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has such mellowness from age as will cause it to work 

 smoothly under the brush, in connection with good linseed 

 oil, will certainly repay any reasonable additional cost. The 

 first coats should always be mixed with clear linseed oil ; 

 the fourth coat may be used with boiled oil and one-quarter 

 part spirits of turpentine. 



Putty is best purchased at a good color store, where you 

 can depend upon its being made of good dry whitening and 

 linseed oil. It should be carefully and freely used after the 

 work has had one coat of paint, for the fresh paint holds the 

 putty very firmly. 



Harmony of Colors. Ked looks well with blacks, 

 whites, or yellows. Blues harmonize with whites and yel- 

 lows. Greens, with whites, black or yellow. Gold, with 

 blacks or browns. White appears well with any color. 

 Purple, pink and white, &c., &c. 



MIXING PAINTS. 



A Beautiful White Paint. For inside work, which 

 ceases to smell, and dries in a few hours. Add one pound 

 of frankincense to two quarts of spirits of turpentine; 

 dissolve it over a clear fire, strain it, and bottle it for use ; 

 then add one pint of this mixture to four pints of bleached 

 linseed oil, shake them well together, grind white lead in 

 spirits of turpentine, and strain it, then add sufficient of the 

 lead to make it proper for painting ; if too thick in using, 



