CHAPTER XXII

.—WHITEWASH AND CLAY.

Lime-eating at Paria; Among the Guajiros; White mud of the River Mackenzie; Edible clay of the Guanos and Ottomacs; Of Banco; Caouac of Western Africa; Tanaampo and ampo of Java; Edible stone of New Caledonia; Lime at Popayan; Leche de llanka of Quito; Russian stone butter; Steinbutter and bergbutter of Germany; Bergmehl of Sweden; Fossil infusoria; MM. Cloquet and Breschet’s experiments; Bucaro clay of Portugal and Spain; Pahsa of La Paz; Chaco of Chiquisaca; Red earth of Sikkim 304

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