Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide

Sulphuric acid, muriatic acid of each 3 ounces, prepared tin i ounce. Put the sulphuric acid into a glass jar, then slowly add the muriatic acid, after which put in the tin a little at a time. CRIMSON. Alum, cream of tartar of each i ounce, cochineal ¼ ounce, to the pound of goods. Fill your kettle with water, add the cochineal and goods, bring the water to aboil for ½ an hour and then take out the goods and air them. Cool the dye and add the alum and cream of tartar, put the goods in again and boil for i hour; if not dark enough add a little saleratus or soap. Wash clean and dry. MADDER RED. For each pound of goods use : Alum 4 ounces, cream of tartar 2 ounces, madder one-half pound, bran one-half bushel. Put the bran into a barrel and put on as much hot water as the bran will take up, let it stand until it sours, then press out all the water, and use it, the the water thus obtained for the dye. Boil the goods for 2 hours with the alum and tartar, wnth water enough to cover the goods, then empty the kettle and rinse the goods. Fill the kettle now with the bran water and add the madder; as soon as it is lukewarm put in the goods and stir constantly for ½ an hour, then take them out and air them, then put them in again and let the water come to a boiling point, then take out, wash, rinse well and dry, and you will have a beautiful bright color. YELLOW WITH FUSTIC. To each pound of goods : Alum 4 ounces, cream of tartar i ounce, fustic ½ pound. Boil the goods i hour with the alum and tartar, with sufficient water to cover the goods, then empty the kettle and fill with clean water and put in the fustic and boil the goods i hour. Wash, rinse and dry. DARK GREEN. Color the goods a good yellow, and then add to the dye indigo compound to the shade required to obtain, always taking out the goods when an additional dye is put in to prevent spotting the goods. GREEN ON WOOLEN GOODS. Take i pail full of hickory bark and boil in water sufficient to cover for 2 hours. Then add blue vitriol 2 ounces for each pound of goods. Dissolve the vitriol before putting it in. Boil the goods i hour and air them and boil again. If not green enough add alum 2 ounces, and boil again with more bark also. BLUE. To each pound of goods, alum 4 ounces, cream of tartar 2 ounces. Boil i hour, take out and air, rinse and refill the kettle, and bring to a scalding heat, add indigo compound or chemic until the color suits. PRUSSIAN BLUE. For each pound of goods, oil of vitriol and prusiate of potash 2 ounces each, crude tartar 4 ounces. Put the above ingredients into a kettle with water enough to cover the goods. Let the water become lukewarm for 2 hours, and then boil half an hour, and you will have a beautiful color. To make more durable add 4 ounces alum and clean water, and boil again for i hour. If not dark enough add logwood and boil again to suit. TAN COLOR. For each pound of goods, camwood 4 ounces,, madder 2 ounces. Boil 10 minutes and then put in the goods and boil i hour. Then add copperas one-half ounce, and boil half an hour longer, and if not dark enough add more copperas and boil again. SNUFF COLOR. For each pound of goods, camwood 2 ounces, fustic half pound. Boil the camwood and fustic