The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-11-24

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GfaHtiHe'S Iraftfs 70 81. PETERSBURG.
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Prom the v. y. Statesmen,
On Bidcs Dgeing. as applied 10 UoOdeu Ctod
GHi Has.
The dYcing Of black mas deterioi atcd SO much
within the las' forty yenrs in England aud in
this country AS the copy isis "fE gl,ud. that the
colours v ould be- considered ~ unwearahle
wer" not The cloths "a eyaueSceut IL then fabric
rs the eolors are fugitive. The FAINT miserable
colors givcu h the blacks in ilr present day has
been nhinl, The rr.uit of the prevailing passion
f"r cheap goods To meet mud indulge that II
'liculons Improbable passion. the manufacturer
has seca competed efadual 10 mike his
goods IN the mosi ilimsy manaer. aud the DIVER
10 make his color a. rs low a rate as possible.
50 much nas the dy"ing nf black been lowcred
IL tn West OF Eng and that a piece Of twenty
yards Of broad cloth. which forty years since
was chai ged thirty shllines, is now done for
sy shillincs aud e'ghl pence, aud the dyer
makes nearly HE same profit now as he did
tlen.
Before rho wear 100, nll the black cloths DIV.
ed in England. excepting the Goa sest grades,
were colored blue ~ the wnad vat previous TO
then receiving the black dye and a considera-
bile portion Of nut gals WAS used with loswood.
&c. in finishing the color. All The black cloths
brought f,om England, have "A white and blue
rose near The head end. The white rose design
ed TO show that the cloth was white previously
10 It's being dyed blue for, a. cloths dyed other
toIuts. il found detective, were usually dyed
black 10 cover heir imperfectIons, and ms re-
peated colnrings were found 10 iniurc the texture
ofthe goods. the dealers would not give the same
price for cloths without The nhlie rose. The
blue rose was designed to show that il had ro-
r,tH.l H., II. H.. nd tIn ,nlnr - a.. 49,.
was co nsidrred n criterion Of the depth Of The
blue given The white aud blae rose are stu
preserved hut the blue 10 never put IN, except
by dipping a cor rr OF the cloth IN the blue vat,
and hy tying a rose on that part. kuignlls,
which were found 10 give permaDrncy To the CO.
lors. have also been exploded as too expensive;
and the BLACKS now given 10 the public, are dy-
cd with only ioe y 1od, tasiic, aud snmach. The
latter being the only material in the composition
that hls any tendency 10 impart the least IL srct
of pernanency TO the color. and that is necessa.
riIy used in snch small portions. 10 preserve the
blue bloom of the now fashionable colors, as 10
have bui lIltle effect in checking the fugitive dye
o. The ~lagwood.
The French and the Germans have always
made much better black, and given 10 thai color
a 'nr greater degree of prImanrnrv thnn the
English. am aware that this opinion will be
considered as high treason by English agents,
through whose influence The most 6iinsy goods.
and the most mi cradle colotS, have become
fashionable in this country. and the public Taste
IN this particular. been materially vitiated. TO
prove the correctness ofthis opinion, need on.
" request any citizen. who has an opportunitv
Of doing II, to compare an English black that has
been worn three months with n French black
that has been worn ths same time.
Tho colo, nut on bats fr .,e. r-...-
than that put on The clo,h AID il is high time
that our Overs both cf wollens aud hats. should
pursue some mode Of giving more body and
p'rmanency ia their oolofs, The primary oh
Iect OF this essay is, to show them how this can
he effected. without any additional expense 10
the operator. am aware that II would he
"ofsc than useless to attempt 10 bring orr dyers
,Ihck ~ the old expensive but highly pcrnan 1nI
process Of giving n wuad-blue to their goods he
fore colouring them black, for the public ,astt
has become so highly vltlated by the passion 70,
cheap goods, thai Grmness Of fabric, body. and
permanency OF color. aud every other nuaIi,
that gives to them an intrinsic value, arc nov
never taken into consideration
As giving n blue ground is out oF the question
and ms the %nutgalls, the next most perm,nrnt
mode. must also he resigned az too expensive.
have To direct the attention OF oar Divers 10 a ma
terlal, growing abundanily in this country. which
answers even a better purpose than rutcalls
and will cost no more than the process now pur
sued.
Most persons living in fhe interior Of the coun
try know thar the bark of the swami manic vii
make good black ink. though they rnny no, he a
ware that four pounds OF this barb dried nm,
ground, are eeual 10 one pound Of the b,st oaI 6
The black obtained from this bark /, eonallv a
permanent as thai from gals, and as The barl
gives q much smaller portion 81 eYt,aneous urr
cipItate, it will clean better, and make n mucl
brighter color. Those ieers " ho formerly usp,
nut gals vii. know wnat quantity Of swami ma
pie TO use 10 a gwen quantity of logwood, but
wonld suggest 10 more modern Overs 10 leave on
one pound Of ~logwood 10, every pound Of barI
used by them.
Some few ofomr woollen dvers have, Mt IN,
suggestion, used The maple bark for three o
four wears, And their coiors are much esteem
ed both ~ dealers aud CONSUMERS. Should th
colors prove too blue, they may he altered T.
any hue by the use OF sumach or alder ba,k.
". 7.
9, Flu R0ier.-Prussic acid hns been obiaine
from the leaves oil green lea IN 80 concentrated
state, that one crop aided n dog almost insiaf
i. ianeously. A strong intusion OF Souchone To-;
1 sweetenei with sugar. Is as eiTectuai in poI.ol
iug hieS as The solatior OF arsenic generally sol
ior thai purpose.