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600

MISCELLANEOUS

VALUABLE

RECEIPTS.

107

No.

218.

Bed

on

Leather.

Red

is

given

by

washing

the

skins,

and

Laying

them

two

hours

in

galls,

then

wringing

them

out,

dipping

them

in

a

liquor

made

with

ligustrum,

alum,

and

verdigris,

in

water,

and

lastly

in

a

dye

made

of

Brazil-wood

boiled

with

lye.

No.

219.

Yellow

on

Leather.

Infuse

quercitron-bark

in

vinegar,

in

which

boil

a

little

alum,

and

brush

over

your

skins

with

the

infdsioa.

Finish

same

as

ITo.

217.

No.

220.

Another

Yellow

on

Leather.

Take

1

pint

whiskey,

4

ounces

turmeric;

mix

them

well

together

;

when

settled,

sponge

your

skin

over,

and

finish

the

same

as

Ko.

217.

No.

221.

Blue

on

Leather.

For

each

skin,

take

1

ounce

indigo

;

put

it

into

boiling

water,

and

let

it

stand

one

night;

then

warm

it

a

little,

and

with

a

brush

smear

the

skin

twice

over.

Finish

same

as

No.

217.

No.

222.

Black

on

Leather.

Put

your,

skin

on

a

clean

board,

sponge

it

over

with

gall

and

sumach

liquors

strong,

then

take

a