Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30
A dlsh Of Hash. ..

4 writer ia ihr Maine Farmer over the
.t-uatur, oC e. G.. aud under the ti,lcat the
head of chi. article show. that BE- know. how
Co 90 up % Ii.h "a mode. We make on
extract fur tho benefit off, our rsadsr,, IN
ry,a,i,4 O. painting nui'iin-. Let /, ho
uirt
"Ia.t summer I huilta harm, orta-1al
form. aul designing -itfralgnNc. structure
PAINTED the ,hin.Ir. Ut the root a. they wcrc
t,in- laid. Instead of hyins the .hiurl--
Iva lime in the usual manner, W. u-rI
bHar,Is Irss-l-l e, tha Width that ,Ae sLiu.
.lr- vgry Co lay to hJwctlcr ackinc down
che haarl firmly ia place, and cr,,riu. tho
rutt. of the last cuur-, laid, We painted Tho
sEir.l.. ah1yr the huari, laying che next
c,ur>r over the paint, mpyin. zap thc h1ari
and rrro,,linc as before Thu. thc paint,
irarrmIly handled, i.kaTif from the clnthc,
Of tho vurkm,n. and the application urd
Iut little iurde thy Trosr,,, uf thr work
Nurr the rrnri. stinrlrd, cummrnrc at the
ton. rliu, the ,hinclr- down @, %. staging.
r,rruy, that and rrrr.ol onward u pa,
au tnr ,r,uuI Dult, work on a ladder Ailuu
OBJ, root.
"Tu paint a roof take large brush.
rHre hole iu che end of O h,, hlntR ani
ft iu the handle ur tbr brush. tIu. .i,iu.
vuur brush a handIr four lcrt Ing. lou
can eaal and thu. a, your work more Isr-
frtly auI with lr-- fatigue. Select fr
your time. dry warm weather, hy on YOUR
paint literally. .rrad itacr,-. The ,hinslc.,
fIliu. the cracks, defects and nail hol-., 80
that ,he paint shall run down ira,ly 90 the
next cuur,cs. Rub the paint well into the
butts of the shingles, 80 that IL ,hall well
mr,t the Iliut laid on under the cour,-,.
A shiu.lr rrof made in thi. manner i. tight
rr and every way hcttcr than one of slate.
if ! am right ia guessing that it will h. far
more durable
''Ist the reader not he tnp soon alarmed
at the idr, Of the cSpen~r OF paint. Scndto
a market town and buy pine uiI 10y the har-
rrl. you eau rctit ior Is ccnts pr gallon and
psrhap. ought 10 have i, for les. Get a
barrel uf hydraulic cement, at Gust of one
or tvo dollars, and YOU arc ready for oper-
stions. The-e two cheap article are all
YOU really nerd IN add 70 shingles Of orlin-
ary quality. to make a roof that no single
individual will live to src go ~ decay. IL
will take frpm two to thr,r gallons Of oil
o. a thousand shingles, to do the work in a
thorough manner. And having thee two
article. on hand, you have the lasis for
paint Of any shade that any ofus can afford
to sport 10 the public rale."
"Lct the reader or this article who has
a hou., or other building to paint this
Spring, delay not 10 ,enl for barrel each
of pine oil and hydraulic cement. Send a
g,o.l la. aud dollar to your honest mer-
chant and order some dry white zinc. lie
viii .onI YOU a larger parcel than YOU can
buy of Gour al thcsc times. Mix by meas
urg, tvo parts cement to one Of zinc with
pine oil, or ir YOU dis,rust the virtue Of tho
pine, mix linsccd with it. Mix enough at
once fJr one coat over the building. To ev-
cry ton gallons Of mixed paint, add one
pound Venetian rcd, and two pounds Of
cheap yellow. This will give YOU color
more pleasing, more lasting, and at one-iii'h
or one-eishth the Cos, Of the all prevailing
ever fading, sometimes dazzling, endless
shading, cash consuming, white. If your
house has blinds, paint them with the sane,
except for the frst eoa,s use but little color
. Ing with the cement. thus giving them a
darker shade. The last coat may be the
sane over all"
81 believe that no substance yet tested as
a pigment, is destined TO give 30 general at
islaction in this climate, fjr paint adapted
] to general usc, as hydraulic cement, am