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NOTES AND QUERIES.

S. NO 4., JAN. 26. '56.

of the Logarithms, Xepayres bones, and many new Pro- positions, touching the Quantities, Qualities, Resultments, and Rules of Medicine."

The second book 5s a treatise " on the great Rule of Algebra in Species; resolving all Arithmeticall Questions by Supposition'' 1 My copy of this very rare book is of the first (perhaps only) edition. It was published by Nathaniel Brookes, at the Angell in Cornhill, 1650.

The forty-fifth edition of Cocker's Arithmetic was published in 1731, only fifty-four years after the publication of the first ; this shows its great popularity. The fifty-sixth edition, " printed and published by John Hawkins," is dated 1767. This work was called the System of Vulgar Arith- metic. Cocker's Decimal Arithmetic was published by Hawkins in 1684. The sixth edition is dated 1729. PISHEY THOMPSON.

Stoke Newington.

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Gabriel Hounds (1" S. xii. 470.) In answer to your correspondent ARTHUR HCSSEY, I may state, that the anatomical structure of the organ of voice in several of the species of the true goose is so much alike, that great similarity in the sound of their notes might be expected. A single note, repeated at short intervals, from many mouths frequently heard at night from a flock in the air, perhaps to prevent separation, has been considered to resemble the cry of a pack of hounds by several writers. I have heard it from large flocks of the bean-goose in midday, subdued in tone from the great elevation at which the birds were flying, and in the History of British Birds I quoted authori- ties for the resemblance to the noise of hounds in other species. The stuffed skin of a goose, ex- posed, and an exact imitation of the call-note, is the most successful decoy with the North Ameri- can hunters. WM. YARRELL.

Portrait of George Herbert (1 st S. xii. 471.) Bromley mentions two portraits of Herbert, one engraved by R. White some time in the seven- teenth century, and the other by J. Street, in 1709. Both are prefixed to editions of his works, and it is not known from what painter they are engraved. J. Y. (2.)

Running Footmen (2 nd S. i. 9.) It wa9 stated in the public journals, early in 1851, that on the opening of one of the assize courts in the North of England (Carlisle, I believe,) the sheriff and judges were preceded by two running footmen. I recollect that, nearly forty years ago, a very old man was residing at Lyndhurst who had been a running footman. It was his boast of having run from London to Lyndhurst (about eighty-six

miles) in one day. If I mistake not, he was em- ployed in the after part of his life by the gentle- men of the New Forest Hunt, in attending to some of their matters on the chace, for which his fleetness and strength of constitution well adapted him. No doubt but there are persons now living in Hampshire who remember a tall, white-headed man, attired in a faded scarlet hunting-coat and jockey velvet cap, frequenting the Forest Courts, even when unable to do more than walk out for recreation. That man was poor old Choats, the running footman. HENRY EDWARDS.

Incense (1 st S. xii. 495.) In answer to the inquiry of R. H. S. respecting the composition of the incense used in Catholic churches, I beg to inform him that the church recognises only simple frankincense (Thus'). This, however, is of differ- ent kinds and degrees of purity, and the gum called olibanum is accounted the best, and is chiefly used in Rome. It is customary to mix other ingredients with the olibanum or frankin- cense in many places ; but the former ought to form at least one half of the composition. The articles most commonly employed to add greater fragrance are gum benzoin, storax, and aloes, and sometimes cascarilla bark, cinnamon, cloves, and musk. But many persons are deceived by the sweet smell of some things, and mix them with frankincense, forgetting that when burnt they emit a very different odour. F. C. H.

The particulars of the composition of the better kinds of incense are kept secret by the various manufacturers. What is used in the churches at Rome is nothing but pure " gum olibanum." If R. H. S. wishes for specimens of the incense generally used in this country, I can give him the following references to parties who keep it on sale :

Richardson & Son, 147. Strand, agents for Martin's fragrant incense, at 2s. Gd., 4s., and 7s. 6d. per lb., in canisters of one, two, and three Ibs.

M. A. M'Dowall, 11. George Street, Portman Square, agent for Dr. Piquot's canonical incense, 3s. per lb.

M. Andrews, 13. Duke Street, Smithfield.

E. Buller, 29. Cannon Street, Preston.

E. Travis, 57. Scotland Road, Liverpool.

CE-YREP.

The Ballad of Sir Hugh (!' S. xii. 496.) This ballad evidently refers, under the name of Sir Hugh, to the martyred child St. Hugh, who was tortured and crucified by the Jews of Lincoln in contempt of Christ and the Christian faith^ on a Friday, August 27, 1255. Our old historians relate that the Jews buried him in an obscure place, bu,t his body being miraculously cast up by the earth, they threw him into a well^ There his body was discovered by his own mother, and