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    68 OPEPf COUNCIL.

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    IX.—OPEN COUNCIL.

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    w To the Editor of the English Woman's J...

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    the , crab assumes when placed for g a time in , boiling water . "

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    68 Opepf Council.

    68 OPEPf COUNCIL .

    Ix.—Open Council.

    IX . —OPEN COUNCIL . [ As these pages themselves are intended responsible for general for the discussion opinions expressed , the Editors . ] do not hold

    W To The Editor Of The English Woman's J...

    w To the Editor of the English Woman ' s Journal . Madam , "

    letter Will from you . Miss allow Faithful me to offer ! in the a few last words numb of er of explanation Journal in referenc ? e to the in Jul my y , I endeavor have , I fear to condense , made my within meanin the g limits obscure your of the upon short the letter question published of the

    handling I intended by compositors to refer to the of heated heated type state . of the typenot to that of the hands , of the operatives . of

    Actuaries I have fo containin rwarded g to my Mi P ap F aithfull on the cop subject ies of , by which Journal she will the see Institute that my caution had reference to the practice which obtains among some be printers wetted of

    for dryin in g that the types state when they can wet— be and more it is easil necessary y distrib that uted th - — ey upon should a stove , and of ,

    t ime ing , particularl them again y in before small establishments y are quite cool which , with do not view possess , of course a large , to stock save of type . The result of this injudicious practice is paralysis of the hands and

    arms . rating and The arms antimonious heat by of t the horoug hands fumes hl , ; I washing at apprehend the sam them e , would time in , cold the have fre water q but uent would a sli coolin ght doubtless effect g of th in e hands gene be a -

    safe I may and easy mention precautionary , in connexion y measure with . this subject , a fact which I believe is not very composed generall is affected y known no , viz less ., th by at alkaline the lead than of wh b ic acid h ty solut pe is io in ns a and great great meas care ure

    of should potash the , refore pearl- be ash , ke and n that soda —with lye— which which the is y an types alkaline are mixture cleaned , should composed be

    well It washed would , of away course with , be cold preferable water . to use some preparation—if any could be suggested—which , while acting equally well on the printing-ink , might be

    free . To from show this the objection extreme . solubility of lead in alkali , I may state that chlorate

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Sept. 1, 1860, page 68, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01091860/page/68/