397. _Cement for the Mouths of Corked Bottles._

Melt together a quarter of a pound of sealing-wax, the same quantity of

rosin, a couple of ounces of bees' wax. When it froths, stir it with a

tallow candle. As soon as it melts, dip the mouths of the corked bottles

into it. This is an excellent thing to exclude the air from such things

as are injured by being exposed to it.