True Democrat., 1863-03-25
How to Dye Different Colors.

1. It is important to cleanse the wool or other material to be dyed, from grease and all foreign matters. which might prevent 1t from taking the dye. Wool must be well washed in warm soap suds, rnscd ill warm water, squeezed as dry IS possible, and then put into the dye. Cotton aud linen must be thoroughly wet in boiling water, anl then squeezed or wlung out of 1t, and put Ill the dye wet.
 9. Use copper c.ullron for all light anl deli cate coors, and an iron pot for black and dark colors. The shades of color will be regulated by the strength of the dye, the number of times the article is dipped, or the length ot time It remains in the dye.
 3. Many dyes that will color cotton will leave wool and linen untinged, and some that will color wool deeply will dye cotton very light shade.
 f. What is used for brishtening and making the coors durable are called mordants. The mordantS used here as copperas, (sulphate ot iron), blue yitrol, (sulphate of copper ), alum, wheat bran. I've and lime water. Those who cannot obtain copperas [now scarce articel use the water from one of the mineral springs, which Is strongly i'm pregncted with iron.
 5. The best seasons for dyeing with bark is in the spring and summer, while Sap is up in the tree Autumn is the best season for dyeing with leaves, and winter is the for dyeng with roots, be- cause the sap of the tree goes into the roots.
 g. Bark and roots must be cut in small pieces, let the cald.on be two thirds filed with the pieces then fill up with water, and boil for several hours until the color is deep desired. If leaves ana twgs are uSed fill the boiler wit them and os CT with water Two or three hours steady boiling will extract the color from the bark, roots and leaves Then strain off the liquid carefully from the sediment and put it back into a clean boiler, add to it the alum or copperas, or both, accorulng to the color desired let 1t be completely dis solved and well mixed with the dye, after which inmerse the wet wool, yarn or cloth in the dye, and proceed according to the definite directlnW e, oabo Rv and leaves together in the same dyea variety ot shades of different color5 obtained by thc/e who are skilled in the art ot preparing ~c~~1lestlc dyes. The following named trees are much used for dy eing wool and cotton.
 Sassairas bark and roots are used for dy yeing worstcd a permanent anu beautiful yellow ani or ange color. Use copper boiler, and five ounces of alum to one pound O.! wool or worsted warns
 kalmia or art laurel, dyes cotton hnc drab color. Usc a copper bpitef. The leaves ana twlSs of the k4n,a and about one table snoonir! 'of coDDeras to three gallons of dye. Scald the cot ton material in the dye for twenty minutes, then rinse in cod water and hung to dry in the air.
 WuLow-The bark dyes wool and linen deep blue black and dies cotton dark slate color Use an iron boiler For black. three ounces of copHeras to four gallons Of dye for slate color, one ounce of copperas is sufficient. Boil in the dye fer twenty minutes rinse in cold water and hang t, drv The dye may be deepenei by a repetition of the same process ill fresh dye,
 RED OAK-1hc bark and roots dye fine sh ide of chocolate brown. Use an iron boiler, two ounces of copperas to four gallons of dye. Boil twenty minutes in the dyc and rinse in cold water. This dyes cotton. The Spanish oak dyes another shade of brown.
 WHITE OAK-The bark dye. cotton lead color. Use an iron boiler; ounces of coppcras to fout gallons of lve scall in the dye twenty minutes, ana rinse with cold water. Oak bark will not dye wool
 PINE. B.Rx-All the varieties found in our -nols-lves cotton slate color. combined with t.e kqimia ;f dyes dove color. For each color put Gne ounce rl c2n0eras to four gallons of dye, and boil in 1t for twenty minutes. Rinse the slate color in cold water and the dove color in cold I've. SWEET Guu bark dyes cotton, dove color. Use a copper boiler; spoonful of copDerss to three gallons of dye, and scald in the dye for twenty minutes; rinse in cold water. To produce another shade, rinse the cotton stuff in cold lye water and hang to dry in the air
 GIuvE. CORN The seed dyes wool lead color, and will not dye cotton Use all iron boiler, ilt' tie copperas, and rinse in lye.
 MArIr-The bark dyes both wool and cotton a fine dark shade of purple Use an iron boiler and two ounces of copperas to four gallons of dye; scald in hot dye for twenty nlinGtes and rinse Tn Id water
 BEEcu-The bark dyes dove color. Use an iron boiler and one of copperas to four gal Ions of dye; rinse in cold water, or in I've for another shade.
 SuoMAca.--The leaves and berries dye black. ITse an iron boiler, and four ounces of copperas to four gallons of dye. Boil the cotton yarn or cloth in the dye for an hour, and rinse in cold water.
 WALNUT. The bark and roots dye cotton fawn- brown anl root color according to the portion ol bark or of roots and copperas used The leaves boiled into dye color cotton purple and wool black when used without boiling tue leaves dye wool f.wn color. The green shells Of the tuil grown nuts dye black with coppera-. What IS dyed bla"k must be rinsed in cold water; the cotton to be dyed purple must be rinsed in yc. The lawn. brown and root color must be rinSei in cold water. The proportion of copDeras used for black is two ounces to four gallons of dye; for the other shades use much less coppera5 To make cold dye for wool fill tub with all terr~tn layers of walnut lelves and wool. then pour on water till all is covered. The next day take out the wool and dry it in the sun, then re place it in anoth-' tut, with alternate layers of
 fresh walnut leaves. Strain off the water from the old walnut leaves and pour it the wool and fresh walnut leaves; let it remain again ul the next dav Repeat this process for one week, ad- ding as much water from day to day as to make the dye sufficient to cover the wool and fresh | leaves This is q fine, permanent fawn n-coored dye.
 Madc!er dyes wool red Nix four quarts of wheat bran with four gallons Of water and set it to fer ment When it Is quite sour strain oil the water and dissolve in it a lump of alum the size ot a hens egc Set the liquid on the fire in a copper kettle. and just before it boils mix we'll into it half pounl of fresh medder for every pound o wool Then put into the dye the wet wool or worsted stuff to be dyed, and let iI remain i'm mersed in the dy for an hour, turning and press ing it frequently, during which hour the dye mus be kept very hot, but must not boil, lest the cool should be tarnished. When the wool is taken from the dye pot it must be rnsed immediately n cool strong I've, or in lime water, and then dried Spanish brown is used for dveing cotton red.- Put pound of Spanish brown, powdered, into little bag, and rub it out in gallon oi hot wa ter till the bag is completely emptied of it's con tents. Then put the cotton yarn into the painted water, and rub the color into the yarn till all the coloring matter is transferred from the water to the yarn After which put two table spoontuls o lnseed oil into the water and boil the yarn in it for fl fteen minutes, then hang the yarn to dry. Il the linseed oil cannot not be obtained, boil the painted yarn in new milk for fifteen minutes.
 SoLFERINo PINK.--Cut a piece out of the end of pumpkin large enough to admit the hand tc take out all the seeds and ledve the strings in. Mash poke berries into pulp and fill the cavity of the pumpkin with them, stir them np well With the strings and put the worstcd yarn into the m'x lures, then it up close with the piece of pu- pkin that was cut out. The next day take out the yarn and dry 1t in the air. when dry put the yarn back into the pumpkin as before, and cover IL up again till next day. Repeat this process every day till the desired shade of pink is obtained, then rinse the worsted out in cold strong vinegar ana dry it for use It will take week to dye the deepest shade of pnk--Charleston Cour'r.