Carver's Polish

White rosin, 2 oz.; seed lac, 2 oz.; spirits of wine, l pt. Dissolve. It should be laid on warm. Avoid moisture and dampness whan used.

2. French Polish

Gum shellac, 1 oz.; gum arabic, ¼ oz.; gum copal. ¼ oz. Powder, and sift through a piece of muslin; put hem in a closely corked bottle with 1 pt. spirits of wine, in a very warm situation, shaking every day till the gums are dissolved; then strain through muslin, and cork for use.

3. Polish For Dark-Colored Woods

Seed lac, 1 oz.; gum guaiacum. 2 drs.; dragon's blood, 2 drs.; gum mastic, 2 drs.; put in a bottle with 1 pt. spirits of wine, cork close, expose to a moderate heat till the gums are dissolved; strain into a bottle for use, with ¼ gill of linseed oil; shake together.

4. Water-Proof Polish

Gum benjamin, 2 oz.; gum sandarach, ¼ oz.; gum anima, ¼ spirits of wine, l pt. Mix in a closely stopped bottle, and place either in a sand bath or in hot water till the gums are dissolved, then strain off the mixture, shake it up with a ¼ gill of the best clear poppy oil, and put it by for use.

5. Finishing Polish

Gum shellac, 2 drs.; gum benjamin, 2 drs.; put into ½ pint of best rectified spirits of wine in a bottle closely corked, keep in a warm place, shaking frequently till the gums are dissolved. When cold, shake up with it two teaspoon-fuls of the best clear poppy oil.

Polish For Removing Stains, Spots, And Mildew From Furniture

Take of 98 per cent. alcohol, ½ pt.; pulverized resin and gum shellac, of each, ¼ oz. Let these cut in the alcohol; then add linseed oil, ½ pt-; shake well, and apply with a sponge, brush, or cotton flannel, or an old newspaper, rubbing it well after the application, which gives a nice polish.

Polish For Reviving Old Furniture, Equal To The "Brother Jonathan."

Take alcohol, 1 ½ oz.; spirits of salts (mu-riaticacid), ½ oz.; linseed oil, 8 oz.; best vinegar, ½ pt.; and butter of antimony, 1½ oz.; mix, putting in the vinegar last.

Jet Or Polish Fer Wood Or Leather, Black, Red, Or Blue

Alcohol (98 per cent.), 1 pt; sealing wax, the color desired, 3 sticks; dissolve by heat, and have it warm when applied. A sponge is the best to apply it with.

Furniture Fillings

1. Beeswax, spirits of turpentine and linseed oil, equal parts molt and cool. 2. Beeswax, four oz.; turpentine, 10 oz.; alkanet root, to color; melt and strain. 3. Bees-wax, 1 lb.; linseed oil, 5 oz.; alkanet root, one-half ounce; melt, add 5 oz. of turpentine; strain and cool. 4. Beeswax, 4 oz; resin, 1 oz.; oil of turpentine, 2 oz.; Venetian red, to color.

Furniture Polish

Beeswax, ½ lb.; and a ¼ oz. of alkanet root; melt together in a pipkin until the former is well colored. Then add linseed oil and spirits of turpentine, of each ½ a gill; strain through a piece of coarse muslin.

French Polishes

1. Shellac, 3 lbs.; wood naphtha, 3 pts.: dissolve. 2. Shellac, 2 lbs.; powdered mastic and sandarach, of each, 1 oz., copal varnish, ½ pt.; spirits of wine, 1 gal. Digest in the cold till dissolved.

Furniture Fillings

1. Turpentine, 1 pt.; alkanet root. ½ oz.; digest until sufficiently colored, then add beeswax, scraped small, 4 oz.; put the vessel into hot water, and stir till dissolved. If wanted pale, the alkanet root should be omitted. 2 ( White.) White v 1 lb.; liquor of potassa, ½ gal.; boil to a proper consistence. 3. Beeswax, 1 1b.; soap, ¼ 1b.; peariath, 3 oz. (dissolved in water, ½ gal., and strained,) boil as last. 4. Yellow wax, 16 parts; resin, 1 part; alkanet root, 1 part; turpentine, 6 parts; linseed oil, 6 parts. First steep the alkanet in the oil with heat, and, when well colored, pour off the clear on the other ingredients, and again heat till all are dissolved.

Furniture Cream

Beeswax, 1 lb.; soap, 4 oz.; pearlash, 2 oz.; soft water, 1 gal., boil together until mixed.

Furniture Oils

1. Acetic acid, 2 dr.; oil of lavender, ½ dr.; rectilied spirit, 1 dr.; linseed oil, 4 oz. 2. Linseed oil, 1 pt.; alkanet root, 2 oz.; heat, strain and add lac varnish, 1 oz. 3. Linseed oil, 1 pt; reetified spirit, 2 oz.; butter of antimony, 4 oz.