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Mix with this 1 pint of milk. Stir in slowly 2 ounces of white pitch dissolved in 6 ounces of boiled linseed oil. Add 3 pints of skimmed milk and sift on top of this mixture 3 pounds of whiting, allowing this to sink of its own weight. Then stir and rub the whole together until thoroughly incorporated. Add coloring matter as desired. This quantity is sufficient to give two coats for 27 square yards.

Or mix 2 parts by bulk of fine ground water lime and 1 part of white lead ground in oil. Mix with boiled linseed oil and grind through a paint mill. Then mix with linseed oil to the proper consistency. Add coloring matter as desired. This is nary paints based on lead alone.

Paint with Zinc. - Dissolve 4 pounds of crude sulphate of zinc in 1 gallon of hot soft water. Let the mixture settle, and turn off the clear solution from the sediment. Mix this solution with an equal amount of paint composed of lead and oil, and stir slowly until a perfect emulsion is formed, which will require 10 or 15 minutes. Thin, if necessary, with turpentine. This is a cheap paint, costing about 1 cent a pound, and is very durable. This recipe is said to have been sold for as much as $100 for painter's use. - Fireproof Paint. Mix equal amounts of powdered iron filings, brick dust, and sifted ashes. Grind the whole to a fine powder. Prepare a warm glue size by dissolving 4 ounces of glue in 1 gallon of water.

Stir into this the powdered mixture, to the proper consistency, and apply with a paint brush. Two or three coats will render woodwork fireproof.

Or slake stone lime in boiling water, covering it to keep in the steam. Reduce with water to the consistency of cream, and to each 5 gallons add 1 pound of powdered alum, 12 ounces of carbonate of potassium, and pound of common salt. Stir in these ingredients in the order mentioned. Add coloring matter as desired. Mix well, bring to the boiling point, and apply while hot. This is a suitable paint for the roofs of farm buildings and the like.

Paint for Blackboards. - Dissolve 4 ounces of glue in 1½ pints of warm water; add 3 ounces of flour of emery and sufficient lampblack to make a mixture of the color and consistency of jet-black ink. Stir until free from lumps, and apply with the end of a roll of woolen cloth. Three coats will be necessary.

Or take 2 quarts of alcohol, and mix 3 ounces of rotten stone, 5 ounces of pumice stone, and 6 ounces of lampblack with enough of the alcohol to form a stiff paste. Grind this mixture in a paint mill. Dissolve 7 ounces of shellac in the remainder of the alcohol and mix the whole.

Shake or stir before using.

This quantity will give two coats on about 30 square yards of blackboard. Let the first coat dry thoroughly before applying the second.

To Imitate Stonework. An imitation of a stone surface may be made either by mixing fine road dust or sand with paint, or by sprinkling a freshly painted surface with sand from a shaker having holes in the top similar to a pepper box. Mix 100 pounds of road dust, 25 pounds of white lead ground in oil, 50 pounds of whiting, 7 pounds of umber, and 3 gallons of lime water. Grind with linseed oil. This gives a solid stone color.

Or prepare an ordinary oil paint with white lead and suitable coloring matter, and while the surface is wet dust fine sand over it from a shaker.

This imitates a stone surface.

Soluble Glass Paints. - Silicate of sodium or soluble glass may be used as a vehicle for coloring matter, especially for walls and ceilings, as it produces a very hard and durable surface. The coating of soluble glass containing coloring matter may be followed with a coating of clear soluble glass. This substance is much cheaper than the oil and lead paint, and has the advantage of being partially fireproof. It may be mixed with glycerin for flexible surfaces, as cloth, paper, etc.

Pigments suitable to use with soluble glass are terra di Sienna, green earth, ocher, red and yellow earth, Nuremberg green, chrome green, and ultramarine.

Acid-proof Paint.-Mix pulverized asbestos with a sirup solution of water glass to the consistency of paste until free from lumps. Thin with a solution of water glass as free from alkali as possible, and apply with a paint brush. This dries as hard as glass and resists the action of acid.

Barrel Paint. - Dissolve 8 pounds of rosin in 1 gallon of boiling linseed oil by boiling in a kettle and stirring until dissolved. This mixture is known as gloss oil. Use equal parts of gloss oil and benzine as a vehicle with lead, zinc, or anything you desire to use as a pigment. Stir well before using.

Glue Paint for Kitchen Floors.- Mix 3 pounds of spruce yellow with 2 pounds of dry white lead. Dissolve 2 ounces of glue in 1 quart of water with gentle heat. When nearly boiling, stir in the mixture and continue stirring until it thickens to the consistency of paste. Apply hot with a common paste brush, To Mix Colored Paints. - The colored pigments used in mixing colored paints come ground in oil in the following colors: white, yellow, red, blue, green, brown, black. They also come in the form of powders. To prepare these for painting, it is only necessary to mix them with the proper amount of boiled linseed oil, with the addition of a thinner or dryer if desired. They are then ready to use.

Other tints and shades are prepared by mixing and blending the above colors. The following are among the principal pigments used in mixing colored paints: