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and alum and put them into the yellow dye, 

 let them boil gently for some time till the 

 yellow colour has entered the hackles or hair, 

 then take them out and wash them in soap 

 and water, straighten them between the fingers, 

 and let them dry ; take them in the right hand 

 and strike them on the forefinger of the left 

 till they are quite dry. 



By boiling two handfuls of fustic and a table 

 spoonful of turmeric together, and repeating 

 the above process, there will be produced a 

 golden yellow, which is very good for fly 

 making. There must not be too much alum 

 used, neither must the ingredients be boiled 

 too long. Persian berries, bruised and boiled 

 slowly, with a spoonful of turmeric, produces 

 a good yellow ; and an ingredient called weld, 

 boiled as before, and adding the alum, is a 

 good dye for yellow, — indeed, the weld is the 

 best dye, if care is taken with it. 



TO DYE BEOWN. 



Put into your dye pot about two handfuls of 

 walnut rinds, or as much as it will hold nicely 

 to boil; simmer this slowly over the fire for 



