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it must be again boiled with some more of the decoction of Lac : CHAPTER 
when cool, the silk must be washed in cold tank water, and dried 
in the shade. This is the finest red dye in use here : in some places June 22, &c, 
cochineal is used ; but it is much more expensive. The Lac dye is 
not discharged by washing. 
The Puttuegars dye their silk of a pale orange colour, with the 
Capili podi, or dust collected from the fruit of the Rotleria tinctoria. 
Bar 5 Seers of silk prepared for dyeing, take three Seers 
(lwo¥o lb.) of Capili reduced to a fine powder, and sifted through 
a cloth; 4 Dudus (l^oVo oz.) weight of Sesamum oil; Seer 
0%woOz.) of powdered Soulu, or soda; 1 Seer (IO^Ato-oz.) of 
Suja Cara, another kind of soda, and three Dudus weight oz.) 
of alum; and put them in a pot. Then take Seers ( i- s -n s - lb.) of 
Soulu, and boil it in about 3~- Seers (240 cubical inches) of water, 
till it be dissolved. With this solution moisten the powders that are 
in the pot, and form them into a paste, which is to be divided in 
three equal parts. Put one of these portions in the remaining so- 
lution of Soulu, and heat it, but not so as to boil. Then put in the 
silk, prepared as before, and wet it thoroughly. Take it out, and 
add a little water, and a second portion of the paste. This being 
dissolved, soak in it the silk as before. Then put in the remainder 
of the paste with 18 Seers (1235 cubical inches) of water; and, re- 
placing the silk, boil it for two hours. Then cool it, and ha vino* 
washed it in the tank, dry it either in the shade or sun, indifferently. 
This is a pretty colour, fixes well, and is cheaper than that of the 
Lac. 
To dye their silk yellow, the Puttuegars use turmeric. For 3 Seers 
( ] iwo lb.) of silk take 4 Seers (2 T V^ lb.) of turmeric, powdered and 
sifted ; make it into a paste with water, adding 4 Dudus weight 
{ 1 1 V 00 of Sesamum oil. Divide the paste into three portions, one 
of which is to be put into a pot with 8 Seers (549 cubical inches) of 
warm water. In this immerse the silk prepared as before, and con- 
tinue the operation exactly in the same manner as with the Capili 
