264 / 330
264
600
MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
pan
from
tlie
fire,
cool
a
little,
weigh
it
in
pieces,
and
roll
them
into
circular
sticks
on
a
warm
stone
slab
by
means
of
a
polished
wooden
block;
or
it
may
be
poured
into
moulds
wdiile
in
a
state
of
fusion.
No.
594.
Black
Sealing-
Wax.
No.
1.
Purchase
best
black
rosin,
3
pounds
;
beeswax,
J
pound
;
and
finely
-powdered
ivory-black,
1
pound.
Melt
the
whole
together
over
a
slow
fire,
and
pour
into
sticks.
If
J
pound
Venice
turpentine
is
added,
it
will
be
fit
for
letter-use.
No.
595.
Black
Sealing-
Wax.
No.
2.
Take
30
ounces
shel-lac,
15
ounces
ivory-black,
m
an
impalpable
powder,
and
10
ounces
Venice
tur-
pentine.
For
mode
of
procedure,
see
Receipt
No.
593.
4
No.
596.
A
Cure
for
Erysipelas^
and
all
high
Inflammation
of
tlm
Skin.
A
simple
poultice
of cranberries
pounded
fine,
and
applied
in
a
raw
state.
No.
597.
An
excellent
Printing-ink.
Balsam
of
copaiva,
(or
Canada
balsam,)
9
ounces
lampblack,
3
ounces
;
indigo
and
Prussian
blue,
each