Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-05-12
reformation for the Season.

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STAINING Oursips WooD woRK.--Wc
are md, bed. for the following recipe
for staining outside wood work aud tn,
coarser portions Of internal work, u"
Gervase Wheeler, Esq, all English ar
chitcct OF experience, who has recently
settled IN thus country.
"l'ake bes, rosln tar, or pitch, IN the
proportion of one gallon to every iour
gallons Of the following.
lurpentIne. one and half gallons
seed-lac dissolved IN alcohol On the pro-
portion of one pound TO one quartz Two
quarts cold nseed oil, one halt gallon ;
boiled 'one-haf gallon; becs"ax, SIN
pounds OK gall one pound.
Mix all these together ana aud me
rosin tar first named. Lay II on win II
large fiat brush.
"Ths is a very beautiful aud richly
colored stain, and have seen II ire
quenil, used in the timber work OF The
SIMPLE country churches in England.--
Some persons use q larger proportion oil
the tar, and Tor work much exposed to
the weather il would, perhaps be better
10 do so"
CHEAP WASH FOR COTTAGES OF WOOD.
For the outside of wooden cottages,
barns, out-bulldlngs, fences, ect., where
economy is important, the following wash
is recommended
luke a clean barrel that will hold
wafer. Put 10 il half bushel of fresh
qulcklime. and slake II 10y pouring over
il boiling water sufficient TO cover II four
or five inches deep, and stirring II till
Stacked.
When quite Stacked, dissolve in water
and add two pounds of sulphate of zinc
(white vIirol,) which may be had of any
of the druggists, and which, in n few
weeks, will cause the white wash to hard
en- on the woodwork Add sudiccut
water To bring it 10 The conslstence OF
thick whne-wash The wash is OF course
white, and as white is a color which we
think should never be used except on
buildings a good deal surrounded Ly
trees, 50 us To prevent It's glare, we would
make II fawn or drab color before us
ing it.
10 make the above wash a pleasing
cream color, add four pounds yellow
ochre
For fawn color, take four pounds
lumber, one pound Indian red, aud one
half pound IampbIack.
To make the wash gray ar stone col
or, aGd oae pound raw umher aud two
pounds lampblack.
The color may be put on with com
mon witte-wash brush, and will be found
much more durable than common white
wash, as The suIphaie of ENC sells or bar
deus ihc wash.
CHEAP WASH FOR Cottages OF BRICK,
STONE, STUcCo, or RoUGH-cAsr.- Take
a barrel, and slack LmIi bushel OF
fresh lme as before mentioned; then
I'LL The barrel iwo-lhlrds foil of water
aud add one bushel OF hydraulic cement
or water lime. Dissolve in.wa,er aud
add three pounds s,hpha,e OF zluc. The
whole should be oi the thickness oil
pant, read, Tor use with the Brush
THIS wash is improved by the addition
OF peck of white sand stirred IN Just
bei,re using il. The color is IA pale
slone-culor nearly white.
To make il "a iawn color, add one
pound yellow ochre, Two pounds raw
uuhcr, lwo pounds Indian led
To make It drab, adj one pound
Indian red, one pound lumber, one pound
lampblack.
This wash, we have tested it thorough
ly, sets and adheres very firmly TO brick
work or s,ucco, is very durable, and pro-
duceS very agreeable effect.
CHEAP COTTAGE PAINr.-The follow.
ing is very cheap and excellent PAIN
for cottages, forming hard surface, anC
rs Tar more durable than paint; as it
hardness increases by time, i; will b,
found preferable 10 common paint 70
picturesque country edfices of all kinds
Take freshly burned uuslacked linn
and reduce II 10 powder. TO one peel
or one bushel of this add the sam,
quantity of fine white sand or fine coal
ashes, and twice as much fresh WOO,
ashes, all these being siitcd through
6ne sieve. They should then be ihoro
ughly mixed together, while dry. Alter
words mix them with as much common
lInseed oil as will make the whole lht
enough 10 work freely with painter
brush.
This will make paint Of ligh,
gray stone color, nearly white.
10 make II fawn or drab, add yelIor
ochre and Indian red II drab is desire
add burnt lumber, Indian red, and III
tie black II dark sione-color, add lamp
black or II brown stone, thea adj
Spanish brown. All these colurs shou,
oil course be liked ia oil aud then add
ed.
This paint is very much cheaper tina
common OIL paint. 1t is equally We
sulleu 10 wood, brick, or stone. 1t
better 70 apply II III two coats the fin
thin, The second thick.
DURABLE On PA,NT-Mr. Wheel,
uses HE following ralni, which he !,