.

32. Cutting sheet metal, &c.,

Andrew Tracey,

193
3 33. Spikes and nails,

William Ballard,

194
* 34. Cutting leather for horse collars, Thomas Parkinson,

ib.
- 35. Working and pressing butter,

Titus D. Gail,

ib.
36. Ring groove spinner,

David Hunter,

195
E. 37. Sofa bedstead,

James M. Meschutt,

ib.
38. Cure of syphilis, &c.,

Silas Thurman,

196
39. Measure for liquids,

John Tough,

ib,
40. Cooking stove,

Mathew Stewart, Jr.,

197
41. Mill for flour, .

Andrew D. Worman,

ib.
42. Cotton gin,

Lewis G. Sturdevant,

ib.
43. Speculum ani,

Joseph T. Pitney,

198
44. Mill for corn, bark, &c.,

Increase Wilson,

ib.
45. Smut mill,

Samuel Bentz,

199
46. Universal mill,

James Bogardus,

ib.
47. Harpoon for whales,

William Carsleys,

ib.
48. Saw mill dogs,

Linus Yale,

200
49. Knobs for doors, &c.,

G. Hotchkiss, J. A. Davenport, & J. W.
Quincy,

ib.
t":50. Cutting screws on rails of bedsteads,

Joel Thompson,

ib.
51. Manufacture of buttons,

Thomas Prosser,

201
52. Levers and springs for wagons, &c., Elihu Ring,

ib.
53. Bumpers and springs for railroad cars, Fowler M. Ray,

ib.
54. Portable saw mill,

James C. Mayo,

202
55. Fire arms,

Charles Lewis Stanislas,

ib.
56. Propelling ships, &c.

Elisha F. Aldrich,

203
57. Planting cotton seeds,

R. S. Thomas,

ib.
58. Grates of lime kilns,

Wm. B. Hill,

204
August, 1841.
1. Distilling,

Samuel ,

265
2. Tholes of scythe snaths,

8. W. Fox &’A. Terry,

ib.
bread,
3. Hardening steel,

Perry Davis,

ib.
4. Propelling boats,

Meredith Mallary,

266
5. Covering for stove pipe flues,

Perry Davis,

ib.
6. Condenser,&c.for supplying steam boilers, Josephus Echols,

267
7. Furnaces for warming apartments, William A. Shepherd,

268
8. Cabooses, or cooking stoves,

Loftis Wood,

ib.
Ben 9. Wind mill,

Perry Davis,

ib.
10. Cooking stove,

Samuel L. Chace,

269
11.

270
12. Locomotive battery for harbor defence, Prosper Martin,

ib.
13. Stoves,

Thomas M. Jones,

271
14. Attaching buttons to garments,

Henry S. Poole,

ib.
15. Smut machine,

Jonas Nolt,

ib.
16. Cleaning rice,

Daniel H. Southworth,

272
17. Hydrostatic press for colton, &c.,

John Houpt,

ib.
4
18. Mill stones,

Pendleton Cheek,

273
19. Venetian shutters, or blinds,

John Hampson,

ib.
20. Steelyard,

Eli Willemin,

ib.
21. Raising and moving buildings,

Lewis Pullman,

274
22. Moulds for pressing glass,

Hiram Dellaney,

ib.
23. Cut-off valves for engines,

Horatio Allen,

ib.
24. Preventing wheels of locomotives from
sliding,
Jordan L. Mott,

275
25. Spring seats for saddles,

Thomas Murdock,
26. Folding and measuring cloth,
Joel Spaulding, .

ib.
27. Mortise latch for doors,

Leonard Foster,

276
28. Caboose, or cooking stove,

Michael Rocher,

277
29. Self-acting feeders for steam boilers, Ethan Campbell,

ib.
30. Rectifying spirits,

Augustus V. H. Webb,

278
31. Ovens for cooking-stoves, &c. Samuel B. Spaulding,

.

ib.

.

163

Albany, notice of the projected water works at

147, 233, 371
Almanac, for 1843, notice of the United States

165
American locomotive engines,

20
Ammonites, and other fossils, on the mouths of

177
Anchors, notice of Porter's patent

66
Anthracite iron, decision of the Court on Crane's patent for

134
Aqueduct across the river Alleghany, description of

1
Artificial foundations, Vignoles' lectures on

79
Atmosphere, experiments on living under water without communication with the 359, 418
Babbitt's soft metal boxes, report on

394
Bann reservoir, description of the .

87
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL Notices.

