The following instructions are on renovating an old oak bureau or similar piece of furniture. Place; pt. each of methylated spirit and turps in a stone jar, and heat in a saucepan of water to blood heat. Be careful that it does not take fire. Brush the hot solution over the bureau and rub off the softened varnish with coarse rag or canvas; repeat as often as required till a perfectly clean surface is gained. To fetch out the figure of the wood, wipe all over with raw linseed oil, rub down with fine glasspaper over the oil, then wipe off all dust. The work should now present a clean, level surface, suited for finally finishing by wax polishing, French polishing, or spirit varnishing.