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Wilks' Refined Linseed Oil
In That the oil must be heated from 250° to 300°. 236 gallons oil pour 6 pounds oil of vitriol, 4. That the spirit of turpentine must be addand stir them together for 3 hours; then add ed gradually, and in a thin stream, while the 6 pounds fullers' earth, well mixed with 14 mixture of oil and resın is still hot. 5. That pounds hot lime, and stir for 3 hours. Put the varnish be made in dry weather, otherwise the oil into a copper boiler, with an equal moisture is absorbed, and its transparency and quantity of water, and boil for 3 hours; then drying quality impaired. Of late years it has extinguish the fire, and when the materials been practically demonstrated that not only is are cold draw off the water, and let the oil there no necessity for boiling the oil and gum stand to settle for a few weeks before using. after incorporation, but that the produce is