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RECREA TlOy 



jet black, and we haven't been abb : - 

 the c d ; r q at to this day. 



Then the cost of the thine is someth 

 . :hough my husband c; 

 oat he spends on it. I came 

 of the ph a der's 



bills the other day. and it was enough to 

 make one's hair stand on end. Pyrogallic 

 whatever that is. was 5 



Just think, if I had to pay that price 

 sugar it ould be $8 rd. instead of 10 



its! 



Fifty cents an ounce! And that was 

 orst of it Now what do you think 

 chloride of gold costs? For 15 grains he 

 is charged 50 cents. Now that, as 



know, is nearly $20 an ounce, and $20 an 

 ounce is over $300 a pound! I dor/: k 

 how many p - : the wretched stuff he 



uses every week, but if he use^ unds 



of it. and I am sure :o pour. s - 



■ : go very far in a house with a la g 

 family like ours, you see that is $3,000 for 

 that one thing alone, not to r the 



dozens of other chemicals he uses: and 

 I am sure I don't know what the pric. 

 them is. 



I tell you amateur photography was in- 

 Irive a poor woman crazy, who 



- a husband who is a victim of the vil- 

 lain; ;:.;e. No wonder he says he 

 can't afford a new dress for me. when I ask 

 him for it The is stained with hor- 

 rible solutions From cellar to garret, and I 

 am ;. ays afraid to use any cups or glasses 

 for fear there is some dreadful poison in 

 them. The cat took some milk out of a 

 saucer that had something or other of po- 

 tassium in it. and it just curled up and died. 



I am always afraid to sweep, in any •. 

 -.he house, for fear it will raise a dust 

 that will spoil something he has I up 



on a board to dry. I wouldn't mind all this 

 so much if he ever took a picture that was 

 worth looking at: but. as I said before, he 

 never does. There, now. print that in your 

 miserable photograph book, if you want 

 to. Mrs. John Tripod. 



X.B. — If you ever write to my husband 

 again, telling him his : ;':- photog- 



raphy will be appreciated. I will burn your 

 letter, and -: your postage 



stamp. So just remember that. 



Mrs. T. T. 



Is it possible to photograph a running 

 horse, and get a good picture, that will 

 as if he were perfectly still? If so. where 

 can I get a shutter and a lens that will do it. 

 I am an ardent Recreatioxist. 



F. D. Fowler. Denver. Colo. 



ANSWER. 



Thousands of photos of running horse- 

 have been made, some of which show 

 scarcely any movement. The majority of 

 them, however, are more or less blurred. 



—-.;..} about the feet, which .ster 



than the body The Prosch, the Gundlach, 

 the Bausch and Lomb, or almost any of the 

 high power shutters are quick enough to 

 make thesf ctures, under proper condi- 



Of course, the light must be very 



ig rid the c - mid be 50 to 100 



feet away from the horse, so that the angle 



ement may be as low as possible. 

 The best results are obtained where the 

 photographer stands either in front of or 

 behind the horse: though, as I have said, 

 good broad side pictures may be made and 

 thousands of them have been. 



A lens expert recommends the Dallmeyer 

 extra rapid Rectilinear lens, as the quick- 

 est aplanatic lens in the world. — Editor. 



Recreation's 3rd Annual Photo Compe- 



-.1 will open January - .-.d will close 



April 30. 'qS. The conditions will be simi- 

 lar to those of previ - trs, though there 

 will be some changes, and the list of pri 

 will be fully as liberal as heretofore. 



I trust every amateur photographer in 



the country will improve the golden op- 



- . by the autumn months. 



for r ig pictures for entry in this c 



petition. It is my intention to establish a 



class and to offer a special prize, in 



the next competition, for pictures of live 



: . animals and birds, and in this class I 



.to have many entries. 



I have but lately become acquainted with 

 Recreation, and now would not do with- 

 out it. if it cost twice as much. 



I carried a camera over 8.000 miles, last 

 summer, and would like to exchange prints 

 with any amateurs who have learned to do 

 their own work, from start to hnish. as 



F. R. Archibald. Reck Creek. O. 



Have read the latest number of Recrea- 

 tion from cover, to cover and it can't be 

 beaten. One feature that pleases me is the 

 space devoted to photography. I am al- 

 ways pleased to see the boys go into details 

 as tc the plates used time, make of camera 

 and various other items of inters st 



I would like to exchange some Black 

 Hills minerals for books or magazines on 

 out-door life, photography, fishing, etc 

 A. ET Parks. Lead, S. D. 



All sportsmen should do a large part of 

 their hunting with the camera. If Richelieu 

 had lived in these days he would have said. 



" In the hands .of men entire', y great 

 The camera is mightier than the gun/' 



He — Did you ever have things stolen 



: r. ? 

 She— Oh. yes. 

 He — "What were they? 

 She — Kisses. — Chicago Record. 



