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Show For Lettering ou Glass. In order to fasten glass letters, figures, etc., on glass (show windows) so that even when submerged in water for several sev-eral days, they will not become detached, use an india rubber cement. The best for this purpose consists of one part india rubber, three parts mastic and fifty parts chloroform. Let stand for several days at a low temperature to dissolve the cement. ce-ment. It must be applied very rapidly, as it becomes thick very soon. When spread with a camel's hair brush over a crack in glass or porcelain vessels this cement effectually closes it, and the vessels ves-sels may be made serviceable for holding water, though, of course, they will not bear the application of heat. New York Telearraro. ' |