Ext. logwood 30 grains, crystal soda 7 grains, water i ounce. Boil until dissolved, then while stirring, add 30 grains of glycerine, chromate of pot. I grain. Dissolve. Gum arable 4 grains. It is then ready for use. INK FOR DEEDS AND RECORDS TO LAST. Gum copal pulv. 20 grains, lavender oil 3 drams. Dissolve with gentle heat, then add lamp black 3 grains, indigo pulv. i grain. INK. Water 18 ounces, shellac 2 ounces, borax i ounce. Boil until dissolved, then cool and filter and add i ounce gum arable, dissolved in 2 ounces of water, to which add pulverized indigo and lamp- black of each 3 grains. RED INK. Brazil wood 2 ounces, water 2 quarts. Boil and strain, then add one-half ounce of chloride of tin, gum arable i dram, then evaporate to 16 fluid ounces. INK BLUE. Indigo sulphur 3 ounces, water i gallon. Boil for ^ of an hour. MISCELLANEOUS DIVISION. 37/ NON-CORROSIVE BLACK INK. Nut-galls bruised 3 ounces, gum Senegal i ounce, copperas i ounce, aqua ammon. one and one-half drams, alcohol one and one-half ounces, rain water i quart. Mix by gentle heat for i hour, then filter and it is ready for use. INK FOR MARKING. Aqua ammonia 2 ounces, carmine 10 grains, nitrate of silver 15 grains. Mix with gentle heat. INK YELLOW. French berries i ounce, alum one-half ounce, gum arable }^ ounce, soft water one-half pint. Mix and boil all for i hour, then filter, and it is ready for use. This is used for tracing. INK RED FOR MARKING LINEN. Vermilion one-half ounce, salt of steel i dram. The salt of steel is ''Griffith's Mixture." Rub them up with flax-seed oil thick for type or plate and thin for brush. VARNISH FOR HARNESS. Boiled linseed oil i gallon, burned umber one- half pound, asphaltum 3^ ounces, turpentine suf- ficient to thin it properly. Grind the amber with a little of the oil, melt the asphaltum by heat, then add the umber mixture and balance of the oil, and boil, and when cool add the turpentine as above. Apply to carriage tops and harness with a. piece of sponge on a wire. 378 DOMESTIC GUIDE. MUCILAGE FOR LABELS. Rye flour one-half pound, white glue i pound, turpentine i ounce, flaxseed oil one-half ounce, varnish i ^ ounces. Mix — This will resist the dampness or water. TOOTH POWDER. Prepared chalk i ounce, borax pulverized I dram, rose oil 5 drops. Mix thoroughly and keep well covered for use. Wash the teeth twice a day with soft water and soap. Use a brush, and then apply the powder with the brush and a little wa- ter. NO. 2. Prepared chalk i ounce, gum camphor finely powdered i grain, oil of citronella one-half dram. Mix and use with a fine brush once daily. WARTS TO CURE. Muriatic acid one-half ounce, oil of turpentine 20 drops. Mix — Touch the wart every 4 hours until it gets loose, and then wait a few days and it will drop out. NO. 2. Sal ammoniac 2 drams, water 6 ounces. Mix — Moisten the wart 3 or 4 times for 2 weeks. Will often cure. NO. 3. Nit. silver 30 grains, aquae pure 2 ounces. Mix — Apply to the wart every 4 hours. Put sweet oil or other grease all around the wart to protect the parts from the effects of the silver. MISCELLANEOUS DIVISION. 379 NO. 4. Nitric acid i ounce. Apply with a camel hair pencil twice daily until the wart begins to loosen. Then it will drop out in a few days.

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Ext. logwood 30 grains, crystal soda 7 grains, water i ounce. Boil until dissolved, then while stirring, add 30 grains of glycerine, chromate of pot. I grain. Dissolve. Gum arable 4 grains. It is then ready for use. INK FOR DEEDS AND RECORDS TO LAST. Gum copal pulv. 20 grains, lavender oil 3 drams. Dissolve with gentle heat, then add lamp black 3 grains, indigo pulv. i grain. INK. Water 18 ounces, shellac 2 ounces, borax i ounce. Boil until dissolved, then cool and filter and add i ounce gum arable, dissolved in 2 ounces of water, to which add pulverized indigo and lampblack of each 3 grains. RED INK. Brazil wood 2 ounces, water 2 quarts. Boil and strain, then add one-half ounce of chloride of tin, gum arable i dram, then evaporate to 16 fluid ounces. INK BLUE. Indigo sulphur 3 ounces, water i gallon. Boil for 1/2 of an hour. NON-CORROSIVE BLACK INK. Nut-galls bruised 3 ounces, gum Senegal i ounce, copperas i ounce, aqua ammon. one and one-half drams, alcohol one and one-half ounces, rain water i quart. Mix by gentle heat for i hour, then filter and it is ready for use. INK FOR MARKING. Aqua ammonia 2 ounces, carmine 10 grains, nitrate of silver 15 grains. Mix with gentle heat. INK YELLOW. French berries i ounce, alum one-half ounce, gum arable }^ ounce, soft water one-half pint. Mix and boil all for i hour, then filter, and it is ready for use. This is used for tracing. INK RED FOR MARKING LINEN. Vermilion one-half ounce, salt of steel i dram. The salt of steel is ''Griffith's Mixture." Rub them up with flax-seed oil thick for type or plate and thin for brush. VARNISH FOR HARNESS. Boiled linseed oil i gallon, burned umber onehalf pound, asphaltum 3^ ounces, turpentine sufficient to thin it properly. Grind the umber with a little of the oil, melt the asphaltum by heat, then add the umber mixture and balance of the oil, and boil, and when cool add the turpentine as above. Apply to carriage tops and harness with a piece of sponge on a wire. MUCILAGE FOR LABELS. Rye flour one-half pound, white glue i pound, turpentine i ounce, flaxseed oil one-half ounce, varnish i ^ ounces. Mix — This will resist the dampness or water. TOOTH POWDER. Prepared chalk i ounce, borax pulverized I dram, rose oil 5 drops. Mix thoroughly and keep well covered for use. Wash the teeth twice a day with soft water and soap. Use a brush, and then apply the powder with the brush and a little water. NO. 2. Prepared chalk i ounce, gum camphor finely powdered i grain, oil of citronella one-half dram. Mix and use with a fine brush once daily. WARTS TO CURE. Muriatic acid one-half ounce, oil of turpentine 20 drops. Mix — Touch the wart every 4 hours until it gets loose, and then wait a few days and it will drop out. NO. 2. Sal ammoniac 2 drams, water 6 ounces. Mix — Moisten the wart 3 or 4 times for 2 weeks. Will often cure. NO. 3. Nit. silver 30 grains, aquae pure 2 ounces. Mix — Apply to the wart every 4 hours. Put sweet oil or other grease all around the wart to protect the parts from the effects of the silver. NO. 4. Nitric acid i ounce. Apply with a camel hair pencil twice daily until the wart begins to loosen. Then it will drop out in a few days.

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