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Powder of Alum very dry, which lay over 

 them on both fides with a moderately ftiff 

 bruflu Then fweep off the Powder, 

 fprinkle them well with Bran and Whiting, 

 and duft them thoroughly. If not very 

 greafy, this will render them as clean as 

 when new ; but if they are extremely 

 greafy, rub them with dale Crumb of 

 Bread, and Powder of burnt Bones, then 

 pafs them over with a woollen Cloth dip- 

 ped in Fuller's Earth or Alum Powder. 



306. To colour Gloves. 



If you want to colour them of a dark 

 colour, take Spanifh Brown and Black 

 Earth; if lighter, Yellow Ochre and 

 Whiting, and fo of the reft; mix the co- 

 lour with Size of a moderate ftrength, then 

 wet the Gloves over with the Colour, und 

 hang them to dry gradually. Beat out the 

 fiipernuous Colour, fmooth them over with 

 a flecking (tick, and reduce them to a 

 proper fize. 



