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it has been some time in the solution — still it is not prudent to ex- 

 pose it to too strong a light (such as sunshine) until the Hypo- 

 sulphite has been washed out. 



When all the Iodide of Silver is removed, wash in three or four 

 waters in succession, and then leave it in a large quantity of water 

 for 3 or 4 hours, changing the water every half hour, after which 

 pin it up to dry, — (pins do no harm now). When thoroughly dry, 

 it must be waxed in one of the following ways. 



To Wax Papek. 



A dish of double block tin, without joints in the bottom and 

 one inch deep, is made to fit into another and larger vessel, also of 

 tin, containing boiling water which must be kept at the boiling 

 point by any convenient heater. A cake or two of white wax is 

 put into the waxing dish, and when it is melted the sheet of paper 

 is floated thereon, when the paper is saturated with wax take it up 

 and drain off as much as possible of the superfluous wax. Do the 

 same with any number of papers. Then with a clean box-iron — 

 iron them one at a time between from 4 to 6 thicknesses of blotting 

 paper until the blotting paper is saturated with wax ; then iron 

 between fresh blotting paper, which may require to be repeated. 

 The 2nd and 3rd papers of the 1st batch will do the 1st and 2nd 

 ironing of the 2nd batch. Proceed thus until all are ironed and 

 appear (when held between the eye and the light) free from any 

 opaque, or shining spots — and perfectly clear and transparent. 



Another method of waxing papers is to place the paper on two or 

 three folds of blotting paper ; then as you pass the iron over the 

 back of the paper with one hand follow it closely with a piece of 

 wax held in the other, the excess of wax being ironed out as be- 

 fore, I do not recommend this mode of waxing papers previous to 

 iodizing, but it answers very well when one or two negatives have 

 to be waxed, and must do when the Photographer is unprovided 

 with a tray. 



After the negative is waxed the edges should be trimmed, it is 

 then ready to print from. In taking out the superfluous wax from 

 the finished negative, as hot an iron as possible should be used to 

 remove the wax, for notwithstanding all his efforts to extract the 

 excess, he will, not unfrequently, find by the spots in his print; 



