History of the Cotton Manufacture in Great Britain; With a Notice of Its Early History in the East, And in All the Quarters of the Globe
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The following: are the results of Dr. Ure's analytical experiments on the four principal subjects of dyeing, as stated in his translation of BerthoUet's " Elements of the Art of Dyeing :" — Carbon.
Hydrogen.
Oxygen.
Azote.
Wool . .
. 53-70 '2-80 31-20 12-30 Silk . .
. 50-69 3-94 34-04 11-33 Cotton . 42-11 5-06 52-83 Flax . .
. 42-81 5-50 51.70 In the time of Pliny, the Egyptians practised the art of dyeing or staining their cloths in various colours, by the use of mordants ; and tliere is no do...ubt that these cloths were cotton and linen. He thus distinctly describes the process: — " Garments," he says, " are painted in i^gypt in a wonderful manner, the white cloths being first smeared, not with coloui-s, but with drugs which absorb colour. These applications do not appear upon the cloths, but when the cloths are immersed in a cauldron of hot dyeing liquor, they are taken out the moment after painted. It is wonderful that, although the dyeing liquor is only of one colour, the gai'ment is dyed by it of several colours, according to the diflferent properties of the drugs wliich had been applied to different pai'ts.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The following: are the results of Dr. Ure's analytical experiments on the four principal subjects of dyeing, as stated in his translation of BerthoUet's " Elements of the Art of Dyeing :" — Carbon.
Hydrogen.
Oxygen.
Azote.
Wool . .
. 53-70 '2-80 31-20 12-30 Silk . .
. 50-69 3-94 34-04 11-33 Cotton . 42-11 5-06 52-83 Flax . .
. 42-81 5-50 51.70 In the time of Pliny, the Egyptians practised the art of dyeing or staining their cloths in various colours, by the use of mordants ; and tliere is no do...ubt that these cloths were cotton and linen. He thus distinctly describes the process: — " Garments," he says, " are painted in i^gypt in a wonderful manner, the white cloths being first smeared, not with coloui-s, but with drugs which absorb colour. These applications do not appear upon the cloths, but when the cloths are immersed in a cauldron of hot dyeing liquor, they are taken out the moment after painted. It is wonderful that, although the dyeing liquor is only of one colour, the gai'ment is dyed by it of several colours, according to the diflferent properties of the drugs wliich had been applied to different pai'ts.
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