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Pow-Wows, or Long Lost Friend, by John George Hoffman, [1820], at sacred-texts.com
TO MAKE A WICK WHICH IS NEVER CONSUMED.
Take an ounce of asbestos and boil it in a quart of strong lye for two hours; then pour off the lye and clarify what remains by pouring rain-water on it three or four times, after which you can form a wick from it which will never be consumed by the fire.
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