236 THE SHOOTER'S GUIDE. 



ANOTHER. Six ounces of bees 5 wax, two ounces 

 of virgin wax, one ounce of hard tallow, and one 

 small barrel of lamp-black : these should be well 

 mixed and boiled together in an earthen pot, glazed 

 on the inside. On taking it off the fire, an ounce 

 of plum-tree gum, beaten small, should be put into 

 it. It should be poured out gradually, and stirred 

 until it is cold, 



ANOTHER. One pint of linseed oil, half a pound 

 of mutton suet, eight ounces of bees* wax, and one 

 pennyworth of rosin : the whole to be boiled to- 

 gether. 



ANOTHER. If the shoes are new, take half a 

 pound of bees' wax, a quarter of a pound of rosin, 

 and one pound of rendered tallow : to be boiled well 

 together, and should be warmed before using. 



N. B. It is hardly necessary to mention that the 

 shoes should be cleaned well from the dirt, and per- 

 fectly dry, before the application of any of the above 

 receipts. 



A Receipt to poison Mountains and other Lands. 



A large quantity of pulverised nox-vomica, and an 

 equal quantity of arsenic, mixed well together, and 

 made into a thick paste with wheaten flour; to be 

 divided into balls of half an ounce each : these balls 

 should be dipped in tallow until they are covered 

 thickly, in order to prevent the wet from injuring 

 them ; and, if properly dipped, will remain perfect 



