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certain all the points involvfH^bnf:' quite suffi- 

 cient to convince me of its ultimate complete 

 success, as well as desirability. 



Nothing is perfect in this world, at least 

 and Glossy Velox has its imperfections in com- 

 mon with all things mundane. The only one 

 of any consequence that I have noticed is its 

 liability, nay, certainty, of developing streaks 

 or spots in the white margins around the 

 prints as usually made with a mask. In the 

 thousands of prints I have handled in all the 

 stages from printing to finishing, I have not 

 seen one entirely free from these. The ma- 

 kers say that they are caused by friction in 

 the calendering machines, but can be readily 

 removed by rubbing gently with a tuft of 

 cotton wool moistened with alcohol. What- 

 ever the cause, most decidedly this remedy 

 will not answer at all. It is utterly worthless. 

 They further say the marks may be prevented 

 by the addition of a drop of a 10 per cent 

 solution of potassium cyanide to each ounce of 

 developer. Useless again; it will not prevent 

 the marks. They may, however, be instantly 

 removed by the expenditure of a moment's 

 work on each print, after development, fixing 

 and a slight washing. Prepare a weak solu- 

 tion of Farmer's reducer, as follows: 



