St Nicholas [serial] . ractically never made a mistake. From her hands, after she had thrust the two and then packed the neat bundle of candlesaway in a box for shipment. Of course the greater number of candles aresent to the market still white, but there arevery many which are colored most Sweden there is one color which belongs tothe crown prince alone, I was told — a beautifuldeep yellow; and the superintendent told methat they made in their factory no yellow can-dles for any one else but the crown prince, someday to succeed his aged father. During the Christmas season and at
St Nicholas [serial] . ractically never made a mistake. From her hands, after she had thrust the two and then packed the neat bundle of candlesaway in a box for shipment. Of course the greater number of candles aresent to the market still white, but there arevery many which are colored most Sweden there is one color which belongs tothe crown prince alone, I was told — a beautifuldeep yellow; and the superintendent told methat they made in their factory no yellow can-dles for any one else but the crown prince, someday to succeed his aged father. During the Christmas season and at variousfestivals through the winter great numbers ofcandles are used in the churches, and some ofthem are of great size — as high as seven feetsometimes—and give out much light for a candle. In front of the Great Candle on the groundsof the Exposition in Stockholm I noticed, oneday, a fine white bust of the king. It was along time before I found out that the marble bust of the king was made of stearin such as is. IN A SWEDISH CANDLE-FACTORY. FILLING THE MOLDS WITH MELTED STEARIN. dozen into a blue paper cover, they went to an- used in the manufacture of the millions of can-other girl who sealed up the ends of the paper dies of taper-lighted Sweden.
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