Reflector Metal, 72

Refrigerants, 615

Refrigeration, 616

Refrigerators, Home-made, 616

— their Care, 401

Regilding Mat Articles, 580

Reinking Typewriter Ribbons, 413

Relief Etching of Copper, Steel, and Brass, 323

— — Ground for, 322

— — of Zinc, 323

Relishes, 213

Remedies Against Human Parasites, 422

— — Mosquitoes, 425

— for Dry Rot, 618

— for Fetid Breath, 133

— for Insect Bites, 417

Removable Binding, 141

Removal of Aniline-dye Stains from the Skin, 184

— of Corns, 224

— of Dirt from Paraffine, 508

— of Heat Stains from Polished Wood, 776

— of Iron from Drinking Water, 741

— of Musty Taste and Smell from Wine, 771

— of Odors from Wooden Boxes, Chests, Drawers, etc., 398

— of Paint from Clothing, 192

— of Peruvian-balsam Stains, 194

— of Picric-acid Stains, 186

— of Rust, 199

Removing Acid Stains, 184

— and Preventing Match Marks, 195

— Egg Stains, 201

— Glaze from Emery Wheels, 289

— Grease Spots from Plush, 193

— Inground Dirt, 235

— Ink Stains, 189

— Iron Rust from Muslin, 193

— Odor from Pasteboard, 399

— Oil Spots from Leather, 206

— Oil Stains from Marble, 197

— Old Wall Paper, 400

— Paint from Wood, 188

— Silver Stains, 209

— Spots from Furniture, 206

— the Gum of Sticky Fly-paper, 348

— Varnish, etc., 188

— Window Frost, 376

— Woody Odor, 399

Rendering Paraffine Transparent, 507

Renovating a Camera, 553

— Old Parquet Floors, 345

Renovation of Polished Surfaces of Wood, etc., 197

Repairing Broken Glass, 26

— Hectographs, 396

— Rubber Goods, 620

Replacing Rubies whose Settings have Deteriorated, 736

Replating, 588

— with Battery, 573

Reproduction of Plaster Originals, 565

Resilvering, 588

— of Mirrors, 476

Restoring Photographs, 544

— Tarnished Gold, 199

Restoration of Brass Articles, 132

— of Old Prints, 309

Restoration of Spoiled Beer, 105

— of the Color of Turquoises, 432

Retz Alloy, 64

Revolver Lubricants, 460

Rhubarb for Cholera, 180

Ribbon, Fumigating, 366

Ribbons for Typewriters, 711

Rice Paste, 38

Rifle Lubricants, 460

Ring, How to Solder, 666

Rings on Metal, Producing Colored, 582

Riveting China, 179

Roach Exterminators, 425

Rock-candy Syrup, 702

Rockets, 609

Rockingham Glazes, 171

Rodinal Developer, 524

Roller Compositions for Printers, 617

Roman Candles, 609

Roof Paints, 497

Roofs, How to Lay, 397

— Prevention of Leakage, 397

Room Deodorizer, 400

Rope Lubricants, 463

Ropes, 617

— Waterproofing, 753

Roquefort Cheese, 177

Rose’s Alloy, 64

Rose Cordial, 765

— Cream, 115

Rose-Glycerine Soap, 652

Rosemary Water for the Hair, 389

Rose Mint, 115

— Pink Dye, 278

— Pomade, 227

— Poudre de Riz Powder, 243

— Powders, 230

— Talc, 510

Rose-tint Glass, 371

Rosewood, 783

— Stain, 783

Rosin, Shellac, and Wax Cement, 34

— Soap as an Emulsifier, 289

— Sticks, 260

— Tests for, in Extracts, 356

Rottmanner’s Beauty Water, 244

Rouge, 228, 229, 230

— for Buff Wheels, 618

— or Paris Red, 600

— Palettes, 230

— Powder, 600

— Tablets, 230

— Theater, 231

Roup Cures, 734

Royal Frappé, 114

