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solution required. This might be used 

 stronger, but the result would be the same 

 only it would act quicker. Soak the nega- 

 tive in water, or put direct into the solution. 

 Keep it a while after it is bleached. Then 

 thoroughly wash the plate. Thirty minutes 

 are ample. Then choose the developer ac- 

 cording to the increase required. Tempera- 

 ture plryc its part in these as in other 

 chemical operations. If the temperature is 

 below 60 F. the redevelopment is slow ; in 

 fact, sometimes will be as much as 10 min- 

 utes in starting; but above that the develop 

 ment is completed in 2 to 10 minutes. 



To intensify only the delicate tones soak 

 the plate in water, then slightly chlorize 

 the surface of the plate, wash and develop. 

 In this case use plenty of solution, so it will 

 act all over the plate at once. 



All these experiments have been carried 



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out in the presence of a gas flame in a 

 room where weak daylight enters when the 

 door is open. 



With a slight variation in the process it 

 can be used effectually for reducing density, 

 particularly in the reduction of contrasts. 

 Chlorize the image, wash, then redevelop. 

 It must be carried much farther than the 

 density required. Then rinse with water, 

 and put in a hypo bath. The peculiarity 

 of this process is that it not only reduces 

 the densest parts, but increases the density 

 of the delicate tones according to the de- 

 veloper used. This is frequently required, 

 but no other process will do it. In the use 

 of persulphate of ammonium, a trifle is lost 

 in the shadows. If it is desired to take a 

 thin coat off the image, slightly chlorize, 

 wash and fix. — British Journal of Photog- 

 raphy. 





