AM A TEUR PHOTOGRAPH! \ 



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I found the formula for a toning and fix- 

 ing solution, which I give below. I am 

 told that it resembles Eastman's. It may 

 be the same thing for all I know, but it 

 stands on its own merits with me. As this 

 bath has no name I will take the liberty of 

 calling it the Green Mountain Toning and 

 Fixing Solution. 



Solution No. i. — Hypo, 8 oz. ; alum, 6 

 oz.; sugar (white), 2 oz. ; cold water, 80 oz. 

 When dissolved add borax, 2 oz. dissolved 

 in 8 oz. hot water. Let the above stand 

 over night and pour off the clear liquid 

 for use. 



Solution No. 2. — Pure chloride of gold, 

 7V2 gr. ; sugar of lead, 64 gr. ; water, 8 oz. 

 It should be shaken before use and not 

 filtered. 



To tone 15 to 20 4x5 prints take 8 

 ounces solution No. 1 and one ounce solu- 

 tion No. 2. Tone to desired color and 

 place in the following stop solution for 

 5 minutes: 



Salt, 1 oz. ; water, 32 oz. 



As some camera cranks kick on the plea 

 that prints finished with combined toning 

 and fixing solutions fade, fix them (the 

 prints, and the kickers, too, if you like) 

 once for all in the following solution for 

 10 minutes after first rinsing in cold water: 



Hypo, 1 oz. ; sulphite of soda, 60 gr. ; 

 borax, % oz. ; water, 20 oz. 



Don't use the toning and fixing bath 

 warmer than 50 degrees Fahr. The total 

 cost of the 3 solutions — 96 oz. in all — is 34 

 cents. 



A. W. Buswell, Barton. Vt. 



PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY MAGIC. 

 A magic photograph is a photograph 

 which can be made to appear on an ap- 

 parently blank piece of paper. The pro- 

 cess of making it as follows: Make a 

 photographic print on a piece of albumen 

 paper, printing it the exact size desired in 

 the finished print. Wash for 2 or 3 min- 

 utes and place, without toning, in fixing 

 bath composed of one ounce hypo, and 8 

 ounces of water. Leave the print in the 

 fixing bath 5 minutes; wash thoroughly, 

 then place in a saturated solution of 

 bichloride of mercury until the picture 

 has entirely disappeared. Leave it in this 

 solution just long enough to bleach out 

 the print: then wash and dry as for other 

 prints. The paper now appears perfectly 

 white, but contains a latent or invisible 

 image. The magic by which the picture 

 is made to appear is the action of hypo- 

 sulphite of soda. Soak a piece of clean 

 blotting paper in a saturated solution of 

 hyposulphite of soda, and dry. When it 

 is desired to make the picture appear, 

 moisten the blotting paper slightly, and 

 place the picture on it, face down, rub- 

 bing it to insure perfect contact. In a 



minute or 2 the picture will appear, 

 and will soon be as bright and clear as 

 when first printed. When one wishes to 

 show this magic photograph, it is more 

 surprising to the uninitiated if the blot- 

 ting paper has been moistened and placed 

 in a book. Show the apparently blank 

 piece of paper, slip it in the book, and in 

 a minute or 2 take it out, and what was to 

 all appearances a piece of plain white pa- 

 per will be found to have a picture on it. 

 The picture will disappear after being ex- 

 posed to light, but can be made to reap- 

 pear indefinitely. — Hobbies. 



STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS. 



Those who have a 5-7 or 5-8 New Model 

 camera, or one of similar type, and who 

 wish to make truly stereoscopic views 

 without going to the expense of buying 

 2 4-5 lenses will find the following help- 

 ful: 



Obtain or make a new lens board, mark 

 it exactly in the center, and from this point 

 take i$i inches to either side. With a com- 

 pass make a circle the full size of the back 

 of lens tube. Cut out and take the threaded 

 collar from the other board, screw it on the 

 new board over the hole, and put the tub* 

 and lens in position. Get a piece of black 

 or dark stiff paper or cardboard and cut it 

 to fit in the flange where the holder is at- 

 tached to the camera. Cut this card in 2 

 equal pieces, only one piece to be used, to 

 slide to one side or the other to protect one- 

 half of the plate. Put in the holder a plate 

 of suitable size— say, 5-7— and arrange your 

 subject to be photoed. Put your lens 

 board with the lens to one side (left side 

 preferable), and your cardboard to the op- 

 posite (right) side; then focus and stop to 

 suit. Put plateholder in position and draw 

 the slide over half way out — this will help 

 you to remember that the slide must be 

 pushed clear back before taking the holder 

 off. Expose by cap or shutter, push the 

 slide in, slide the cardboard to the left side 

 and reverse the lens board with the lens to 

 the right. Place the plate holder in posi- 

 tion again, draw the slide out altogether, 

 and expose the same length of time as be- 

 fore. Be careful not to move the camera 

 between the 2 exposures. 



Will some one give the formula for mak- 

 ing the mucilage used on the back of post- 

 age stamps? 



C. J. M., Shelby, la. 



CHEAP LANTERN SLIDES. 



I have the following method to produce 

 fairly good slides at a small cost. The 

 emulsion is equally good for watch dials, 

 leather, etc. Have a druggist put up in 

 separate packages: Rochelle salts. 5 

 grains; silver nitrate, 30 grains: ammo- 

 nium, chloride, 2 J /t grains; nltim. J2l4 



