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Title: Scientific American Supplement, No. 530, February 27, 1886

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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 530

NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 27, 1886

Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XXI, No. 530.

Scientific American established 1845

Scientific American Supplement, $5 a year.

Scientific American and Supplement, $7 a year.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

I. CHEMISTRY ETC.--Decomposition and Fermentation of Milk.

II. ENGINEERING AND MECHANICS.--The Ethics of Engineering
Practice.--An address by Mr. JAS. C. BAYLES, before the American
Institute of Mining Engineers.

Lifting a 40-inch Water Main.--With engraving.

The Inter-oceanic Canal Question.

The Mersey Tunnel.

Improved Revolver.--With 4 figures.

Motors for Street Railways.--Results of experiments on mechanical
motors for tramways made by the jury on railway appliances
at the Antwerp Exhibition.--By Capt. DOUGLAS GALTON.

III. TECHNOLOGY.--Alizarine Dyes.--Process of dyeing.--Recipes for
various colors.

Cement Paving.--Composition made by the Wilkes' Metallic
Flooring Company.--Other compositions.

A New Bleaching Process.--The "Mather-Thompson" system.

Instruments for Drawing Curves.--By Prof. C.W. MACCORD--1.
The Hyperbola--2 figures.

Experiments with Fibers.--By Dr. THOS. TAYLOR.--Detection of
Fraud.--Method employed.--Cotton mixed with linen.--Experiments
with flax.--Wool tested with acid.--Tests of dyed black silk.

Orthochromatic Plates.--By CH. SCOLIK.

A New Photographic Apparatus.--With engraving.

IV. ELECTRICITY, PHYSICS, ETC.--On the Theory of the
Electro-magnetic Telephone Transmitter.--By E