On The Act Of Dyeing Cotton And Wool As Practiced In Paris, Rocex, Meuocse And Germany

From the French of M. Louis Ulrich, a Practical Dyer in the principal Manufactories of Paris, Rouen, Mulliouse, etc., etc.; to which are added the most important Receipts for Dyeing Wool, as practised in the Manufacture Imperiale des Gobelins, Paris. By Professor H. Dussauce. 12mo..$3.0O CONTENTS.-

Rouen Dyes, 106 Receipts.

Alsace " 235 "

German " 109 "

Mulhouse " 12 "

Parisian " 56 "

Gobelins " 100 "

In all nearly 700 Receipts.

Easton, A Practical Treatise on Street or Horse-power Railways;

Their Location, Construction and Management; with general Plans and Rules for their Organization and Operation ; together with Examinations as to their Comparatire Advantages over the Omnibus System, and Inquiries as to their Value for Investment; including Copies of Municipal Ordinances relating thereto. By Alexander Easton, C. E. Illustrated by twenty-three plates, 8vo., cloth.................................................................$2.00

Examinations of Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, etc.,

As to their Parity and Adulterations. By C. H. Peirce, M. D. 12mo., cloth............................................$2.00

Fisher's Photogenic Manipulation, l6mo., cloth......................................................... 62

Gas and Ventilation;

A Practical Treatise on Gas and Ventilation. By E. E. Perkins. 12mo., cloth.......................................... 75

Gilbart. A Practical Treatise on Banking.

By James William Gilbart. F. R. S. A new enlarged and improved edition. Edited by J. Smith Ilomans, editor of "Banker's Magazine." To which is added "Money," by H. C. Carey. 8vo..........................................$3.50

Gregory's Mathematics for Practical Men;

Adapted to the Pursuits of Surveyors, Architects, Mechanics and Civil Engineers. 8vo., plates, cloth,..$2.00

Hardwich. A Manual of Photographic Chem-istry;

Including the practice of the Collodion Process. By J. F. Hardwich. (In press.)

HaY. The Interior Decorator;

The Laws of Harmonious Coloring adapted to Interior Decorations; with a Practical Treatise on House Paint-iug. By D. R. Hay, House Painter and Decorator. Illustrated by a Diagram of the Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Colors. 12mo. (In press.) 12

Inventor's Guide - Patent Office and Patent Laws:

Or, a Guide to Inventors, and a Book of Reference for Judges, Lawyers, Magistrates, and others. By J. G. Moore. 12mo., cloth..........................................$1.00

Jervis. Railway Property. A Treatise

On tHE Construction and Management of Railways ; designed to afford useful knowledge, in the popular style, to the holders of this class of property; as well as Railway Managers, Officers and Agents. By John B. Jervis, late Chief Engineer of the Hudson River Railroad, Cro-ton Aqueduct, etc. One volume, 12mo., cloth.......$2.00

Contents

Preface - Introduction. Construction. - Introductory - Land and Land Damages - Location of Line - Method of Business - Grading - Bridges and Culverts - Road Crossings - Ballasting Track- Cross Sleepers - Chairs and Spikes - Rails - Station Buildings - Locomotives, Coaches and Cars. Operating. - Introductory - Freight - Passengers - Engine Drivers - Repairs to Track - Repairs of Machinery-Civil Engineer - Superintendent - Supplies of Material - Receipts-Disbursements - Statistics - Running Trains - Competition - Financial Management - General Remarks.

Johnson. The Coal Trade of British America:

With Researches on the Characters and Practical Values of American and Foreign Coals. By Walter R. Johnson, Civil and Mining Engineer and Chemist. 8vo........$2.00

This volume contains the results of the experiments made for the Navy Department, upon which their Coal contracts are now based.

Johnston. Instructions for the Analysis of Soils. Limestones and Manures.

By J. F. W. Johnston. 12mo................................. 38

Larkiu. The Practical Brass and Iron Founder's Guide;

A Concise Treatise on the Art of Brass Founding, Mould-ing, etc. By James Larkin. 12mo., cloth............$1.25

Leslie's (Miss) Complete Cookery;

Directions for Cookery in its Various Branches. By Miss Leslie. 58th thousand. Thoroughly revised; with the addition of New Receipts. In one volume, 12mo., half bound, or in sheep..............................................$1.25

Leslie's (Miss) Ladies' House Book;

A Manual of Domestic Economy. 20th revised edition. 12mo., sheep...................................................$1.25

Leslie's (Miss) Two Hundred Receipts in French Cookery.

