Re: Re: translation GORDY EMERY

Or maybe a homeopathy drugstore. They use to manipulate a lot of stuff in
there.

Ricardo.

----- Original Message -----
From: Gordy Emery <gemery2@hotmail.com>
To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] 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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