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>(? real Crimson, in another way^ 



Take 2i lbs. of Roman alum, 

 2 lbs. of fine galls, 

 1 lb. 4 oz. of cochineal, 

 \ lb. of argol, and 

 8 oz. of spirits of ammonia. 



Take a kettle with eight buckets of water, put into it two pounds 

 of fine galls, boil for a quarter of an hour; run the liquor through a sieve 

 into a pail, steep the silk in the liquor, and work it well therein for 

 the space of four hours; take it out, rinse, wring and dry it. 



After this, take a kettle with eight buckets of water, and dissolve in 

 it two pounds of Roman alum; pour it into a vat, steep the silk in the 

 solution of alum, and work it well for the space of four hours in the 

 same; then take it out, wring it, and lay it by, in a wet state, for fur- 

 ther use. 



To complete the color, pour six buckets of water in a kettle; add one 

 pound and four ounces of fine cochineal, a quarter of a pound of argol, 

 and eight ounces of spirits of ammonia; let all boil well together for 

 about ten minutes, then cool the liquor with two buckets of water: 

 work the silk in it for two hours; during which time it must be kept 

 boiling continually: then take it out, suspend it on the rods over a vat, 

 pour the liquor from the kettle into it, and continue to work the silk 

 in the liquor until it has become cool; take it out, rinse, and dry it in 

 the shade. 



By following the above directions you will obtain a very handsome 

 crimson. 



To turn this expensive cochineal liquor to all possible advantage, 

 (for it will still have retained some good coloring matter,) pour the 

 above used alum liquor into it, and heat it again; which will enable 

 you to color many lighted shades, from the rich peach blossom down 

 to the lightest lilac color. Having used it for this purpose, you ma)^ 

 take more or less of silk of a yellow ground, and color it in it, which 

 will receive a reddish yellow from it. 



t^ handsome Red. 

 Take 8 oz. of annotto, 

 \\ lbs. of potash, 

 25 lbs. of alum, 

 6 lbs. of Brazil wood, 



5 buckets of sharp vinegar, and 



6 ounces of composition, p. 191, 192. 



Boil a kettle with eight buckets of water, and put in it eight ounces 

 oi annotto, powdered as fine as possible; add one pound and a half of 

 potash; let the whole boil well for a quarter of an hour, and pour the 

 liquor through a sieve into a vat. Steep the silk in this liquor, and 

 work it well for two hours, after wliich take it out, rinse, wring, and 

 dry it. 



