Thank you for commenting on my ink article. In your comment you stated: "Many poskim disagree... Many rishonim have clearly stated the use of our ingredients." Would you please be kind enough to teach us (so I can include it in the article) which Poskim and what exactly and where did they say that the עפצים וקנקנתום type of ink is preferable over good quality דיו עשן that does not fail? We are not interested in biased פילפולים , or in those who said that דיו עשן is not being used because it fails easily or because it was not known how to make good quality דיו עשן. Nor are we interested in those who said to use עפצים וקנקנתום וגומא ואין לשנות when they discussed specifically the עפצים וקנקנתום type of ink. We are interested to find out where and who (if any) said explicitly, based on sources, that the עפצים וקנקנתום type of ink is preferable over good quality דיו עשן , even when there is דיו עשן of good quality that does not ...
Yes, while we are at it perhaps you can post something about batim paint being dangerous to inhale or touch
ReplyDeleteSome batim and retzuot paint is made from aniline - a toxic material.
Deletesee:
http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9F (in Hebrew)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aniline
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aniline#Toxicology_and_testing
When working with aniline paint wear gloves, work outside or near a window, and set a fan to blow wind in such a direction that the fumes are blown away from you and out the window.