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WINE WHEY.— Put half a pint of new milk on the fire ; the moment it boils up, pour in as much sound raisin wine as will completely turn it, and it looks clear ; let it boil up, then set the saucepan aside till the curd subsides, and do not stir it. Pour the whey off, and add to it half a pint of boiling water, and a bit of white sugar. Thus you will have a whey perfectly cleared of milky particles, and as weak as you choose to make it. WOOD, to Bronze. — Cover with a coating of thin glue. When dry, coat it again with white of egg and water; do not put much on. Then apply the bronze with a hare's foot, or dust from a small fine muslin bag. WOOD, to Coat. — The Germans have recently adopted the following method : — The ingredients are 40 parts of chalk, 40 of rosin, 4 of linseed oil, to be melted together in an iron pot. One part of native oxide of copper, and one of sulphuric acid are then to be added, when the composition is ready for use. It is applied hot to the wood with a brush in the same way as paint, and the varnish becomes as hard as stone when dry. WOOD, to Preserve. — Gas tar, rosin, or pitch, and lime, boiled well together, and applied to wood exposed to the weather, form a good preservative. Apply two or three coats, and on woo WOR the last dash fine sand to give it the appearance of stone, and to make it durable. Gas tar, turpentine, and a little nitric acid make a good paint for iron. WOOD, to Resemble Mahogany.— Take two ounces of dragon’s blood, (gum tragacanth) break it into pieces, and dissolve in a quart of spirits of wine, to which add a little soda ; let it stand in a warm place and shake it frequently ; fit for use when dissolved. Or take four ounces of logwood, and half a pound of madder ; boil in a gallon of water, adding a little pearl-ash, and 1 oz. of walnut peeling. Apply hot. WOODCOCK, Snipe, &c. Clean well, and stuff with mealy potatoes, well washed, and seasoned with butter, salt, pepper, and a little cream, or new milk ; cut off the pinions at the first joint ; fasten the legs close to the ribs, turn the head backward, between the legs and the body. Do them before a bright fire, or in the oven ; dredge them with flour, and baste often with butter melted in hot water. WOODCOCKS, Snipes, and Quails keep good several days. Roast them without drawing, and serve on toast. Butter only should be eaten with them, as gravy takes off the fine flavour. The thigh and back are esteemed the most. WOODWORK, to Preserve. — Boiled oil and finely powdered charcoal, mix to the consistence of a paint, and give the wood two or three coats with this composition. Or, mix 5 lbs. of chloride of zinc with 25 gallons of water. This, if the wood be steeped in it, will prevent the dry rot WOOLLEN CLOTH, to Remove Oil Spots from. — Apply moistened pipe-clay, or fullers earth. When dry, brush off. If needful, repeat, heating the place by holding it to the fire, or applying carefully a hot iron. Lemon juice or pearlash, in solution, used to moisten the pipe clay or fullers earth, would render it more effectual. WORMS. — The worms found in the human body are mostly the ascarides, the thread worm, infesting the lower intestine, causing much itching and irritation about the anus. The teres, or long round worm, generally seated in the small intestines, and stomach.