CAMERA AND PHOTOGRAPHIC APPLIANCES 27 



tives. So universally is amateur photography 

 practiced in these latter days, that I presume 

 most of my readers are already acquainted 

 with all the details of the purely photographic 

 portion of our subject, and that any attempt 

 at guidance in that direction may seem to 

 them superfluous, if not presumptuous. None 

 the less I deem it best to give a few hints 

 culled from my own practical experiences of 

 many years. So let us start with the dark- 

 room. 



This should be of a good size, well venti- 

 lated and comfortably warmed in winter. It 

 should be provided with running water and 

 sink of ample size for all manipulations so as 

 to prevent any slop from spilling on the floor. 

 Shelf room for trays, bottles and graduates 

 should be provided within easy reach whilst 

 a negative is being developed. It should be 

 electrically lighted for comfort, convenience 

 and freedom from vitiation of the air by com- 

 bustion of even the most perfect lamp. All 

 of these conveniences I enjoyed for several 

 years, and speak from experience, when I 

 emphatically advise every one who can to 

 adopt them. But pleasant as they were, it is 

 fortunate that they are not indispensable, else 

 would my work in this direction have ceased 



