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ing the summer, but it comes off readily 

 through the action of the fall rains and frosts 

 and seldom requires the use of the scrub 

 brush. 



Another paint sometimes used is com- 

 posed of white lead and gasoline, just enough 

 lead being used to make a milk-colored 

 liquid. This may be applied with a brush or 

 with a spray pump. It adheres much better 

 than the wash mentioned above, but is open 

 to the objection that it is sometimes neces- 

 sary to do considerable hand work to remove 

 it in the fall. 



A third wash sometimes recommended is 

 made as follows: Slake a half bushel of 

 stone lime. Strain and add a brine made of 

 one peck of salt in enough warm water to 

 fully dissolve it. Then add three pounds of 

 rice flour, and boil to a paste. Then add a 

 half pound of whiting and one pound of glue 

 dissolved in warm water. Mix thoroughly 

 and let stand for a few days, thin with water, 

 and apply. This is the whitewash com- 

 monly used for painting fences and build- 

 ings and is very adhesive. For greenhouses 

 it is applied in a very thin coat. 



Brackets. In glazing and painting the 



