SIMPLE PROCESS. 147 



XIV. 



Simple Procefifor taking a Copy of a recent Manufcript; Coin- 

 municated to the Phibmathic Society at Park by Charles 



CoQUEBERT. 



JL HIS proccfs is the more interefting as it requires neither Sugar is put in 

 machine nor preparation; and may be ufed in any fituation. un fi Ze d*p a per is 

 It conn" Its in putting a little liigarin common writing ink, and laid on the wrk- 

 Tvith this the writing is made oh common paper fized as ufual, '"fj^ J' " 

 when a copy is required ; this unfized paper is taken and is made by an, 

 lightly moiftened with a fponge. The wet paper is then ap- heated iron ' 

 plied to the writing, and a flat iron, fuch as is ufed by laun- 

 drefles, of a moderate heat, being lightly pafied over the un- 

 fized paper, the counter-proof or copy is immediately pro- 

 duced *. 



XV. 



Narrative and Explanation of the Appearance of Phantoms and 

 other Figures in the Exhibition of the Phantafmagoria. With 

 Be/narks on the Philofophical life of common Occurrences, — 

 W. N. 



X\ VERY ftriking application of the magic lanthorn has Phantafmagnm. 



been made this winter to the public amufement bv M. Phi- N r e ^ app'' cati <>« 



. J . . of the magic 



hpithal at the Lyceum. The novelty con lilts in placing the i an thorn by pia- 



lanthorn on the oppofite fide of the fcreen which receives the cin g 5t on &* 



images, inftead of on the fame fide as the fpeflator, and fuf- ^e^creen and 



fering no light to appear but what paffes through, and tends making the fi- 



to form thofe images. His Aiders are therefore perfectly f^"^^ 



opake, except that portion upon which the tranfparent figures 



are drawn, and the exhibition is thus conducted. 



* I have not heard who was the original inventor of this ufeful 

 procefs. That i'ugar prevents ink from fpeedily drying has been 

 long known, and this method of impreflion has been ufed in fome 

 or" our public offices, and elfewhere in England for fome years. 



W. N. 

 L 2 All 



