The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-12-06
Valuable Reeeivtsx

YELLOW lSk.-Take ounces Of nIur3
and % ounces of yellow French berries.
and boil them together for one hour in 3
quarts OF water, then strain and one !
ounce Of gum arabic. Saffron boiled in
water with little alum also makes yellow
ink; and gamboge dissolved in water is
sometimes also used. A solution Of the
biohromate of potash makes yellow ink
for writing upon paper that has been pre-
pared with solution either OF the acetate
or the nitrate Of lead
GRFrS lNK.-Take a solution of the neu.
tral sulphate of indigo, and add to it 9
soluticp OF bichromate of potash until the
desired shade is obtained, then add a lit
tie muclage. The sulphats Of indigo is
blue and the bichromate of potush yellow,
and these two colors combined form
green. solution Of ve,digris also forms
green ink; and so will strong solution OF
the suphate Of copper, decoction of fustic
and a small quautity Of logwood
BLUE INA solution Of neutral sui
plate Of indigo (indigo dissolved in sui.
phuri; acid, and the excess Of acid then
neutraiized with chalk makes a good
writing blue ink which does not precipi.
tate and requires no gum in it. The most
beautiful blue ink, however, is made by
dlssoving Prussian blue in oxalic acid
The common Prussian blue OF commerce,
is first trturated in mortar; then about
It's own weight Of oxalic acid in solution Is
added, and the whole stirred together oc-
casioually Ger about iS hours The oxalic
acid renders the blue soluble; water is
then added in sufficient quantity to enable
the ink to fiow freely. and little gum
arabic muci!age mixed with it. porce-
lain morteI should be used for making
this ink, as the oyalic acid would act upon
an iron mortar
Red lNE.-Common red ink is made in
/ the most simple manner by mixing COM
mon carnline with a sufficient quantity of
aqua ammonia to flow freely from the pen.
Any person Can manufacture red ink in a
| few hours by this method cheaper red
| ink may be made by boiling Dances Of
| Brazil woed for half IN hour in a quart Of
water, then straining it and adding half q
arachm Of the chloride Of tin and drachm
OF gum arabic. Such ink is used for rul-
ing red lines on blank books. Carmine
ink does not effect steel pens like that
made with Brazil wood none but quill or
gold pens, however should ever DO employ
ed with red ink. Liquid Solferino (aniline
rsd) also makes cook red ink.
PCRPLE lNK-Nagenta or any Of the
( liquid aaline colors, diluted with water
and little gum arabic added, makes3a
good purple ink. A decoction of logwood
and Brazil wood, to which is added a small
quantity of the chloride Of tin. also makes
purple ink Caruline ink and neutral sui.
phurate Of indigo mixed together, make
purple iak. Inks Of all shades and colors
may be made by using strong decoctions
OF the dyes that are employed to color
cotton and silk; but black. red and blue
are the only inks used in business
GOLD AND SILVER ISKs The following
is the method described by Dr. IRE for
making gold ink Take gold leaf and
grind it with white honey upon slab cf
/ porphyry with q muller, until it is reduced
to an impalpable powder, in pasty con-
clifton. This golen honey paste is then
difiased in water which di.solves the
/ honey, and the gold falls to the bottom in
/ the form of very fine powder. The honey
is then washed off carefully and the gold
I powde thus obtained is mixed with gum
arabic muclace and forms the gold ink
| When used it is allowed to dry on the
paper, then it NAV be Furnished with an
! agate ourni5her, when it becomes brilliant.
/ Silver ink is prepared in the SAME manner,
by substituting silver for gold leaf