FUNGI, To Preserve. — Mr. W. Withering, the celebrated botanist,
gives the following as the best method of preserving specimens of fungi :
— Take two ounces of sulphate of copper, or blue vitriol, and reduce it to
powder ; pour upon it a pint of boiling water, and when cold, add half a
pint of spirits of wine ; cork it well, and call it the “pickle.” To eight
pints of water add one pint and a half of spirits of wine✪ Pickling Fungi, and call it the
“ liquor.” Be provided with a number of wide-mouthed bottles of different
sizes, all well fitted with corks. The fungi should be left on the table as
long as possible, to allow the moisture to evaporate ; they should then be
placed in the pickle for three hours, or longer if necessary ; then place
them in the bottles intended for their reception, and fill with the liquor.
They should then be well corked and sealed, and arranged in order, with
their names in front of the bottle.
FURNITURE OIL, for Staining and Polishing Mahogany. —
Boil together for ten minutes one gallon of linseed oil, three ounces of
alkanet root, and one ounce of rose-pink. Strain until quite clear. Rub
the mixture over the articles, let it remain on for an hour, then polish with
a linen cloth.
FURNITURE OIL FOR STAINS.—Stains left behind on
tables, sideboards, &c., by wet glasses or hot dishes may be removed as
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follows : — Mix together four ounces of shellac varnish, one ounce of
alkanet root, two ounces of spirits of turpentine, two ounces of beeswax,
and a pint of linseed oil. Allow the mixture to stand for a week, then
apply it to the furniture with a piece of flannel, and polish briskly with
a soft cloth. If the stains are not removed by the first application, the
process should be repeated until the desired effect is obtained.
FURNITURE PASTE FOR LIGHT WOOD.— Scrape half
a pound of beeswax into a pint of turpentine ; let it stand till dissolved,
when it will be ready for use.
Or, dissolve six ounces of pearl-ash in a quart of boiling water, add a
quarter of a pound of white wax, and simmer for half an hour. Let it
cool ; remove the wax from the surface, work it into a soft paste in a
mortar with a little hot water, and apply to the furniture.
FURNITURE PASTE FOR MAHOGANY.— Scrape two
ounces of beeswax into a basin, add as much spirits of turpentine as will
moisten it, together with the eighth part of an ounce of rosin ; dissolve it
to the consistence of paste, then pour in as much Indian red as will bring
it to a deep mahogany colour ; stir it up, and it will be fit for use.
FURNITURE POLISH. — Shave very fine three ounces of
white wax and add to it a gill of turpentine ; let it stand for twenty-four
hours, then cut into shavings half an ounce of hard soap and boil it in a
gill of water, and add thereto the wax and turpentine. If the furniture is
very dirty let it be cleaned with a little paraffin before applying the polish,
as this will materially lighten the labour.
Or, take of linseed oil, one gill and a half; turpentine, one gill ; ground
loaf sugar, one teaspoonful. Shake well together, rub it on the furniture
with a piece of flannel, and polish with a soft cloth.
FURNITURE, To Remove White Spots from. — White spots
may readily be removed from varnished furniture by holding a hot iron or
shovel over the blemish.
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FUNGI, To Preserve. — Mr. W. Withering, the celebrated botanist, gives the following as the best method of preserving specimens of fungi : — Take two ounces of sulphate of copper, or blue vitriol, and reduce it to powder ; pour upon it a pint of boiling water, and when cold, add half a pint of spirits of wine ; cork it well, and call it the “pickle.” To eight pints of water add one pint and a half of spirits of wine, and call it the “ liquor.” Be provided with a number of wide-mouthed bottles of different sizes, all well fitted with corks. The fungi should be left on the table as long as possible, to allow the moisture to evaporate ; they should then be placed in the pickle for three hours, or longer if necessary ; then place them in the bottles intended for their reception, and fill with the liquor. They should then be well corked and sealed, and arranged in order, with their names in front of the bottle.
FURNITURE OIL, for Staining and Polishing Mahogany. — Boil together for ten minutes one gallon of linseed oil, three ounces of alkanet root, and one ounce of rose-pink. Strain until quite clear. Rub the mixture over the articles, let it remain on for an hour, then polish with a linen cloth.
FURNITURE OIL FOR STAINS.—Stains left behind on tables, sideboards, &c., by wet glasses or hot dishes may be removed as
follows : — Mix together four ounces of shellac varnish, one ounce of alkanet root, two ounces of spirits of turpentine, two ounces of beeswax, and a pint of linseed oil. Allow the mixture to stand for a week, then apply it to the furniture with a piece of flannel, and polish briskly with a soft cloth. If the stains are not removed by the first application, the process should be repeated until the desired effect is obtained.
FURNITURE PASTE FOR LIGHT WOOD.— Scrape half a pound of beeswax into a pint of turpentine ; let it stand till dissolved, when it will be ready for use.
Or, dissolve six ounces of pearl-ash in a quart of boiling water, add a quarter of a pound of white wax, and simmer for half an hour. Let it cool ; remove the wax from the surface, work it into a soft paste in a mortar with a little hot water, and apply to the furniture.
FURNITURE PASTE FOR MAHOGANY.— Scrape two ounces of beeswax into a basin, add as much spirits of turpentine as will moisten it, together with the eighth part of an ounce of rosin ; dissolve it to the consistence of paste, then pour in as much Indian red as will bring it to a deep mahogany colour ; stir it up, and it will be fit for use.
FURNITURE POLISH. — Shave very fine three ounces of white wax and add to it a gill of turpentine ; let it stand for twenty-four hours, then cut into shavings half an ounce of hard soap and boil it in a gill of water, and add thereto the wax and turpentine. If the furniture is very dirty let it be cleaned with a little paraffin before applying the polish, as this will materially lighten the labour.
Or, take of linseed oil, one gill and a half; turpentine, one gill ; ground loaf sugar, one teaspoonful. Shake well together, rub it on the furniture with a piece of flannel, and polish with a soft cloth.
FURNITURE, To Remove White Spots from. — White spots may readily be removed from varnished furniture by holding a hot iron or shovel over the blemish.
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