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478. A Ibumen : Preserved by Arsenica^ Acid, 433 ; Removal of dried, 434 ; 

 Lactarin a Substitute for, 435 , from Blood, 451 ; from Fish Eggs, 520 ; Al- 

 bumen Charcoal, 489. Gum : Dextrine and Gum Arabic, 457 ; Tragacanth, 

 460 ; Prevention of Mould, 461. 



Dyeing and Coloring Materials : Aniline, Adulteration with Coal, 

 427 ; with Sugar, 440 ; and Nickel, 516 ; Aniline Black, 520 ; Fluor-aniline, 

 524; Aniline, Bronze, 437 ; Fuchsine, Adulteration of, 517; Madder, 317; 

 Alizarine, 434, 516 ; Gallein, 438 ; Carmine Purple, 428 ; African Red, 437 ; 

 Saffranin, 436 ; Yellow, for Soap, 517 ; Zinc, Green, 515 ; Indigo : Treat- 

 ment of, 429; Solvent for, 437; Testing the Purity of, 445; Dyeing with, 

 445 ; Indigotine, 428 ; Ultramarine, 429 ; Tungsten Blue, 433 ; Blue Bronze, 

 437 ; Molybdenum Blue, 437 ; Coerulin, 438 ; Prussian Blue, 442 ; Barytes 

 "White, 450; Fuscin, 515; Aniline Black, 520. Miscellaneous: Ink-plant 

 of New Grenada, 379 , Colors from Wild Plants, 380. 



Dyeing and Coloring Processes : Nature's Colors, 443 ; Aniline on Cotton, 

 439, 440 ; on Wool, 449 ; Japanese Silks, 443 ; Yellow on Marble, 444 ; on 

 Soap, 517 ; Artificial Flowers, 517 ; "Walnut, on Wood, 529 ; Imitation of 

 Mahogany, 530 , Cements, 533 ; Bronzing Copper, 446 ; Wood, 452 ; Black- 

 ening Copper, 447 ; Using Brass Kettles, 451. 



Bleaching : Extraction of Aniline Colors, 430 , Bleaching Straw, 448. 

 Cleaning. See Household Economy : Laundry. Drying : Woolens, 427. 



Fabrics : Speckled Fabrics, 446 ; Grege Yarn, 480 ; Water-proofing (see 

 above); Fire-proofing (see above). Materials: Wool, Dyeing Aniline 

 Blue, 449; Soap for Cleaning, 476; Utilizing Grease from, 477; Removing 

 Grease from, 477; Adulteration of. 482. Silk, Adulteration of, 481, 516. 

 Opossum Skins for Gloves, 373. 



INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS. 

 Animal. Skins and Leather: Preparation of Hides, 528; Skin of Opos- 

 sum, 373 ; Utilizing Scraps of Leather, 373, 487 ; largest Band, 506 ; Arti- 

 ficial Shagreen, 507; Copying the Grain of Leather, 507; Greasing Leather, 

 528. Wool. See Materials of Clothing. Silk: Adulteration of, 481,516. 

 Glue. Gelatine : Improved Process of Making, 521 ; Tungstic, 458 ; 

 Gilders', 460 , Water-proof, 461 ; for fastening Parchment Paper, 461 ; Gel- 

 atine from Bones, 460. Horn: Blackening, 449. Oil- Bird, 468; Whale, 

 525. 



Vegetable. Rubber : Imitation of, 460, 464 ; Carbolic Acid for Hose, 

 508 ; Utilizing old, 52o.Gitms : Gnm Arabic and Dextrine, 457 ; Traga- 

 canth, 460 ; Prevention of Mould, 461. Spirits : Preservation of Wine by 

 Tannin, 505 ; of Beer, 364 : Alcohol, Acidification of, by Lycopodium, 489 ; 

 from Lichens, 504; Filtering, 505. Oils, etc. : Olive, 469; Fusel, 528; Tur- 

 pentine, 468 ; Theory of Boiled, 472. Sugar : Extracting Juice from the 

 Cane, 490, 491 ; Diffusive Process, 490 ; Analysis of Sirups, 491 ; Refining, 

 492. Wood: Bleaching, 448; Bronzing, 452. Straio : Bleaching, 448. 

 Ebony from Sea-weed, 463 ; Colors from Wild Plants, 380. Fibres : Ramie, 

 318, 482 ; Prize for Rhea Machine, 487 ; Apocynum, 483 ; New Zealand 

 Flax, 483; Baobab Barl*, 482 ; Cotton, utilizing, 486 ; Tension of, 486 ; Wood 

 Pidp, 482, 484, 485 ; Cattell's Method of Preparing, 484. 



Mineral. Metals : Preserving polished Surfaces, 453 ; Polishing Pow- 

 der, 454 ; Enameled Iron Slates, 457. Glass : Engraving by Sand Blast, 



