Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 243, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1912 — Dyeing. [ARTICLE]

Dyeing.

The practice of dyeing Is so ancient that it would be folly to attempt to say where or when it originated. The place or period of its genesis no one can tell, or even guess. As far back as history or tradition can take us we find the dyeing vat, Phoenicia was famous for its rich dyes, as was Egypt also. Modern chemistry does not 6eem to add much to the efficacy of the art. The colors of the most ancient times of which we have any knowledge were as “fast” as any that can be made to-day. In fact, It 1b held by some authorities that the men of four or five thousand years ago possessed secrets about dyeing that would be greatly appreciated by us if we could get hold of them.