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Washington white-wash is so named from the fact that the 

 White House at Washington, the official residence of the President 

 of the United States, is coated with it. It is made as follows, and 

 if properly made will neither wash off nor rub off, and has all the 

 appearance of paint : Slake a bushel of quick-lime in a barrel, 

 covering with a bag while the lime is working ; melt lib. common 

 glue to a thin size ; make r^lb. ground rice into a thin paste with 

 boiling water ; mix up lib. of whiting as you would mustard. 

 When the lime is quite slaked, add the glue, whiting, and rice- 

 paste and a half-peck of common salt. Mix well and let stand for 

 48 hours, keeping covered. Thin down to consistency of ordinary 

 white-wash and apply hot. 



