FORMULAE FOR THE PREPARATION OF SEALING WAX, 59 
Black, No. 2. — 4 ozs. Venitian turpentine, 8 ozs. shell- 
lac, 3 ozs. colophony, lamp black and oil of turpentine. 
Yellow, No. 1. — 2 ozs. Venitian turpentine, 4 ozs. shell- 
lac, li oz. colophony, | oz. king's yellow, 1| drachm mag- 
nesia and oil of turpentine. 
Dark Brown, No. 1. — 4 ozs. Venitian turpentine, 71 ozs. 
shell-lac, li oz. brown English earth, (ochre) magnesia, as 
above. 
Brown, No. 2. — 4 ozs. V enitian turpentine, 7 ozs. shell- 
lac, 3 ozs. colophony, Ik oz. English earth, (ochre) magnesia 
as above. 
Light Brown, No. 1. — 4 ozs. Venitian turpentine, 7£ ozs. 
shell-lac, 1 oz. brown earth, 5 oz. cinnabar, 2 oz. prepared 
chalk, magnesia as above. 
Light Brown, No. 2. — 4 ozs. Venitian turpentine, 7 ozs. 
fine shell-lac, 3 ozs. colophony, l£ oz. English earth, i oz. 
cinnabar, 1 oz. washed chalk, magnesia as above. 
Dark Blue^ No. 1. — 3 ozs. Venitian turpentine, 7 ozs. 
fine shell-lac, 1 oz. colophony, 1 oz. mineral blue, magnesia 
as above. 
Green, No. 1. — 2 ozs. Venitian turpentine, 4 ozs. shell- 
lac, H oz. colophony, £ oz. king's yellow, i oz. mountain 
blue, magnesia as above. 
Carmine Bed, No. 1 . — 2 ozs. Venetian turpentine, 4 ozs. 
shell-lac, 1 oz. colophony, l! oz. Chinese red, 1 drachm 
magnesia, with oil of turpentine. 
Gold, No. 1. — 4 ozs. Venitian turpentine, S ozs. shell-lac, 
14 sheets of genuine leaf gold, £ oz. bronze, 5 oz. magnesia 
with oil of turpentine.— Pharmaceutical Journal, Sept. 
1849. 
