Show THE PAINTING SEASON good results in painting at the least C ost cost depend largely upon the material chosen paint Is a simple compound and the ingredients can be easily tested the solid part or pigment should be white lead the liquid part should be linseed oil those bestin best informed on painting always buy these ingredients separately and have their painter mix them fresh tor for each job before the mixing the test Is made place a pea sized bit of white lead on a piece of charcoal or piece of wood blow the flame flama against it and see what it will do it if it Is pure white lead little drops of bright pure metayia lead will appear and with patience the white lead can be completely reduced to one globule of metal lie he lead this Is because pure white lead Is made from metallic lead you may test dozens of other so called white leads and not be able to reduce one of them to lead if they will not change wholly to lead but leave a residue it Is clear that some adulterant Is present if you should have your painting done with such materials no matter how bow cheap they might seem it would be costly in the end national lead company woodbridge building now new york city are sending on request a blowpipe free to any one about to have painting done so that the white lead may be tested alth it will be sont sent a handsomely printed booklet having as its frontispiece the dutch boy painter reproduced from the original painting this little painter has become becom e noted as the guaranty of pure white lead |