Departments

• From the Editor

  Introduction to Volume II

• Departments

  An Eclipse in Arabia

• Forests and Streams

• Polite Preaching

• Giving Credit

• Nature's Image of Washington

• Prussian Music

• Philosophy

• The Bowie Knife and Its Inventor

• The Columbian Magazine

• Temperance in the Army

• Keep that Testament in Your Vest Pocket, over Your Heart.

• Sageisms

• A Strong Position

• The Pope's Will

• Improved Railroad

• California Farming

• How Very Hot It Is

• In Preparation

• The Deerfield (N. H.) Phenomena

• Gen. Taylor's Patriotism

• A Mountain in Labor

• As Good as Cash

• Extraordinary Instance of Gambling

• Diversification of Language

• Pure Air

• Cool Forethought

• A Remarkable Mineral Spring

• It May be so

• Cast Iron Roofing

• Improved Fire Engine

• The New and Wonderful Pavement

• Howe's Sewing Machine

• Steering Apparatus

• Improvement in Blacksmiths Forges

• Improvement in Boats

• Best Plan of a Barn

• New Shingle Machine

• Electro-Magnetic Boat

• To render Shingles Durable

• Casting Iron Cannon by a Galvanic Process

• A simple Cheese-Press

• The Scientific American

• Deerfield Bridge

• Railroad Intelligence

• Advertising in London

• Information Wanted

• Avalon Railroad Iron

• Trade to Santa Fe

• Advantage of Low Fares

• Arrival of The Cambria

• The Mexican War

• The Magnetic Telegraph

• Sol. Smith

• Reforming

• Right Side Up

• Importance of Humility

• A Very Long Nose

• A Profitable Hoax

• The Ball of the Bears

• All is not Gold that Glitters

• India Rubber

• The Humming Bird

• Bagley's Gold Pens

• Communication on Atmospheric Resistance

• The New York Scientific American

• The Conical Windlass

• Painting in Imitation of Rose-Wood

• Requisite Strength of Steam Boilers