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Lithographic Ink (Grind together parts mastich)

Grind together 8 parts mastich, in tears, and 12 parts shellac; dissolve carefully by heat in 1 part Venice turpentine; after the mixture is taken from the fire, mix in 16 parts wax and 6 parts tallow; then add, by stirring, 6 parts hard tallow soap in shavings, and finally incorporate in the mass 4 parts lampblack. Heat and stir until thoroughly mixed; let it cool a little, and pour it out on tables, and when cold, cut into square rods.

Anilin niline Colors. Aniline is a liquid of a color varying from yellow to dark brown. The commercial article is never chemically pure, being a mixture of pure aniline, toluidine, and odorine. Its boiling point ranges from 356° to 482° Fahr. If aniline boils at a lower temperature than 356°, it contains too much odorine, and is, therefore, of poor quality. It is obtained by conversion from nitro-benzole, a preparation of the benzole ob-

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