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To Make Pomatum With Water And Wax


Water and wax are two substances that do not naturally unite together;

therefore, to those who witness the following process, without knowing

the cause, it will have the appearance of marvellous. Put into a new

glazed earthen pot, six ounces of river water and two ounces of white

wax, in which, you must previously conceal a strong dose of salt of

tartar. If the whole be then exposed to a considerable degree of heat,

it will assume the consistence of pomatum, and may be used as such.



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