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RECREA TION. 



write of their experiences in amateur pho- 

 tography, few of them have ever done so. 



Suppose you set the pace for them, by 

 giving me a lot of good matter. — Editor. 



HOW TO MAKE IT. 



I have been very much interested in Mr. 

 Carlin's hunting with the camera. Have 

 bought a camera using glass plates, and 

 want to make a collection of good shots. 

 " A bird on the card is worth 2 in the bag." 

 Should like you to give me a good toning 

 and fixing solution, with directions, to use 

 after the prints have been made. 



C. M. Huffman, Oregonia, O. 



ANSWER. 



COMBINED TONING AND FIXING BATH. 



SOLUTION A. 



Water 1 gallon. 



Hypo 16 ounces. 



Powdered alum 3 ounces. 



Pulverized borax 1 ounce. 



Sulphocyanide ammonia 1 ounce. 



Take 2 quarts of the water, heat nearly to 

 boiling; then dissolve the chemicals in it. 

 When all are dissolved, add 2 quarts cold 

 water. This must be made and kept in a 

 stone crock. 



SOLUTION B. 



Pure chloride gold 10 grains. 



Water 10 ounces. 



To which add 80 grains acetate of lead, and 

 shake until dissolved. Add Solution B to 

 Solution A, a little at a time, and stir thor- 

 oughly. Let stand to settle; then filter the 

 clear liquid for use. Must be cold before 

 using. 



ASKED AND ANSWERED. 



1st. Does it make any difference in de- 

 veloping a plate, if the developer is warm 

 or cold? 



2d. How long should it take for a prop- 

 erly exposed plate to develop? 



3d. To enter your amateur photographic 

 competition what kind of paper should be 

 used? 



4th. Should prints be, mounted on cards 

 and how many? 



Frank J. Fry, Cornplanter, Warren Co., 

 Pa. 



ANSWER. 



1. The developer should not be colder 

 than 65 Fahr., and a better temperature is 

 70 . 



2. It depends entirely on the exposure, 

 the developer and the kind of negative you 

 wish to produce. It is impossible to give 

 a specific answer covering these various 

 conditions. 



3. In making pictures for the competi- 

 tion, you may use silver, platinum, carbon 

 or bromide paper. 



4. You should furnish 2 mounted prints 

 of each subject. See conditions as stated 

 at head of this department. — Editor. 



NOTES. 

 The average user of a lens, and especially 

 the beginner in photography, is usually at a 

 loss to know what tests should be applied to 

 a lens in order to determine its value for the 

 purposes for which he wants it, or whether 

 it contains defects due to poor workman- 

 ship, flaws in the glass, etc. The late cata- 

 logue of the Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., 

 Rochester, N. Y., contains a series of 10 

 half-tone engravings, showing the appear- 

 ance of these defects when they exist in a 

 lens, and in addition a descriptive article 

 telling how lenses are made in the B. & L. 

 factory. Everyone interested in photogra- 

 phy should get a copy of this catalogue, 

 which contains 3 elegant photogravures, be- 

 fore the edition is exhausted. 



Will some one please give me full in- 

 structions for developing snap shots. It 

 would benefit me greatly, as well as many 

 other amateur photographers. 



C. R. Shumaker, Creston, O. 



It is too long a subject to treat fully in 

 this department. Send to the Eastman Ko- 

 dak Co., Rochester, N. Y., for a book 

 entitled " Picture Taking and Picture Mak- 

 ing." Price, 50 cents. Also for free circu- 

 lar on developing snap shots. — Editor. 



To transfer photos to glass, flow damar 

 varnish over the glass plate, and let it dry 

 over night. Soak the photo in water, and 

 when the varnish is tacky, carefully place 

 the photo on it face down, and rub it on, 

 expelling air bubbles. After the varnish is 

 hard, rub off the back of the paper with 

 the wet finger. Then dry and varnish. 



E. D., Winnipeg, Can. 



Polish your ferrotype plate or plate glass 

 with French chalk; jar off the surplus 

 chalk ; place the wet prints on the surface 

 you have polished and roll them thorough- 

 ly. They will never stick or discolor and 

 you can always look pleasant. Your roast 

 pork smells good. Send me a tail for a 

 whistle. L. R. Mather, Utica, N. Y. 



Why does not some enterprising com- 

 pany make a 3^ x 4J/2 printing paper for a 

 4x5 negative? It would save lots of time 

 and trouble in trimming prints and would 

 doubtless sell more readily than a 4 x 5 size 

 would. C. F. Morris, Batavia, 111. 



Please give me directions for making a 

 compact changing bag, for use when tour- 

 ing. E. G., Toronto, Can. 



ANSWER. 



See ad of John Huffnagle in this issue. 



Do you develop plates to bring out clouds 

 any differently from the ordinary? 



A. G., Hartford, Ct. 



Will some reader please answer ? 



