Modern curiosities of art & nature extracted out of the cabinets of the most eminent personages of the French court : together with the choicest secrets in mechanicks, communicated by the most approved artists of France
Lémery, Nicolas, 1645-1715.

To whiten Pearls.

Wash them with Lye made of the Ashes of burnt Tartar, and boyl them upon a warm Stove.