88 ON DYEING. 



neck; they make excellent legs for the red britches and 

 some of the salmon-flies. 



TO DYE GUT A CHESNUT COLOUR. 



Take a handful of logwood shavings and boil it in rain 

 water, and when nearly cold, steep in your gut, but 

 you must not let it stay in long or it will become too 

 dark ; or you may boil red onion pealings, which will 

 answer the same purpose. 



TO DYE WHITE HORSE HAIR BROWN. 



Take the first runnings from new malt liquor and steep 

 your hair therein ; but if you can obtain pale chesnut 

 and fine transparent grey horse hair it will be much bet- 

 ter than any you can dye. 



TO STAIN RODS. 



To stain rods a cinnamon-colour, cover the rod over 

 with aquafortis, and after it has stood awhile wash it over 

 with cold water, and let it dry. To stain a brown-colour, 

 dissolve a little iron in the aquafortis. To stain a ma- 

 hogany-colour, dissolve a little brass in the liquor. 



TO MAKE A VARNISH FOR RODS. 



To a gill of alcohol put four ounces of shell-lac, two ounces 

 of seed-lac, and a quarter of an ounce of resin ; let them 

 be dissolved cold, and they will make an excellent 



varnish. 



