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Inftruftions for 8th, The fame procefs to be repeated. 



tlhht7eThy ^^''' ^''■^ ^^P^^^ ^'^^ aOi-ley procefs three or four times, as 



th« Indian mc- under the operations 3, 4, and 5, and then prepare the follow- 

 ing mixture : On pint of Iheep-dung water ; one gill of Gin- 

 gelly oil ; one pint and a half of afli-Iey. — In this fqueeze and 

 roll the thread well, and dry it in the fun. 



loth. Repeat the fame procefs. 



nth. Do. Do. 



12th, Do. Do. 



13tb. Do. Do. 



M-th. Do. Do. 



15th. WaOi the thread in clean water, and fqueeze and 

 roll it in a cloth until alraoft dry ; then pul it into a vefTel con- 

 taining a gill of powdered chaya root, one pint by meafure of 

 cafhan leaves, and ten pints of clear water ; in this liquor 

 fqueeze and roll it about well, and allow it to remain fo till 

 next day. 



16th,. Wring the thread, and dry it in the fun, and re- 

 peat again the whole of the 15th procefs. leaving the thread 

 to fieep. 



nth. Wring it well, dry it in the fun, and repeat the fame 

 procefs as the day before. 



18th. Do, Do. 



19th. Do. Do. 



20. Wring and dry it m the fun, and with the like quantity 

 of chaya root in ten pints of water, boil the thread jfor three 

 hours, and allow it to remain in the infufion until cold. 

 ; 21ft. Wafli the thread well in clear water, dry ft in the fun, 

 and the whole procefs is complete. 



J. MACLACHLAN. 

 Caicutta, Oa. 4, 180.3. 



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