118 PAPER PASTE, GUMMED. 



The whole to be dissolved, and mixed well with water into 

 a thick paste. 



This is well adapted for attaching different objects, and espe- 

 cially for fixing shells to pasteboard, &c. 



GUM PASTE. 



White Sugar Candy, - - - - 2 oz. 



Common Gum Arabic, - - - - 4 do. 

 Let these be melted in a pot of hot water, and then strained 

 through a linen or horse-hair sieve. When properly dissolved, 

 add to it two table-spoonfuls of starch, or hair-powder, and mix 

 the whole well together. This paste may be used for many 

 purposes, and it never spoils. It may be dried, and by pouring 

 a little warm water on it, it will soon be ready for use. If it is 

 wished to be all melted, and hurriedly, the pot containing it 

 should be placed in warm water, or sand. 



FLOUR PASTE. 



Make flour paste in the ordinary way, and add to it a small 

 portion of the solution of corrosive sublimate, or powdered 

 corrosive sublimate. This will prevent the attack of mites, to 

 which paste is very liable when dried. This paste may be dried 

 into a cake, and moistened when required. 



SOLUTION OF GUM ARABIC. 



The solution of gum arabic is made by simply adding water 

 to it. When used as a varnish, or for attaching objects, it is 

 extremely apt to get too brittle, in very warm weather, and to 

 track, or split off in scales ; to prevent this, a quarter of an 

 ounce of white or brown sugar candy must be added to two 

 ounces of gum arabic. 



PAPER PASTE, GUMMED. 



Take a coffee-pot, filled with water, and add to it a quantity 

 of paper, which has been slightly sized, like that used for 

 printing engravings. Let it boil for three hours, and. when 



