1. Linseed oil a pint, alkanet 1/2 oz.; digest in a warm place till coloured, and strain.

2. The same with 1/4 pint of oil of turpentine.

3. Linseed oil a pint, alkanet root 1 oz., rose pink 1 oz.; let them stand in earthern vessel all night.

4. A quart of linseed oil, 6 oz. of distilled vinegar, 3 oz. of spirit of turpentine, 1 oz. of hydrochloric acid, and 2 oz. spirit of wine.

5. Linseed oil 8 oz., vinegar 4 oz.; oil of turpentine, mucilage, rectified spirit, each 1/2 oz.; butter of antimony 1/4 oz.; hydrochloric acid 1 oz.; mix.

6. Linseed oil 16 oz., black resin 4 oz., vinegar 4 oz., rectified spirit 3 oz., butter of antimony 1 oz., spirit of salts 2 oz.; melt the resin, add the oil, take it off the fire, and' stir it in the vinegar; let it boil for a few minutes, stirring it; when cool put it into a bottle, add the other ingredients, shaking all together. [The last two are especially used for reviving French polish.]

7. Linseed oil a pint, oil of turpentine 1/2 pint, rectified spirit 4oz., powdered resin 1 1/2 oz., rose pink 1/2 oz.; mix.

8. Linseed oil 14 oz., vinegar 1 1/2 oz., hydrochloric acid 1/2 oz.; mix.