Transcriber's Notes:

Corrected obvious typos and inconsistencies in punctuation:

[p34a.] BIEGE -> BEIGE (also in Index and Index to samples).
[p54.] half a century age -> half a century ago.
terra-cotta (Index) -> terra cotta (text).
triluel -> trileul.
[p65.] luke water -> luke-warm water.
[p104.] certian -> certain.
[p122.] turmeric is boiling -> turmeric in boiling.
[p124.] analine -> aniline.
[p151.] Lay down the feathers for four hours is a cold. bath -> Lay down the feathers for four hours in a cold bath.
[p162.] most energetic and and effectious -> most energetic and effectious.
[p173.] and hand them over -> and hands them over.
[p187.] Operate of follows -> Operate as follows.
[p188.] to put feathers one side -> to put feathers to one side.
[p189.] composion -> composition
In the Sample Index, the page for BLUE, MEDIUM should be 34a not 24a.

Some inconsistencies and oddities in spelling and hyphenation have been left as printed: