CAREY LEA on this subject, with note of its presentation before
the French Academy by M. BERTHELOT
The French Wine Law.--Recent enactment as to the adulterations
of wine
V. CIVIL ENGINEERING.--Modern Methods of Quarrying.--A recent
paper of great value to all interested in exploiting quarries.--The
most recent methods described, tending now to replace the
cruder processes.--12 illustrations
The Trotter Curve Ranger.--A surveying instrument for laying
off railroad curves, with full details of its theory, construction,
and use in the field.--4 illustrations
VI. METALLURGY.--The Great Bell of the Basilica of the Sacred
Heart of Montmartre.--The founding of the great bell "La Savoyarde"
at the Paccard foundry in France.--Description of the
bell, its inscriptions, and decorations.--3 illustrations
VII. MISCELLANEOUS.--Duck Hunting in Scotland.--A curious method of
approaching ducks under the guise of a donkey.
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