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so that both are obtained on the one lantern 

 plate. A little practice enables this to be 

 done neatly but this method is probably 

 not so easy for the beginner as the one pre- 

 viously described. 



The same necessity exists in this second 

 method for obtaining the landscape portion 

 with the sky showing as clear glass. Other- 

 wise on removing the landscape negative 

 and inserting the cloud negative a brilliant 

 result will not be obtainable. If the sky 

 portion of the landscape negative is not suf- 

 ficiently dense to give freedom from deposit 

 in the slide, that portion of the paper mask 

 covering the sky should be roughly placed 

 in position during the exposure of the land- 

 scape negative to ensure this end. 

 {To be continued.) 



SNAP SHOTS. 



I am a constant reader of your magazine 

 and find in it much information, both in 

 the sporting and the photographic line. I 

 discovered a fact recently that may in turn 

 be of benefit to my fellow readers. 



By mistake I tried to develop 2 unex- 

 posed plates. After leaving them a rea- 

 sonable time in metal hydro developer 

 without apparent change, I decided that 

 they were unexposed, and thought of a 

 method by which I might save the plates. 

 I removed them from the developer and 

 washed them 2 or 3 minutes in running 

 water, then put them away separately in 

 some empty plate boxes to dry. When 

 dry I exposed them and another fresh 

 plate on the same object, getting, when de- 

 veloped, better negatives from the 2 plates 

 than frcm the one I had not developed. 



The developer was fresh and full 

 strength. I used it to develop some ex- 

 posed plates immediately after I tried to 

 develop the unexposed plates. 



F. J. Park, Schenectady, N. Y. 



Please give me a formula for intensify- 

 ing negatives with potassium iodide and 

 bichlorate of mercury. 



J. H. Bartley, Zillah, Wash. 



ANSWER. 



A. — Saturated solution of bichloride of 

 mercury. 



B. — Potassium iodide Ij4 ounces. 



Water 6 ounces. 



Pour A into B, stirring constantly until 

 t 1 -"^ red precipitate just stoos dissolving. 

 The solution should be slightly turbid. 

 Then add hyposulphite of soda, one ounce. 

 When that is dissolved add water up to 

 20 ounces. For use take one part of this 

 solution and 3 parts of water. — Editor. 



negative? Please give recipe in both 

 metric and apothecaries' weights. 



S. M. T. 



Try immersion in the following clearing 

 bath 10 to 15 minutes: 

 Sulphate of iron, 150 grammes. 3 ounces. 



Alum 50 grammes. 1 ounce. 



Citric Acid 50 grammes. 1 ounce. 



Water. .. 1,000 cubic centimeters. 16 ounces 



Then wash in clean water. — The Camera. 



I have seen in Recreation from time to 

 time complaints of a showing of hypo on 

 negatives, but no remedy except to wash in 

 running water. I use a saturated solution 

 of sugar of lead, in soft water, as a stock 

 solution. After 2 changes of water on the 

 negative several negatives may be eliminat- 

 ed of hypo by adding one l / 2 ounce. of this 

 stock solution to a pint of water. Care 

 must be used to avoid stock solution com- 

 ing in contact with negative, as it will 

 cause a rainbow hued spot difficult to get 

 rid of. This may be avoided by preparing 

 before solution. 



M. F. Ensminger, Marion, Ohio. 



I notice that Arthur Roth asks in Rec- 

 reation for a recipe for glue like that on 

 the back of postage stamps and labels, for 

 mounting prints. The following is a recipe 

 for such glue : 



Dextrine 1 ounce 



Acetic acid l /i ounce 



Alcohol Y\ ounce 



Water 1% ounce 



Mix the dextrine, acid and water thor- 

 oughly, then add the alcohol. 



Recreation is the best magazine pub- 

 lished. 



M. H. Murray, West Duluth, Minn. 



I receive more information in the line 

 of photography through Recreation than 

 from the several photographic magazines T 

 subscribe for. 



, Albert Haanstad, Eau Claire, Wis. 



Can any of your readers inform me where 

 I can get a good 4x5 blu^ print paper? I 

 want this for a particular purpose and want 

 the best I can get. 



L. R. Anderson, Oxford, Iowa. 



Some negatives made in the Philippines 

 ?re turning yellow. They give good prints, 

 hard, but slow in printing. Can the yellow- 

 ness be removed without destroying the 



Recreation's 9th Annual Photo Compe- 

 tition closes November 30th, and amateur 

 photographers intending to enter pictures 

 should be on the alert every day for good 

 subjects. Please read carefully the list of 

 prizes and the conditions of entry, in the 

 Photo Department of Recreation. Keep 

 your eyes wide open in your travels and 

 always have your camera at hand. A prize 

 winning subject may come within your 

 reach when least expected. 



