The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-05-10
sunshine, the birds, and the flowers come
back again; and gladden. when they come.
Yours truly,
OSCEOLA.

OSCEOLA.
TO HOUSEHOLDERS-AB BRILLIANT
WHITEwASH.
We clip from the National Intelligencer
the following receipt for making the bril-
liant ssucco whsewash used upon tho Pres
idens's house At Washington, with some
additional improvements learned by expes.
iment. We wish 10 call the attention Of
the owners Of houses, both brick and frame,
10 town and country, throughout Iowa, to
this composition. Il furnishes them the
ready means, always 10 b found At their
own doors, not only to beausify, adorn and
render attractive the place bearing towards
the individual members of family the So
cred and endearing name of "Home," but
also Of rendering their tcnements moro d.
rablc aud impervious to dsmpness and the
sudden changes Of the atmosphere BY which
they may DO surrounded.
i We have seen this composition applied
with success for the purposes above emu
merated, when some fifteen dollars was
charged for tho receipt alone; end can see
no earthly reason Why il should not be,
where we give the information to our read
ers "free gratis for nothing" The cost Of
the material can in no case exceed very
few dollars, while TO one possessed Of the
ordinary skill used in the application Of the
whitewash brush, the labor required in their
application is but trifling:-
I'll L. IL ur.
slack il with boiling water, cover j. during
the process to keep in the steam. Strain
the liquor through sieve or strainer, aud
add 10 il peck Of clean salt, previously
we'll dissolved 10 warm water: three pounds
Of ground rice, boiled to thin paste, and
stirred in boiling hot; half pound Of pow
dered Spanish whiting, and half pound
Of clean glue. which has been previously
dissolved by first soaking il we'll, and then
hanging il over q slow FIRE. in small ke,-
tie within . large one filled with water.
Add FIVE gallons Of hot water to the whole
MIXTURE; stir il we'll and let il stand few
days from the dirt. u should be put on
right hot, for this purpose, it can be KEEP,
in kettle on . portable furnace. Il 10
said that one pint o: this mixture will COW
er q square yard upon the outside Of q
house il properly applied.
Brushes more or less small may be used
according 10 the neatness Of the job requr-
ed. Il answers NJ we'll - oil paint for
wood, brick, OF stone, and 10 cheaper. Il
retains its brilliancy for many years. There
10 nothing Of the kind that will compare
with il. either for inside or outside walls.
Coloring matter may be pu. 10, and made
Of any shade you like.
Spanish brown stirred in will make red
or pink more or less deep according to the
quantity. A delicate tinge OF this 10 very
pretty for inside walls. Finely pulverised
common clay, we'll mixed with Spanish
brown before it 10 stirred into the mixture,
makes lilac color. Lamp.black in mod
erate quantities makes slate color, very
suitable for the outside Of buildings. Lamp
black and Spanish-brown mixed together
mikes reddish stone color. Yellow ochre
stirred in makes yellow wash; but chrome
goes farther, and makes = color generally
esteemed prettier. In all cases the dark
ness Of the shade Of course il determined
by the quantity Of coloring used. Il 10 dif.
ficuls to make rule because tastes are ve-
~ different; it would be best 10 try expert
men,s on a single, and let il dry. We
nro told TINT green must not bc mixed with
lime. The lime destroys the color; and the
color Inns an effect on the whitewash, which
makes it crack and peel.
When walls have been badly smoked,
and you wish to have them clean white,
il 10 we'll to squeeze indigo plcn,ifully
through = bag into the water you use, DO.
fore il 10 stirred 10 the whole mixture.
ia larger quantity than five gallons is
wanted the same proportions should b oh.
served Bocen's Farmer.
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