Wax. 507 



viij, cerae fl. lb. iv, sevi ovilli lb. ij, meliloti viridis, cut very small, 

 lb. V ; melt, keep on the fire till the herb is crisp, strain. 



Resinae fl. 281b., cerae fl. 4lb., sevi mehloti lOlb. : stimulant ; 

 used in dressing blisters, but irritates more than basilicon ; the 

 strong smell of the melilot is disliked by most, but is required by 

 farriers and some private practitioners. 



Empl. attrahens. Resinae fl., cerae fl. ana lb. iij, sevi ovilli 

 lb. j. — Empl, cercB, Cerae fl., sevi ovilli, ana lb. iij, resinae fl. lb. j. 



Empl. simplex, E. cereum, Cerae fl. lb. iij, sevi ovilli, resinae 

 fl. ana lb. ij. 



perfumery. 



Boll pomatum. Suet 5lb., white wax 8 oz., sperma ceti 2 oz., 

 ol. lavand., ess. Bergam. ana 5iv. — 2. Mutton suet 31b., white 

 wax 8 oz., ess. limon. q. p. — 3. Suet 14lb., wax 4lb., scent 8 oz., 

 benjamin powdered half an oz. 



Hard Mareschal pomatum. White wax 2lb., suet 6 Jib., scent 



Ai\ oz., Mareschal powder 6 oz. 

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USED IN THE ARTS. 



Oil-colour cakes. Grind the colours first with oil of turpentine, 

 and a varnish made of gum mastich in powder 4 oz., dissolved 

 without heat in a pint of oil of turpentine ; let them dry, then 

 heat a grinding stone, by putting a charcoal fire under it, grind 

 the colours upon it, and add an ointment made by adding melted 

 perraaceti 31d. to a pint of poppy oil, take a piece of the proper 

 -ize, make it into a ball, put this into a mould and press it. 

 When these cakes are used, rub them down with poppy oil, oil of 

 turpentine, or any other convenient vehicle. 



Furniture halh. 01. lini 1 pint, rad. anchusae 2 oz., heat toge- 

 ther, strain, add cerae fl. 18., resinae fl. 2 oz. 



Red sealijig icax. Gum lac 2lb., vermilion 4 oz., ol. tereb., 

 ol. olive, ana 3oz, ; roll in cakes, and polish with a rag till quite 

 cold.— 2. Resina* fl. 61b., shell lac 2lb., tereb. Venet. 2lb., bole 8 oz. 



Bloi-k sealin/f wojc. As the red, using lamp black instead of 

 vermilion, the coarsest lac and rough turpentine. 



French sealing wax. Shell lac 2lb., Ven. turp. lib., Ciiinese 

 vermilion 3lb., melt, and form into sticks VI or 24 to the lb. 



Gold sealiTUjf wax. To sealine wax melted, and beginning to 

 grow solid, stir in'gold colour talc. 



Marbled sealtn/jf wax. Melt each colour in a separate vessel, 

 and just as they begin to grow solid mix together. 



Covwioji sejding wax. Brown rosin 19 oz., bees' wax 1 oz., 

 melt together. ^ 



