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Puttuegars, and these again are more wealthy than any other kind CHAPTER 
texture, and with silk borders. It resembles one of the manufac- of coloured, 
tures of the Puttuegars, called Diitari Huvma, but is coarser. It is sdk borders. 
age and size of the wearers. In this way three different kinds of 
weavers are employed ; the Shaynagaru , the Canara Devangas, and 
the Teliga Devangas. These people buy the thread at the public 
markets. The red thread comes mostly from Advany, Kalahari , and 
other places near the Krishna river : the various shades of blue are 
dyed by the Niligaru. 
The weavers themselves dye part of the red thread with the Art of dyeing 
red with 
Muddi root, which is that of two species of Morinda ; the Citrifolia Muddi. 
of Linnams, and the Ternjfolia described in my manuscripts. The 
colour is dark, but stands washing in cold water. In boiling, it 
fades. The following is the process used. The thread must be di- 
vided into parcels each weighing one Seer (10 T %~*o oz.). For each 
parcel take ~ Seer (2 T VoV o z.) of powdered Soulu, and dissolve it in 
4 Seers (274^0 cubical inches) of water. Put into the solution f Seer 
of sheep’s dung, and \ Seer oz.) of Sesamum oil, and with the 
hand mix the whole well. Wet the parcel of thread in this mix- 
ture thoroughly, and let it hang up in the house all night to dry. 
Next day expose it on a rock to the sun ; and during the four or 
five following days it must be dipped nine times in a solution of ~ 
Seer (1 T WV OZ 0 °f Soulu , in one Seer (a little more than bS cubical 
inches) of water. Between each immersion it must be dried in the 
sun. After this, the thread remains in the house ten days ; it is then 
taken to a tank, and well washed by beating it on a stone, as is the 
usual practice of this country. When it has been dried, soak each 
parcel in a solution of two Pagodas weight (l T VoV dram) of alum in 
. one Seer of. water, and then dry it again. Infuse one Seer measure 
of weavers 
Another kind of manufacture is coloured cotton cloths of a thin ^ ne 22 ’ &c ; 
entirely fitted for the different kinds of female dress ; and is made 
of various lengths, from eight to sixteen cubits, according to the 
