Notices to Correspondents.
Dick the Treble will find the Gloucestershire Ballad George Ridler's Oven in our 4th Volume, p. 311.
Hogmanay. Our Correspondent J. Bd., who inquires the etymology of this word, is referred to Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary and Brand's Popular Antiquities (ed. Bohn. 1849), vol. i. p. 460., for the very numerous and contradictory derivations which the learned have given of it.
W. W. (Stilton.) The stone of which our Correspondent has forwarded an impression appears to be one of those gems called Abraxas, used by the Gnostic and Basilidian heretics. On it is a double serpent, and the seven vowels of the Greek alphabet, Α Ε Η Ι Ο Υ Ω, which constantly appear on their engraved stones, and to which they referred certain mystical ideas. These were worn as amulets: sometimes used as love charms; and our Correspondent will find some curious facts about them in an old Greek papyrus just published by Mr. Godwin, in the Proceedings or Transactions of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society.
C. E. F. is informed that Mr. Eaton's proportion of ten grains of salt to the pint is quite correct; and he will find it produce a most agreeable tint.
G. S. "The Cataract of Lodore" will be found in Longman's one-volume edition (1850) of Southey's Poetical Works, p. 164.
Rubi. We have several communications for this Correspondent. How may they be forwarded?
Rosa, who asks about Men of Kent and Kentish Men, is referred to our 5th Vol., p. 322.
I. N. (Leicester.) There must be something wrong in the preparation of your chemicals. Consult the directions given in our Nos. 151, 152. We have seen some glass negatives of landscapes taken by Dr. Diamond during the past week, which have all the intensity which can be desired. The time of exposure in these cases has varied from fifteen to sixty seconds, the lens used being a single meniscus.
Amber Varnish. Our Correspondent Littlelens will find the directions for making this in No. 153. p. 320. It will be reprinted in the Photographic Notes announced in our advertising columns.
Dr. Diamond's Papers on Photography. It is as well to remind writers on Photography that, Dr. Diamond being about to republish his Photographic Notes, the reprinting of them by any other parties would be uncourteous—not to say piratical.
Sir W. Newton's Calotype Process in our next. His first communication was in type before the amended copy reached us.
Errata.—P. 90. col. 1. for "immiscuerunt" read "immiscuerint." P. 86. col. 1. for "honour" read "humour"." P. 84. col. 1. lines 46. and 48., for "Trajecteasem" read "Trajectensem."
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