Ecclesfield, April 6. 1850.
_Note Books._--Looking at what your correspondent says about "Note
Books," I think the following hint may be useful to others, as it has
been to myself. Many persons never get so far as the formality of a
common-place book, and do not like to write in their books. Let them
follow my plan. The envelope maker will procure them any number of
little slips of white paper, with a touch of isinglass at each of the
four corners. Let the note be written on one of these, and then let the
slip be stuck into any book which is sure to be wanted in connection
with the subject when it comes up again; either by one, two, or four
corners, as convenient. The isinglass will not hurt the book, if ever it
be wanted to remove the slip. A note is more in the way, when attached
to a book which suggested it, than when buried among unindexed
miscellanies; and there are few who index themselves. Your motto is good
as far as it goes; but the other half is wanting:--
"When made a note of,--find if you can."