The Photographic art-journal . riel, namely, MM. Jules Klagmann,C. E. Clerget, and C. Dussurgey. 1 hescheme consists of three propositions :— 1. The organization of a special exhi- bition of the works of industrialartists (that is, designers and deco-rators generally). 2. The establishment of a museum of the fine arts as applied to industry. 3. The foundation of a central school of the arts in relation to the sameobject. It may be some matter of slight con-gratulation to ourselves that Marlboroughand Somerset House combined have alreadyanticipated all these proposilons, thoughthe exhibition of
The Photographic art-journal . riel, namely, MM. Jules Klagmann,C. E. Clerget, and C. Dussurgey. 1 hescheme consists of three propositions :— 1. The organization of a special exhi- bition of the works of industrialartists (that is, designers and deco-rators generally). 2. The establishment of a museum of the fine arts as applied to industry. 3. The foundation of a central school of the arts in relation to the sameobject. It may be some matter of slight con-gratulation to ourselves that Marlboroughand Somerset House combined have alreadyanticipated all these proposilons, thoughthe exhibition of designs and manufac-tures is as yet limited to the students of theseveral schools attached to the Department. I now conclude this report, with a sin-cere hope and confident anticipation thatthis promised rivalry will tend to themore healthy development of both institu-tions. R. N. WORNUM. 182 The Photographic Art-Journal. Narch. From La LumiereON THE DANGERS RESULTING FROM THE USE CF MERCURY. TRANSLATED BY .AMBROSE To the Editor of La Lumiere: ONSIEUR,—For thepurpose of rendering aservice to the fraternityof daguerreotypists, Ibeg leave to publish thefollowing observationsupon the insalubrity,and the dangers of tbeprocess which we practice, and onthe means of guarding against thera. J During the first years of thisnew art there had not been suffici-ent time to experience the deleterious ef-fects of mercury, and no one seemed togive it a thought, and, not having myselffor a long time experienced any symptomsof this poison, I never thought it necessaryto use the least precaution to guard againstthe effects of it. But after twelve yearsof continual labor in the midst of the va-pors which iucessantly escape from tbemercury bath. I began to peiceive that wecould not, with impunify, forget that thismetal exerts a powerful act on upon thehuman body, capable of ruiuing the strong-est cousi ution. For some time past, several operators,hive, to my knowledge, been obliged,
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