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printing frame. They are much better if 

 thus treated than when kept some time be- 

 fore developing. If the air is the least bit 

 damp the prints are apt to be found more 

 or less developed when you are ready for 

 them, and are not so clean. 



How many times must it be repeated, in 

 the journals, that a cold, dark room, and 

 cold developer, in winter, are responsible 

 for Y\ of the bad negatives we get in that 

 season? This don't apply, however, to 

 Eastman film, as it is naturally contrasty, 

 and, if developed in 6o° developer, will be 

 too harsh and intense to be good. 



Perhaps the most cheated and abused 

 person in the country is the beginner, who, 

 after he has snapped off his first roll of 

 film, takes it to any old professional pho- 

 tographer, whose opinion of amateurism, 

 is, by the way, anything but flattering, to 

 have it " fixed." I have been obliged, while 

 traveling in the South, to resort to this 

 method to get my negatives developed 

 quickly. Further remarks, perhaps, are not 

 necessary. The reader may have " been 

 there " himself. 



Possibly no city in the country furnishes 

 so great a number of interesting, quaint and 

 curious subjects for the hand camera man- 

 ipulator as New Orleans. It would be im- 

 possible to mention but a few of the great 

 variety of interesting places that are fine 

 subjects for the camera, in this short note. 

 If you have but a few hours in the city, by 

 all means visit the levee, Jackson Square, 

 French Market, which I saw in all the glory 

 of Thanksgiving preparation, the ceme- 

 teries, the Spanish fort and Canal Street. 



I have been a stamp collector, a fiend 

 in the pursuit of old coins and have had 

 other similar crazes r but nothing is so en- 

 during, so entirely fascinating and satis- 

 factory as the collection of unmounted 

 photographs. By this means I made many 

 an otherwise dull hour pass swiftly last 

 winter. My 2 albums of exchanged for 

 prints are a constant source of pleasure to 

 me and my friends. It is the pastime par 

 excellence for me. History, geography, 

 art, all together in my collection, making 

 it a lasting reference book that grows more 

 and more valuable (save the combined 

 bath print part of it) as time passes. 



It is one of the negkcted pastimes, too, 

 as I realized when endeavoring to secure 

 suitable exchanging correspondents. Rec- 

 reation solved the problem, however, and 

 I have organized the quite numerous com- 

 pany who wrote to me on seeing my article, 

 in January number of this magazine, into a 

 world wide photo exchange society, with 

 a printed monthly list and a slim financial 

 backing. 



We are a satisfied crowd, however, and 

 our wants are all summed up in the phrase 

 — " New Members constantly coming in." 

 Write to me, 



F. R. Archibald, Rock Creek, O. 



COMBINED OR SEPARATE? 



I was much interested in an article that 

 appeared in the January, 1898, number of 

 Recreation, on " Combined bath." With- 

 out doubt the separate bath toning solution 

 is the best for professional use; but for the 

 " struggling amateur " it is no delusion. It 

 is rather one of the greatest helps to suc- 

 cess. 



Few people would have the courage to 

 continue the study of photography if at the 

 start they used the separate bath. Instead 

 of being a constant source of annoyance it 

 is one of the means that help to hold the 

 interest until enough is known of the art to 

 enable the student to competently use a 

 separate bath. 



I have a combined bath that will produce 

 as good results as any separate bath, if di- 

 rections are followed. Therefore because 

 one person is deluded by the use of com- 

 bined bath this does not formulate a rule to 

 apply to all others. One of. the great secrets 

 of success, in the use of any toning solution, 

 is in following directions and in observing 

 neatness. Think a little. Use a little com- 

 mon sense, and I am sure you will agree 

 with me. 



M. L. H., Rochester, N. Y. 



The Judges who will award the prizes in 

 Recreation's third annual photo competi- 

 tion, are Mr. Wilmot Townsend, the well 

 known artist; Mr. E. A. Burnett, E. P. A., 

 of the Santa Fe Railway and Mr. Wm. D. 

 Murphy, President of the New York Cam- 

 era Club. 



The judging will take place May 2d and 

 the result will be announced in July Rec- 

 reation. 



If Richelieu had lived in this 19th century 

 he would doubtless have said, " In the 

 hands of men entirely great the camera is 

 greater than gun." 



A tele-photo lens worth $150 as a pre- 

 mium for 100 subscriptions. Who will be 

 the first to earn it ? 



Why not send in your dollar and become a 

 charter member of the L. A. S. ? 



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