INDEX (continued 2)

Tempered Copper, 221

Tempering Brass, 132

— Steel, 683

Terra Cotta Cleaning, 197

— Substitute, 705

Test for Glue, 10

Testing Nickel, 481

— Rubber Gloves, 622

— Siccatives, 637

— Silver, 642

— Steel, 687

Tests for Absolute Alcohol, 45

— for Aniline in Pigments, 560

— for Cotton, 245

— for Lubricants, 463

— for Yeast, 786

Textile Cleaning, 191

Theater Rouge, 231

The Burning Banana, 611

— Gum-bichromate Photoprinting Process, 546

— Preservation of Books, 124

— Prevention of the Inflammability of Benzine, 106

Therapeutic Grouping of Medicinal Plasters, 561

Thermometers, 706

Thread, 706

Three-color Process, 548

Throat Lozenges, 218

Thymol, 100

Ticks, Cattle Dip for, 419

Tiers-Argent Alloy, 75

Tilemakers’ Notes, 164

Tin, 49, 706

— Alloys, 77

— Amalgams, Applications of, 87

— Ash, 172

— Bismuth, and Magnesium, 49

— Bronzing, 567

— Chloride of Tin, Poison, 97

Tinctures for Perfumes, 513

Tin, Etching Fluid for, 324

Tinfoil, 707

Tin Foils for Capsules, 474

— — for Wrapping Cheese, 474

Tin in Powder Form, 707

Tin-lead, 77

— — Alloys, 78

Tinned Surface, 589

Tinning, 584

— by Oxidation, 584

— Tin Plating by Electric Bath, 575

— of Lead, 589

Tinseled Letters, or Chinese Painting on Glass, 458

Tin Silver-Plating, 589

— Solders, 665

— Statuettes, Buttons, etc., 78

— Varnishes, 727

Tipping Gold Pens, 383

Tire, 708

— Cements, 23

Tissier’s Metal, 64

Tissue Paper, Paste for, 37

To Ascertain whether an Article is Nickeled, Tinned, or Silvered, 589

— Attach Glass Labels to Bottles, 41

— — Gold Leaf Permanently, 474

Tobin Bronze, 61

To Blacken Aluminum, 81

— Bleach Glue, 378

Tobacco Poison, 97

To Bronze Copper, 136

— Burnish Gilt Work, 384

— Caseharden Locally, 684

— Cast Yellow Brass, 54

— Cement Glass to Iron, 17

— Clarify Liqueurs, 770

— — Solutions of Gelatin, Glues, etc., 370

— — Turbid Orange Flower Water, 512

— Clean a Gas Stove, 202

— — Aluminum, 204

— — Articles of Nickel, 201

— — Brushes of Dry Paint, 188

— — Colored Leather, 186

— — Dull Gold, 204

— — Files, 205

— — Fire-gilt Articles, 185

— — Furs, 368

— — Gilt Frames, etc., 185

— — Gilt Objects, 203

— — Gold and Silver Lace, 193

— — Gummed Parts of Machinery, 203

— — Gummed-up Springs, 207

— — Jet Jewelry, 431

— — Lacquered Goods, 195

— — Linoleum, 206

— — Milk Glass, 209

— — Mirrors, 209

— — Oily Bottles, 210

— — Old Medals, 199

— — Painted Walls, 190

— — Paintings, 195

— — Petroleum Lamp Burners, 200

— — Playing Cards, 209

— — Polished Parts of Machines, 201

— — Quilts, 194

— — Silver Ornaments, 201

— — Skins Used for Polishing Purposes, 186

— — Soldered Watch Cases, 207

— — Sponges, 210

— — Store Windows, 209

— — Tarnished Zinc, 205

— — the Tops of Clocks in Repairing, 20

— — Very Soiled Hands, 185

— — Watch Chains, 206

— — Wool, 273

— — Zinc Articles, 203

— Coat Brass Articles with Antimony Colors, 581

— Color a Meerschaum Pipe, 469

— — Billiard Balls Red, 428

— — Bronze, 138

