TO MAKE LEATHER WEAR FOREVER.
Let it receive as much neat's-foot oil as it will take. If regularly repeated every three months, leather so treated seems to be impervious to outward action and will last for years.
TO RENDER PAPER FIREPROOF.
Whether the paper be plain, written, printed, or even marbled, stained, or painted for paper hangings, dip it in a strong solution of alum water and thoroughly dry it. In this state it will be fireproof.
TO PREPARE WATERPROOF BOOTS.
Take three ounces of spermaceti and melt it in an earthen pot over a slow fire; add thereto six drains of India rubber cut into slices, and after it dissolves add of tallow, eight ounces; amber varnish, four ounces. Mix it, and it will be ready for use immediately.
TO CURE DRUNKENNESS.
Keep the patient for one week freely dosed with figwort. This is a sure cure.
TO CURE LAZINESS.
Give the patient an occasional dose of ferri. The sulphate of ferri is the best. It acts on the liver and vital organs, and is a sure cure for laziness.