Rub the wood with a mixture of tallow 3 ozs, wax 3/4 oz., and turpentine 1 pint, mixed by heat ing together and stirring. Apply in a warm room until a dull polish is acquired. Then coat, after an hour, with thin polish, and repeal until the desired depth and brilliancy of tone is obtained Screws, Wooden, To season. Bore a hole Longitudinally through the centre of the screw; it will not be apt to crack so badly in seasoning, because then the air can get to the centre of the wood, the sap e scapes t herefrom, t he centre of t he wood contracts, and the strain on the outside is lessened. Of course, the larger the hole, the better for the seasoning process; but it should not, and need not, be large enough to materially weaken the screw. If, in addition, you can boil the screw in water, the job will be bettered; if boiled in oil, it will be complete.