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ROBERT CAUER'S STATUE OF LORELEI.
The statue of Lorelei, the mythical siren of the Rhine, represented in
the annexed cut, which is taken from the _Illustrirte Zeitung_, was
modeled by Robert Cauer, of Kreuglach on the Rhine. He was born at
Dresden in 1831, and is the son of the well-known sculptor Emil Cauer,
and a brother of the sculptor Karl Cauer.
[Illustration: LORELEI STATUE BY ROBERT CAUER.]
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REDUCING AND ENLARGING PLASTER CASTS.
Ordinary casts taken in plaster vary somewhat, owing to the shrinkage of
the plaster; but it has hitherto not been possible to regulate this
so as to produce any desired change and yet preserve the proportions.
Hoeger, of Gmuend, has, however, recently devised an ingenious method
for making copies in any material, either reduced or enlarged, without
distortion.
The original is first surrounded with a case or frame of sheet metal or
other suitable material, and a negative cast is taken with some elastic
material, if there are undercuts; the inventor uses agar-agar.
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