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with a mixture of one half hard water and 

 the other half urine, and let it stand twenty- 

 four hours ; then put it into a proper vessel, 

 with some alum according to judgment, so 

 that it simmer over a slow fire about two 

 hours ; stir up all well together, and take out 

 the bark ; then put in your feathers and 

 other materials, and stir them round till the 

 liquor just begins to boil ; then take them 

 out, and instantly throw them into some hard 

 cold water with a little alum dissolved in it, 

 wash them out and dry them for use : you 

 may make the shades of this colour vary by 

 dissolving more or less of the bark according 

 to judgment, or letting the materials be in 

 the dye a longer or shorter time. 



Another. 



Gumboge dissolved in spirits of wine will 

 impart a fine yellow to the feathers, if they 

 be first boiled in strong alum water. 



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