Proceed as for crimson, omitting the cudbear bath.
The Fat Man Knoweth not what the Lean Think.
2699. Feathers (Yellow)
Mordant with acetate of alumina, and dip in a bath of turmeric or weld.
2700. Hair (Black)
As the object in view is simply to dye the hair without tingeing the skin, the following will be found the best:—Take equal parts of litharge and lime; mix well, and form into a paste with water, if a black is desired; with milk if brown. Clean the head with a small tooth comb, and then well wash the hair with soda and water to free it from grease; then lay on the paste pretty thick, and cover the head with oilskin or a cabbage-leaf, after which go to bed. Next morning the powder should be carefully brushed away, and the hair oiled.
2701. Leather (Black)