[CAUT] Humidity Damage

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Ron,
             As you point out, there are many grades of paraffin compounds. 
Paraffin wax is sold in stores as jar sealers and has very few impurities, 
to meet food and drug codes, paraffin oil is sold in Europe as a laxative, 
and is a much higher grade than other sources.
So one has to be careful of what we are buying.

Regards Roger




>But then paraffin isn't necessarily a solid. Ballistol is largely paraffin 
>oil, where in other parts of the world, paraffin is the name used for what 
>we call kerosene.
>
>I presume the factory hired the occasional immigrant at that time...
>
>Ron N