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RECREATION. 



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PIANO 



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Do Toy Want • 

 Genuine Bargain 



Hundred! of Upright Piano* 

 returned from renting to b* 

 disposed of at once. They include Steinwajrs, Kn»bes, Fiiehera, 

 Sterlings and other well known makes. Many cannot be dis- 

 tinguished from new sjsjsj ps» M^ fA B| ye* *U » r « offered at 

 a great discount. I \Jk I ■ M|fl Uprights as low 



m $100. Also beau- ■■ B*S ■ ; I |S| *'f»' New Up- 

 rights at $125,1135, S | I U |f f flSOand $165. A fin« 

 instrument at $290, fully equal to many 



9400 pianos. Monthly payments aeeepted. Freight only about 

 $5. Write for list and particulars. Tou make a great saving. 

 Pianos warranted as represented. Illustrated Piano Book Pre*. 



LYON & HEALY 



3 9 Adams 8t.t CHICAGO. 



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ON YOUR OUTING THIS SUMMER 

 YOU WILL NEED A 



Fork 



Duplex: 



for handling- hot potatoes, ears of corn, boiled eggs, 

 and other hot food, and you will find it indispensable 

 for use with pickles, fish and meats that an ordinary 

 fork will break. The forks are always open and ready 

 for use, and with a slight pressure on the handle any- 

 thing can be easily taken hold of without fear of break- 



in &- Postpaid, 23 Cents 



E. A. LYFORD, 3090 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, O. 



Mention Recreation. 



PAROID 

 ROOFING 



"IT LASTS" 



Prevents leaky roofs 

 and makes a satisfied 

 owner. Contains no 

 tar. Easy to apply 

 with kit in each roll. 

 Write for sample. 



Mention Recreation 



F. W. BIRD & SON 



MAKERS 



East Walpole, Mass., U.S.A. 

 New York Chicago 



Those who mix their own developer 

 should put no bromide in the stock solution 

 during cold weather. Snow pictures made 

 with bromide in the developer often are 

 chalky, lacking any semblance of half tone 

 in the snow ; if snapshots, they are almost 

 sure to have this defect. Restraining can 

 be effected easily by the proportions used 

 of each component of the developer, or, if 

 it comes to the worst, a tray of weak bro- 

 mide solution can be used to dip a plate in 

 if it is running away from over exposure, 

 rinsing the plate of bromide before return- 

 ing to the developer. 



For fixing, the use of 2 successive hypo 

 baths can be confidently recommended. 

 The first clears the coloring matter of the 

 developer from the negative and becomes 

 rapidly discolored. It should, therefore, 

 be frequently renewed. The second bath 

 need not be so frequently changed. For 

 ordinary amateur work a dish holding one 

 negative may be used for bath No. 1, and 

 one holding 2 or 4 for bath No. 2. 



A good pasting tool is made by enclosing 

 a tuft of cotton wool inside a piece of wash 

 leather, the edges of which are gathered 

 together, and tied with a string to form a han- 

 dle. The contrivance will spread thick starch 

 paste evenly and smoothly. For large work 

 it will be found particularly useful, as thick 

 paste is more adhesive than thin, and the 

 print on which it is spread is easier to 

 handle. 



A glossy blue printing paper may -be 

 made by sensitizing carbon single transfer 

 paper in the following solution mixed in 

 equal quantities : 



Potassium ferricyanide 1 ounce 



Water 4 ounces 



Iron ammonia citrate 1 ounce 



Water 4 ounces 



To remove the film from a cracked nega- 

 tive, immerse the negative in : 



Hydrofluoric acid 2 drams 



Glycerine 1 dram 



Alcohol 25 drams 



Water 25 drams 



As soon as the film begins to lift at the 

 corners help it off with a camel hair brush, 

 and transfer to a fresh piece of glass coated 

 with gelatine. Then dry. 



The slipping of tripod legs may be en- 

 tirely prevented by replacing the spikes 

 with india-rubber shod walking stick fer- 

 rules, which can be obtained at most um- 

 brella shops. 



Do not dip the fingers in the solution 

 until diluted with water after film floats 

 off. The operation must be performed with 

 care and a clear conscience. — Photo-Ameri- 

 can. 



A developing dish may be improvised by 

 flooding the bottom of a plate box, the size 

 required, with melted beeswax. 



A highly glazed surface is obtained by 

 drying finished prints on a ferrotype plate, 

 as with ordinary p.o.p. 



