contemporary would be very valuable.

B.


_Saffron-bag._--Having lately read Sir E.B. Lytton's novel of _The
Caxtons_--to which I must give a passing tribute of admiration--I have
been a good deal puzzled, first, to ascertain the meaning, and, second,
the origin of the _saffron-bag_ of which he speaks so much. I have asked
many persons, and have not been able to obtain a satisfactory solution
of my difficulty. Should you or any of your contributors be able, I wish
you would enlighten not only me but many of my equally unlearned
friends.

W.C. Luard.


_Bishop Berkley's successful Experiments._--I have somewhere read that
Bishop Berkley succeeded in increasing the stature of an individual
placed in his charge. Will any of your correspondents give me the
details of such process, with their opinions as to the practicability of
the scheme?

F.W.


_Portrait (Unknown)._--A very carefully painted portrait, on an oak
panel, has been in the possession of my family for many years, and I
should be much pleased if any of your correspondents could enable me to
identify the personage.