The safest way to remit is by Postal Order, Draft, or Express. Money carefully placed inside of envelopes, securely sealed, and correctly addressed, seldom goes astray, but is at the sender's risk. Address all letters and make all orders, drafts, etc., payable to MUNN & CO., 37 PARK ROW, NEW YORK. TO FOREIGN SUBSCRIBERS.--Under the facilities of the Postal Union, the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN is now sent by post direct from New York, with regularity, to subscribers in Great Britain, India, Australia, and all other British colonies; to France, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Russia, and all other European States; Japan, Brazil, Mexico, and all States of Central and South America. Terms, when sent to foreign countries, Canada excepted, $4, gold, for SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, 1 year; $9, gold, for both SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN and Supplement for 1 year. This includes postage, which we pay. Remit by postal order or draft to order of Munn & Co, 37 Park Row, New York. * * * * * THE "Scientific American" is printed with CHAS. ENEU JOHNSON & CO.'S INK. Tenth and Lombard Sts., Philadelphia, and 50 Gold St. New York. * * * * * Transcriber's Note: _x_ indicates italic script. Some archaic (Early American) spellings have been retained. Flour, B. R. Pegram, Jr. ... 7,727, 7,728 7,727, 7,728 are as printed. (TRADE MARKS.) Error 'pecularities' corrected to 'peculiarities' "The distinctive peculiarities of this steamer are the very high steam pressure that she carries--..." (Article 5: 'A REMARKABLE LITTLE STEAMER.')