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To Make Boots Waterproof

Beef tallow, 4 ounces; resin, 1 ounce; bees' wax, 1 ounce; melt together. Add, when quantity of neat's foot oil equal to the in a suitable vessel with 5 pounds glycerine and 5 pounds common syrup, and stir well until the whole is intimately mixed and free finely cut, are to be put into a kettle, and from lumps . 4 or 5 ounces of gutta-percha, after melting must be mixed with 20 ounces of sweet oil and dissolved, and 2 ounces of percha solution must be incorporated with stearine added.

While still warm the guttathe syrup and lampblack, and after this is done, 10 ounces of Senegal gum dissolved in 1½ pounds of water is also added. In order mass. Apply with a rag, warming the boots to impart an agreeable odor to the mass a before a fire, to the soles as well as uppers, small quantity of rosemary or lavender oil and rubin well with the hand. Two applica- may be introduced. In using, the glycerine tions will make the boots thoroughly water- gutta-percha paste must be diluted with 3 or proof and still keep them soft. We, however, 4 parts of water. It gives a fine lustre, and, do not approve of such preparations, as the as it contains no acid, it does not injure the feet generally perspire more than any other leather, but makes it soft and elastic and adds portions of the body, and any waterproof very much to its durability. preparations applied to boots prevent the perspiration from escaping, and keep the feet ness. In the first place, subject the harness 3074. Το Preserve and Clean Harwet and cold. The New England fishermen to 1 or 2 coats ( as the leather may need) of preserve their boots waterproof by this meth- lampblack and castor oil, warmed sufficient.. od, which, it is said, has been in use among ly to make it penetrate the leather readily. them above 100 years.

Then make about 2 quarts of warm soap-suds,