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+The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Toilet of Flora, by Pierre-Joseph Buc'hoz
+
+This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
+almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or
+re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
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+
+
+Title: The Toilet of Flora
+ or, A collection of the most simple and approved methods
+ of preparing baths, essences, pomatums, powders, perfumes,
+ and sweet-sc
+
+Author: Pierre-Joseph Buc'hoz
+
+Release Date: November 24, 2013 [EBook #44276]
+
+Language: English
+
+Character set encoding: ASCII
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+*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE TOILET OF FLORA ***
+
+
+
+
+Produced by Bryan Ness, Sue Fleming and the Online
+Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
+file was produced from images generously made available
+by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
+
+
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+
+
+
+
+
+
+ THE
+
+ TOILET
+
+ OF
+
+ FLORA.
+
+
+
+
+ Illustration: _FRONTISPIECE. The Graces._
+
+
+
+
+ THE
+
+ TOILET OF FLORA;
+
+ OR,
+
+ A COLLECTION
+
+ OF THE
+
+ MOST SIMPLE AND APPROVED
+
+ METHODS OF PREPARING
+
+ BATHS, PERFUMES,
+ ESSENCES, AND
+ POMATUMS, SWEET-SCENTED
+ POWDERS, WATERS.
+
+ WITH
+
+
+ RECEIPTS for COSMETICS of every Kind,
+ that can smooth and brighten the SKIN, give
+ Force to BEAUTY, and take off the Appearance
+ of OLD AGE and DECAY.
+
+
+ By Pierre-Joseph Buc'hoz
+
+
+ _FOR THE USE OF THE LADIES._
+
+ A NEW EDITION, IMPROVED.
+
+
+ LONDON,
+
+ Printed for J. MURRAY, No. 32, Fleet-street; and
+ W. NICOLL, St. Paul's Church Yard.
+
+ M DCC LXXIX.
+
+
+
+
+ADVERTISEMENT.
+
+
+The chief Intention of this Performance is to point out, and explain
+to the Fair Sex, the Methods by which they may preserve and add to
+their Charms; and by which many natural Blemishes and Imperfections
+may be remedied or concealed. The same Share of Grace and Attractions
+is not possessed by all of them; but while the Improvement of their
+Persons is the indispensable Duty of those who have been little
+favoured by Nature, it should not be neglected even by the few who have
+received the largest Proportion of her Gifts. The same Art which will
+communicate to the former the Power of pleasing, will enable the latter
+to extend the Empire of their Beauty. It is possible to remove, or, at
+least, to cover the Defects of the one Class, and to give Force and
+Lustre to the Perfections of the other.
+
+The Author, however, though in general he has framed his Work for the
+Advantage of the Ladies, has not entirely confined it to them. The
+Virtues of Plants and Vegetables, beside the Service they furnish for
+the Toilet, have their Use in Articles of Luxury. He has thence been
+induced to address himself also to the Perfumer: and his Publication,
+he flatters himself, while it comprizes a very perfect Collection of
+the Methods which tend to improve Beauty, to repair the Wastes of
+Fatigue, and to avert the Marks of Age or Decline, includes likewise a
+full Account of whatever relates to domestic Oeconomy and Expence.
+
+Uncommon Pains have been taken to improve the present Edition, which
+contains a System of the Cosmetic Art, infinitely superior to any that
+has hitherto appeared; and it has likewise uniformly rendered the
+various Prescriptions not only compatible with, but subservient to,
+the Preservation, and even the Improvement of Health; an Object of the
+greatest Importance in a Work of this Kind.
+
+
+
+
+CONTENTS.
+
+
+ No. Page.
+
+ 1. An Aromatic Bath 1
+
+ 2. A Cosmetic Bath 2
+
+ 3. An Emollient Bath for the Feet ib.
+
+ 4. An Aromatic Bath for the Feet 3
+
+ 5. An excellent Preservative Balsam against the
+ Plague ib.
+
+ 6. An excellent Cosmetic for the Face 5
+
+ 7. A curious Perfume ib.
+
+ 8. Perfumed Chaplets and Medals 6
+
+ 9. Receipt to thicken the Hair, and make it
+ grow again on a bald part ib.
+
+ 10. An approved Depilatory Fluid 7
+
+ 11. A Powder to prevent Baldness 8
+
+ 12. To quicken the Growth of Hair ib.
+
+ 13. A compound Oil for the same Intention ib.
+
+ 14. A Fluid to make the Hair grow 9
+
+ 15. A Liniment of the same Kind ib.
+
+ 16. To change the Colour of the Hair 10
+
+ 17. Simple Means of producing the same Effect ib.
+
+ 18. To change the Hair or Beard black 11
+
+ 19. A Fluid to dye the Hair of a flaxen Colour 12
+
+ 20. A perfumed Basket 13
+
+ 21. Natural Cosmetics ib.
+
+ 22. A remedy for Corns on the Feet 14
+
+ 23. A Coral Stick for the Teeth 14
+
+ 24. A Receipt to clean the Teeth, and make the
+ Flesh grow close to the Root of the Enamel 15
+
+ 25, 26, 27. Receipts to strengthen the Gums and
+ fasten loose Teeth 15, 16
+
+ 28. For rotten Teeth 17
+
+ 29. A Liquid Remedy for decayed Teeth ib.
+
+ 30. A Powder to clean the Teeth 18
+
+ 31. A Remedy for sore Gums and loose Teeth ib.
+
+ 32. An approved Receipt against that troublesome
+ Complaint, called the Teeth set on Edge ib.
+
+ 33. A Liquid for cleansing the Teeth 19
+
+ 34. A sure Preservative from the Tooth Ache, and
+ Defluxions on the Gums or Teeth ib.
+
+ 35, 36, 37, 38, 39. Methods to make the Teeth
+ beautifully white 20-22
+
+ 40. A Powder to cleanse the Teeth 22
+
+ 41. Mr. Rae's Receipt for making a Powder for
+ the like Purpose 23
+
+ 42. Another ib.
+
+ 43. An efficacious Tooth-Powder 24
+
+ 44. A Powder to cleanse the Teeth ib.
+
+ 45. A Tincture to strengthen the Gums, and prevent
+ the Scurvy 25
+
+ 46. Mr. Baume's Manner of preparing the Roots
+ for cleaning the Teeth ib.
+
+ 47. Manner of preparing Sponges for the Teeth 28
+
+ 48. Rule for the Preservation of the Teeth and
+ Gums 29
+
+ 49. For stopping the Decay of Teeth 31
+
+
+ WATERS.
+
+ 50. The Celestial Water 32
+
+ 51, 52. Receipts to make the genuine Hungary-Water 35, 36
+
+ 53, 54. Directions for making Lavender-Water 37, 38
+
+ 55, 56. ----Rose-Water 39-41
+
+ 57, 58. ----Orange-Flower Water 42, 43
+
+ 59. Magisterial Balm-Water 46
+
+ 60. Compound Balm-Water, commonly called Eau
+ de Carmes 49
+
+ 61. Sweet Honey-Water 50
+
+ 62. Sweet-scented Water 52
+
+ 63. German sweet-scented Water 53
+
+ 64. Imperial Water 56
+
+ 65, 66. Odoriferous Water 57
+
+ 67. The Ladies Water 58
+
+ 68. A beautifying Wash 59
+
+ 69. A Cosmetic Water ib.
+
+ 70. An excellent Cosmetic ib.
+
+ 71. Venice Water highly esteemed 60
+
+ 72. A Balsamic Water ib.
+
+ 73. Angelic Water, of a most agreeable scent 61
+
+ 74. Nosegay or Toilet Water 62
+
+ 75. Spirit of Guaiacum 63
+
+ 76. The Divine Cordial ib.
+
+ 77. Compound Cypress Water 65
+
+ 78. Imperial Water 66
+
+ 79. All Flower Water 68
+
+ 80. A curious Water known by the Name of the
+ Spring Nosegay 69
+
+ 81. A Cosmetic Water, that prevents Pits after
+ the Small-Pox 71
+
+ 82. A Cooling Wash ib.
+
+ 83, 84. An excellent Water to clear the Skin, and
+ take away Pimples 72
+
+ 85. Venetian Water to clear a Sun-burnt Complexion 73
+
+ 86. A Water for Pimples in the Face 74
+
+ 87. A Fluid to clear a tanned Skin ib.
+
+ 88. A Fluid to whiten the Skin ib.
+
+ 89. A Beautifying Wash 75
+
+ 90. A Water that tinges the Cheeks a beautiful
+ Carnation Hue 76
+
+ 91. A Cosmetic Water 77
+
+ 92. A Water, christened, the Fountain of Youth ib.
+
+ 93. A Water that preserves the Complexion 78
+
+ 94. A Water that gives a Gloss to the Skin 80
+
+ 95. A Preservative from Tanning ib.
+
+ 96, 97, 98. Certain Means of removing
+ Freckles 81, 82
+
+ 99, 100. A Water to prevent Freckles, or Blotches
+ in the Face 82, 83
+
+ 101, 102. A Water to improve the Complexion 83
+
+ 103, 104. A Cosmetic Water 84, 85
+
+ 105. A simple Balsamic Water, which removes
+ Wrinkles 85
+
+ 106. A Water to change the Eye-brows black 86
+
+ 107. To remove Worms in the Face 86
+
+ 108. The Duchess de la Vrilliere's Mouth-Water 87
+
+ 109. Another Water for the Teeth, called Spirituous
+ Vulnerary Water 88
+
+ 110. Receipt to make Vulnerary Water 89
+
+ 111, 112, 113, 114. Waters for the Gums 90-92
+
+ 115. A simple Depilatory 92
+
+ 116. Prepared Sponges for the Face ib.
+
+ 117. Spirit of Roses 93
+
+ 118. Inflammable Spirits of all Kinds of Flowers 97
+
+
+ ESSENCES.
+
+ 119, 120. Method of extracting Essences from
+ Flowers 98-101
+
+ 121. Essence of Ambergrise 102
+
+ 122. A Remedy for St. Anthony's Fire, or Erysipelatous
+ Eruptions on the Face 103
+
+
+ FLOWERS.
+
+ 123. Manner of drying Flowers, so as to preserve
+ their natural Colours ib.
+
+ 124, 125. Different Methods of preserving
+ Flowers 106-108
+
+ 126. Another Method of preserving Flowers a
+ long while, in their natural Shape and
+ Colour. 109
+
+
+ GLOVES.
+
+ 127. White Gloves scented with Jasmine after
+ the Italian Manner 110
+
+ 128. Gloves scented without the Flowers 111
+
+ 129. White Gloves scented with Ketmia or
+ Musky Seed 112
+
+ 130. To colour Gloves a curious French Yellow 113
+
+ 131, 132. Curious Perfumes in Gloves 114
+
+ 133, 134. Excellent Receipts to clear a tanned
+ Complexion 115
+
+
+ BREATH.
+
+ 135, 136. Receipts to sweeten the Breath 115, 116
+
+
+ OILS.
+
+ 137, 138. Cosmetic Oils 116
+
+ 139. Oil of Wheat 117
+
+ 140. Compound Oil, or Essence of Fennel ib.
+
+ 141. Oil of Tuberoses and Jasmine 118
+
+ 142. An Oil scented with Flowers for the Hair 119
+
+
+ ESSENTIAL OILS, or QUINTESSENCES.
+
+ 143. Essential Oil, commonly called Quintessence
+ of Lavender 121
+
+ 144. To make Essence of Cinnamon 122
+
+ 145. To make Quintessence of Cloves 123
+
+ 146. A Cosmetic Juice 125
+
+
+ VIRGIN's MILK.
+
+ 147. A safe and approved Cosmetic ib.
+
+ 148, 149. Others, very easily made 126, 127
+
+ 150. A Liniment to destroy Vermin 127
+
+
+ LOTIONS.
+
+ 151. A Lotion to strengthen the Gums, and
+ sweeten the Breath 128
+
+ 152. Another Lotion to fasten the Teeth, and
+ sweeten the Breath 130
+
+ 153. An admirable Lotion for the Complexion 131
+
+ 154. An admirable Varnish for the Skin 132
+
+ 155. A Liniment to destroy Nits 133
+
+ 156. A Liniment to change the Beard and Hair
+ black ib.
+
+ 157, 158. Depilatory Liniment 134, 135
+
+ 159, 160. Excellent Lip-Salves 135, 136
+
+
+ NAILS.
+
+ 161. A Liniment to promote the Growth and
+ Regeneration of Nails 136
+
+ 162, 163. Remedies for Whitlows; a Disorder
+ that frequently affects the Fingers 137, 138
+
+
+ PERFUMES.
+
+ 164. Scented Tablets or Pastils 138
+
+ 165. A pleasant Perfume 139
+
+ 166. Common perfumed Powder 141
+
+ 167. A Cassolette ib.
+
+ 168. To perfume a whole House, and purify
+ the Air ib.
+
+ 169. A Perfume for scenting Powder ib.
+
+
+ PASTILS.
+
+ 170, 171. Excellent Compositions to perfume a
+ Room 143, 144
+
+ 172. Fragrant Pastils made use of by way of
+ Fumigation 145
+
+ 173. Pastils of Roses 146
+
+
+ PASTES.
+
+ 174. Paste of dried Almonds to cleanse the Skin ib.
+
+ 175. Soft Almond Paste 147
+
+ 176. Paste for the Hands 148
+
+ 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182. Pastes for the
+ Hands 148-152
+
+
+ POMATUMS.
+
+ 183. Cold Cream, or Pomatum for the Complexion 152
+
+ 184, 185. Cucumber Pomatums 154, 155
+
+ 186. Lavender Pomatum 156
+
+ 187, 188, 189. Lip-Salves 158, 159
+
+ 190. A Yellow Lip-Salve 160
+
+ 191, 192, 193, 194, 195. Scarlet Lip-Salves 161, 164
+
+ 196. White Pomatum 164
+
+ 197. Red Pomatum 165
+
+ 198. A Pomatum to remove Redness, or Pimples
+ in the Face 166
+
+ 199. A Pomatum for Wrinkles 167
+
+ 200, 201. For the same Intention 167, 168
+
+ 202. Pomatum for a red or pimpled Face 168
+
+ 203. A Pomatum for the Skin 169
+
+ 204. Pomatum to make the Hair grow on a Bald
+ Part, and thicken the Hair 170
+
+ 205. Another Pomatum for the Hair 171
+
+ 206. Manner of scenting Pomatums for the Hair 172
+
+ 207. Orange-Flower Pomatum 173
+
+ 208. Sultana Pomatum 174
+
+ 209, 210. Sweet smelling Perfumes 174-176
+
+
+ POWDERS.
+
+ 211. Orange-Flower Powder 177
+
+ 212. Jonquil Powder 178
+
+ 213, 214. Coarse Violet Powders 179, 180
+
+ 215. Jasmine Powder 181
+
+ 216. Ambrette Powder ib.
+
+ 217, 218. Cyprus Powders 182, 183
+
+ 219. Perfumed Powder 183
+
+ 220. The White Powder that enters into the
+ Composition of the Delightful Perfume 184
+
+ 221. Prepared Powder ib.
+
+ 222. A Powder to nourish the Hair 185
+
+ 223. Common Powder 186
+
+ 224. White Powder ib.
+
+ 225, 226. Grey Powders 187
+
+ 227. Flaxen-coloured Powder 188
+
+ 228. Bean Flour ib.
+
+ 229, 230. To sweeten the Breath 188, 189
+
+ 231. A Remedy for scorbutic Gums 189
+
+ 232. A Remedy for moist Feet ib.
+
+
+ FLEAS.
+
+ 233, 234, 235, 236. Certain Methods of destroying
+ Fleas 190, 19
+
+
+ WRINKLES.
+
+ 237. A Secret to take away Wrinkles 191
+
+
+ CARMINES.
+
+ 238, 239. Rouges for the Face 192, 193
+
+ 240. The Turkish method of preparing Carmine 193
+
+ 241. A Liquid Rouge that exactly imitates
+ Nature 194
+
+ 242. An Oil that possesses the same Property 195
+
+
+ SWEET SCENTED BAGS.
+
+ 243. A sweet-scented Bag to wear in the Pocket 196
+
+ 244. Bags to scent Linen ib.
+
+ 245. An agreeable sweet-scented Composition 197
+
+ 246. Manner of making various sorts of these
+ little Bags or Sachels ib.
+
+
+ WASH-BALLS.
+
+ 247. White Soap 199
+
+ 248. Honey Soap ib.
+
+ 249. A perfumed Soap 200
+
+ 250. A Fine Scented Wash-ball 201
+
+ 251. A Wash-ball, an excellent Cosmetic for the
+ Face and Hands 202
+
+ 252. Bologna Wash-balls 203
+
+ 253. Another excellent Wash-ball for the Complexion 204
+
+ 254. Seraglio Wash-balls 205
+
+ 255. An Hepatic Salt, to preserve the Complexion 206
+
+
+ EYE-BROWS.
+
+ 256. To change the Eye-brows black 207
+
+
+ MARKS OF THE SKIN.
+
+ 257, 258. To efface Spots or Marks of the
+ Mother, on any Part of the Body 208
+
+ 259. To take away Marks, and fill up the Cavities
+ left after the Small-Pox 209
+
+
+ COMPLEXION.
+
+ 260. Certain Methods to improve the Complexion 210
+
+ 261. The Montpellier Toilet ib.
+
+ 262. Sweet-scented Troches to correct a bad
+ Breath 212
+
+ 263. A curious Varnish for the Face 213
+
+
+ WARTS.
+
+ 264, 265, 266, 267, 268. Medicines to Cure
+ Warts 215
+
+
+ VINEGARS.
+
+ 269. Distilled Vinegar 216
+
+ 270. Distilled Lavender Vinegar 217
+
+ 271. Vinegar of the Four Thieves 219
+
+
+ EYES.
+
+ 272, 273, 274. For Watery Eyes 220, 221
+
+ 275. An excellent Ophthalmic Lotion 221
+
+ 276. An Ophthalmic Poultice 222
+
+ 277. A Poultice for inflamed Eyes ib.
+
+ 278. Sir Hans Sloane's Eye Salve 223
+
+ 279. An Ophthalmic Fomentation ib.
