Re: Re: translation GORDY EMERY

My father was a pharmocist and camphorated oil was sold in a drug store.
But, today it is hard to find a (real) drug store. Most are more of a
department than a drug store. I think to get camphorated oil one must look
for an old drug store.
Gordy

>From: Katharine Thayer <kthayer@pacifier.com>
>Reply-To: pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com
>To: pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com
>Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Re: translation
>Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 23:04:42 +0000
>
>B2MYOUNG@aol.com wrote:
>
> > << mix together 8 cm3 of camphorated oil, 4 cm3 alcohol, add 1 cm3 of
> > paraffin.
> > Gently apply that mixture on the back of the paper using a batting. >>
> >
> > Can someone please translate this for me?
> > leezy
> >
>
>Was it the cm3 you wanted translated? That's cubic centimeters; like me,
>you're probably more used to seeing it abbreviated as cc. But I think we
>may need the paraffin translated as well. My understanding is that
>Europeans mean something different by paraffin than the white solid wax
>used for canning that we call paraffin in the US. And where does one
>find camphorated oil? I assume a batting is like a cotton wad or ball.
>Katharine
>
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Received on Wed Nov 28 10:38:28 2001