Yellow wax…………………….....      30 parts
Soap……………………………....      12 parts
Nankin yellow…………………....      15 parts
Oil of turpentine……………........    100 parts
Alcohol……………………….…..      12 parts
Water………………………….….    100 parts

Dissolve in the water bath the wax in the oil of turpentine; dissolve, also by the aid of heat, the soap in the water, and the Nankin yellow (or in place of that any of the yellow coal-tar colors) in the alcohol. Mix the solutions while hot and stir, constantly until cold. The preparation is smeared over the shoes in the usual way, rubbed with a brush until evenly distributed, and finally polished with an old silk or linen cloth.