62 RECIPES FOR DYEING GUT. 



are all tried means. On taking the gut from the 

 pipkin, cast it into a basin of clean cold water, 

 and rinse it well ; wipe it, and let it dry awhile : 

 then take each length separately, and holding 

 it by the end between the fore-teeth, rub it 

 with Indian-rubber, which not onl)i cleans and 

 straightens it, but also tests its strength, avoiding 

 the necessity of doing so again when about to be 

 called into use. After this, clip off the bad ends 

 and tie all up neatly together, and keep it, at full 

 length, in a paper or parchment case, with an 

 inner one of thin paper rubbed with olive-oil, 

 which, in moderation, preserves gut. 



Particular Recipes. 



The ingredients are as follows ; and first in my 

 esteem is, 



No. 1. An Azure or Neutral Tint (similar to 

 ink dye) : 



1 Drachm Logwood, 

 6 Grains Copperas, 



Immersed 2| or 3 minutes. 



No. 2. An Azure Tint, more pink than the 

 last : 



1 Drachm Logwood, 

 1 Scruple Alum, 



Immersed S minutes. 



Or, five grains alum, added to No. 1, will 

 change it to this colour; but the less we use 

 copperas the better, and, therefore, No. 2 is best 

 for this colour. 



