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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
No.
588.
How
to
make
Otto
of
Hoses,
Gather
the
flowers
of
the
hundred-leaved
rose,
(rosa
cgptifoHa,)
put
them
in
a
large
jar
or
cask,
with
just
sufficient
water
to
cover
them
;
then
put
the
vessel
to
stand
in
the
sun,
and
in
about
a
week
after-
ward
the
otto
(a
butyraceous
oil)
will
form
a
scum
on
the
surface,
which
should
be
removed
by
the
aid
of
a
piece
of
cotton.
No.
589.
Japan
for
Leather
1.
Boiled
linseed-oil,
1
gallon
;
burnt
umber,
&
ounces
;
asphaltum,
3
ounces
;
boil,
and
add
oil
of
turpentine
to
dilute
to
a
proper
consistence.
2.
Boiled
oil,
1
gallon
;
the
black
of
Prussian
blue
to
colour.
Prussian
blue,
when
heated,
turns
of
a
black
colour
;
thus
the
black
japanned
cloth
used
for
table-covers
is
prepared
by
painting
the
cloth
with
Prussian
blue
and
boiled
oil,
and
then
drying
it
by
the
heat
of
a
stove
;
when,
in
the
drying,
it
takes
its
intense
colour.
No.
590.
Jet
for
Harness
and
Boots.
Three
sticks
of
the
best
black
sealing-wax
dissolved
in
J
pint
spirits
of
wine
;
to
be
kept
in
a
glass
bottle,
and
well
shaken
previous
to
use.
Applied
with
a
soft
sponge.