38. INDELIBLE INK

1 inch of the stick of the nitrate of silver dissolved in a little
water, and stirred into each gallon of the above, makes first rate
indelible ink for cloth. Judge what indelible ink costs.


39. INDELIBLE INK

Nitrate of silver 1-1/2 oz., dissolved in liquor ammonia fortisine
5-1/2 oz., orchil for colouring 3/4 oz., gum mucilage 12 oz., mix
the two latter, then mix them with the two former, and it is ready
to use.


40. WRITING FLUID OR BLACK COPYING INK

Take two gallons of rain water and put into it gum arabic 1/4 lb.,
brown sugar 1/4 lb., clean copperas 1/4 lb., powdered nut galls 3/4
lb., mix and shake occasionally for ten days and strain. If needed
sooner, let it stand in an iron kettle until the strength is
obtained. This ink can be depended on for deeds or records, which
you may want someone to read hundreds of years to come. Oexylic acid
1/4 oz., was formerly put in, but as it destroys the steel pens, and
does just as well without it--it is now never used.


41. BEST INK POWDER

This is formed of the dry ingredients for ink, powdered and mixed.