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Metallic Polishing Powder.— Well dry on a plate or piece 

 of paper 15oz. carb, magnesia, 15oz. precipitated chalk (carb. lime), 

 and 25oz. ferric oxide (red ox. iron). Then mix all these powders 

 together, and sift several times through fine mesh sieve. Put up 

 in air-tight boxes. 



Metal Polishing Paste for Plated Harness. — 21b. precipi- 

 tated chalk, 6oz. spirits turps, 3oz. spirits of wine, Ij^oz. spirits 

 camphor, and ^oz. liq. ammonia. Mix the fluids together, and 

 then gradually stir in the chalk. The metal should be covered 

 with this compo by means of a sponge, and, when dried, polished off 

 with a chamois leather. 



Polishing Paste for Brass. — Mix 3oz. oxalic acid in 1 quart 

 of hot water, then mix by stirring in lOOoz. powdered pumice 

 stone, 2oz. oil of turps, 12oz. soft soap, and 12oz. olive or rape oil. 



Polishing Paste for Metal. — No. 1 : 2oz. liq. cocoa-nut oil, 

 and stir into it 2oz. Tripoli powder, loz. alum, loz. tartaric acid, 

 and loz. white lead. No. 2 : 4oz. cocoa-nut oil, 2oz, lye of 30 

 or 40° strength, 5oz. colcothar, 5oz. water, and loz. spirits of 

 sal-ammoniac. Make a soap of the oil and lye, by stirring the oil 

 with the lye. Having separately stirred up the col. red ox. of 

 iron in- the water, mix with the soap, and add spirits of sal-ammoniac. 



Polishing Paste for Silver Plate. — Mix 3oz. turps with 

 8oz. water, and boil in this mixture, until dissolved, lib. of hard, 

 curd soap, and then stir in 6oz. liq. ammonia. 



To Remove Spots from Leather. — To take grease out of 

 leather, apply white of egg to the spots, and dry in the sun. Repeat 

 till spots are gone. 



To Restore Patent Leather. — One pint raw linseed oil, 4ozs. 

 cider vinegar, 2oz. spirits of wine, loz. butter of antimony, ^oz. 

 spirits of hartshorn, and J^oz. oil of lavender. Shake them well 

 together and they are ready for use. Apply with soft brush, and 

 polish with cotton pad until dry. 



Embrocation. — Ingredients : 1 gallon white wine vinegar, J4 

 gallon oil of turpentine, 20 eggs (new laid), and J^-pint liquid 

 ammonia. The eggs are first broken into a large jar or dish, and 

 well beaten with a whisk until thoroughly assimilated. Procure 

 the best white wine vinegar, and place in a large vessel over the 

 fire, carefully watching that it does not boil. The turpentine is 

 put into another vessel, and heated to about 180 deg. Fahr. The 

 eggs, having been suitably prepared, pour on to them the hot 

 turpentine — constant stirring taking place — and, afterwards, the 

 heated vinegar. A continued motion must be given to the mixture 

 for at least three hours to ensure proper blending of the ingredients. 

 Getting the right heat to the various ingredients, when the mixing 

 takes place, and keeping up an uninterrupted movement to the 

 admixture, will ensure perfect union of the parts, and give an 

 emulsion free from any kind of sediment or floating liquid when 

 bottled off, and allowed to stand for a time. 



Stencil Ink. — A good ink for stencil purposes may be made by 

 mixing the following : — 4ozs. whiting, 4ozs. ground gum-arabic, 

 4oz. ultrnmarine blue, 2oz. of warm water. The cost is trifling. 



