LEAD TREE, To Make a. — Put half an ounce of sugar of lead,
in powder, into a large phial filled with water ; add ten drops of nitric
acid, and shake the mixture well. Then pass a string through the cork of
the phial and tie on to the end of it a piece of zinc about the size of a
hazel-nut ; twist once or twice round the zinc a piece of fine copper wire,
and let the end of the wire depend from it in any agreeable form. Place
the zinc and wire so that it shall hang as near as possible to the axis of the
phial, and so that it does not touch either the sides, top, or bottom. Let
the whole rest quietly until metallic lead deposits itself on the zinc and
along the wire.
LEATHER, Black Balls for. — Melt a quarter of a pound of tallow
and two pounds of beeswax ; then mix a quarter of a pound of lamp-
black with the same weight of gum-arabic, and when the tallow and wax
are growing cool stir the whole together, and roll into balls.
LEATHER (BLACK), To Revive. — Hand-bags, leather seats,
and such like things, may be made to look equal to new in the following
manner : — Mix a tablespoonful of gin with a tablespoonful of sugar, and
thicken it with ivory black ; then add the yolks of two eggs and the white
of one, well beaten. Stir the whole together and use as common blacking,
leaving the articles a couple of days to dry.
LEATHER (ENAMELLED), To Polish. — To two parts of
cream add one part of linseed oil ; make them lukewarm, and mix them
well together. Clean off all dirt from the leather, rub it over with a
sponge dipped in the mixture, then rub it with a dry cloth until a polish is
obtained.
LEATHER, To Preserve. — The occasional application of a little
neatsfoot oil will prevent leather from becoming hard and cracking.
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Boots, harness, &c., will last double the length of time if treated in this
manner.
LEATHER, To Renovate. — Pulverize one ounce of best gum-
acacia, then add to it about a tablespoonful of boiling water, and when it
is dissolved mix with it the white of an egg, and thoroughly beat up both
together ; then add half a pint of linseed oil, two ounces of spirits of wine,
half an ounce of hydrochloric acid, half an ounce of sesquichloride of
antimony, and three ounces of vinegar. Apply to the leather with a piece
of linen or cotton rag.
LEATHER (UNCOLOURED), To Clean. — Dissolve oxalic
acid in warm water, and apply with a sponge.
LEECHES, To Apply. — When there is a difficulty in getting
leeches to bite, roll them in a little stout, or moisten the surface of the
part desired to be drawn with milk, or sugar and water. They should be
applied by means of a leech-glass or a large quill.
LEECHES, To Stop Bleeding from. — Cover the bite with a rag
dipped in olive oil or in a strong solution of alum ; or sponge the part and
apply .a little spermaceti thereto. If these methods fail apply pressure
with the fingers, and afterwards lay over the bite a piece of lint soaked in
extract of lead.
LEECHES, To Take off. — When the leeches have drawn suffi-
ciently, and it is desirable to remove them, never tear them off, but moisten
the finger, dip it in salt, and touch them with it. They will immediately
relax their hold.
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Presented as published in 1891. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
LEAD TREE, To Make a. — Put half an ounce of sugar of lead, in powder, into a large phial filled with water ; add ten drops of nitric acid, and shake the mixture well. Then pass a string through the cork of the phial and tie on to the end of it a piece of zinc about the size of a hazel-nut ; twist once or twice round the zinc a piece of fine copper wire, and let the end of the wire depend from it in any agreeable form. Place the zinc and wire so that it shall hang as near as possible to the axis of the phial, and so that it does not touch either the sides, top, or bottom. Let the whole rest quietly until metallic lead deposits itself on the zinc and along the wire.
LEATHER, Black Balls for. — Melt a quarter of a pound of tallow and two pounds of beeswax ; then mix a quarter of a pound of lampblack with the same weight of gum-arabic, and when the tallow and wax are growing cool stir the whole together, and roll into balls.
LEATHER (BLACK), To Revive. — Hand-bags, leather seats, and such like things, may be made to look equal to new in the following manner : — Mix a tablespoonful of gin with a tablespoonful of sugar, and thicken it with ivory black ; then add the yolks of two eggs and the white of one, well beaten. Stir the whole together and use as common blacking, leaving the articles a couple of days to dry.
LEATHER (ENAMELLED), To Polish. — To two parts of cream add one part of linseed oil ; make them lukewarm, and mix them well together. Clean off all dirt from the leather, rub it over with a sponge dipped in the mixture, then rub it with a dry cloth until a polish is obtained.
LEATHER, To Preserve. — The occasional application of a little neatsfoot oil will prevent leather from becoming hard and cracking.
1 1 6
Boots, harness, &c., will last double the length of time if treated in this manner.
LEATHER, To Renovate. — Pulverize one ounce of best gumacacia, then add to it about a tablespoonful of boiling water, and when it is dissolved mix with it the white of an egg, and thoroughly beat up both together ; then add half a pint of linseed oil, two ounces of spirits of wine, half an ounce of hydrochloric acid, half an ounce of sesquichloride of antimony, and three ounces of vinegar. Apply to the leather with a piece of linen or cotton rag.
LEATHER (UNCOLOURED), To Clean. — Dissolve oxalic
acid in warm water, and apply with a sponge.
LEECHES, To Apply. — When there is a difficulty in getting leeches to bite, roll them in a little stout, or moisten the surface of the part desired to be drawn with milk, or sugar and water. They should be applied by means of a leech-glass or a large quill.
LEECHES, To Stop Bleeding from. — Cover the bite with a rag dipped in olive oil or in a strong solution of alum ; or sponge the part and apply .a little spermaceti thereto. If these methods fail apply pressure with the fingers, and afterwards lay over the bite a piece of lint soaked in extract of lead.
LEECHES, To Take off. — When the leeches have drawn sufficiently, and it is desirable to remove them, never tear them off, but moisten the finger, dip it in salt, and touch them with it. They will immediately relax their hold.