— — Butter, 359

— — Cheese, 359

— — Gold, 383

— — Iron Blue, 427

— — Ivory, 428

— Conceal Soldering, 665

— Copper Aluminum, 581

— Copy Old Letters, etc., 223

— Cut Castile Soap, 644

— — Glass, 371

To Cut Glass under Water, 372

— — Pottery, 164

Toddy, Hot Soda, 112

To Detect Artificial Vanillin in Vanilla Extracts, 713

— — the Presence of Aniline in a Pigment, 560

— — Tonka in Vanilla Extract, 714

— Determine the Covering Power of Pigments, 560

— Dissolve Copper from Gold Articles, 382

To Distinguish Cotton from Linen, 246

— — Genuine Diamonds, 260

— — Glue and Other Adhesives, 378

— — Iron from Steel, 427

— — Steel from Iron, 687

— Do Away with Wiping Dishes, 399

— Drain a Refrigerator, 616

— Drill Optical Glass, 372

— Dye Copper Parts Violet and Orange, 221

— — Cotton Dark Brown, 280

— — Feathers, 282

— — Felt Goods, 281

— — Silk a Delicate Greenish Yellow, 280

— — Silk Peacock Blue, 281

— — Stiffen, and Bleach Felt Hats, 273

— — Woolen Yarns, etc., Various Shades of Magenta, 280

— — Woolens with Blue de Lyons, 280

— Eat Burning Coals, 612

— Estimate Contents of a Circular Tank, 705

— Extract Oil Spots from Finished Goods, 273

— — Shellac from Fur Hats, 394

— Fasten Brass upon Glass, 17

— — Paper Tickets to Glass, 19

— — Rubber to Wood, 22

— Fill Engraved Letters on Metal Signs, 457

— Find the Number of Carats, 432

— Fire Paper, etc., by Breathing on it, 611

— Fix Alcoholic Lacquers on Metallic Surfaces, 440

— — Dyes, 274

— — Gold Letters, etc., upon Glass, 18

— — Paper upon Polished Metal, 37

— — Iron in Stone, 162

— Fuse Gold Dust, 384

— Give a Brown Color to Brass, 130

— — a Green Color to Gold Jewelry, 582

— — Brass a Golden Color, 577

— — Dark Inks a Bronze or Changeable Hue, 409

— Grind Glass, 372

— Harden a Hammer, 684

— Hard-solder Parts Formerly Soldered with Tin Solder, 663

— Impart the Aroma and Taste of Natural Butter to Margarine, 143

— Improve Deadened Brass Parts 132

— Increase the Toughness, Density, and Tenacity of Aluminum, 83

Toilet Creams, 235

— Milks, 239

— Powders, 242

— Soap Powder, 652

Toilet Soaps, 650

— Vinegars, 244

— Waters, 244, 519

To Keep Files Clean, 339

— — Flaxseed Free from Bugs, 424

— — Flies from Fresh Paint, 501

— — Ice in Small Quantities, 402

— — India Ink Liquid, 407

— — Liquid Paint in Workable Condition, 501

— Keep Machinery Bright, 624

Tolidol Developer, 52

To Loosen a Glass Stopper, 700

— a Rusty Screw in a Watch Movement, 738

Tomato Bouillon Extract, 212

Tombac Volor on Brass, 130

To Make a Belt Pull, 106

— — a Clock Strike Correctly, 738

— — a Transparent Cement for Glass, 29

— — Cider, 180

— — Corks Impermeable and Acid-proof, 10

— — Fat Oil Gold Size, 382

— — Holes in Thin Glass, 372

— — Loose Nails in Walls Rigid, 399

— — or Enlarge a Dial Hole, 737

— — Plush Adhere to Metal, 590

— Matt Gilt Articles, 432

— Mend Grindstones, 386

— — Wedgwood Mortars, 29

Toning Baths, 540

— — for Silver Bromide Paper, 541

— Black Inks, 409

