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engravings. Let it boil for three hours, and, when the water 

 has evaporated, boil it again for a similar length of time. Take 

 out the paper, and squeeze it well in a colander, and then pound 

 it in a mortar, until it is recluced to a very line paste. It must 

 then be dried. When it is required for use, add to it some of the 

 solution of gum-arabic ; and keep it in a pot for use. 



POLLEN POWDER. 



The paper made as above directed, when well dried, is pounded 

 in a mortar till it becomes a very line powder ; it is then put 

 into a tin pepper-box, and when any of the parts of Parrots' bills, 

 &c, are wished to have this powdered appearance, a little of the 

 solution of gum-arabic is washed over the part with a camel- 

 hair pencil, and the powder dusted on it and allowed to dry. 



RED VARNISH. 



Take a stick of red sealing wax, beat it down with a hammer, 

 and then put it into a phial, with an ounce of strong spirit of wine, 

 which will dissolve it within four or live hours. It may be applied 

 to any part with a camel-hair pencil, and it will dry in less than 

 five minutes. 



Black, yellow, and green, or indeed any color of varnish, may 

 be made from sealing-wax of these various colors. 



To those unacquainted with the combination of colors, we 

 may mention, that a mixture of blue and yellow produces green; 

 pink and blue makes purple ; red and yellow, orange ; black, red, 

 and yellow, brown ; black and blue, gray. These may be varied, 

 in an infinity of shades, by either color predominating, and by 



the addition of other colors. 



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LUTING FOR RENDERING BOTTLES AIR-TIGHT. 



Common Resin. 



Red Ochre reduced into a fine powder. 



Yellow Wax. 



Oil of Turpentine. 

 These must be melted over a fire in the following manner ; and 

 the vessel in which it is made should be capable of holding three- 

 times the quantity required, to allow room for boiling up. An 

 earthenware pipkin with a handle is the best thing for the purpose, 

 and a lid must be made of tin to fit it. The luting will be ren- 

 dered more or less brittle, or elastic, as the red ochre prevails : 



