Biting Off Red-hot Iron, 612
Bitter Almond Oil Poison, 93
Bitters, 762
Blackberry Cholera Mixture, 180
— Cordial, 763
Blackboard Paint and Varnish, 489
— Varnish, 720
Black Color on Brass, 129
— Dye for Tanned Leather, 447
— — — on Cotton, 266
— — — on Wool, for Mixtures, 267
Blackening Iron, 495
“Black Eye” Lotion, 333
Black Finish for Brass, 129
— Grease Paints, 229
— Hair Dye without Silver, 390
Blackhead Remedies, 232
Blacking Copper, 221
— for Harness, 450
— for Shoes, 631
— Stove, 700
Black Japanese Varnish, 719
— Lake Dyes for Wall-paper, 278
— Marble, Imitation, 699
— Marking Inks, 407
— Paint for Polished Iron, 495
— Patina, 585
— Putty, 607
— Ruling Ink, 403
— Sheet Rust Preventive, 624
— Starch, 680
— Straw Hat Varnish, 266
— Wash for Casting Molds, 150
Blanching Silver, 640
Blanket Washing, 399
Blasting Powder, 330
Blazing Sponge Trick, 611
Bleach for Hands, 233
Bleaches, Bone, 430
Bleaching, 120
— and Coloring Feathers, 335
— Bone Fat, 333
— Cotton by Steaming, 245
— Cotton, 245
— Linen, 120
— of Linseed Oil, 459
— of Vegetable Fibers with Hydrogen Peroxide, 245
— Oils, 484
— Photographic Prints White, 553
— Skin Salves, 234
— Solution, 121
— — for Photographs, 553
— Solutions for the Laundry, 446
— Sponges, 678
— Straw, 120
— Tallows and Fats, 334
— Wool, 120
Bleeding, Local, 701
Blight Remedies, 121
Blisters, for Horses, 729
Block for Soldering, 667
— Hollow Concrete Building, 691
— Machines, 694
Blocks Poured from Wet Concrete, 694
Blood-red Brick Stain, 166
Blotting Paper, 503
Blue, Ball, 281
Blue-black Ink, 414
— Patina, 585
Blue Bronze, 138
— Dye for Hosiery, 268
— from Green at Night, 121
— Indelible Ink, 406
— Paving Bricks, 166
Blueprint Inks, 403
— Paper Making, 536
Blueprints, to Change, 121
— to Turn Brown, 542
— Waterproofing, 741
Blue Ruling Ink, 403
— Sanitary Powder, 263
— Vitriol Poison, 94
Bluing, 443
— Compounds, 443
— of Steel, 682
Bluish-black Lake Dye, 278
Blush Pink Dye on Cotton Textile, 279
Board-sizing, 38
Boiled Oil, 484
Boiler Compounds, 121
— Plates, Protecting from Scales, 122
— Pressure, 123
— Scales, Prevention of, 122
Boiling the Linseed Oil, 409
Boil Remedy, 121
Bone Black, 123
— Bleaches, 430
— Fat, 333
— Fertilizers, 338
— or Ivory Black, 123
— Polishes, 395
— Uniting Glass With, 17
Bones, A Test for Broken, 124
— Treatment of, in Manufacturing Glue, 10
Bookbinders’ Varnish, 720
Book Disinfectant, 263
— How to Open, 125
Bookworms, 425
Books, their Preservation, 124
— to Remove Marks from, 186
Boot Dressings, 631
— Lubricant, 460
Boot-top Liquid, 632
Boots, Waterproofing, 750
Borated Apple Blossom Powder, 243
— Talcum, 510
Borax in Food, 350
— for Sprinkling, 125
— Soap Powder, 650
Boric Acid, Detection of, 350
Borotonic, 258
Bottling Sweet Cider, 181
Bottle-cap Lacquer, 440
Bottle-Capping Mixtures, 126
Bottle Cleaners, 210
— Deodorizer, 127
— Stoppers, 700
— Varnish, 720
— Wax, 553
Bottles, 126
— White Glass for, 373
Bouillon, 113
— Chicken, 112
— Clam, 113
— Hot Egg, 112
— Tomato Extract, 212
Bowls of Fire Trick, 611
Box Glue, 15
Bradley Platinum Paper, 529
“Braga,” 117
Bran, Sawdust in, 126
Brandy, Artificial French, 768
— and Brandy Bitters, 762
— A Bronze for, 136
Brass and Bronze Protective Paint, 495
— Articles, Restoration of, 132
— Black Color on, 129
— Black Finish for, 129
— Bronzing, 566
— Brown Color to, 130
— Colors for Polished, 127
— Etching Bath for, 324
— — — Fluid for, 323
— Fastening Porcelain to, 17
— Gilding, 576
— Graining of, 130
Brass-Iron (Aich’s Metal), 53
Brass Parts, Improved, 132
— Pickle for, 132
— Platinizing, 566
— Polishes, 590
— Sand Holes in, 150
— Solders, 657
— to Cast Yellow, 54
— Tombac Color on, 130
— Unpolished Coloring, 128
— Varnishes Imitating Gold, 725
— Zinc, Steel, Cast Iron, 581
Brassware, Gold Lacquers for, 440
Bread, Dog, 265
Breath, Fetid, Remedies for, 133
— Perfumes, 258
Brewers’ Yeast, 339
Brick and Tilemakers’ Glazed Bricks, 164
— Arches, Waterproofing, 741
Brickbat, Cheese, 176
