Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1891 — Onioh Glue. [ARTICLE]
Onioh Glue.
Fapar may be securely, gummed to metal by the aid of onion juice. The dials of cheap clocks used to be printed on paper and then glued to a zinc foundation, but after a short time the paper came off the metal. Now the zinc is dipped into a strong solution of washing soda, and afterwards is washed with onion juice. The paper is then pasted on, and it is almost impossible to separate it from the metal.
