Ransom's family receipt book, 1886

We cannot publish these letters, as the delicacy of the sub¬ ject forbids our giving the names of the authors, but an expres¬ sion from one is the voice of all. “I am no longer miserable from one end of the month to the other — first in dread, next in excruciating pain. The ‘ Balm ’ has changed everything. It so soothes and warms the whole system that both pains and chills also are banished. One trial will convince any woman.” See directions for using on pamphlet around bottle. (28) To break up a cold, see page 18. DYEINGS. Everything should be clean. The goods should be scoured in soap and the soap rinsed out. They are often steeped in soap lye over night. Dip them into water just before putting them into preparations, to prevent , spotting. Soft water should be used, sufficient to cover the goods well — this is always understood where quantity is not mentioned. When goods are dyed, air, rinse well, apd hang up to dry. Do not wring silk or merino dresses when scouring or dyeing them. If cotton goods are to be dyed a light color, they should first be bleached. SILKS. BLACK. — Make a weak dye as for black on woolens ; work goods in bichromate of potash a little below boiling heat, then dip in the log¬ wood in same way ; if colored in blue vitriol dye, use about same heat. ORANGE.-— For one pound goods— annotto, one pound ; soda, one pound ; repeat as desired. GREEN. — VERY HANDSOME. — For one pound goods — yellow oak bark, eight ounces ; boil one-half hour; turnoff liquor from bark and add alum, six ounces ; let stand until cold , while making this, color goods in blue dye-tub a light blue ; dry and wash ; dip in alum and bark dye. If it does not take well, warm the dye a little. PURPLE. — For one pound goods. First obtain a light blue, by dipping in hOme-made dye-tub ; then dry ; dip in alum, four ounces, with water to cover, when little warm. If color is not full enough add chemic. YELLOW. — For one pound goods — alum, three ounces; sugar of lead, three-fourths ounce ; immerse goods in solution over night ; take out ; drain, and make a new dye with fustic, one pound ; dip until requjred color is obtained. CRIMSON. —For one pound goods — alum, three ounces; dip at hand heat one hour ; take out and drain while making new dye. by boiling ten minutes, cochineal, three ounces, bruised nut-galls, two ounces, and cream-tartar, one-fourth ounce, in one pail of water; when little cool, begin to dip, raising heat to boil ; dip one hour ; wash and dry. SKY BL?iE ON SILK OR COTTON.— VERY BEAUTIFUL —Give goods as much color from a solution of blue vitriol, two ounces, to water, one gallon, as it will take up in dipping fifteen minutes, then run it through lime water. This will make a beautiful and durable sky blue. ° Brown on silk or cotton. -very beautiful.— After obtaining a blue color as above, run goods through a solution of prussiate of potash, one ounce, to water, one gallon. LIGHT BLUE. — For cold water, one gallon, dissolve alum, one-half table¬ spoon, in hot water, one teacup, and add to it, then add chemic, one teaspoon at a time to obtain the desired color — the more chemic, darker the color. Any kind of Colic is cured with “ Miller’s Balm.” Dyeing. Woolen Goods , Continued.