Ewbank's work on hydraulics,
United States almanac, for 1843,

165
Birmingham and Gloucester railway,

20
Bones found on the surface of a raised beach at the Hoe, fossil

97
Booth, J. C., and M. Boyé, on the theory of saponification,

58
Bottles, India rubber stoppers for

359
Bude light, A. Ure's report on the

410
Carpet loom, report on Calderhead's

103
tapestry,

355
Carriages, graduating springs for-patent

204
Cement, a substitute for glue and caulking,

214
Chemical statics of organized beings, by M. Dumas,

23, 89, 170, 247
Chimney caps and ventilators, comparative value of different forms of

104
Chlorate of potassa, calcination of

419
Chlorates and nitrates, method of distinguishing between weak solutions of

285
Civil engineering, Vignoles' lectures on

79, 157, 243
Coal, remedy for the spontaneous combustion of

420
Concrete, Vignoles' lectures on

82
Condensation of steam by cold air,

113
Contortions and faults in the strata underneath the great embankment across the
Valley of the Brent,

98
Corrosion and oxidation, process for protecting iron from .

206, 279
of metals, for preventing-patent

132
Crane's patent for anthracite iron, decision of the Court on

134
Curves of large radius, mode of tracing,

11
-, report on Naglee's railway for short

995
Davies' elliptograph,

85
Delaware, mode of tracing a curve of large radius, adopted in the survey of the
state of

11
Downes' United States almanac, for 1843, notice of

165
Drawbridge, report on suspension railway ferry and

30
Dumas, M., on the chemical statics of organized beings,

23, 89, 170, 247
Earle's process for preserving timber,

21
Earthwork, Vignoles' lectures on

157
Electric depositions, production of works of art by-patent

143
thermometer, description of an

176
Electrotype etchings,

420
Elleit, Jr., C., cost of transportation on railroads,

144, 228, 304, 361
Elliptograph, Davies'

.

Ewbank, T., on the ingenuity of spiders,

408
work on hydraulics, notice of

163
Explosion of the steamboat Medora, description of the

312
Faults and contortions produced in the strata underneath the great embankment
across the Valley of the Brent,

98
Flash-board, sketch of a self-acting

329
Fossil bones found on the surface of a raised beach at the Hoe,

97
plants in the plastic clays, occurrence of

178
Fossils, on the mouths of ammonites, and on other

177
Foundations, Vignoles' lectures on artificial

79
rock

83
French's spark-arrester, report on

396
Furnaces, vapors in smelting

216
in Great Britain, number of

286
FRANKLIX INSTITUTE.
Address of the President preceding the reading of the report of the Com-
mittee on Premiums and Exhibitions,

332
Report of he Committe on Premiums and Exhibitions on the Twelfth Es-
hibition,

333
Address of Professor A. D. Bache, at the close of the Twelfth Exhibition, 379
Committee on Science and the Arts.
Report on A. Leach's suspension railway ferry, and drawbridge,

30
W.C. Grimes' smut mill,

32
Spaulding & Isherwood's cast iron rails for railways,

99
A. Calderhead's carpet loom,

103
I. Babbitt's soft metal boxes,

394
H. M. Naglee's railway for short curves,

395
T. Hill's occultator,

396
R. French's spark arrester,

ib.
Gas for lighting, making, from soap suds, .

211
Glasgow and Ayr railway,

239
Glue and caulking, a substitute for

214
Great Britain, number of furnaces in

286
Hayden, C. B., on a comparison of the mean temperature of the year with the
mean temperature of October and April,

95
Heating and ventilating, report on

415
Herapath, J.

, facts and observations on four and six wheel engines, 15,73, 151, 239
Hill's occultator, report on

396
Hourly observations during the Equinoxial periods, at Nashville, Tennessee, by
Professor J. Hamilton,

93
Hull and Selby railway,

73
Hydraulic engine, Walker's

109
Hydraulics, notice of Ewbank's work on

163
Incrustation of, and evaporation in, steam boilers, remarks on
India rubber stoppers for bottles,

359
Ingenuity of spiders,

408
Iron, decision of the Court on Crane's patent for anthracite

154
on the nature of

357
-, protecting of, from oxidation and corrosion,

206, 279
Kalsomine paint,

406
Kyanizing timber, description of a tank for

283
Latrobe, B. H., description of the explosion of the steamboat Medora,

312
Law, new act of Congress for the registering of designs, and for amending the
Patent

351
Light, A. Ure's report on the Bude

410

65

.

Lights in rapid motion, experiments on the visibility of .

