Galvanic Bronzing

1895

A recent improvement in galvanic bronzing, made by M. Mandit of Caen, is claimed by him to be not only more simple than the ordinary process, but capable also of giving every tone, from that of Barbedian bronze to antique green, according to the length of time that the copper is allowed to remain in contact with the liquid. After the piece has been well scoured it is covered by means of a brush with a mixture composed of 20 parts of castor oil, 80 of alcohol, 40 of soft soap and 40 of water.

Thus treated, the piece, left to itself for 24 hours, becomes bronzed, and if the duration of the contact be prolonged the tone changes, a great variety of tones pleasing to the eye being obtainable by this means. The drying is finally effected with hot sawdust, the only remaining operation being then that of coating the piece with a colorless varnish, largely diluted with alcohol, in order to obtain a perfectly satisfactory result. M. Mandit lays great stress on the peculiar simplicity characterizing this new method.


Unappreciative

They had not been married very long, and they had a good cook, but one evening when he came home to dinner he found that not a single thing was cooked properly. He had done a stroke or two of good business during the day; but, being naturally an easy tempered fellow, he said nothing.
When dessert was reached, his wife said to him, "I didn't tell you before, dear, but as a treat I cooked the whole dinner today for you myself."
"Oh, that's it, is it? I owe the cook an apology."
"An apology?" she asked. "For what?" For the mental injustice I have been doing her all the evening." — Boston Budget.