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The
History
OF INK
VOX DICTA PERIT, LITERA SCRIPTA MANET.
THADDEUS DAVIDS & CO.
NEW YORK.
SNYDER, BLACK & STURM,
LITHOGRAPHERS, 92 WILLIAM ST. N.Y.
3
THE
HISTORY
OF
INK
INCLUDING ITS
ETYMOLOGY, CHEMISTRY,
AND
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
4
Francis Hart & Co.
Printers,
63 Cortlandt St. N.Y.
Ink IS history, in the commonacceptation of the word; for,what is generally denominatedhistory—is ink diffused onpaper in certain definite lines. Yetink has no history written or composedhitherto. In view of thisdeficiency—which betrays a singularnegligence (on the part of historians andall literary men) and a thoughtless ingratitudeto this indispensable means of accomplishingand preserving their work—wepropose to