Show ink for labeling bottles la in a small bottle place an ounce tind and a quarter of 0 alcohol s tidd add a halt ounce of sh shellac ellak and when this last Is dissolved immerse the bottle in hot water until the solution la Is warm then add slowly while stirring rapidly a solution composed of one hundred and fifty grains of borax boras dissolved in two ounces of water finally add coloring matter to suit four or five grains of methyl violet 16 being satisfactory and dissolving IN solving well upon shaking tills this makes a acry very fine waterproof ink for writ writing irig the labels upon bottles and for other pur f poses about the darkroom |