The fingerprint developing system of claim 1, wherein said aromatic polyhydroxy compound has the structural formula R--Ar(OH)n, wherein R is a radical selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogens, amides, carboxyl groups, and the n-propyl ester of monocarboxylic acids and Ar is an aromatic selected from the group consisting of benzene and napthalene, and n is a positive integer greater