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Scribe, Oil of sulfur

If the writer wants to clean his quill quickly
of the layer of the ink which has dried on it, one only needs to
soak in oil of sulfur. And it will immediately be white &
clean. Urb.


Shoemaker

If he wants to do some tanned work on black leather shoes, he
can dip a writing quill in oil of sulfur and paint with
it what he would like on shoes, boots, and collars. And he will obtain a
reddish color which will not disappear by any effort. Urb.


Erasing a letter



Dip a writing quill in fresh & good oil of sulfur
& thus retrace all the letters with the dipped quill and
they will disappear on parchment. Urb.


Writing without ink



Write with oil of sulfur & heat & the letter will turn as
black as this one. Urb.


Making letters à jour on paper and other
work



If you write d or trace something on the
paper & heat it soon after, & immediately it will turn
black; then by rubbing with a sponge, the letter will be cut
because it will be burned. Urb. Or retrace the letter with a
dry quillof.




Making someone's boots burn



Rub the aforesaid oilof sulfur, & as it becomes
warm, they will burn without a flame.Urb.


On stone, black letters



The same oil of sulfur on letters engraved in
stone & heated turns black & penetrates.

