Waterproofing Leather

The American Artiean gives the following recipes for waterproofing leather : Melt together beef tallow four ounces, resin one ounce, and beeswax one ounce, and when nearly oooled solid add as much neat's-foot oil as the above mixture measures. It is to be applied with a soft rag both to the soles and to the uppers. The leather should he warined ineanwhile before a fire, and the applioation well rubbed in. It requires two applications to make the leather thoroughry waterproof. Another way : - Dissolve three-quarters of an ounce of paraffine in a pint of lard oil. The best quality of oil should be used. It will be neceesary to heat the oil in order to dissolve the parnffine. This solution may be rubbed on boots once a month, and it i said to render thein perfectly water-tight, at the same time it does not interfere with the blacking. If the solution is found to make the leather too stiff, the amount of paraffine in proportion, to the amount of oi! should b reduced.