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Scientific American Magazine Vol 30 Issue 20

Scientific American Magazine

Volume 30, Issue 20

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Features

The Hamilton Surface Planer

The Dayton Cam Pump

The Sewing Machine Monopolists Again at Work

The Depression in the Iron Trade

Glacial Remains in Central America

Oleomargarin

Dead Subjects and a Live Discussion

Scientific and Practical Information - May 16, 1874

An Inexhaustible Inkstand

The Shadow Sail

The Colorado Potato Bug

Improved Lard and Butter Cutter

Strain Diagrams and their Revelations

R. H. Thurston

Proceedings of the National Academy of Science

Improved Automatic Packing and Weighing Machine

The Niagara Direct and Double Acting Pump

The Bow and Stern Screw Propeller

Modern Egyptian Gardens

Recent American and Foreign Patents - May 16, 1874

Answers to Correspondents - May 16, 1874

Communications Received - May 16, 1874

Canadian Patents - May 16, 1874

Departments

Correspondence - May 16, 1874

New Books and Publications - May 16, 1874

Business and Personal - May 16, 1874

Index of Inventions - May 16, 1874