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" Mr. Paterson has little to say upon the experimental aspect or on its aesthetics, but much- 

 upon the theory of colour, especially as it bears upon the question an all-important one to 

 dyers, calico printers and artists, who have to produce such a variety of shades and tints of 

 the admixture of one colour upon another. . . . The author is a dyer, and in his concluding 

 chapters keeps well before him the special wants and requirements of dyers. He writes 

 pleasantly and lucidly, and there is no difficulty in following him, although here and there a 

 lapse into ambiguousness occurs. The book is well printed, generously supplied with coloured 

 plates, very nicely if not brightly got up; and the dyed patterns at the end enhance the value 

 of the book to the dyer." Textile Mercury. 



" For some time the proprietors of The Oil and Coloiirinan's Journal have been engaged in 

 the publication of a series of practical handbooks intended for the use of those interested in 

 certain branches of technology, and the present volume is the latest addition to their list. 

 The feature which the works have in common and it is an all-important one in treatises of 

 this sort is their eminently practical character. The primary aim of the publishers is to 

 provide scientific text-books which will be helpful to those who are either actively engaged in 

 the practice of the arts in question, or who are studying with that immediate end in view. . . . 

 Mr. Paterson speaks with that assured knowledge of an expert, and in the present volume, as 

 in that which he has already contributed to the same series, he sets forth the true foundation 

 of the art of colouring in a manner at once comprehensive and judicious. . . . For dyers, 

 calico printers and colourists in general, whose desire it is to work with accuracy in their 

 respective branches, the treatise will prove an invaluable guide-book, provided the principles 

 and methods it describes are studied with intelligence and care. To this end, every encourage- 

 ment has been given that well-chosen examples, carefully executed plates and diagrams, and 

 an exhaustive index can supply." Glasgow Herald. 



COLOUR MATCHING ON TEXTILES. [/// the Press. 



Books for Mining Engineers 

 and Steam Users. 



RECOVERY WORK AFTER PIT FIRES. A Description 



of the Principal Methods Pursued, especially in Fiery Mines, and of 

 the Various Appliances Employed, such as Respiratory and Rescue 

 Apparatus, Dnms. etc. By ROBERT LA.VIPRECHT, Mining Engineer and 

 Manager. Translated from the German. Illustrated by Six large 

 Plates, containing Seventy-six Illustrations. 175 pp., demy 8vo. 1901. 

 Price 10s. 6d. ; India and Colonies, 11s.; Other Countries, 12s.; 

 strictly net, post free. 



Contents. 



Preface. I., Causes of Pit Fires: 1, Fires Resulting from the Spontaneous Ignition of 

 Coal; 2, Fires Caused by Burning Timber: 3, Fires Caused by Fire-damp Explosions. II., 

 Preventive Regulations: 1, The Outbreak and Rapid Extension of a Shaft Fire can be 

 most reliably prevented by Employing little or no Combustible Material in the Construction of 

 the Shaft ; 2, Precautions for Rapidly Localising an Outbreak of Fire in the Shaft ; 3, Pre- 

 cautions to be Adopted in case those under 1 and 2 Fail or Prove Inefficient. Precautions 

 against Spontaneous Ignition of Coal. Precautions for Preventing Explosions of Fire-damp 

 and Coal Dust. Employment of Electricity in Mining, particularly in Fiery Pits. Experiments 

 on the Ignition of Fire-damp Mixtures and Clouds of Coal Dust by Electricity. III., Indica- 

 tions of an Existing or Incipient Fire. IV., Appliances for Working in Irrespirable 

 Gases : 1, Respiratory Apparatus; 2, Apparatus with Air Supply Pipes, (a) The Bremen Smoke 

 Helmet, (6) The Muller Smoke Helmet, (c) The Stolz Rescue Mask; 3, Reservoir Apparatus; 

 4, Oxygen Apparatus. The Schwann Respiratory Apparatus. The Fleuss Respiratory Ap- 

 paratus. The Improved Walcher-Gartner Pneumatophor, (a) The Single Bottle Apparatus, 

 Instructions for Using the Pneumatophor, Taking to Pieces and Resetting the Apparatus 

 !>) Two Bottle Apparatus (Shamrock Type). The Neupert Rescue Apparatus 



