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Chewing Gum from Paraffine

This article may be made by dissolving paraffine at a gentle heat in a very little olive oil and glycerine. It is stirred on cooling, and afterwards compressed. The amount of glycerine depends on the consistency to be 6312. Cement for Fixing Glass Let- desired, and must be determined by the charters. A thick solution of marine glue in acter of the paraffine employed. This latter wood naphtha will answer perfectly if color is consists of mixtures of various carbo-hydrides, no object. But the glass must be chemically and is by no means always of the same comclean, and this is not always easy. The least position and properties. The glycerine will trace of soap or grease will spoil the adhesion of any cement. Try soda or ammonia, followed by whiting and water, clean cloths, and plenty of rubbing, and let the cement dry on the letters till the surface just begins to be "tacky" before you apply them. 6313. New Process for Rendering Cloth Waterproof. This is a method for rendering fabrics waterproof without destroying their ventilating qualities. Place in a metal vessel of about 6 gallons capacity, 20 keep it soft and make it sweet at the same time.

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