The Optical Magic Lantern Journal (September 1893)

THE OPTICAL MAGIC LANTERN —JOURNAL PHOTOGRAPHIC ENLARGER. EDITED BY J. HAY TAYLOR. Vol. 4.—-No. 52. [suationers Hau] SEPT. 1, 1893. PAGE Notes or Sie aad . GIS Prides Wie, “Mt, ER dite SS > Sin DD A Walking Skeleton Slide .. 3 18 ele ne hes ee, ADB Sensational Curiosities in Optical Projection’ ee ee ee Striking Theatrical Lantern Wffects .. 6. 6. we ee we ee ee DK A Few ‘Forms of Satuators .. say Heer “atu Gk) eie~ dis. Ge ae eG Dissolving Views in the early Days ais ha, Se “the awe Bel ee, se AS A Lanternist’s Diary .. .. 1. -) 62 we ee we ee ee 130 Compressing Oxygen at Home .. ies, “Hie a-ha Ge ST Subjects for Lantern Slides by the River 1. 1. elle BR Oils and Lamps for Lanterns... ayer ee, das Kass) am, sable The Magic Lantern as on Aid in Schools. . es wees: oe" ce ASS. The Relative Power of Tlluminants for the Lantern... fap met aim LOT Speaking in Public ASTUREIAnE and its ecie fe ae Ge se ae ASR Correspondence .. . Be Tavs, fay ee gee Sa) Notes and Queries a: WaT Sa tae OSS ee Gee ee et <2 AO Notices. Tue Optical Magic Lantern Journal and Photographic Enlarger is issued on the 1st of every month, price One Penny, and may be obtained from all Newsvendors, Railway News Stalls, Photographic Dealers, or from the Publishers, at the following rates, post free :— United States. 12 months oe aes = ++ «. 60 cents. Single copies .. -/2 6 Advertisements (Scule ‘of Charges), displayed — £ s.d. Front and back pages, by arrangement. Ordinary page (whole).. 3 0 0 ‘i » (half) 115 0 a »y (quarter) ‘ -. 10 0 sf » (eighth) 2% ie 10 0 Er » per linchincolumn.. 6 0 3 0 3 yy Bay " i Special quotations for a series. IixcHance Column, General Wants, &c. (not Trade) — First 20 words, 6d.; and for every 3 additional words, ld. ADVERTISEMENTS must reach the office not later than the 24th of each month. All cheques and postal orders to be made payable to Taylor Brothers, EviToRIAL communications must be addressed, J. Hay Taytor. Advertisements and business communications to Taylor Brothers, 56, Chancery Lane, London, W.C American Agents :—The International News Co., 83 and 85, Duane Sureet, New York City. NOTICE. Many CorrESPONDENTS STILL FORWARD THEIR COMMUNICA TIONS TO THE OLD ADDRESS. WILL THEY PLEASE NOTE THaT Our ADDRESS 18 56, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON, W.C. Notes. THe lantern season which is now about to commence, will, from what we can learn, be a very promising one. It is probable that there will be a greater demand than hitherto for single lanterns, Ir is difficult to realise the brilliancy of a twenty-five million of candle-power light. The illuminating power of the lighthouse at Cape La Héve, near Havre, is said to be of this power ; and even this will be put quite in the background when the new lighthouse at Penmarch is completed, for its light is to be of forty-six million candle-power. 4E Sone new sets of slides are now being introduced by Messrs. York and Son which are beautiful, instructive, and amusing. These consist of sets of Chicago, Vienna, Ceylon, Canary, and Madiera, &c., “and also some half-adozen sets of lite models. The comic element is also catered for in a variety of subjects. Many lantern operators have doubtless found it a somewhat difficult task to get their limes freed from the loose lime which invariably gets packed so tightly in the hole as to make one question whether the hole had been bored or not. When in conversation with Mr. F. Brown we learned that it was his intention to supply jets when desired with an arrow-headed lime pin so that the lime may be merely held