Tonka Extract, 319

— Its Detection in Vanilla Extracts, 714

Tool Lubricant, 461

— Setting, 708

Tools, Rust Prevention, 625

Toothache, 709

Tooth Cements, 163

— Paste to be put in Collapsible Tubes, 257

— Pastes, Powders, and Washes, 251

— Powder for Children, 255

— Powders and Pastes, 253

— Soaps and Pastes, 257

— Straightening, 737

To Overcome Odors in Freshly Prepared Rooms, 400

— Paint Wrought Iron with Graphite, 496

— Paste Paper on Smooth Iron, 37

— Pickle Black Iron-plate Scrap Before Enameling, 305

— Polish Delicate Objects, 599

— — Paintings on Wood, 600

— Prepare Polishing Cloths, 599

— Preserve Beef, 360

— — Furs, 368

— — Milk, 606

— — Steel from Rust, 199

— Prevent Crawling of Paints, 490

— — Dimming of Eyeglasses, etc., 376

— — Glue from Cracking, 10

— — Screws from Rusting and Becoming Fast, 629

— — Smoke from Flashlight, 552

— — the Adhesion of Modeling Sand to Castings, 150

— — the Trickling of Burning Candles, 145

— — Wood Warping, 781

— — Wooden Vessels from Leaking, 446

— Produce Fine Leaves of Metal, 473

— Protect Papered Walls from Vermin, 401

— — Zinc Roofing from Rust, 626

— Purify Bismuth, 380

— Put an Edge on Steel Tools, 686

— Quickly Remove a Ring from a Swollen Finger, 431

— Reblack Clock Hands, 738

— Recognize Whether an Article is Gilt, 383

— Recover Gold-leaf Waste, 381

— Reduce Engravings, 310

To Reduce Photographs, 548

— Refine Board Sweepings, 432

— Remedy Worn Pinions from Watches, 738

— Remove a Name from a Dial, 207

— — Aniline Stains, 185

— — from Ceilings, etc., 190

— — Balsam Stains, 194

— — Black Letters from White Enameled Signs, 639

— — Burnt Oil from Hardened Steel, 686

— — Enamel and Tin Solder, 188

— — Fragments of Steel from Other Metals, 687

— — Finger Marks from Books, etc., 186

— — Glue from Glass, 208

— — Gold from Silver, 382

— — Grease Spots from Marble, 197

— — Hard Grease, Paint, etc., from Machinery, 200

— — Ink Stains on Silver, 201

— — Nitric-acid Stains, 185

— — Oil-paint Spots from Glass, 209

— — Oil-paint Spots from Sandstones, 198

— — Old Enamel, 189

— — Old Oil, Paint, or Varnish Coats, 187

— — Paint, Varnish, etc., from Wood, 188

— — Putty, Grease, etc., from Plate Glass, 206

— — Pyro Stains from the Fingers, 555

— — Red (Aniline) Ink, 190

— — Rust from Instruments, 199

— — Rust from Iron Utensils, 198

— — Rust from Nickel, 199, 203

— — Silver Plating, 203

— — Silver Stains from White Fabrics, 193

— — Soft Solder from Gold, 383

— — Spots from Drawings, 206

— — Spots from Tracing Cloth, 192

— — Stains from the Hands, 184

— — Stains of Sulphate, 186

— — Strains in Metal by Heating, 686

— — Varnish from Metal, 188

— — Vegetable Growth from Buildings, 209

— — Water Stains from Varnished Furniture, 188

— — Vaseline Stains from Clothing, 192

— Render Aniline Colors Soluble in Water, 274

— — Fine Cracks in Tools Visible, 686

— — Gum Arabic More Adhesive, 43

— — Negatives Permanent, 553

— — Pale Gold Darker, 383

