For Parchment

Parchment shavings, 1 lb.; water, 6 quarts. Boil until dissolved, then strain and evaporate slowly to the proper consistence.

Rice Glue, Or Japanese Cement

Rice flour; water, sufficient quantity. Mix together cold, then boil, stirring it all the time.

Liquid

Glue, water, and vinegar, each 2 parts. Dissolve in a water-bath, then add alcohol, 1 part. Or, cologne or strong glue, 2.2 lbs.; water, 1 quart; dissolved over a gentle heat; add nitric acid 36°, 7 oz., in small quantities. Remove from the fire and cool. Or, white due, 16 oz..; white lead, dry, 4 oz; rain water, 2 pints. Add alcohol, 4 oz., and continue the heat for a few minutes.

Marine

Dissolve India-rubber, 4 parts, in 34 parts of coal-tar naphtha; add powdered shellac. 64 parts. While the mixture is hot it is poured upon metal plates in sheets. When required for use, it is heated, and then applied with a brush. Or, 1 part India-rubber, 12 parts of coal-tar; heat gently, mix, and add 20 parts of powdered shellac. Pour out to cool. When used, heat to about 250°. Or, glue, 12 parts; water, sufficient to dissolve; and yellow resin, 3 parts; and, when melted, add turpentine, 4 parts. Mix thoroughly together.

Strong Glue

Add powdered chalk to common glue.

Gum Mucilage

A little oil of cloves poured into a bottle containing gum mucilage, prevents it from becoming sour.

Glue To Resist Moisture

5 parts glue, 4 parts resin, 2 parts red ochre, mixed with the least praeticable quantity of water. Or, 4 parts of glue, 1 part of boded oil by weight, 1 part oxide of iron. Or, 1 lb. of glue melted in 2 quarts of skimmed milk.