Show USEFUL RECEIPTS OIL VARNISHES no 1 every person should know how bow to make these preparations for rendering objects waterproof linseed oil is the best to use for this purpose but as it dries with some difficulty and is liable to become came sticky it requires to be treated in such a manner as to partially it after which it dries quickly and forms a most excellent varnish take a gallon of pure linseed oil and boil it over a gentle fire for about one hour adding gradually four ounces of sugar of lead or or the ooyd of manganese or the sulphate of zinc zine any one of these will answer but they must be added cautiously cautious plind and the oil stirred well while the ooyd is being fed in the clear of this is the varnish the sediment should be mixed with paint silk or cotton cloth receiving several coats of this varnish becomes completely waterproof noa take a gallon of pure linseed oil and add to it two ounces of sulphuric acid stir well weli put it over a gentle fire in a proper vessel and koll loil boil it for one hour when cool it is fit fo for i use the sulphuric acid renders the oil quick vick drying and removes its tacky charac charade tel tei ihla rhia is a good recipe for painters and manufactures fac tures of oilcloth oil cloth no nok 3 take one galloff gallon gallo nf of linseed oily oil and add to it about one pound of the flowers of or sulphur and boil for hour this is perhaps the ti best st oil or any other kind of varnish of waterproof coating for outside work such as porous stones or bricks which imbibe moisture it will also render tender statues bacues or arother other ather works of plaster of paris panis impervious to moisture and enable them to stand exposure to io the weather it is an excellent preservative vi oil oll barnish varnish and orila one of f the most simple to make during the time any of these varnishes are boiling fine shreds of india rubber rna may y be added and wi will iii ill be dissolved and render th the e varnish much thicker and superior for some purposes in lit boiling oil boil care must be exercised not to allow the fumes to come in contact with the flame or they will take fire the oil is is also liable to fume over when the sugar of lead is added hence the necessity of stirring well at that particular period turpentine renders oil drying but it also injures in a great mei mel measure its durable qualities by imparting to ii it a partly saponaceous character the smallest amount possible of turpentine should therefore be used in oil varnishes or paints COPAL VARNI VARNISH sli sir take one pound of gum corli copal fuse it in an iron vessel over a fire then ad add one pint of hot drying oil like no 1 varnish and stir all well until the gum is dissolved ain aln among orl ori L the oil and thel the varnish becomes itri stringy ngy when c cool ool it is thinned with turpentine all varnishes improve with age when ke kept p t 1 in n close close vessels copal varnish is employed plo pio y e d farj for ja panning CRYSTAL VARNISH this thib beautiful varnish which is used for ma maps 8 prints and dri drawings wings on paper is made by dissolving ss pure canadian balsam in rectified spir spirits ts of turpentine equal parts of the balsam an and d turpentine are mixed together in a bottle or stoneware vessel which is set in hot water and kept in a warm situation for about a week during this period it should be frequently azita agitated ted A BLACK blace JAPAN VARNISH bitumen 2 ounces lampblack I 1 ounces ounce turkey umber J ounce acetate of lead i ounce venice turpentine i A ounce boiled oil 12 ounces melt th the turp turpentine intine and oil together carefully stir rist ri r st of the ingredients previously powdered simmer all together for ten min utes ates hair HAI hal R LOTION LoTic iii take one pint of alcohol and two ounces of or castor oil and shake them together for fifteen minutes in a bottle it will ill iti afien tilen be found that the alcohol has dis solved the tile oil and the combination of the two makes makei a very excellent lotion for the hair it can be perfumed with a few drops of the essential oils scientific american |