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Show ISINGLASS IS FISH BLADDER " Is Form of Pure Commercial Gelatin Made From the Sounds of Sturgeon and Cod. The little windows In the hard coal burning stove are commonly thought to be isinglass, but they are made of mica, and are not isinglass at all. Isinglass Isin-glass is a form of pure commercial gelatin, made from the sounds or air-bladders of certain fish, especially sturgeon and cod. After being cleaned and slit open the air-bladders undergo no other preparation than being dried and put into rolls about the size of the linger. Before the war Russia produced a large portion of the world's Isinglass. Hoilcd in mill;, isinglass forms n mildly nutritious jelly, and is thus sometimes used medicinally. Its principal prin-cipal purpose, however, is for clarifying clarify-ing lienors. It is also used in making mak-ing eourtplaster. cement, jellies, soups, India ink and sizing fabrics. |