Take of pitch six pounds, grease one pound, red ochre a sufficient quantity to colour it, and, if you like, a little lamp black, put it on hot, and when the boards are dry, otherwise it will not adhere.

Another

Take of common tar eight pounds, fine sand two pounds, mix them well together, and colour the mixture by adding some ruddle or red lead and a portion of common soot.

A Superior Composition For The Same Purpose

Take of common fish oil one gallon, add of lime a sufficient quantity to make it of a thickish consistence, to which add a sufficient quantity of yellow ochre and lamp black to make it of a greenish colour to your mind; this may be thinned to a proper consistence with linseed oil, to admit of being laid on with a brush, and will be found a very cheap and durable paint for the purpose of outdoor work.