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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
125
No.
247.
Excellent
Liquid
Blacking.
No.
1.
Take
T
pounds
ivory-black
powdered,
2
pints
molasses,
1
pint
sweet
oil,
good
malt
vinegar,
1
quart,
stale
beer,
but
good,
2
quarts,
oil
of
vitriol,
J
ounce,
soft
distilled
water,
3
quarts.
Mix
the
mo-
lasses
and
water
together,
and
to
the
powder
add
the
oil,
well
mixed
;
then
add
the
beer
and
vinegar
in
a
pan
;
stir
well
together
1
hour
with
a
stick,
then
fit
for
use.
N.B.
—
Put
the
oil
of
vitriol
in
water
and
mix,
and
then
add
the
whole
together.
+
No.
248.
Liquid
Blacking.
No.
2.
Put
1
gallon
vinegar
into
a
stone
jug;
add
1
pound
ivorj-black,
well
pulverized,
J
pound
loaf
sugar,
J
ounce
oil
of
vitriol,
and
1
ounce
sweet
oil;
Incorporate
the
whole
by
stirring.
This
is
a
black-
ing
of
very
good
repute,
and
on
which
great
praise
has
been
very
deservedly
bestowed.
It
has
deci-
dedly
been
ascertained,
from
experience,
to
be
less
injurious
to
the
leather
than
most
public
black-
ings
;
and
it
certainly
produces
a
fine
jet
polish,
which
is
rarely
equalled,
and
never
yet
surpassed.
No.
249.
Black
Varnish
for
Straw
or
Chip
Hats.
Take
J
ounce
best
black
sealing-wax,
pound
it
well,
and
put
it
into
a
4-ounce
vial
containing
2
ounces
rectified
spirits
of
wine.
Place
it
in
a
sand-
11*