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DR. CHASE'S RECIPES. 



iStill hot, stir in the powdered lead and the dissolved shellac; then add the 

 ammonia, to keep it in liquid form, and bottle. 



Remarks. — It Is valuable for everything except materials where its white- 

 ness would be an objection. Glue is always best to be applied hot, and to hot 

 edges when practicable, but with this it is not necessary. Everything, how- 

 ever, must be kept in place till dry. Leather belts or cloth must be weighted 

 ail dry. 



4. China and Glass Cement. — A writer says: "To 1 pt. of milk 

 add 1 pt. of vinegar; separate the curds from the whey, and mix the whey with 

 the whites of five eggs; beat it well together, sifting into it a sufficient quantity 

 of quicklime to convert it into a thick paste. Broken china or glass mended 

 with this cement will not again separate, and will resist the action of fire and 

 water." 



Remarks. — The curd is not used, and quicklime means the unslacked lime, 

 but pulverized very finely before sifting in. I cannot see, however, why, if the 

 lime is only recently burned, and good, it may not be slacked, and the finest 

 powder of it used. Oyster shells burned make an excellent lime for cementing 

 with white of eggs. I have used it. A lime of these may be used in the above 

 if very finely pulverized. 



5. Cement for Marble and Alabaster.— Portland Cement, 12 parts; 

 slacked lime and fine white sand, each 6 parts; infusorial earth, 1 part. Make 

 into a thick paste, with silicate of soda. Needs no heat; sets in 24 hours; crack 

 is not readily tonnd..^— Druggists' Circular. 



Remarks. — As stated in other places, where "parts" are mentioned, it 

 matters not what sized measure Is used, whether a spoon, pint or peck, or if 

 weights, whether it be drs., ozs. or lbs. Simply 12, 6 and 1, in this case, would 

 be the number to use, or the proportions to keep. 



6. Japanese Cement, To Make— Strong and Colorless— For 

 Fancy Paper Work, Etc.— Mix the best powdered rice with a little cold 

 water; then gradually add boiling water till a proper consistency is acquired, 

 being careful to keep it well stirred all the time; lastly, it must be boiled for 

 one minute in a clean saucepan. This paste is beautifully white, almost trans- 

 parent, and weJl adapted for fancy paper work, or other things requiring a 

 strong and colorless cement. 



Coffee-Pots, Tea-Pots, Tin Saucepans, Etc., To Clean Inside. 

 — When the inside of a coffee or tea-pot has become black from long use, fill it 

 with soft water; throw in a small piece of hard soap, and boil it from 3^ to 1 

 hour; and it will be as "bright as a new button," without labor or expense. 

 When tin sauce-pans become ' ' grimmy " or dark from use, do the same with 

 them, and you will be pleased with the result. Cover while boiling. Then 

 scald out well and all is complete. 



Rust, to Remove from Stovepipe.— Rub a very little raw Knseed 

 oil upon it, which stops its further eating; then dry it with a moderate fire, 

 after which polish may be used if desired; but polish does not stop the deeper 



