es no
heating, will keep for almost any length of time, and is at all times,
ready to use, except in the coldest of weather, when it will require
warming. It must be kept tight, so that the whisky will not evaporate.
The usual corks or stoppers should not be used. It will become
clogged. A tin stopper covering the bottle, but fitting as closely as
possible, must be used.

GLUE.

Glue to resist _heat_ and _moisture_ is made as follows: Mix a handful
of quick-lime in four ounces of linseed oil, boil to a good thickness,
then spread it on tin plates in the shade, and it will become very
hard, but may be easily dissolved over the fire as glue.

A glue which will resist the action of water is made by boiling one
pound of common glue in two quarts of skimmed milk.

FURNITURE CREAM.

Shred finely two ounces of beeswax and half an ounce of white wax into
half a pint of turpentine; set in a warm place until dissolved, then
pour over the mixture the following, boiled together until melted:
Half a pint of water, an ounce of castile soap and a piece or resin
the size of a small nutmeg. Mix thoroughly and keep in a wide-necked
stone bottle for use. This cleans well and leaves a good polish, and
may be made at a fourth of the price it is sold at.

CEMENT CRACKS IN FLOOR.

Cracks in floors may be neatly but permanently filled by thoroughly
soaking newspapers in paste made of half a pound of flour, three
quarts of water and half a pound of alum mixed and boiled. The mixture
will be about as thick as putty, and may be forced into the crevice
with a case knife. It will harden like papier-mache.

A POLISH FOR LADIES' KID SHOES.

A fine liquid polish for ladies' kid shoes, satchels, etc., that is
easy of application, recommended as containing no ingredients in any
manner injurious to leather, is found by digesting in a closed vessel
at gentle heat, and straining, a solution made as follows: Lampblack
one drachm, oil turpentine four drachms, alcohol (trymethyl) twelve
ounces, shellac one and one-half ounces, white turpentine five
drachms, saudarac two drachms.

PASTE FOR SCRAP BOOKS, ETC.

_Paste that Will Keep_.--Dissolve a teaspoonful of alum in a quart of
water. When cold, stir in flour, to give it the consistency of thick
cream, being particular to beat up all the lumps. Stir in as much
powdered resin as will lie on a dime, and throw in half a dozen cloves
to give it a pleasant odor. Have on the fire a teacupful