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ing but sweet skimmed milk aud water-lime (cemeut) . The 

 chemical union that takes place between the lime aud the 

 caseiue of the milk probably produces the film of stone 

 which endures the weather in this country for years. I 

 built a building in 1859, or 1860, for a carriage-house, sta- 

 ble, and granary, of well-sawed, unplaned lumber— stock 

 boards one foot wide, battened with square, undressed two- 

 inch battens— put two coats of this paiut on the body of 

 the building, aud painted the trimmings (the base, cornice, 

 door and window-frames) with peroxide of iron and oil, a 

 reddish brown, and it was not until last year that I thought 

 it needed another coating of the same, whicb cost me, for 

 brown paint, oil, and puttiug on, $4.50 ; for skimmed milk, 

 water-lime, and putting on, $3.25; total, S7.75. 



''The building is fifty-two feet front and twenty-four 

 feet deep, and high gables with sixteen-feet side posts." 



The water-lime and skimmed milk are mixed together to 

 a proper consistency to apply with a brush. This paint 

 adheres well to wood, whether rough or smooth — to stone, 

 mortar, or brick, where oil has not previously been used — 

 and forms a very hard substance, as durable as the best oil 

 paint ; any color may be given to it by using colors of the 

 tint desired. If a red is preferred, mix Venetian red with 

 the milk, not using any lime. It will look well for fifteen 

 years, and is too cheap to estimate. 



ANOTHER DURABLE PAINT 



For outside work : Take two parts (in bulk) of water- 

 lime, ground fine; one part (in bulk) of white lead in oil; 

 mix them thoroughly by adding the best boiled linseed oil, 

 enough to prepare it to pass through a paint-mill, after 

 which, temper with oil till it can be applied with a common 

 paint-brush. Make any color to suit. It is said that this 

 will last three times as long as lead paint. 



