I

Take -

Gum Arabic . 16 parts.

Phosphorus . 9 "

Nitre . . . 14 " Vermilion or binox.

Manganese . . 16 "

Water • • • q. s.

II

Take -Glue 6 parts.

Phosphorus . 4 "

Nitre . . . 10 "

Minium • • 5 "

Smalt . . . 2 "

Water . . q. s.

III

Take -Phosphorus . . 17 parts Glue . . . 21 " Red Lead . . 24 " Nitre . . . 38 "

IV

Take -Gum Arabic . . 7 parts. Phosphorus . • 4 " Gelatine . . . 2 " Chlorate of Potash . 2 "

V

Put 4 parts of phosphorus into a wide mouthed phial, with enough oil of turpentine to cover it; add 1 part of flowers of sulphur and put the phial in hot water until the phosphorus is melted, then cork and shake until cold, when any supernatant spirit of turpentine must be poured off. Into this pulpy mass the extremities of the matches are dipped, and when dry, they are dipped again into the following mixture: -

Gum Arabic . . 3 parts. Chlorate of Potash . 2 " Soot, Lampblack, Vermilion . . . 1 part

Dry cautiously.

All these formulae can be varied indefinitely, but we would recommend the above as the best and the surest.