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or calcium carbonate, make a better paint than one consisting of 

 white lead and zinc oxide alone. 



The following list of uses is as complete as the writer can 

 make it: 



1. In pigments. 



2. In lithophone. 



3. As a base for colored pigments, 

 a. Printers inks. 



b. Aniline dyes, etc., for postage stamps, etc. 



4. In putty. 



5. In rubber goods (to give weight). 



6. In linoleum (weight). 



7. In oilcloth. 



8. In cloth around hams to keep air and insects out. 



9. In enamel, in pottery and porcelain manufacture. 



10. In jasper ware (abroad). 



11. In producing classic figures on wedgewood ware in 

 North Staffordshire. 



12. In making chemical reagents. 



13. In enameling iron. 



14. In refining sugar especially beet sugar. 



15. In tanning leather (to give weight). 



16. In manufacture of hydrogen peroxide. 



17. In dressing calicoes. 



18. As a coating, to prevent aeration in the manufacture of 

 gorgonzola cheese at Valsassina, Italy. 



19. In finishing wall paper. 



20. In pyrotechnics. 



21. In paper collars. 



22. In insecticides. 



23. In artificial ivory. 



24. In sealing wax. 



25. In artificial stone. 



26. In manufacture of alumina. 



27. In asbestos cement. 



28. In poker chips. 



29. In preparation of fertilizers (for weight). 



30. In boiler compounds. 



