Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885
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1. NEW YORK, JULY 11, 18852. FOUNDATIONS IN QUICKSAND.3. LIFT BRIDGE OVER THE OURCQ CANAL.4. ST. PETERSBURG A SEAPORT.5. THE NEW FRENCH DISPATCH BOAT MILAN.6. THE LAUNCHING AND DOCKING OF SHIPS SIDEWISE.7. IMPROVED HIGH-SPEED ENGINE.8. THE NATIONAL TRANSIT CO'S PIPE LINES FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PETROLEUM TO THE SEABOARD.9. THE FUEL OF THE FUTURE.10. CLOSING LEAKAGES FOR PACKING.11. LUMINOUS PAINT.12. BOXWOOD AND ITS SUBSTITUTES.13. COMPOSITE PORTRAITS14. HAND-CRAFT AND REDE-CRAFT.--A PLEA FOR THE FIRST NAMED.15. MAKING SEA WATER POTABLE.16. THE ACIDS OF WOOL OIL.17. A NEW ABSORBENT FOR OXYGEN.18. GAIFFE'S NEW MEDICAL GALVANOMETER.19. THE SUSPENSION OF LIFE.20. CONVALLARIA21. FLIGHT OF THE BUZZARD.22. AN ASSYRIAN BASS-RELIEF 2,700 YEARS OLD.23. DEPOSITING NICKEL UPON ZINC.24. THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT.25. PATENTS.