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INDEX.
Tvpiia Mf.al —Prepared from the rhizoma of T. latifolia,a curiosity worthy of notice, 54.
TvPHonnicTOu.—Description of this apparatus, 312. De-signed as a storm pointer, ib. Mode in which used, ib.
Typograimis—'W riting machines for the blind, 311. NodifUcuity in use, ib.
Typography. —Sec C'tromo - Typography. Printing.
Tyree Brothers, 277.
Tyrrel, —. 103.
Tytherleigh, W., 239.
Ubf,rv, St., 153.
Uechtritz, L. von, 78.
Uhlhorn, II., 200, 203.
U him an, —, 308.
Uhlmann. «U, 335.
Tlllenberg and Schnitzler, 509.
TTllcrsdorf Flax Establishment (Moravia ), 99.
Ullmcr, E. and W., 198.
Ultramarine. —Pre-eminence of M. Guimet as a manu-facturer of artificial ultramarine; his process unknown,41. Desiderata in ultramarine, ib. Other discoverersof artificial ultramarine, ib. Increase in the number ofmanufactories in France, Germany , and England; totalproduction in France in 1848 and in 1851, 41, 42. Sam-ples of ultramarine, 4-1, 45, 47-50.—See also GreenUltramarine.
Ulwar, Rajah of, 664.
Umbrella Handles —In carved ivory and bone, 6S2.
Umbrellas and Parasols.— Oriental origin of parasols,655. Form of, an indication of high rank, from itshaving been always carried by an attendant over thehead of the owner, ib. Seems to have passed, both as adistinction and a luxury, into Greece and Rome in thedeclining ages of those countries. 656. Reference tothe Skiadeion, or day-shade of the Greeks, ib. Notcommonly known in this countrj' till the beginning ofthe seventeenth century,//;, itscarlieruse in Venice, ib.And far higher antiquity in China , ib. The generaluse of the parasol in England and France most probablyadopted from China about the middle of the seven-teenth century, ib. The use of umbrellas apparentlyadopted much later than the use of parasols, and butvery slowly established in England, ib. Improvementswhich have been made in its construction since its firstintroduction, 657. Review of the various contributionsfrom different countries; the largest quantities re-ceived from England and France , ib.et seq. Remarks >on the contributions from Austria ; names of exhibitors iand articles exhibited, ib. Contributions from Eel- jgium; observations thereon, ib. Contributions fromthe British Colonies, ib. Rich contributions from theEast. Indies and the island of Ceylon , ib. Descriptionof the gorgeous state-umbrella from Mooshedabad,exhibited by his Highness the Maharajah of Xagpoor,ib. Other examples from India , ib. Curious examplesof umbrellas and parasols from China ; not in commonuse among the middle and lower classes; statistics ofthe trade in them, 657, 658. France undoubtedly pre-eminent in the higher class of umbrellas and parasols;statistics of the trade in them, 658. Note on the French umbrella and parasol trade of the last century, 658, 659.Remarks on the contributions from Portugal , Prussia,and Tunis , 659. Use of umbrellas and parasols inTurkey, ib. England without a rival in the productionof parasols and umbrellas of the plainer descriptions ;causes to which this may be attributed, ib. Statisticsrelative to the umbrella trade of the United Kingdom ,ib. Description of the various processes in putting theframes together, showing the reason for the small costof the labour in the manufacture of these articles, 660.Classification of the exhibitors according to the variouscountries, 660, 661. List of awards for various articlesexhibited and for mechanical improvements, &c.,G61.
Undercliff, Isle of "Wight —Model of the, 20S.
Underwood, —, 199.
Underwood, T., 688, 696.
Ungerer, E , 586.
United States of America. —This part of North America destined to occupy an important place in mineralindustry, 17. Abundance of magnetic iron ore andspecular iron ore, or oligist, in many of the States , ib.Also of fuel for iron-making establishments, ib. Thetrap formations of Lake Superior contain native copperof great richness, ib. The exhibition from the States ,however, does not illustrate these sources of wealth, ib.
Notices, at length, of the principal contributions in thisDepartment, 17, 18. Details respecting the deposit ofcopper on the shores of Lake Superior , 18, 19.
