paroxysms of whooping cough. 11365

On the Health Value to Man of the So-called Divinely
Beneficent Gift, Tobacco.--By J.M.W. KITCHEN, M.D.--The
evils to man and to the soil.--A formidable series of
accusations well expressed. 11365

Water as a Therapeutical Agent.--By F.C. ROBINSON,
M.D.--An interesting resume of different applications of
water in therapeutics.--Suggestions of use for all
households. 11364

VIII. MILITARY ENGINEERING.--Gibraltar.--A history of this
important strategic position and of the different sieges
the fortress has undergone. 11352

Gibraltar and Neighborhood.--A consular report on the
statistics of the famous military station. 11352

The Defense of Gibraltar--Experimental Naval and Military
Operations.--Interesting series of operations recently
carried out under the shadow of the historic rock.--1
illustration. 11352

IX. NAVAL ENGINEERING.--Clark's Gyroscopic Torpedoes.--A
recent torpedo, in which all the possible parts are made
to rotate.--2 illustrations. 11353

The First Steamboat on the Seine.--The Marquis de
Jouffroy's steamer of 1816.--1 illustration. 11353