+
+ 280. A simple Remedy to strengthen the Sight 224
+
+
+ SUPPLEMENT.
+
+ USEFUL RECEIPTS.
+
+ 281. To take Iron Mould out of Linen 225
+
+ 282. Stains of Oil ib.
+
+ 283. Scowering Balls 226
+
+ 284. Stains of Coomb ib.
+
+ 285. Stains of Urine 227
+
+ 286. Stains on Cloth of whatever Colour ib.
+
+ 287. Spots of Ink ib.
+
+ 288. Spots of Pitch and Turpentine 228
+
+ 289. Spots of Oil on Satin and other Stuffs, and
+ on Paper ib.
+
+ 290. Spots on Silk 229
+
+ 291. Balls to take out Stains ib.
+
+ 292. To clean Gold and Silver Lace 229
+
+ 293. To restore its original Lustre to Tapestry ib.
+
+ 294. To clean Turkey Carpets 230
+
+ 295. To refresh Tapestry Carpets, Hangings,
+ or Chairs ib.
+
+ 296. To take Wax out of Silk or Camblet 231
+
+ 297. To take Wax out of Velvet of all Colours
+ except Crimson 232
+
+ 298. To wash Gold or Silver Work on Linen,
+ or any other Stuff, so as to look like new ib.
+
+ 299. To take Spots out of Silk or Woollen Stuff 233
+
+ 300. To take Stains of Oil out of Cloth ib.
+
+ 301. To take Stains out of White Cloth 234
+
+ 302. To take Stains out of Crimson Velvet, and
+ other coloured Velvets ib.
+
+ 303. A Soap that takes out all Manner of Spots
+ and Stains 235
+
+ 304. Another Method to take Spots or Stains out
+ of White Silk or Crimson Velvet 236
+
+ 305. A Receipt to clean Gloves without wetting ib.
+
+ 306. To colour Gloves 237
+
+ 307. To wash Point Lace 238
+
+ 308. To clean Point Lace without washing ib.
+
+ 309. To wash black and white Sarcenet ib.
+
+ 310. A Soap to take out all Kinds of Stains 239
+
+ 311. An expeditious Method to take Stains out
+ of Scarlet, or Velvet of any other Colour 240
+
+
+ DIFFERENT WAYS OF PREPARING SNUFF.
+
+ 312. Method of making Snuff 240
+
+ 313. Method of cleansing Snuff in order to scent it 241
+
+ 314, 315. Methods of scenting Snuff 243, 244
+
+ 316, 317. Perfumed Snuff 245, 246
+
+ 318. Snuff after the Maltese Fashion 246
+
+ 319. The Genuine Maltese Snuff ib.
+
+ 320. Italian Snuff 247
+
+ 321. Snuff scented after the Spanish Manner ib.
+
+ 322. Method of colouring Snuff Red or Yellow 249
+
+ 323, 324, 325, 326. Herb Snuffs 250, 251
+
+
+
+
+ THE
+
+ TOILET
+
+ OF
+
+ FLORA.
+
+
+1. _An Aromatic Bath._
+
+Boil, for the space of two or three minutes, in a sufficient quantity
+of river-water, one or more of the following plants; viz. Laurel,
+Thyme, Rosemary, Wild Thyme, Sweet-Marjoram, Bastard-Marjoram,
+Lavender, Southernwood, Wormwood, Sage, Pennyroyal, Sweet-Basil Balm,
+Wild Mint, Hyssop, Clove-july-flowers, Anise, Fennel, or any other
+herbs that have an agreeable scent. Having strained off the liquor
+from the herbs, add to it a little Brandy, or camphorated Spirits of
+Wine.
+
+This is an excellent bath to strengthen the limbs; it removes pains
+proceeding from cold, and promotes perspiration.
+
+
+2. _A Cosmetic Bath._
+
+Take two pounds of Barley or Bean-meal, eight pounds of Bran, and a
+few handfuls of Borrage Leaves. Boil these ingredients in a sufficient
+quantity of spring water. Nothing cleanses and softens the skin like
+this bath.
+
+
+3. _An Emollient Bath for the Feet._
+
+Boil, in water, a pound of Bran, with a few Marsh-mallow Roots, and two
+or three handfuls of Mallow Leaves.
+
+
+4. _An Aromatic Bath for the Feet._
+
+Take four handfuls of Pennyroyal, Sage, and Rosemary, three handfuls of
+Angelica, and four ounces of Juniper Berries; boil these ingredients in
+a sufficient quantity of water, and strain off the liquor for use.
+
+
+5. _An excellent Preservative Balsam against the Plague._
+
+Scrape fine twelve Scorzonera and Goatsbread Roots; simmer them over
+a gentle fire in three quarts of Lisbon or French White Wine, in a
+vessel closely covered, to prevent the too great evaporation of the
+vinous spirit. When the roots are sufficiently boiled, strain off the
+liquor through a linen strainer with a gentle pressure: then add to
+it the Juice of twelve Lemons, with Cloves, Ginger, Cardamom Seeds,
+and Aloes Wood, grossly powdered, of each half an ounce; and about one
+ounce of each of the following herbs, viz. fresh Leaves of Rue, Elder,
+Bramble, and Sage; boil all together over a gentle fire, till one quart
+is wasted away; strain the liquor off immediately through a strong
+linen bag, and keep it in an earthen or glass vessel close stopped.
+Drink every morning fasting, for nine days together, half a pint of
+this Balsam, by which means you will be able to resist the malignancy
+of the Atmosphere, though you even visit infected persons. The same end
+may be promoted by washing the mouth and nostrils with Vinegar; and by
+holding to the nose a bit of Camphire, slightly wrapped in muslin; or
+by frequently chewing a piece of Gum Myrrh.
+
+
+6. _An excellent Cosmetic for the Face._
+
+Take a pound of levigated Hartshorn, two pounds of Rice Powder, half
+a pound of Ceruss, Powder of dried Bones, Frankincense, Gum Mastic,
+and Gum Arabic, of each two ounces. Dissolve the whole in a sufficient
+quantity of Rose-water, and wash the face with this fluid.
+
+
+7. _A curious Perfume._
+
+Boil, in two quarts of Rose-water, an ounce of Storax, and two ounces
+of Gum Benjamin; to which add, tied up in a piece of gauze or thin
+muslin, six Cloves bruised, half a drachm of Labdanum, as much Calamus
+Aromaticus, and a little Lemon-peel. Cover the vessel up close, and
+keep the ingredients boiling a great while: strain off the liquor
+without strong pressure, and let it stand till it deposit the sediment,
+which keep for use in a box.
+
+
+8. _Perfumed Chaplets and Medals._
+
+Take Marechal Powder, and make it into a paste with Mucilage of Gum
+Tragacanth and Arabic, prepared with All-flower-water (the receipt
+for which is contained in this book.) The mould into which it is put
+must be rubbed with a little Essence of Jassmine, or of any other
+sweet-scented herb, to prevent the Paste from sticking. This Paste in
+colour resembles Coffee.
+
+
+9. _Receipt to thicken the Hair, and make it grow on a bald part._
+
+Take Roots of a Maiden Vine, Roots of Hemp, and Cores of soft Cabbages,
+of each two handfuls; dry and burn them; afterwards make a lye with the
+ashes. The head is to be washed with this lye three days successively,
+the part having been previously well rubbed with Honey.
+
+
+10. _An approved Depilatory, or a Fluid for taking off the Hair._
+
+Take Polypody of the Oak, cut into very small pieces; put them into a
+glass vessel, and pour on them as much Lisbon, or French White Wine,
+as will rise about an inch above the ingredients: digest in balneo
+Mariae (or a bath of hot water) for twenty-four hours; then distil off
+the liquor by the heat of boiling water, till the whole has come over
+the helm. A linen cloth wetted with this fluid, may be applied to the
+part on which the hair grows, and kept on it all night; repeating the
+application periodically till the hair falls off.
+
+The distilled water of the Leaves and Roots of Celandine, applied in
+the same manner, has the like effect.
+
+
+11. _A Powder to prevent Baldness._
+
+Powder your head with powdered Parsley Seed, at night, once in three or
+four months, and the hair will never fall off.
+
+
+12. _To quicken the Growth of Hair._
+
+Dip the teeth of your comb every morning in the expressed Juice
+of Nettles, and comb the hair the wrong way. This expedient will
+surprisingly quicken the growth of the hair.
+
+Some, after having shaved the head, foment it with a decoction of
+Wormwood, Southernwood, Sage, Betony, Vervain, Marjoram, Myrtle, Roses,
+Dill, Rosemary, or Misletoe.
+
+
+13. _A compound Oil for the same Intention._
+
+Take half a pound of green Southernwood bruised, boil it in a pint and
+a half of Sweet Oil, and half a pint of Red Wine; when sufficiently
+boiled, remove it from the fire, and strain off the liquor through a
+linen bag: repeat this operation three times with fresh Southernwood.
+The last time add to the strained liquor two ounces of Bears-grease.
+
+This oil quickly makes the hair shoot out.
+
+
+14. _A Fluid to make the Hair grow._
+
+Take the tops of Hemp as soon as the plant begins to appear above
+ground, and infuse them four and twenty hours in water. Dip the teeth
+of the comb in this fluid, and it will certainly quicken the growth of
+the hair.
+
+
+15. _A Liniment of the same Kind._
+
+Take six drachms of Labdanum, two ounces of Bears-grease, half an ounce
+of Honey, three drachms of powdered Southernwood, a drachm and a half
+of Ashes of Calamus Aromaticus Roots, three drachms of Balsam of Peru,
+and a little Oil of Sweet Almonds. Mix into a liniment.
+
+
+16. _To change the Colour of the Hair._
+
+First wash your head with spring-water, then dip your comb in Oil of
+Tartar, and comb yourself in the Sun: repeat this operation three times
+a day, and at the end of eight days at most the hair will turn black.
+If you are desirous of giving the hair a fine scent, moisten it with
+Oil of Benjamin.
+
+
+17. _Simple Means of producing the same Effect._
+
+The Leaves of the Wild Vine change the hairs black, and prevent their
+falling off. Burnt Cork; Roots of the Holm-oak, and Caper-tree;
+Barks of Willow, Walnut-tree and Pomegranate; Leaves of Artichoaks,
+the Mulberry-tree, Fig-tree, Rasberry-bush Shells of Beans; Gall and
+Cypress-nuts; Leaves of Myrtle; green Shells of Walnuts; Ivy-berries,
+Cockle, and red Beet-seeds, Poppy-flowers, Alum, and most preparations
+of Lead. These ingredients may be boiled in Rain-water, Wine or
+Vinegar, with the addition of some cephalic Plant, as Sage, Marjoram,
+Balm, Betony, Clove-july-flowers, Laurel, &c. &c.
+
+
+18. _To change the Hair or Beard black._
+
+Take Oil of Costus and Myrtle, of each an ounce and a half; mix them
+well in a leaden mortar; adding liquid Pitch, expressed Juice of Walnut
+Leaves and Laudanum, of each half an ounce; Gall-nuts, Black-lead, and
+Frankincense, of each a drachm; and a sufficient quantity of Mucilage
+of Gum Arabic made with a decoction of Gall Nuts.
+
+Rub the head and chin with this mixture, after they have been shaved.
+
+
+19. _A Fluid to die the Hair of a flaxen Colour._
+
+Take a quart of Lye prepared from the Ashes of Vine Twigs; Briony,
+Celandine Roots, and Turmeric, of each half an ounce; Saffron and Lily
+Roots, of each two drachms; Flowers of Mullein, Yellow Stechas, Broom,
+and St. John's-wort, of each a drachm; boil these ingredients together,
+and strain off the Liquor clear.
+
+Frequently wash the hair with this fluid, and in a little time it will
+change to a beautiful flaxen colour.
+
+
+20. _A perfumed Basket._
+
+Place a layer of perfumed Cotton extremely thin and even on a piece of
+Taffety stretched in a frame; strew on it some Violet Powder, and then
+some Cypress Powder; cover the whole with another piece of Taffety:
+nothing more remains to complete the work, but to quilt it, and cut it
+of the size of the basket, trimming the edges with ribband.
+
+
+21. _Natural Cosmetics._
+
+The Juice that issues from the Birch-Tree, when wounded with an
+auger in spring, is detersive and excellent to clear the complexion:
+the same virtue is attributed to its distilled water. Some people
+recommend Strawberry-water; others the decoction of Orpiment, and some
+Frog-spawn-water.
+
+
+22. _A remedy for Corns on the Feet._
+
+Roast a Clove of Garlic, or an Onion, on a live coal or in hot ashes;
+apply it to the corn, and fasten it on with a piece of cloth. This
+softens the corn to such a degree, as to loosen and wholly remove it
+in two or three days. Foment the corn every other night in warm water,
+after which renew the application.
+
+The same intention will be yet more effectually answered by applying to
+the corn a bit of the plaster of Diachylon with the Gums, spread on a
+small piece of linen; removing it occasionally to foment the corn with
+warm water, and pare off the softened part with a penknife.
+
+
+23. _A Coral Stick for the Teeth._
+
+Make a stiff Paste with Tooth Powder and a sufficient quantity of
+Mucilage of Gum Tragacanth: form with this Paste little cylindrical
+Rollers, the thickness of a large goose quill, and about three inches
+in length. Dry them in the shade. The method of using this stick is
+to rub it against the teeth, which become cleaner in proportion as it
+wastes.
+
+
+24. _A receipt to clean the Teeth and Gums, and make the Flesh grow
+close to the Root of the Enamel._
+
+Take an ounce of Myrrh in fine powder, two spoonfuls of the best white
+Honey, and a little green Sage in fine powder; mix them well together,
+and rub the teeth and gums with a little of this Balsam every night and
+morning.
+
+
+25. _Ditto, to strengthen the Gums and fasten loose Teeth._
+
+Dissolve an ounce of Myrrh as much as possible in half a pint of Red
+Wine and the same quantity of Oil of Almonds: Wash the mouth with this
+fluid every morning.
+
+This is also an excellent remedy against worms in the teeth.
+
+
+26. _Another._
+
+Dissolve a drachm of Cachoe (an Indian perfume) in a quart of Red Wine,
+and use it for washing the mouth.
+
+
+27. _Or rather._
+
+Bruise Tobacco Roots in a mortar, and rub the teeth and gums with a
+linen cloth dipped in the Juice. You may also put some Tobacco bruised
+between the fingers into the hollow of the tooth. Or take the green
+Leaves of a Plum-tree, or of Rosemary, and boil them in Lees of Wine or
+Vinegar; gargle the mouth with the Wine as hot as you can bear it, and
+repeat it frequently.
+
+
+28. _For rotten Teeth._
+
+Make a balsam with a sufficient quantity of Honey, two scruples of
+Myrrh in fine powder, a scruple of Gum Juniper, and ten grains of Roch
+Alum. Frequently apply this mixture to the decayed tooth.
+
+
+29. _A liquid Remedy for decayed Teeth._
+
+Take a pint of the Juice of the Wild Gourd, a quarter of a pound of
+Mulberry Bark, and Pellitory of Spain, each three ounces; Roch Alum,
+Sal Gem, and Borax, of each half an ounce. Put these ingredients into
+a glass vessel, and distill in a sand heat to dryness; take of this
+liquor and Brandy, each an equal part, and wash the mouth with them
+warm. This mixture removes all putridity, and cleanses away dead flesh.
+
+
+30. _A Powder to clean the Teeth._
+
+Take Dragon's Blood and Cinnamon, of each one ounce and a half, Burnt
+Alum, or Cream of Tartar, one ounce; beat all together into a very fine
+powder, and rub a little on the teeth every other day.
+
+
+31. _A Remedy for sore Gums and loose Teeth._
+
+Boil Oak Leaves in spring-water, and add to the decoction a few drops
+of Spirit of Sulphur. Gargle the mouth with a little of this liquor
+every morning while necessary.
+
+
+32. _An approved Receipt against that troublesome Complaint, called the
+Teeth set on Edge._
+
+Purslain, Sorrel, Sweet or Bitter Almonds, Walnuts, or burnt Bread,
+chewed, will certainly remove this disagreeable sensation.
+
+
+33. _A Liquid for cleansing the Teeth._
+
+Take Lemon Juice, two ounces, Burnt Alum and Salt, of each six grains;
+boil them together about a minute in a glazed pipkin, and then strain
+through a linen cloth. The method of application is to wrap a bit of
+clean rag round the end of a stick, dipping it in the Liquid, and rub
+it gently against the teeth. You must be careful not to have too much
+of the Liquid on the rag, for fear it should excoriate the gums or
+inside of the mouth. This application ought not to be used above once
+every two or three months.
+
+
+34. _A sure Preservative from the Tooth Ache, and Defluxions on the
+Gums or Teeth._
+
+After having washed your mouth with water, as cleanliness and indeed
+health requires, you should every morning rince the mouth with a tea
+spoonful of Lavender-Water mixed with an equal quantity of warm or cold
+water, whichever you like best, to diminish its activity. This simple
+and innocent remedy is a certain preservative, the success of which has
+been confirmed by long experience.
+
+
+35. _A Method to make the Teeth beautifully white._
+
+Take Gum Tragacanth, one ounce; Pumice-stone, two drachms; Gum Arabic,
+half an ounce; and Crystals of Tartar, finely powdered, one ounce;
+dissolve the Gums in Rose-water, and adding to it the powder, form the
+whole into little sticks, which are to be dried slowly in the shade,
+and afterwards kept for use.
+
+
+36. _Or,_
+
+Take dried Leaves of Hyssop, Wild Thyme, and Mint, of each half an
+ounce; Roch Alum, prepared Hartshorn, and Salt, of each a drachm;
+calcine these ingredients together in a pot placed on burning coals;
+when sufficiently calcined, add of Pepper and Mastic, each half a
+drachm, and of Myrrh a scruple; reduce the whole into a fine powder,
+and make them into a proper consistence with Storax dissolved in
+Rose-water. Rub the teeth with a small bit of this Mixture every
+morning, and afterwards wash the mouth with warm Wine.
