Put some lumps of quick-lime into a bucket of cold water, and stir
it about till dissolved and mixed, after which a brush with a large
head, and a long handle to reach the ceiling of the room, is used to
spread it thinly on the walls, &c. When dry it is beautifully white,
but its _known cheapness_ has induced the plasterers to substitute
a mixture of glue size and whiting for the houses of their opulent
customers; and this, when once used, precludes the employment of
_lime-washing_ ever after; for the latter, when laid on whiting
becomes yellow.
White-washing is an admirable manner of rendering the dwellings of
the poor clean and wholesome.