THE

TECHNOLOGIST.

A MONTHLY RECORD OF

Science Applied to Art, Manufacture, and Culture.

EDITED BY

PETER LUND SIMMONDS,

Author of "The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom," "A
Dictionary of Trade Products," "The Curiosities of Food,"

"Waste Products, and Undeveloped Substances,"

&c. &c. &c.

VOLUME IV.

LONDON:

KENT & CO., PATERNOSTER ROW.

MDCCCLXIV.

PRINTED BY M'GOWAN AND DANKS, GREAT WINDMILL STREET, HAYMARKET.

CONTENTS.

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NOTES ON THE PROPERTIES OF WOOD. By Joseph Justen

THE PAPER MANUFACTURE. By Benjamin Lambert .

THE VERONICA QUINQUEFOLIA AS A REMEDY FOR SCROFULA. By William

R. Prince

PETROLEUM AND PHOTOGEN. By W. Procter, M.D., F.C.S.

ON THE OWALA OR OPOCHALA OF WESTERN AFRICA AND ITS SEEDS. By

John R. Jackson

THE TALLOW TREE (STILLINGIA SEBIFERA) AND THE PELA, OR INSECT

WAX OF CHINA. By D. J. Macgowan, M.D. (With Illustrations.)

ON THE TRADE IN CORK BARK. By the Editor.

THE HARD WOODS OF COMMERCE. By P. L. Simmonds

THE APPLICATION OF ALFA OR ESPARTO TO THE MANUFACTURE OF PAPER.

By Jules Barse

ON THE DIFFERENT SPECIES OF ILEX EMPLOYED IN THE PREPARATION OF

THE 'YERBA DE MATE,' OR PARAGUAY TEA. By John Miers, F.R.S.,

F.L.S., &c.

SUBSTITUTES FOR WAX. By Barnard S. Proctor

ALGERIAN PRODUCTS. By Paul Madinier

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81

RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE HOSIERY MANUFACTURE. By William Felkin

STAINED GLASS AND GLASS USED FOR DECORATION. By Apsley Pellatt 90

EXPLOSIBILITY OF COAL OILS. By T. Allen

PHOSPHATE NODULES. By the Rev. George Henslow.

THE EDIBLE FISHES OF MASSACHUSETTS. By David Humphreys Storer, M.D.

GLASS FOR HOUSEHOLD USE AND FANCY PURPOSES. By Apsley Pellatt

ON IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANSING AND

PURIFYING CASKS. By Robert Davison, C.E.

CHEMICAL MANUFACTURES ON THE TYNE. By Messrs. J. C. Stevenson,

R. C. Clapham, and T. Richardson

THE TOOT-POISON OF NEW ZEALAND. By W. Lauder Lindsay, M.D. and

F.R.S. Edin., F.L.S., &c.

A VISIT TO A BONE BOILING FACTORY. BY N. B. Burgh, C.E.
ON THE ENGINEERING MANUFACTURES OF THE TYNE AND NEIGHBOURING
DISTRICTS. By Percy Westmacott, C. E., and J. F. Spencer

THE PRODUCTIVE RESOURCES OF CYPRUS. By Mr. White, British Vice-
Consul