indly
forwarded by this Correspondent, is already printed in Blount's_ Fragmenta
Antiquitates, p. 142., _ed._ 1784.
C. E. F. _We would strongly recommend our Correspondent to adopt the paper
process described by_ DR. DIAMOND _in our first Number for the present year
(with correction of using the gallic acid, which, as stated in a subsequent
Number, was by accident omitted). Recent experience has more than ever
convinced us that if the method there laid down be_ strictly _followed, the
photographer will not meet with failures._
AN AMATEUR (Helston). MR. LYTE _is at present abroad, or we are sure he
would readily answer the Query of our Correspondent, as to whether the
chloride of barium recommended by him at p. 252., and the nitrate of lead
at p. 373., are to be the crystallised or liquid preparations._
AN AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER (Manchester). _If you will transmit us a specimen
of the failures which you mention, especially of the waved appearance, we
will do the best to answer your Queries: it is impossible otherwise
satisfactorily to do so._
M. A. _Always use your hyposulphite of soda_ saturated; _it does not reduce
the tone of pictures near so much as when it is used dilute._
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