A  polishing  soap  especially  suitable
for  silver  ana  brass  is  prepared  as  fol-
low s :  Set  in  the  ordinary  manner  50
|iounds  of  cocoanut  oil  with  75  to  80^
of  23^  soda,  and  boil  the  mixture  to  a
clear  jelhr.  When  the  soap  is  ready
and  sumcieiitly  solidified  add  10
pounds  of  tripoli,  5  pounds  of  alum,  5
pounds  of  cream  of  tartar,  and  5  pounds
of  white  lead,  all  previously  fi^iely  pul-
verized and  intimately  mixed,  rour
the  mixture  into  small^  shallow  tin
moulds,  and  it  will  quickly  solidify.
For  cleansing,  moisten  the  articles
with  lukewarm  water  with  a  brush,
and  apply  the  soap  with  a  rag.
Anotner  polishing  soap  is  made  as
follows:  Wash  commercial  colcothar
in  water  6  to  8  times  and  then  dry  it.
Next  prepare  a  soap  solution  by  dissolv-
ing at  a  moderate  heat  6^  pounds  of
cocoa  soap,  cut  in  pieces,  in  soft  water.
Mix  intimately  i  pound  of  the  prepared
colcothar  rubbed  up  with  a  little  water
an«I  5^  ounces  of  purified  ammonium
carbonate,  finely  pulverized,  and  add
the  cold  soap  solution,  with  constant
stirring.  Keep  the  polishing  soap  thus
prepared  in  stone  jars  closed  with  oiled
paper.
Another  polishing  soap  is  prepared
by  dissolving  14  ounces  of  Marseilles
soap  in  i  gallon  of  water,  and  adding
to  the  solution  7  ounces  of  finely-pul-
verized chalk.  The  mixture  is  colored
red  with  fuchsine  and  kept  in  stone
jars.  By  applying  this  soap  with
leather  or  a  woollen  rag  the  dirtiest
articles  can  be  cleansed  in  a  short  time.
For  preparing  polishing  paste  or
pomade  melt  7  ounces  of  beef  marrow
and  add  3  ounces  of  fine  colcothar.
