263. YELLOW PAINT

This is prepared with yellow ochre in powder, to receipt No. 261, in
the same proportion as Spanish brown.


264. BLACK PAINT

This is also prepared in the same proportion, as in receipt No. 261,
using lamp-black or blue-black, instead of Spanish brown.


265. WHITE PAINT

Slack a peck of nice, clean, fresh lime in a covered vessel, with
water which is boiling hot; when well slacked, strain it well, then
add to it 1-1/2 lbs. of finely ground rice; let the rice be boiled
to a thin paste, and stirred in while very hot; 1/2 peck of common
salt, well dissolved in warm water; 1/2 lb. of clean glue, dissolved
in water; and 1/4 lb. of whiting; when well mixed, add 5 gallons
of very hot water, then stir well, and let stand a few days well
covered. Pit it on hot, and it will stand the weather as well as
a good deal of white lead. You may colour this paint to suit your
taste, using and stirring in well Spanish brown for a red pink
colour. Take common clay finely powdered, and mixed well with
Spanish brown for a reddish stone-colour. For yellow colour use
yellow ochre if you please, but chrome yellow makes a richer colour
and less does. You may make the colours dark or light according to
the quantity of colouring matter used.