The primitive Republican., 1851-04-10


e@-a tie facts already mentioned, that il
s9.u accl experimenting fer colored da
lerrae5yras some two years ago, and obtain
II his irst successful results only Fey
months since; and the further eircunstane
very feankly mentioned by him in his com
ililication to the Dag. Art Jour., that b
i a poor man" who needs the compensa
ton which he is certain to obtain 1or hi
brilliant discovery all we have been abl'
to iaura personally of 4 man whose name i
horeai5 : destined to attractsuausual atten
sion.
IN regard to the secret.of his discovery i
j. not to be supposed that We can giean any
.afsrfaa.iaa from his published letters, OF
'.l.s He world will be f'Vored with any, IN
II h haetslea al the steps requisite. to Sc
e4ra shs cni3gment Of his invention. = aiy
-iJ,e ana myself done, says he know the
e.~a2ess. at.s zl15 scrap or iton; shall ever be
e,-uacicaseI unsil / am made perfectly
-,-a Of Il uisahIc c31npensation. all that
i.as dirai-ed is, that the mystery.is de-
pendent On ihe now and "singular conlpaund' :
a.ch he, oaa day, unexpectedly formed,
aa., rs unezpoetedly found to be the grand
d been So So }662g II qu5ff 5'', Of tnliss nisf fe
tAe f3IloYine account:
he compound above referred to is tome
a5lsso1ipt, though / have made the sci
oo + chemistry my study for years That
j. new substance, or combination of sub
s, I am positive; and this is AL
L lneerning it. It is simply and easily
j, but not by any law stated in the
.aher cf chemical works with which
4.sI..iar Doubtless, however, q eor-t
thorough analysis will determine
sarc,"
t tne late Of his munication--Febru-
Mr.. Hill had forty-fiye specimens of
iillotypc, Of the character Of which,
idea may be formed from his descrip-I
@ which we quote, as follows:
\ Wow containing red house, green
and foliage, the wood color Of the trees,
al cows Of different shades Of red and
aE'e, coIorod garments on a clothes-ine, b
5r. and the faint blue Of the atnos- 5
intarvoning between the camera and {
m. -3n mountains, very delcately spread {
0Fa~ -epictures as ifby the haIsl Of fairy !
\ sunset scene, in which the playlI
ri -9iors uPon the clouds is impressed with t
"a crutatUauess and gorgeous beauty which II
,aau95 describe.
80. Several portraits, in which have the 5
rtuo complexion Of the skin, the rosy checks L
ID lips blaze and hazel eyes auburn, brown
l,d sandy hair, and every other color Of the
'eapary. Caneaablc silk is given in al its Is
rila alan .me5 OF colors and delicate richness a
en- EIes. + not only get red blue, orange, t
et, &c, but their various tints. The i
a impression, including the lights and 4
les, IS far more brilliant, round, and mel Er
than the most superb daguerrean image e
1--we ever seen" Ii
4o adds:
4 lave a most exquisite type of my little /
=, zone year old,) taken in the act Of cry e
~, the plate not having been exposed full t
1nd At the same time my light required d
II seconds for a daguerreotype. This a
gture has cought the expression perfectly, II
.9tl { the eye and whole face. On one D
t-a IS seen q bright tcar-drop, and the col i
'~ showing through it much deeper than the i
rounding parts; which latter, | suppose,
wing to the rctractive action Of thc fluid. .
Lnres1ine these very striking and bewitch- r.
z descriptions, one feels a natural seepti- le
u, remembering that they come from the O
2=eoyerer himself; nor is the doubt entirely Il
& oclled by the remembrance of his clerical 5;
haracter. We can appreciate the force and "
Hiding power Of enthusiasm, without sus- f
ecting the truth Of the enthusiast Such d
pdcism we must confess to having our la
ewes felt; being rather disposed to fancy "
Int dr. iii had been deluded by some I'M q
al irridesccnt effects on his plates than i
hat he had discovered mode, by the inter m
atom q any one chemical Teagcnt, single N
7 l5mpound, old or new, OF fixing upon In,
L-a the Hceting and nns1bstantial hues Of al
-5=e<.s Scientific men can best understand n
Il T>~S1ua aerful character Of such an IN
ZIl <eslzidering all our preconceiYedt tot
ssdeo and ideas, it IS a marvel far be-ide
..G the miracles Of the photograph and tllel al
1arreotypc. It happens, however, that dc
is corroborat1ye testimony in the case Ii:
"a learn, from a distinguished daguerre- re
p + this city, who has visited Westkill lin
seen the specimens, that there is no ex-
.-ars sIgn in Mr. HilPs account, and that tr
q liiioyypes in all respects come up to his T.
ions. They are such pictures as we La
l II natures own magic beauty, on pc
65and glass Of the camera.
l4ust add that 3Ir. Hill has expert
nd still experiences, one difficulty WI WI
= e only ono-in the management of tll
~ 1etoag tints, which, he saws, do not lei
aIth the other rays. 4 yellow ap- de
N the plate buff color. This, we 1n3
- oelicve, cannot but reduce the brillian- art
the greens, oranges, and other huesi
4 i are compounded of yellow Bright mo
~ pigments, however, are very. .sparing- eye
ed, and often entirely discarded, by the dal
painters in their pictures, which gain, pol
g than lose, by their absence; and we thf
formed, by the intelligent daguerreo- AM
pis referred to, that the defect is not felt, nes
te5ly thought Of, IN the Hillotypes. Ac- lay
sa33g to him, no one can look at them aud the
sens5ble Of deficiency. the
t1a lie whole, the subject Is one of I'M tue
on interest; and great will be the I'M sig
aae and expectation with which the ane
1l3 sill await the Withdrawing of the cur the
I nat now conceals from view the new atlt
arcs and the mystery.
There arc 100000 volumes arranged On swt
-lge miles Of sketches IN the library of the
be British Museum. IRA