Dyeing and Dyestuffs

the art of imparting colors to textile and other materials, Fifty years ago natural dyestuffs alone were employed by the dyer, but in 1856 the English chemist Perkin, while endeavoring to make artificial quinine, accidentally discovered a simple method of making the rich purple coloring matter mauve, from aniline. Other chemists soon discovered how to derive from aniline quite a number of colors: red, blue, purple, green, etc. The vegetable dyestuffs are gradually being superseded by the newer colors, very many of which are entirely satisfactory as regards fastne to light and other influences. See ANILINE; CoaL-TaR. Dyer, Nehemiah Mayo, an Amer- {can naval officer; born in Province- E 49 town, Ma ., in 1839. He enlisted in the navy in 1861 and was promoted for gallantry in the Civil War. He rose steadily through the grades to that of captain in 1897, and took part in the battle of Manila bay the following year; Was promoted rear-admiral in 1901 and retired the same year. He died Jan, 27, 1910.