The following rules must be observed : To give permanent and bright colors to cotton goods the preparation must be different. Make a liquid with sumac and white oak bark, one-half peck to each pail of water, always add as much water as evapo- rates, then put the goods into this liquid and apply a gentle heat for 3 hours, then dip into copperas water warm, 4 ounces to the pailful, then in warm lime water, 2 pounds of lime to the pailful✪ To Color Cotton Goods of water, then put them in the sumac liquid again 3 hours, warm gently, wring out in passing from one liquid to the other. Now they are ready to take on any color desired. BLACK. To each pound of goods, logwood chips 8 ounces, white oak bark 4 ounces. Boil i hour and now dip the goods in this ^ hour, take out, cool and dip again. GREEN. Prepare the goods as stated above, and then dip them in the following, to suit: Sulphuric acid 6 ounces, indigo I ounce, water 366 DOMESTIC GUIDE. I pailful. If more liquid is required, make in the same proportion as above indicated and you will get a nice green. If a deep color is desired add more of the acid and indigo in the same pro- portions. TAN COLOR. Sumac, yellow and white oak barks i peck each to I pail water. Boil for 2 hours, and put the goods in this liquid and let stand for 2)^ hours. Then dip the goods into copperas and lime water, made as above stated, and continue the process until the color is satisfactory. YELLOW. For I pound of prepared goods, i^ ounces sugar of lead, dissolved in boiling water, bichro- mate of potash I ounce, dissolved in cold water. Then dip the goods into the hot lead water, wring well, and dip into the potash water, and al- ternate until the color is satisfactory. ORANGE. To make a beautiful orange color take the yel- low goods colored as above, and dip them into lime water until the color suits. DRAB. Bichromate of potash one-half pound to a pailful of water for prepared goods for half an hour, and then into 4 ounces catechu (4 ounces to the pail of water), boiled and used hot for half an hour, the potash water to be used cold. The shade MISCELLANEOUS DIVISION. 367 must depend upon the number of times the pro- cess of dipping is continued. PURPLE. Color the prepared goods a h'ght blue, and then dip them in logwood dye till the shade suits. DRAB OR BROWN. White ash bark ^ peck, water i pailful. Boil an hour, and then remove the bark and boil the goods in this water i hour. Then darken by dip- ping into copperas water (4 ounces to the pailful) until the colors suit. YELLOW DRAB. Soft maple bark i peck, yellow oak one- half peck. Boil i hour, and then take out the barks and boil the goods i hour. Darken with copperas water (4 ounces to the pailful) until the shade suits. SLATE DRAB. Witch hazel i peck, logwood extract 2 ounces. Boil i hour, then remove all the bark, and boil the goods i hour. Then darken with blue vitriol, i ounce copperas (i ounce to each pailful of water), dipping into this water until the desired shade is obtained. MADDER DRAB. Madder 2 ounces, white ash bark i peck, to the pound of goods. Boil for i hour. Take out the bark and boil the goods i hour. Darken with copperas water, using first i ounce to each pailful 368 DOMESTIC GUIDE. ot water, and dipping until the shade desired is obtained. RED DRAB COLOR.

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The following rules must be observed : To give permanent and bright colors to cotton goods the preparation must be different. Make a liquid with sumac and white oak bark, one-half peck to each pail of water, always add as much water as evaporates, then put the goods into this liquid and apply a gentle heat for 3 hours, then dip into copperas water warm, 4 ounces to the pailful, then in warm lime water, 2 pounds of lime to the pailful of water, then put them in the sumac liquid again 3 hours, warm gently, wring out in passing from one liquid to the other. Now they are ready to take on any color desired. BLACK. To each pound of goods, logwood chips 8 ounces, white oak bark 4 ounces. Boil i hour and now dip the goods in this ½ hour, take out, cool and dip again. GREEN. Prepare the goods as stated above, and then dip them in the following, to suit: Sulphuric acid 6 ounces, indigo I ounce, water I pailful. If more liquid is required, make in the same proportion as above indicated and you will get a nice green. If a deep color is desired add more of the acid and indigo in the same proportions. TAN COLOR. Sumac, yellow and white oak barks i peck each to I pail water. Boil for 2 hours, and put the goods in this liquid and let stand for 2½ hours. Then dip the goods into copperas and lime water, made as above stated, and continue the process until the color is satisfactory. YELLOW. For 1 pound of prepared goods, 1½ ounces sugar of lead, dissolved in boiling water, bichromate of potash I ounce, dissolved in cold water. Then dip the goods into the hot lead water, wring well, and dip into the potash water, and alternate until the color is satisfactory. ORANGE. To make a beautiful orange color take the yellow goods colored as above, and dip them into lime water until the color suits. DRAB. Bichromate of potash one-half pound to a pailful of water for prepared goods for half an hour, and then into 4 ounces catechu (4 ounces to the pail of water), boiled and used hot for half an hour, the potash water to be used cold. The shade must depend upon the number of times the process of dipping is continued. PURPLE. Color the prepared goods a light blue, and then dip them in logwood dye till the shade suits. DRAB OR BROWN. White ash bark ^ peck, water i pailful. Boil an hour, and then remove the bark and boil the goods in this water i hour. Then darken by dipping into copperas water (4 ounces to the pailful) until the colors suit. YELLOW DRAB. Soft maple bark i peck, yellow oak onehalf peck. Boil i hour, and then take out the barks and boil the goods i hour. Darken with copperas water (4 ounces to the pailful) until the shade suits. SLATE DRAB. Witch hazel i peck, logwood extract 2 ounces. Boil i hour, then remove all the bark, and boil the goods i hour. Then darken with blue vitriol, i ounce copperas (i ounce to each pailful of water), dipping into this water until the desired shade is obtained. MADDER DRAB. Madder 2 ounces, white ash bark i peck, to the pound of goods. Boil for i hour. Take out the bark and boil the goods i hour. Darken with copperas water, using first i ounce to each pailful ot water, and dipping until the shade desired is obtained. RED DRAB COLOR.

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