PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



A "BULLET" FOR BIG GAME. 



Editor Recreation: Two weeks ago we 

 went on a hunt for big game, in the Phila- 

 delphia " Zoo." My husband took paper 

 and pencil and I cast about for a camera. 

 Interviews with several friends, resulted in a 

 strong recommendation to try the Eastman 

 No. 4 Bullet. I did not believe a first class 

 camera could be bought for $15. However, 

 I was persuaded into getting a Bullet for 

 hand work, but at the same time, to provide 

 against failures, I ordered a large, expen- 

 sive tripod camera for " serious work." 

 To my disgust the order for the large 

 camera was not filled in time for the trip. 

 The Bullet, however, came all right, and I 

 was forced to set out with it alone, feeling 

 that mine was a fool's errand. I did not 

 know my machine, was quite sure it was 

 not worth knowing, and, to quote the sales- 

 man, I had never used " fill-ums." 



That New Yorkers have to go to the 

 Philadelphia Zoo to study animals, is flat- 

 tering, no doubt, to that city; but the fact 

 casts a decided reflection on New York. 

 It is to be hoped the New York Zoological 

 Society, under the direction of Mr. W. T. 

 Hornaday, will soon make such a reflec- 

 tion impossible. It will be a great day for 

 New York, and its artists, when the Bronx 

 Park Zoo is thrown open to the public. 

 In the meantime, serious students receive 

 courteous treatment from Mr. A. E. 

 Brown, the Superintendent of the Phila- 

 delphia Zoo. 



My husband, whose experience has em- 

 braced many Zoos, in Europe and in this 

 country, says he " has never found another 

 whose director is so thoroughly in sym- 

 pathy with any student of art, or zoology, 

 who shows himself disposed to make a 

 proper use of the opportunities afforded by 

 the place." 



But to return to the camera. We worked 

 a week, making sketches of the animals, 

 and taking their portraits. Every keeper 

 in the place assisted, cheerfully, as far as 

 lay in his power. To photograph a correct 

 impression of a caged animal, presents 

 more difficulties than one would at first 

 suppose. The lighting, the cage bars, or 

 wire, the animal and the camera are well 

 nigh irreconcilable. Therefore, when a 

 good picture of a caged animal is obtained, 

 the photographer has reason to congratu- 

 late himself and his machine. 



I made 72 exposures on mammals, with 

 my Bullet. A few of these were time, but 

 chiefly slow snaps. Out of the number, 

 there were but 8 failures, for all of which 

 I was responsible. I got 14 inferior and 50 

 good pictures. Some of the latter are per- 

 fect gems, as you may judge from the 



samples herewith; which I should like to 

 enter in Recreation's second annual 

 photo contest. 



I have gone over to the enemy. If any 

 one wants to buy a good, cheap camera, 

 let him get a No. 4 Bullet, which is war- 

 ranted for unlimited shots. G. G. S. T. 



A SURGICAL BEAUTIFIER. 



Dermatologist John H. Woodbury, who 

 has large establishments in New York, 

 Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia, may be 

 justly called the surgical thaumaturgist of 

 modern times. He is a nose maker, an ear 

 refiner and a wrinkle destroyer. Beside 

 this he eliminates freckles, makes cross 

 eyes straight, puts hare lips into normal 

 shape, and generally beautifies the human 

 face and form, undoing the mistakes of nat- 

 ure and the results of accident, and turning 

 monsters into fairies, and freaks into pre- 

 sentable people. 



The story of all this is attractively told 

 by " The New York Journal," which nar- 

 rates how an Omaha lady recently under- 

 went treatment for a corrugated nose, the 

 wrinkles being in the bone, and being 

 anything but fascinating. The lady's nose 

 was speedily made like other people's noses 

 and she went home a happy woman. 



The Woodbury Dermatological Insti- 

 tute, No. 127 W. 42d Street, New York, 

 has thousands of testimonials from grate- 

 ful patients, voluntarily given. Persons 

 suffering from facial blemishes may ad- 

 dress Dr. Woodbury with perfect con- 

 fidence, as consultation is free, in person 

 or by letter. Thousands of people have 

 been successfully treated without leaving 

 their homes. On application a question 

 blank is mailed to any address. When this 

 is carefully filled out it enables the physi- 

 cian at the Institute to judge correctly the 

 disease and condition of the patient. Those 

 who are disposed to employ the skill at 

 their command may rest assured the Insti- 

 tute will not hazard its reputation by giving 

 unwarranted encouragement, or a diag- 

 nosis that is not well based and perfectly 

 candid. 



Among the many good '97 bicycles is one 

 that has many practical and convincing 

 inprovements. I refer to the " Fenton." 

 It is a work of artistic skill; the result of 

 thorough tests and careful experiments by 

 wheel makers, of many years' experience. 

 The method of adjusting the bearings is 

 superior to any yet contrived, and the re- 

 sult is strength and simplicity combined. 

 The material is of the finest and the trans- 



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