ver, 20grains ; of supertartrate of potass, 2 drachms ;of common salt, 2 drachms ; and of alum \ adrachm ; mix the whole well together. Thentake the article to be silvered, clean it well, andrub some of the mixture, previously a littlemoistened, upon its surface; the silveredsurface may be polished… … our consideration, harmony, as an attendantupon proportion, is the next claimant; and ^ upon this subject we havesomething to say. Takingcreation as our model andnature as our guide, wewould fain linger amid therealms of beauty, andgather knowledge as wewould gather flowers—rather as a labour of…
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