APRIL — sept. 1858.] Notes and Queries. 



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NOTES AND QUERIES, 



We announced in our last number, vide Vol. 3, page 266, that 

 it was intended under the above head to afford an opportunity to 

 all persons of soliciting, or affording, information of a literary 

 or scientific character, or with reference to subjects of peculiar 

 interest in this country. As we have reason to believe that the 

 proposed plan and rules regarding it are not sufficiently known, 

 we reproduce them here for general information : and we trust 

 that many of our Correspondents will favor us with materials for 

 the re'gular continuance of this department of the Journal. 



It is proposed that all Notes and Queries are to be numbered 

 consecutively from the commencement, in order to facilitate more 

 easy reference hereafter. 



The following rules are to be adopted with reference to the sub- 

 jects of enquiry and the method of authenticating communications. 



(1) . Notes and Queries submitted by Correspondents should be 

 confined to those of a scientific and literary character ; the queries 

 should be put, and the answers given in the plainest and most 

 concise form. As several communications will frequently be sent 

 in answer to the same query, the substance only of these will be 

 given ; except where the answers differ in material points, when 

 the opinions of each writer will be recorded. 



(2) . Correspondents in forwarding Notes or Queries should 

 authenticate their letters, not only for the satisfaction of the Com- 

 mittee, but chiefly as a means of communicating with the writer 

 should further enquiry be necessary. The name of the Corres- 

 pondent will be appended to his first communication, and his 

 initials to all subsequent notes, &c. 



We purpose submitting in our next number a series of queries 

 for reply. And we hope, on that occasion, also to give answers 

 to some of the queries (1 to 7) before proposed. To one of these 

 we now insert a reply, for which we are indebted to the kindness 

 of Professor Mayer. 



