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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
strong
logwood-liquor,
sponge
it
over
3
or
4
times
then
take
a
little
copperas,
mix
it
in
the
logwood-
liquor,
sponge
over
your
skin,
and
finish
the
same
as
iTo^
217.
No.
223.
Mow
to
make
different
Shades
on
Leather.
The
pleasing
hues
of
yellow,
brown,
or
tan-colour
are
readily
imparted
to
leather
by
the
following
simple
process
:
steep
saiFron
in
boiling
water
for
a
number
of
hours,
wet
a
sponge
or
soft
brush
in
the
liquor,
smear
the
leather.
The
quantity
of
saffron,
as
well
as
of
water,
will
of
course
depend
on
how
much
dye
may
be wanted,
and
their
relative
propor-
tions
on
the
depth
of
colour
required.
No.
224.
To
dye
Leather
Purple.
First
sponge
the
leather
with
alum-liquor
strong,
then
with
logwood-liquor
strong,
or
mix them
both
and
boil
them,
and
sponge
with
the
liquor.
Finish
the
same
as
No.
217.
No.
225.
'Painters^
hoiv
to
mix
Colours
to
form
different
Shades.
The
vari<^us
colours
that
may
be
obtained
by
mix-
ture
of
other
colours
are
numberless.
It
is
only
pro-
posed
to
give
some
of
the
simplest
and
best
modes
of
preparing
those
most
frequently
required.
Compound
colours
formed
by
the
union
of
only
two
colours
are
called
by
painters
virgin
tints.
The
smaller
the
number
of
colours
of
which
any