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To Mould Figures in Paste

Take the crumbs of a new drawn white loaf, mould it until it becomes as close as wax, and very pliable; beat it, and roll it with a rolling-pin, as fine and as far as it will go; then apply it to the figure to be moulded; dry it in a stove, and it will be very hard; and to preserve it from vermin, you may mix a little powder of aloes with it. stroyed if put into the solution. A mixture of wax and resin, with occasionally a little suet, is melted and allowed to stand till it is on the point of setting, when it is poured carefully into the mould and left to cool. The mould is then untied and opened up as before; the wax bust is taken out, and the mould may be tied up for other casts. Besides wax and resin, there are several other mixtures used-deer's fat is preferable to common suet, stearine, etc. The object is to get a mixture that takes a good cast and becomes solid at a heat less than that which would melt the mould.