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Print by exposing the frame to the light 

 of a lamp which is placed in a chair just 

 outside the kitchen door, in the next room; 

 perhaps a closet or pantry. Keep the paper 

 on the table covered from light when 

 opening the door to print. With a No. I 

 burner an average negative will print in 

 about io seconds, at a distance of 3 feet. 

 Find the proper exposure by testing with 

 small slips of paper. 



The operations of developing and fixing 

 are the same as for any other developing 

 paper, except that developer should be y 2 

 as strong as developer for Velox, etc. Slide 

 the print into clean water, face up, to avoid 

 air bubbles. Then transfer to developer. 

 Rock, or keep turning the print to make 

 development even. The image should come 

 up slowly, clear and brilliant. Stop it 

 when it has reached the right point by 

 rinsing an instant in another tray of clear 

 water, and then put in an acid fixing bath. 

 Fix 15 minutes or longer, wash thoroughly, 

 and mount same as any print. The de- 

 veloper may be used repeatedly, till worn 

 out. If exposed right, a print will de- 

 velop in about a minute 



M. Q. developer is my favorite, and may 

 he bought ready for use, or better and 

 cheaper, make it yourself. Here is the for- 

 mula: 



Water 10 ounces. 



Hydrochinon 30 grains. 



Metol 7 grains. 



Sulphite soda, crystal J A ounce. 



Carbonate soda, crystal, 400 grains, or 200 



grains granular. 

 10 per cent, solution bromide potassium, 



about 10 drops. 



For use with bromide paper, or plates, 

 dilute wkh equal bulk water. 



Acid fixing bath, for bromide paper: 



Hyoo 4 ounces. 



Water 16 ounces. 



When dissolved add : 



Water 3 ounces. 



Acetic acid $4 ounce. 



Alum l /s, ounce. 



Sulphite soda . .' Y% ounce. 



These are Velox formulas. 



The directions that come with bromide 

 papers generally recommend an iron-oxa- 

 late developer. M. Q. is much simpler and 

 cheaper and gives as good results, with no 

 Congress from that State in November, 

 danger of yellow stains. 



G. W. Damon. 



MOONLIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY. 



Pictures photographed by the light of 

 the moon have the merits of truth, sweet 

 softness and scarcity. They are not to be 

 confounded with pictures taken by day- 

 light toward the sun and printed too 

 deep. Those fake moonlights are strik- 

 ing and effective, but they are wholly 

 devoid of truth. 



One of the best pictures I ever made 

 was a view of a church rectory and grave- 

 yard, with the soft light of a full moon 

 playing on the dark stone work and 

 the large church windows. I used the 

 100 foot mark on the scale, a rapid recti- 

 linear lens at f 22, and allowed 20 minutes 

 with an instantaneous iso plate. I ex- 

 posed another plate, so anxious was I to 

 secure the view, and fearing undertime I 

 gave the next half an hour. Both devel- 

 oped readily and I am of the opinion 

 that the 20 minute one is the best, though 

 both are good. The result, called "Quiet- 



