June, 1912 
ELECTRIC COOKING ON RAILROAD 
TRAINS 
LECTRICITY has been applied in a 
new way to increase the comfort of 
railway travel by the introduction of electric 
cooking devices on the dining cars of cer- 
tain fast trains between Chicago and the 
Northwest. A feature of the service is 
that the passengers are encouraged to dis- 
play their culinary skill. Connection to the 
lighting current of the train, which is sup- 
plied by a steam turbine generator set, is 
made at an outlet at every table to which 
the usual devices—frying pan, water heater 
and egg boiler, chafing dish, teakettle, 
toaster, coffee percolator—are connected. 
Apart from the diversion of thus varying 
the monotony of a long railroad trip, food 
prepared in the kitchen is maintained in 
good condition by electrically heated re- 
ceptacles. 
THE JAPANESE AS PHOTOG- 
RAPHERS 
WRITER in the “Japanese Maga- 
zine’ has the following interesting 
information to give concerning photog- 
raphy in Japan: about two thirds of a cen- 
tury ago (1843) photography was among 
the innovations that came to Japan with 
the introduction of Western civilization. 
Lord Mito was one of the first men of 
prominence to start investigations in pho- 
tography. He sent Kikuchi, one of his 
retainers, to Nagasaki, where he learned 
of a Dutch book containing elementary 
instructions in photography, and was 
able to secure it. Kikuchi had the book 
translated into Japanese, and having 
mastered the subject, returned to instruct 
the prince. Immediately the necessary 
outfit, camera, chemicals, etc., were or- 
dered through the Dutch merchants in 
Nagasaki. They arrived, and the art of 
photography was practised for the first 
time by Lord Mito himself. The prog- 
ress and use of the art and its study were 
seriously retarded by the superstitious 
fear and dread with which it was re- 
garded by the people, who thought it en- 
dangered their lives. Shemoaka Renja 
was the first in the field as a professional, 
and met with the greatest difficulties in 
pursuing his work. To gain the neces- 
sary knowledge of the art of photography 
he entered the service of the American 
Envoy as a menial, as he had heard that 
the Minister’s interpreter was well 
equipped for taking photographs. The 
latter readily complied with his request 
for lessons in the principles of photog- 
raphy. Learning of the arrival in Yoko- 
hama of a real photographer from 
America, Shemoaka straightway left for 
the port to make his acquaintance. He 
succeeded in acquiring the photog- 
rapher’s complete equipment, and opened 
his own studio to the public. But he had 
to depend entirely upon the patronage of 
foreigners, for no Japanese could be in- 
duced to go near such a place. At first 
things went well enough; but later he 
had great difficulties in replenishing the 
small laboratory, and worse still, was 
ignorant as to the preparations in which 
the chemicals must be used. His experi- 
ments resulted in utter failure, and he 
was about to abandon his beloved project 
when a final trial brought success, to his 
great joy. Knowing he could find ready 
sale for pictures of the city, he placed his 
camera inside a palanquin, so that he 
could manipulate behind drawn curtains, 
as he did not dare to take the pictures 
openly. By having himself carried 
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