1867 Six Hundred Receipts by John Marquart

122 600 MISCELLANEOUS VALUABLE RECEIPTS.

spirits of turpentine for every pint of oil, and when Btrained and cool it will be fit for use. This varnish is much used for common purposes. It is cheap, is a good preservative of wood, and not liable to sustain injury from the application of hot water.

No. 238. Turpentine Varnish.

Take 5 pounds clear good rosin, pound it well, and put it into a gallon of oil of turpentiue; boil the mixture over a stove till the rosin is perfectly dissolved, and when cool it will be fit for use. No. 239. White Hard Varnish. Take 1 pound mastic, 4 ounces gum anima, and 5 pounds gum sandarac ; put them all together, to dissolve, into a vessel containing 2 ounces rectified spirits of wine, which should be kept in a warm place and frequently shaken till all the gums are quite dissolved ; then strain the mixture through a lawn sieve, and it will be fit for use.

No. 240. Varnish for Harness.

Take J pound India-rubber, 1 gallon spirits of turpentine; dissolve enough to make it into a jelly by keeping almost new-milk- warm ; then take equal quantities of good linseed-oil (in a hot state) and the- above mixture, incorporate them well on a slow fire, and it is fit for use.