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CEMENTS. —Dr. Choris' Magic Mender, or "Boss " Cement. 2
the time till it was dissolved; then commenced bottling it directly, by pouring some into a milk pitcher and then into the bottles, keeping the rest hot until all was poured in. He charged not to allow it to burn; and I afterwards found it would burn easily, hence he was careful of this, as it blackens and destroys it. He said the isinglass generally cost him $1. 25 per lb.; the acid, 15 to 25 cents per lb.; 1/2 oz., square, flint glass bottles, $1. 25per gross, in 6 gross lots, in Pittsburgh; and the corks, 12 cents per gross, in Cleveland, in 5 gross lots. I have made it in those quantities and placed it on sale in the stores and know its value. It was first shown at the Centennial in Philadelphia, under the name of "English Stratena, " and the following rhyming, as given on some of the hand-bills wrapped around the bottles, will show
What it is Good for. —
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