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Henley's Twentieth Century Formulas, Recipes and Processes · Gardner Dexter Hiscox — chapter 557 of 563 · ~762 words · public domain

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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

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