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Title: Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, Sep. 26, 1891

Author: Various

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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 821

NEW YORK, September 26, 1891

Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XXXII, No. 821.

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. Architectural.--The New Labor Exchange in Paris.--With
views of the interior and exterior of the building

II. Electrical.--The Construction and Maintenance of Underground
Circuits.--By S.B. FOWLER.--A comprehensive article,
discussing at length the various devices for protecting underground
circuits, methods _of_ inserting the cables, etc.

III. Engineering.--Railroads to the Clouds.--Sketches of a number
of mountain railroads

IV. Marine Engineering.--The French Armored Turret Ship
the Marceau.--1 engraving.--A full description of the vessel, giving
dimensions and cost

A Review of Marine Engineering during the Past Decade.--A
paper read before the Institution of Mechanical Engineers by Mr.
Alfred Blechynben, of Barrow-in-Furness.--This paper, which
is continued from Supplement No. 820, treats on steam pipes,
feed water heating, twin screws, etc.

V. Miscellaneous.--The Little House.--An article giving various
hints about the arrangement and management of small
dwellings, with special view to the best sanitary arrangements

Stilt Walking.--A sketch, with engraving, of Sylvain Dornon,
the stilt walker of Landes

Remains of a Roman Villa in England

Gum Arabic and its Modern Substitutes.--A continuation of a
paper by Dr