Brick, Blood-red Stain, 166
— Colors, 165
Brickmakers’ Notes, 167
Brick Polishes, 600
— Walls, to Clean, 197
— — — to Renovate, 190
— Waterproofing, 134
Bricks, 164
— Glaze for, 377
— of Sand-lime, 689
— Polish for, 600
Brie, Cheese, 176
Brightening Pickle, 469
Bright Red Rouge, 229
Brilliantine, 390
— Florician, 483
Brimstone (Burning), 611
Bristol Brass (Prince’s Metal), 53
Britannia Metal, 55
— — to Clean, 201
— Silver-plating, 587
British Champagne, 118
— Oil, 484
Brocchieri’s Styptic, 701
Brocq’s Pomade for Itching, 228
Broken Bones, A Test for, 124
Bromine, Antiseptic, 100
Bromoform, 134
— Rum, 134
Bronze, Aluminum, 56
— Annealing, 56
— Articles, Polish for, 591
— Casting, 150
— Coloring, 138
— Dye, 272
— for Brass, 136
— Gilding, 137
— Leather, 447
— Lettering, 456
— Machine, 58
— Phosphor, 58
— Polishes, 591
— Powder, Liquid for, 567
— Preparations, 135
Bronze, Renovation of, 205
— Silicon, 61
— Steel, 61
— Substitutes, 137
— to Renovate, 201
— Varnishes, 726
Bronzes, 55
— Art, 57
— Pickle for, 138
— Statuary, 57
Bronzing, 566
— and Patinizing of Articles, 136
— Engraved Ornaments, 137
— General Directions for, 135
— Liquid, 136
— Metals, 567
— of Brass, 571
— of Gas Fixtures, 566
— of Wood, 782
— of Zinc, 137
— Solutions for Paints, 489
— with Soluble Glass, 139
Brooches, Photographing on, 551
Brown Dye for Cotton, 267
— for Silk, 267
— for Wool, 267
— — — — and Silk, 267
— Hair Dye, 390
Browning of Steel, 583
Brown Ink, 414
— Ointment, 486
— Oxidation on Bronze, 139
— Shoe Dressing, 632
Brownstone, Imitation, 133
Brown Tints, 559
— Varnish, 726
Brunette or Rachelle Powder, 242
Brushes, 140
Bubble (Soap), Liquid, 655
Bubbles, 141
— in Gelatine, 370
Buff Terra-Cotta Slip, 166
— Wheels, Rouge for, 618
Bug Killers, 420
Building Blocks, Concrete, 691
Bunions, 224
Burning Banana Trick, 103
— Brimstone, 611
— Sealing Wax, 611
Burns, 486
— Carbolic Acid, 147
— Mixture for, 142
Burnt Alum, 80
— Steel, to Restore, 686
— Artificial, Tests for, 354
Buttermilk, Artificial, 143
Buttons of Artificial Agate, 44
— Platine for, 80
C
Cadmium Alloy, about the Hardness of Zinc, 77
— — with Gold, Silver, and Copper, 62
— Amalgams, Applications of, 87
Calcium Carbide, 144
— Sulphide (Luminous), 494
Camera, Renovating a, 553
Campchello, 117
Camphor for Cholera, 180
Camphorated and Carbolated Powders, 252
— Cold Cream, 226
— Ice, 145
— Pomade, 145
— Preparations, 144
Camphorated Substitutes in the Preparation of Celluloid, 157
Canary-Bird Food, 729
— Paste, 145
Canary Birds, Their Diseases, 729
Concrete, 689
Candles, 145
— Fumigating, 365
— Transparent, 145
Candy, 216
— Colors and Flavors, 218
— Orange Drops, 216
Canned Vegetables, 352
Canning, 602
— without Sugar, 603
Cantharides and Modern Potato Bug Poison, 94
— Pomade, 392
Can Varnish, 720
Canvas Waterproofing, 742
Caoutchouc, 618
— Solution for Paints, 719
Capacities of Utensils, 703
Capsule Varnish, 720
Capping Mixtures for Bottles, 126
Caramel in Food, 352
12-Carat, 433
4-Carat Gold, 433
18-Carat Gold for Rings, 433
22-Carat Solder, 433
Carats, to Find the Number of, 432
Carbolic Acid, 147
Carbolic-acid Burns, 147
— Decolorization of, 147
— Disguising Odor of, 147
Carbolic Powder, 263
— Soap, 647
Carbolineum, 497
Carbonated Pineapple Champagne, 118
Carbon Ink, 403
— Paper, 503
— Printing, 531
— Process in Photography, 531
Carbuncle Remedies, 121
Cardboard or Leather Glue, 15
— Waterproofing, 751
Cards (Playing), to Clean, 209
Care of Refrigerators, 401
Carmelite Balm Water, 519
Carmine, 403
— Lake Dye for Wall Paper, 278
Carnation Lake Dye, 277
Carpet Preservation, 399
— Soap, 644
Carpets, How to Preserve, 399
Carriage-top Dressing, 448
Carron Oil, 242
Case Hardening, 648
— Albumen, and Glue, 34
— Cements, 20
— Massage Cream, 233
— Paste, 38
— Varnish, 34
Cashmere Perfumery, 516
Casket Trimmings, 150
Casks, 149
— Watertight, 149
Cassius, Purple of, 383
Cast Brass, 53
Cast-brass Work, Sand Holes in, 150
Castile Soap, to Cut, 644
Casting, 149