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1883. 
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. 
REVENUE AND AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, 
AGRICULTURE, 
Note on Piuri or “Indian Yellow.” 
Piuri is a yellow dye used chiefly in painting walls of houses, doors, 
and railings. It is seldom used for dyeing cloth owing to its bad smell. 
It is derived from two sources ;— 
(1.) Of mineral origin, imported from London. 
(2.) Of animal origin, manufactured at Monghyr, a town in Bengal. 
Sir Joseph Hooker has asked for information about the latter. 
By inquiries in Caleutta I found that Piuri is made at Mon hyr from 
the urine of cows fed with mango leaves To substantiate the truth of 
this statement I went to Monghyr, and there found that a sect of gwalas 
the manufacturers of Piuri told me that to keep up the strength or the 
Piuri carried on. The cows treated with mango leaves are made to 
process that they have become incapable of passing water of their own 
accord. The urine is collected during the whole day in small earthen 
i ng put over the fire in an earthen vessel. The 
pots, and in the evening p edes 
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mineral) Piuri is only 4d. per lb. The animal Piuri is of an ex 
Sel bright colour, and is therefore considered very superior to the 
mineral Piuri. The high price of the animal Piuri is probably DE 
to the deterioration of the live stock consequent on the rosea r 
the article and the cost of procuring mango leaves, which are sold a 
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