White lead rubbed to a paste in linseed-oil. Another good remedy is as follows: Take the best white glue (extra), 15 ozs.; break it into small pieces, add to it 2 pints cold water, and allow it to become soft. Then melt it on a water-bath, add to it 2 fluid ounces glycerine and 6 drachms carbolic acid, and continue the heat on the water-bath until a glossy, tough skin begins to form over the surface in the intervals of stirring. The mixture may be used at once, after the glue is melted and the glycerine and carbolic acid are added; but when time allows, it is advisable to get rid of a little more of the water, until the proper point is reached. On cooling, this mixture hardens to an elastic mass, covered with a shining parchment-like skin, and may be kept for any time. When using it, it is placed for a few minutes on the water-bath until sufficiently liquid for application. (It should be quite fluid.) Should it at anytime require too high a heat to become fluid, this may be corrected by adding a little water. It is applied by means of a broad brush, and forms in about two minutes a shining, smooth, flexible, and nearly transparent skin. It may be kept for any time, without spoiling, in delf or earthen dishes or pots turned upside down.