Green. — If the cotton is new, boil in weak lye or strong suds; then wash and dry; give the cotton a dip in the home- made dye-tub, until blue enough is obtained to make the green as dark as required; take out, dry, and rinse the goods a little; then make a dye with fustic, three-quarters pound; logwood, three ounces to each one pound of goods, by boiling the dye one hour; when cooled so as to bear the hand, put in the cot- ton, move briskly a few minutes, and let it lie in one hour; take out, and let it thoroughly drain; dissolve and add to the dye, for each pound of cotton, blue vitriol, one-half ounce; and dip another hour; wring out and let dry in the shade. By adding or diminishing the logwood and fustic, any shade of green may be obtained. Yellow. — For five pounds of goods, sugar of lead, seven ounces; dip the goods two hours; make a new dye with bichro- mate of potash, four ounces; dip until the color suits, wring out, and dry; if not yellow enough, repeat the operation. Red. — Take muriate of tin, one-half of a teacupful; add sufficient water to cover the goods well, bring it to a boiling heat, putting in the goods one hour, stirring often; take out the goods and empty the kettle, and put in clean water, with nic-wood, one pound, steeping it for one-half hour, at hand heat; theft put in the goods, and increase the heat for one hour. 226 HOUSEHOLD. not bringing to a boil at all; stir the goods, and dip an hour as before; wash without soap. Green. — Very Handsome with Oak Bark. — For one pound of silk, yellow oak bark, eight ounces; boil it one-half hour; turn off the liquor from the bark, and add alum, six ounces; let it stand until cold; while this dye is being made, color the goods in the blue dye-tub a light blue; dry and wash; then dip in the alum and bark dye; if it does not take well, warm the dye a little. Yellow. — For one pound of silk, alum, three ounces; sugar of lead, three-quarter of an ounce; immerse the goods in the solution over night; take out, drain, and make a new dye with fustic, one pound; dip until the required color is obtained. N. B. — The yellow or green for wool works equally well on silk. Crimson. — For one pound of silk, alum, three ounces; dip at hand heat one hour; take out and drain, while making a new dye, by boiling ten minutes, cochineal, three ounces; bruised nut-galls, two ounces; and cream of tartar, one-quar- ter ounce, in one pail oi water; when a little cool, begin to dip, raising the heat to a boil, continuing to dip one hour; wash and dry. DOMESTIC PETS. This is a very comprehensive title, and might fairly be supposed to comprise ponies, donkeys, dogs, cats, rabbits, poul- try, and pigeons; but this article will be confined to animals kept in the house, and will especially relate to those which may be legitimately called pets, the care of them devolving entirely upon their owners. Out-of-door pets must necessarily be left, in a great measure, to the care of servants, and cannot be so essentially home friends. The following remarks are by a well known writer:

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Green. — If the cotton is new, boil in weak lye or strong suds; then wash and dry; give the cotton a dip in the homemade dye-tub, until blue enough is obtained to make the green as dark as required; take out, dry, and rinse the goods a little; then make a dye with fustic, three-quarters pound; logwood, three ounces to each one pound of goods, by boiling the dye one hour; when cooled so as to bear the hand, put in the cotton, move briskly a few minutes, and let it lie in one hour; take out, and let it thoroughly drain; dissolve and add to the dye, for each pound of cotton, blue vitriol, one-half ounce; and dip another hour; wring out and let dry in the shade. By adding or diminishing the logwood and fustic, any shade of green may be obtained. Yellow. — For five pounds of goods, sugar of lead, seven ounces; dip the goods two hours; make a new dye with bichromate of potash, four ounces; dip until the color suits, wring out, and dry; if not yellow enough, repeat the operation. Red. — Take muriate of tin, one-half of a teacupful; add sufficient water to cover the goods well, bring it to a boiling heat, putting in the goods one hour, stirring often; take out the goods and empty the kettle, and put in clean water, with nic-wood, one pound, steeping it for one-half hour, at hand heat; then put in the goods, and increase the heat for one hour. not bringing to a boil at all; stir the goods, and dip an hour as before; wash without soap. Green. — Very Handsome with Oak Bark. — For one pound of silk, yellow oak bark, eight ounces; boil it one-half hour; turn off the liquor from the bark, and add alum, six ounces; let it stand until cold; while this dye is being made, color the goods in the blue dye-tub a light blue; dry and wash; then dip in the alum and bark dye; if it does not take well, warm the dye a little. Yellow. — For one pound of silk, alum, three ounces; sugar of lead, three-quarter of an ounce; immerse the goods in the solution over night; take out, drain, and make a new dye with fustic, one pound; dip until the required color is obtained. N. B. — The yellow or green for wool works equally well on silk. Crimson. — For one pound of silk, alum, three ounces; dip at hand heat one hour; take out and drain, while making a new dye, by boiling ten minutes, cochineal, three ounces; bruised nut-galls, two ounces; and cream of tartar, one-quarter ounce, in one pail oi water; when a little cool, begin to dip, raising the heat to a boil, continuing to dip one hour; wash and dry. This is a very comprehensive title, and might fairly be supposed to comprise ponies, donkeys, dogs, cats, rabbits, poultry, and pigeons; but this article will be confined to animals kept in the house, and will especially relate to those which may be legitimately called pets, the care of them devolving entirely upon their owners. Out-of-door pets must necessarily be left, in a great measure, to the care of servants, and cannot be so essentially home friends. The following remarks are by a well known writer:

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