Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-02-08
WHOLE NO. L5I.
Correspondence 0: tie n. /. TrbuHe.
Photography in t0Eltti.eit:a
CiScINKATI, Jan. 8 1852.

CiScINKATI, Jan. 8 1850.
have Just Witnessed some Illustrations
of the art Of Plotos raphic CoHnteJeit.
ing. .saich deem =: .:hiy important, cot
on 10 bank o.i.csfs. Eut - -. c.ic
al large. tIr. ryi.'-5r~. of this y.
ons OF tna bes. dagUereotyf.st ~ the
"or.d. las recectly n.ade 5evefsi Unto
s-aaL;c copies Of bsak lc.rs. wlici ,9r
soF2ass, in tae perfection G.. sneis - els
any ling which has ever bleu lone II the
old way of c5un;e:fei:ing. When 'hese
hotogra phs have been carefully TAKEN
o. Ia psoper bank no;e paPes. hey de.y
selection eitnel by tie unaiaed eye, OK
81 microscope ius lection
One Of these p'otogre; hs. frola SO
bill. was deposited by Mr. z. with oth-
er bills. l. the Life and irps. Company.
and vas received wi.hcul suspicion. lle
thea informed them ,h4t ther- wss a "a
I'll among t.ena, Ia MONEY MS rs'a-
spactet, anG be Vas Tasttigeiy ,ssdseG
ihas 1t vas al good. ana requested 10
point out me detective 5ii!, 10 diG = p, -. !
alter general txlmin ion uy lbs or
Gers present, lie iii VS. sgain prom nc
al acoA. Aro.aef ls.ai ", n.aac y
presenting phe'. = NC copy o. ti'i
at he p';ncipal ba.h.uy h,s.es. : Sac
banks o. Smasj Cu.ls.,. - t.-sa=.. C-.o-
CORY \ 20 .s5ee, 4tt -o,- ...e-s he
i'ho;"srs. 4 vas r,re. .e.,. "a, ai.-. Ia
/ iu' lnsper ica. pTorosn- gooa 49,
! sui mole rigid It's; IVES mad, - rss.
sealing ga,iosEa gi;s @TG genuine 3...5i -
81. boo;h al c...er ..,.'lS E. .ts ca t4.ess.
After tie u.3at cerefoi Inspection ih..
were unab's - det-c. tie rho;o6Faj.,.c
counterfeit. lo-, IS / hive OBSERVED he
ninulest details are perfect Inaer n...go-
SsOnic so!4sny.
think II Is obvious FROM ,aase fac;e.
thai cur p9per ulu!ssY currency Is H.
! dangerous rendition. AMI that i, IS rcc-
essary to give ae wi4-st pua. -.,y to
these alarming de...o9m Ii any
good master q f:lo.ce.- 10y. een, "a =
saof, time, ana ~ tnAins txpeA5~.
Hood The country with Spusious moaey,
which. even cashiers. c-esidslis. sd -
peTis OF every grade are enable ~ &. &c
~ have &c security IL. ous pc psF carreu
cy,
have heard that pholcs.e taic Ho.rs
weIe once taken il. Tie ia - ..n-!ang
Whether cay suc. err ,ssssss ss-s!se sss....a.
N Nils country is EcEEss - = ANY. a r,
'aie's. Ne lave 10 ssstsss:sas '-i1.rl,
isSt'e 81 any til.ie IN ecofSnocs san -
snd II IS especially { put p.0iie o. -.
guard that low annouuce '.sse l4~,s.
an interest is ele adr excited he.- a.d
bank pres.den;s are srading ,ls.r not.
to be paotosra pied, 10 test the power ii
! taa.r;.
IL Is not only our currency that IS az
sa'icd o. lis art, cut eve thing depend
! ing or the human pen is la .e 10 cou;.
te.:riiing. Oa1's autograph N lie :;
smy iime ! liked 10 a osi.k casch. prossis-
sorry M,ie, viii. deed. letters OF csc.it.
or Recommendation. or any number Of
gysDls may be affixed I, sny docu.
ssent i.ie operator may pieasc-the auf,.
g.spas oeIas 50 perfect. that lie writer
himself co-id nor de;ec, an error.
Il IS needless for eDsrayeTs to Iucres Sc
their skill is ever. sep they take ir I'D
vance IS followed with mathematics. &c
clracy By Pho;csla ply. which cop,s ,ae
rc or Blown aacAs OF the notes - easily
= ;!ielT les. Possibly there Dsy b,
some arr q. printing il colo.s Of greatly
'ietY, Tn ra.e paper. whita PhotogTav'.y
viii not lie able 10 rival tank banhs
should oils: premium iof tbs discover
Of some 9ecalial species o. pspev. ,hs
manufacture to &c kept secret. snl 20 be
: devoted exclusively to The Issue of hank
!: moss.
Cnles present circumstances sn i'm.
r.elsc amount OF fraudulent Money ma,
5e Issued before Tie pgbic are en- tl.vil
guard, Scieace end art mus, give rs
new safeguards. There are bat t,vo
methods OF detection OF WHICH | lave
any wlesiSe at present; tsey are iura-
iShet b chemistry ana By payckor.csry.
neither of which wculd probably hs
trough, TO bear against bills 50 apparent
: iy perfect III ell their details
The chemical test is based on the fact
tina. the black color Of the pho,ogrs phic
picture being derived from preperal Con
OF silver. its Sroand necessarily different
from the inks used BY the srgGaver and
the writer: various tests may De advised
by good chemists. l would merely men.
ton one: the Photographic picture is i'm
msdiaiely destroyed or ,uIned white by
washing !: with solution Of corrosive
| su5iima;e.
AS for the psychros,etic test. it is /
believe, worthy Of adoption ia cases Of
Importance when che micoi tests ere not
: convenient. Any individual OF psychro-
metric capacity can derive from one of
the signatures on bank note an imnres.
sion Of the character of tie writer: the
photograph does not give this impres.
J sion. snd the difference betw.en the res
wll'os aud the mere photograph may
, thus be distinguished. ss 1 have sscer.
, 'ained oy actual experiment on Mr.. Fon-
'aynss specimens. shall give an ac-.
count OF this experinne It in The Journal
Of Man. J.R.B.
! OE-Lord Broushsm in merry mood
81 Is said. Wrota th. faI,owino s,.;s, nh,