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LIN quired, the piece, when di)-, must be repeatedly steeped in it ; and as the tinge frequently does not ap- pear for several days, the stuff should be exposed to the sun or free air, and be occasionally removed to a damp place, or moistened with water. Various patents liave been grant- ed for different processes relative to the bleaching, &:c. of linen cloths. Several of these have al- ready been noticed under the ar- ticles Bleaching, Cloth, &;c. : we shall, therefore,, mention only a few others, to render our account more complete. Among tliesc arc, 1. Mr. Tsx- nant's, in l/PP' i^" preparing the oxygenated mnriatfis of calcareous earths, Sec. ; in a dry form, aiid applying them to bleaching, ice. 2. xVlr. Gillespie's, in tiie same year, for a new mode of printing linens, &c. ; 3. Mr. Fodens, in ISOO, for a crystalline size, for dressing linen, &c. The reader will hnd an account of these in the later volumes of the Re/jt^rlon/ of Arts, &c. where ditRisc specihca- tions are inserted. As various frauds are oflen com- mitted by unprincipled persons, who erase the marks or initials, made on linen with silk, Ave tliink it will be useful to communicale the following recipe, whlcli was recommended by the late Dr. Smlllie : — He uirects about lialf an ounce of vermilion, and two drams of the salt of steel, to be finely levigated with linseed-oil ; the thickness or limpidity of which m.ay be varied as occasion may re- quiie. This preparation for mark- ing linen is stated to be ecjual, if not superior, to the various com- positions vended in the shops ; and it perfedly resists tije effects both of acids, and of alkaline leys. LIN 109 Lastly, we cannot conclude this article, without recommending the strie-lest care to be taken in avoid- ing the use of dam[) liiifn, in any form whatever ; as we are con- vinced that many, by neglecting this simple precaution, have met with a premature dissolution. And, if some regulations were made re- specting inn -keepers, as tar as re- lates to tliis subjeet, catarrhs, and various other diseases, would fre- quently be prevented. Ling. See Heath. LIXIMEXT, in Pharmacy, a composition, the consistence of which is of an intermediate nature, between, unguents and oils : it is employed for anointing different parts of the bod)-. — The common preparations of tliis kind ave : 1. The. siinjjk' linjmc/it ; whi( h consists of four parts of olie-oil, and one part of white uax : tlie whole is gradually incorporated, till it acquire a due. consistence. It is chiefly used for softening the skin, and healin;;- chaps ; for w hich purpose, however, 4ioney- water, in- general, is more etiicacious. '1. The liniment (if' ammonia; which is prepared by simply shak- ing equal proportions of the water of ammonia and olive-oil in a >iAT, till the whole is thoroughly mixed. — This compound is of great ser- vice in inliammatory quinsies ; foe a piece of tianncl, moiatcncd with it, and applied to the throat cvery third or tourth hour, frequently carries off, or at least diminishes, the violence of the iniiammation. 3. Lime-water Liniment ; which consists of equal parts ot lime-wa- ter and linseed -oil, properly incor- porated. It is very useful in scalds or burns, and if timely applied, ef- fetturJly prevents the intlamm;ition whicii generally tal cs place in such ca;--, 4. The