£86 Process for Dyeing JSParikeen Colour . 
yarn, light the fire under the pan, and bring the liquor 
to boil in about two hours, observing to increase the 
heat regularly during that period. Continue it boil- 
ing for three hours, then take the yarn out of the pan, 
wash it, wring it, and hang it in a shed on poles to 
dry. When dry, take it into a stove or other room 
where there is a fire ; let it hang there until it be thorough- 
ly dry. 
N. B. The cotton yarn, when in the shed, should not 
be exposed either to the rain or sun : if it is, it will be un- 
equally coloured when dyed. 
Second Operation. 
In this operation use only one half of the soap that 
was used in the last, and as much dung liquor (strained 
as before directed) as will be sufficient to cover the cotton 
yarn, when in the pan, about two inches. When these 
liquors are well mixed in the pan, enter the yarn, light 
the fire, and bring the liquor to boil in about one hour; 
then take the yarn out, wring it without washing, and 
hang it to dry as in the former operation. 
Third Operation . 
This operation the same as the second in every re 
Fourth Operation. 
For every ten pounds of yarn make a clear ley from 
half a pound of pot or pearl ashes. Pour the ley into 
the boiling-pan, and add as much clear water as w ill be 
sufficient to boil the yarn for two hours ; then enter the 
yarn, light the fire, and bring it to boil in about an hour. 
Continue it boiling about an hour, then take the yarn out, 
Wash it very well in clear w r ater, wring it, and hang it to \ 
dry as in former operations. 
