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" Or, five grains alum, added to No. 1, will change it to this 

 color ; but the less we use copperas the better, and, there- 

 fore, No. 2 is best for this color. 



" No. 3. A dingy or dirty olive (a very good color) : 



" To ingredients of No. 2, add, 



3 scruples Quercitron Bark, 



Immersed 2 minutes, or perhaps 3 minutes. 



" No. 4. A light brown : 



" 1 drachm Madder, 

 1 scruple Alum, 



Immersed 5, or perhaps 6 minutes. 



" No. 6. A light yellow, or amber : 



" 1 scruple Quercitron Bark, 

 1 scruple Alum, 

 6 grains Madder, 



4 drops Muriate of Tin, 



1 scruple Cream of Tartar, 



Immersed 2 minutes/' 



DYEING FEATHERS AND DUBBING. It is possible that 

 this work may fall into the hands of some Salmon-fisher to 

 whom the opportunity of importing dyed hackles and dub- 

 bing is not often presented, but who can procure the necessary 

 materials. With a view of enabling him to become his own 

 dyer, I have taken the following from the "Book of the 

 Salmon." It is a condensation of directions given in Black- 

 er's " Art of Fly-making and Dyeing." 



" The best vessel for dyeing is a Wedgwood- ware pipkin ; 

 and one that will hold a quart of fluid will be large enough 

 for all ordinary purposes. Before dyeing pig's hair or wool 

 or mohair, each must be scoured of its grease and dirt by 

 immersion and boiling for half an hour in strong soap-lees. 



