In the sinks themselves should be kept a large lump of soda; this should weigh half a pound or more, and be renewed every day or two; this prevents the grease from the saucepans clogging the pipes, as such a large piece dissolves very slowly, and all the water that passes over the soda serves to cleanse the pipe in a most satisfactory way.
— from From Kitchen to Garret: Hints for young householders by J. E. (Jane Ellen) Panton

To add a tinge of romance to the whole, we gave to each of our members the name of some flower as a soubriquet by which we might be known, and Lizzie Lincoln (our secretary) kept a humorous diary of the "Sayings and Doings of Flora's Sisterhood."
— from Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 by Various

Light oils, such as kerosene and light lubricating oils seventy to eighty per cent.
— from Aviation Engines: Design—Construction—Operation and Repair by Victor Wilfred Pagé