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1418. Bone and Ivory. Red. i. Dip the articles first in the tin mordant used in dyeing, and then plunge into a hot decoction of Brazil wood--half a pound to a gallon of water--or cochineal. ii. Steep in red ink until sufficiently stained. 1419. Bone and Ivory. Scarlet. Use lac dye instead of the preceding. 1420. Bone and Ivory. Violet. Dip in the tin mordant, and then immerse in a decoction of logwood. 1421. Bone and Ivory. Yellow. i. Impregnate with nitro-hydrochlorate of tin, and then digest with heat in a strained decoction of fustic. ii. Steep for twenty-four hours in a strong solution of the neutral chromate of potash, and then plunge for some time in a boiling solution of acetate of lead. iii. Boil the articles in a solution of alum--a pound to half a gallon--and then immerse for half an hour in the following mixture:--Take half a pound of turmeric, and a quarter of a pound of pearl-ash; boil in a gallon of water. When taken from this, the bone must be again dipped in the alum solution.