610 DR. CHASE'S RECIPES. 



none as good as mine, as it leaves the yarn or wool soft as blue dye does To 

 10 lbs of wool or cotton take 1 lb. of logwood (ex.) and 3 ozs., bichromate pot- 

 ash, cost 10 cents; simmer your goods or wool 1 hour in the potash, then take 

 the goods out in a tub and put in your logwood (ex.) and melt; wring out your 

 goods and put in the logwood dye and let simmer 1 hour; then put back in the 

 potash in the tub and let stand a little while; then wring out. This will not 

 fade nor rub out as other black. I have colored fine pants this way three years 

 ago and they are nice yet." 



Another Black. — For 10 lbs. of wool or other goods take 10 ozs. of 

 bichromate of potash and 6 ozs. of crude tartar, or cream of tartar; dissolve 

 together in an iron pot in 10 gals, of water, enter the wool or goods and boil 

 114. bours, stirring occasionally; empty the pot and boil ^% lbs. of logwood or 

 its equivalent, say 13>^ lbs. of extract of logwood, in enough water to cover the 

 goods well (better to have too much than too little); enter the goods and boil 



1 hour; take it off and wash the goods in clean cold water, thoroughly, using 



2 or 3 waters. If too much of a blue black, add a little more logwood and boil 

 again. — TJie Cultivator. 



Remarks. — The 8 next recipes ai*e from Reidout's Magazine, adapted to 

 small amounts of goods, and will bo found very satisfactory: 



Black for "Worsted or ■Woolen Dress Goods, etc. — Dissolve 

 % oz. bichromate of potash in 3 gals, of water. Boil the goods in this 40 min- 

 utes; then wash in cold water. Then take 3 gals, water, add 9 ozs. logwood, 



3 ozs. fustic, and 1 or 2 drops D. O. V., or double oil of vitriol; boil the goods 

 40 minutes, and wash out in cold water. This will dye from 1 to 2 lbs. of 

 cloth, or a lady's dress, if of a dark color, as brown, claret, etc. All colored 

 dresses with cotton warps should be previously steeped 1 hour in sumach liquor; 

 and then soaked for 30 minutes in 3 gals, of clean water, with 1 cup of nitrate 

 of iron; then it must be well washed, and dyed as first stated. 



Black for Silk — Dye the same as black for worsted, but previously 

 steep the silk in the following liquor: scald 4 ozs. logwood and }£ oz. tumeric 

 in 1 pt. boiling water; then add 7 pts. cold water. Steep 30 or 40 minutes; take 

 out and add 1 oz. sulphate of iron (copperas), dissolved in hot water; steep the 

 silk 30 minutes loager. 



Brown for "Worsted or "Wool. — "Water, 3 gals. ; bichromate of pot 

 ash, % oz. Boil the goods in this 40 minutes; wash out in cold water. Then 

 take 3 gals, water, 6 ozs. peachwood, and 2 ozs. tumeric. Boil the goods in 

 this 40 minutes; wash out 



Imperial Blue for Silk, "Wool and "Worsted.— "Water, 1 gal., 

 Bulphuric acid, a wine-glassful; imperial blue, 1 table-spoonful or more, accord 

 ing to the shade required. Put in the silk, worsted, or wool, and boil 10 min 

 utes; wash in a weak solution of soap lather. 



Sky Blue for Worsted and "Woolen.— "Water, 1 gal.; sulphuric 

 acid, a wine-glassful; glauber salts in crystals, 2 table-spoonfuls; liquid extract 

 oi indigo, 1 tea-spoonful. Boil the goods about 15 minutes; -rinse in cold water. 



