The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-12-14
WhiteWaShIng.
The following is taken from /

"calciminipg," "kalsomining," etc.
most of them derived evidently from
! the Latin pane of lime, which wa'
the principal ingredient Of all the
older forms ofwhitewash.
Professors OF the "Art OF Kalsom-
ming" affect great deal of mystery
but the process is very simple. II
consists simply in making white
wash with some neutral substance
which is made to adhere by means
of size or glue. 1t contains no caus
tic material like lime. Several sub,
stances have been used with good re-
sults. The best is zinc white. II
oiyes the most brilliant effect, but it is
the most expensive. The next is Paris
white or sulphate of baryta. This,
when pure, is nearly equal to zinc
white, but, unfortunately, common
whiting is often sold for it, and more
often mixed with it. 1t is not diff
cult, however, to detect common
whiting, even when alone or mixed
with Paris white. When vinegar, or
better still, spirits of salt, is poured
on whiting, it toams or effervesces,
but produces no effect on Paris white.
Good whiting, however, gives very
fair results and makes far better
finish than common lime as ordina>
rily used. When we'll made, how~
ever, good lime whitewash is very
valuable for outhouses and places
where it is desirable to introduce a
certain degree of disintecting action.
One OF the best recipes for lime
whitewash is that known as the
white House., whitewash, and
sometimes called "Treasury Departs
ment" whitewash, from the fact that
it is the recipe sent out by the Light.
house Board of the Treasury Departs
ment. 1t has been found, by expe-
rience. to answer on wood, brick and
stone, nearly as well as oil paint, and
is much cheaper, Stake one-halfbushel
unslaked lime with boiling water
keeping it covered during tneprocess.
Strain it and add peck of salt, dis
solved in warm water; three pounds
ground rice, put in boiling water and
boiled to thin paste; one>halt pound
powdered Spanish whiting and a
pound of clear glue, dissolved in
warm water; mix these well together
and let the mixture stand for several
days. Keep the wash thus prepared
in kettle or portable furnace, and,
when used, put it on as hot as
possible with painters Or whitewash !
brushes. - ~ s--4.'-- 11-@'
:, KallssCCinine, as distinguished from
lime whitewash, is best suited for |
the interior of rooms in the dwelling
house. To kalsomine a good sized |
room with two coats, proceed as
follows:
Select some very clear. colorless
glue and soak ! lb. in water for IL !
hours. Then boil it, taking great |
care that it does not burn, and this
is best done by setting the vessel |
with the glue in pan of water over
the fire. When completely dissolved
add to it large pan of hot water,
and into any desired quantity Of
this stir as much of the white mater~
ial used as will make q cream. The
quality OF the resulting work will
depend on the skill of the operator.
but we may remark that it is easier
to get a smooth hard finish by using
three coats OF thin wash than by
using one coat Of thick. If you have
time for but one coat, however, you
must give it body enough. IN Civ
ing more than one coat let the last
coat contain less glue than the pre-
cediug ones.
The following is recommended as
a good kalSomining fluid for walls:
White glue, l h.; white zinc 10 lbs;
Paris white, 5 lbs; water, sufficient.
Soak the glue over nightin three quarts
of water, then add as much water
again, and heat on water bath till
the glue is dissolved. In another
pail put the two powders, and pour
on hot water, stirring all the time
until the liquid appears like thicl
milk. Mingle the liquids together
SUR thoroughly, and apply to the
wall with a whitewash brush.
1t is often desirable to skill" ole
whitewash as it is called, as other
wise it would be impossible to ge
new whitewash or paper to stick OF
the walls. After scraping and wash
ing off all loose material, give tn,
wall thorough washing with a solu
ton OF sulphate Of zinc z OF. to
gallon OF water). The lime will b.