LUMINOUS PAINT.

Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1748, 6 July 1895, Page 2

LUMINOUS PAINT.

This useful paint may, it is said, be made by the following simple method : Take oyster shells and clean with warm water : put thorn into tj£e fire for half an hour; at the end of that time take them out and let them cool. When quite cool pound them, fine and take away all gray parts, as they are of no use. Put the powder in a crucible in- alternate layers with flour and sulphur. Put on the lid, and cement with sand mixed into a stiff paste with beer. When dry, put over the fire and bake for an hour. Wait until quite cold before opening the lid. The product ought to be white. You must sejiarate all gray parts, as they are not luminous. Make a sifter in the following manner : Take a pot, put a piece of very fine muslin very loosely across it, tie it around with a string, put the powder into it and rake about until only the coarse powder remains ; open the pot and you will find * a yery small powder; mix it into a thin paint with gum water, as two thin applications are better than one thick one. This will givopa paint that will remain luminous far into the night, provided it is exposed to light during the day.