mixing varnish added to each coat. The paint should be mixed flat, with the enamel or varnish added. The first coat should contain from 1 pint to 11⁄2 pints of enamel to a gallon of paint. Apply the second coat of the same mixture of a heavier consistency. Each coat should be thoroughly sandpapered or rubbed smooth with steel wool before applying another. The third coat can be applied with a good enamel reduced with a pint of turpentine to a gallon of enamel. If a deeper luster is wanted, apply a heavy coat of enamel of the original consistency. This can be rubbed to a flat finish or left in the gloss. If the enamel used is of good quality and the undercoats of varnish are not of a cheap rosin quality, this work will not check nor crack.
Kitchens and Pantries. Kitchens and pantries, to be repainted, should be thoroughly cleaned. The best way is to wash the woodwork and walls with rainwater and washing compound, using 1⁄4 pound of washing powder or soda to three gallons of rainwater. Thoroughly sponge and brush the surface, then rinse with clear water. This will remove smoke or grease more readily than will turpentine or benzine. For the walls of the kitchen or pantry to be repainted, the first coat should be mixed half flat, then apply a full oil coat of a flat color mixed with varnish, in the proportion of 1-3 color and 2-3 mixing varnish. Either of the foregoing will dry with a good gloss and can be washed.
The woodwork should be thoroughly sandpapered, and, if in very bad condition, scraped. If the old paint is thoroughly hard and two coat work is necessary the first coat should be mixed half flat, then a full oil coat applied over this, or flat color and varnish in the proportions directed for wall work.
Shelves in cupboards and pantries should be thoroughly washed, sandpapered and then a coat of flat color applied. The finishing coat should be mixed with varnish and flat color to dry hard and solid so as not to be softened with moderate heat. Very warm cooking utensils are often
