Excerpt from Wrinkles and Recipes, Compiled From the Scientific American: A Collection of Practical Suggestions, Processes, and Directions for the Mechanic, the Engineer, the Farmer, and the Housekeeper Among the other important additions to this edition - besides a large number of new and excellent recipes and hints - may be noted the detailed explanations of how to make the Phonograph, the Microphone, the Telephone and the Electric Light in simple and inexpensive manner. For these articles, credit is due to the Scientific American Supplement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.