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Scientific American Magazine Vol 30 Issue 17

Scientific American Magazine

Volume 30, Issue 17

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Features

Improved Portable Elevator and Conveyer

A Neglected Source of Food

The Astronomical Conditions of Life

Reclaiming the Desert Places

Improvements in Sugar Making

Pumping Engine Economy

The Separation of Tar and the Manufacture of Sulphate of Ammonia from Waste Products

Recent Boiler Explosions

Scientific and Practical Information - April 25, 1874

Improved Grate Clearing Attachment

The Shaker Sash Balance

Munson's Improved Lightning Rod

Modern American Lighthouses

Recent American and Foreign patents - April 25, 1874

Importance of Advertising

Answers to Correspondents - April 25, 1874

Communications Received - April 25, 1874

Canadian Patents - April 25, 1874

LIST OF PATENTS GRANTED IN CANADA,
MARCH 27, 1874.

Departments

New Books and Publications - April 25, 1874

Business and Personal - April 25, 1874

Index of Inventions - April 25, 1874