The whole art of dying : in two parts, the first being an experimental discovery of all the most useful secrets in dying silk, wool, linnen ..written originally in the German language : the second part is a general instruction for the dying of wools and woollen manufactures of all colours ... . willturn Green upon puting in a little ofthis Lye : But this Lye utterly fpoils theBlack-Dye, by turning it to the bright co-lour, of the infufion of Gall. Now in the lit-tie foregoing Tra£t,of Silk Dying, I remem-ber tis dire&ed to rince the black Silks outin Pot-Afhe Lye, yet it requires fbme con-fide
The whole art of dying : in two parts, the first being an experimental discovery of all the most useful secrets in dying silk, wool, linnen ..written originally in the German language : the second part is a general instruction for the dying of wools and woollen manufactures of all colours ... . willturn Green upon puting in a little ofthis Lye : But this Lye utterly fpoils theBlack-Dye, by turning it to the bright co-lour, of the infufion of Gall. Now in the lit-tie foregoing Tra£t,of Silk Dying, I remem-ber tis dire&ed to rince the black Silks outin Pot-Afhe Lye, yet it requires fbme con-fideration whether it really doth any goodor rather no hurt. The Indians burn an Afh from the leavesof a certain Tree called Adams Fig-tree, andboil it up till it becomes a very fharp Lye,in which they foak their Raw Silk jultasIt comes Yellow from the Silk-Worms, folong till it becomes white as Snow, asTavemier ;eil us in his Voyage to Mu,Chap. 7. where he deferibes the Kingdom of Afem. „ -, n Undoubtedly this Pot-Afhe, and allWood-Aftie-Lye muft be extraordinaryftrong when Vis feveral times boiled witfiunflaled Lime and Water, as the Soap-boilers do, for then it becomes fo corroiiveand (harp that it crumbles Hair and ga-thers into pulfe* A General INSTRUCTION FOR. Woollen Manufactures all fortsof Colours: AND FOR The Culture of Druggs Ingredients ufed therein. I^Ti^/3311*5 °f SilK Wool,the wfd conduce very ™c« tothe Improvement and Advantage of frade- Dying, which adorns them withhat agreeable variety of Colours, K£ M ^.B moft Beautif«l in Natoeis the Soul which animates them • and S Cdour itwnS ruf£ Wtimes, than any Genius 1„ \a y of the ry I *4° The Art of Dying. ty indifferent Commerce, if Dvin? au J^e:^fofe BeautieS5 WhiSSSjrnand, and rente em defirable even amcngftthe barbarous Nations. * AH vifible things are diftlnguifhd, and deferable by their Colours h andtisnot fufficient that the Colours are fine tofupport and incourage the Trade of fluffs-but th
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