+
+
+37. _Or,_
+
+Dip a piece of clean rag in Vinegar of Squills, and rub the teeth and
+gums with it. This not only whitens, but fastens and strengthens the
+roots of the teeth, and corrects an offensive breath.
+
+
+38. _Or,_
+
+Take Rose-water, Syrup of Violets, clarified Honey, and Plantain-water,
+of each half an ounce; Spirit of Vitriol one ounce; mix them together.
+Rub the teeth with a linen rag moistened in this Liquor, and then rince
+the mouth with equal parts of Rose and Plantain-water.
+
+
+39. _Or,_
+
+Rub them well with Nettle or Tobacco Ashes, or rather with Vine Ashes
+mixed with a little Honey.
+
+
+40. _A Powder to cleanse the Teeth._
+
+Take prepared Coral and Dragons-blood, of each an ounce; Cinnamon and
+Cloves, of each six drachms; Cuttle-bone, and calcined Egg-shells,
+of each half an ounce; Sea Salt decrepitated, a drachm, all in fine
+powder: mix them in a marble mortar.
+
+
+41. _The following was communicated by Mr. Rae, Surgeon Dentist, in the
+Adelphi, London._
+
+Take of Cuttlefish-bone, and the finest prepared Chalk, each half an
+ounce; Peruvian Bark, and Florentine Iris Root, each two drachms:
+reduce the whole into a fine Powder, and mix them. This may be coloured
+with a little Rose Pink, and scented with a few drops of Oil of
+Cinnamon.
+
+
+42. _Or,_
+
+Take Pumice-stone prepared, Sealed Earth, and Red Coral prepared, of
+each an ounce; Dragons-blood, half an ounce; Cream of Tartar, an ounce
+and a half; Cinnamon, a quarter of an ounce; and Cloves, a scruple:
+beat the whole together into a Powder.
+
+This Powder serves to cleanse, whiten, and preserve the Teeth; and
+prevents the accidents that arise from the collection of Tartar or any
+other foulness about them.
+
+
+43. _An efficacious Tooth-Powder._
+
+Take Myrrh, Roch Allum, Dragon's Blood, and Cream of Tartar, of each
+half an ounce; Musk, two grains; and make them into a very fine powder.
+This, though simple, is an efficacious dentifrice; but nothing of this
+kind should be applied too frequently to the teeth for fear of hurting
+the enamel.
+
+
+44. _A Powder to cleanse the Teeth._
+
+Take Pumice-Stone and Cuttle-fish Bone, of each half an ounce; Tartar
+vitriolated, and Mastich, of each a drachm; Oil of Rhodium four drops:
+mix all into a fine powder.
+
+
+45. _A Tincture to strengthen the Gums and prevent the Scurvy._
+
+Take an ounce of Peruvian Bark grossly powdered, infuse it a fortnight
+or longer in half a pint of Brandy. Gargle the mouth every night or
+morning, with a tea spoonful of this Tincture diluted with an equal
+quantity of Rose-water.
+
+
+46. _Manner of preparing the Roots for cleaning the Teeth, according to
+Mr. Baume._
+
+The roots that are used to clean the teeth are formed at both ends
+like little brushes; and in all probability were substituted in the
+room of Tooth-brushes, on account of their being softer to the gums
+and more convenient. They are used in the following manner; one of the
+ends is moistened with a little water, dipped into the Tooth-Powder,
+and then rubbed against the teeth till they look white. Fibrous and
+woody Roots are best formed into little brushes, and on this account
+deserve a preference to others. The Roots are deprived of their juicy
+parts by boiling them several times in a large quantity of fresh Water.
+When Lucern Roots are used, those of two years growth are chosen, about
+the thickness of one's little finger; such as are thicker, unsound or
+worm-eaten, being rejected. They are cut into pieces about six inches
+long, and, as we have just observed, are boiled in water till all
+the juicy parts are extracted. Being then taken out, they are left
+to drain; after which each end of the roots is slit with a penknife
+into the form of a little brush, and they are slowly dried to prevent
+their splitting. In the same manner are prepared Liquorice Roots.
+Marsh-mallow Roots are prepared in an easier way; but, on account of
+the mucilage they contain, they become very brittle when dry. Such as
+are large and very even are made choice of, and rasped with a knife to
+remove the outer bark. They are dyed red by infusing them in the
+same dye as is used to colour spunges. When the Roots have remained
+twenty-four hours in the dye, they are taken out, slowly dried,
+and varnished with two or three coats of a strong Mucilage of Gum
+Tragacanth, each being suffered to dry before another is laid on. The
+whole is afterwards repeatedly anointed with Friars Balsam, in order to
+form a varnish less susceptible of moisture.
+
+Lucern and Liquorice Roots are dyed and varnished in the same manner:
+those of Marsh-mallows, from the loss of their Mucilage, considerably
+diminish in thickness during the time they stand in infusion.
+
+
+47. _Manner of preparing Sponges for the Teeth_
+
+For this purpose very thin sponges are made choice of, which are
+to be washed in several waters; squeezing them with the hands, to
+loosen and force away the little shells that adhere to their internal
+surface. Being afterwards dried, they are neatly cut into the shape of
+balls about the size of small eggs; and when they have undergone this
+preparation, they are dyed in the following manner.
+
+Take Brazil Wood rasped, four ounces; Cochineal bruised, three
+drachms; Roch Alum, half an ounce; Water, four pints: put them into a
+proper vessel, and boil till one half of the Liquor is consumed. Then
+strain the decoction through a piece of linen, and pour it hot upon
+the sponges, which are to be left in infusion twelve hours; at the
+expiration of which time, they are to be repeatedly washed in fresh
+water, as long as any colour proceeds from them. Being dried, they are
+afterwards dipped in Spirit of Wine, aromatized with Essential Oil of
+Cinnamon, Cloves, Lavender, &c. The sponges are then fit for use, and
+when dried by squeezing, are kept in a wide-mouthed glass-bottle well
+corked.
+
+
+48. _Rules for the Preservation of the Teeth and Gums._
+
+The teeth are bones thinly covered with a fine enamel, which is more or
+less strong in different persons. When this enamel is wasted, either by
+a scorbutic humour or any external cause, the tooth cannot long remain
+sound, and must therefore be cleaned, but with great caution. For this
+purpose the best instrument is a small piece of wood, like a butcher's
+skewer, rendered soft at the end. It is generally to be used alone;
+only once in a fortnight dip it into a few grains of gunpowder, which
+has previously been bruised. This will remove every spot and blemish,
+and give your Teeth an inconceivable whiteness. It is almost needless
+to say, that the mouth must be well washed after this operation; for
+besides the necessity of so doing, the salt-petre, &c. used in the
+composition of Gunpowder, would, if it remained, prove injurious to the
+gums, &c. but has not, nor can have, any bad effect in so short a time.
+
+It is necessary to observe, that very near the gums of people whose
+teeth are otherwise good, there is apt to grow a crust, both within and
+without, which, if neglected, separates the gums from the fangs of the
+teeth; and the latter being by this means left bare, are frequently
+destroyed. This crust must therefore be carefully scraped off.
+
+
+49. _For stopping the Decay of Teeth._
+
+Take of Bole Armenian the quantity of a large nutmeg, a like quantity
+of Roch Alum, two penny-worth of Cochineal bruised, and a small handful
+of the Chips of Lignum Vitae; simmer them with four ounces of Honey in a
+new pipkin, for a little time, well stirring them all the while, till
+the ingredients are mixed. In using it, take a large skewer, on the end
+of which is tied a piece of linen rag; dip the rag in the medicine, and
+rub the teeth and gums with it. The longer you abstain from spitting,
+after the use of the remedy, the better. Wash the mouth well at least
+once every day, particularly after meals, first rubbing the teeth
+with salt upon the end of your finger. Teeth much decayed, or useless,
+should be drawn, if the operation can be performed with safety.
+
+The reader will find several other receipts for the Teeth, under the
+article of Waters.
+
+
+
+
+WATERS.
+
+
+50. _The Celestial Water._
+
+Take the best Cinnamon, Nutmegs, Ginger, Zedoary, Galangals, and
+White-Pepper, of each an ounce; six Lemon-peels, pared thin; two
+handfuls of Damascene Grapes; as much Jujebs; a handful of Pith
+of Dwarf-Elder; four handfuls of Juniper-berries perfectly ripe;
+Fennel-Seeds, Flowers of Sweet Basil, St. John's-wort, Rosemary,
+Marjoram, Pennyroyal, Stechas, Musk Roses, Rue, Scabious, Centaury,
+Fumitory, and Agrimony, of each a handful; Spikenard, Aloes-Wood,
+Grains of Paradise, Calamus Aromaticus, Mace, Gum Olibanum, and Yellow
+Sanders, of each two ounces; Hepatic Aloes, fine Amber and Rhubarb,
+of each two drachms. All these drugs being procured good in their
+kind, beat in a mortar those that ought to be pulverized, and put the
+whole, thoroughly mixed together, into a large strong glass alembic;
+pouring as much genuine brandy upon them as will rise at least three
+fingers breadth above the ingredients. Then having well closed the
+mouth of the alembic, bury the vessel fifteen days in warm horse-dung,
+and afterwards distil the Tincture in balneo Mariae, the water almost
+boiling hot. When you perceive the water in the receiver change its
+colour, instantly stop the process, and separate the phlegm from
+the spirit, by another distillation conducted in the same manner.
+The liquor thus obtained is the genuine Celestial Water. _Note_,
+when you perceive this second water begin to lose its transparency,
+and incline to a reddish colour, put it by in a strong glass bottle
+closely stopped, and dissolve in the residue half a pound of the best
+Treacle, with as much Venice Turpentine and fresh Oil of Almonds. Place
+the alembic in a sand heat, and urge the fire to the first degree, to
+have the genuine Balsamic Oil, which ought to be of the consistence of
+clarified Honey.
+
+If a person rubs himself in the morning with this water on the
+forehead, eyelids, back of the head, and nape of the neck, it renders
+him quick and easy of conception, strengthens the memory, enlivens the
+spirits, and greatly comforts the sight. By putting a few drops with
+a bit of cotton up the nostrils, it becomes a sovereign cephalic, and
+cleanses the brain of all superfluous cold and catarrhal humours. If a
+table spoonful is drank every third day, it tends to preserve the body
+in vigour. It is an excellent remedy against asthmatic complaints, and
+corrects an offensive breath.
+
+
+51. _A Receipt to make the genuine Hungary-Water._
+
+Put into an alembic a pound and a half of fresh pickt Rosemary Flowers;
+Pennyroyal and Marjoram Flowers, of each half a pound; three quarts
+of good Coniac Brandy; having close stopped the mouth of the alembic
+to prevent the Spirit from evaporating, bury it twenty-eight hours in
+horse-dung to digest, and then distil off the Spirit in a water-bath.
+
+A drachm of Hungary-Water diluted with Spring-Water, may be taken
+once or twice a week in the morning fasting. It is also used by way
+of embrocation to bathe the face and limbs, or any part affected
+with pains, or debility. This remedy recruits the strength, dispells
+gloominess and strengthens the sight. It must always be used cold,
+whether taken inwardly as a medicine, or applied externally.
+
+
+52. _Another Receipt to make Hungary-Water._
+
+Fill a glass or stone cucurbit half full of fresh gathered
+Rosemary-tops picked in their prime; pour on them as much Spirit of
+Wine as will thoroughly soak them. Put the vessel in a water-bath,
+and having closely luted on the head and receiver, leave it to digest
+on a gentle fire for three days; at the expiration of which period
+unlute the vessel, and pour back into the cucurbit whatever liquor
+you find in the receiver. Then lute your cucurbit again, and encrease
+the fire so as to cause the Spirit to rise fast over the helm. When
+about two thirds of the liquor are drawn off, remove the fire, and let
+the vessel stand to cool; you will find in the receiver an excellent
+Hungary-Water, which is to be kept in a glass bottle closely stopped.
+Hungary-water must be drawn off with a brisk fire, or the Spirit of
+Wine will come over the helm, very little impregnated with the essence
+of Rosemary.
+
+
+53. _Directions for making Lavender-Water._
+
+Fill a glass or earthen body two thirds full of Lavender Flowers and
+then fill up the vessel with Brandy or Melasses Spirits. Let the
+Flowers stand in infusion eight days, or less if straitened for time;
+then distil off the Spirit, in a water-bath with a brisk fire, at first
+in large drops or even a small stream, that the Essential Oil of the
+Flowers may rise with the Spirit. But as this cannot be done without
+the phlegm coming over the helm at the same time, the Spirit must be
+rectified. The first distillation being finished, unlute the still,
+throw away what remains in the body, and, fill it with fresh Flowers
+of Lavender, in the proportion of two pounds of Lavender Flowers to
+one pint of Spirit; pour the Spirit already distilled according to the
+foregoing directions, on the Lavender Flowers, and distil a second time
+in a vapour-bath.
+
+
+54. _Another Method._
+
+Take fresh or dried Lavender Flowers, sprinkle them with White Wine,
+Brandy, Melasses Spirit, or Rose-water; let them stand in infusion for
+some days, and then distil off the Spirit. The distilled water will be
+more odoriferous, if the Flowers are dried in the sun in a glass bottle
+close stopped, and White Wine afterwards poured upon them.
+
+If you would have speedily, without the trouble of distillation, a
+water impregnated with the flavour of Lavender, put two or three drops
+of Oil of Spike, and a lump of Sugar, into a pint of clear Water, or
+Spirit of Wine, and shake them well together in a glass phial, with a
+narrow neck. This Water, though not distilled, is very fragrant.
+
+
+55. _To make Rose-Water._
+
+To make an excellent Rose-water, let the Flowers be gathered two or
+three hours after sun-rising in very fine weather; beat them in a
+marble mortar into a paste, and leave them in the mortar soaking in
+their juice, for five or six hours; then put the mass into a coarse
+canvas bag, and press out the Juice; to every quart of which add
+a pound of fresh Damask Roses, and let them stand in infusion for
+twenty-four hours. Then put the whole into a glass alembic, lute on
+a head and receiver, and place it on a sand heat. Distil at first
+with a gentle fire, which is to be encreased gradually till the drops
+follow each other as quick as possible; draw off the water as long as
+it continues to run clear, then put out the fire, and let the alembic
+stand till cold. The distilled water at first will have very little
+fragrancy, but after being exposed to the heat of the sun about eight
+days, in a bottle lightly stopped with a bit of paper, it acquires an
+admirable scent.
+
+
+56. _Or,_
+
+Infuse in ten or twenty pints of Juice of Damask Roses, expressed in
+the manner above described, a proportionable quantity of Damask Rose
+Leaves gathered with the usual precautions. After standing in infusion
+twenty-four hours, pour the whole into a short-necked alembic, distil
+in a sand heat, and draw off as much as possible, taking care not to
+leave the residuum quite dry, for fear the distilled water should have
+an empyreumatic or still-burnt flavour. After emptying the alembic,
+pour the distilled water a second time into it, and add a good quantity
+of fresh picked Damask Roses. Lute it well, placing it again in a sand
+heat, and repeat the distillation. But content yourself this time with
+a little more than half the water you put back into the alembic. To
+impress on Rose-water the utmost degree of fragrancy of which it is
+susceptible, it is necessary to expose it to the genial warmth of the
+sun.
+
+Rose-water is an excellent lotion for the eyes, if used every morning,
+and makes a part in all collyriums prescribed for inflammations of
+these parts; it is also proper in many other complaints.
+
+
+57. _To make Orange-Flower Water._
+
+Having gathered (two hours before sun-rise, in fine weather) a quantity
+of Orange-Flowers, pluck them leaf by leaf, and throw away the stalks
+and stems: fill a tin cucurbit two thirds full of these picked Flowers;
+lute on a low bolt-head, not above two inches higher than the cucurbit;
+place it in balneo Mariae, or a water-bath, and distill with a strong
+fire. You run no risk from pressing forward the distillation with
+violence, the water-bath effectually preventing the Flowers from being
+burnt. In this method you pay no regard to the quantity, but the
+quality of the water drawn off. If nine pounds of Orange Flowers were
+put into the still, be satisfied with three or four quarts of fragrant
+water; however, you may continue your distillation, and save even the
+last droppings of the still, which have some small fragrancy. During
+the operation, be careful to change the water in the refrigeratory
+vessel as often as it becomes hot. Its being kept cool prevents the
+distilled water from having an empyreumatic or burnt smell, and keeps
+the quintessence of the Flowers more intimately united with its phlegm.
+
+
+58. _Another Method._
+
+Take four pounds of unpicked Orange Flowers, bruise them in a marble
+mortar, and pour on them nine quarts of clear Water. Distil in a cold
+still, and draw off five or six quarts, which will be exquisitely
+fragrant. If you are desirous of having it still higher flavoured, draw
+off at first full seven quarts, unlute the still and throw away the
+residuum; empty back the water already distilled, and add to it two
+pounds of fresh Orange Flowers bruised. Again luting the still, repeat
+the distillation, and draw of five or six quarts. Then stop, being
+careful not to draw off too much water, lest the Flowers should become
+dry and burn too.
+
+The use of Orange-Flower Water is very extensive. It is high in esteem
+for its aromatic perfume; and is used with success for hysteric
+complaints.
+
+Waters from all kinds of Flowers are made in the same manner as
+Orange-Flower and Rose-water; but waters from dried odoriferous
+plants, such as Thyme, Hyssop, Marjoram and Wormwood, are made as
+follows.
+
+Fill two thirds of a large stone jar with the tops of the plant you
+propose to distil; boil, in a sufficient quantity of water, some
+twigs or tops of the same plant; and when one half of the water has
+evaporated, pour the remainder into a jar over the flowers, and let
+them stand to infuse three or four days; then distil them in a common
+or cold still. Care, however, must be taken not to distil to dryness,
+lest you risque the bottom of the vessel; to prevent which accident,
+the best way is never to draw off more than two thirds of the liquor
+put into the still. If you be desirous that the distilled water should
+acquire a higher flavour, after the first distillation unlute the
+still, throw out what remains at the bottom, and fill it half full of
+fresh tops of the plant, pouring on them the water already distilled;
+repeat the distillation, and this second time the water drawn off
+will be highly odoriferous. If the plant contains a large portion of
+Essential Oil, it will not fail to float on the top of the liquor
+contained in the receiver, and may be separated by the usual method.