— — Shrunken Wooden Casks Watertight, 149

— — Window Panes Opaque, 375

— Renew Old Silks, 274

— Renovate and Brighten Russet and Yellow Shoes, 633

— — Brick Walls, 190

— — Old Oil Paintings, 488

— — Straw Hats, 187

— Repair a Dial, etc., with Enamel Applied Cold, 737

— — a Repeating Clock-bell, 737

— — Enameled Signs, 304

— — Meerschaum Pipes, 469

— Restore Brushes, 141

— — Patent Leather Dash, 452

To Restore Reddened Carbolic Acid, 147

— — the Color of a Gold or Gilt Dial, 207

— — Burnt Steel, 686

Tortoise-shell Polishes, 593

To Scale Cast Iron, 204

— Scent Advertising Matter, 510

— Separate Rusty Pieces, 625

— Silver Brass, Bronze, Copper, 587

— — Glass Balls and Plate Glass, 587

— Silver-plate Metals, 588

— Soften Glaziers’ Putty, 607

— — Horn, 397

— — Iron Castings, 427

— — Old Whitewash, 762

— Solder a Piece of Hardened Steel, 665

— Stop Leakage in Iron Hot-Water Pipes, 446

— Sweeten Rancid Butter, 143

— Take Boiling Lead in the Mouth, 612

— Tell Genuine Meerschaum, 469

— Temper Small Coil Springs and Tools, 683

— Test Extract of Licorice, 458

— — Fruit Juices and Syrups for Aniline Colors, 321

— — Fruit Juices for Salicylic Acid, 321

— — the Color to See if it is Precipitating, 277

— Tighten a Ruby Pin, 738

— Toughen China, 173

— Transfer Designs, 710

— — Engravings, 710

— Turn Blueprints Brown, 542

— Utilize Drill Chips, 686

Touchstone, Aquafortis for the, 383

Toughening Leather, 455

To Weaken a Balance Spring, 733

— Whiten Flannels, 446

— — Iron, 427

— Widen a Jewel Hole, 431

Tracing-cloth Cleaners, 194

Tracing Cloth, Removing Spots from, 192

Tracing, How to Clean, 194

— Paper, 503

Tragacanth, Mucilage of, 42

Transfer Processes, 710

Transparencies, 709

Transparent Candles, 145

— Brick Glaze, 167

— Ground Glass, 373

— Photographs, 545

— Soaps, 652

Trays, Varnish for, 727

Treacle Beer, 119

Treatment and Utilization of Rubber Scraps, 621

— of Bunions, 224

— of Carbolic-acid Burns, 147

— of Cast-iron Grave Crosses, 202

— of Corns, 225

— of Damp Walls, 400

— of Fresh Plaster, 564

— of Newly Laid Linoleum, 459

— of the Grindstone, 386

Tricks with Fire, 608

Triple Extract Perfumery, 518

— Pewter, 75

Tubs: to Render Shrunken Tubs Water-tight, 149

Turmeric in Food, 352

Turpentine Stains, 784

Turquoises, Restoration of the Color of, 432

Turtle (Mock) Extract, 212

Twine, 711

— Strong, 223

Two-solution Ink Remover, 189

Type Metal, 78

Typewriter Ribbon Inks, 413

— Ribbons, 711

U

Udder Inflammation, 731

Unclassified Alloys, 80

— Dyers’ Recipes, 273

Unclean Lenses, 456

Uninflammable Celluloid, 157

United States Weights and Measures, 758

Uniting Glass with Horn, 17

— Rubber and Leather, 22

Universal Cement, 31

— Cleaner, 209

Urine, Detection of Albumen, 44

Utensils, Capacities of, 703

— to Remove Rust, 198

Utilization of Waste Material or By-products, 673

V

Valves, 711

Vanilla, 713

— Extract, 319, 355

— Substitute, 714

Vanillin, 713

Vaseline Pomade, 228

— Stains, to Remove, 192

