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THE

COMPLETE

PRACTICAL

DISTILLER

suit

their

own

particular

taste,

as

regards

strength,

&c.

:

Take

of

musk

and

white

sugar-candy,

each

1

drachm

rub

them

well together

in

a

marble

mortar,

adding

by

degrees,

during

the

rubbing,

5

ounces

of

rectified

spirit

of

wine.

Put

the

whole

into

a

matrass

or

flask,

digest

for

three

days

in

a

gentle

heat,

and

pour

off

the

clear

es-

sence,

which

must

be

kept

stopped

close

in

a

bottle.

This

tincture

may

be

added

to

the

ordinary

"

cologne

water,''

which

will

much

improve

its

odour,

or

it

may

be

sprinkled

in

the

inside

of

trunks

for

the

purpose

of

scent-

ing

the

clothes

;

it

can

also

be

added

to

such

toilet

arti-

cles

as

may

seem

fit

or

desirable

to

the

person

using

it

THE

END.

TBREOTYPED

BY

L.

JOHNSON

AND

CO.

FHILADELFUIA.