High Explosives on Freight Trains

Superstitions that Prevail in Rural Sections

An Oft-Repeated Question

Battleship Strength of the Navies of the World

Coal Supply of the Future

The First Observations with “Ballons-Sondes” in America

A Method for Putting Printed Matter on Finished Lantern Slides

The Cobra

A Historical Locomotive

Oxygen at Home

The Renaissance of the Bayonet

Start of the Ocean Race

American Racing Cars for the International Cup Race

The New York Aquarium

A Novel Power Launch for Clearing Weed-Infested Waterways

BY THE ENGLISH COHRESPONDENT OF THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN.

Modern Thermometric Apparatus for High Temperatures

Business and Personal Wants