Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-07-05
Notices..

One OF the most Interesting and usefi,
publications which comes to our sanctum i
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, a weekly publication
devoted to popular science, new inventions
and the whole range ofmechanc and manu-.
| featuring arts. The SCIENTIFIC AMERICAS
has been published for fifteen years, by tb,
well-known Parent Solicitors, Messrs. MUM
u Go. 81 Park Row, New-Yurk; and has in.
creased in interest and circulation, until il
has attained, we understand nearly 30. 600
subscribers, which is the best evidence that
the publication is appreciated by the reading
public.
To those Of our readers who NAV not be
familiar with the character of the paper, we
VIII state some of the subjects of which it
treats: Its illustrated descriptions of all the
most important improvements in steam and
agricultural machinery, will commend it to
tho Engineer aud Farmer. while the new
household inventions and shop tools which
are illustrated by engravings and described
in Its columns, with tho practical receipts
contained i'll every number, renders the work
desirable to housekeepcrs, and almost indis-
pensable to every mechanic or smith who has
a shop for manufacturing new work, or re-
pairing old.
The SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN is universally
regarded as the inventor advocate and mon.
ltor the repository Of American inventions
and the great authority on law, and all bust
ness connected with Patents. The Official
List of Claims, as issued weekly from the
Patent Office, In Washington, are published
regularly in its columns All the most i'm
portant Patents issued by the United States
Patent Office are illustrated and described ON
its pages thus forming an unrvallcd history
of American inventions.
1t is not only the best, but the largest and
cheapest paper devoted to Science Mechan-
les, Manufacturers, and the Useful Arts pub-
lisfcd in the world Hon. Judge Mason.
formerly Commissioner of Patents, is not On
ly engaged with the publishers in their i'm
mense Patent Agency department but as a
writer on Patent Laws and Practice, his abil-
ity Is forcibly portrayed in the columns of
this paper.
The Scientific American is published once n
week, (every Saturday, each number con-
tanning 16 pages of Lctterpress. and from 10
to II original Engravings of New Inventions
Of the most improved Tools. En-
gines, Mills, Agricultural Machines and hous-
hold Utensils, making 81 numbers in year, |
comprising 1872 pages, and over 500 Original
Engrav'nss printed on heavy, fine paper, in |
form expressly for binding, and all for 81 |
per annum.
A New Volume commences Oh the LIST Of
July, and wo hope largo number of our
ownsmen will avail themselves of the pres
mt opportunity to subscribe By RENTING
- by mail to the publisher MUM & Co, 81
lark Row, New-York, they will send you
heir paper one year, at the end of which
ino you will have volume which you would
lot part with for treble its cost. The pub
she:s express their willingness to mail sim
10 copy of the paper to such as may wish to
ee it without charge.
CasseHs' Illustrated Family BiJle.-Ono of
no most desirable editions of the best of books
his, the sixth number, in illustrations, is
lilly upto any of its predecessors, and any of
nr friends, wanting fine edition of the Ri.
lc at small cost, and In way not to feel 1
le expense should subscribe for Cassclls il.
lstrated edition 1t is but 15cts per num-
er. ;
Casselis Illustrated Natural Hstory.-A
farming work. We have in our possession
number Of illustrated works, but we are |
'ndid in our expression, when we say this I
rpasses them all. We advise our friends i
subscribe for it. only l5cts per number. a
THE AMERICAN FARMER FOR July - Ii
his old and very valuable periodical c
Is come to hand. A new volume be-
ms with July Price only $1.OO per !,
mum. Let ovory farmer subscribe at +
ice. .,