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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
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the
shade
wanted.
Chamber-lye
or
any
ftlkaline
solution
will
change
the
colour.
No.
180.
Flesh-Colour
on
Silk.
Having
first
thoroughly
cleaned
your
.silk
in
the
usual
manner,
rinse
in
warm
water;
then
handle
them
in
a
very
slight
water
of
alum
and
tartar,
—
so
slight
that
you
could
hardly
taste
it.
Then,
if
you
have
been
dyeing
pinks,
(Receipt
[N'o.
162,)
take
some
of
the
old
liquor,
handle
in
it
till
of
the
shade
wanted.
The
liquor
must
not
be
too
strong,
or
the
shade
will
be
too
heavy.
No.
181.
Brown
on
Woollen
Cloth,
or
Cloths
of
any
description.
The
quantity of
woods
to
be
regulated
according
to
the
quantity
of
goods
to
be
dyed.
For
instance,
a
pair
of
men's
pantaloons,
being
first
well
cleaned
from
all
grease
:
take
1
pound
red-wood, hypernick,
or
peach-wood,
1
pound
fustic,
put
them
in
a
copper
kettle,
boil
them,
then
cool
down
so
as to
bear
in
it
your
hand
;
then
put
in
a
small
quantity
of
cream
of
tartar;
agitate
the
water;
then
enter
your
goods,
handle
them
till
they
come
to
a
boil,
5
or
10
minutes
take
out
the
goods,
put
in
a
strong
solution
made
of 4
ounces
copperas,
again
cool
down,
re-enter
the
goods,
again
bring
them
to
a
boil;
take
out;
rinse
well
in
water.
(Finished.)
This
process
makes
a
good
substantial
brown,
and
might
be
varied
in
the
shade
by
varying
the
quanti-