Glass for Microscopes, Phantasmagoria, S(c. 



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taste than of faith. AVith him Magda- 

 lena, Salome, Johanna, more resemble 

 the clad Graces pursuing Apollo in the 

 dance, or the («opia listening with min- 

 gled love and veneration to the hymn- 

 ings of Krishen. than those, simple in- 

 nocent, pure and holy, but somewhat 

 awful forms, in which we are accuslom- 

 ed to embody the saints of our church. 

 Yet his erudition, classical and oriental 

 gives a weight — and his almost volup- 

 tuously poetical imagery imparts a fas- 

 cination to his points of view, which 

 disarm Philosophy of her spear, and 

 iStiperst i( ion other shield. 



[To be continued.^ 



Tu the Editor oJ^tUe Monthly Magazine. 



SIR, 



IN examining a small spider (Araa 

 Dames) with a microscope, I ol)- 

 served an internal motion in the leg, 

 and on applying a liigher power, I was 

 surprised to lind it was the circulation 

 of the blood. It is seen best in tiie un- 

 guis. The appearance is very different 

 to the circulation in the tail of a tadpole, 

 as there is no vascular ramification. The 

 globules proceed in a strait line along 

 the leg nearly to the end, where they 

 may be seen (oturn in a beautiful mau- 

 ner without any apparent diminution. 

 The motion is so slow, that they miglit 

 le counted. There appears but one 

 vein and one arterj' in each leg. The 

 only reason which I can assign for its 

 not being previously discovered, or at 

 least generally known, is the universal 

 antipathy with which the whole genus 

 are viewed; and as frogs, small fishes, 

 &c. are not always to be procured widi- 

 out some troiible, it may not be unac- 

 ceptable to some of your readers. 



Slides for magic-lanthorns, phantas- 

 magoria, &c. are generally painted with 

 transparent varnishes, which are not 

 easily procured, and are very difficult 

 to use. I have found that grey glass 

 answers the purpose exceedingly well, 

 (Especially for the latter. Take a piece 

 of common glass, grind it with fine 

 emery to an uniform tint, free from 

 scratches, then lay it on tlie print you 

 intend to copy, and by pouring a little 

 clear water on the G surface, it may be 

 traced with the greatest accuracy. — 

 When dry it must be shaded with a 

 very fine hard black lead pencil, and 

 softened with a cork rubber. The 

 weak lights may be made by rubbing 

 the parts with a pie^e of hard wood, (a 

 skewer will do) and tlie strong ones 

 may be touched with any kind of var- 



[Fcb. I, 



nisJi; the deeper shades will require a 

 little Indian ink. — By tliis means any 

 pei-son wiio can draw may make his 

 own slides, and an artist could produce 

 a much better eftect than he could ever 

 produce on paper by the same means, 

 and the want of colours will be amply 

 oompensaled by the possession of truth 

 and the eftect of light and shade. — 

 Proofs of small etchings, he. may be 

 taken in a veiy elegant and easy man- 

 ner wilh isinglass. — Ink (he jilafe, then 

 pour a hot saturated solution of isinglass 

 in water on it, about the thickness of a 

 shilling; when diy (in about 12 hours 

 in summer) it may be taken off with a 

 thin knife. It should be fixed on 

 paper wilh a little gum, as it is apt to 

 roll up. If fixed on glass it will make 

 an admirable slide for a lantliorn. 



Proteus. 



For the MontUbj Magazine. 

 "When the spirit of CliiMiianily ihall 

 exeri its proper infliipnce over the minds of 

 individimls, mid espeoi-jllj' over ttie miuds of 

 public men in their public oiipncilies, war 

 will cease throiighoiu ihe Christian world." 

 Bishop Watson. 



TIIE United States of America en- 

 joy the honour of having been the 

 first of the nations of the e;\r(h who 

 founded an organized society for the 

 propagation of pacific principles. — 

 There are now, at least, five of such 

 institutions in that country, most of 

 them having tlieir affiliated branches : 

 of these the most important are the New 

 York (wliich takes precedence of all 

 others, with regard to pri«irity of for- 

 mation, having been established in 

 August, ISl.'J), the Ohio, and the Mas- 

 sachusetts' Peace Societies. The last 

 named one consists of upwards of 400 

 members, among whom are one of flic 

 former presidents of the United States, 

 several members of the States' legisla- 

 ture, and respectable judges of their 

 courts, the chief justice of their su- 

 preme court, two of the former go- 

 vernors, and about ninety ministers of 

 religion ; the lieutenant-governor of 

 the state is president of their society. 

 Indeed on the American continent the 

 cause of peace has been successfully 

 advocated, both from the pulpit and the 

 press, and the friends of peace socie- 

 ties are in consequence rapidly miilti* 

 plying there.* 



Turn we now from America to 

 our own countiy. A society for the 

 promotion of permsinent and universal 



I'he Pitcihcator. 



peace 



