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 tiighly interesting articles, our Notes on Books, 8fC. 



A. X. Nineveh is siiid to have been destroyed by fire, when 

 taken by the Medes and Babylonians. The date of this is fixed by 

 Clinton, in his Fasti Hell., vol. i. p. 269., at 606 B.C. Layard 

 <Nineveh, vol. ii. p. 161.) aZso adopts this date. 



B. N. C. The words " a secrelis," in the passage quoted, sig- 

 nify that the party alluded to was a member of the Ptivy Council. 



3. G. B., who asks if Monkey is not derived f}-om Homuncuhis, 

 is referred to Skinner, who derives it from Monikin, or Manikin, 

 i.e. Homunculus. 



H. H. B. (St. Lucia). The wishes of our Correspondent shall 

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T. Massey (Manchester) is referredto Richardson's Dictionary, 

 i. V. with, within, without, /oj- a solution of his Query. Nisi Prius 

 are the first words on certain legal records, where an issue is ap- 

 pointed to be tried by a jury from the county, unless before the 

 <iay appointed (nisi prius) the Judges shall have corne to the county 

 in question. The judges of assize, by virtue of their commission of 

 nisi prius, try the causes thus appointed. 



E., who asks the origin of " Mind yourP's and Q's," is referred 

 to our 3rd Vol., pp. 328. 357. 463. 52». 



Balliolensis. We are flattered by the suggestion of our Cor- 

 respondent, but we must leave the agitation which he suggests to 

 abler hands. 



Photographic Notes. Jn consequence of the number of Re- 

 plies TO Minor Queries waiting for insertion, we have been 

 compelled to postpone the Rev. Mr. Sisson'* description of a new 

 Head-rest, «nd Sir W. Newton's explanation of his Process. 



A. S. K. (Worthing) is informed that it is quite useless to ex- 

 tract the size from the paper of positive pictures, to ensure their 

 permanence. If the hyposulphite of soda is entirely freed from 

 them, they trill bear any exposure to atmospheric influence without 

 change. Although in all works on Photography it is recommended 

 that the size should be extracted froin negatives before waxing them, 

 it is a process we have entirely dispensed with : if the iron is used 

 sufficiently hot, the wax will perfectly permeate the entire texture 

 0/ the paper. 0»r Correspondent is referred to our back Numbers 

 for an account of the mode of taking a positive picture on glass 

 from a glass negative. 



R. S. C. (S lihull) shall receive a private communication on 

 the subject of the construction of his glass house for Photographic 

 purposes. There are points in it which are not generally attended 

 to, and upon which tlie watit of success of many operators has no 

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Tyro (March 14th). The second sample of collodion which you 

 have used is o^er-iodized. It is quite requisite that it should be 

 known that the sensitive properties of collodion are not increased 

 by adding too much of the iitdizing solution. If the collodion is 

 good, the film is semi-transparent, of a bluish opal-like appear- 

 ance. If the iodine is in excess, it becomes more opaque and creamy 

 after immersion in the bath, and of a deep orange when looked 

 through ; whereas it should appear of a pale amber colour. 



Tybo (March 17th). The reticulated appearance you complain 

 of is from using your collodion too thick, and not giving the glass, 

 the rotatory rucking motion which you should do when you drairt 

 qff" the excess into the bottle. Prepare two pieces of gliss with 

 collodion : in one simply drain off the excess of collodion, and in 

 the other use the jnotiim which has been before described, and you 

 will perceive the difference in the evenness of the two films. 



H. Henderson (Glasgow). We consider glass baths are much, 

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 gutta percha. This is frequently adulterated, and the nitrate acts 

 upon the extraneous substances which are added to the gutta 

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 present want in this respect. " Jefferies' Marine Glue " can be 

 procured at all times, the cost being about sixpence per pound. One 

 part of marine glue, and two of best red sealing-wax, form a 

 beautiful cement for glass baths. The marine glue, when used 

 alone, becomes detached from the glass by the nitrate solution ; 

 and, wiUiout a substance to temper it, t/ie sealing-wax is loo brittle. 



X. (Manchester). Whenthe blue spots occur of which our Cor- 

 respondent complains, it is because there is at the time of operating 

 very feeble actinic action in the light. If he were to rub one of 

 these pictures when dry, he would find it almost entirely removable 

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 with the nitrate of baryta of commerce, instead of pure nitrate of 

 baryta, will often have the same effect. 



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