Cement.—Tohalf-a-pint of milk put an equal quantity ofvinegar, in order to curdle it; take the curdfrom the whey, and mix it with the whites offour or five eggs ; beat them well_ together;add a little quicklime through a sieve, till ithas acquired the thickness of paste. Withthis cement, broken… … EDUCED to its ownscientific proportions,and depending merelyupon them to pleasethe eye, architecturewould occupy a farless prominent posi-tion than it at pre-sent does ; but whenjudiciously decoratedby the application ofornament, its beau-ties become the moredeveloped while acci-dental falsity of…
Design · Decoration and ornament · Art
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