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EGGS FOR HATCHING 



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> Large circular free by mentioning 

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W. E. MORRISON 



Fox Lake, 



Wisconsin 



White and Buff Wyandottes 



BRED FOR UTILITY AND BEAUTY 



My egg record has never been equalled by any White 

 Wyandotte breeder 



I won 3 ribbons out of 5 in the great New York Show. 



At the Riverside Show in 1 alifornia, in hot company, 

 composed of both Eastern and Western birds, I won istand 

 3rd in cocks, 1st in pullets, and special for the highest 

 scoring bird in the entire show. 



W. E. MACK, Woodstock, Vt. 



For Sale : Large buffalo robe, fine dark 

 color, given to present owner by Sitting Bull, 

 from buffalo killed by him. 



Address, F. A. M., Recreation 



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COMBINED TONING AND FIXING. 



Many persons believe that a combined 

 toning and fixing bath will not give per- 

 manent results. It is no wonder such is 

 the general idea; because only about 10 

 per cent, of the pictures so toned and fixed 

 are permanent. The remainder change 

 from their original tone to a yellowish 

 green and fade away, generally becoming 

 invisible within 6 months. 



Yet some of our most able professors in 

 the art are of opinion that a combined 

 toning bath, prepared as it should be, will 

 give more permanent results than the single 

 toner used by professional photographers 

 to-day. 



I had occasion to place in a show case, 

 side by side, prints toned in a combined 

 bath by an amateur, and some toned in the 

 single way by a leading New York pho- 

 tographer. At the end of 3 months, dur- 

 ing which the prints had been exposed to 

 the sun, I noticed the combined prints 

 showed but little signs of fading, and that 

 the others were faded badly. This led 

 to further experiments, and the prints were 

 kept exposed nearly 3 years. The combined 

 prints have held out and do not appear 

 much more faded than at the end of the 

 first 3 months, while the others have al- 

 most disappeared. However, all combined 

 baths will not give good results ; in fact, 

 nine-tenths of them are no good. Prints 

 toned in them have no chance of remain- 

 ing permanent. These poor, cheap baths 

 are made by people who know little or 

 nothing about the business, and contain ni- 

 trate and acetate of lead, alum and hypo. 

 Although they will change the color of 

 prints placed in them from red to brown, 

 still they will give what is known as a 

 sulphur tone, caused by the acid in the 

 prints decomposing the hypo in the bath, 

 thus liberating fret sulphur. This, acting 



on the silver in the print, forms a com- 

 pound which, w hen the prints are exposed 

 to the air, uniting with the oxygen, causes 

 them to assume that sickly yellowish green 

 color and fade away. 



It is absolutely necessary for a good 

 combined bath to contain chemicals which 

 will prevent the decomposing of the hypo, 

 and it is also necessary that they contain 

 the required quantity of gold chloride, to 

 give the proper tone to the prints. 



Another great fault in some toning baths 

 is that toning is accomplished in too short 

 a time. To preserve color in the print, 

 it is necessary to remove it from the 

 bath before it has had a chance to thor- 

 oughly fix. Prints should remain in a 

 combined bath at least 12 minutes to insure 

 thorough fixing, and a bath that will not 

 tone in less than 20 minutes is still better. 

 The amateur using a combined bath should 

 not be impatient if the prints take a long 

 while to reach the desired tone, knowing 

 that they nre more likely to remain per- 

 manent. When buying a combined bath 

 do not look for the cheapest, but rather 

 look for one which bears the name of a 

 reliable manufacturer. A combined bath 

 can not be manufactured cheaply ; to make 

 a good one, requires not only a chemical 

 experience of years, but also the use of ex- 

 pensive chemicals. 



For those, however, who prefer to make 

 the solution themselves, I suggest the use 

 of the following formula : 



Phosphate of soda 60 grain? 



Sulphocyanide of ammonia 100 grains 



Hyposulphite of soda 1000 grains 



Water 8 ounces 



Gold chloride 4 grains 



If this bath tones in less than 12 to 15 

 minutes, dilute the solution. — F. S. Dru- 

 mane in Photo Record. 



