Recipes for ink powders are as follow.

(1) Add 1 qt. of water to a mixture of 1 oz. of powdered galls, 1 oz. of powdered sulphate of iron, 1 oz. of powdered gum arabic, 1/2oz. of powdered white sugar, and 1 dr. of powdered cloves; macerate for an hoar or two.

(2) Powder and mix together 3 lb. of Aleppo galls, 1 lb. of copperas, 1/2 lb. of gum arabic, and 1/4Ib. of white sugar. For use, dissolve 2 oz. of the powder in lpt. of boiling water.

(3) Pulverise and mix thoroughly 50 parts of logwood extract and 1 part of bichromate of potash. Add 61 parts of indigo blue.

(4) Pulverise and mix together 16 oz. of nutgalls, 7 oz. of copperas, and 7 oz. of gum arabic. Add two or three powdered cloves to each pound of powder.

(5) A simple method of preparing ink powder is to reduce soluble nigrosin to an impalpable powder by grinding.

(6) Ink paper, which serves the same purpose as the powder, is made by saturating sheets of paper with aniline black, and then pressing them into a compact form. For use, a little piece of the paper is torn off, and steeped in a small quantity of water.