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days, and apply as hot as possible. A whitewash which 

 serves very well for inside work is made of one part (by 

 volume) of unslaked lime, to 3 parts water, stirred while 

 boiling. It is improved by substituting for half of the 

 water skimmed milk or buttermilk. To be applied cold. 



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Davidson, Ellis A. House Painting. Modern Painter, Chicago. 

 Pearce, Walter J. Painting and Decorating. J. B. Lippincott Co. 

 Sabin, Alvah Horton. House Painting. John Wiley & Sons. 



