"He was succeeded by Jochanan; not in right of descent, but of his extraordinary merits; which the Rabbies, according to custom, have raised to so surprising a height, that, according to them, if the whole heavens were paper, all the trees in the world pens, and all the men writers, they would not suffice to pen down all his lessons." In later times, in Miss C. Sinclair's _Hill and Valley_, p. 25., we have: "If the lake could be transformed into an ink-stand, the mountains into paper; and if all the birds that hover on high were to subscribe their wings for quills, it would be still insufficient to write half the praise and admiration that are justly due." C. I. R. These lines are by Dr. Watts. I cannot just now distinctly recollect _where_ they are to be found, but I think in Milner's _Life of Watts_. My recollection of them is that they were impromptu, given at an evening party. H. S. S. {181} * * * * * PHOTOGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE. _Washing or not washing Collodion Pictures after developing, previous to fixing._--Since the question has been mooted I have tried both ways, and have come to the conclusion that there is very little difference in the resulting appearance of the picture. The hypo. is certainly deteriorated when no washing is adopted. I think it is best to pour off the first quantity applied into a cup kept for the purpose; this is discoloured: I then pour on more clean hypo., and let it remain till the picture clears, and pour _this_ into another cup or bottle for future use. What was poured into the first cup may, when a sufficient quantity is obtained, be filtered, and by adding more of the salt is not useless. I pour on merely enough at first to wash off the developing fluid, and pour it off at once. The picture is cleared much sooner if the saturated hypo. solution is warmed, which I do by plunging the bottle into a pewter pint pot filled with hot water. W. M. F.