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Varnish for Paintings

Take mastich, 6 ounces; pure turpentine, 1/2 ounce; camphor, 2 drachms; spirits of turpentine, 19 ounces; add first the camphor to the turpentine; the mixture is made in a water-bath; when the solution is effected, add the mastich and the spirits of turpentine near the end of the operation; filter through a cotton cloth.

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