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together for nearly an hour, and let the liquid 

 stand until nearly cool; skim it, and put in 

 the gut or hair for about a minute, until you 

 perceive that it has imbibed the colour 

 intended. If it remain long, it will be 

 tinged too deeply, and the gut will become 

 rotten. 



For a pale watery green. — To a pint of 

 strong ale add half a pound of soot, a 

 small quantity of walnut leaves, and a little 

 alum ; boil them together for about three 

 quarters of an hour, and when nearly cold 

 put in the gut or hair. 



The following recipes have not been 

 made so generally public, but are much more 

 simple, and equally effectual with the fore- 

 going: viz. 



Stain your gut in strong tea lukewarm, 

 with the addition of a small quantity of 



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