Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-06-30

The rusting OF iron causes endless in
convenience in ali branches of mechani-
cal work. Iron rust impairs the value
of the farmers machinery, and the
rusting CT 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 iron whenever it is in such a posi-
tion that a coating applied with a.
brush does not interfere with it's USE
fulness. 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 boiled linseed oil; do not be
persuaded into using raw oil. Get
also some Japan drier; this will be
needed at the rate of perhaps q table
spoonful to the pint of oil. Red lead
cannot be bought ready mixed because
it hardens too rapidly. Remove all
the red rust from the iron, steel, tin
or other metal; If painted, take off all
that 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. One.tenth as much litharge
in powder as lead is sometimes an adj
vantage. Give the articles thin
coat; keep the paint well stirred up
as it settles very rapidly. When one
coat is dry mix up another and apply
as before. If closely covered the
mixed paint will keep twenty -four
hours or more.
iv,% nd
making q tank or trough it is better
than the best white lead for putting
into the joints when they are put to-
gether. Dip nail into red lead and
put q drop under the head before it is
driven home and there will be little or
no danger that the wood will become
'siron sick" around it. Swab screws
or bolt holes with it, and give the
screws or bolts a 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 well as 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
outside.
Red lead paint actually forms per-
feet protecting coating for iron, as we'll
as cement of no mean strength. The
reason why it is not generally used by
manufacturers may be asked. The
answer is simple. 1t cannot be mixed
in large quantities. in advance, as it
hardens too soon; it is heavy and
somewhat costly, as compared with
other paints; it settles in the bottom
of the bucket and is not so easily ap-
piled as white lead and other paints.
To the farmer none of these things are
special objections. The superior pro-
lection is worth all the trouble re-
CURED. Finally, try red lead in putty
or make g. putty of it when q water
tight job is wanted. Joints of car
riages, wagons or wheels, set in red lead
putty or paint will not open, and q
red lead coating or printing on car
riage, cart or any other farm tool, will
insure most perfect protection for the
wood. By all means, try it and test
it before discussing its advantages
with g. wagon maker. Individual
knowledge and practical experience is
worth considerably more than good
'trade" reasons.-Ameriean Agricult-
urist.
FENDERsON-Brown received a. long