1.  To  make  one  coat  per  day  rough  stuff,  take
three  pounds  of  Reno's  filler  and  one  pound  of  keg
lead.  Mix  to  stiff  paste  with  equal  parts  of  rubbing
varnish,  and  first  class  japan,  thin  with  turps.  Some
painters  add  a  little  raw  oil.     Grind  the  filler  fine.
2.  French  yellow  ochre  dry,  5  pounds;  keg  lead
1|  pounds.  Mix  to  stiff  paste  with  equal  parts  gold
size,  or  best  brown  japan  and  rubbing  varnish;  thin
with  turps  and  add  a  gill  of  raw  oil.     Grind  fine.
CLEANING  PHAETON  CUSHIONS.
This  old  phaeton  cushion  is  too  dusty  for  any  use,
did  you  say  ?  I  agree  with  you ;  the  old  cloth-covered
phaeton  cushion  is  one  of  the  unmitigated  nuisances
which  we  are  often  compelled  to  tolerate  in  the  paint
shop.  When  such  a  cushion  is  once  filled  with  dust
its  capacity  for  "shedding"  seems  to  be  unlimited.
The  more  you  beat  it  and  the  longer  you  brush  it,  the
more  dust  comes  to  the  surface.  You  can  take  off  a
buggy  cushion  and  relegate  it  to  the  backroom,  but
the  genius  who  invented  that  complicated  vehicle
called  a  phaeton,  nailed  the  cushions  fast  to  the
body,  and  we  must  take  them  along  with  the  job,
dust  and  all^  from  the  cleaning  floor  to  the  varnish
room.
When  I  am  so  unfortunate  as  to  have  an  old  phae-
ton brought  to  my  shop,  about  the  first  thing  I  do
after  cleaning  it  up  is  to  go  for  the  cushions  with


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the  sprinkler  and  wet  them  down  with  clean  water,
repeating  the  operation  as  often  as  may  be  necessary
to  keep  in  the  dust.
