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Phosphorescent Oil
Dissolve of dry air, until it hardens into a solid trans- 1 grain phosphorus in 1 ounce olive cil in a parent substance. Or: Agitate strained white of egg with 10 or 12 times its bulk of alcohol, and collect the flocculent precipitate on a muslin filter.
Dry it at a temperature not over 120° Fahr.