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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
vat
continues
to
be
good
till
exhausted.
Mazarine
blues,
and
deep
purples,
may
be
managed
with
this
vat
and
archil-dye
;
take
care
to
rinse
it
well
from
one
to
the
other.
Archil
forms
a
dye
of
itself
with-
out
mordant,
on
silk
and
woollen,
when
boiled
in
water.
No.
215.
How
to
dye
Straws
Red.
Boil
ground
Brazil-wood
in
a
lye
of
potash,
and
boil
your
straw
in
it.
No.
216.
Blue
on
Straw,
Take
a
sufficient
quantity
of
potash-lye,
1
poi.R<I
of
litmus,
or
lacmus,
ground;
make
a
decoction,
and
then
put
in
the
straw
and
boil
it.
No.
217.
Turkey-Red
on
Leather.
After
the skin
has
been
properly
prepared
with
sheep
or
pigs'
dung,
&c.,
take
strong
alurn-water,
and
sponge
over
your
skin
;
when
dry,
boil
a
strong
gall-liquor,
(it
cannot
be
too
strong;)
then
boil
a
strong
Brazil-wood
liquor,
the stronger
the
better
take
a
sponge,
dip
it
in
your
liquor,
and
sponge
over
your
skin
:
repeat
this,
till
it
comes
to
a
full
red.
To
finish
your
skin,
take
the
white
of
eggs
and
a
little
gum-dragon,
mix
the
two
together
in
J
gill
of
water,
sponge
over
your
skin,
and,
when
dry,
polish
it
with
a
bottle,
or
piece
of
glass
prepared
for
the
purpose.