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look one way (as doth the boatman), and row 

 another. Loaves and fishes are in the 

 ascendant ; people's minds are hood-winked ; 

 bigotry and intolerance have it all their own 

 way ; the gentle pastor gulls his victims by 

 the thousand ; and the holy name of " Reli- 

 gion" is prostituted to the basest of ends. 

 England is on the wane. 



The God we worship looks down upon all 

 this, from His throne in Heaven. His for- 

 bearance is great ; but His justice, though 

 slow, will be vindicated by and by. Let 

 those who wear the mask, and live upon the 

 souls of their fellow-men, be timely warned. 

 Then will our pen not have been taken up in 

 vain. Our words have been few. May they 

 come home to the hearts of all offenders 

 against Nature's sweet laws ! 



SUMMER IS COME. 



BY HELEN HETHEEINGTON. 



NOTES ON PHOTOGRAPHY. 



(Continued from Page 2 93 J 

 NO. IV. — THE DRY WAXED- PAPER PROCESS. 



The soft voice of Spring had not yet died away, 

 When Summer approach 'd in her brilliant array; 

 Her countenance beam'd with delight, and she 



smiled 

 "With the eloquent joy of an innocent child ! 



From the valley now burst a melodious strain, 

 And the wild deer in herds gamboll'd over the 



plain ; 

 Now hid by the fern leaves that waved with the 



breeze, 

 Now seeking repose 'neath the tall forest trees. 



And the lark sang his song, gladly hailing the 



morn, 

 While echo replied to the sound of the horn ; 

 And the voice of the rivulet murmuring low 

 Told of joys where the lily and mountain- r 



blow. 



A sweet voice arose from that gay, happy throng, 

 Commingling its tones with the linnet's sweet 



song, 

 And a calmness prevailed over valley and plain 

 As the light step of Summer approach'd it again. 



She was dress'd in the light of the morning, 



inlaid 

 With bright sparkling dewdrops that gladden'd 



the glade ; 

 And her voice with the spirit of faith seem'd to 



tell 

 Where the music of waters deliciously fell ! 



In the grove, while the birds sang her praise from 



the trees, 

 And the richest of perfumes were borne on the 



breeze, 

 She held her first levee ; the light Zephyrs play'd 

 On her beautiful cheek as she entered the glade. 



And now Nature revell'd with Summer's fair 

 flowers, 



Or sought an umbrageous retreat in her bowers ; 



Whilst the gay bee proclainrd in its calm, cease- 

 less hum, — 



Rejoice, for the bright days of Summer are come ! 



I have now, my dear Sir, to give an out- 

 line of the Dry Waxed-Paper Process, — one 

 that, from the simplicity of the out-of-door 

 operations required, will, I am convinced, 

 when better known, supersede every other 

 method for taking landscapes; particularly 

 in situations where darkness cannot easily be 

 obtained. A picture obtained in this way, 

 serves (like those from the Collodion process) 

 as the basis from which to print numberless 

 others,— on paper waxed or unwaxed, or on 

 glass. The preliminary operations are, 

 doubtless, more tedious than those of the 

 Collodion process ; but they are compensated 

 for (in my opinion) by the facilities I have 

 already mentioned. But I hope your readers 

 will give it a trial, and thus be able to judge 

 for themselves. 



To Prepare the Waxed Paper. — Of 

 all papers sold, I prefer that manufactured 

 specially for the purpose by Canson, Freres. 

 It combines thinness, firmness, and evenness 

 of texture, and may be procured at any photo- 

 graphic establishment, under the name of the 

 Canson Freres' negative paper. Cut each 

 sheet into convenient pieces, say six. Take 

 some blotting paper, and on it lay a single 

 piece. Over this, pass quickly a very clean 

 and moderately-heated smoothing iron. Get 

 ready a cake of white purified wax, and before 

 the paper has cooled, rub it over from side to 

 side. The paper will quickly absorb the 

 melted wax, although in places there will be 

 much more than enough. If another sheet 

 be now laid over the first, and ironed, it will 

 absorb the extra wax from the first sheet. 

 If not completely saturated, this second sheet 

 must be again ironed, and rubbed with wax 

 as before. 



Then, for the excess on the second sheet, 

 apply a third ; and so on till you have waxed 

 all you require ; making, in this way, each 

 sheet in succession absorb the extra wax 

 from the previous one. You will thus pre- 

 vent any waste, and the operation, after a few 

 trials, will become extremely easy. After 

 waxing, each sheet should appear of a dim 

 semi-transparent uniform color. Should there 

 be clear spots here and there, they are caused 

 by excess ot wax, and must be removed by 

 (if necessary) repeated applications of paper 

 and the smoothing iron. This paper is every- 

 where to be met with for sale ; and perhaps 

 experimenters should buy at first, in order 

 that they may not be encumbered with too 

 many operations. 



To Sensitize the Waxed Paper. — To 



increase the sensitiveness of the paper, it 

 is advisable to use some organic matter, as 



