BEESWAX 



just as it comes from the press; but if it is 

 for general use, it should be remelted and 

 molded in little tins, and in the melting an 

 iron kettle should be avoided, as it has a 

 tendency to discolor the wax and render its 

 sale difficult. 



Manufacturers of comb foundation say 

 that hardly two lots of wax that they receive 

 are uniform in color; this is due to the pres- 

 ence of more or less foreign substances, and 

 to reduce it all to its original yellowness, it 

 is necessary for them to treat it to a bleaching 

 process with sulphuric acid. 



The following is the method of bleaching 

 used by the A. I. Root Co. 



HOW TO REFINE WAX WITH SULPHURIC ACID 



Wax cakes, as they are bought up, are 

 usually of all grades and colors. The differ- 

 ence in color is due largely to the amount of 

 impurities the wax contains. In all the 

 years that we have been in the business we 

 have found no practical or satisfactory way 

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