+
+
+59. _Magisterial Balm-Water._
+
+Take half a pound of Cinnamon, six ounces of Cardamon-seeds, and the
+same quantity of green Aniseeds; Cloves, four ounces; Coriander-seeds,
+eight ounces: beat these spices in a marble mortar, and putting them
+afterwards into a stone jar, add the Yellow Rind of eight Lemons, a
+pound of Juniper-berries bruised, twelve handfuls of Balm gathered in
+its prime, six handfuls of Rosemary-tops, as much Sage, Hyssop, and
+Angelica, Sweet Marjoram and Thyme, of each six handfuls; Wormwood a
+handful; cut the herbs very small, putting them into the jar with the
+spices, and pour on four gallons of Brandy or Melasses Spirits. When
+they have stood in infusion eight days, empty the ingredients and
+liquor into an alembic of a common height, and distil in a water-bath.
+At first draw off ten quarts, which are to be thrown again into the
+alembic, continue the same degree of fire for some time, then gradually
+lessen it till the aromatic spirit comes off in quick drops. Continue
+your distillation in this manner till you perceived the phlegm rise,
+which is easily known by the weakness of the Spirit, and when the
+process is ended, expose the aromatic spirit which has been drawn off
+to the rays of the sun, in a glass bottle, stopped only with a loose
+paper cork, to give the fiery particles an opportunity of evaporating.
+What remains in the body of the still is not to be considered as wholly
+useless. After evaporating it to dryness, burn the residuum of the
+plants and aromatics; and when the whole mass is reduced to ashes,
+throw them into a vessel of boiling water, in which let them remain two
+or three minutes on the fire. Then remove the vessel, and let the water
+stand till cold, when it is to be filtered through blotting paper: The
+water, which appears limpid, is to be set on the fire again, and
+wholly evaporated. At the bottom of the vessel, which ought to be a
+new-glazed earthen pot, will remain a pure white fixed salt, which may
+be dissolved in the Magisterial Balm-water.
+
+This water is highly esteemed, and has even acquired a reputation
+equal to that of Hungary-water, (the receipt for preparing which has
+been already given) and in particular cases is preferable.
+
+
+60. _Compound Balm-Water, commonly called Eau de Carmes._
+
+Take of the fresh Leaves of Balm, a quarter of a pound; Yellow Rind of
+Lemons, two ounces; Nutmegs and Coriander-seeds, of each one ounce;
+Cloves, Cinnamon, and Angelica Root, of each half an ounce: having
+pounded the spices and seeds; and bruised the leaves and roots, put
+them with a quart of Brandy into a glass cucurbit, of which stop the
+mouth, and set it in a warm place, where let it remain two or three
+days. Then add a pint of simple Balm-water, and shake the whole well
+together; after which distil in a vapour bath till the ingredients are
+left almost dry; and preserve the water thus obtained, in bottles well
+stopped.
+
+This water has been long famous at Paris and London, and carried thence
+to most parts of Europe. It has the reputation of being a cordial of
+very extraordinary virtues, and not only of availing in all lowness of
+spirits, but even in apoplexies. It is also much esteemed in cases of
+the gout in the stomach; whence the Carmelite Friars, who originally
+were in possession of the secret, have reaped great benefit from the
+sale of this water.
+
+
+61. _Sweet Honey-Water._
+
+Take of good French Brandy, a gallon; of the best Virgin Honey and
+Coriander-seeds, each a pound; Cloves, an ounce and half; Nutmegs, an
+ounce; Gum Benjamin and Storax, of each an ounce; Vanilloes No. 4; the
+Yellow Rind of three large Lemons: bruise the Spices and Benjamin, cut
+the Vanilloes into small pieces, put all into a cucurbit, and pour the
+Brandy on them. After they have digested forty-eight hours, distil off
+the Spirit in a retort with a gentle heat.
+
+To a gallon of this water, add of Damask Rose-water and Orange
+Flower-water, of each a pint and a half; Musk and Ambergrise, of each
+five grains; first grind the Musk and Ambergrise with some of the
+water, and afterwards put all into a large matrass, shake them well
+together, and let them circulate three days and nights in a gentle
+heat. Then, letting the water cool, filtre and keep it for use, in a
+bottle well stopped.
+
+It is an antiparalytic, smooths the skin, and gives one of the most
+agreeable scents imaginable. Forty or sixty drops put into a pint of
+clear water, are sufficient to wash the hands and face.
+
+
+62. _Sweet-scented Water._
+
+Take Orange Flower-water and Rose-water, of each an equal quantity; put
+them into a large wide-mouthed glass, and strew upon the surface gently
+as much Jasmine Flowers as will cover it; then tie the mouth of the
+glass so carefully that the Flowers be not shook down to the bottom.
+Repeat the process, letting each quantity of the Flowers remain five or
+six days, until the water is strongly scented with them. Then dissolve
+Ambergrise and Musk, of each a scruple, in a few ounces of the water,
+which filtre and put to the rest.
+
+This water may also be made by putting the whole into a retort with a
+sufficient quantity of Jasmine Flowers, and drawing it off in a vapour
+bath into a receiver well luted.
+
+This is an excellent perfume, and taken inwardly, is of service in some
+nervous cases and languors.
+
+
+63. _German sweet-scented Water._
+
+Begin with infusing for eight days in two quarts of Vinegar, two
+handfuls of Lavender Flowers, as many Provence Roses picked from the
+stalks, Wild Roses, and Elder Flowers. While they stand in infusion
+prepare a simple odoriferous water as follows: Put into a glass body
+the Yellow Rind of three Lemons, sweet Marjoram, Lilies of the Valley
+and Lavender Flowers, of each two handfuls; pour on them a pint of
+double distilled Rose-water, and a quart of Spring-water. Lute on a
+bolt-head, place the alembic in a sand heat, fix on a receiver, and
+leave matters in this state two days, then light a fire under it and
+distil quick. When you have drawn off a quart, stop your distillation,
+and keep this simple odoriferous water for the following use.
+
+Take wild Thyme, sweet Marjoram, sweet Basil, and Thyme, of each a
+handful; Florentine Orrice and Cinnamon, of each half an ounce; Cloves,
+Mace, purified Storax, and Benjamin, of each three drachms; Labdanum,
+two drachms; Aspalathum, half an ounce; Socotrine Aloes, half a drachm;
+put all these ingredients, thoroughly bruised, into a stone jar, and
+add to them the Vinegar infusion, the distilled odoriferous water,
+and a quart of Frontiniac, Mountain, or Cowslip Wine. Stir them well
+together, and leave the whole to digest for fifteen days, at the
+expiration of which time, empty the infusion into a glass body, large
+enough to contain a sixth part more liquor; lute on the head, place
+it in a sand heat, and begin your distillation with a very gentle
+fire, increasing it gradually. It sometimes happens that the phlegm of
+the Vinegar comes over the helm first; when that is the case, set it
+aside as useless. As soon as the Spirit begins to rise, which you will
+directly perceive by its aromatic flavour, fix a receiver on the beak
+of the alembic, and distil off about three pints. Keep this by itself
+as the most spirituous part of your preparation; and continue to draw
+off the remainder as long as it runs clear.
+
+The German sweet-scented Water is penetrating and incisive, admirably
+revives the vital spirits, removes headaches, comforts the heart, is
+excellent against unwholesome air, and of course a preservative from
+contagion.
+
+
+64. _Imperial Water._
+
+Take five quarts of Brandy, in which dissolve an ounce of Frankincense,
+Mastic, Benjamin, and Gum Arabic; add half an ounce of Cloves and
+Nutmegs; an ounce and a half of Pine-nut Kernels, and sweet Almonds;
+with three grains of Musk. Bruise these ingredients in a marble mortar,
+distil in a vapour bath, and keep the water that is drawn off in a
+glass bottle, close stopped.
+
+This water takes away wrinkles, and renders the skin extremely
+delicate; it also whitens the Teeth, and abates the tooth-ache,
+sweetens the breath, and strengthens the gums. Foreign ladies prize it
+highly.
+
+
+65. _Odoriferous Water._
+
+Take sweet Basil, Mint, sweet Marjoram, Florentine Orrice-root, Hyssop,
+Balm, Savory, Lavender, and Rosemary, of each a handful; Cloves,
+Cinnamon, and Nutmegs, of each half an ounce; three or four Lemons,
+cut in thick slices; infuse them three days in a good quantity of
+Rose-water; distil in a water bath with a gentle fire, and add to the
+distilled water a scruple of Musk.
+
+
+66. _Or,_
+
+Take sweet Marjoram, Thyme, Lavender, Rosemary, Pennyroyal-buds, red
+Roses, Violet-flowers, Clove-july-flowers, Savory, and Orange-peels,
+of each equal parts; infuse in White Wine till they entirely sink to
+the bottom of the Wine; then distil in an alembic, two or three times.
+Keep the Water in bottles well corked; and preserve the residuum as a
+perfume.
+
+
+67. _The Ladies Water._
+
+Take two handfuls and a half of Red Roses; Rosemary Flowers, Lavender,
+and Spikenard, of each a handful; Thyme, Chamomile Flowers, Sage of
+Virtue, Pennyroyal, and Marjoram, of each a handful; infuse in White
+Wine twenty-four hours; then put the whole into an alembic; sprinkle it
+with good White Wine, and throw on it a powder, composed of an ounce
+and a half of choice Cloves, Gum Benjamin, and Storax, strained, each
+two drachms. The distilled Water is to be kept in a bottle well stopped.
+
+
+68. _A beautifying Wash._
+
+Take equal parts of White Tansey, and Rhubarb Water, and to every half
+pint add two drachms of Sal Ammoniac.
+
+This fluid is applied with a feather or hair pencil, three or four
+times a day, to pimples or tetters, on any part of the body.
+
+
+69. _A Cosmetic Water._
+
+Wash the face with the tears that issue from the Vine, during the
+months of May and June.
+
+
+70. _An Excellent Cosmetic._
+
+Pimpernel Water is so sovereign a beautifier of the complexion, that it
+ought always to have a place on a Lady's toilet.
+
+
+71. _Venice Water, highly esteemed._
+
+In the month of May, take two quarts of Cow's Milk, which pour into
+a bottle with eight Lemons and four Oranges, sliced; add an ounce of
+Sugar Candy, and half an ounce of Borax; distil in a water bath or sand
+heat.
+
+This water is counterfeited at Bagdat in Persia, in the following
+manner. Take twelve Lemons peeled and sliced, twelve new-laid Eggs, six
+Sheeps Trotters, four ounces of Sugar Candy, a large slice of Melon,
+and another of Pompion, with two drachms of Borax; distil in a large
+glass alembic with a leaden head.
+
+
+72. _A Balsamic Water._
+
+Take a pound of Venice Turpentine; Oil of Bays, Galbanum, Gum Arabic,
+Ivy Gum, Frankincense, Myrrh, Hepatic Aloes, Aloes-wood, Galangals,
+Cloves, Comfrey, Cinnamon, Nutmegs, Zedoary, Ginger, and White Dittany,
+each three ounces; Borax, four ounces; Musk, a drachm; Ambergrise, a
+scruple; after bruising such of the ingredients as are capable of being
+powdered, infuse the whole in six quarts of Brandy; and distil it. The
+Balsamic Water drawn off will be good to strengthen the limbs, and
+cause that beauty and vigour which so much delights the eye.
+
+
+73. _Angelic Water, of a most agreeable Scent._
+
+Put into a large alembic the following ingredients, Benjamin, four
+ounces; Storax, two ounces; Yellow Sanders, an ounce; Cloves, two
+drachms; two or three bits of Florentine Orrice, half the Peel of
+a Lemon, two Nutmegs, half an ounce of Cinnamon, two quarts of
+Rose-water, a pint of Orange Flower-water, and a pint of Magisterial
+Balm-water. Put the whole into an alembic well luted; distil in a water
+bath; and what you draw off will prove an exquisite Angelic Water.
+
+
+74. _Nosegay or Toilet Water._
+
+Take Honey-water, an ounce; Eau sans Pareille, two ounces;
+Jasmine-water, not quite five drachms; Clove-water, and Violet-water,
+of each half an ounce; Cyprus-water, sweet Calamus-water, and
+Lavender-water, of each two drachms; Spirit of Neroli or Oranges ten
+drops; mix all these Waters together, and keep the mixture in a vial
+close corked.
+
+This water has a delightful scent; but its use is only for the toilet.
+
+
+75. _Spirit of Guaiacum._
+
+Spirit of Guaiacum is prepared by infusing two ounces of Guaiacum
+Shavings in a quart of Brandy, ten or twelve days, shaking the vessel
+now and then. The Tincture is then filtred through paper, and used to
+gargle the mouth in the same manner as the Vulnerary-water.
+
+
+76. _The Divine Cordial._
+
+To make this, take, in the beginning of the month of March, two ounces
+of the Roots of the true Acorus, Betony, Florentine Orrice-roots,
+Cyprus, Gentian, and sweet Scabious; an ounce of Cinnamon, and as much
+Yellow Sanders; two drachms of Mace; an ounce of Juniper-berries; and
+six drachms of Coriander-seeds; beat these ingredients, in a mortar,
+to a coarse powder, and add thereto the outer Peel of six fine China
+Oranges; put them all into a large vessel, with a gallon and a half
+of Spirit of Wine; shake them well, and then cork the vessel tight
+till the season for Flowers. When these are in full vigour, add half
+a handful of the following: viz. Violets, Hyacinths, Jonquils, Wall
+Flowers, Red, Damask, White, and Musk Roses, Clove-july-flowers, Orange
+Flowers, Jasmine, Tuberoses, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, Lavender, sweet
+Marjoram, Broom, Elder, St. John's-wort, Marigold, Chamomile, Lilies of
+the Valley, Narcissuses, Honeysuckle, Borage, and Bugloss.
+
+Three seasons are required to procure all these Flowers in perfection;
+Spring, Summer, and Autumn. Every time you gather any of these Flowers,
+add them immediately to the infusion, mixing them thoroughly with
+the other ingredients; and three days after you have put in the
+last Flowers, put the whole into a glass cucurbit, lute on the head
+carefully, place it in a water bath over a slow fire, keep the receiver
+cool, and draw off five quarts of Spirit, which will prove of a rare
+quality. As a medicine, it is far more efficacious than Balm-water; and
+for its fine scent, one of the best perfumes.
+
+
+77. _Compound Cyprus Water._
+
+Take a gallon of Spirit of Jasmine, infuse in it half an ounce of
+Florentine Orrice grossly powdered, a quarter of an ounce of bruised
+Angelica-seeds, three scraped Nutmegs, three ounces of White Musk-roses
+bruised, a drachm of Spirit of Orange, and fifteen drops of Essence
+of Ambergrise. If it is not the season for Roses, when you make this
+Water, put instead of them a pint of Rose-water scented with Musk,
+and if that cannot be procured, use common Rose-water; draw off the
+Spirit in a water bath, and in a stream like a thread; taking care to
+place the receiver in cold water, that the Spirit may cool as fast as
+possible and thereby the better preserve its perfume.
+
+
+78. _Imperial Water._
+
+Put into a gallon of Brandy, a quarter of a pound of picked Violets,
+an ounce of Florentine Orrice, a quarter of a pound of Double
+Jonquils, two ounces of picked Orange Flowers, two Ounces of White
+Musk-roses, three ounces of Tuberoses, a drachm of Mace, half a drachm
+of Cloves, an ounce of Quintessence of Bergamot, and an ounce of
+Quintessence of Oranges. All the Flowers must be gathered in their
+proper season. Observe to put into the Brandy at the same time with
+the Violets, the Orrice, Mace, and Cloves, in gross powder, then add
+the different Flowers as they come in season, remembering not to add
+the quintessences, till after the Tuberoses, which are the last Flower.
+Every time you put in a fresh Flower, shake the vessel, and cork it
+very tight. Eight days after the Tuberoses have been infused, put the
+whole into a glass body, lute on the head carefully, and place under
+the receiver an earthen vessel filled with cold water, that the Spirit
+may cool as fast as it comes over, by which means its scent will be the
+better preserved. You may draw off two quarts of a rectified Spirit,
+that will give perfect satisfaction to the most delicate judge.
+
+
+79. _All Flower Water._
+
+Pour into a large vessel five quarts of strong Spirit of Wine, and
+infuse in it the following Flowers, as they come in season: Violets,
+Hyacinths, and Wall Flowers, of each a quarter of a pound; single and
+double Jonquils, of each two ounces; a quarter of a pound of Lilies of
+the Valley, and the same quantity of Spanish Jasmine; half an ounce
+of Rosemary Flowers; an ounce of Elder Flowers; two ounces of Wild,
+Damask, and White Roses, bruised; three ounces of Orange Flowers; a
+quarter of a pound of Clove-july-flowers, Syringo Blossoms, Tuberoses,
+and Tops of Mint in Flower; and thirty drops of Quintessence of
+Musk-seed. The latter, however, need not be added till the time of
+distillation, which must not be till three days after the last Flowers
+have been infused. Perform the operation in a water bath, and having
+carefully luted the head and receiver, which must be placed in a tub
+of cold water, to preserve the scent, draw off about three quarts and
+a pint with a moderate fire, then change the receiver, fix on another,
+and draw off another pint, which, though of an inferior quality, is
+well worth preserving.
+
+
+80. _A curious Water, known by the Name of the Spring Nosegay._
+
+Take six ounces of Hyacinths, a quarter of a pound of picked Violets,
+the same quantity of Wall Flowers picked, and Jonquils; an ounce of
+Florentine Orrice bruised; half an ounce of Mace grossly powdered; and
+two ounces of Quintessense of Orange. Put the whole (the Jonquils, Wall
+Flowers, and Lilies of the Valley excepted) about the end of March,
+into a glass body, with a gallon of strong Spirit of Wine; bruise the
+Hyacinths, Violets, Orrice, and Mace; and towards the end of April,
+add the Jonquils, when in their perfection, that is to say, when full
+blown. A few days after, put in the Wall Flowers, the Petals only;
+then add the Lilies of the Valley, carefully picked, and shake all the
+ingredients well: Eight days after having put in this last Flower,
+empty the infusion into an alembic, lute on a head and receiver, which
+must be placed in cold water, and distil in a water bath, with a gentle
+fire. From the above quantity three quarts of excellent Spirit may be
+drawn off, that justly deserves the appellation of the Spring Nosegay.
