Cements, Glue, And Paste. A Practical Treatise On The Preparation And Use Of All Kinds Of Cements, Glue, And Paste

By John Phin, author of "How to Use the Microscope."-Paper..........25 cents.

Every mechanic and householder will find this volume of almost every-day use. It contains nearly two hundred recipes for the preparation of cements for almost every conceivable purpose.

Hints For Painters, Decorators, And Paper-Hangers

Being a Selection of Useful Rules, Data. Memoranda, Methods, and Suggestions for House. Ship, and Furniture Painting; Paper-Hanging, Gilding, Color-Mixing, and other matters useful and instructive to painters and decorators. - Prepared with special reference to the wants of amateurs. - By An Old Hand. - Paper...................25 cents.

The Hardwood Finisher

With Rules and Directions for finishing in Natural Colors, and in Antique, Mahogany, Cherry, Birch, Walnut, Oak, Ash, Redwood, Sycamore, Pine, and all other Domestic Woods. Finishing, Filling, Staining, Varnishing, and Polishing. Also, Miscellaneous Rules for Dyeing, Gilding, and Bronzing. - Compiled and Edited by Fred. T. Hodgson, late Editor of The Builder and Woodworker, and of The Cabinetmaker and Upholsterer. - ]2mo, cloth. . . $1

In this country the art of using wood for almost every purpose has gone far beyond anything that has ever been attempted by any other people. The modern houses of the Americans are finished with a richness and beauty in the woodwork of which our fathers, not to speak of our grandfathers, had little idea. The carpenter, builder, or painter who does not fully understand the best methods of finishing the hard woods so as to preserve and increase their beauty is behind the times. The object of this book is to aid him in acquiring the knowledge necessary to this end; and the author has certainly succeeded in producing an exhaustive treatise on the subject.

The Engineer's Handy-Book

Containing a series of Useful Calculations for Engineers, Tool-makers, Millwrights, Draughtsmen, Foremen in Engineering Establishments, and for the better class of Mechanics and Artizans generally. Also, Rules to determine the Proportion of Wheels for Screw-cutting by a Lathe, etc. - From the fifth London edition, with American additions. - 32mo, cloth......50 cents-

Plain Directions For The Construction And Erection Of Lightning-Rods

By John Phin, C.E., author of "Chemical History of the Six Days of Creation," "How to Use the Microscope," etc. Enlarged and fully illustrated. - Third edition. - 12mo, cloth, gilt title..................75 cents.

This is a well-known and standard work. It is simple and practical, intended to convey just such information as will enable every property-owner to decide-whether or not his buildings are thoroughly protected. It is the only book on this subject published in this country that has not been written in the interest of some patent or some manufacturing concern. By following its directions any ordinarily skillful mechanic can put up a rod that will afford perfect protection, and that will not Infringe on any patent. Every owner of a house or barn ought to procure a copy.