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CHAPTER XXXII. 



RECIPES. 



Composition for Snow Scenes and White Crosses. — 

 Crush burnt alum with a roller, and remove small lumps. 

 Add frosting, which should be rubbed through a fine 

 sieve with a piece of cork, or be pulverized by pounding. 



Composition for Making Tongues — Modelling the In- 

 side of Animals 9 Mouths ; their Muscles, Legs, Feet, etc., 

 and for General Fancy Work. — Procure 3 lbs. white glue, 

 1 pint raw linseed oil, 1 pound resin. Heat the oil and 

 resin, then add hot glue, and stir thoroughly. Thicken 

 with Paris white until the mixture has the proper con- 

 sistency to mold when warm. This composition soon 

 dries, becomes very hard, and can be colored or gilded. 

 Fancy decorations of any design can readily be made from 

 molds of plaster or wood, and be glued on to shields and 

 cases, thereby saving the expense of carving. The above 

 is my own composition, which I have successfully em- 

 ployed for many years. 



Plaster Cement. — This cement is very useful in model- 

 ling the heads and legs of large animals. It should be 

 worked as quickly as possible. It is made by uniting 

 plaster of Paris with thin glue, until the mixture is 

 thick enough for modelling. 



Composition for Sanding Rocks, Stands, etc. — Dissolve 

 half a pound of glue in 3 pints of warm water ; stir in a 

 pound each of Venetian red and yellow ochre, together 

 with half a pound of lamp-black. Add a little flour 

 paste, and boil. This makes a sombre brown, but other 

 colors can be blended to produce a variety of effects. 



Arsenical Soap. — Dissolve 1 pound of finely cut laundry 



