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STANDARD RECEIPTS. 



wide without castor oil. It is necessary, however, to wait twenty-four 

 hours till the oil has disappeared from the surface and penetrated the 

 leather, otherwise the freshly greased surface will cause slipping. An- 

 other advantage of castor oil is that rats and other vermin detest any- 

 thing impregnated with it, and will not touch it. It is the best lubri- 

 cator in use for wagon wheels. 



To Grease Wagons. A well made wheel will endure common 

 wear from ten to twenty-five years, if care is taken to use the right kind 

 and proper amount of grease; but if this matter is not attended to, they 

 will be used up in five or six years. L,ard should never be used on a 

 wagon, for it will penetrate the hub, and work its way out around' the 

 tenons of the spokes, and spoil the wheel. Tallow is the best lubricator 

 for wooden axle-trees, and castor oil for iron. Just grease enough 

 should be applied to the spindle of a wagon to give it a light coat; this 

 is better than more, for the surplus will work out at the ends, and be 

 forced by the shoulder-bands and nut-washers into the hub around the 

 outside of the boxes. To oil an axle-tree, first wipe the spindle clean 

 with a cloth wet with spirits of turpentine, and then apply a few drops 

 of castor oil near the shoulders and end. One tea-spoonful is sufficient 

 to oil the four wheels of a carriage. 



To Mend I^arge Holes in Tinware. Take a vial two-thirds 

 full of muriatic acid, put into it all the chippings- of sheet zinc it will dis- 

 solve, then put in a crum of sal-ammoniac, and fill up with water. Wet 

 the place to be mended with this liquid, put a piece of zinc over the hole, 

 and apply a spirit lamp or candle below it, which melts the solder on the 

 tin, and causes it to adhere. 



Varnish for Tools. Take tallow, three ounces; resin, one ounce, 

 and melt together. Strain while hot to get rid of specks which are in 

 the resin; apply with a brush a thin coat to your tools and it will keep 

 off rust for any length of time. 



Dead Black Stove-Pipe Varnish. Asphaltum, one pound; 

 lamp-black, one-quarter pound; resin, one-half pound; spirits of turpen- 

 tine, one quart. Dissolve the asphaltum and resin in the turpentine; 

 then rub up the lamp-black with linseed-oil, only sufficient to form a 

 paste, and mix with the others. Apply with a brush. This is also 

 excellent for coal-hods. 



How to Make Sauerkraut. Let the barrel to be used be thor- 

 oughly scalded out; the cutter, the tub and the stamper also well scalded. 

 Take off all the outer leaves and halve the cabbages, remove the heart 



