Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-12-19
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YELLOW Xxx. Take ounces OF alum and
% ounces of yellow French berries, aud boil
them together for one hour in quarts Of wat
er, then strain and add ounce OF gum arabic
Saffron boiled in water, with 'ttle alann
makes yellow ink; and gamboge Dissolved in
water is sometimes used. x solution or tie
bichronate Of potash makes yellow ink for
writing upon paper that has been prepared
with a solution either CT acetate OF the nitrate
of lead.
GREEN Iszs.-Take solution cf the reu-
trail suIphaie Of indigo and add 10 It = solu
tion Of ticLrOntate Of potash Until the desired
shade is obtained, then add little mueihge
The u.phate of indigo is blue and the b;chro-
mate Of potash Of yellow, and these two col
ors combined form green. A solution Of
verdgris also forms a greea ink and strosg
solution of the sulphate Of copper, a dccUtion
of fastc and small quantity Of flogwood.
BLUE INK.-A solution of neutral snphate
Of indigo indigo dissolved 10 snlphurc acid,
and the excess Of acid then neu'raiizod with
chalk makes good wiring blue ink Which
does lot precipiiate AID requires no gum in it.
The most beautiful blue ink, however, is made
by dissolving Prussian blue in oxa,ic acid
The common Prussian blue of commerce, is
first triurated in a mertar; hen about its own
weight Of oxalc acid in solution is adlt i, and
the whole stirred together occasionally for a
bout 48 hcurs. The exalic acid renders the
blue soluble; water is then added in suTicien;
quantity to enable the ink to flow freely, and
little gum arabic mucilaye mixed With it,
4 porcelain mortar should be used for making
this ink, as the oxaiic acid would act upon an
/ ron mortar.
RED INK.-Comulnn red ink Is made in the
most simple Uianner by mixing cou.u- u car.
mine with sufficient qlantitv Of aqua anlM9
l.nia TO Nv freely, from the pen. ANY Ee~sol
Fcan manuIactare red ink in few hours by thi
.method. \ cheaper red ink may BE- made by
| boiling 2 ounces OF Brazil wood for halt al
Ehour in a quart Of water, thea slrainng it an'
adding half a drachm of the chiord Of tia an
drschm Of gum arabic Sach Ink is usg'
for ruling red Zines on blank books. Carmin'
ink docs not Affect steel pens like that mad'
with Brazil wood none out .qai,l or gold
pens, however, should b, employed with red
ink. Liquid Solfrrino (aniliue rel alsC
snakes sSjd red ink.
PrESLE lNK.-Magenta or any OF the liqIiC
purple aniiine colars, diluted with water an'
a little quprarabic added, .nalles good parp'
link. Z. de:otion of lGgwood and Brazil wood
to Which is added small quantity of the chic
rid Of tin, also makes purple ink. Carmin'
ink and neutral sulphate of indigo mixed to
gether, make purple ink. Inks Of oil shade
and coiors may be made by using strong de
coctions Of the d@es tllat ere employed to colo
cotton and silk; bat black, red and blue ar
the only inks used n business.
GoLD AND SILVER INKs.-T,he following
the method described by Dr Ure. for mokiui
gold ink. Take gold leaf and S-iad 1t vii
white honey upou a slab of porphyyy with
muller, until it is reduced to an impslpabl
powder, in a pasty condition. This golde
honey paste is then d:ffused in wator'whieh dis
solves the honey, when the gold falls to tn
bottom in the form of very fine powder. Th
honey is then washed off carefully and ID
gold powder thus obtained is mixed with Gut
: arabic mucilage and forms the gold ink
When used, it is allowed to dry on the pape
then it may be FURNISHED with an agate bul
:, nisher, when it becomes brilliant. Silver in
+ is prepared in the same manner by substi;u
. ing silver for gold leaf