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the water has evaporated, boil it again for a similar length of 

 time. Take out the paper, and squeeze it well in a colander, 

 and then pound it in a mortar, until it is reduced to a very fine 

 paste. It must .then be dried. When it is required for use, 

 add to it some of the solution of gum arabic ; and keep it in a 

 pot for use. 



POLLEN POWDER, 



The paper made as above directed, when well dried, is 

 pounded in a mortar till it becomes a very fine powder ; it is 

 then put into a tin pepper -box, and when any of the parts of 

 Parrots 7 bills, &c. are wished to have this powdered appear- 

 ance, a little of the solution of gum arabic is washed over the 

 part with a camel's hair pencil, and the powder dusted on it, 

 and allowed to dry. 



RED VARNISH. 



Take a stick of red sealing wax, beat it down with a hammer, 

 and then put it into a phial, with an ounce of strong spirit of 

 wine, which will dissolve it within four or five hours. It may 

 be applied to any part with a camel-hair pencil, and it will diy 

 in less than five minutes. 



Black, yellow, and green, or indeed any colour of varnish, 

 may be made from sealing-wax of these various colours. 



To those unacquainted with the combination of colours, we 

 may mention, that a mixture of blue and yellow produces 

 green ; pink and blue makes purple ; red and yellow, orange ; 

 black, red, and yellow, brown ; black and blue, gray. These 

 may be varied, in an infinity of shades, by either colour predo- 

 minating, and by the addition of other colours. 



Varnishes of gum-copal and gum-mastic, and white spirit 

 varnish, are also used for different preparations, but as these 

 can be easily purchased at a cheap, or even a cheaper rate 

 than they can be made in small quantities, we think it unneces- 

 sary to give receipts for making them. 



Wax of different colours for these varnishes, is prepared and 

 sold by Messrs George Waterston and Son, No. 14, South 

 Hanover Street, Edinburgh. 



