This section is from the book "Around-The-World Cook Book", by Mary Louise Barroll. Also available from Amazon: Around-the-world cook book.
Waterproof glue may be made from 3 parts gum shellac, and 1 part india rubber; these being dissolved separately, in ether, under the influence of heat, and the two solutions afterward mixed and kept for a time in a sealed bottle.
Water, either hot or cold, and most acids and alkalies will have no effect on this glue.
 
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