+
+
+81. _A Cosmetic Water, of great Use to prevent Pits after the
+Small-Pox._
+
+Dissolve an ounce and a half of Salt in a pint of Mint-water; boil
+them together, and skim the Liquor. This is a very useful Wash for the
+face after the Small-Pox, in order to clear away the scabs, allay the
+itching, and remove the redness.
+
+
+82. _A Cooling Wash._
+
+Infuse in a sufficient quantity of clear Water, some Bran, Yolks of
+Eggs, and a grain or two of Ambergrise, for three or four hours; then
+distil the Water, which will prove an excellent Cosmetic, and clear the
+skin surprisingly. It is of service to keep it in the sun eight or ten
+days, in a bottle well corked.
+
+The distilled Waters of Melons, Bean Flowers, the Wild-Vine, green or
+unripe Barley, and the Water that is found in vesicles on the leaves
+of the elm-tree, may also be used for the same intention.
+
+
+83. _An excellent Water to clear the Skin, and take away Pimple_s.
+
+Take two quarts of Water, in which a quantity of Horse-beans has been
+boiled till quite soft; put it into an alembic, and add two handfuls
+of Pimpernel, the same quantity of White Tansy, a pound of Veal minced
+small, six new-laid Eggs, and a pint of White-Wine Vinegar; distil
+this mixture in a water-bath, and it will afford an excellent Lotion
+to remove all eruptions on the face, if washed with it every night and
+morning.
+
+
+84. _Another._
+
+Knead a Loaf with three pounds of Wheaten Flour, a pound of Bean Flour,
+and Goats Milk, with Mild Yeast or Leaven. Bake it in an oven, scoop
+out the crumb, and soak it thoroughly in new Goats Milk and six Whites
+of Eggs; add an ounce of calcined Egg-shells. Mix all well together,
+and distil in a sand heat. You will obtain an excellent cosmetic water,
+by washing with which every day, the face will become smooth and clear.
+
+
+85. _Venetian Water to clear a Sun-burnt Complexion._
+
+Take a pint of Cow's Milk, or, in the month of May, a pint of the Water
+that distils from the Vine when wounded, eight Lemons and four Seville
+Oranges cut in thin slices, two ounces of Sugar Candy, half an ounce
+of Borax in fine powder, and four Narcissus Roots beaten to a paste;
+distil these ingredients in a vapour-bath. Rectify the distilled
+Liquor by the same method, and keep it in a bottle closely corked.
+
+
+86. _A Water for Pimples in the Face._
+
+Boil together a handful of the herbs Patience, and Pimpernel in Water;
+and wash yourself every day with the decoction.
+
+
+87. _A Fluid to clear a tanned Skin._
+
+Take unripe Grapes, soak them in Water, sprinkle them with Alum and
+Salt, then Wrap them up in paper, and roast them in hot ashes; squeeze
+out the Juice, and wash the face with it every morning, it will soon
+remove the Tan.
+
+
+88. _A Fluid to whiten the Skin._
+
+Take equal parts of the Roots of Centaury and the White Vine, a pint
+of Cow's Milk, and the crumb of a Wheaten Loaf; distil in a glass
+alembic. The distilled Water, for use, must be mixed with an equal
+quantity of Hungary Water: it then admirably clears the complexion.
+
+The distilled Waters of Fennel, and White Lilies, with a little Gum
+Mastic, will produce the same effect.
+
+
+89. _A Beautifying Wash._
+
+Put into a cucurbit five pints of French Brandy; add to it a pound and
+a half of Crumb of Bread, three ounces of Plum-tree-gum, two ounces of
+Litharge of Silver in fine powder, and four ounces of sweet Almonds.
+The ingredients are to be beat together into a paste, and left to
+digest in the Spirit eight days; then distil in a vapour-bath, and wash
+the face and hands with the water thus obtained. It must be suffered
+to dry on the skin without being wiped off, and the complexion will
+presently become clear and glossy.
+
+
+90. _A distilled Water that tinges the Cheeks a beautiful Carnation
+Hue._
+
+Take two quarts of White Wine Vinegar, three ounces of Isinglass, two
+ounces of bruised Nutmegs, and six ounces of Honey; distil with a
+gentle fire, and add to the distilled Water a small quantity of Red
+Sanders, in order to colour it. Before the Tincture is used, a Lady
+should wash herself with Elder-flower Water, and then the cheeks will
+become of a fine lively vermillion, that cannot be distinguished from
+the natural bloom of youth.
+
+
+91. _A Cosmetic Water._
+
+Take three Aron Roots minced small, three Melons of a middling size,
+three Cucumbers, four new laid Eggs, a slice of a Pumkin, two Lemons,
+a pint of Whey, a gallon of Rose-water, a quart of Water-lily-water,
+a pint of Plantain, as much White Tansy-water, and half an ounce of
+Borax. Distil the whole together in a vapour-bath.
+
+
+92. _A Water, christened, The Fountain of Youth._
+
+Take an ounce of Sulphur Vivum; Olibanum and Myrrh, each two ounces;
+six drachms of Amber; a quart of Rose-water; distil the whole in a
+vapour-bath, and wash yourself with the Water every night going to
+rest: the next morning wash yourself with weak Barley-water, and your
+complexion will have a youthful air.
+
+It is asserted also that the distilled Water of green Pine-apples takes
+away wrinkles, and gives the complexion an air of youth.
+
+
+93. _A Water to preserve the Complexion._
+
+Mix together Water-lily Water, Bean-flower Water, Melon Water, Cucumber
+Water, and Lemon Juice, of each an ounce; to which add, of Bryony, Wild
+Succory, White Lilies, Borrage and Bean Flowers, each a handful. Take
+seven or eight White Pigeons, pick them, and cut off their heads and
+pinions, mince the rest of them small, and put them into an alembic
+with the other ingredients. To these add four ounces of Sugar Candy in
+powder, as much Camphor, and the Crumb of three small Wheaten Loaves,
+each weighing about half a pound; digest the whole eighteen or twenty
+days in an alembic, then distil, and keep the Water that is drawn off
+in proper vessels for use. Before washing with it, carefully observe to
+cleanse the face with the following composition.
+
+Take a quarter of a pound of the Crumb of Rye Bread hot from the oven,
+the Whites of four new laid Eggs, and a pint of White Wine Vinegar;
+beat the whole well together, and strain through a linen rag. The use
+of these two preparations perfectly cleanses and clears the skin,
+preserves its freshness, and prevents wrinkles.
+
+
+94. _A Water that gives a Gloss to the Skin._
+
+Take a handful of Bean, Elder, and Bugloss Flowers, a small Pigeon
+clean drawn, the Juice of two Lemons, four ounces of Salt, and five
+ounces of Camphor; distil them in a vapour-bath; add to the distilled
+Water a few grains of Musk, and expose it to the sun for the space of a
+month, observing to take the vessel within doors every night. The way
+to use this Water, is to dip the corner of a fine napkin in it, and
+gently rub the face.
+
+
+95. _A Preservative from Tanning._
+
+Infuse in clean Water for three days a pound of Lupines, then take them
+out, and boil them in a copper vessel with five quarts of fresh Water.
+When the Lupines are boiled tender, and the Water grows rather ropy,
+press out the Liquor, and keep it for use. Whenever you are under a
+necessity of exposing yourself to the sun, wash the face and neck with
+this preparation.
+
+The Oil of unripe Olives, in which a small quantity of Gum Mastic has
+been dissolved, possesses the same virtue.
+
+
+96. _To remove Freckles._
+
+Take Houseleek, and Celandine, of each an equal quantity; distil in a
+sand heat, and wash with the distilled Water.
+
+
+97. _Or,_
+
+Apply the Juice of Onions to the part affected.
+
+
+98. _Or,_
+
+Boil Ivy Leaves in Wine, and foment the face with the decoction.
+
+
+99. _A Water to prevent Freckles, or Blotches in the Face._
+
+Take Wild Cucumber-roots and Narcissus-roots, of each an equal
+quantity; dry them in the shade, and reduce them to a very fine powder,
+putting them afterwards into strong French Brandy, with which wash the
+face, till it begins to itch; and then wash it with cold water. This
+method must be repeated every day till a perfect cure is obtained,
+which will soon happen, for this water has a slight caustic property,
+and of course must remove all spots on the skin.
+
+
+100. _Or,_
+
+Take a handful of fresh Wood-ashes, boil them in a pint of clear Water,
+till one half is wasted away, then pour off the Liquor as long as it
+runs clear; boil it again a little while, and filter it through coarse
+paper.
+
+
+101. _A Water to improve the Complexion._
+
+Take Snakeweed-roots and Narcissus-roots, of each an equal quantity;
+a pint of Cow's Milk, and the Crumb of a Wheaten Loaf; distil these
+ingredients in a glass alembic. This Water should be mixed with an
+equal quantity of Hungary-water.
+
+
+102. _Or,_
+
+Take Chick Peas, French Beans, and Garden Beans, of each four ounces;
+peel off their skins, powder them, and infuse in a quart of White
+Wine; add the Gall of an Ox, and the Whites of fifteen new laid Eggs.
+Mix the ingredients thoroughly, distil in a glass alembic with a sand
+heat; and wash the face with the distilled Water, as occasion requires.
+
+
+103. _A Cosmetic Water._
+
+Take a pound and a half of fine Wheaten Bread, four ounces of Peach
+Kernels, the same quantity of the four Cold Seeds, viz. Gourd-seed,
+Cucumber-seed, Melon-seed, and Lettuce-seed; the Whites of twelve new
+laid Eggs, the Juice of four Lemons, three ounces of Sugar Candy,
+a gallon of Goat's Milk; mix the whole together, and distil in a
+vapour-bath. To every two quarts of the distilled Water, add a quarter
+of a pint of Spirit of Cherries.
+
+
+104. _Or,_
+
+Take six Aron Roots minced small, six ounces of Bran, four ounces and a
+half of Myrrh in powder, three pints of Milk, and the same quantity of
+Wine; distil according to the rules of art; and to the distilled Water
+add a small bit of Alum.
+
+
+105. _A simple Balsamic Water, which removes Wrinkles._
+
+Take Barley-water, strained through a piece of fine linen cloth, and
+drop into it a few drops of Balm of Gilead; shake the bottle for
+several hours, until the Balsam is entirely incorporated with the
+Water, which is known by the turbid milky appearance of the Mixture.
+This greatly improves the complexion, and preserves the bloom of youth.
+If used only once a day, it takes away wrinkles, and gives the skin a
+surprising lustre. Before this fluid is used, the face should be washed
+clean with rain water.
+
+
+106. _A Water to change the Eye-brows black._
+
+First wash your eyebrows with a decoction of Gall Nuts; then wet them
+with a pencil or little brush dipped in a solution of Green Vitriol, in
+which a little Gum Arabic has been dissolved, and when dry, they will
+appear of a beautiful black colour.
+
+
+107. _To remove Worms in the Face._
+
+Make use of the distilled Waters of the Whites of Eggs, Bean Flowers,
+Water Lilies, White Lilies, Melon Seeds, Iris Roots, Solomon's Seal,
+White Roses, or crumb of Wheaten Bread, either mixed together, or
+separately, with the addition of the White of a new-laid Egg.
+
+
+108. _The Duchess de la Vrilliere's Mouth-Water._
+
+Take Cinnamon, two ounces; Cloves, six drachms; Water Cresses, six
+ounces; fresh Lemon Peel, an ounce and a half; Red Rose Leaves, an
+ounce; Scurvy Grass, half a pound; Spirit of Wine, three pints.
+Bruise the Spices, cut the Water Cresses and Scurvy Grass small,
+and macerate the whole in Spirit of Wine, in a bottle well corked,
+during twenty-four hours; then distil to dryness in a vapour-bath, and
+afterwards rectify the distilled Water, by repeating the same process.
+
+This Water strengthens the gums, prevents the scurvy, and cures aphthae,
+or little ulcerations in the mouth. It is used to gargle the mouth
+with, either by itself, or diluted with water, as occasion may require.
+
+
+109. _Another Water for the Teeth, called Spirituous Vulnerary Water._
+
+For this intention are commonly used Spirituous Waters, that are no
+ways disagreeable; waters proper to strengthen and fortify the gums,
+as Spirituous Vulnerary Water tinctured with Cochineal, or Seed Lac;
+Guaiacum Water, or the Duchess de la Vrilliere's Water above described.
+
+To tinge Vulnerary Water, put any quantity into a glass matrass, and
+infuse in it some bruised Cochineal; then filter the Vulnerary Water,
+and use it to gargle the mouth, after which the teeth are to be cleaned
+with Tooth Powder. This, when found too strong, may be lowered by the
+addition of Spring Water.
+
+
+110. _Receipt to make Vulnerary Water._
+
+Take fresh gathered Leaves of Sage, Angelica, Wormwood, Savory, Fennel,
+and spiked Mint, of each four ounces; Leaves of Hyssop, Balm, Sweet
+Basil, Rue, Thyme, Marjoram, Rosemary, Origanum, Calamint, and Wild
+Thyme, fresh gathered, of each four ounces; the same quantity of
+Lavender Flowers, and a gallon of rectified Spirit of Wine.
+
+Cut the Herbs small, infuse them ten or twelve hours in Spirit of Wine,
+and then distil in a vapour-bath. Preserve the Spirit drawn off, in a
+bottle well corked.
+
+
+111. _A Water for the Gums._
+
+Take of the best Cinnamon, an ounce; Cloves, three drachms; the Yellow
+Peel of two Lemons; Red Rose Leaves, half an ounce; Water Cresses, half
+a pound; Scurvy Grass, four ounces; rectified Spirit of Wine, three
+gallons: bruise the Spices, and infuse the whole a sufficient time in
+the Spirit in a glass vessel; then distil off the Spirit for use, in a
+vapour-bath.
+
+
+112. _Another, prepared by Infusion._
+
+Take two drachms of Cinnamon, finely powdered; half a drachm of Cloves,
+in fine powder; and half an ounce of Roch Alum; pour on them three
+gallons of boiling Water; when cold, add six ounces of Plantain Water,
+half an ounce of Orange-flower Water, a quarter of an ounce of Essence
+of Lemons, and a gill and a half of rectified Spirit of Wine; let the
+whole stand together in digestion four and twenty hours, then filter
+through paper, and reserve the clear water for use.
+
+
+113. _Or,_
+
+Take Mace, Cinnamon, Cloves, Pellitory of Spain, and Terra Sigillata,
+or Sealed Earth, of each half an ounce; beat the whole together in a
+mortar, and infuse it a month in a quart of Spirit of Wine. Strain off
+the Spirit, and add eight ounces of Spirit of Scurvy Grass. Drop six
+or seven drops in a glass of very clear Water, and rince the mouth;
+afterwards rubbing the gums with conserve of Hips acidulated with five
+or six drops of Spirit of Vitriol.
+
+
+114. _Another Water for the Gums._
+
+Take of the best Cinnamon, an ounce; Cloves, three drachms; the Peel
+of two Lemons; half an ounce of Red Rose Leaves; half a pound of Water
+Cresses, four ounces of Scurvy Grass, and three gallons of rectified
+Spirit of Wine. Bruise the Spices, and let the whole stand in digestion
+in a glass vessel twenty-four hours; then distil in a vapour-bath.
+
+
+115. _A simple Depilatory._
+
+Oil of Walnuts frequently rubbed on a child's forehead, will prevent
+the hair from growing on that part.
+
+
+116. _Prepared Sponges for the Face._
+
+Steep in Water some time the finest and thinnest Sponges you can pick
+out; wash them well, dry them, and soak them in Brandy a whole day;
+then squeeze the Brandy out, and dry them again. Lastly, dip them in
+Orange-flower Water, and let them remain in it eleven or twelve hours.
+When squeezed, and thoroughly dried, they are fit for use.
+
+
+117. _Spirit of Roses._
+
+To make the inflammable Spirit of Roses, take twenty pounds of Damask
+Roses, beat them to a Paste, in a marble mortar; put this Paste, layer
+by layer, with sea salt, into a large stone jar, or two jars, if one
+is not large enough to contain the whole quantity; that is to say,
+sprinkle every layer of the Paste about half an inch thick with Salt;
+and press the layers of Roses as close together as possible. Cork the
+jar with a waxed cork, cover the upper-most end of the cork, and the
+edges of the mouth of the jar, with wax also, and place it six weeks,
+or two months, in a vault, or some other cool place. At the expiration
+of this period, open the jar; if it exhales a strong vinous smell,
+the fermentation has arrived at its proper height; but if you do not
+perceive such an odour, throw into the jar a little Yeast, and stop it
+close in the same manner as before. A strong fermentation having been
+excited, take five or six pounds of your fermented Rose Paste, put it
+into a common cucurbit, and distil it with a very gentle fire in a
+vapour-bath. When you have drawn off as much water as you can, unlute
+the alembic; throw away what remains in the cucurbit, take five or
+six pounds more of the fermented Paste of Roses, and put it into the
+cucurbit, with the Water already drawn; distil in a vapour-bath with
+such a degree of fire, as will cause the distilled Water to run off
+in a middling sized stream. When you can draw off no more, empty the
+cucurbit, fill it again with fresh fermented Paste of Roses, and pour
+on it all the distilled Water that the preceding distillations have
+produced. Distil as before; and repeat these operations, till you have
+used all your fermented Paste of Roses. Every time you open the jar,
+be careful to cork it close, otherwise the most spirituous particles
+will evaporate. After the last distillation, you will have obtained a
+very fine scented Water, but not very spirituous, because loaded with a
+considerable quantity of phlegm; and it must therefore be rectified.
