Water Proof . – The following is the Chinese method for rendering cloth water-proof:
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Water Proof . – The following is the Chinese method for rendering cloth water-proof:
Transcript
To one oz: of whit[text loss] [text loss]ax (melted) add one quart of spirits of turpintin thoroughly mixed and cold, then dip in the [text lost]loth into the liquid and hang it up to drain till it is thoroughly dry. By the above cheap and easy method, muslin as well as the strongest cloths will be render'd quite impenetrable to the heaviest rains and that without the ingredients and either filling up the pores of the cloth or injuring the texture or damaging at all the most brilliant colours
Subject
Spirits of turpentine See all items with this value
Contributor
Caylor, Karmen
Le, Vincent
Source
Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook, Collection #C0202, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Publisher
George Mason University Libraries
Rights
Public domain. There are no known restrictions.