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RECREATION. 



to the hypo solution also, as the rapid dis- 

 solving has a tendency to cool the bath. 



In warm weather use about 1-3 grain of 

 bromide potassium to each ounce of de- 

 veloper. 



COMBINED TONING AND FIXING SOLUTION. 



Prints toned in this bath are liable to 

 turn yellow and fade. 



A. — Hypo '. . 8 oz. . 



Alum Crystals 6 oz. 



Water 80 oz. 



Dissolve cold and add 



Borax 2 oz. 



Hot water 8 oz. 



B. — Chloride of gold *. 15 gr. 



Acetate lead 64 gr. 



Water 15 oz. 



To tone mix 1 hour before use. 



A 7 oz. 



B 1 oz. 



Not original matter. It was taken from a 

 formula furnished and recommended by 

 many manufacturers several years ago, but 

 no longer recommended by any of them, as 

 tones are not permanent. C. 



NOTES. 



At frequent intervals something relat- 

 ing to color photography comes forward. 

 The so-called Chassaque process has been 

 shown to be nothing more nor less than 

 staining finished prints with colors and the 

 whole thing smacks of fraud. Chassaque 

 did not make good any of his original 

 claims. The colors for which he charges 

 dollars any one can get, or make up, for 

 a few cents. 



The latest claim in this line has just been 

 patented in this country (604,269) and is 

 a modification of the Ives color process. 

 Mr. Selle, the patentee, makes 3 color- 

 negatives. From these he makes, by con- 

 tact, 3 positives on stripping plates. 

 After loosening the film, they are stained 

 with the 3 primary colors and then super- 

 imposed on each other, producing a fine 

 transparency in natural colors. 



I was glad to hear of my success in your 

 photographic contest. In making my 

 winning " 'possum " pictures I used a sin- 

 gle combination lens and Seeds 26x plates. 



I was in hopes of getting some good 

 pictures for Recreation on my recent 

 trip, for in floating down the James and 

 White rivers 400 miles we passed some fine 

 scenery. We were suddenly stopped, how- 

 ever, by an up-set and I lost all my plates, 

 together with our guns. 



A. R Mellette. 



The Philadelphia Salon will be open 

 from October 24th to November 12th. H. 

 S. Morris, Academy of Fine Arts, Phila- 

 delphia, Pa. 



To avoid frilling and softening of the 

 emulsions on plate or films in hot weather, 

 rub first a piece of tallow candle along the 

 edges of the plate. Then, after develop- 

 ment and rinsing, put into a strong solu- 

 tion of alum, for 3 minutes. Finally fix 

 in hypo which is prepared thus: 



1 pound hypo. 



2 ounces sulphite soda crystals. 

 1 gall, water. 



Do not put alum in hypo bath, for the 

 alum and hypo are both sulphites and will 

 combine and quickly decompose. Even 

 when alum is put into a fresh solution of 

 hypo one will often get spotted and mot- 

 tled negatives. 



The trade in the better grades of photo- 

 graphic goods and cameras is something 

 unprecedented. Most of the larger manu- 

 facturers are working day and night; but 

 with all this it takes often 4 to 6 weeks to 

 fill an order for a good machine. This is a 

 good sign for in line with the sale of so 

 many good outfits we may expect better 

 and more painstaking work. 



A simpk rule in flash light photography, 

 to prevent all possible accidents, is this: 

 Never use any powder marked " Magne- 

 sium compound," in a lamp; for there is 

 great danger of explosion. Pure magne- 

 sium is the only safe material for such 

 purpose. ' 



The London Salon's Sixth Annual Ex- 

 hibition will be held during September, 

 October, and November. Information 

 may be obtained from Reginald Craigie, 

 Camera Club, Charing Cross Road, Lon- 

 don, W. C. 



Materials used in making the " Sonata " 

 series of photos : A Blair camera, re- 

 versible back; No. 2 Voigtlander Eury- 

 scope lens, Stanley rapid No. 50 plate, and 

 Eastman's bromide paper. 



H. L. Sturtevant, Hanover, Mass. 



In making my prize winning picture I 

 used a folding hand camera, a Zeiss Anas- 

 tigmat lens, 11 A, a Bausch & Lomb shutter, 

 a Cramer-Crown plate and Kirkland's 

 lithium paper. 



W. S. Copeland, Aspen, Col. 



The Exhibition of the Photographic 

 Section of the American Institute will be 

 held at the Academy of Design in Sep- 

 tember and October and is open to all — ■ 

 professionals and amateurs. 



My prize winning pictures, " Shove Me 

 Off, Papa," and " Potatoes for Dinner," 

 were made on Stanley plates and printed on 

 Iford paper. 



John Boyd, Toronto, Ont. 



