=Polish for Removing Stains, etc., from Furniture (American).=—­Take 1/2 pint alcohol, 1/4 oz. pulverised resin, 1/4 oz. gum shellac, 1/2 pint boiled linseed-oil.  Shake the mixture well, and apply it with a sponge, brush, or cotton flannel, rubbing well after the application.

=Walnut Stain to be used on Pine and White-wood.=—­Take 1 gallon of very thin sized shellac; add 1 lb. of dry burnt umber, 1 lb. of dry burnt sienna, and 1/4 lb. of lamp-black.  Put these articles into a jug, and shake frequently until they are mixed.  Apply one coat with a brush.  When the work is dry, sand-paper down with fine paper, and apply one coat of shellac or cheap varnish.  It will then be a good imitation of solid walnut, and will be adapted for the back-boards of mirror-frames, for the backside and inside of case-work, and for similar work.

=Rosewood Stain.=—­Take 1 lb. of logwood chips, 1/2 lb. of red-sanders, 1/2 gallon of water.  Boil over a fire until the full strength is obtained.  Apply the mixture, while hot, to the wood with a brush.  Use one or two coats to obtain a strong red colour.  Then take 1 gallon of spirits of turpentine and 2 lb. of asphaltum.  Dissolve in an iron kettle on a stove, stirring constantly.  Apply with a brush over the red stain, to imitate rosewood.  To make a perfect black, add a little lamp-black.  The addition of a small quantity of varnish with the turpentine will improve it.  This stain applied to birchwood gives as good an imitation of rosewood as on black walnut, the shade on the birch being a little brighter.

=Rosewood Stain for Cane Work, etc.=—­Take 1 gallon alcohol, 1 lb. red-sanders, 1 lb. dragon’s blood, 1 lb. extract logwood, 1/2 lb. gum shellac.  Put the mixture into a jug, and steep well till it obtains its full strength.  Then strain, and it will be ready for use.  Apply with brush, giving one, two, or more coats, according to the depth of colour desired.  Then give one or more coats of varnish.  This stain is suitable for use on cane, willow, or reed work, and produces a good imitation of rosewood.

=French Polish Reviver.=—­This recipe will be found a valuable one.  If the work is sweated and dirty, make it tolerably wet, and let it stand a few minutes; then rub off and polish with a soft rag.  It is important that the ingredients should be mixed in a bottle in the order as given:  Vinegar, 1 gill; methylated spirit, 1 gill; linseed-oil, 1/2 pint; butter of antimony (poison), 1 oz.  Raw linseed-oil, moderately thinned with turpentine or spirits of wine, will also make a good reviver.  Old furniture, or furniture that has been warehoused for a long time, should be washed with soda and warm water previous to applying the reviver.

=Morocco Leather Reviver.=—­The coverings of chairs or sofas in morocco, roan, or skiver can be much improved by this reviver.  If old and greasy, wash with sour milk first.  The reviver should be applied with a piece of wadding, and wiped one way only, as in glazing.  The colour can be matched by adding red-sanders.  Methylated spirit, 1/2 pint; gum benzoin, 2 oz.; shellac, 1/2 oz.  Mix, and shake up occasionally until dissolved.