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APPENDIX.
COOTAININQ DIFFEEENT AKTICLES UStTALLT KEPT FOK ESK
IN LIQUOK STORES.
401. Bottle-wax, Black.
1 lb.ofrosin,white and transparent; meltit in a tin dish
over a slow fire; add about i an ounce ofboiled linseed oil
(varnish), so as when a drop is taken out on a cold stone
it loses its brittleness; then add 1 ounce of lamp-black,
stirred in until all lumps are dissolved.
402. Bottle-wax, Green.
1 lb. of rosin, white and transparent; melt it in a tin
dish over a slow fire ; add about ^ an ounce of boiled lin
seed oil (varnish), so as when a drop is taken out on a cold
stone it loses its brittle quality; then mix in 4 ounces of
chrome green, stirred until the lumps are dissolved.
403. Bottle-wax, Yellow.
1 lb. of rosin, white and transparent; melt it in a tin
dish over a slow fire; add about ^ an ounce of boiled lin
seed oil or varnish, so as when a drop is taken out on a
cold stone it loses its brittle character; then mix in 4
ounces of chrome yellow, finely powdered; stir until all
lumps are dissolved.
404. Bottle-wax, Red.
1 lb. of rosin, white and tran^iparent; melt it in a tin