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" 2. Waterproof for Boots : Bees- wax, two ounces ; 

 black pitch, one ounce ; turpentine, two ounces ; linseed- 

 oil, sixteen ounces ; oil of thyme, four drachms. 



" 3. Another : Linseed-oil, eight ounces ; boiled oil, 

 ten ounces ; suet and bees- wax, each eight ounces. 



"4. Another: Rock alum, four ounces; acetate of lead, 

 two ounces; gum arabic, one drachm ; water, eight ounces. 

 This would be found useful for fishing tackle. 



" 5. For Hats : Shellac, eight ounces ; frankincense, 

 three ounces ; borax, one ounce ; water, enough to give 

 it the proper consistence ; dissolve by boiling. The quan- 

 tities mentioned above can be altered to suit the conve- 

 nience of the user, but the proportions must be retained." 

 F. WATSON. 



" Another for Leather Wading-boots : One pint of 

 neatsfoot-oil ; two ounces of turpentine ; two ounces of 

 yellow wax ; one ounce of Burgundy pitch ; to be melted 

 together above a slow fire, and smeared, when cool, over 

 the leather. This is of tried value. 



"Another: One pint of linseed-oil; two ounces of bees- 

 wax ; two ounces of spirits of turpentine ; two ounces of 

 best tar ; two ounces of Burgundy pitch ; to be melted all 

 slowly together, and applied as above." STODDAKT. 



Another: One pint of linseed-oil ; half pound of mutton 

 suet ; half pound of bees-wax ; and a halfpenny worth of 

 resin ; boil altogether, and when milk- warm lay it on 

 your boots, which should be dry, with a brush. 



Another, from Col. Hawker : One pint of drying oil ; 

 two ounces of yellow wax ; two ounces of turpentine ; one 

 ounce of Burgundy pitch; melt these over a slow fire, 

 and then add a few drachms of essential oil of lavender 

 or thyme. With this your boots are to be brushed, either 

 in the sun or at a little distance from the fire. The 

 application must be repeated as often as the boots become 

 dry again, until they are fully saturated. 



