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A Strong Cement
Mix a handful of quicklime with four ounces of linseed oil; boil them to a good thickness, then spread it on tin plates in the shade, and it will become exceedingly hard, but may be easily dissolved over a fire, as glue, and will join wood perfectly. This glue will resist fire and water.