J2Q TOW AND FLAX SLIVERS. 



LUTING FOR RENDERING BOTTLES AIR-TIGHT. 



Common Resin. 



Red Ochre reduced into a fine powder. 



Yellow Wax. 



Oil of Turpentine. 



These must be melted over a fire in the following manner ; 

 and the vessel in which it is made should be capable of hold- 

 ing three tunes the quantity required, to allow ample room for 

 boiling up. An earthenware pipkin with a handle is the best 

 thing for the purpose, and a lid must be made of tin to fit it. 

 The luting will be rendered more or less brittle, or elastic, as 

 the red ochre prevails : 



The wax is first melted, and then the resin ; the ochre is 

 then added in small quantities, and stirred quickly with a spa- 

 tula each time. When all the ochre has been added, it must 

 be allowed to boil six or eight minutes ; the turpentine is then 

 added, and briskly stirred with the spatula, and continue to 

 boil it. There is considerable risk of the mixture taking fire, 

 and should it do so, the lid must immediately be put on the 

 vessel to extinguish it. 



To ascertain the consistence of the luting, a little must be, 

 from time to time, dropped on a cool plate, or flat piece of 

 iron. If it is too soft, more of the ochre must be added to it ; 

 and if too hard, additional wax and turpentine. 



TOW AND FLAX SLIVERS. 



These are fillets of prepared tow and flax, of from one to 

 three inches in breadth. They are extremely uniform in their 

 thickness, being made to weight, and can easily be procured 

 from any flax-spinning mill, at a moderate price per pound 

 weight. 



METHOD OF MAKING ENAMEL-EYES FOR ANIMALS 



Much of the character and expression of animals depends 

 upon their eyes : it will, therefore, be evident that great atten- 

 tion is necessary in the artificial imitation of these. 



