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bottle of lemon syrup, i bottle of claret or port wine,
and i/> lb. of sugar dissolved in 1I/& pint of boiling water.
414. Bottle-wax, Black.
1 lb. of rosin, white and transparent; melt it in a tin
dish over a slow fire; add about V2 an ounce of boiled
linseed oil (varnish), so as when a drop is taken out of
a cold stone it loses its brittleness; then add i ounce of
lamp-black, stirred in until all lumps are dissolved.
415. Wax Putty, for Leaky Casks
Bungs, Corks, Etc.
2 lbs. of spirits of turpentine.
4 do. tallow.
8 do. yellow wax.
12 do. solid turpentine.
The wax and solid turpentine are melted together on
a slow fire; then add the tallow; when melted take it
far off from the fire; then stir in the spirits of turpen
tine, and let it cool.
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