quick-lime through a sieve, until it has acquired the consistence of
a thick paste. This is a prime article for cementing marble, in or
out of the weather. It is excellent for broken vessels, &c.


36. FRENCH CHEMICAL SOAP

Take 5 lbs. castile soap, cut fine, 1 pint alcohol, 1 pint soft
water, 2 ounces aquafortis (if for black cloth 1/2 ounce of
lampblack,) 2 ounces saltpetre, 3 ounces potash, 1 ounce camphor,
4 ounces cinnamon in powder. Fist dissolve the soap, potash, and
saltpetre by boiling, then add all the other articles, and continue
to stir until it cools, then pour it into a box, let it stand 24
hours, and cut it into cakes. It is used for taking grease, stains,
and paints from cloth, wood, &c. This receipt has frequently sold
for $10.


37. BLACK INK WITHOUT SEDIMENT

This ink is not injured by frost--is a beautiful article, and only
costs 5 cents. per gallon, and is sold for from $1 to $3. Take 1 lb.
logwood, 1 gallon soft water, simmer in an iron vessel for one hour,
then dissolve in a little hot water 24 grains bychromate of potash,
and 12 grains prussiate of potash, and stir into the liquid while
over the fire, then take it off and strain it through fine cloth.
This ink is a jet black flows freely from the pen and will stand the
test of oexylic acid.