Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-16

may be of interest at the present time.
All OF these are extremely simple, and
even the most elaborate does not call
for the expenditure Of more than Il
few cents. The first to consider ts the
making of glow pictures, an old fash
Toned pastine well worth reviving.
The only thing to buy is IL small guam
tity OF the following solution:
! Forty parts of saltpeter are added
! to twenty parts of gum arabic, and
: the whole is dissolved in forty parts
OF water An Once or two Of this
mixture will be sufficient to prepare d
good many pictures. y few sheets of
| white paper should next be secured.
and this should be rather thin, similar
TO that which is used for typewriting
Now take a clean pen and draw the
picture on the paper, using the solu-
iion. which should be slightly warmed
by standing the bottle In hot water
Anything may be delineated. the only
essential point being that all the lines
must connect. The final line should
he drawn down TO the corner Of the
sheet, and this spot may be indica ted
with pencil cross. Hang the sheets
up to dry, and when the process Is
complete the lines arc practically in
visible.
No Danger From FIRE.
To bring up the picture. first OF NIL
turn down the borders of the sheet
OF paper in such way that 1t is
raised above the surface which will
not be injured by the slight suolder-
ing OF the paper. Get match and
light it, placing the glowing end ut
the point where the pencil cross was
made on the sheet
y trail of red fire will at once start
TO burn out the picture. following the
lines which have been drawn; no other
part of the design catches on fire save
that which has been treated with the
solution. Finally the picture stands
up In strong black lines, and the effect
is very curious. There is absolutely
no danger from fire in this little ex-
pertinent.
The making of smoke pictures is
great fun, and some very attractive
results can be secured Any odd pieces
of white card may he used, and these
are held over lighted candle until
they are we'll blacked in every part.
BY moving the cardboard about, there
Will be no fear of any part catching
fire.
a chip OF wood may be used to work
'"' tne picture; the method consists
In simply clearing away the smoked
area. snow scenes may be rendered
'ry finely thus. The sky is left dead
BLACK. save for ii circle for the moon.
Or White for the stars. The roofs
or the cottages are cleared off to rep
resent the SNOW. whilst TIL. window;
are treated In the same way. to- indi-
cate the glow of lights within.
Fascinating Pastimc.
Trees laden with snow may I've
worked out. and most of the ground
would he LEFT white. save where deem
shadows fall. or course, this Is on,y
one suggestion of what might be done.
hut 1t is sufficient TO show that the
work can be very fascinating indeed.
y prize might he offered for the best
PICTURES produced by the children
Most people have been amused by
"ntchinG the so called eggs or The
fhara obs serpents In the old DAYS
those were made out of mercury
compound shat was extremely no.s-
onous. and also gave off fumes which
were dangerous TO inhale. II has now
been shown that the "cE-s' may ne
made of much safer material: though.
of course, the chemicals mentioned;
WOULD not he exactly good TO eat
Buy It few ounces of potassium hi
chromate and half the quantity Of
potassium nitrate. Secure some ordi-
nary white sugar Powder the thre.
ingredients separately. and then mix
them we'll up together. taking ,wo