510 CEMENTS, PAINTS, GLUES, WAXES 



6. One and one-half pounds resin, 1 pound tallow, 1 quart linseed 

 oil. Melt together and apply hot, two coats. 



Water-proofing paint for leather. 



7. One-half pound of shellac, broken into small pieces in a quart 

 bottle ; cover with methylated spirit (wood alcohol), cork it tight, 

 put it in a warm place, and shake well several times a day ; then add 

 a piece of camphor as large as a hen's egg ; shake again and add an 

 ounce of lampblack. Apply with a small paint brush. 



8. Put into an earthen jar | pound of beeswax, ^ pint of neat's 

 foot oil, three or four tablespoonfuls of lampblack, and a piece of 

 camphor as large as a hen's egg. Melt over a slow fire. Have both 

 grease and leather warm, and apply with a brush. 



9. One pint of linseed oil, h pound mutton suet, 6 ounces of clean 

 beeswax, and 4 ounces of resin; melt and mix well. Use while warm 

 with a brush on new boots or shoes. 



For cloth for pits and frames. (See page 200.) 



10. Old pale linseed oil, 3 pints ; sugar of lead (acetate of lead) 1 

 ounce ; white resin, 4 ounces. Grind the acetate with a little of the 

 oil, then add the rest and the resin. Use an iron kettle over a gentle 

 fire. Apply with a brush, hot. 



For paper. 



11. Dissolve if pounds of white soap in 1 quart of water; in another 

 quart of water dissolve 1| ounces of gum arabic and 5 ounces of 

 glue. Mix the two liquids, warm them, and soak the paper in it and 

 pass through rollers, or simply hang it up to dry. 



To PREVENT METALS FROM RUSTING. 



12. Melt together 3 parts of lard and 1 part of powdered resin. 

 A very thin coating applied with a brush will keep stoves and grates 

 from rusting during summer, even in damp situations. A little black 

 lead can be mixed with the lard. Does well on nearly all metals. 



To PREVENT RUSTING OF NAILS, HINGES, ETC. 



13. One pint of linseed oil, 2 ounces black lead ; mix together. 

 Heat nails red-hot and dip them in. 



