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the barrel may be destroyed, and the impregnation of the water 

 by the acid neutralized. 



The barrel, when taken from the water, must, after being 

 rendered perfectly dry, be rubbed smooth with a burnisher of 

 hard wood, and then heated to about the temperature of boiling 

 water ; it then will be ready to receive a varnish made of the 

 following materials : — 



Spirits of wine, one quart, 



Dragon's blood pulverized, three drams. 



Shell lac bruised, one ounce ; 



and after the varnish is perfectly dry upon the barrel, it must be 

 rubbed with the burnisher to give it a smooth and glossy 

 appearance.— (Silliman's Journal.) 



Article XIV. 

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PREPARING FOR PUBLICATION. 



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