Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c44.s5.t2.16
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c44.s5.t2.16
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v2.c44.s5.t2.16
An iron weapon treated with a day-old drink made of the burnt powder of bananas (or its ribs) mixed with butter-milk, and then sharpened properly, will not break on stones, not become blunt on other instruments’.