Excerpt from The Art of Dyeing, Cleaning, Scouring, and Finishing, on the Most Approved English and French Methods: Being Practical Instructions in Dyeing Silks, Woollens, and Cottons, Feathers, Chips, Straw, Etc., Scouring and Cleaning Bed and Window Curtains, Carpets, Rugs, Etc., French and English Cleaning for Any Color or Fabric of Silk, Satin, or Damask The first American Edition of love's art or dyeing, cleaning, and scouring having been entirely exhausted for some time past, While the demand has continued steady and unabated - the book being also out of print in England - the publisher has deemed it desirable to issue the present one. In it will be found some improvements, including the not unimportant one of a well-prepared index, Without Which no book for reference or practical every-day use, should ever be published. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.