I.
| White vinegar | 1 pint. |
| Iron filings | 2 ounces. |
| Antimony (powdered) | 2 ounces. |
| Vitriol | 1 ounce. |
| Logwood | 3 ounces. |
Steep it in a corked bottle for eight days.
II.
| Gall nuts coarsely broken | 2 ounces. |
| Rain water | 1 quart. |
Boil down to one half. (Seaton.)
To stain wood, first apply No. II., when nearly dry put on No. I. and then No. II. again. It will occur to the reader that this is really ink, and, in fact, if he cannot get a stain, good common ink applied a few times and well dried will answer quite as well. After it has been thoroughly put on, and quite dry, oil the surface, and rub it well, and it will be found that it will not wash off from any casual application of water. Some of the writing inks now made are intensely black and almost indelible.