To Make Cut Stars.
Wet the composition with thin starch, or dextrine solution, or gum water, sufficiently to bind; press it into a flat mass, on a slate, or Dutch tile, with a knife, or small trowel, till about 3⁄8 of an inch thick. Indent the surface with the edge of the knife, in parallel lines, about 3⁄8 of an inch apart, and cross these with equidistant indentations, at right angles. Set the mass by, to dry gradually. When nearly dry, break it up into little 3⁄8 cubes, and lay them out, to dry thoroughly. The broken edges will be rough, and will catch easily.