Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-08-12
TO PREVENT RUST.
How to Increase the Years OF Usefulness
OF Earm Machinery.

ot tarin Machinery.
The rusting of iron causes endless in-
convenience in all brances of mcchan-
zeal work. Iron rust impairs the value
OF the farmers machinery, and the
rusting OF nails and bolts causes wood
work to lose strength, become leaky
and fall to pieces. Rust may be BAN
ished and thorough protection given to
irun whenever it is in such position
that coating applied with brush
does not interfere with it, usefulness.
Bright and rough work can be alike
protected, and so may nails, wood
screws and bolts.
Get two or three pounds of red lead
and some Loiled linSecd oil; do not be
persuaded into using raw oil. Get
also some Japan drier; this will be
needed at the rate of perhaps a table
spoonful to the pint oil oil. Rcd lead
can not be bought ready mixed be-
cause it hariens too rapidly. Remove
all the red rust from the iron, steel, tin
or other metal; il painted. take oil all
tina, is not hard and firmly attached to
the iron. Mix up small pot Of the
paint, but not more than will be wanted
for the work in hand. The Japan is
used because quick drying is con-
venient. 0nc.tcnth as much lithargc
in powder us lead is sometimes an ad.
vantage. Give the articles a thin coat;
keep the paint well stirred up as il set
ties very rapidly. When one coat is
dry mix up another and apply as be-
fore. II closely covered the mixed
paint will keep twenty-four hours or
more.
This paint is waterproof. and in
making tank or trough it is better
than the best white lead for putting in
to the joints when they are put together.
Dip nail into red lead and put drop
under the head before it is driven home
and there will be little or no danger
that the wood will ever become "iron
sick" around it. Swab screws or bolt
holes with it, and give the screws or
bolts coating. and they will not rust
in the wood.
Tin pals covered with two or three
good coats of red lead paint resist
water as we'll us though they were rub
Der. The coating is hard and very
durable; in this respect being greatly
in advance OF any other paint. II the
color is objectionable on iron. \ coat OF
ordinary paint may be put on the out
side.
Red lead paint actually forms per-
feet protecting coating for iron, as well
as cement of no mean strength. The
reason why it is not generally used by
manufacturers may be asked. The
answer is simple. 1t can not be mixed
in large quantities. in advance. rs 1t
hardens too soon; IL is heavy and some
what costly. rs compared with other
paints; 1t settles in the bottom of the
bucket and Is not so easily applied as
white lead and other paints. To the
farmer none of these things are special
objections. The superior protection is
worth all the trouble required. Finally,
try red lead in putty or make putty
Of 1t when water-tight job is wanted.
Joints Of carriages, wagons or wheels.
set In red lead putty or paint will not
open, and red lead coating or prim-
ing on carriage, cart or any other
farm tool, will insure most perfect pro-
lection for the wood. BY all means,
try 1t and test it before discussing Its
advantages with wagon-maker. In
dividua knowledge and practical eI.
perisase Is worth considerably moro
than good 'trade" rcasons.-Americs"
AgriepItsriss