1g Photographic Notes. 
On the march when a little elephant is born in a herd, they 
stop a day or two to allow it time to exercise its little limbs and 
gain strength, and then they press on, the mothers and babies in 
front, the old tuskers following in the rear, but ready to rush for- 
ward at the first alarm. When rocky or hilly places are reached, 
the little ones are helped up by the mothers, who push them from 
behind and in various ways ; but when a river has to be forded or 
swam, a comical sight ensues. 
The stream may be very rapid and rough, as the Indian rivers 
often are after a rain, and at such a place the babies would hardly 
be able to keep up with the rest, so the mother and father help 
them. At first, all plunge boldly in, both young and old, and 
when the old elephants reach deep water, where they have to swim, 
the young scramble upon their backs and sit astride, sometimes 
two being seen in this position. But the very young elephants 
often require a little more care and attention, so they are held 
either upon the tusks of the father, or grasped in the trunk of the 
mother, and held over or just at the surface of the water. Such a 
sight is a curious one, to say the least: the great elephants almost 
hidden beneath the water, here and there a young one seemingly 
walking on the water, resting upon a submerged back or held 
aloft while the dark waters roar below.— S$ Wicholas. 
Photographic Notes. 
A good Developing Dish—Several years ago, when dry-plate 
work was in its embryonic state, I called on Mr. Eastman, who 
took me into his dark-room to see a plate developed. He was 
using for a developing pan one made out of sheet copper lined 
with ¢7. It seemed novel, and I asked him if it had no injurious 
effects upon the developer, and he replied that he thought not. 
I had one made as soon as I reached home, and have used the 
same pan ever since, and though the tin wore through it works 
just as well. Have had several made since, of different sizes up to 
rt by 14, and find them complete and cheap. 
Simply sheet-copper tinned on one side. Any tinker can make 
them, just as the ordinary square tins are made for kitchen use— 
z.e., with the corners folded over, without solder (perhaps a little 
less flaring at the sides, and as deep as one likes). ‘The bright 
bottom is an advantage in aiding judgment about intensity of 
negative. J. S. SUNDERLIN, 77 the Philadephia Photographer. 
Photographing Micro-objects.—Mr. Jennings has published 
a very interesting paper on the making of photographs of Micro- 
objects for lantern use. He asserts that the use of the eye-piece 
