30 STOCK. 



would almost amount to the price of a gun, before 

 you would get two precisely alike. 



A stock that is deep, and comes out well at the 

 toe, or bottom of the heelplate, is the most steady 

 when pitched on the object. 



Many a journey to town would be saved to a 

 sportsman if all these trifles were properly attended 

 to by the makers. 



For those who take a pride in the appearance of 

 their stocks, and select handsome pieces of wood, I 

 know of nothing better, to keep them polished, than 

 a little linseed oil, and plenty of, what is vulgarly 

 called, elbowgrease ; unless sportsmen choose to take 

 the additional trouble of adopting the following re- 

 cipe ; which I shall here give, under the idea, that, 

 if considered too troublesome to apply it to gunstocks, 

 it may still be found worth inserting, from its excel- 

 lence in giving a dark polish to tables, or any kind 

 oft. furniture. 



RECIPE FOR KEEPING THE POLISH ON GUNSTOCKS. 

 Cold drawn linseed oil . . . .1 quart. 



Gum arabic (dissolved in warm water) . \ ounce. 

 Alkanet root ...... 2 ounces. 



Rose pink ...... i ounce. 



Vinegar -f pint. 



Boil these together, and put them in an earthen 

 pan to stand for a day or two, after which the mixture 

 will be fit for use. 



To apply it, rub a small quantity on the wood : 