— Mist, 115

Rubber, 618

— and Rubber Articles, 620

— — Wood Fastened, 22

— Boots and Shoe Cement, 23

— Cement for Cloth, 24

— Cements, 22, 34

— Gloves, Substitute for, 100

— — Testing, 622

— Goods, Repairing, 620

— Its Properties and Uses in Waterproofing, 743

— Scraps, Treatment of, 621

— Softening, 621

— Stamps, 622

— Varnishes, 724

Ruby Settings, 737

Rules for Varnishing, 717

Rum, Bay, 104

Ruoltz Metal, 64

Russet Leather Dressing, 449

Russian Leather, 454

— Polishing Lac, 411

Rust Paints, 497

— Paper, 625

Rust, Prevention for Iron Pipes, 625

— Preventive for Tools, etc., 625

— Removers, 193, 198

— Preventives, 623

Rusty Pieces, to Separate, 625

S

Saccharine in Food, 351

Sachet Powders, 509

Safety in Explosives, 330

— Paper, 503

— Paste for Matches, 467

Sage Cheese, 176

Salicyl, Sweet, 258

Salicylic Acid in Food, 349

— Soap, 654

Saltpeter (Nitrate of Potash), 96

Salts, Effervescent, 626

— Smelling, 628

Salve, 486

Sand, 628

— Holes in Brass, 150

— — in Cast-brass Work, 150

Sand-lime Brick, 689

Sand Soap, 654

— to Prevent Adhesion of Sand to Castings, 150

Sandstone Cements, 17

— Coating, 10

— to Remove Oil Spots from, 198

Sapo Durus, 654

Saponaceous Tooth Pastes, 257

Sarsaparilla, 629

— Beer, 118

— Extract, 318

— Soluble Extract, 318

Sauces, Table, 213

Sausage Color, 358

Savage’s Printing Ink, 409

Savine Poison, 96

Sawdust for Jewelers, 737

— in Bran, 126

Saxon Blue Dye, 268

Scald Head, Soap for, 653

Scale for Photographic Reduction, 542

— in Boilers, 122

— Insects, Extermination of, 423

— — on Orange Trees, 423

— Pan Cleaner, 205

Scales and Tables, 547

Scalp Wash, 389

Scarlet Lake Dyes, 277

— with Lac Dye, 271

Schiffmann’s Asthma Powder, 101

Scissors Hardening, 685

Scotch Beer, 118

Scratch Brushing, 576

Screws, 629

— Bluing, 682

— in Watches, 738

Sealing (Burning) Trick, 611

— Waxes, 755

Sea Sickness, 630

Seasonings, 213

Seed, Bird, 120

Seidlitz Salt, 628

Self-igniting Mantles, 465

Seltzer and Lemon, 110

— Lemonade, 110

— Water, 740

Separating Silver from Platinum Waste, 641

Serpents, Pharaoh’s, 630

Serviettes Magiques, 596

Setting of Tools, 708

— the Paint-brush Bristles, 141

Sewing-machine Oil, 461

Sewing Thread, Dressing for, 706

Shades of Red, etc., on Matt Gold Bijouterie, 431

Shading Pen, Ink for, 416

Shampoo Lotions and Pastes, 392

— Soap, 653

Sharpening Pastes, 509

— Stones, 761

Shaving Paste, 630

— Soaps, 649

Sheep, 734

Sheet Brass, 54

Sheet-dips, 264

Sheet Metal Alloy, 71

— — Lubricant, 463

Shellac, 716

— Bleaching, 631

Shell Cameos, 630

— Imitation of, 429

— Polishes, 593

Shells, Lubricants for Redrawing, 463

Sherbet, Egg, 115

Shims in Engine Brasses, 631

“Shio Liao,” 32

Ship Compositions and Paints, 498

Shoe Dressings, 631

— Leather Dressing, 450

Shoes, Blacking for, 631

— Waterproofing, 750

Show Bottles, 127

Show-case Signs, 457

Show Cases, 635

— to Prevent Dimming of, 374

Siberian Flip, 115

Siccatives, 636

Sign Letters, 639

Sign-letter Cements, 18

Signs on Show Cases, 457

