—is from Lee's Alexander the Great.
Piscator will find ample illustration of "ampers and and the character &" in our last Volume (8th), pp. 173. 223. 254. 327. 376. 524.
A. Baden, Jun., will find that his Query respecting the pronunciation of Tea in Queen Anne's time, has already been treated of in the curious discussion on Irish Rhymes in our 6th, 7th, and 8th Volumes.
X. Y. Z. Brother-german is a brother by the father's or mother's side, in contradistinction to a uterine brother, or by the mother only.
E. H. McL. Some examples of wage, the singular of wages, are given in Todd's Johnson: consult also Richardson, s. v.
Gallo-Nitrate.—1. We advise you to try the formula given in our former Number (Vol. vii., p. 324.) for positives; 30 grains of nitrate of silver may do, but it is not very active. 2. A glass rod is inappropriate; it works up the albumen into a lather. 3. Towgood's paper will take the albumen very excellently. As we have often said before, when you may obtain certain excellent results from known good formulæ, why waste your time upon uncertainties?
T. D. L. If your bath contains the smallest portion of hypo., or any salt of iron, it is useless. Precipitate the silver with salt; collect and reduce it to its metallic state.
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