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Backlog Studies" is elegantly bound and
printed in clear type on tinted paper. The
Illustrations by Mr.. Hoppin are clever and
graceful in design, but careless, unfinished
and hasty in execution.
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VAN NosTRAND's ENGINEERING NJ
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The March number fully sustlins the bio,,
reputation which this valuable magazine holds
among American engineers 1t opens with
an article on the "Stresses of Rigid Arches
Continuous Beams, and Curved Structures ),
interesting especially to Civil Enginee $.
Bearing upon subject of interest to the
travelling public is an article in favor of the
adoption of the Bessemer saloon by ocean
steamships, and another on ga new System
Of Cheap Transport for Lids or Tributary
Railway Lines" In tue latter the writer
urges the advantages of building small branch
roads uniform in gauge with the large trunk
lines, securing the necessary cheapness of
construction by use of light locomotives, fur
nished with traction wheel running upon
roadway between the rails, which takes 50
'hocn OF the bearing from the rails that they
may De made OF wood surmounted with strap
iroh, or even OF wood alone. The cost of
grazing such road would also be light ow
ing to the extraordinary grades which might
be employed, 200 feet to the mill be;no con-
sldered practicable by the writer For
traction wheel he suggests one patented by
oiiver Hyde Of California, description of
which Is given. A dsquistion is piven ON
the A. b. z. process, ]. e., the utilization of
sewage by extracting from it its fcrtilizinp
properties by the use of compound of alum
charcoal, clay and blood The distinguished
American Engineer, Mr.. T. E. Clarke, who,
we believe, built the Quincy Bridge, contrib
utes review of a book entitled "Modern
Examples of Road and Railway Bridges"
We have mentioned the above articles
specially, but the whole magazine is replete
with useful scientific information, and we
can commend it to the engineer, archi-
tect, builder, and manufacturer, as the
fullest and most complete scientific magazine d
published in America. 9 1eJ
ILLUSTRATED BIBLE BIOGRAPHY contains
as its name indicates, histories of the princi. 4
pal characters in both old and new Testa- &
ments. 1t is profusely Illustrated with rep
resentations of persons, manners, customs
and natural scenery, by Gustave Dore and
others. High also in its list of attractions Is
an admirable Introductory chapter by Henry
Ward Beecher, ending with letter in which
he so highly commends the volume that ad-
ditional praise might seem uncalled for.
1t is large, well bound book of 491 pages.
The presentation page is designed by Thomas
Mast, whose very name is guarantee for its
originality and sprightliness. Gustave Dore
contributes twenty full page Illustrations, the
most striking ofwhich is perhaps bis sketch
ofa scene in the deluge, whose horrors are
most vividly depicted in the artists peculiar
fervid style, arousing an irresistible but of
course reprehensbe feeling of sympathy for
the wicked who are struggling with the en-
ergy OF despair to find safety from the devour-
ing waters for themselves and their perishing
children. Besides these there are about swo
hundred and -sn---.-------Ons by various
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