptoms of, and treatment 
for, 186 
Suppression of urine, treatment for, 201 
Syphilis, treatment for, 201 
Table of relative humidity, 44-50 
Table showing the pressure of saturated 
aqueous vapour in inches of mercury 
at lat. 45° for each degree Fahrenheit 
from — 30° to 119°, 51 
Temperature of human body, normal, 
163; hints on taking invalid’s, 243 
Thermometer corrections, 11 
Thermometers, how to carry and protect, 
13; huts for sheltering, description 
with illustration, 16; scales of, 13; 
how to read, 13 
Thermometer, sling, 17 
Thermometers, wet and dry bulb, 18-19 
Thermometer screens, 14 
Thunderstorms and hail, facts to be noted 
concerning, 8 
Thomson, John, article on Photography 
by the late W. F. Donkin, revised by 
him, 52-64 
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