Buff ; use annotta, ground down, and boiled in water, with potass added, to give the requisite colour. Boil and stir it well 10 or 12 minutes. Wash out. — Brown ; Saffron, or Persian Berry li- quor, and soda, or bichromate of pot- ass.— Black ; logwood and copperas, or shumac and copperas, or galls, log- wood, and copperas.— Green ; Persian Berry liquor, and extract of indigo ; of quercitron bark, extract of indigo, and alum. — Grey ; by diluting down the black dye. — Lilac ; logwood, first dip- ping the article in a weak solution of alum; — or use archil— Pink ; from safflower and alum ; or brazil wood, and quercitron bark, or Persian berry liquor. — Purple ; from archil, or logwood and roche alum. — Scarlet ; Cochineal and Persian berry liquor. Or, dye in a soap lather with annotta, boiling hot, for an orange bottom. Wash the article, then dye with Cochineal and a little Nitrate of tin. — Red ; from Brazil wood and madder. — Nankeen ; from annat- to and pearl ash. — Orange ; from brazil wood and quercitron bark, or young fustic, or Persian berry liquor, and alum. — Lavender ; extract of Indigo, alum, a little Plum liquor. The shade may be altered by decreasing the indigo. — Blue Black ; Steep in Nitrate of Iron for about 1 hour ; then wash, make a soap lather, and add logwood liquor ; dip the. article into the liquor. DYSENTERY, or Bloody Flux. — From the Greek; dus, pain- ful, and enter on, the bowels. It is in- flammation of the mucous membrane of the large intestines, especially the colon. It is attended by frequent bloody stools, straining, nausea, long attempts at evac- uation, and often great pain. There is loss of appetite, strength, and great lowness of spirits. The evacuations in- crease, and become more fce.tid. It often ends in death. It is caused by obstructed perspiration, morbid hu- mours, unwholesome diet, night air, damp beds, wet clothes, intemperance, and infection, in close habitations, pri- sons, cells, &c. It is very prevalent in tropical climates. To cure, give gentle emetics, and mild purgatives, if needful. The Neutraliz- ing Mixture page 275 is of great effi- cacy— a table-spoonful per hour. It will neutralize the acidity of the stomach, relieve the spasms, &c., and effect a wondrous change. Should inflamma- tion continue, give an injection ; as, milk, % pint ; mucilage of slippery elm bark, % pint ; treacle, pint ; olive oil, % wine glassful ; and a tea-spoonful of salt. This affords great relief. Keep up a gentle perspiration by the Sudori- fic Powders, or by the application cf hot bricks, as before stated. See also Diaphoretic Powder. If there be local pain, foment with a decoction of vinegar, hops, tansy, horehound, and catnep. Give warm diluents, and mucilaginous drinks, and If putresence appeals, give DYS EEL 1 68 yeast in a decoction of logwood. The following has beet! recommended : — Prepared chalk, % drachm, compound powder of gum dragon, 2% drachms, aromatic confection, 1 drachm, tinc- ture of catechu, and of kino, two drachms each, laudanum, % dr., aroma- tic spirit of ammonia, 1 drs., and cin- namon water 3 or 4 ozs. Dose, 2 table- spoonfuls every 3 hours. Or, simmer 1 oz. of blackberry root bark, and 2 ozs. of Raspberry leaves in a quart of water for 40 minutes, strain and add 1% ozs. of tincture of myrrh, and a little sugar. Take a wine glass- ful every half hour. It seldom fails.

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Buff ; use annotta, ground down, and boiled in water, with potass added, to give the requisite colour. Boil and stir it well 10 or 12 minutes. Wash out. — Brown ; Saffron, or Persian Berry liquor, and soda, or bichromate of potass.— Black ; logwood and copperas, or shumac and copperas, or galls, logwood, and copperas.— Green ; Persian Berry liquor, and extract of indigo ; of quercitron bark, extract of indigo, and alum. — Grey ; by diluting down the black dye. — Lilac ; logwood, first dipping the article in a weak solution of alum; — or use archil— Pink ; from safflower and alum ; or brazil wood, and quercitron bark, or Persian berry liquor. — Purple ; from archil, or logwood and roche alum. — Scarlet ; Cochineal and Persian berry liquor. Or, dye in a soap lather with annotta, boiling hot, for an orange bottom. Wash the article, then dye with Cochineal and a little Nitrate of tin. — Red ; from Brazil wood and madder. — Nankeen ; from annatto and pearl ash. — Orange ; from brazil wood and quercitron bark, or young fustic, or Persian berry liquor, and alum. — Lavender ; extract of Indigo, alum, a little Plum liquor. The shade may be altered by decreasing the indigo. — Blue Black ; Steep in Nitrate of Iron for about 1 hour ; then wash, make a soap lather, and add logwood liquor ; dip the. article into the liquor. DYSENTERY, or Bloody Flux. — From the Greek; dus, painful, and enter on, the bowels. It is inflammation of the mucous membrane of the large intestines, especially the colon. It is attended by frequent bloody stools, straining, nausea, long attempts at evacuation, and often great pain. There is loss of appetite, strength, and great lowness of spirits. The evacuations increase, and become more fce.tid. It often ends in death. It is caused by obstructed perspiration, morbid humours, unwholesome diet, night air, damp beds, wet clothes, intemperance, and infection, in close habitations, prisons, cells, &c. It is very prevalent in tropical climates. To cure, give gentle emetics, and mild purgatives, if needful. The Neutralizing Mixture page 275 is of great efficacy— a table-spoonful per hour. It will neutralize the acidity of the stomach, relieve the spasms, &c., and effect a wondrous change. Should inflammation continue, give an injection ; as, milk, % pint ; mucilage of slippery elm bark, % pint ; treacle, pint ; olive oil, % wine glassful ; and a tea-spoonful of salt. This affords great relief. Keep up a gentle perspiration by the Sudorific Powders, or by the application cf hot bricks, as before stated. See also Diaphoretic Powder. If there be local pain, foment with a decoction of vinegar, hops, tansy, horehound, and catnep. Give warm diluents, and mucilaginous drinks, and If putresence appeals, give DYS EEL 1 68 yeast in a decoction of logwood. The following has beet! recommended : — Prepared chalk, % drachm, compound powder of gum dragon, 2% drachms, aromatic confection, 1 drachm, tincture of catechu, and of kino, two drachms each, laudanum, % dr., aromatic spirit of ammonia, 1 drs., and cinnamon water 3 or 4 ozs. Dose, 2 tablespoonfuls every 3 hours. Or, simmer 1 oz. of blackberry root bark, and 2 ozs. of Raspberry leaves in a quart of water for 40 minutes, strain and add 1% ozs. of tincture of myrrh, and a little sugar. Take a wine glassful every half hour. It seldom fails.

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