413
Living under water without communication with the atmosphere,

359, 418
Locomotive, Robert Stephenson's new

212
engines, American

20
facts and observations on four and six wheel 15,73, 151, 239
Locomotives, report on French's spark-arrester for

396
London and Birmingham railway,

79
North-western railway,

155
Loom, report on Calderhead's carpet

103
Mallet's process for protecting iron from corrosion and oxidation,

206, 279
Mary port and Carlisle railway,

241
Massachusetts, railways in

368
Medora, description of the explosion of the steamboat

312
Metal boxes, report on Babbitt's soft

394
Metals, for preventing corrosion of-patent

132
Meteorological observations,

144, 288
during the Equinoxial periods at Nashville, Tennessee, 93
Mezzotint grounds, method of obtaining

108
Midland counties railway,

15
Mill, report on W. C. Grimes' smut

32
Morris, E., on reaction water wheels, and on turbines,

217, 289
Naglee's railway for short curves, report on

395
Nitrates and chlorates, method of distinguishing between weak solutions of

285
North Midland railway, .

151
of England railway,

154
Occultator, report on Hill's

396
Oils and fatty matters, treating and preparing-patent

141
Organized beings, M. Dumas on the cbemical statics of

23, 89, 170, 207
Oxidation and corrosion, process for protecting iron from

206, 279
Paint, Kalsomine

406
Painting timber,

360
Patent law, new act of Congress for registering designs and amending the

351
Pavements, wooden

162
Payerne's, Dr., experiments on living under water without communication with
the atmosphere,

359, 418
Photography,

417
Photometer, description of a universal

28
Pipes, velocity of water through

282
Plants, action of salts on living

284
- in plastic clay, occurrence of fossil .

178
-, on the existence of sulphur in

281
Porter's
's patent anchors, notice of

66
Potassa, calcination of chlorate of

419
Providence tornado, evidence of whirling action in the

252
Railroad cars, report on Babbitt's soft metal boxes for

394
Railroads, cost of transportation on

144, 228, 304, 361
", report on Spaulding & Isherwood's cast iron railway for

99
Railway, Birmingham and Gloucester

20
ferry and drawbridge, report on suspension

30
for short curves, report on Naglee's
Glasgow and Ayr

259
Great North of England .

154
Hull and Selby
London and Birmingham

79
South Western

155
Maryport and Carlisle

241
Midland Counties
North Midland

151
Ulster

241

395

73

15

65

281

Railways in Massachusetts,

368
Vignoles' lectures on atmospheric

245
Reaction water wheels, remarks on, by E. Morris, C. E.,

217, 289
Redfield, W.C., on the evidence of a general whirling action in the Providence tornado, 252
Reservoir, description of the Bann

87
Retaining walls, Vignoles lectures on

243
Salls in living plaats, action of

284
Saponification, thecry of, by J. C. Booth and M. Boyé,

58
Schafhaeutl, Dr. C., description of an universal photometer,

28
Short curves, report on Naglee's railway for

395
Sluice, description of a self-acting weir and scouring

330
Smelting furnaces, vapors in

216
Smut mill, report on W. C. Grimes'

32
Soap suds, fabricating gas for lighting from

211
Soft metal boxes, report on Babbitt's

394
Sound, propagation of

29
Spark-arrester, report on French's

396
Spiders, ingenuity of

408
Spontaneous combustion of coal, remedy for the .

420
Springs for carriages, graduating-patent

204
Steam by cold air, condensation of

113
Steamboat Medora, description of the explosion of the

312
Steam boilers, remarks on evaporation in, and incrustation of,
- B. H. Latrobe on the general construction and management of

312
engines erected by Messrs Rennie,

112
power in propelling ships, remarks on the use of auxiliary,

62, 108
Steel, improvement in the manufacture of-patent

139
Sulphur in plants, on the existence of
Sulphuric acid, on the manufacture of

352
Suspension railway ferry and drawbridge, report on

30
SPECIFICATIONs of Patents.
Corrosion in metals, for preventing—Wall's,

132
Electric deposition, production of works of art by-Parkes',

143
Oils and fatty matters, treating and preparing-Bethel's,

141
Springs for carriages, graduating-Ring's,

205
Steel, improvement in the manufacture of-Browne's,

139
Waste steam in locomotives, regulating the-Winan's,

54
Tanks for Kyanizing timber, description of

283
Tapestry, carpet

355
Telescope, on the improvement of the

356
Temperature of October and April, comparison of the mean temperature of the
year with the mean

95
Thermometer, description of an electric

176
Timber, Earle's process for preserving

21
-, on painting

360
-, report on the comparative strength and elasticity of

327
Tornado, evidence of whirling action in the Providence

252
Transportation on railroads, cost of

144, 228, 304, 361
Trautwine, J. C., description of the aqueduct across the river Alleghany,

1
Turbine, superiority of a, over an overshot water wheel, experiments by M.
Fourneyron,

378
Turbines, E. Morris on reaction water wheels and on the

217, 289
Ulster railway,

241
United States Almanac for 1843, notice of the

165
Ure, A., report on the Bude light,

410
Valve, improved slide

111
Vapors in smelting furnaces,

216
Ventilating and heating, report on

415

.

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