Seed-lac 3 oz., turmeric 1 oz., dragon's blood 1/4 oz., alcohol 1 pt. Digest for a week, frequently shaking. Decant and filter. Golden: Ground turmeric 1 lb., gamboge 1-1/2 ozs., gum-sandarac 3-1/2lbs., shellac 3/4 lb. (all in powder), rectified spirits of wine, 2 gals. Dissolve, strain, and add 1 pt. of turpentine varnish. Red: Spanish anatto 3 lbs., dragon's blood 1 lb., gum-sandarac 3-1/4 lbs., rectified spirits 2 gals., turpentine varnish 1 qt. Dissolve, strain, and mis, as last. Pale brass: Gamboge, cut small, 1 oz., Cape aloes, ditto, 3 ozs., pale shellac 1 lb., rectified spirits 2 gals. Dissolve and mix as with the golden. Lacquers, Changing: Lacquers of this description are called changing, because when applied to metals such as copper, brass, or hammered tin, they give them a lustre approaching that of the precious metals. Mix 4 ozs. of the best gamboge in 32 ozs. of spirits of turpentine; in another vessel, mix 4 ozs. of dragon's blood with same quantity of turpentine, and in a third vessel, 1 oz. of annotto with like amount of spirits. Keep the vessels exposed to the sun, in a warm place, for a fortnight, when the contents will be fit for use. By mixing these, any desired tint can be obtained. Another deep golden: Strongest alcohol 4 ozs., Spanish anatto 8 grains., powdered turmeric 2 drachms, red-saunders 12 grains. Infuse this mixture in the cold for forty-eight hours, pour off the clear, and strain the rest; then add powdered shellac 1/2 oz., sandarac 1 drachm, mastic 1 drachm, Canada balsam 1 drachm. Dissolve in the cold by frequent agitation, laying the bottle on its side to present a greater surface to the alcohol. When dissolved, add 30 drops of spirits of turpentine. Pale tin: Strongest alcohol 4 ozs., powdered turmeric 2 drachms, hay saffron 1 scruple, dragon's blood, in powder, 2 scruples, red saunders 1/2 scruple. Infuse, and add shellac, etc., as to the last-described deep golden. When dissolved, add 40 drops of spirits of turpentine. Lacquer should always stand till it is quite fine before it is used.