The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-27
The Scientific American

The Scientific, American
which has been published weekly for
the last thirty -one years, does this, to
an extent beyond that of any other
publication; in fact it is the only week
ly paper published in the United States
devoted to Manufactures, Mechanics,
Inventions and New Discoveries in the
Arts and Sciences.
Every number is profusely illnstra-
ted and its contents embrace the Ia
test and most Interesting information
pertaining to the Industrial, Mechani-
cal and Scientific Progress of the
World; Descriptions, with Beautiful
Engravings of New Inventions, New
Implements, New Processes, and I'm
proved Industries of all kinds; Useful
Notes, Recipes, Suggestions and adj
vice by Practical Writers, for Work
men and Employers, i'll all the various
arts, forming a complete repertory OF
New Inventions and Discoveries; con-
tanning weekly record, not only of
the progress of the Industrial Arts in
our own country, but also OF all New
Discoveries and Inventions in every
branch of Engineering, Mechanics and
Science abroad.
The SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN has been
the foremost of all industrial publica-
tions for the past thirty-one years. 1t
is the Oldest, largest, cheapest, and the
best weekly illustrated paper devoted
to Engineering, Mechanics, Chemistry
New Inventions. Science and Industri
al Progress, published in the world
The Practical Recipes are we'll worth
ten times the subscription price, and
for the shop and house will save many
times the cost of subscription.
Merchants, Farmers, Mechanics, En-
gineers, Inventors, Manufacturers
Chemists, Lovers Of Science, and PEG
pie of all Professions, will find thu
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN useful tt
them. 1t should have place in ever!
Family Library, Study, Office ant
Counting Room; in every Reading
Room, College and School. A new
volume commences January lst, 1877
A years numbers contain o42 pages
} and several hundred engravings. =
Thousands Of volumes. are preserved
for binding and reference. Term
So 20 q year by mail, including pos
tage. Discount to Clubs. Special Cir
culars, giving Club rates, sent free
Single copies mailed on receipt of II
cents. May be had ofall News dealers
; PATENTS. tn i'm c 1;iI X
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, Messrs
MUM g. co. are Solicitors of Ameli
can and Foreign Patents, and have tn
largest establishment in the world
More ,han fifty thousand application
have been made for Patents tl,lougl
their agency.
Patents are obtained on the bes
terms. Models of New Inventions an
Sketches examined. and advice free
A special nntiee is made in the SCiEN
! TIFIC AMERICAN of all Invention
patented through this Agency. wit
the name and residence of the Patel
tee. Patents are often sold in part o
whole, to persons attracted to the in
vention by such notice. A pamphlet
containing full directions for ohtainin
Patents, sent free. The Scientific
AMERICAN REFERENCE BOOK,
! volume bound in cloth and gilt, con
I tanning the Patent Laws, Census {
the United States, and l42 Engraving
J of Mechanical movements. Plice 2
! cents.
Address for the Paper, or concernin
Patents, MUM q CO., 81 PARl
ROW, NEW YORK. Branch Office
!, cor. F and 9TH sts., Washington, D. {