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RECREATION. 



is dissolved each finger should be dipped 

 into it and the hands swung rapidly 

 around for 2 or 3 minutes so the solution 

 can set. The hands must be thoroughly 

 dry before applying. This will protect 

 them all the time they are in the solu- 

 tions, either developing or toning. After it 

 is no longer required it may be dissolved 

 off with a mixture of alcohol and ether, 

 or sandsoap and a nail brush, leaving the 

 hands white and stainless. For those who 

 are poisoned easily by photo-chemicals this 

 is a capital substitute for rubber gloves, 

 which are always cumbersome and decid- 

 edly unhandy. — Camera Craft. 



tion with letters on this subject, and we'll 

 have a great time next summer. 



Homer G. Gosney, Savanna, 111. 



TO TRANSFER FILMS. 



It often happens that a negative cracks 

 so the film is not broken, and with a new 

 glass under the film it 'would be just as 

 good as ever. Put the negative in a tray 

 containing one drachm of hydrofluoric acid 

 in 10 ounces of water. Soon the edges will 

 begin to pucker. Then the whole film 

 raises without aid. Transfer to thin cellu- 

 loid, face down. The thin celluloid, like 

 rollable film in thickness, forms a good pro- 

 tection to the face, and a carbon can be 

 printed from the back by single transfer. 

 It is much more difficult to transfer to thin 

 celluloid than to glass, for unless watched, 

 and the clips changed, it will buckle and 

 ruin the print. Immerse the celluloid under 

 the film, draw both up carefully, and 

 stretch out on a glass plate; then smooth 

 down the emulsion on to the celluloid and 

 clip the whole tightly to the glass. Use a 

 coat of albumen first, on either glass or cel- 

 luloid, to make the film stick. Slight en- 

 largement may ensue, though not generally, 

 if the plate had an alum bath. — Professional 

 and Amateur Photographer. 



A RECREATION CAMERA CLUB. 

 The suggestion by L. Goodrich, San An- 

 tonio, Tex., in September Recreation, is a 

 most excellent one. By all means let us 

 have a Recreation camera club, meeting 

 every summer in some picturesque resort. 

 Professional photographers have a conven- 

 tion yearly; why can not we have one? 

 Hundreds of us would be delighted to 

 meet kindred spirits a week or so each 

 year. Let us choose a central point noted 

 for its scenic beauty and hold our first 

 convention next summer. We could no 

 doubt obtain special railroad rates, and the 

 expense of such a trip need not be great. 

 We might arrange for lectures on photog- 

 raphy by eminent amateurs. At any rate 

 we could learn much by comparing pic- 

 tures and talking them over. If Mr. 

 Shields will have a button designed for 

 our club, we will wear it as proudly as the 

 L. A. S. men wear theirs. Flood kecrea- 



INTENSIFICATION WITHOUT MERCURV 

 OR CYANIDE. 

 Make up the following: 



No. 1. — Potassium bromide.... 120 grains 



Water 2 ounces 



No. 2. — Sulphate of copper.... 240 grains 



Water 2 ounces 



Mix, and if necessary filter. Bleach the 

 negative in the above solution ; then give it 

 a brief rinse, and redevelop the image in 

 any developer except pyro-ammonia. Wash 

 and dry. If preferred, the darkening may 

 be produced by immersing the negative in 

 a 5 per cent, solution of silver nitrate. 

 Then refix and wash. The first method is 

 simple, and will be found satisfactory in 

 most cases. — Photographic Record, Man- 

 chester, England. 



TO DETECT HYPO. 

 Pour into a deep tray a small quantity 

 of the water or solution and throw in a 

 few pieces of granulated zinc, after which 

 add a few drops of hydrochloric acid. Place 

 above the tray a filter paper wet with a 

 solution of acetate of lead. If the least 

 trace of hyposulphite remains in the solu- 

 tion, the paper will become brown, and 

 afterward assume a black metallic appear- 

 ance. This action is due to the formation 

 of hydrogen sulphide, which escapes to the 

 surface and colors the paper by forming 

 lead sulphide. In this way it is always easy 

 to determine when the washing is finished 

 or to examine a solution suspected of con- 

 taining hypo. — Photographer. 



SNAP SHOTS. 

 I have a camera, 4x5, made by the Man- 

 hattan Optical Company. It has a double 

 lens and the focal length is f8. To make a 

 picture sharp to the corners I must use 16 

 stop and the sun must be shining bright. 

 Exposure must not be longer than 1-5 of a 

 second. Can I get a lens that will give the 

 same results under the same circumstances 

 by using a 4 stop ? 



L. H. Plummer, Chicago, 111. 



I have made thorough tests of the Ne- 

 pera Chemical Company's new tablet de- 

 velopers called Lotol and find them excel- 

 lent. They are cneap, uniform and give 

 splendid results in every way. Those who 

 do not care to be annoyed by using the M. 

 Q. formulae, and use prepared solutions, 

 will find this a great convenience and sav- 

 ing while excellent results are attained. — 

 Exchange. 



