180 CITRUS FRUITS AND THEIR CULTURE, 



Recipe No. 1. Resin, 6 Ibs.; beeswax, 2 Ibs.; linseed 

 oil, 1 pint. 



Recipe No. 2. Resin, 4 Ibs. ; beeswax, 2 Ibs. ; tallow, 1 lb. 



The directions for preparing them are briefly as fol- 

 lows : 



Break the resin into small pieces, cut up the beeswax 

 and place the two together in a suitable iron pot. Pour 

 the linseed oil over them, or in case recipe No. 2 is 

 used, place the tallow on top. Set the pot over a slow 

 fire and allow the materials to melt. Afterward remove 

 from the fire, pour into cold water, grease the hands and 

 pull until it is light colored. 



If a liquid wax is desired, take one pound of resin, 

 two ounces of tallow, melt them together and mix thor- 

 oughly. Remove from the fire, cool slightly and add 

 slowly six ounces alcohol and one ounce spirits turpentine 

 Keep tightly corked in a wide-mouthed bottle. Apply 

 with a brush. 



For waxed cloth, procure thin muslin cloth and sat- 

 urate it with wax made according to either of the recipes 

 given above. Prepare the cloth by tearing into strips 

 four or five inches wide and winding it around sticks about 

 a foot or so in length and one inch thick. The rolls should 

 not be more than two inches thick, else the wax will not 

 penetrate to the center. Melt the wax over a slow fire, 

 place the rolls in it and allow it to remain there until 

 the wax has penetrated the cloth. The wax should not 

 be allowed to become too hot, else there is danger of burn- 

 ing the cloth. Have it just hot enough to keep the wax 

 in a melted condition. As soon as it is saturated, remove 

 the cloth from the wax and store away. When required 

 for use, unroll the desired length and tear it into strips 

 one-half to three-quarters of an inch wide. 



