Scientific American Magazine Vol 28 Issue 12

Scientific American Magazine

Volume 28, Issue 12

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Features

A Mammoth Band Saw

Papin's Digester for Cooking

Dangerous Mineral Oils

Sailing Faster Than the Wind

A Uniform System of Colors

The Invention of the Leyden Jar

Scientific and Practical Information

Improved Folding Chair

Barber's Hair Blowing Apparatus

Early Plans for Railways

Elastic Washing Mitts

Grocer's Sample Case

Soap Holder

Screw Driver Attachment

The Pantagraph

Improved Wash Boiler Attachment

Bradley's Cushioned Hammer

Decisions of the Courts

United States Circuit Court

Blasting in a Coal Mine

Patent Office Decisions

Recent American and Foreign Patents

Answers to Correspondents

Communications Received

Departments

Correspondence - March 22, 1873

New Books and Publications - March 22, 1873

Notes and Queries - March 22, 1873

Business and Personal - March 22, 1873

Index of Inventions - March 22, 1873