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an hour slowly, take out a bunch and look at 

 them between your eyes and the sun or light 

 to see how they take the dye, if too pale there 

 must be more madder added, and allow them 

 to remain in the dye all night, simmer them 

 slowly, next day take them out, rinse and wash 

 them well, and allow them to dry in the air ; mix 

 a table- spoonful of cochineal with the madder. 



TO DYE OKANGE. 



When orange is desired take a handful of 

 best madder and mix it with a spoonful of 

 cochineal, boil it for an hour or two, add too a 

 little ground red wood which requires more 

 boiling than the madder itself; dye your 

 hackles or stuff yellow first, and dip them into 

 the red dye a short time, take them out and 

 look at the shade you have ; if too light allow 

 them to remain in longer, and you will have 

 darker shades of colour, put a little red tartar 

 and ground alum into the dye to assist the red 

 wood to strike on the materials, take them out 

 and wash them in soap and hot water, and 

 afterwards rinse them in urine which gives a 

 lustre and softness to the stuff. 



