Word: acidic
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Book deterioration is caused by a combination of factors, including environmental conditions, use, and acidity of the paper, says Doris M. Freitag, conservator of the University Library. Many of the books printed between 1800 and 1900 were printed on acidic paper because it was cheaper than acid-free paper and printed just as clearly. However, the acid in the paper "reacts with the air and breaks down the paper fibers," Freitag says. Books can begin deteriorating within 30 years of publication...
Books which are not in such bad shape are sent to either an in-house or a commercial bindery, depending on just how badly they are falling apart. Acid-free containers, known as "phase boxes," are also used in order to preserve the integrity of the book...
...Worcester, we parked and parted, some for the Centrum, and others for the area outside the arena, where the culture of the Deadheads flourishes. In a cold drizzle, we circled the stadium once, twice and finally three times in search of tickets. Venders of everything from beaded necklaces to acid trips abounded, but tickets were nowhere to be found...
...They--read: I--have come to associate the band almost entirely with drugs. That's not to say that such an association is inaccurate. As part of San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury subculture in the late '60s, The Dead were typical of the bands on the psychedelic scene. The Acid Tests, in which the band participated in 1965, typify the Dead's connection with drugs. At the tests, different bands would get together, trip on acid, and play. In Gans and Simon's book, Garcia said, "The freedom was what I loved about it. When you're high, you might...
Today, Dead concerts are acid tests for many of the audience, if not the band. "Man, you've just got to get stoned to really get into the Dead," said one fan on the way to the show. At the concert, the show. At the concert, controlled substrances are sold everywhere. While some fans danced in the aisles, close to the stage and on the stairs, others simply sat in their seats, staring straight ahead, stoned out of their minds...