+
+For this purpose make choice of a very long necked glass matrass of a
+reasonable size, fill it about three parts full with your unrectified
+Spirit of Roses; fit on a bolt-head, and receiver; lute the joints
+carefully, and distil in a vapour-bath with a very slow fire. When you
+have drawn off about a tenth part of what was put into the matrass,
+let the vessel cool, and set apart the Spirit that is found in the
+receiver. What remains in the matrass must not be thrown away as
+useless, for it is a Rose-water far superior to what is prepared
+according to the usual method.
+
+After the first rectification of a part of the Spirit, repeat the
+same operation with another part, till the whole is rectified, and
+then rectify them all together once more. After this last operation,
+you will obtain a highly penetrating and inflammable Spirit of Roses.
+The phlegmatic part that remains in the matrass may be added to that
+procured from the preceding rectifications, and the whole kept for use
+in a cellar or other cool place in a bottle, well corked.
+
+The scent of inflammable Spirit of Roses is extremely sweet; if only
+two drops of it are mixed with a glass of Water, they impart to the
+Water so high a perfume, that it exceeds the very best Rose-water.
+
+
+118. _Inflammable Spirits of all Kinds of Flowers._
+
+To distil an inflammable Spirit from Flowers of all kinds, the
+preceding method must be used; as also to procure one from all kinds of
+vegetables. Only observe that in plants, and dried flowers, as Thyme,
+Betony, Mint, Stechas, Violets, and Jasmine, the Seeds must be bruised
+with the Flowers and Roots; as they also must with the Flowers of
+the Tuberose Lily, Angelica, Iris; in odoriferous Fruits, as Oranges,
+Lemons, Citrons, &c. add the Rind of those Fruits to the Flowers; and
+to the Flowers of Elder, Juniper, Lily of the Valley, and Acacia,
+&c. add the Berries well moistened; whether green or dry is of no
+signification.
+
+
+ESSENCES.
+
+
+119. _Method of extracting Essences from Flowers._
+
+Procure a wooden box lined with tin, that the wood may not communicate
+any disagreeable flavour to the Flowers, nor imbibe the Essence. Make
+several straining frames to fit the Box, each about two inches thick,
+and drive in them a number of hooks, on which fix a piece of callicoe
+stretched tight. The utmost care is requisite, to have the straining
+cloths perfectly clean and dry before they are used.
+
+After having caused the cloths to imbibe as much Oil of Ben as
+possible, squeeze them a little, then stretch and fix them on the hooks
+of the frames; put one frame thus completed at the bottom of the box,
+and upon its cloth strow equally those flowers, the essence of which
+you intend to extract; cover them with another frame, on the cloth of
+which you are to strow more flowers, and continue to act in the same
+manner till the box is quite filled. The frames being each about two
+inches thick, the flowers undergo very little pressure, though they
+lye between the cloths. At the expiration of twelve hours, apply fresh
+flowers in the same manner, and continue so to do for some days. When
+you think the scent powerful enough, take the cloths from the frames,
+fold them in four, roll them up, and tie them tight with a piece of
+whip-cord, to prevent their stretching out too much, then put them into
+a press, and squeeze out the oil. The press must be lined with tin,
+that the wood may not imbibe any part of the oil. Place underneath a
+very clean earthen or glass vessel to receive the essence, which is to
+be kept in bottles nicely corked.
+
+The essence of one kind of flower only, can be made in a box at the
+same time, for the scent of one would impair that of another. For the
+same reason, the cloths that have been used to extract the essence
+of any particular flower, cannot be used to extract the essence of
+another, till washed clean in a strong lye, and thoroughly dried
+in the open air. This method is of great use to obtain the scent
+of flowers which afford no Essential Oil by distillation, such as
+Tuberoses, Jasmine, and several others.
+
+
+120. _Or,_
+
+Take any flowers you please, and put them in a large jar, layer by
+layer, mixed with Salt, as directed for inflammable Spirit of Roses,
+till the jar is quite full; then cork it tight, and let it stand in a
+cellar, or some other cool place, for forty days; at the expiration of
+which time, empty the whole into a sieve, or straining cloth, stretched
+over the mouth of a glazed earthen or stone pan, to receive the essence
+that drains from the flowers upon squeezing them gently. Afterwards
+put the essence into a glass bottle, which must not be filled above
+two thirds; cork it tight, and expose it to the heat of the sun in
+fine weather, five and twenty or thirty days, to purify the essence, a
+single drop of which will be capable of scenting a quart of Water or
+any other Liquid.
+
+
+121. _Essence of Ambergrise._
+
+Take of Ambergrise a quarter of an ounce; the same quantity of Sugar
+Candy; Musk, half a drachm; and Civet, two grains; rub them together,
+and put the mixture into a Phial: pour upon it a quarter of a pint of
+tartarised Spirit of Wine, stop close the Phial, which set in a gentle
+sand heat for four or five days, and then decant the clear Tincture for
+use. This makes the best of perfumes; the least touch of it leaves its
+scent upon any thing a great time; and in constitutions where such
+sweets are not offensive to the head, nothing can be a more immediate
+Cordial.
+
+
+122. _A Remedy for St. Anthony's Fire or Erysipelatous Eruptions on the
+Face._
+
+Take Narcissus Roots, an ounce; fresh Nettle-seeds, half an ounce; beat
+them together into a soft Paste with a sufficient quantity of White
+Wine Vinegar, and anoint the eruptions therewith every night; or, bathe
+the part affected with the Juice of Cresses.
+
+
+
+
+FLOWERS.
+
+
+123. _Manner of drying Flowers, so as to preserve their natural
+Colours._
+
+Take fine White Sand, wash it repeatedly, till it contains not the
+least earth or salt, then dry it for use. When thoroughly dry, fill
+a glass or stone jar half full of Sand, in which stick the Flowers in
+their natural situation, and afterwards cover them gently with the
+same, about the eighth part of an inch above the Flower. Place the
+glass in the sun, or, if in winter-time, in a room where a constant
+fire is kept, till the Flower is perfectly dried. Then remove the Sand
+with the utmost precaution, and clean the Leaves with a feather brush.
+Particular Flowers lose in some measure their natural lively colours,
+but this may be helped by the assistance of art.
+
+Roses and other Flowers of a delicate colour, recover their natural
+lustre by being exposed to a moderate vapour of Brimstone; but Crimson
+or Scarlet Flowers, by being exposed to the vapour of a solution of
+Tin in Spirit of Nitre. The vapour of a solution of Filings of Steel in
+Spirit of Vitriol, restores to the Leaves and Stalk, their primitive
+green colour. This method succeeds perfectly well in single Flowers.
+There are some difficulties with respect to Pinks, Carnations, and
+other double Flowers; to succeed with them, split the cup on each side,
+and when the Flower is quire dry, glue it together with Gum-water; or
+prick the cup in different parts with a large pin.
+
+As to the scent, which is in great measure lost in drying, it may be
+restored, by dropping into the middle of the Flower a drop of its
+Essential Oil; for instance, a drop of Oil of Roses on a Rose, Oil of
+Cloves on a Clove-july-flower, Oil of Jasmine on a Jasmine Flower.
+
+
+124. _A Secret to preserve Flowers._
+
+Fill an earthen, copper, or wooden vessel half full of sifted Sand,
+then fill it up to the brim with clear Spring Water, and stir the Sand
+well with a stick in order to detach the earthy particles. When the
+Sand has thoroughly settled, pour off the turbid Water by inclination,
+add fresh Water, and continue to wash the Sand, till all the Water that
+floats on its surface remains perfectly clear. The Sand being thus
+cleansed, expose it to the heat of the sun a sufficient time, to exhale
+entirely its humidity. Prepare for every Flower an earthen or tin
+vessel of a proper size, make choice of the finest, most perfect, and
+driest Flowers of their respective kinds, and be careful to leave the
+stalks of a good length. Place them upright in the vessel, with one
+hand as lightly as possible, about two or three inches below the rims,
+so as not to touch the sides, or each other; and with the other hand
+gradually pour on them the Sand till the stalk is quite covered; then
+lightly cover the Flower itself, separating the Leaves a little. The
+Tulip requires a farther operation. The triangular top that rises out
+of the middle of the cup, must be cut off, by which means the Leaves
+of the Flower will adhere better to the Stalk. When the vessel is
+filled with Flowers, leave it a month or two exposed to the rays of the
+sun; and the Flowers when taken out, though dry, will be very little
+inferior in beauty to new-blown Flowers, but will have lost their scent.
+
+
+125. _Another Secret to preserve Flowers._
+
+Take the finest River Sand you can get, after having sifted it several
+times through a fine sieve, throw it into a glass vessel full of clear
+Water, and rub it a good while between your fingers to render it still
+finer; then pour off the Water by inclination, and dry the Sand in
+the sun. The Sand being thus prepared, bury the Flowers gently in it
+with their Leaves and Stalk, disposing them in such a manner that
+their form may not be in the least injured. After having thus kept
+Flowers some time, till their humid particles are entirely evaporated,
+take them out, and inclose them in bottles, well corked; secure them
+from all changes of the atmosphere, but let them enjoy a temperate
+warmth; for if the heat is too great, the colours fade; and if not
+kept sufficiently warm, the humidity of the Flowers will not wholly
+evaporate.
+
+
+126. _Another Method of preserving Flowers a long while, in their
+natural Shape and Colour._
+
+Take the finest River Sand, divested of whatever impurities it may
+contain; then dry it in the sun or a stove, sift it through a sieve,
+and only make use of the finest part. Procure a Tin Box, or a Wooden
+Box lined with Tin, of any size you think proper, cover the bottom of
+the Box three or four inches deep with prepared Sand, and stick in it
+the Stalks of the Flowers in rows, but in such a manner that none of
+the Flowers may touch each other, afterwards filling the vacuities
+between the Stalks with Sand. Then spread the Sand all round the
+Flowers, which cover with a layer about two or three inches thick. Put
+this Box in a place exposed to the sun, or in some warm situation, for
+the space of a month. With respect to Tulips, the pistil that rises in
+the middle, and contains the Seed, must be dexterously cut out, and the
+empty space filled with Sand: too many Flowers should not be put into
+the same Box, nor should the Box be too large.
+
+
+
+
+GLOVES.
+
+
+127. _White Gloves Scented With Jasmine after the Italian manner._
+
+Take half an ounce of White Wax; dissolve it over a gentle fire in
+two ounces of Oil of Ben. Dress your skins with this Liquid, dry them
+on lines, and clean them well with the purest water; when they are
+dried and properly stretched, make them up into gloves, which are to
+have the Jasmine Flowers applied to them eight days according to the
+usual method; then bring them into shape, and fold them smooth. This
+manner of working them up, communicates to the gloves the property of
+retaining the scent of the Flowers much better than those that are
+drest otherwise, and likewise imparts to them the virtue of preserving
+the hands and arms delicately soft and white.
+
+
+128. _Gloves scented without Flowers._
+
+Take an ounce of Liquid Storax, an ounce of Rose-wood, the same
+quantity of Florentine Orrice, and half an ounce of Yellow Sanders.
+Beat the three last articles into a very fine powder, and add to it the
+Storax, with the earths that you use to dye your gloves, and a little
+Gum Arabic. Then take an equal quantity of Rose and Orange Flower
+Water, to temper this composition which you lay on your gloves; when
+they are dry, rub them well, and fold them up; then dress them afresh
+with a little Gum Water, in which has been dissolved some powder of
+Florentine Orrice; hang them up to dry, and afterwards bring them into
+form, and fold them up as fit for use.
+
+
+129. _White Gloves scented with Ketmia or Musk Seed._
+
+Take an ounce of Yellow Sanders, an ounce of Florentine Orrice, an
+ounce of Gum Benjamin, two ounces of Rose-wood, and a drachm of Storax;
+reduce the whole to fine powder, with as much Ceruss as you choose.
+Mix them with Rose-water, and dress your gloves with the mixture as
+neatly as you can for the first coat; then rub them well, and open them
+when they are thoroughly dry. Use the same for the second coat, with
+the addition of a little Gum Arabic. For the third coat, levigate on a
+marble, eight grains of Ketmia Seed, four grains of Civet, a little Oil
+of Ben, and a very little Gum Tragacanth, dissolved in Rose-water; add
+to this composition a quarter of a pint of Orange Flower Water; after
+having applied this third coat to your gloves, bring them into form,
+before they get thoroughly dry.
+
+
+130. _To colour Gloves a curious French Yellow._
+
+Take Chalk and Wood Ashes, of each an equal quantity, and make a strong
+Lye of them; then strain off the clear Liquor, and simmer it over the
+fire with a little Turmeric in powder, and a very little Saffron, till
+it becomes pretty thick; after which set the liquor by to cool, and it
+is fit for use.
+
+
+131. _An excellent Perfume for Gloves._
+
+Take Ambergrise, a drachm; the same quantity of Civet; and of Orange
+Flower Butter, a quarter of an ounce; mix these ingredients well, and
+rub them into the gloves with fine Cotton Wool, pressing the perfume
+into them.
+
+
+132. _Or,_
+
+Take of Essence of Roses, half an ounce; Oil of Cloves and Mace, of
+each a drachm; Frankincense, a quarter of an ounce; mix them, and lay
+them in papers between your gloves. Being hard pressed, the gloves will
+take the scent in twenty-four hours, and afterwards hardly ever lose
+it.
+
+
+133. _An excellent Receipt to clear a tanned Complexion._
+
+At night going to rest, bathe the face with the Juice of Strawberries,
+and let it lie on the part all night, and in the morning wash yourself
+with Chervil Water. The skin will soon become fair and smooth.
+
+
+134. _Or,_
+
+Wash yourself with the Mucilage of Linseed, Fleawort, Gum Tragacanth,
+or Juice of Purslain mixed with the White of an Egg.
+
+
+
+
+BREATH.
+
+
+135. _To sweeten the Breath._
+
+At night, going to bed, chew about the quantity of a small Nut of fine
+Myrrh.
+
+
+136. _Or,_
+
+Chew every night and morning a Clove, a piece of Florentine
+Orrice-root, about the size of a small bean, or the same quantity of
+Burnt Alum.
+
+
+
+
+OILS.
+
+
+137. _A Cosmetic Oil._
+
+Take a quarter of a pint of Oil of Sweet Almonds, fresh drawn; two
+ounces of Oil of Tartar per Deliquium; and four drops of Oil of
+Rhodium: mix the whole together, and make use of it to cleanse and
+soften the skin.
+
+
+138. _Another Cosmetic Oil._
+
+Take a pint of Cream, infuse in it a few Water Lilies, Bean Flowers,
+and Roses; simmer the whole together in a vapour-bath, and keep the
+Oil that proceeds from it in a vial, which is to be left for some time
+exposed to the evening dews.
+
+
+139. _Oil of Wheat._
+
+This Oil is extracted by an Iron Press, in the same manner as Oil
+of Almonds. It is excellent for Chaps in either the lips or hands,
+tetterous eruptions, and rigidity of the skin.
+
+
+140. _Compound Oil, or Essence of Fennel._
+
+Take five pints of the best French Brandy, and the same quantity of
+White-Wine; three quarters of a pound of bruised Fennel Seeds, and half
+an ounce of Liquorice Root sliced and bruised. Put the whole into an
+alembic, close the mouth with Parchment, and set it in a hot house,
+or in hot ashes, two days; then distil off the Liquor with an uniform
+middling fire. What remains after the distillation of the Essence, and
+is called the White Drops, is only fit to wash the hands with.
+
+
+141. _To make Oil of Tuberoses and Jasmine._
+
+Bruise a little the Tuberoses or Jasmine Flowers in a marble mortar
+with a wooden pestle; put them into a proper vessel, with a sufficient
+quantity of Oil of Olives, and let them stand in the sun in a close
+stopped vessel twelve or fifteen days to infuse; at the expiration of
+which time, squeeze the Oil from the Flowers. Let the Oil stand in
+the sun to settle, then pour it clear off the dregs. This Oil is very
+fragrant, and well impregnated with the Essential Oil of these Flowers.
+Infuse a fresh parcel of Flowers, newly gathered, in the same Oil, and
+proceed as before: repeat this operation twelve or fourteen times, or
+even oftener if necessary, till the Oil is fully impregnated with the
+flavour of the Flowers. Some people use Oil of Ben instead of Sallad
+Oil, which in our opinion is preferable, being infinitely less apt to
+grow rancid. The Oils of Tuberoses, and Jasmine Flowers are of use for
+the Toilet on account of their fragrancy. There are cases in which they
+may be successfully used externally by way of friction, to comfort and
+strengthen the nerves, and brace up the skin when too much relaxed.
+
+
+142. _An Oil scented with Flowers for the Hair._
+
+Sallad Oil, Oil of Sweet Almonds, and Oil of Nuts, are the only ones
+used for scenting the hair.
+
+Blanch your Almonds in Hot Water, and when dry, reduce them to powder;
+sift them through a fine sieve, strewing a thin layer of Almond-powder,
+and one of Flowers, over the bottom of the Box lined with Tin. When
+the box is full, leave them in this situation about twelve hours;
+then throw away the Flowers, and add fresh ones in the same manner as
+before, repeating the operation every day for eight successive days.
+When the Almond-powder is thoroughly impregnated with the scent of the
+Flower made choice of, put it into a new clean Linen Cloth, and with
+an Iron Press extract the Oil, which will be strongly scented with the
+fragrant perfume of the Flower.
+
+
+
+
+ESSENTIAL OILS, OR QUINTESSENCES.
+
+
+143. _Essential Oil, commonly called Quintessence of Lavender._
+
+Fill a cucurbit two thirds full with unwashed Lavender Flowers, pour
+upon them as much clear Water as will float about two inches above the
+Flowers. Fit to the cucurbit a head with a short neck, and lute on the
+refrigeratory vessel. Distil in the common manner with a fire of such
+a degree of strength as will cause the distilled water to run off in a
+thick thread. The phlegm and spirit will come over in a considerable
+quantity, and the Essential Oil, with which Lavender greatly abounds,
+will soon appear floating on the surface of the Water in the receiver;
+which is to be separated according to the rules of art. As soon as you
+perceive that no more Oil drops into the receiver, which generally
+happens to be the case a good while before the phlegm is entirely
+drawn off, finish your distillation. If you want a larger quantity of
+Quintessence, empty the still, put fresh Flowers, and adding the phlegm
+and spirit drawn off by the former distillation, instead of so much
+common Water, distil as before, till you have obtained a sufficient
+quantity. This Quintessence possesses great medicinal virtues, and is
+particularly serviceable in vapourish and hysteric disorders.
