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Chocolate, or French Brown

and then proceed as for common black. If Dye a spirit yellow according to receipt No. the blue be very deep, then half the quantity 141; then work for half an hour in a decocof the materials for dyeing black will suffice. tion of 3 pounds logwood; lift, and add pint 141. Spirit Yellow. Work through a of red liquor (see No. 100), and work 10 minsolution of protochloride of tin, of the specific utes longer; wash and dry. A deeper shade gravity of 1º Baumé, for 30 minutes; wash may be obtained by adding 1 pound fustic to out, and work for 15 minutes in a decoction of the logwood. 3 pounds bark kept at a boiling heat; lift out 150. Catechu Fawns. Work the goods and add to the bark solution pint 15 minutes in hot water containing 2 pints single chloride of tin; work the goods for 20 catechu, prepared as in receipt No. 96; wring minutes in this, and then wash well in cold water. This gives a rich yellow. out, and work 15 minutes in hot water containing 1 ounce bichromate of potassa in solu-