Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888Front matterReading editionChapter navigation29 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterNEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 22, 1888GUN PRACTICE IN THE FRENCH NAVY.MODERN CAVALRY ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE. 1IRON SAILING SHIPS.WATER BLAST PUMP.TRANSMISSION OF POWER BETWEEN BODIES MOVING AT DIFFERENT VELOCITIES.STEAM GENERATOR OF SERPOLLET BROTHERS, PRODUCING STEAM INSTANTANEOUSLY.GAS LIGHTING BY HIGH-POWER BURNERS.SYNCHRONIZING CLOCKS.COAL TAR AS FUEL FOR STEAM BOILERS.WATCH CLEANING AND REPAIRING.THE NEW CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION AT FRANKFORT ON THE MAIN.THE COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE, PARIS.A BASIS FROM WHICH TO CALCULATE CHARGES FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE. 1SOME ABYSSINIAN CUSTOMS.HOW A MOUND WAS BUILT.A CHINESE IMPERIAL CEMETERY.DYSPEPSIA: ITS CAUSES AND PREVENTION.A NEW SURGICAL OPERATION.PUTZEYS' FLUSHING RESERVOIR.PEPSIN.SUBTERRANEOUS FLORA AND FAUNA.TIMBER, AND SOME OF ITS DISEASES. 1A New Catalogue of Valuable PapersTHE SCIENTIFIC AMERICANBuilding Plans and Specifications.Scientific American Supplement.PATENTS.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 22, 1888All chapters and sections (29)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsNEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 22, 1888GUN PRACTICE IN THE FRENCH NAVY.MODERN CAVALRY ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE. 1IRON SAILING SHIPS.WATER BLAST PUMP.TRANSMISSION OF POWER BETWEEN BODIES MOVING AT DIFFERENT VELOCITIES.STEAM GENERATOR OF SERPOLLET BROTHERS, PRODUCING STEAM INSTANTANEOUSLY.GAS LIGHTING BY HIGH-POWER BURNERS.SYNCHRONIZING CLOCKS.COAL TAR AS FUEL FOR STEAM BOILERS.WATCH CLEANING AND REPAIRING.THE NEW CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION AT FRANKFORT ON THE MAIN.THE COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE, PARIS.A BASIS FROM WHICH TO CALCULATE CHARGES FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE. 1SOME ABYSSINIAN CUSTOMS.HOW A MOUND WAS BUILT.A CHINESE IMPERIAL CEMETERY.DYSPEPSIA: ITS CAUSES AND PREVENTION.A NEW SURGICAL OPERATION.PUTZEYS' FLUSHING RESERVOIR.PEPSIN.SUBTERRANEOUS FLORA AND FAUNA.TIMBER, AND SOME OF ITS DISEASES. 1A New Catalogue of Valuable PapersTHE SCIENTIFIC AMERICANBuilding Plans and Specifications.Scientific American Supplement.PATENTS.Issue TitleNEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 22, 1888 →