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Light Straw (To a tub of cold water add) (II)
To a tub of cold water add 4 ounces acetate of lead, previously dissolved; work the goods through this for 15 minutes, and wring out; into another tub of water add 2 ounces bichromate of potassa; work the goods through this 10 minutes, wring out and pass again through the lead solution for 10 minutes; wash and dry.