The following recipes are for waxes and mixtures for use in sealing bottles. (1) Soak 71b. of good gelatine in 10 oz. of glycerine and 60 oz. of water and heat over a water bath until dissolved •, the mixture can be coloured by the addition of pigments, and various tints can be obtained by the use of aniline colours. The resulting compound should he stored in jars. To apply, heat the mass to a liquid and dip in it the cork and portions of the neck of the bottle it sets very quickly. (2) Mix 1 oz. of gelatine, 1 oz. of gum arabic, and 20 gr. of boric acid with 14 fluid oz. of cold water. Stir occasionally until the gum is dissolved. Heat the mixture to boiling point, remove the scum, and strain. Then stir in a mixture of 1 oz. of starch and 2 fluid oz. of water until a uniform product results. As in the former recipe, the composition may he tinted with any suitable dye. Before using it must be softened by the application of heat. (3) Dissolve 3 oz. of shellac, 1 1/2 oz. of Venice turpentine, and 72 gr. of boric acid in a mixture of 12A fluid oz. of alcohol and 6 fluid drachms of ether, colour with a spirit-soluble dye, and add 3oz. of powdered talcum.

During use the mixture must be agitated frequently. (1) For a black bottle wax, melt together equal parts of common resin, pitch, and ivory black. (5) Another, melt together 20 lb. of common resin, 51b. of tallow, and 41b. of lampblack. (6) For a red bottle wax, mix together by the aid of heat 151b. of common resin, 41b. of tallow, and 5 lb. of red lead. (7) Melt together 6 oz. of resin, 2oz. of shellac, and 2oz. of Venice turpentine, and add 9oz. of lampblack or other colouring matter. (8) Bed: Melt together 6? parts of resin, i part of beeswax, and 1 1/2 parts of Venetian red or red lead. (9) Bed: Use 4 oz. of shellac, 1 oz. Venetian turpentine, and 3 oz. vermilion. Melt the lac in a copper pan suspended over a clear charcoal fire, and pour the Venice turpentine slowly into it, finally adding the vermilion, stirring briskly the while. (l(i) Melt 21b. of shellac and 41b. of resin cautiously in a bright copper pan over a clear charcoal fire. When melted, add 2 1/2lb. of Venice turpentine and 1 1/2lb. of red-lead. Pour into moulds, or form sticks on a warm marble plate.

Gloss may be produced by polishing the sticks with a rag until they are cold. (11) The following recipe is recommended by Sheirer: Heat 2 parts of Burgundy pitch until all the water is driven off, add 1 part of turpentine and 4 parts of colophony, and when the whole is liquid thoroughly mix it with 2 parts of chalk, »- part of carbonate of magnesia, and 2 parts of Armenian bole.