300 Di2. CEASE'S RECIPES. 



will be black as your shoe nearly. [Then put in only sufficient of the umber 

 to give the shade desired.] If the floor is not to be varnished, use turpentine, 

 1 pt. only, and boiled oil, 3 pts., to make it more glossy." 



3. Paint, Flexible, for Canvas. — Yellow soap, thinly sliced, 2 J 

 ozs. ; boiling water, 1^ gals. Dissolve the soap by more heat, if necessary, and 

 grind the whole solution, while hot, with 125 lbs. of good oil-paint. Keep 

 same proportions for any amount needed. 



7, Paint, Old, to Remove.— Stone lime, 3 ozs.; pearlash, or salera- 

 tus, 1 oz. 



Directions. — Slack the lime with water, and mis in the pearlash, or salera- 

 tus, using only water enough to make a paste. Spread this upon the paint to 

 be removed, and let it remain over night, or until soft, when it can all be 

 scraped off. — Sckntijic American. 



Eemarks. — Where pearlash or saleratus cannot be obtained, sal soda may 

 take their place. 



Fire-Proof Wash for Shingle Roofs.— Freshly slacked lime, sai$ 

 and fine sand, or wood ashes, equal parts, made into a wash and put on freely 

 as any ordinary whitewash is done, is said to render shingles flf ty-f old more 

 safe against taking fire from falling cinders, or otherwise, in case of a fire iu 

 the vicinity. — Fireman's Journal. 



L Cement, Crystal, or Liquid Glue for Gteneral Purposes. 

 — "Hard water, 3 qts.; white glue, 3 lbs.; dry white lead, J lb.; aqua am- 

 monia, 1 oz. ; spirits of camphor, 2 ozs. ; salt, 1 heaping table-spoonful ; alco- 

 hol, 1 qt. ; gum shellac, ^ lb. 



Directions.— Put the shellac into the alcohol until dissolved. Dissolve the 

 glue in the water by putting into a tin dish and setting into a pan of hot water 

 to prevent burning the glue, till dissolved ; then put the glue water and shel- 

 lac, dissolved in the alcohol, together in a pan or kettle, to allow all to be 

 brought to a boiling heat, stir in the powdered white lead ; then the ammonia 

 and spirits of camphor, and lastly the salt ; stir and boil a few minutes, and 

 bottle while hot 



Eemarks. — This receipt was sent to me by Albert Stockwell, of Flint, 

 Mich., who, in canvassing for my receipt books, always carried this cement 

 with him, for sale, to help in his expenses. He spoke very highly of its great 

 strength as a cement. 



2. Cement for Iron Works.— It is sometimes advisable to fix two 

 pieces of iron, as pipes for water or steam, firmly together as a permanency. 

 A rust cement is frequently used, and the materials are sal-ammoniac, sulphur 

 and iron borings. If the cement is desired to act quickly, the proportions 

 should be : Sal-ammoniac, 1 part by weight ; sulphur, 2 parts ; iron borings, 200 

 parts. The sal-ammoniac and sulphur should be pulverized, and the borings 

 of iron tolerably fine and free from oil. The mixture should be made with 

 water to a conveniently handled paste. The theory of its action is simply 

 miou by oxidation. 



