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- Ausgabe No. 1270, January 5, 1883 1
- Ausgabe No. 1271, January 12, 1883 17
- Ausgabe No. 1272, January 19, 1883 33
- Ausgabe No. 1273, January 26, 1883 49
- Ausgabe No. 1274, February 2, 1883 65
- Ausgabe No. 1275, February 9, 1883 81
- Ausgabe No. 1276, February 16, 1883 97
- Ausgabe No. 1277, February 23, 1883 113
- Ausgabe No. 1278, March 2, 1883 129
- Ausgabe No. 1279, March 9, 1883 145
- Ausgabe No. 1280, March 16, 1883 161
- Ausgabe No. 1281, March 22, 1883 177
- Ausgabe No. 1282, March 30, 1883 193
- Ausgabe No. 1283, April 6, 1883 209
- Ausgabe No. 1284, April 13, 1883 225
- Ausgabe No. 1285, April 20, 1883 241
- Ausgabe No. 1286, April 27, 1883 257
- Ausgabe No. 1287, May 4, 1883 273
- Ausgabe No. 1288, May 11, 1883 289
- Ausgabe No. 1289, May 18, 1883 305
- Ausgabe No. 1290, May 25, 1883 321
- Ausgabe No. 1291, June 1, 1883 337
- Ausgabe No. 1292, June 8, 1883 353
- Ausgabe No. 1293, June 15, 1883 369
- Ausgabe No. 1294, June 22, 1883 385
- Ausgabe No. 1295, June 29, 1883 401
- Ausgabe No. 1296, July 6, 1883 417
- Ausgabe No. 1297, July 13, 1883 433
- Ausgabe No. 1298, July 20, 1883 449
- Ausgabe No. 1299, July 27, 1883 465
- Ausgabe No. 1300, August 3, 1883 481
- Ausgabe No. 1301, August 10, 1883 497
- Ausgabe No. 1302, August 17, 1883 513
- Ausgabe No. 1303, August 24, 1883 529
- Ausgabe No. 1304, August 31, 1883 545
- Ausgabe No. 1305, September 7, 1883 561
- Ausgabe No. 1306, September 14, 1883 577
- Ausgabe No. 1307, September 21, 1883 593
- Ausgabe No. 1308, September 28, 1883 609
- Ausgabe No. 1309, October 5, 1883 625
- Ausgabe No. 1310, October 12, 1883 641
- Ausgabe No. 1311, October 19, 1883 657
- Ausgabe No. 1312, October 26, 1883 673
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- Ausgabe No. 1314, November 9, 1883 705
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- Ausgabe No. 1317, November 30, 1883 753
- Ausgabe No. 1318, December 7, 1883 769
- Ausgabe No. 1319, December 14, 1883 785
- Ausgabe No. 1320, December 21, 1883 801
- Ausgabe No. 1321, December 28, 1883 817
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August 31, 1883. | THE PHOTOGRAPHC NEWS. 551 told that none had been kept. Thoroughly convinced that the whole affair was a swindle, he politely requested the return of his £10. It is almost needless to add that he did not get it, and as he declined, under the circumstances, to complete the contract, he returned to Liverpool a sadder and a wiser man, with his mind thoroughly made up never to pay a deposit again until he had made a personal inspection of the projected purchase. Care should always be taken that the contract or deed of sale contains stipulations prohibiting the seller of a busi ness from re-opening anywhere in the immediate vicinity, and, where possible, a respectable solicitor should be en gaged to complete the purchase. ECHOES FROM THE ORIENT. BY EDWanD L. WILSON.* PETRA— "The Rock City.” How shall I ever describe the many things and wonders which I saw in “ the Rock City 1 ” Temples with arched terraces ; rows of columns ; interiors whose ceilings were decorated with all the waves of colour which the sweep of the brush of nature could paint; a generous display of colour and form everywhere ; each rock and stone at our feet a perfect wonder, for if a piece attracted me on account of its beautiful colour, and I lifted another plainer looking bit to break it apart, there was always sure to be a surprise, for each stone would fly to pieces, and reveal new secrets of colour which had not been imagined. Sometimes the rock had been hewn as much as fifteen feet back in order to obtain either a good colour or an unbroken surface for a facade, and sometimes much further back than this inorder to admit of the rows of columns. Nothing, remember, standing now was erected; everything was carved from the solid rock. About a quarter of a mile beyond our camp, the stream turned to the left, and led through what must once have been the principal street of Petra, and which was evidently the only street where buildings were erected from quarried stone. Its surroundings must have been very fine, and many fallen sections of columns lie near. I found one of a bluish-grey granite, and others of Syenite, doubtless from the Nile, still finely polished, while others lie overturned on their edges like rows of grind stones. Only one of the buildings of this grand street remains standing, and is known as the Ksr Farou. In every direction, great stairways were seen leading from temple to temple ; and then from the pediment skyward, without any idea which can be explained, other upper stairways, which consisted of about six steps leading to the right and to the left, and terminating in the air. Near the street just named, was one temple which is the only example showing how the Petran builders constructed their magnificent buildings. It proves that they began at the top, and worked downward, instead of vice versa, for it is only partly excavated. And it is easily seen why this should be so, because the debris, as it tumbled to the ground, was cleared as the building advanced, instead of being in the way all the time, as it would be if the beginning had been at the base. But it would take more than the limits of a letter like this to tell you of all that there is to be seen in Petra. I remained only four days, all that time under protest, and amid wonders why I did not look and go away, I was privileged to see a good deal more than the ordinary traveller. I clambered up hundreds of stairways, through many ravines ; ascended a great many cliff's ; visited many wonderful