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Lute to Protect Glass Vessels

The following composition will enable glass vessels to sustain an incredible degree of heat:

Take fragments of porcelain, pulverize, and grees soft or rain water, carefully stirring it sift them well, and add an equal quantity of till it is of the consistence of thinnish cream; fine clay, previously softened with as much of put it into a saucepan over a clear fire, keepa saturated solution of muriate of soda as is ing it constantly stirred, that it may not get requisite to give the whole a proper consistence. Apply a thin and uniform coat of this composition to the glass vessels, and allow it to dry slowly before they are put into the fire.

Flour lour Paste. The best paste for general purposes is simply wheat flour beaten into cold water to perfect smoothness, and the whole just brought to a boil, while lumpy. When it is of a stiff consistence, so that the spoon will stand upright in it. it is done enough. Be careful to stir it well from the bottom, for it will burn if not well attended to. Empty it out into a pan and cover it over till cold, to prevent a skin forming on the top, which would make it lumpy. This paste is very superior for the purpose, and adhesive. 2276. Τo Paste Leather or Cloth on Table Tops. To use paste in the last being constantly stirred to prevent burning. receipt, for cloth or baize, spread the paste The addition of a few drops of creosote, or a evenly and smoothly on the top of the table, GLUE. and lay your cloth on it, pressing and smooth- mastich, of each ounce, in pint spirits of ing it with a flat piece of wood; let it remain wine, to which add 1/4 ounce clear turpentine; till dry; then trim the edges close to the now take strong glue, or that in which isinglass cross-banding. If you cut it close at first, has been dissolved; then, putting the gums it will, in drying, shrink and look bad where into a double glue-pot, add by degrees the glue, it meets the banding all around. If used for constantly stirring it over the fire till the leather, the leather must be first previously whole is well incorporated; strain it through a dampened, and then the paste spread over it; cloth, and it is ready for use. It may now next lay it on the table, and rub it smooth be returned to the glue-pot, and 1/2 ounce very and level with a linen cloth, and cut the edges finely-powdered glass added; use it quite hot. close to the banding with a short knife.

Some lay their table-covers with glue instead of paste, and for cloth perhaps it is the best method; but for leather it is not proper, as glue is apt to run through. In using it for cloth, great care must be taken that the glue is not too thin, and that the cloth be well rubbed down with a thick piece of wood made hot at the fire, for the glue soon chills. You may, by this method, cut off the edges close to the border at once.