06-15-2012, 12:09 PM
(06-15-2012, 02:59 AM)Rickabilly Wrote: I love these old books,
But beware some times "we don't do it like that these days" because the old way has proved fatal (or worse)
While it is fashionable to condemn Health and safety, unlike the Victorian era we now live long enough to partake in Fashion, The average age of death for an 1850s tradesman was something like forty years of age, which means most of us'd be dead
Just something to keep in mind While enjoying these old books, As an exercise count the number of "Miracle solutions" that contain White lead
Best Regards
Rick
Killjoy
Nothing wrong with white lead as with any other lead based product as long as it dose not get into the body ,and to the number of "Miracle solutions" i count zero , as the book is aimed towards folk of a mechanical nature ,, not quacks .
White lead is nothing to some of the chemicals used in the book ,Arsenic ,Cyanide and Mercury to name but a few, as with all things handled correctly, perfectly safe . Used in and still used today in electroplating and gold removal as they have done so since they first developed the processes.
Maybe a closer look at the books cover would give a better understanding of what's contained
Rob