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Making Curtains Incombustible

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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Dec 30, 1889

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 15, No. 50.

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Making Curtains Incombustible

A SAFE and easy way of rendering window curtains and mosquito nets incombustible is to steep them in a solution of phosphate of ammonia, obtained by mixing a pint of water with three ounces of phosphate. This leaves the color and texture of the fabric unchanged.