192 FURNITURE POLISH. 



FUENITUKE POLISH. 



Take J pound beeswax, separate into sliav- 

 ingSj put in a pan and add i gallon of spirits 

 of turpentine and 1 pint linseed oil; let it re- 

 main for 12 hours, then stir it well with a stick 

 into a liquid; while stirring add J pound shellac 

 varnish and 1 ounce alkinet root. Put this 

 mixture into a gallon jar and stand it before a 

 fire or in an oven for a week, just to keep it 

 warm, shaking it up 3 or 4 times a day, then 

 strain it through a hair seive or fine flannel. In 

 using pour a tea spoonful on a wad of baize or 

 flannel, and go lightly over the face or other 

 parts of the mahogany furniture, then apply a 

 similar dry wad briskly and in three minutes 

 it will produce a dark brilliant polish, unequal- 

 led and of great value. The shellac varnish is 

 made b}" taking ^ pound good gum shellac and 

 pouring alcohol enough over to dissolve it, say 

 as much as to cover the shellac. 



