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To Kalsomine Walls

In case the wall of a large room, say 16 by 20 feet square, is to be kalsomined with two coats, it will require about + pound light-colored glue and 5 or 6 pounds Paris white. (See last receipt.) Soak the glue over night, in a tin vessel containing about a quart of warm water. If the kalsomine is to be applied the next day, ald a pint more of clean water to the glue, and set the tin vessel containing the glue into a kettle of boiling water over the fire, and continue to stir the glue until it is well dissolved and quite thin. If the glue pail be placed in a kettle of boiling water, the glue will not be scorched. Then, after putting the Paris white into a large water pail, pour on hot water, and stir it until the liquid appears like thick milk.

Now mingle the glue liquid with the whiting, stir it thoroughly, and apply it to the wall with a whitewash-brush, or with a large paintbrush. It is of little consequence what kind of an instrument is employed in laying on the