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To Dissolve Amber
There is cohol. To make the COLORLESS VARNISH, no difficulty in dissolving amber in chloroform, dissolve 1 part of the precipitate in the same but people are apt to think they fail, from the quantity of alcohol. Add 14 drachms oil of lavender to each pint. The colorless varnish will look like whey, but more transparent.