Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1849-04-18

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We clip from the National Intelligencsr
the following receipt for making the bril-
liant stucco wl.itewasll used upon the Pre-
sident'. house at Washington. with some
additional improvements learned by expe-
riment. We wish to call the attention Of
the owners of houses, both brick and
frame, in town and country, throughout
Iowa, to this composition. It furnishes
them the ready means, always to be found
at their own doors, not only to beautify
adorn and render attractive the place bear.
ing towards the individual members Of :
family the sacred and endearing name o.
s'Home," but also Of rendering their tene.
ment: more durable and impervious t
dampness and the sudden changes Of
the atmosphere by which they may b
surrounded.
We have seen this composition applied
with success for the purposes above
enumerated, when some fifteen dollar.
was charged for the receip. alone; and
can see no earthly reason why it shoulc
not be, where we give the information tc
our readers Stree gratis for nothing. p
| The cost of the material can in no case ex.
coed very few dollars, while to one pos.
sesscd of the ordinary skill used in the
application Of the whitewash brush, the la.
Dor required in their application is but
triffing:
! Take half bushel of nice unslacked lime
slack it with boiling water, cover it during
the process to keep in the steam. Strain
| the liquor through sieve or strainer, anu
add to it peek Of clean salt, previously
well dissolved in warm water: three pou-
nd: Of ground rice, boiled to thin paste
and stirred in boiling hot; half pound Of
powdered Spanish whiting, and half q
pound Of clean glue, which has been pre-
viously dissolved by first soaking it we'll,
and then hanging it over slow fire, in a
small kettle within large one filled with
water. Add five gallons of hot water to
the whole mixture; stir it well and let il
stand la few days from the dirt. It:hould be
put on right hot, for this purpose, it can
be kept in a kettle on portable furnace.
1t is said that one pint ofthis mixture will
cover square yard upon the outside Of a
house if properly applied.
Brushes more or less small may be used
according to the rcatncss oil the job requir-
ed. 1t answers as well as oil paint for
wood, brick, or stone, and is cheaper. 1t
retains its brilliancy FOR many years. There
is nothing OF the kind that will compare
with it, either for inside or outside walls.
Coloring matter may be put in, and made
of any shade yon like.
Spanish brown stirred in will make red
or pink more or less deep according to the
quantity. A DELEGATE hinge Of this is yer,
pretty for inside walls. Finely pulverised
common clay, we'll mixed with Spanish
brown before it is stirred into the mixture,
makes lilac color. Lamp. black in mod
crate quantities mases slate color, very
suitable for the outside Of buildings. Lamp
block and Spanish-brcwn mixed together
makes reddish stone color. Yellow ochre
stirred in makes yellow wash; but chrome
sose farther, and ina kes color generally
esteemed pre;tier. Ia ali cases the dark
ness Of the shade Of course is determined
by the quantity Of coloring used. 1t is
difficult to make rule because tastes are
very different; it would be best 10 try
experiments Oh single, and let it dry.
We are told that green must moi be mixed
with lime. The lime iesiroyes the color;
and the color has an rfiec. on the white
wash, which makes it crack and peel.
When walls have been badly smoked,
and you wish TO have them clean white.
it is well to squeeze indigo plen,ifuily
through a bag into the water you use, be-
fcrc it is stirred in the whole mixture.
If a larger quantity than five gallons is
wanted the same proportions should be
obseryed.-Bowen's Farmer.
CALIFORNIA EAIGEArIov.-Up to this
date, two hundred and thirty five teams
have crossed the Iowa at this point, on
their way to California. The company
going from this city, have finally fixed up
on Monday the 5o!h of the present month,
as the day Of their departure. -
New HAMPSHIRE EIEcr1cs.-
Congressional deles alton is now changed
by the late election in New Hampshire.
II stands as follows: lst District, Amos
Tuck, Free Sell Democrat; Cd do, Charlie.
n. Peaselee, Democrat; 3D. do, Gen. Jas
Wilson, Wing; 4tl, do, Harry Hibbard,
Democrat. Dnsmoor, the Democratic can
didate for Governor, is chosen by some
thing over 1000 majority. Democratic
Senators are chosen in Districts No. I, 3.
!, 8, Z, 8, 10, ! and ~. In the 9Th Dis
trict, John Preston, Wing, is chosen. No