interiors, and the wonders never came to an end. At one place I found a great green plateau, and what I had been looking for—a fine ascending spiral stairway. It led me up to hollowed-out rocks, which were canopied by overhanging cliffs, making them look like pulpits. I believe they were once used as such, a great congregation assembling on the grass below. There was no quieter, finer place in Petra for a church, and what I afterwards found seemed to confirm my conclusion in this respect, for a number of Sinaitic inscriptions were cut along the walls, and higher up, depressions and arches all along the way for idols or semblances of the great God. Perhaps David himself may have ascended these very steps while he sung the sixtieth Psalm, and these very rocks probably echoed his sacred tones. It seemed the only place in Petra that had any holiness about it. I ascended the striped stairway, and stood under the first canopy, ’ Continued from page 414, near which was a tank, evidently for baptism. Then I crept on up to the top of the mountain, though against the protests of our Fellahin guides. There I found another altar and a water conduit, cut out of the rock. A long way further up, climbing to the top, two erections of pyramidal shape were found, and beyond them were a number of curious tanks, some partly filled with water, and what would seem to be an altar of sacrifice. This last was on a rock by itself, with four stone steps leading to it. It consisted of a circular basin, four feet in diameter, in the centre of which was a smaller depression, eighteen inches in dia meter, to collect the blood, which would run out by means of a little drain or outlet into the tank below. It could be nothing else than a sacrificial altar. Near it was another elevated tank, around which was a passage, eighteen inches wide, so that a person could reach it on all sides. It was six feet by nine in size, with stairs also leading to it. Several other tanks were in the neighbour hood, in one of which a large number of blind fish were found. At the lowermost of these was an outlet, leading to the south east of the mountain to an aqueduct or conduit, from which we could overlook nearly all the city of Petra. Doubtless, this was the most secluded and favourite resort of the ancient Petrans and their stronghold, for from it any point of the city could be commanded—to the right or to the left, or in front. The sun was now getting low, and, taking our last look, we descended first a few rods by a stairway, and then through a deep gorge which brought us into the valley near the Kuzneh and beyond the theatre. Our last morning in Petra was spent in a visit to the Deir, a temple whose size is greater even than that of the Kuzneh, but whose facade is not nearly so beautiful. Here Nature has supplied a glorious mountain-side for carving a temple. But great boldness on the part of the architect is shown, who risked so much labour without knowing that he had the material he desired. In plan, the Deir is somewhat similar to the Kuzneh. Its facade is fifty feet wide; the interior thirty-four by forty ; the two tiers of semi-columns in front, five feet in diameter. The colour is quite uniform, being Petra red. A large plateau is in front, covered with fresh green grass, and here and there, squares and circles stand, telling at once that other buildings were there. Directly opposite is Mount Hor, upon whose summit could be seen a little building, erected by the Mohammedans, to mark the place where Aaron died and was buried. We could stay but a little while here, and went away wonder ing, dissatisfied, almost distracted, for a month would be needed to see all the beauties and marvels of this once great, and still great and mysterious city, where all the patriarchs dwelt—where Israel once u ndonbtedly lived, and whose history can now never be fathomed. At noon we left by the Wady Arabah side, attended by some sixty of the Bedouins and Fellahin, who claimed it to be not only their privilege, but their duty, to see us safely out of their city. Alas! that we had struck such a conscientious set, for the sequel to it all was that we had a great deal more trouble to get out of their city than we had to get in. PHOTO-ZINCOGRAPHY AT THE FRENCH DEPART MENT OF WORKS. The process now in use here is thus described by the Bulletin de la Societe d'Encouragement’,—"A plate of commercial zinc is chosen which is free from defects. In order to cleanse it thoroughly it is rubbed with a stiff hair brush, which is dipped into a mixture of one-third sulphuric acid and two-thirds water. After this cleansing, which removes every trace of oxidation and grease, the plate becomes very brilliant, and it is rubbed for some minutes with a cork dipped in powdered pumice stone. It is then washed, and plunged, for ten or fifteen minutes, into a bath acidulated with 3 per cent, of nitric acid. The plate then has a dull look, and shows a slight roughness under the micro scope. After having carefully dried it, it is covered by a prepara tion composed of 10 litres of water and 500 grammes of crushed nutgalls. After boiling this preparation until it is reduced about one-third, it is cooled and filtered through linen ; then are added 100 grammes of common nitric acid and 6 grammes of pure chlorhydric acid. After the preparation has been left in contact with the plate for some time, it is washed and dried, and then coated with bitumen in the ordinary manner, and exposed to the light under the drawing which is to be copied. When the exposure is over, the plate is warmed slightly and developed.
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