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236 Whitewash for Outside
Take a clean tight barrel. Put in
1/2 bushel Lime. Slake it by
pouring boiling water on it, sufficient
to cover it 5 inches deep, stirring it
all the time till fully skaked. When
slaked, dissolve it water and add
2 pounds sulphate of Zinc and 1
pound common Salt. Oct 15 1887 [Scientific American]
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Brazing Metals
For brazing brass, use spelter
For brazing Iron use spelter or Copper,
Flux with powdered Borax Oct 15 1887 [Scientific American]
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Polishing bright Ironwork
For Runaing [running] Machinery, use Rottenstone
and oil, for fine work. For coarse
work, Emery & [and] oil. Tripoli and oil
makes a fine after polish. For
Russia Iron, wipe with plain oil.
Any abrading material spoils it. Oct 15 1887 [Scientific American]
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Poisoning from Nutmeg
A man ate a raw nutmeg for the
diarhea. It made him sick, giddy
stupid and very drowsy all day. So far
the narcotic properties of these seeds
are unknown. August 6 1887 [Scientific American]
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Cure for Cancer
Calcined oyster shells are very good
indeed applied in the Early stages. When
cleaned well and well burnt, they form
a splendid article of carbonate of Lime
August 6 1887 [Scientific American]
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Disinfectants 237
Receipt No. 1. Dissolve chloride of
Lime of the best quality, in pure water
in the proportion of 4 ounces to the gallon.
Excellent for Cholera, Typhoid or diptheria.
Receipt No. 2
Dissolve Corrosive Sublimate
and permangenate of potash, in pure
water in the proportions of 2 drams of
Each salt to the gallon. This is quite
odorless and is best for a sick room.
It is highly poisonous
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To disinfect the person, use chlorinate
Soda (Liquor soda Chlorinata) diluted
with 9 parts of water
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Boiling half an hour will destroy
the germs of all Kinds, and is the very
best way to destroy the germ vitality
Receipt No. 3
Dissolve 4 ounces of Corrosive
Sublimate and one pound of Sulphate
of Copper in one gallon of water. 2
fluid ounces of this solution is Enough
to disinfect the clothing of any one
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Solutions of Corrosive Sublimate should
not be placed in metal vessels but in a
wooden tub or Earthenware crock.
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For privy vaults, where any infectious
Excreta has been poured, use one pound of
Corrosive Sublimate for Every 500 pounds
of fecal matter. Or use if only plain
Excretia use chloride of Lime. If the
odor is objectionable, use Receipt No. 2
by applying daily or 5 gallon, which
should be kept in a barrel ready.
August 6 1887 [Scientific American]
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