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To Dye Feathers

First steep them a few hours in warm water.

Pro- quantities, and in the above proportions, omit- along with every successive two or three dozsuspended upon the dipping mato the bath, with occasional airings, during 40 chine. Each set of hats, after being exposed upon the ground to be more completely blackminutes, is taken off the pegs, and laid out ened by the peroxydizement of the iron with dyeing is completed. When fully dyed, the the atmospheric oxyger, In 3 or 4 hours the hats are well washed in running water. 325. Blue may be dyed by extract of indigo and boiling water.

Simmer over the fire a few minutes.

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