he dirt from
the seams, and not to scrape it off with a knife, or you may cut the
leather. Let the hard brush do its work thoroughly well, and the
polish will be all the brighter.

2241. Blacking.

Blacking is generally made with ivory black, treacle, linseed, or
sweet oil, and oil of vitriol. The proportions vary in the different
directions, and a variable quantity of water is added, as paste or
liquid blacking is required; the mode of making being otherwise
precisely the same.

2242. Liquid Blacking.

Ivory black and treacle, of each, one pound; sweet oil and oil of
vitriol, of each, a quarter of a pound. Put the first three together
until the oil is perfectly mixed or "_killed_;" then add the oil of
vitriol, diluted with three times its weight of water, and after
standing three hours add one quart of water or sour beer. The ivory
black must be very finely ground for liquid blacking, otherwise it
settles rapidly. The oil of vitriol is powerfully corrosive when
undiluted, but uniting with the lime of the ivory black, it is partly
neutralized, and does not injure the leather, whilst it much improves
the quality of the blacking.

2243. Paste Blacking.

Ivory black, two pounds; treacle, one pound; olive oil and oil of
vitriol, of each, a quarter of a pound. Mix as before, adding only
sufficient water to form into a paste.

2244. Best Blacking for Boots and Shoes.

Ivory black, one ounce and a half; treacle, one ounce and a half;
sperm oil, three drachms; strong oil of vitriol, three drachms; common
vinegar, half a pint. Mix the ivory black, treacle, and vinegar
together, then mix the sperm oil and oil of vitriol separately, and
add them to the other mixture.

2245. Waterproofing for Boots and Shoes (1).

Linseed oil, one pint; oil of turpentine, or camphine, a quarter of a
pint; yellow wax, a quarter of a pound; Burgundy pitch, a quarter of a
pound. Melt together with a gentle heat, and when required for use,
warm and well rub into the leather before a fire, or in the hot sun.
The composition should be poured, when melted, into small gallipots,
or tin boxes.

2246. To Render Shoes Waterproof (2).

Warm a little bees'-wax and mutton suet until it is liquid, and rub
some of it slightly over the edges of the sole, where the stitches are.

[OUT OF DEBT, OUT OF DANGER.]

2247. Dir