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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
123
No.
241.
Leath
r
Varnish
for
Shoemakers
and
Saddlers.
Take
1
gallon
spirits
of
wine,
2J
pounds
gum
shellac,
1
pound
white
clear
rosin,
J
pound
Venice
turpentine,
IJ ounces
lampblack.
Dissolve
all
with
a
gentle
heat
:
when
cool
it
will
be
fit
for
use
;
if
too
thick,
thin
it
with
spirits
of
wine.
No.
242.
How
to
7nake
'
Venice
Turpentine.
Take
1
quart
spirits
of
turpentine,
J
pound
rosm.
Dissolve
over
a
gentle
heat
:
when
cool
it
will
be
fit
for
use.
No.
243.
How
to
boil
a
Leather
Varnish.
Take
1
gallon
spirits
of wine,
1
pound
gum
shellac,
If
pounds
black
sealing-wax,
J
pound
as-
phaltum,
J
ounce
Venice
turpentine.
Boil over a
slow
fire,
in
a
water-bath.
No.
244.
Hoiv
to
make
Shoes
and
Boots
Water-Proof.
Take
neats'-foot
oil,
and
dissolve
in
it
caoutchouc,
(India-rubber,)
a
sufficient
quantity
to
form
a
kind
of
varnish
;
rub
this
on
your
boots.
This
is
suffi-
cient.
The
oil
must
be
placed
where
it
is
warm,
the
caoutchouc
put
into
it
in
parings.
It
will
take
several
days
to
dissolve.