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Sizing for Holland Linen

The it; in each case well washing afterwards with sizing or dressing employed for the Holland clean water. Or: Wash well first with oil of used for window shades is prepared as follows: vitriol diluted with 8 times its weight of wa- Take 1 part crystallized carbonate of soda; 4 ter, and afterwards with clean water. to 6 parts each white wax, stearine, and pure 6334. Το Restore the Color of an white soap; 20 parts carbonate of magnesia Acid Stain on Violet Silk. Acid dropped or fine Paris white; 40 parts potato starch, on violet-colored silk destroys the color; to and 100 parts fine wheat starch. Boil these restore it, brush the discolored stain with together with sufficient water to make 1600 tincture of iodine; then, after a few seconds, parts altogether. A little ultramarine is saturate the spot well with a solution of hyadded, if needed, to counteract the yellow posulphite of soda, and dry gradually; the tint of the linen, which is starched with this color will be perfectly restored. preparation, passed between rollers, and dried. 6335. Το Transfer Engravings onto It is then sprinkled with soap water, placed Glass. First coat the glass with copal varin a stamping mill, and afterwards steamed and calendered. nish, then press on the picture, face downwards, smoothly and tightly; let it diy. Next damp' the paper slightly, and rub it off with the finger, leaving the picture to be looked at through the glass.

6336. To Transfer Engravings on Wood, Stone, &c. Take a saturated alcoholic solution of potash, pour the solution on 6329. Starch Lustre is a substance used for washing purposes, which, when added to starch, causes the linen to which it is applied to assume not only a high polish, but a dazzling whiteness. A piece of lustre of the size of a copper cent added to 1/2 pound starch, and boiled with it for 2 or 3 minutes, will produce the engraving, and immediately remove all the best results. The starch lustre consists the superfluous liquid by means of blotting of stearine, colored by a slight addition of paper. Lay the engraving, while damp, upen ultramarine bluc, the essential ingredient the wood or other material to which it is to being the stearine; and, with or without the be transferred, and place it in a press. (1 coloring matter, will be found to add very copper-plate press is the best.) The transmuch to the beauty of linen articles to which fer will be obtained immediately. The engrait is applied. (See Nos. 497, &c.) ving must be immersed in clear, cold water, 6330. To Clean Windows and Mir- after removal from the potash bath. (Orr.) rors. Tie up some finely powdered whiting 6337. How to Wash Printing Rollers. in a small piece of muslin. Dab it over the Avoid all grit, sand, and dirt; simply use glass thoroughly; the dirtier the glass the strong ley to loosen the ink, and quickly, more whiting will adhere to it. Next smear with a soft sponge, wash the ley off with it evenly with a damp rag, and let it remain water (in winter blood-warm) squeezing the until perfectly dry; then rub it off with a sponge dry, face up the roller, so that no leather. This is an easy, clean, and thorough moisture remain thereon. Let it then stand plan. If alcohol be used instead of water, it exposed to the air one hour, machine rollers will dry in much less time, and polishes the two hours, before distributing ink on its surglass fully better. The corners of the window- face. The time for exposure must be guided panes should receive particular attention; they are too often left dirty, and spoil the appearance of the window. by the state of the weather, as shorter time will do in dry or windy weather. Be careful to ink the roller as soon as possible after exposure, to keep it tacky. (Sce No. 2542.)