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96

600

MISCELLANEOUS

VALUAILE

KECEIPTS.

No.

191.

Drab

on

Woollen.

For

about

fifteen

pounds

of

woollen

goods,

take

}

pounds

weld,

9

ounces

madder,

4

ounces

logwood,

3

ounces

archil

;

put

them

in

water,

bring

them

to

a

boil

for

10

or

15

minutes,

cool

down;

enter

the

goods,

boil

15

minutes,

wind

up;

put

in

1

ounce

alum,

IJ

ounce

copperas,

ground

;

boil

a

few

minutes

longer,

during

which

time handle

well

;

take

out,

wash,

and

finish.

The

above

receipt

may

serve

as

a

standard

of

procedure

for

all

the

drab

shades

(which

may

be

altered

at

pleasure)

that

can

be

pro-

duced,

only

varying

the

quantities

of

drugs,

in

some

cases

adding

archil,

and

in

others

a

little

sulphate

of

indigo.

Red

tartar

and.

camwood

may

also

be

used.

The

copperas

and

alum

may

be

varied

in

quantity,

or

increased, or

the

alum

left

out,

thus

varying

the

whole

round.

No.

192.

Red

on

Woollen.

For

10

pounds

of

woollen

goods,

take

2

pounds

alum,

h

pound

red

tartar;

boil

the

goods

in

this

1

hour,

(if

a

larger

quantity

of

goods,

boil

longer;)

then

boil

up

4J

pounds

peachwood

in

clean

water,

cool

down

to

a

scald,

put

in

2

ounces

^o.

1

tin-liquor,

enter

the

goods,

handle

until

dark

enough,

and

finish.

The

goods

must

not

be

washed

between

the

first

and

Becond

operations.