Household Paste

A strong, clean, lasting paste which will not sour, may be made in the following manner: - Into a double boiler or other suitable vessel, put three pints of flour, gradually adding about one quart of cold water, to make it the consistency of thick cream. Beat with an egg beater to free from lumps. Add one teaspoonful of powdered resin; beat again thoroughly. Cook over boiling water, having added one cup of boiling water to the mixture, stir constantly until thick. After cooling add one-fourth teaspoonful oil of cloves. Store in glass jars, and thin with warm water as needed for use. This will make about three pints of thick paste which will keep indefinitely.

Ink For Rubber Stamps.

The vehicle used in the preparation of inks for rubber stamps is glycerine, a non-drying substance, so that pads charged with the color may remain indefinitely. such ink, of course, is not as desirable as one that would thoroughly dry on exposure; but the latter, regular printing ink, requires a kind of handling too troublesome for most users of stamps. Alinine colors are usually employed as the tinting agents. The following is a typical formula, the product being a black ink. Nigrosin 3 parts, water 15 parts, alcohol 15 parts, glycerine 70 parts. Dissolve the nigrosin in the alcohol, add the glycerine previously mixed with water, and rub well togther. Druggist Circular and Chemist Gazette.

Shoe Blacking

A good liquid blacking may be made by mixing 3 lb. of lampblack with 1 quart stale ale, and 1-2 pint sweet oil, adding thereto 1 oz. molasses, 1-4 oz green copperas, and 1-4" oz. logwood extract. This blacking polishes easily and well.

Strong Mucilage

Equal parts of powdered gum tragacanth and gum arabic, moistened with diluted acetic acid, or if the color is not of importance with ordinary vinegar, will produce a strong mucilage which will keep well.