Deming headlight., 1890-06-14


rem People ,ff NHmlllnr
Wo zee tona ol lhoumnda W cllfC
mos. which are eiVcu away by every
nnlerpfialnQ business inau. ffl / vcu
euro lle assertion chat very few know
how lhAy nro produced 10 properly
produce chronic Che lllhoafhrher
must 30 obs rapport with llo uflist
In must nnnlyM illc picture, fully
fnhllsn tie combinations cl colure and
Tho spirit II the work ilaVlnN deter
mined lust how many basic c0lon en-
ler into Che picture. the artist COM
unenrra hm work hy preparing d lllhu
graphic ionc Tor each NHna1lp color
The artist commences ilia work py
making q delicate and elaborate lnh
tracing Uf tho piciurui not only li9
general outlines bni The minute hnu
Intricate touches and shadcs ol color
IN Wliieh Il IS courp g. ille tracing
paper Is chemically prepared. 50 THAT
lho lines upon L car he readily irung
fcrred 20 stone a prcha % employed
10 transfer Tie impressions oa tile
ini,nr 10 tho stone. considerable prr8'
sure ieiun used Thousands 0f ipi.
DrnNnna can then be taken from tAo
stone hy simply running nn ink roller
Ovor IL.
Tie tracing thus transformed forms
what Is known ~ the keystone. Sup.
nose thcfo nre twenty color3 la tie
chrnino. This number ~ iuipteSsiOna
lg llNrn from thu hey stone ard recl.
carefully busted with red chalk. A
dim offset Oi tho untire tracing la then
slc4Hd on each one " these stones.
Tho drawing thcn begins, aud often
occupies many months Each slouo q
io bu prinicd IN Il separate color, aud
therefore must contain not only all
iint u necessary ~ that color of tlc
picture. q the niuutcsl dcfnll, int rll
81 tlo conp0und colufs. mada BY
printing ono or more oyer oiheiA a
variety Of omdniiona Of color tpm IA
full alrcngih 20 tho iuintest tinting
can be produced on the stone, iusl "a
iu using an ordinary psncil Or crnyon
on drawing paper, These yntionA c0l'
Ofa uyV. nf course. worked up in black
by tlio nriist. aud II Is tho printer whe
applies the colOrk Tho limos on uaull
separate stone nio etched with tlis
WISH ~ nitric acid and gum arabic
and arc ready for the prrasrs
The printer must be ~ aliillful 81
the artist in applying his coloia mud
must fully realize tho blpnding aud ~
feet of each color Az fast ns cacli
color Is printed It b aubiniiicc 70 ihr
artist, who hnsthu q progressive prool
~ the work
II has bcon probably noticed that
Hines cross pacli other ou tAo margin
Of the cllrumo These ARC ihcsu regis
tering norl.s, and eunblo the printer "
| place shcAhctt in The Sumo relative %
sillOn every time "a new stone Is used
and o now c,slor applied. Ihceo lines
ure drawn iu tho original tracing and
appear on cach stone.
When Tho iiTt color ls printed worry
small holes are pnnctured la each shed
/ 40 tho intersection of these lines. very
duo holcs are alsodrillod ia correspond
ing paaitiona Oh eacn Of tlio suhso
/ queut stouca, aud tho holes Ia the pa
| per are 10 correspond precisely VAL
The holes in tliealonc, aud thus us cacl
additional color Is pat on a perfect reg
lister Is secured and each color fall
| just where II belOmgH
The next ppOcess Is 10 mako tll
chrouo huVo rough surface like M
| oil painting. a stone * now plpparee
which bus rough aurluce, similar q
canvas. The c.lrOmn Is then lais
lpnn II and passed through pros
with heavy pressure. When Il comu
forth N u un exncl imitation OF III,
painting. II IL then yarnished nn,
lhus sou liaye the chrome lcady io
the mnrkct
Ino world ia yet practically deppnd
ont on ono quarry Ia BavnriA for u
liihoguphic htono. Stones have beel
found ia France, England, CAnadl
and Tho United rletcs, but none pos
srss the qualities uf the best Gorlaal
slouca a bed of lithogiaphic pionl
has been found in Scquulchie Valley
not far from Chattanooga. and the 10
yrsligaliuns 80 far Indicate TINT Il vii
yield s,one of very ilne quality.
Il should prove 50. II will be literally
gold mine. The liner quality Of sgon
Is today worth thirteen cents POI
pound and Is very scarce Nashville
Times.