Word: beeswax
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...chronicle of a diplomatic sojourn, Zhou's patchy account reads at times like an official dossier instead of an exotic travelogue about a perfumed and misty land. He lists Cambodia's trade goods (kingfisher feathers, rosewood and beeswax in return for Chinese pewter, celadon and combs), stripping its flora and fauna of the romance of place in a manner more reminiscent of a CIA Factbook entry than Polo's Il Milione. "For vegetables," he writes, "they have onions, mustard, chives, eggplants, watermelons, winter gourds, snake gourds, and amaranth. They do not have radishes, lettuce, chicory, or spinach...
...Another way to conserve electricity: burn candles. But toss the old ones-they could have lead wicks, which are toxic when burned and were banned in the U.S. only as recently as October 2003 (visit cpsc.gov for details). And choose soy, vegetable wax or beeswax-all renewable and biodegradable materials-over paraffin wax candles, which are petroleum based. Big Dipper Wax Works' 100% beeswax candles run $10 to $24 at 3Rliving.com...
...None of your beeswax...
...None of your beeswax...
...KIOSKSHOP BERLIN Rump calls German artist H.N. Semjon's "Product Sculptures" a "completely crazy but very sensual exhibition." This permanent, privately funded installation shows everyday articles like milk cartons and newspapers preserved inside a thin layer of transparent beeswax. As the objects can be purchased, the venue is both gallery and shop. Says Rump of Semjon: "He wants to slow down in a [fast] modern society and replace the simple usage of objects with artistic purity." tel: (49-30) 78 41 291; www.kioskshopberlin.de