— to Repair Enameled, 304

Silicate of Oxychloride Cements, 35

Silicon Bronze, 61

Silk, 639

— Gilding, 580

— Sensitizers for Photographic Purposes, 540

Silver, 639

— Alloys, 75

— Amalgam, 88, 90

— Bromide Paper, Toning Baths for, 541

— Bronze, 71

Silver-coin Cleaner, 200

Silver, Copper, Nickel, and Zinc Alloys, 76

— Etching Fluid for, 324

— Fizz, 115

— Foil Substitute, 474

— Gray Dye for Straw, 269

— — Stain, 783

— Imitation, 77

— Ink, 416

— Nitrate Spots, to Remove, 194

— — Test for Cottonseed Oil, 482

— Ornamental Designs on, 641

Silver-plating, 574, 587

Silver Polishing Balls, 599

— Solder for Enameling, 434

— — for Plated Metal, 434

— Solders, 663

— — for Soldering Iron, Steel, Cast Iron, and Copper, 663

— Testing, 642

— to Clean, 204

— to Color Pink, 642

— to Recover Gold from, 382

Silvering by Oxidation, 583

— Bronze, 587

— Copper, 587

— Glass Balls, Amalgam for, 90

— — Globes, 641

— Globes, 476

— of Mirrors, 476

— Powder for Metals, 642

— Silver-plating, and Desilvering, 587

— Test for, 642

Silverware Cleaner, 200

— Polishes, 596

— Wrapping Paper for, 506

Silver-zinc, 76

Similor, 68

Simple Coloring of Bronze Powder, 134

— Test for Red Lead and Orange Lead, 446

— Way to Clean a Clock, 207

Sinews, Treatment of, 11

Sinks, to Clean, 202

Size Over Portland Cement, 31

Sizing, 38

— Walls for Kalsomine, 436

Skin Bleaches, Balms, etc., 234

— Chapped, 232

Skin-cleaning Preparations, 184

Skin Cream, 239

— Discoloration, 235

— Foods, 231, 234

— Lotion, 234

— Ointments, 487

— Troubles, 644

Slate, 643

— Dye for Silk, 269

— — for Straw Hats, 269

— Parchment, 506

Slides for Lanterns, 532

Slipcoat or Soft Cheese, 177

Slugs on Roses, 423

Smaragdine, 45

Smelling Salts, 510, 628

Smokeless Powder, 329

— Vari-colored Fire, 609

Smut, Treatment for, 384

Snake Bites, 96, 643

Soap, Benzoin, 652

Soap-bubble Liquids, 655

Soap, Coloring, 644

— for Surgical Instruments, 653

— for Garment Cleaning, 645

— Perfumes, 520

— Polishes, 594

— Powder, Borax, 649, 650

— Substitutes, 653

— Tooth, 257

Soaps, 644

— and Pastes for Gloves, 195

— for Clothing and Fabrics, 191

Soda, Coffee Cream, 113

— Water, 111

Soda-water Fountain Drinks, 110

Sodium Amalgams, Applications of, 86

— Salts, Effervescent, 627

— Silicate as a Cement, 19

Soft Enamels for Iron, White, 305

— German-silver Solder, 661

— Glaze Brick, 165

— Gold Solder, 434

— Metal Castings, 151

— Silver Solders, 664

— Soldering Paste, 667

— Solder, 664

— Toilet Soaps, 652

Softening Celluloid, 160

— Rubber, 621

— Steel, 687

Solder, Copper, 659

— for Articles which will not Bear a High Temperature, 666

— for Brass Tubes, 659

— for Fastening Brass to Tin, 659

— for Gold, 434

— for Iron, 665

— for Silver Chains, 664

— for Silver-plated Work, 664

— for Silversmiths, 664

— from Gold, to Remove, 383

Soldering, Acids, 656

— a Ring Containing a Jewel, 436, 666

— Block, 667

Soldering, Concealed, 665

— of Metallic Articles, 656

— of Metals, 655

— Fluxes for, 660