+
+
+144. _To make Essence of Cinnamon._
+
+Take half a pound of Cinnamon, reduce it in a mortar to an impalpable
+powder, put it into a very long necked matrass, pour on it as much
+highly rectified Spirit of Wine as will cover the powder about an inch.
+Stop the matrass with a found cork coated with bees-wax, and expose
+it to the sun for a whole month, observing to shake it well twice a
+day. At the expiration of the month, uncork the matrass, using the
+utmost precaution not to disturb the sediment; and gently pour off the
+Tincture into a clean vial.
+
+
+145. _To make Quintessence of Cloves._
+
+Take a pound of Cloves, beat them in a mortar, put them into a glass
+vessel, and pour on them a gallon of hot but not boiling water, cork
+the bottle close with a waxed cork, placed in a warm place, and let the
+Cloves infuse three weeks or a month; then empty the contents of the
+bottle into a middling sized still, fit on a low head with a short
+neck, and distil in the common manner, with a fire of such a degree
+of fierceness as to make the distilled Water run off in a stream,
+resembling a thick thread. The Quintessence will come over with the
+Spirit, mixed with a large quantity of Phlegm; but being heavier than
+either of those substances, will be found precipitated to the bottom
+of the receiver. Separate it in the usual manner, and keep it for use
+in a vial closely corked. Then unlute your still, and throw in the
+spirituous Water that remains after the separation of the Quintessence;
+distil it a second time, and you will obtain a small quantity more,
+which may be added to the former.
+
+
+146. _A Cosmetic Juice._
+
+Make a hole in a Lemon, fill it with Sugar Candy, and close it nicely
+with leaf Gold applied over the Rind that was cut out; then roast the
+Lemon in hot ashes. When desirous of using the Juice, squeeze out a
+little through the hole, and wash the face with a napkin wetted with
+it. This Juice greatly cleanses the skin, and brightens the complexion.
+
+
+
+
+VIRGIN's MILK.
+
+
+147. _A safe and approved Cosmetic._
+
+Take equal parts of Gum Benjamin, and Storax, and dissolve them in a
+sufficient quantity of Spirit of Wine. The spirit will then become a
+reddish Tincture, and exhale a very fragrant smell. Some people add a
+little Balm of Gilead. Drop a few Drops into a glass of clear Water,
+and the Water, by stirring, will instantly become milky. Ladies use
+it successfully to clear the complexion, for which purpose nothing is
+better, or indeed so innocent and safe.
+
+
+148. _Another, very easily made._
+
+Beat a quantity of Houseleek in a marble mortar, squeeze out the Juice
+and clarify it. When you want to use it, pour a few drops of rectified
+Spirit on the Juice, and it will instantly turn milky. It is a very
+efficacious remedy for a pimpled face, and preserves the skin soft and
+smooth.
+
+
+149. _Another._
+
+Take a half-gallon bottle, pour into it a quart of Spirit of Wine, and
+a pint of clear Brandy; then add a quarter of a pound of the finest Gum
+Benjamin, two ounces of Storax, half an ounce of Cinnamon, two drachms
+of Cloves, and a Nutmeg, all bruised, and four drops of Quintessence of
+Egyptian Ketmia. Carefully cork the bottle, and expose it to the sun a
+month; but take it within doors in rainy weather. At the month's end,
+gently draw off the clear Tincture; and you will have a fragrant Milk,
+which is used by pouring a few drops on a wet napkin.
+
+
+150. _A Liniment to destroy Vermin._
+
+Take an ounce of Vinegar, the same quantity of Stavesacre, half an
+ounce of Honey, and half an ounce of Sulphur; mix into the consistence
+of a soft liniment, with two ounces of Sallad Oil.
+
+
+
+
+LOTIONS.
+
+
+151. _A Lotion to strengthen the Gums, and sweeten the Breath._
+
+Take Mountain Wine, and the distilled Water of Bramble Leaves, of each
+a pint; half an ounce of Cinnamon; a quarter of an ounce of Cloves;
+the same quantity of Seville Orange-peel; Gum Lacque and Burnt Alum,
+of each a drachm, all in fine powder. Having added two ounces of fine
+Honey, put the whole into a glass bottle, and let them infuse on hot
+ashes the space of four days. On the fifth day squeeze the Liquor
+through a thick linen cloth, and preserve it in a bottle, well corked.
+
+When the gums are relaxed, and want bracing, take a spoonful of this
+Liquid, and pour it into a glass. First use one half to rince the
+mouth; and after retaining it a little, spirt it out. Use the remainder
+in the same way, rubbing the gums with one of your fingers; and
+afterwards rince the mouth with warm-water. Repeat the operation every
+morning, or twice a day, if occasion requires.
+
+To render this remedy more efficacious, add to the whole quantity of
+the Lotion half a pint of Cinnamon Water, distilled from White Wine.
+
+The eastern nations, to procure a sweet breath, to render the teeth
+beautifully white, and fasten the gums, frequently chew boiled Chio
+Turpentine, or Gum Mastic. The Indians who live beyond the Ganges
+chew it all day long, and are so used to this habit, that they cannot
+without difficulty refrain from it.
+
+The Spirituous Water of Guaiacum possesses the property of giving ease
+in the tooth-ache, and fastening the teeth in their sockets. The mouth
+is to be gargled with a quantity mixed in a glass of clear Water.
+
+
+152. _Another Lotion to fasten the Teeth and sweeten the Breath._
+
+Pour three pints of Water into an earthen or stone jar, dip in it four
+different times a red hot poker, and then immediately add an ounce
+of bruised Cinnamon, six grains of Burnt Alum, an ounce of powdered
+Pomegranate Bark, three ounces of fine Honey; of Vulnerary Water, Rue
+Water, and Myrtle Water, each a quarter of a pint; and of Brandy,
+half a pint. The whole being well mixed, tie a wet bladder over the
+mouth of the jar, and let it stand in the sun, or any warm place, for
+twenty-four hours; then strain off the Liquor through a thick linen
+cloth, or strong straining bag. Add to it two ounces of Spirit of
+Scurvy-grass, and keep it in a bottle, well corked. It is used in the
+same manner as the preceding Lotion.
+
+
+153. _An admirable Lotion for the Complexion._
+
+After having washed the face with Soap and Water, wash yourself with
+the following lixivium. Take clear Lees prepared from Vine Ashes, and
+to every pound of it, add an ounce of calcined Tartar, two drachms of
+Gum Sandarach, and as much Gum Juniper. Let this Lotion dry on the
+face without wiping it off, and afterwards wash yourself with Imperial
+Water.
+
+
+154. _An admirable Varnish for the Skin._
+
+Take equal parts of Lemon Juice, and Whites of new laid Eggs, beat them
+well together in a glazed earthen pan, which put on a slow fire, and
+keep the mixture constantly stirring with a wooden spatula, till it
+has acquired the consistence of soft butter. Keep it for use, and at
+the time of applying it, add a few drops of any Essence you like best.
+Before the face is rubbed with this varnish, it will be proper to wash
+with the distilled Water of rice. This is one of the best methods of
+rendering the complexion fair, and the skin smooth, soft, and shining.
+
+
+155. _A Liniment to destroy Nits._
+
+Take Oil of Bays, Oil of Sweet Almonds, and old Hogs Lard, of each two
+ounces, powdered Stavesacre, and Tansy Juice, of each half an ounce;
+Aloes, and Myrrh, of each a quarter of an ounce, the smaller Centaury
+and Salt of Sulphur, of each a drachm; mix the whole into a liniment.
+Before you use it, wash the hair with Vinegar.
+
+
+156. _A Liniment to change the Beard and Hair black._
+
+Take Oil of Costus, and Oil of Myrrh, of each an ounce and a half; mix
+them well in a leaden mortar, adding of Tar, the expressed Juice of
+Walnut Leaves, and Gum Labdanum, each half an ounce; Gall Nuts in fine
+powder, and Black Lead, of each a drachm and a half; the same quantity
+of Frankincense; and a sufficient quantity of Mucilage of Gum Arabic,
+prepared with a decoction of Gall Nuts. Apply it to the head and chin
+after being clean shaved.
+
+
+157. _A Depilatory Liniment._
+
+Take a quarter of a pound of Quick-lime, an ounce and a half of
+Orpiment, an ounce of Florentine Orrice, half an ounce of Sulphur,
+the same quantity of Nitre, and a pound or pint of a Lixivium made of
+Bean-stalk Ashes; boil the whole to a proper consistence, which may
+be known by dipping a wet feather into it. It is boiled enough when
+the feathery part of the quill easily separates from the other. Then
+add half an ounce of Oil of Lavender, or any aromatic Essence, and mix
+into a Liniment, with which if you rub the hair that grows on any part
+of the body, it will immediately drop off. When the hair is removed,
+foment the part with Oil of Sweet Almonds, or Oil of Roses.
+
+
+158. _Another._
+
+Take a quarter of a pound of Gum Ivy dissolved in Vinegar, a drachm of
+Orpiment, a drachm of Ant Eggs, and two drachms of Gum Arabic dissolved
+in Juice of Henbane, in which half an ounce of Quick-lime has been
+boiled. Make the whole into a liniment with a sufficient quantity of
+Fowls Grease, and apply a little to the part where you would wish to
+destroy the Hair, after being clean shaved.
+
+
+159. _An excellent Lip-Salve._
+
+Take an ounce of Myrrh, as much Litharge in fine powder, four ounces
+of Honey, two ounces of Bees-wax, and six ounces of Oil of Roses; mix
+them over a slow fire. Those who are inclined may add a few drops of
+Oil of Rhodium, and some Leaf Gold.
+
+
+160. _Or,_
+
+Take Armenian Bole, Myrrh, and Ceruss in fine powder, of each an
+ounce; mix with a sufficient quantity of Goose-grease into a proper
+consistence. It presently cures chaps in any part of the body.
+
+
+161. _A Liniment to promote the Growth and Regeneration of the Nails._
+
+Take two drachms of Orpiment, a drachm of Manna, the same quantity of
+Aloes and Frankincense, and six drachms of White Wax. Make them into a
+liniment, which apply to the part with a thumb-stall.
+
+
+
+
+NAILS.
+
+
+162. _A certain Remedy for Whitlows; a Disorder that frequently affects
+the Fingers._
+
+Take Pellitory of the Wall, cut as small as possible, and mix it with
+a proportionable Quantity of Hog's Lard; wrap it up in several papers,
+one over the other, and place it in warm ashes, which though not hot
+enough to burn the paper, yet retain sufficient heat to roast the
+Pellitory of the Wall, and incorporate it thoroughly with the Lard.
+Then spread this Liniment on a piece of brown paper, wrap it round the
+Whitlow, and apply a fresh dressing, at least twice a day. That it may
+give the speedier relief, spread the ointment thick.
+
+
+163. _Another._
+
+Take Vine Ashes, with which make a strong Lee; and in this, warmed, let
+the finger soak a good while. To keep up an equal degree of warmth,
+every minute pour into the vessel a little more hot lees. Repeat this
+operation two or three times, and you will speedily find the good
+effect of it.
+
+
+
+
+PERFUMES.
+
+
+164. _Scented Tables or Pastils._
+
+Beat into a fine powder, and sift through a hair sieve, a pound of the
+Marc or Residuum left in the still, after making Angelic Water; then
+put it into a mortar, with a handful of fresh-gathered Rose Leaves,
+and a small porringer full of Gum Tragacanth softened with Rose
+Water. Beat the whole into a Paste; roll it out on a dresser with a
+rolling-pin, and cut it into Lozenges with a knife.
+
+To form scented Pastils, roll up bits of this Paste in the shape of a
+cone, that they may stand upright, and set them by to dry. These kind
+of Pastils are lighted in the same manner as a candle. They consume
+entirely away; and, while burning, exhale a fragrant smoke.
+
+
+165. _A pleasant Perfume._
+
+Take a drachm of Musk, four Cloves, four ounces of Lavender-seed, a
+drachm and a half of Civet, and half a drachm of Ambergrise; heat
+your pestle and mortar, and rub the Musk, Cloves, and Lavender-seeds
+together, with a lump of Loaf Sugar and a wine-glass full of Angelic
+or Rose-water. Take a handful of powder, and incorporate it well with
+this mixture, then sift it through a sieve; add two or three pounds
+more powder, or even a larger quantity, till the perfume is brought
+to a proper degree of strength. As to the Civet, put it on the end of
+a hot pestle, and rub it well with a handful of powder; after which
+add, by little and little, six pounds of powder; then sift the whole
+through a hair sieve to incorporate it with the other perfumed powder.
+The Ambergrise must be well rubbed in the mortar; and by degrees two
+pounds of powder, either white or grey, must be added to it, till
+the Ambergrise is thoroughly incorporated with the powder; then sift
+through a hair sieve, and mix all the three powders together. This
+perfume is to be kept in a Leather Bag, the seams of which are well
+sewed with waxed thread.
+
+
+166. _Common perfumed Powder._
+
+Take Florentine Orrice, a pound, dried Rose Leaves, a pound; Gum
+Benjamin, two ounces; Storax, an ounce; Yellow Sanders, an ounce and a
+half; Cloves, two drachms; and a little Lemon Peel; reduce the whole to
+a fine powder, and mix with it twenty pounds of Starch, or rather of
+grey or white powder; incorporate them well, and sift them through a
+lawn sieve.
+
+
+167. _A Cassolette._
+
+Incorporate the Powders of Florentine Orrice, Storax, Benjamin and
+other aromatics, with Orange-flower Water; and put this Paste into a
+little Silver or Copper Box lined with Tin. When you have a mind to use
+this perfume, set the Box on a gentle fire, or on hot ashes, and it
+will exhale a most delightful odour.
+
+
+168. _To perfume a House, and purify the Air._
+
+Take a root of Angelica, dry it in an oven, or before the fire, then
+bruise it well and infuse it four or five days in White Wine Vinegar.
+When you use it, lay it upon a brick made red hot, and repeat the
+operation several times.
+
+
+169. _A Perfume to scent Powder._
+
+Take a drachm of Musk, four ounces of Lavender Seeds, a drachm and a
+half of Civet, and half a drachm of Ambergrise. Beat the whole together
+into powder, and sift through a hair sieve. Keep this perfume in a box
+that shuts very close, to scent powder with, according to your fancy.
+
+
+
+
+PASTILS.
+
+
+170. _An excellent Composition to perfume a Room agreeably._
+
+Take four ounces of Gum Benjamin, two ounces of Storax, and a quarter
+of an ounce of Aloes-wood. When these ingredients have been well
+bruised, simmer them about half an hour over a slow fire, in a glazed
+earthen pipkin, with as much Rose-water as will cover them, and then
+strain off the liquor for use. Dry the Residuum or Marc, and pulverize
+it in a warm mortar with a pound of Charcoal. Dissolve some Gum
+Tragacanth in the reserved Liquor, then add to your powder a drachm of
+fine Oriental Musk dissolved in a little Rose-water, and form the whole
+into a Paste, of which make pastils about the length and thickness
+of the little finger, narrower at top than at bottom, that they may
+stand firm and upright. When they are thoroughly dry, light them at
+the narrow end, and let them burn till they are wholly consumed. While
+burning they afford an exquisite perfume. To render the perfume still
+higher, add six grains of Ambergrise.
+
+
+171. _Or,_
+
+Pulverize together two ounces of Gum Benjamin, half an ounce of Storax,
+a drachm of Aloes-wood, twenty grains of fine Civet, a little Sea Coal,
+and Loaf Sugar; boil the whole in a sufficient quantity of Rose-water,
+to the consistence of a stiff paste. If you are desirous of having
+your pastils higher flavoured, add twelve grains of Ambergrise just
+before you take the composition off the fire; and the ingredients being
+thoroughly mixed, form them into pastils.
+
+
+172. _Fragrant Pastils made use of by way of Fumigation._
+
+Take the purest Labdanum and Gum Benjamin, of each two ounces; Storax
+and dry Balsam of Peru, of each three quarters of an ounce; choice
+Myrrh, half a drachm; Gum Tacamahac, a quarter of an ounce; Olibanum, a
+drachm; Liquid Balsam of Peru, half an ounce; Ambergrise, a quarter of
+an ounce; Musk and Civet, of each a scruple; Essential Oil of Rhodium,
+thirty drops; Essential Oils of Orange-flowers, Lemons, and Bergamot,
+of each four drops; Gum Lacque, in fine powder, two ounces and a half;
+Cascarilla, Aloes-wood, Rose-wood, St. Lucia-wood, Yellow Sanders, and
+Cinnamon, all powdered, of each a drachm. With the assistance of a
+vapour-bath reduce them to a mass, which form into pastils in the usual
+way.
+
+
+173. _Pastils of Roses._
+
+Pulverize a pound of the Marc or Residuum left in the still after
+making Angelica Water; likewise a large handful of Roses; and with a
+sufficient quantity of Gum Tragacanth dissolved in Rose-water, beat
+them into a stiff paste, which is to be rolled out upon a marble with a
+rolling-pin, and cut into Lozenges, or formed into pastils. If you have
+a mind to ornament them, cover them with Leaf Gold or Silver.
+
+
+
+
+PASTES.
+
+
+174. _Paste of dried Almonds to cleanse the Skin._
+
+Beat any quantity you please, of Sweet and Bitter Almonds in a marble
+mortar, and while beating, pour on them a little Vinegar in a small
+stream to prevent their turning oily: then add two drachms of Storax
+in fine powder, two ounces of White Honey, and two Yolks of Eggs boiled
+hard; mix the whole into a paste.
+
+
+175. _Soft Almond Paste._
+
+Blanch in warm water any quantity of Bitter Almonds, leave them to grow
+dry, and then beat them in a marble mortar with a little Milk, to form
+them into a paste. To prevent their turning oily, afterwards add the
+Crumb of a light White Loaf soaked in Milk. Beat it with the Almonds
+till they are incorporated into an uniform mass; then put the whole
+into a kettle, with some fresh Milk, and let them simmer over a gentle
+fire; keeping the composition stirring, till it is boiled into a soft
+paste.