Cloth, 12xno......................................................... 25

Lieber. Assayed Guide;

Or, Practical Directions to Assayers, Miners and Smelters, for the Tests and Assays, by Heat and by Wet Processes, of the Ores of all the principal Metals, and of Gold and Silver Coins and Alloys. By Oscar M. Lieber, late Geologist to the State of Mississippi. 12mo. With illustrations...............................................................$1.00

"Among the indispensable works for this purpose, is this little guide." - Artizan.

Lowig. Principles of Organic and Physiological Chemistry.

By Dr. Carl Lowig, Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy; Ordinary Professor of Chemistry in the University of Zurich ; Author of "Chemie des Organischen Verbindun gcn." Translated by Daniel Breed, M. D., of the U. S. Patent Office ; late of the Laboratory of Liebig and Lowig. 8vo., sheep........................................................$3.50

Marble Worker's Manual;

Containing Practical Information respecting Marbles in general, their Cutting, Working and Polishing, Veneering, etc., etc. 12mo., cloth.................................$1.25

Miles. A Plain Treatise on Horse-shoeing.

With Illustrations. By William Miles, Author of "The Horse's Foot."...................................................$1.00

Morfit. The Arts of Tanning, Currying and Leather Dressing.

Theoretically and Practically Considered in all their Details ; being a Full and Comprehensive Treatise on the Manufacture of the Various Kinds of Leather. Illustrated by over two hundred Engravings. Edited from the French of De Fontenelle and Malapeyere. With numerous Emendations and Additions, by Campbell Morfit, Practical and Analytical Chemist. Complete in one volume, octavo.....................................................$10.00

This Important Treatise will be found to cover the whole field in the most masterly manner, and it is believed that in no other branch of applied science could more signal service bo rendered to American Manufactures.

The publisher it not aware that in any other work heretofore issued in this country, more space has been devoted to this subject than a single chapter; and in ottering this volume to so large and intelligent a class as American Tanners and Leather Dressers, he feels confident of their substantial support and encouragement.

Contents

Introduction - Dignity of Labor - Tan and Tannin - Gallic Acid - Extractlvc-Tanning Materials - Oak Barks-Barking of Trees-Method of Estimating the Tanning Power of Astringent Substances - Tan - The Structure and Composition of Skin - Different Kinds of Skin suitable for Tanning - Preliminary Treatment of Skins - Tanning Process - Improved Processes - Vauquelin's Process - Accelerating Processes - Keasley's, Trumbull's, Hibbard's, and Leprieur's Processes - Tanning with Extract of Oak-Bark - Hemlock Tanning -With Myrtle Plant - English Harness Leather - Calf Skins - Coat and Sheep Skins - Horse Hides- Buck. Wolf and Dog Skins - Buffalo, or "Grecian" Leather - Russia leather - Rcd Skins - Wallachia Leather - Mineral Tanning - Texture and Quality of Leather, and the means of Discovering its Defects - Tawing - Hungary Leather - Oiled Leather - Tanning as practised by the Mongol Tartars - Shagreen - Parchment - Leather Bottles - Tanning of Cordage and Sail Cloth - Glazed or "Patent" Leather - Helverson's Process for Rendering Hides Hard and Transparent - Currying - Currying of Calf Skins - Currying of

Goat Skins - Red Leather -Fair Leather - Water Proof Dressing -Perkins' Machine for Pommelling and Graining Leather - Splitting, Shaving, Fleshing and Cleansing Machines - Embossing of Leather-Gut Dressing.

Morfit. A Treatise on Chemistry

Applied to the Manufacture of Soap and Candles; being a Thorough Exposition, in all their Minutiae, of the principles and Practice of the Trade, based upon the most recent Discoveries in Science and Art. By Campbell Morfit, Professor of Analytical and Applied Chemistry in the University of Maryland. A new and improved edition. Illustrated with 200 Engravings on Wood. Complete in one volume, large 8vo.............................$7.00

Contents

CHAPTER I (Friction Matches Without Noise). The History of the Art and its Relations to Science - II. Chemical Combination - III. Alkalies and Alkaline Earths - IV. Alkalimentary - V. Acids - VI. Origin and Composition of Fatty Matters - VII. Saponiflablc Fats - Vegetable Fats - Animal Fats - Waxes - VIII. Action of Heat and Mineral Acids of Fatty Matters - IX. Volatile or Essential Oils, and Resins - X. The Proximate Principles of Fats - Their Composition and Properties - Basic Constituents of Fats - XI. Theory of Saponification - XII. Utensils Requisite for a Soap Factory - XIII. Preparatory Manipulations in the Proccess of Making Soap - Preparation of the Lyes - XIV. Hard