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Factitious Canada Balsam
Dissolve 3 pounds of clear yellow resin in 1 gallon of oil of turpentine; then add 1822 pint of pale linseed oil, and 1/2 ounce each of essence of lemon and oil of rosemary.
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Dissolve 3 pounds of clear yellow resin in 1 gallon of oil of turpentine; then add 1822 pint of pale linseed oil, and 1/2 ounce each of essence of lemon and oil of rosemary.