Vasolimentum, 728

Varnish and Paint Remover, 188

— Bookbinders’, 720

— Brushes at Rest, 141

— for Bicycles, 719

— for Blackboards, 720

— for Floors, 724

— for Trays and Tinware, 727

— Gums Used in Making, 715

— How to Pour Out, 153

— Making, Linseed Oil for, 483

— Manufacturing Hints, 715

— Removers, 187

— Substitutes, 727

Varnished Paper, 506

Varnishes, 543, 714

— Engravers’, 723

— Insulating, 426

— Photographic Retouching, 543

Varnishing, Rules for, 717

Vat Enamels and Varnishes, 721

Vegetable Acids, Poison, 92

Vegetables, Canned, 352

Vehicle for Oil Colors, 560

Venetian Paste, 39

Vermilion Grease Paint, 229

Vermin Killer, 422

Very Hard Silver Solder, 663

Veterinary Dose Table, 729

— Formulas, 728

Vichy, 740

— Salt, 628

Violet Ammonia, 244, 245

— Color for Ammonia, 91

— Cream, 115

— Dye for Silk or Wool, 270

— — for Straw Bonnets, 270

— Flavor for Candy, 217

— Ink, 417

— Poudre de Riz Powder, 242

— Sachet, 510

— Smelling Salts, 510

— Talc, 510

— — Powder, 243

— Tooth Powder, 252

— Water, 520

— Witch Hazel, 245

Vinaigre Rouge, 244

Vinegar, 358, 734

— Toilet, 244

Viscose, 159

Vogel’s Composition Files, 64

Voice Lozenges, 219

Vulcanization of Rubber, 622

W

Wagon and Axle Greases, 462

Wall Cleaners, 190

Wall-paper Dyes, 278

— — Removal of, 400

Wall-paper Paste, 39

Wall Priming, 501

— Waterproofing, 741

Walls, Damp, 400

— Hard-finished, 499

Walnut, 783

Warming Bottle, 127

Warping, Prevention of, 781

Warts, 736

Washes, Nail-cleaning, 227

Washing Blankets, 399

— Brushes, 141

— Fluids and Powders, 445

— of Light Silk Goods, 639

Waste, Photographic, Its Disposition, 534

Watch Chains, to Clean, 206

Watch-dial Cements, 20

Watch Gilding, 738

Watch-lid Cement, 20

Watchmakers’ Alloys, 736

— and Jewelers’ Cleaning Preparations, 206

— Formulas, 736

— Oil, 738

Watch Manufacturers’ Alloys, 736

— Movements, Palladium Plating of, 583

Waterproof and Acid-proof Pastes, 38

— Cements for Glass, Stoneware, and Metal, 21

— Coatings, 742

— Glues, 13

— Harness Composition, 451

— Ink, 417

— Paints, 491

— Papers, 505

— Putties, 608

— Ropes, 753

— Shoe Dressings, 634

— Stiffening for Straw Hats, 187

— Varnish for Beach Shoes, 635

— Wood, 753

Waterproofing, 741

— Blue Prints, 741

— Brick Arches, 741

— Canvas, 742

— Cellars, 400

— Corks, 742

— Fabrics, 742

— Leather, 750

— Paper, 751

Water- and Acid-resisting Paint, 499

Water-closets, Deodorants for, 263

Water, Copper, 221

— Filters for, 339

Water-glass Cements, 19

Water Glass in Stereochromatic Painting, 688

— Jackets, Anti-freezing Solutions for, 363

— Natural and Artificial, 739

— Purification, Alum Process of, 340

— Spots, Priming for, 501

— Stains, 784

Water Stirred Yellow, Scarlet and Colorless, 612

Water-tight Casks, 149

— Glass, 373

— — Roofs, 373

“Water Tone” Platinum Paper, 529

— to Freeze, 616

— Varnish, 544

Waters, Toilet, 244

Wax, 753

— Burning, Trick, 611

— for Bottles, 553

— for Ironing, 444

— for Linoleum, 459

