pply the mixture, while hot, to the wood with a brush. Use
one or two coats to obtain a strong red colour. Then take 1 gallon of
spirits of turpentine and 2 lb. of asphaltum. Dissolve in an iron kettle
on a stove, stirring constantly. Apply with a brush over the red stain,
to imitate rosewood. To make a perfect black, add a little lamp-black.
The addition of a small quantity of varnish with the turpentine will
improve it. This stain applied to birchwood gives as good an imitation
of rosewood as on black walnut, the shade on the birch being a little
brighter.

=Rosewood Stain for Cane Work, etc.=--Take 1 gallon alcohol, 1 lb.
red-sanders, 1 lb. dragon's blood, 1 lb. extract logwood, 1/2 lb. gum
shellac. Put the mixture into a jug, and steep well till it obtains its
full strength. Then strain, and it will be ready for use. Apply with
brush, giving one, two, or more coats, according to the depth of colour
desired. Then give one or more coats of varnish. This stain is suitable
for use on cane, willow, or reed work, and produces a good imitation of
rosewood.

=French Polish Reviver.=--This recipe will be found a valuable one. If
the work is sweated and dirty, make it tolerably wet, and let it stand a
few minutes; then rub off and polish with a soft rag. It is important
that the ingredients should be mixed in a bottle in the order as given:
Vinegar, 1 gill; methylated spirit, 1 gill; linseed-oil, 1/2 pint;
butter of antimony (poison), 1 oz. Raw linseed-oil, moderately thinned
with turpentine or spirits of wine, will also make a good reviver. Old
furniture, or furniture that has been warehoused for a long time, should
be washed with soda and warm water previous to applying the reviver.

=Morocco Leather Reviver.=--The coverings of chairs or sofas in morocco,
roan, or skiver can be much improved by this reviver. If old and greasy,
wash with sour milk first. The reviver should be applied with a piece of
wadding, and wiped one way only, as in glazing. The colour can be
matched by adding red-sanders. Methylated spirit, 1/2 pint; gum benzoin,
2 oz.; shellac, 1/2 oz. Mix, and shake up occasionally until dissolved.

=Hair-cloth Reviver.=--Mix equal parts of marrow-oil (neats-foot),
ox-gall. and ivory-black, to be well rubbed with a cloth. This
composition forms a valuable renovator for old hair-cloth.

=To Remove Grease Stains from Silks, Damasks, Cloth, etc.=--Pour over
the stain a small quantity of benzoline spirit, a