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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
in
a
little
sulphate
of
indigo
;
handle
your
goods
in
this
till
of
the
shade
wanted.
Note.
—
The
ebony
may
previously
be
boiled
in
a
bag,
to
prevent
it
from
sticking
to
the
silk.
No.
165.
Sulphate
of
Indigo.
Take
3
pounds
of
vitriol
and
1
pound
of
ground
indigo
;
put
in
a
little
at
a
time,
and
keep
stirring
till
all
dissolved.
Let
stand
for
24
hours,
and
theu
it
is
ready
for
use.
No.
166.
Blue
on
Silk.
Indigo,
same
as
for
green
;
you
will
have
a
blue.
Note.
—
The
silk
ought
to
be
boiled
in
white
soap
and
water
and
made
quite
white,
and
then
rinsed
in
lukewarm
water.
No.
167.
Black
on
Silk.
Take
1
ounce
of
bluestone
of
vitriol,
2
ounces
of
copperas,
and
J-
ounce
of
nitrate
of
iron.
Mix
all
together
with
as
much
water
as
will
do
one
piece
have
the
water
a
little
warm.
Hedge
in
this
6
times,
backward
and
forward
;
take
out,
and
rinse
in
water.
Take
another
tub,
and
put
in
it
as
much
logwood-liquor
that
has
in
it
1
pound
of
logwood
and
1
ounce
of
fustic-liquor;
hedge
in
this
liquor
with
a
sufficient
quantity
of
water
till
black
;
wash
out,
and
finish.