1. Molasses 1/2 lb., lamb-black

1 oz., yeast a spoonful, sugar-candy, olive oil, gum traga-canth, and isinglass, each 1 oz., and a cow's gall. Mix with

2 pts. of stale beer, and let it stand before the fire for an hour.

2. Molasses 8 parts, lamp-black 1, sweet oil 1, gum arabic 1, isinglass 1, water 32. Apply heat to the whole; when cold, add 1 oz. spirits of wine, and apply with sponge. If it should get hard, place the bottle in warm water a short time.

3. Melt 1 lb. bees-wax, stir in 4 oz. ivory-black, 2 oz. spirits turpentine, 2 oz. Prussian blue, ground in oil, and 1/2 oz. copal varnish. Make into balls. With a brush apply to harness, and polish with silk gently.