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"To Brighten up Linoleum"
Use a weak solution of Beeswax
in spirits of Turpentine, or
Palm Oil 1 ounce
Parafine 18 ounces
Kerosene 4 ounces
Melt the parafine and oinl, remove from
the fire and add the Kerosene
or use for nice polish
Yellow Wax 1 ounce
Carnauba Wax 2 ounces
Oil Turpentine 10 ounces
Benzine 10 ounces
Melt the waxes carefully and the
oil and Benzine and stir until cold
or Else you can use
Yellow Wax 5 ounces
Oil Turpentine 11 ounces
Amber Varnish 5 ounces
Melt the wax, add the oil and then
the varnish. Apply with a rag
Scientific American Supplement
August 7 1897
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Cutting off a Bottle
To the Editor of the Scientific American:
I noticed in Scientific American No 4, July 26
that W. J. M. asks how to cut the neck off a large bot-
tle without breaking it. If he will fasten the bottom
of the bottle to a chuck on a wood lathe with melted
resin, and then revolve the lathe at a high rate of speed,
he can cut it as true as a straight edge by holding a
piece of thin, soft iron wire on the spot where it is
desired to cut it off, keeping it there till the wire gets
red hot, then project a little water on the hottest part
of the wire, when the neck will fly off. This is the best
way it can be done, and is the way French ware is cut
off in glass factories, only the cuck is hollow.
If the bottle to be cut is thicker in one place than
another the cut may not be quite as true
Beaver Falls, Pa. R. Wagner
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Cutting Glass Bottles.
To the Editor of the Scientific American:
I have had good success in cuttting off glass bottles,
both round and square, up to half a gallon in size, by
cutting carefully clear around with an ordinary glass
cutter, then placing the bottle in a lathe, or on a
microscope turntable, or on any apparatus that would
allow it to turn steadily and smoothly (suspending by
a cord from the ceiling might do), then revolving it at a
speed of 50 to 75 revolutions per minute, and directing
the flame of a blowpipe on the mark made by the glass
cutter; in a half to two minutes, the bottle will crack
the greater part of the way around, when the blow-
pipe can be removed and by gentle traction upon the
two parts, they will separate very readily; if not, a
few drops of water on the unbroken part, or better, a
wet string laid on the mark, will usually complete the
operation. I never had any success with any other
plan and always spoiled the bottle until I hit upon
this, and would advise W. J. M. question 2348, in
your issue of July 26 to try it, practicing upon a few
smaller bottles first.
The main thing is to heat the glass evenly clean
round. D. H. Capwell, M.D.
Van Horne, Ia.
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The Cedric arrived at New York on her first trip
across the Atlantic on Febry [February] 20, 1902. She made the
passage from Daunts Rock of Queenstown Ireland to
New York in 8 days 8 hours & [and] 16 minutes. She had
742 passengers, 430 being steerage.
700 foot long gross Tonnage 20,970.
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Steam Ship "Cedric" 293
White Star Line. Built by Harland
& [and] Woolf Belfast Ireland. Launched
August 21 1902
Length 700 feet which is 7 feet
shorter than the Kaise William II. The
Kaiser is 72 feet Beam. Her gross
tonnage is 20,000. Total Displacement 26000 Tons
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The Cedric has 75 feet Beam. Gross
Tonnage is 20970. Total displacement
when fully loaded 37870 Tons. Total
depth 49 1/3 feet over all
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Accomodates 3000 Passengers. Mostly Steerage
Quarter for a crew of 350 Men
Has 9 decks called as follows
1 Lower Orlop }
2 Orlop }
3 Lower }
4 Middle } Has 4 Masts
5 Upper }
6 Bridge }
7 Upper Bridge }
8 Boat }
9 Sun
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Engines Quadruple Expansion Balanced
14000 horse power. Speed 17 Knots
Freight Room 20000 Tons
Coal 300 Tons per day
She Cost $4, 500 000 dollars
The Kaiser II cost $6, 000, 000 dollars
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October 11 1902
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THE CEDRIC
Biggest Vessel in the World Completes
First Trip
New York Feb 20 -- The new White Star
line steamer Cedric, the largest vessel in
the world, arrived today from Livepool
and Queenstown after her maiden trans-
Atlantic voyage. The passage from Daunt's
Rock off Queenstown t this port, was
made in eight days, eight hours and 16
minutes. She brought 742 passengers, of
which tumber 430 were steerage. She is
700 feet long. Gross tonnage 21,034
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