260 THE BOOK OF THE LANDED ESTATE. 



For making a fawn colour, use 



ib. 



Eedlead, 



White, 2 



Linseed-oil. 



For making a green paint, use 



ib. 



Whitelead, 2 



Verdigris, 1 



Linseed-oil to mix. 



The interior woodwork of cottages can be very finely stained, so as to 

 resemble oak and walnut, by first " washing the cleaned surface with 

 diluted sulphuric acid (one ounce of sulprmric acid to a pint of warm 

 water) ; this to be washed, when warm, evenly on the surface of the wood 

 to be stained. The next operation is washing over the surface so prepared 

 with a tobacco stain, made by boiling a quantity of tobacco with as much 

 water as will cover it, allowing this to get dissolved to the consistence of 

 a syrup by gentle boiling this being strained before using. The stain 

 is laid on with a sponge. When the wood is thoroughly dry, it is to be 

 brushed over with eight ounces of bees'-wax, half-pint of linseed-oil, and 

 double the quantity of boiled linseed-oil." * 



* ' Book of Farm-Buildings. 



