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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
painting,
it
should
be
mixed
with
a
very
small
portion
of
white
lead,
and
made
up
for
use
with
drying-oil.
Beds.
—
Vermilion
is
the
most
brilliant
of
all
the
light
reds.
The
body
of
vermilion
is
very
delicate,
and
will
grind
as
fine
as
oil
itself.
]N"o
colour
looks
better,
works
smoother,
bears
a
better
body,
or
goes
farther.
Minium,
or
Bed
Lead.
—
When
it
is
well
ground
and
made
fine,
it
is
lighter
than
any
other
red
in
general
use,
bears
a
good
body
in
oil,
and
binds
very
fast
and
firm.
It
has
likewise
the
advantage
of
drying
readily.
Carmine
is
a
more
dazzling
red
than
vermilion,
and
is
almost
too
brilliant
for
the
eye
to
endure.
There
are
various
sorts
of
carmine,
numbered
in
the
order
of
their
relative
value.
Thus,
ISTo.
1
is
the
best
;
Ko.
2
the
second
best
;
and
so
on.
Lake.
—
There
are
two
sorts
of
colours
known
under
this
name:
lakes
derived
from
cochineal,
—
the
richest
and
finest
of
all
dark
reds;
and
lakes
pre-
pared
from
madder,
—
not
quite
so
good.
Spanish
Brown.
—
The
deeper
the
colour,
and
the
freer
from
gritty
particles,
the
better
it
is
for
use.
It
is
much
employed
by
painters
for
priming
or
first
colour.
OUier
Beds.
—
Besides
the
above
reds
may
be
men-
tioned,
as
among
those
in
use
by
painters,
English
red
and
Prussian
red
;
red
ochre,
which
is
very
ex-
tensively
used,
especially
in
distemper
;
rose-colour,
composed
of
a
portion
of
white
lead
mixed
with
pure
lake
;
and
realgar.
Yellow
Ochre.
—
Of
this
colour
there
are
two
kinds,
the bright
yellow
and
dark
yellow.
The
former
is