The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-23
WHOLE NO. l139.
THE ATT OF ~COLORINu.
New and improved Method Of Culoring
Lately Discovered In London.

The quantity of dye.stufs given below
is calculated for two lbs. of goods except
the pink, which Is intended for ribbons
and silks.
YELLow.-Boil water sufficient to GOV.
er the goods, then put in half pound Of
curcuma, one ounce Of cream of tartar,
and three table spoonfGls Of the muriate
oftin; then boil In the goods Eve minutes
and done. Orange, ten minutes.
GREEN.-Use the Yellow dye, rinse
out the yellow goods, put back the rinsing
water into the dye kettle. then add one
half pound of fustic and three ounces Of
alum. Boil thirty minutes, then put in
two table s~poonfuls Of chemic blue, then
put in the goods TO be colored green.
Let them boil five minutes. Bottle green,
ten minutes.
SCARLET RED.-Boil water sufficient
to cover the goods, put in five ounces Of
lacdye. two ounces ofcream oftartar, and
six table spoonfuls Of the nufiate of tin,
then boil in the goods from five to twenty
FIVE minutes until the color suits your fan.
cy.
Brass or tin kettles should be used.
BLUE BLACK.-To color silks, fine wool
len goods, &c, but not cotton. Boil wa
ter sufficient to cover the goods-put in
half an ounce Of nutgalls, p~ulverized then
put in the goods and boil ten minutes.
Take them out and wiring, put in four
ounces Of the extract Of logwood, two.
ounces Of the ~sulphate Of iron two.thirds
ofan ounce of verdigris. pulverized, then
boil the goods from fifteen to thirty min
utes and done.
To Color CoTToN BLAcK.--Pm clear
cold water into a tub sufficient 10 cover
the goods, then put into II two and a half
ounces o fchloride Of lime, then put in the
goods half an hour-take out and wiring,
aud then FIJI a tub q second time with clear
water, and put into it two ounces of sui
phate %ofiron. put in the goods ten min
utes, then take out and wiring, then put
the sulphate Of iron water into your dye
kettle, and as much clean water as will
cover the goods. then put in four ounces
ofthe extract oflogwood, one and half
ounce ofthe sulphate OIL copper, then boil
in the goods from fifteen to thirty minutes.
Note.-After eoloring dip the cotton
goods two or three times in the chloride
Of lime water, then wash well in hot
strong soap suds and warm water.
INDIGO BLuE.-Pulverize two ounces
of indigo, put in eight ounces Of sulphu.
ric aid in a pitcher; put the indigo into
the acid little at a time, and keep it stir
ring with a stick until all the indigo is in
the acid. Let this mixture stand forty
eight hours before you color, then boil
water sufficient to cover the goods. Put
in the mixture of indigo and acid, then
your goods Immediately afterwards-let
them boil FIVE minutes. This is designed
for woolen or silk.
PINK Oh LIGHT SHKs, &c.-Boil water
to cover the goods, then put in one spoon-
full of cochineal, puiverized; one tea
E spoonful Of cream of tartar. and a tea
spoonful ofthe muriate of tin, then boil
in the goods from one to ten minutes, I'M
I'll the color suits you.
CRIMSON RED.-Boil water to cover
the goods. put in six ounces ofalum; put
in the goods aud boil thirty minutes
take out and wiring. wash the kettle and
put in clean water 10 cover the goods,
and then add a half pound ofBrazil wood
boil ten minutes, put in the goods and
boil ten to fifteen minutes.
LONDON BRowN.--Boil water To cover
the goods, then put in one pound ofCam-
wood and two ounces of fustic, boil thirty
minutes putin the goods and boil fifteen
minutes. take them out and air them,
: then add to the dye one tea spoonful of
:; sulphuric acid--return the goods ten
E minutes; take nut and put in half ounce
ofthe extract oflogwood; put in the goods
FIVE or ten minutes, then take out the
t goods and put in one quarter ounce of
sulphate of iron, then put in the goods
FIVE minutes and dona.
NOte--to make the muriate of tin: Pat
one pound ofmuriatic acid and half pound
: nitric acid in a clear glass bottle. Melt
> seven ounces of block Tin as you would
= melt lead, then pour it slowly into a pan
| of cold water, which gives some the APP
pearance Of honey comb--thpn set your
u bottle on the hearth before the fire until
I the acids get somewhat warm, then put
. in the tin little by little. so as TO keep it
boiling when it is all added, let it cool for
use.
To make chemic blue; Pulverize one
: ounce of indi 60, then put eight ounces of
: : %sulphuric acid into a pitcher, put the iDdi.
go into the acid slowly and mix well Ly
d stirring with astick--le two days.
u then put it into a glass bottle aud ready
for use.
The goods that you wish to color yell
u low, green and blue, should be first boil
ed thirty minutes in strong alum water,
say three ounces of alum to every pound
! ofgoods, and after being colored and
washed, should be dipped in strong alum
y water and dried in the shade.
How TO STOP THE BATTLE OF Dem
It TrsTs.-Let every man woman and child
}, keep a little pulverized charcoal in their
bed rooms, and on retiring at night, let
them put as much of it as can be laid on
a ~sixpence into their mouths and work