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tains numerous interesting articles, such as Constanti- 

 nople, which gives us an outline of Byzantine History, 

 and Corinth, Crete, Cyrene, §*c. — Mr. Darling's Gy- 

 clopcedia Bihlioyraphica has now reached its Seventh 

 Part, and which extends from Dr. Abernethy Drum- 

 mond to Dr. John Fawcett. — The Journal of Sacred 

 Literature, No. VII., containing articles on The 

 Scythian Dominion in Asia; Modern Contributions to 

 the Study of Prophecy ; Heaven, Hell, Hades; Nature 

 of Sin and its earliest Decelopment ; Life and Epistles 

 of St. Paul; Slavery and the Old Testament; Biblical 

 Criticism; Memphitic New Testament; and its usual 

 variety of Correspondence, Minor Notices, &c. — Gen- 

 tleman's Magazine for April, which commences with 

 an article on Mr, Collier's Notes and Emendations to the 

 Text of Shakspeare's Plays. — Mr. Akerman, although 

 the number of subscribers is not sufficient to cover the 

 expenses, continues his Remains of Pagan Saxondum, 

 The Fourth Part just issued contains coloured plates, 

 the full size of the respective objects, of a Fibula from 

 ■a Cemetery at Fairford, Gloucester ; and of Fibula, 

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W. S. D. The saying "God tempers the wind to the shorn 

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Photography. Dr. Diamond's Photographic Notes are pre- 

 pat'ine for immediate publication in a separate form. We may 

 take this opportunity of explaining that Dr. D. is only an amateur, 

 and has notlmig to do with Photography as a profession. We are 

 the 7nore anxious to make this known, since, in consequence of 

 holding an important public office. Dr. Diamond has but little 

 leisure for pursuing his researches. 



J. B. S. will find what he requires at p. 277. of our last volume. 



C. B. (Birmingham). If the hyposulphite of soda is not 

 thoroughly removed from a Photograph, it will soon become covered 

 with reddish spots, and in a short time the whole picture may dis- 

 appear. If cyanide of potassium has been used, it is requisite that 

 the greatest care should be used to effect its removal entirely. 



W. L. (Liverpool). A meniscus lens of the diameter of four 

 inches should have a focal length of twenty inches, and will pro- 

 duce perfect landscape pictures fourteen inches square. It is said 

 they tnill cover fifteen inches ; bzit fourteen they do with great 

 definition. We strongly advise W. L. to purchase a good article. 

 It is a bad economy not to go to a first-rate wjaier at once. 



J. M. S. (Manchester). You will find, for a screen to use in 

 the open air, that the white cotton you refer to will be far too light. 

 " Linsey woolsey " forms an admirable screen, and by bring left 

 loose upon a stretcher it may he looped up so as to form drapery, 

 S[C. If you cannot depend upon the collodion you purchase in your 

 city, pray use your ingenuity, and make some according to the 

 formulary given in Vol. vi., p. 277., and you will be rewarded for 

 your trouble. 



C. E. F. The various applications to your bath which you have 

 used have destroyed it in all probability past use. Ail solutions 

 containing silver will precipitate it in the form of a white powder, 

 upon the addition of common salt ; and from this chloride the pure 

 metal is again readily obtained. The collodion of some makers 

 always acts in the manner you describe ; and we have known it 

 remedied by the addition of about one drachm of spirits of wine 

 to the ounce of collodion. Spirits of wine also added to the nitrate 

 bath — two drachms of spirits of wine to six ounces of the aqueous 

 solution — is sometimes very beneficial. When collodion is inert, 

 and the colour remains a pale milk and water blue after the 

 immersion, a few drops of saturated solution of iodide of silver 

 may be added, as it indicates a deficiency of the iodide. Should the 

 collodion then be turbid, a small lump of iodide of potassium may 

 be dropped into the bottle, which by agitation will soon effect a 

 clearance ; when this is done, the fluid may be poured off from the 

 excess of iodide which remains undissolved. 



Alex. Rae (Banff). You shall have a private reply at our 

 earliest leisure. The questions you ask would almost comprise a 

 Treatise on Photography. 



H. N. (March 30th). \st. You will find the opacity you complain 

 of completely removed by the use qf the amber varnish, as recom- 

 mended by Dr. Diamond, unless it proceeds from light having 

 acted generally upon your sensitive collodion in the bath, or during 

 the time of its exposure in the camera ; in which case there is no 

 cure for it — 'Indly. A greater intensity in negatives will be pro- 

 duced without the nitric acid, but with an addition of more acetic 

 acid the picture is more brown and never so agreeable as a 

 positive. 3rd. The protonitrate of iron used ptire produces a pic- 

 ture as delicate, and having all the brilliancy of a Daguerreotype, ■] 

 without its unpleasant metallic reflexion — the fine metal being 

 deposited of a dead white ; and C07nbined with the pyrogallic actd 

 solution in the proportion of one part to six or ten, produces pic- 

 tures of a most agreeable ivory-like colour ith. The protonitrate 



of iron, when mixed with the pyrogallic acid solution, becomes of a 

 fine violet blue ; but after some minutes it darkens. It should only 

 be mixed immediately before using. The colour of the protonitrate 

 of iron will vary, even rising the same chemicals. The cheap nitrate 

 ofbaryles of commerce answers exceedingly well in most cases; but 

 a finer silver surface is obtained by the use of the purified — 5th. We 

 have generally succeeded in obtaining portraits in an ordinary 

 room, the sitter being placed opposite and near the window : ^ 

 course, a glass-house is much better, the roof of u^hich should be of 

 violet glass, ground on the inner side. This glass can be bought, 

 made especially for the purpose, at lid. the square foot. It ob- 

 structs no chemical rays of light, and is most pleasant to the eyes, 

 causing no fatigue from the great body of light admitted. 



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