— Paper, 505

Waxes for Floors, Furniture, etc., 754

Weather Forecasters, 756

Weatherproofing, 499

— Casts, 565

Weed Killers, 262

Weights and Measures, 757

— of Eggs, 284

Weiss Beer, 119

Welding Compound, 687

— Powder to Weld Steel on Wrought Iron at Pale-red Heat, 761

— Powders, 761

Westphalian Cheese, 177

Wheel Grease, 462

Whetstones, 761

Whipped Cream, 247, 248

White Brass, 55

— Bricks, 164

— Coating for Signs, etc., 490

— Cosmetique, 228

— Face Powder, 243

— Flint Glass Containing Lead, 373

— Furniture, Enamel for, 722

— Glass for Ordinary Molded Bottles, 373

— Glazes, 167

White-gold Plates Without Solder, 384

White Grease Paints, 229

— Ink, 417

— Metals, 78

White-metal Alloys, 79

White Metals Based on Copper, 79

— — Based on Platinum, 79

— Pine and Tar Syrup, 320

— Petroleum Jelly, 462

— Portland Cement, 162

— Rose Perfumery, 518

— Shoe Dressing, 635

— Solder for Silver, 434

— Stamping Ink, 417

— — — — for Embroidery, 411

— Vitriol, Poison, 97

Whitewash, 761

— to Remove, 190

Whiting, 761

Whooping-cough Remedies, 211

Wild-cherry Balsam, 103

— Extract, 321

Wiltshire Cheese, 177

Window-cleaning Compound, 208

Window Display, 762

— Panes, Cleaning, 208

— — Opaque, to Render, 375

— Perfume, 762

— Polishes, 593

Windows, Frosted, 376

— to Prevent Dimming of, 376

Wine Color Dye, 270

Wines and Liquors, 762

— Medicinal, 771

— Removal of Musty Taste, 771

Winter Beverages, 117

Wintergreen, to Distinguish Methyl Salicylate from Oil of, 771

Wire Hardening, 684

— Rope, 771

Witch-hazel Creams, 238

— Jelly, 228

— Violet, 245

Wood, 772

— Acid-proof, 9

— Cements, 26

— Chlorine-proofing, 9

— Fillers, 773

— Fireproofing, 342

Wooden Gears, 463

Wood Gilding, 580

— Polishes, 598

— Pulp, Fireproofing, 343

— Renovators, 194, 197

— Securing Metals to, 37

— — Stain for, 781

— Substitutes for, 785

— Warping, to Prevent, 781

— Waterproofing, 753

Wood’s Metal, 64

Woodwork, Cleaning, 194

Wool Oil, 485

— Silk, or Straw Bleaching, 120

— to Clean, 273

Woorara Poison, 97

Worcestershire Sauce, 213

Working of Sheet Aluminum, 83

Worm Powder for Stock, 732

Wrapping Paper for Silverware, 506

Wrinkles, Removal of, 231, 233

Writing Inks, 414

— on Glass, 376, 405

— on Ivory, Glass, etc., 405

— on Zinc, 405

— Restoring Faded, 786

Y

Yama, 116

Yeast, 786

— and Fertilizers, 339

Yellow Coloring for Beverages, 119

— Dye for Cotton, 271

— — for Silk, 271

— Hard Solders, 658

— Ink, 417

— Orange and Bronze Dyes, 271

— Stain for Wood, 784

Ylang-Ylang Perfume, 518

Yolk of Egg as an Emulsifier, 290

York Cheese, 177

Z

Zapon, 728

— for Impregnating Paper, 506

— Varnishes, 728

Zinc, 49

— Alloys, 80

— Amalgam for Electric Batteries, 89

— — for Dentists’ Zinc, 163

— Amalgams, Applications of, 87

— Articles, Bronzing, 136

— — to Clean, 203

— Bronzing, 137, 567

— Contact Silver-plating, 589

— Etching, 323

— Gilding, 580

Zinc-Nickel, 80

Zinc Plates, Coppering, 573

— Poison, 97

— to Clean, 205