Wash and rinse thoroughly, using soap for washing, and rinse out in hot
water about four times; after which prepare a bath of one quarter pound
of turmeric to one gallon of boiling water. Enter feathers and let
remain in bath about three minutes; take out and rinse. Boil a bath of
half pound of logwood to one gallon of water about ten minutes; enter
feathers and let remain in bath about four minutes; take out and rinse.
Then prepare a bath of half an ounce of bichromate of potash and one
gallon of boiling water, and let feathers remain in bath about two
minutes, take out and rinse. Next prepare a bath of one quarter pound
of turmeric and one-quarter teaspoonful of Victoria green crystals,
and add one gallon of boiling water. Enter feathers and let remain in
bath about four minutes; take out, cool off a small portion of the bath
and add a small handful of starch. Pass feathers through and dry in
powdered starch by pressing between the hands; then beat on a board or
table until all the starch is removed from the feather.