410. BUG POISON

Take of spirits of wine 1/2 pint, turpentine 1/2 pint, crude
sal-ammoniac 1 oz; mix all together and let it saturate for seven
days, and it is ready for use.


411. DISINFECTING AGENT

Take of green vitriol 3 lbs., hot water one pailful; dissolve the
vitriol in the water; place this wherever there is any offensive
odours, as that of a corpse, cesspool, privies, &c., and in a short
time all smell will be removed. Try it.


412. BOOTH PATENT

Booth's patent grease for railway axles, waggons, machinery, &c.
Take of water 1 gallon, clean tallow 3 lbs.; palm oil 6 lbs., and
common soda 1/2 lbs.; or tallow 8 lbs., and palm oil 10 lbs. The
mixture is to be heated to about 210 degrees, and well stirred till
it cools down to about 70 degrees, when it is ready for use.


413. GUM-ARABIC STARCH

Take 2 oz. of white gum-arabic powdered finely; put it into a
pitcher and pour on it a pint of boiling water; then cover it and
let stand all night; in the morning pour it carefully from the dregs