The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-30
Blacking for Various PnrpOseA.

A good backing for household purpOs-
ses can be made by mixing with paste
three ounces OF iyOry-black with half an
ounce of sweet oil and two ounces OF
molasses. Into this pour half an ounce
of Oil Of vitriol, and when we'll mixed
add to it three-quarters of pint OF wa
ter in which has been stirred one-quar-
ter Of pint. of vinegar. This makes a
fine liquid backing tor shoes, boots,
belts, and the like. Another recipe tor
backing consists OF four ounces of ivory
black, halt an ounce OF Prussian blue,
one ounce OF sulphate of iron, one ounce
sweet oil, two ounces 1.-TWO tablespoon
fuls) of molasses, and quart of weak
vinegar. Half a tablespoonful OF oil OF
yitriol will give this, and all blackings,
a superior brilliancy, but its use is at
tended with the drawback that it de-
stroys the leather, and also rots the
stitches of the articles upon which it is
used. Both of these recipes for black
ing, however, requires friction with a
brush to give bright gloss to the sur
face on which they are applied. Liquid
composition blacking rs sold by boot
dealers which requires no rubbing to
produce 4 polish, and compositions OF
this kind can be made by adding a strong
solution OF gum-arabic to either of the
above receipts.
Liquid Blaeking for Harnesses.-Tak
four ounces oil the best glue and three
ounces of gum-arabic, and dissolve them
in three-quarters OF a pint of boiling wa
ter. Strain the boiling hot mucilage
through coarse muslin, and place it in a
dish oyer the fire, adding to it, six table,
spooniuls of molasses.' Six ounces Of
finely powdered lamphlack should then
be gently sprinkled in, and the mixture
boiled slowly until it has acquired the
proper consistency of liquid blacking,
stirring it carefully all the time. When
this blacking is little cool put it into
wide-mouthed bottles and attach a
sponge to the under part of the cork by
means of wire, with which you can ap-
ply it to the leather, All the above COM
positions, however, have the disaayan-
tage Of losing their polish when exposed
to rain or moisture.
Water prouf Blacking.-The following
receipt is not only free from this defect,
but also has the merit of rendering the
leather and stitches waterproof, and
preserves them from the influences of the
weather: Take two ounces OF mutton
tallow and two ounces of bees-wax;
melt this over the fire, and add two ta-
blespoontuls of soft soap, stirred in slow
lv. Rub together in mortar and pow
der finely two and a half ounces of lamp
black, half an ounce of indigo, and six
ounces Of fine white sugar. Mix them
with the melted fat and soap, slowly
stirring in the powder. Take from the
fire when we'll dissolved, and turn
halt pint OF Oil of turpentine. Stir un-
til the whole mass is well incorporated,
and Keep in bottles tightly c0rked.
Another receipt for waterproof black
ing is as follows, and the materials are
less costly: Take six tablesp0Onfuis of
xxsl nf
bees-wax. TO this, when thoroughly
mixed, add four ounces of ivory-black, in
or lamp black, in powder; one ounce of
Prussian blue, pulyerized, and mix with
the wax and soap. Then Stir in two
ounces of linseed oil; take from the fire,
and add half pint of turpentine. Only
a small quantity of either OF the two las
receipts is required to polish harness,
boots, or shoes, and it should be care
fully spread over the surface OF the leath-
er, and then polished with soft brush.
Justice is certainly blind in the Rus
sian government OF Astrachan, five may
judge from a recent case mentioned by a
correspondent. A mother complained OF
her sons treatment, although he gave
her board and lodging and all she could
want, and the son said that the mothers
temper was the sole cause of domestic,
oceHeS3 iuu Coulteu inquiry hMous uio
neighbors. The Judge announced that q
mother could not be wrong; that she had
to treat the son as he pleased, even to
beat him. The mother at once put this
theory into practice, pulled her sons
hair, and beat him so cruelty that by
ISLANDERS called her she devil and no
mother, and all this to the satisfaction.
OF the Judge, who objected even to the
young man's turning from the blows
showered upon him. AT Inst the woman
pardoned the son, and the story ends
Enthusiastically with "but in what con-
sisfad tho snu,a fault no nIla kraiu u ~