Series of cercalia from the United States , 53. TheAmerican rice, though originally imported from theOld World, now much the finest in quality, ib. Finesample of Carolina rice, ib. Beautiful sheaf of beard-less rice, ib. Beautiful samples of red and whitemillet, 54. Specimens of seeds and grasses, ib. Finesamples of flour exhibited from this country, 54, 55.Samples of malt made from maize, ib. Samples ofpearl barley, ib. Samples of oil-cake, 56.
Excellence of the long-staple cottons of the UnitedStates , 69, 95. Excellent specimen of bleached shell-lac, 76. Samples of starch, 78. Samples of oils, 83.Few small samples of flax and hemp ; of fair averagequality, 98. Collection of woods from America ; by nomeans numerous, 149. List of woods and specimens inbark, 149-151. Samples of American wools, 158. Spe-cimens of whalebone, 160. Specimens of oil, 163.
Carriages from the United States , viz., a slide-top buggyand a sporting waggon, 193. Drawing regulator forcotton, 195. Cotton-spinning machinery, 196. Self-acting lathe and power-looms, 197. Sewing-machine,198. Anti-friction engineers’ tools and presses, 200.Wood-planing, tongueing, and grooving machine, 201.Card-clothing, 204. Eastman’s stone-cutting machines,ib. Bookbinding machine, ib. Remarks on the navalarchitecture of the United States , 215. State of thesteam navy, ib. Recklessness of the Americans insteam navigation, ib. Models of ships, 217. Nauticalinstruments, 218, 252, 253. Rifles and pistols, 221.Ploughs, 226, 242. Notice of M‘Cormick’s and Hussey’sreaping machines, 231, 232, 241.
Description of a transit instrument, 251. Various nauticalinstruments, 252, 253. Surveying instruments, 255.Balances, 258. Large microscope by Hazart, 267.Cameras, 275. Great superiority of the daguerreotypepictures exhibited in the United States Department,277. Names of the various contributors and objectsexhibited, ib. Domestic telegraphs, 294. Descriptionof an instrument called an alarm barometer, 301. Useand construction of Ericsson’s pyrometer, 302 Inflatedglobes of India-rubber and silk, 308. Also India -rubbermaps, ib. Invention for teaching the blind to drawand write, 311. Lightning-rods of improved construc-tion, 313. Dial of the seasons, ib. Diagrams intendedto facilitate the study of mathematics, ib. Stringed, orbow, musical instruments, 330. Artificial leg, of excel-lent contrivance, 345, 346.
Cotton manufactures, 348, 349. Small quantity ofwoollen goods of moderate pretensions, 352. Speci-mens of flannels, well made and finished, 358. Speci-mens of tartans, 382. Samples of various descriptionsof leather, 390. Specimens of saddlery and harness,394.
Collection of newspapers; nothing remarkable either inthe printing or lowness of price, 407. History andpresent state of type founding in America , 410, 411.Specimens of stereotypes and electrotypes of somemerit, 411, 412. Apparatus and books for teaching theblind, 422. Numerous examples of bookbinding, 426.Specimens of vellum-bouud ledgers and account-books,ib. History of paper-making in the United States ofAmerica , 443. Peculiar description of paper forenvelopes, 44S. Collection of stationery and. book-binding, 452, 454, 455.
Small variety of printed goods from, 458. Chiefly adaptedfor their own markets, ib. Specimens of carpets andfloor-cloths, 475. Specimens of boots and shoes, 479,480.
Specimens of cutlery, edge-tools, &c., 489, 490. Observa-tions on the various specimens of general hardware andiron manufactures, 496 et seq. Insignificant display ofworks in the precious metals and jewellery fromAmerica, 511. The American glass commended for thepurity of its colour, 528. Articles of glass contributedby the United States , 536, 537. Mechanical recliningchair, 552.
Articles manufactured in steatite, or soap-stone, 559.Specimen of a kind of earthy fire-proof cement orpaint, 587. Productions in caoutchouc, 594-596. Spe-cimens of ivory veneer cut bj’ machinery, 599. Variousarticles manufactured from ivory, ib. Superior speci-mens of coopers’ work, 602. Specimens of broomsmade of Indian corn straw, ib.
Various kinds of soap, 609, 613-615. Specimens of sper-