+
+
+176. _Paste for the Hands._
+
+Take Sweet Almonds, half a pound; White Wine Vinegar, Brandy, and
+Spring Water, of each two quarts; two ounces of Crumb of Bread, and
+the Yolks of two Eggs. Blanch and beat the Almonds, moistening them
+with the Vinegar; add the Crumb of Bread soaked in the Brandy, and
+mix it with the Almonds and Yolks of Egg, by repeated Trituration.
+Then pour in the Water, and simmer the whole over a slow fire, keeping
+the composition continually stirring, till it has acquired a proper
+consistence.
+
+
+177. _Or,_
+
+Take Bitter and Sweet Almonds blanched, of each two ounces; Pine-nuts,
+and the four Cold Seeds, of each an ounce; beat the whole together in
+a marble mortar with the Yolks of two Eggs, and the Crumb of a small
+Wheaten Loaf. Moisten the mass with White Wine Vinegar, put it into
+a deep pan, simmer it over a slow fire, and when the paste ceases
+sticking to the pan, it is sufficiently boiled.
+
+
+178. _Or,_
+
+Take blanched Almonds, a pound; Pine-nuts, four ounces; beat them
+together into a paste with the addition of two ounces of Loaf Sugar, an
+ounce of the finest Honey, the same quantity of Bean Flower, and half a
+gill of Brandy. This paste may be scented with the Essences of Cloves,
+Lemons, Bergamot, Jasmine, Rhodium, Orange Flowers, &c. or with a few
+grains of Musk, Civet, or a few drops of Essence of Ambergrise, for
+persons who have no aversion to those perfumes.
+
+
+179. _Or,_
+
+Beat half a pound of blanched Almonds, with half an ounce of Yellow
+Sanders, half an ounce of Florentine Orrice, and an ounce of Calamus
+Aromaticus, in fine powder; pour on them gradually an ounce of
+Rose-water, and then add half a Pippin sliced small, a quarter of a
+pound of stale Crumb of White Bread sifted fine, and knead the whole
+into a paste with two ounces of Gum Tragacanth dissolved in Rose-water.
+
+
+180. _Or,_
+
+Beat some peeled apples (having first taken out the Cores) in a marble
+mortar, with Rose-water, and White Wine, of each equal parts. Add some
+Crumb of Bread, blanched Almonds, and a little White Soap; and simmer
+the whole over a slow fire till it acquires a proper consistence.
+
+
+181. _Or,_
+
+Infuse some blanched Almonds, two or three hours, in Goat's or Cow's
+Milk, and beat them into a paste. Strain the infusion through a linen
+cloth with a strong pressure, and add to the strained Liquor half a
+pound of the Crumb of White Bread, a quarter of a pound of Borax, and
+as much Burnt Roch Alum. Simmer the whole together, and when almost
+boiled enough, add an ounce of Spermaceti. Stir the composition well
+with a spatula to prevent it from burning to the bottom of the pan; and
+let it simmer but very gently.
+
+
+182. _Or,_
+
+Dry, before the fire, half a pound of Bitter Almonds blanched, then
+beat them in a marble mortar as fine as possible, and add a little
+boiled Milk to prevent the Almonds from turning oily. Beat in the same
+manner the Crumb of two French Bricks, with four Yolks of Eggs boiled
+hard, and with the addition of some fresh Milk knead them into a paste,
+which incorporate with that of the Almonds.
+
+
+
+
+POMATUMS.
+
+
+183. _Cold Cream, or Pomatum for the Complexion._
+
+Take White Wax and Spermaceti, of each a drachm; Oil of Sweet Almonds,
+two ounces; Spring Water, an ounce and a half; melt the Wax and
+Spermaceti together in the Oil of Almonds, in a glazed earthen pipkin,
+over hot ashes, or in a vapour-bath; pour the solution into a marble
+mortar, and stir it about with a wooden pestle, till it grow cold, and
+seem quite smooth; then mix the Water gradually, and keep stirring,
+till the whole is incorporated. This pomatum becomes extremely white
+and light by the agitation, and very much resembles cream, from its
+similitude to which it has obtained its name.
+
+This pomatum is an excellent cosmetic, and renders the skin supple and
+smooth. Some add a little Balm of Gilead to heighten its virtue; and
+it is sometimes scented, by using Rose-water or Orange-flower Water in
+the preparation, instead of Spring-water, or with a few drops of any
+Essence, as fancy directs. It is also very good to prevent marks in
+the face from the Small-pox; in which last case, a little powder of
+Saffron, or some desiccative powder, such as Flowers of Zinc or French
+Chalk, is usually added. Keep it for use in a large gallypot tied over
+with a bladder.
+
+
+184. _Cucumber Pomatum._
+
+Take Hog's Lard, a pound; ripe Melons, and Cucumbers, of each three
+pounds, Verjuice, half a pint; two pippins pared, and a pint of Cow's
+Milk. Slice the Melons, Cucumbers, and Apples, having first pared
+them; bruise them in the Verjuice, and, together with the Milk and
+Hog's Lard, put them into an alembic. Let them infuse in a vapour-bath
+eight or ten hours; then squeeze out the Liquor through a straining
+cloth while the mixture is hot, and expose it to the cold air, or set
+it in a cool place to congeal. Afterwards pour off the watery part
+that subsides, and wash it in several Waters, till the last remains
+perfectly clear. Melt the pomatum again in a vapour-bath several times,
+to separate from it all its humid particles, and every extraneous
+substance; otherwise it will soon grow rancid. Keep it for use in a
+gallypot tied over with a bladder.
+
+
+185. _Or,_
+
+A more simple Cucumber Pomatum may be made by simmering together Hog's
+Lard and pared Cucumbers cut in thin slices. With respect to the rest
+of the process, follow the method laid down for preparing Lip-salve;
+and keep this pomatum in the same manner as the former.
+
+Both these pomatums are good Cosmetics; they soften the skin, and
+preserve it cool and smooth.
+
+
+186. _Lavender Pomatum._
+
+Take two pounds and a half of Hog's Lard, ten pounds of Lavender
+Flowers, and a quarter of a pound of Virgin's Wax; put two pounds of
+picked Lavender Flowers into a proper vessel with the Hog's Lard, and
+knead them with your hands into as uniform a paste as possible. Put
+this mixture into a pewter, tin, or stone pot, and cork it tight;
+place the vessel in a vapour-bath, and let it stand six hours; at the
+expiration of which time, strain the mixture through a coarse linen
+cloth, with the assistance of a press. Throw away the Lavender Flowers
+as useless, pour the melted Lard back into the same pot, and add four
+pounds of fresh Lavender Flowers. Stir the Lard and Flowers together
+while the Lard is in a liquid state, in order to mix them thoroughly;
+and repeat the former process. Continue to act in this manner till
+the whole quantity of Lavender Flowers is used. Then set in a cool
+place the pomatum separated from the Lavender Flowers, that it may
+congeal; pour off the brown aqueous juice extracted from them; and wash
+the Pomatum in several waters, stirring it with a wooden spatula, to
+separate any remaining watery particles, till the last water remains
+perfectly colourless. Then melt the Pomatum in a vapour-bath, and keep
+it in that state about an hour, in a vessel well corked; leaving it
+afterwards to congeal. Repeat this last operation till the aqueous
+particles are entirely extracted when the Wax must be added, and the
+Pomatum having been again melted, in a vapour-bath, in a vessel
+closely corked, be suffered to congeal as before. When properly
+prepared, fill it into gallypots, and tye the mouths over with wet
+bladders, to prevent the air from penetrating.
+
+This Pomatum is extremely fragrant, but is used only for dressing the
+hair.
+
+In the same manner are prepared, Orange-flower Pomatum, Jasmine
+Pomatum, and all Pomatums made of odoriferous flowers. Common Pomatum
+scented with the essences of any such flowers, may be used as a good
+succedaneum.
+
+
+187. LIP-SALVES.
+
+Take three ounces of Oil of Almonds, three quarters of an ounce of
+Spermaceti, and a quarter of an ounce of Virgin's Wax; melt them
+together over a slow fire, mixing with them a little of the powder of
+Alkanet Root. Keep stirring till cold, and then add a few drops of Oil
+of Rhodium.
+
+
+188. _Or,_
+
+Take prepared Tutty and Oil of Eggs, of each equal parts; mix, and
+apply them to the lips, after washing the latter with Barley or
+Plantain Water.
+
+
+189. _Or,_
+
+Place over a chafing-dish of coals, in a glazed earthen pan, a quarter
+of a pound of the best fresh Butter, and an ounce of Virgin's Wax;
+melt them together; when thoroughly melted, throw in the Stones of
+half a bunch of ripe Black Grapes, with some Alkanet Roots a little
+bruised. Simmer these ingredient together for a quarter of an hour;
+afterwards strain the mixture through a fine linen cloth; and pour
+into your pomatum, which must be again set on the fire, a spoonful of
+Orange-flower Water. Having let them simmer together a little while,
+take the pan off the fire, and keep the pomatum stirring till it become
+quite cold. It will keep a long while, and is a perfect cure for
+chapped lips.
+
+
+190. _A Yellow Lip-Salve._
+
+Take Yellow Bee's Wax, two ounces and a half; Oil of Sweet Almonds, a
+quarter of a pint; melt the Wax in the Oil, and let the mixture stand
+till it become cold, when it acquires a pretty stiff consistence.
+Scrape it into a marble mortar, and rub it with a wooden pestle, to
+render it perfectly smooth. Keep it for use in a gallypot, closely
+covered.
+
+It is emollient and lenient; of course good for chaps in the lips,
+hands, or nipples; and preserves the skin soft and smooth.
+
+A Crust of Bread applied hot, is an efficacious remedy for pimples that
+rise on the lips, in consequence of having drank out of a glass after
+an uncleanly person.
+
+
+191. _A Scarlet Lip-Salve._
+
+Take Hog's Lard washed in Rose-water, half a pound; Red Roses and
+Damask Roses bruised, a quarter of a pound; knead them together and let
+them lie in that state two days. Then melt the Hog's Lard, and strain
+it from the Roses. Add a fresh quantity of the latter, knead them in
+the Hog's Lard, and let them lie together two days as before; then
+gently simmer the mixture in a vapour-bath. Press out the Lard, and
+keep it for use in the same manner as other Lip-salves.
+
+
+192. _Or,_
+
+Take an ounce of Oil of Sweet Almonds cold drawn, a drachm of fresh
+Mutton Suet, and a little bruised Alkanet Root; simmer the whole
+together. Instead of Oil of Sweet Almonds you may use Oil of Jasmine,
+or the Oil of any other Flower, if you choose the Lip-salve should have
+a fragrant scent.
+
+
+193. _Or,_
+
+Take Oil of Violets, and the expressed Juice of Mallows, of each an
+ounce and a half; Goose Grease and Veal Marrow, of each a quarter of
+an ounce; Gum Tragacanth, a drachm and a half; melt the whole over a
+gentle fire.
+
+
+194. _Or,_
+
+Take half a pound of fresh Butter,
+a quarter of a pound of Bee's Wax, four or five ounces of cleansed
+Black Grapes, and about an ounce of bruised Alkanet Root; simmer them
+together over a slow fire till the Wax is wholly dissolved, and the
+mixture become of a bright red colour; then strain, and set it by for
+use.
+
+
+195. _Or,_
+
+Take Deer or Goat's Suet, six ounces; Hog's Lard, four ounces: cut them
+into little bits, and wash them five or six different times in White
+Wine; then by hard pressure squeeze out every drop of the Wine. Melt
+the fats in a new-glazed earthen pan with half an ounce of Orrice Roots
+cut in thin slices, a grated Nutmeg, two or three Pippins pared and
+sliced thin, a pint of Rose-water, an ounce of Bee's Wax, and half an
+ounce of bruised Cloves. Simmer the whole over a slow fire about half
+an hour; then strain through a linen cloth into a pan half full of
+clean Water. Let the pomatum remain in the pan till cold, then wash it
+well, and beat it in a marble mortar with two ounces of White Wax, till
+they be thoroughly incorporated. Apply a little to the lips every night
+going to rest; and rub it upon the hands every night and morning.
+
+
+196. _White Pomatum._
+
+Take an ounce of Florentine Orrice-root, half an ounce of Calamus
+Aromaticus, and as much Gum Benjamin, a quarter of an ounce of
+Rose-wood, and a quarter of an ounce of Cloves. Bruise the whole
+into a gross powder, tie it up in a piece of linen, and simmer it
+in a vapour-bath, with two pounds and a half of Hog's Lard well
+washed; add a couple of Pippins pared and cut into small bits, four
+ounces of Rose-water, and two ounces of Orange-flower Water. After
+the ingredients have simmered together a little while, strain off the
+Liquor gently, and let the Pomatum stand till cold; then put it by for
+use in the same manner as other pomatums.
+
+
+197. _Red Pomatum_
+
+Is made by adding to the above more or less Alkanet Root bruised,
+according to the depth of colour you would wish to impart. Simmer
+the Pomatum and Alkanet together, stirring the mixture with a wooden
+spatula, till the Pomatum is sufficiently tinged; then strain it from
+the Roots, and set it by for use.
+
+
+198. _A Pomatum to remove Redness, or
+Pimples in the Face._
+
+Steep in clear Water a pound of a Boar's Cheek till it becomes
+tolerably white, drain it quite dry, and put it into a new-glazed
+earthen pan with two or three pared Pippins quartered, an ounce and a
+half of the four Cold Seeds bruised, and a slice of Veal about the size
+of the palm of one's hand. Boil the whole together in a vapour-bath
+for four hours, then with a strong cloth squeeze out your pomatum into
+an earthen dish placed upon hot ashes; adding to it an ounce of White
+Wax, and an ounce of Oil of Sweet Almonds. Stir the pomatum well with a
+spatula till it become cold.
+
+
+199. _A Pomatum for Wrinkles._
+
+Take Juice of White Lily Roots and fine Honey, of each two ounces;
+melted White Wax, an ounce; incorporate the whole together, and make a
+pomatum. It should be applied every night, and not be wiped off till
+the next morning.
+
+
+200. _Another for the same Intention._
+
+Take six new-laid Eggs, boil them hard, take out the Yolks, and fill
+the cavities with Myrrh, and powdered Sugar Candy, of each equal parts.
+Join the Whites together neatly, and set them on a plate before the
+fire; mixing the Liquor that exsudes from them with an ounce of Hog's
+Lard. This pomatum must be applied in the morning, and be suffered to
+dry upon the skin, which is afterwards to be wiped with a clean fine
+napkin.
+
+
+201. _Or,_
+
+Take half an ounce of Sallad Oil, an ounce of Oil of Tartar, half
+an ounce of Mucilage of Quince Seeds, three quarters of an ounce of
+Ceruss, thirty grains of Borax, and the same quantity of Sal Gem.
+Stir the whole together for some time in a little earthen dish, with
+a wooden spatula, and apply it in the same manner as the former
+composition.
+
+
+202. _Pomatum for a red or pimpled Face._
+
+Take two pared Apples, Celery, and Fennel, of each a handful; and
+Barley Meal, a quarter of an ounce. Simmer the whole together a
+quarter of an hour in a gill of Rose-water; then add an ounce of fine
+Barley Meal, the Whites of four new-laid Eggs, and an ounce of Deer's
+Suet. Strain through a canvas bag into a dish that contains a little
+Rose-water; wash the pomatum well in the Rose-water, and afterwards
+beat it in a mortar perfectly smooth. This pomatum is to be applied
+frequently through the day, to remove the redness of the face, pimples,
+and even freckles; but to answer the last mentioned purpose, it must be
+continued till they are entirely effaced. To prevent their return, the
+person must avoid the intense heat of the sun, and hot drying winds for
+some time.
+
+
+203. _A Pomatum for the Skin._
+
+Take Oil of White Poppy Seeds, and of the four Cold Seeds, of each a
+gill; Spermaceti, three quarters of an ounce; White Wax, an ounce: mix
+them into a pomatum according to the rules of art.
+
+A great quantity of a substance resembling Butter is extracted from the
+Cocoa Tree, which is excellent to mollify and nourish the skin, and has
+long been used for this purpose amongst the Spanish Creolian women.
+
+
+204. _Pomatum to make the Hair grow in a bald Part, and thicken the
+Hair._
+
+Take Hen's Fat, Oil of Hempseed, and Honey, of each a quarter of a
+pound; melt them together in an earthen pipkin, and keep the mixture
+stirring with a wooden spatula, till cold. This pomatum, to obtain the
+desired effect, must be rubbed on the part eight days successively.
+
+
+205. _Another Pomatum for the Hair._
+
+Cut into small pieces a sufficient quantity of Hog's Cheek, steep it
+eight or ten days in clean Water, which be careful to change three
+times a day, and every time the Water is changed, stir it well with a
+spatula to make the flesh white. Drain the flesh dry, and putting it
+into a new earthen pipkin, with a pint of Rose-water, and a Lemon stuck
+with Cloves, simmer them over the fire till the skum looks reddish.
+Skim this off, and removing the pipkin from the fire, strain the
+Liquor. When it has cooled, take off the fat; beat it well with cold
+Water, which change two or three times as occasion may require; the
+last time using Rose-water instead of common Water. Drain the Pomatum
+dry, and scent it with Violets, Tuberoses, Orange Flowers, Jasmine,
+Jonquils a la Reine, &c. in the following manner.
+
+
+206. _Manner of Scenting Pomatums for the Hair._
+
+Spread your Pomatum about an inch thick upon several dishes or plates,
+strewing the flowers you make choice of on one dish, and covering them
+with another. Change the Flowers for fresh ones every twelve hours,
+and continue to pursue this method for ten or twelve days; mixing the
+pomatum well, and spreading it out every time that fresh Flowers are
+added. It will soon acquire a fragrant scent, and may be used in what
+manner you think proper. It is good for almost every cosmetic purpose,
+but more particularly for the hair, which it nourishes, strengthens,
+preserves, and thickens.
+
+
+207. _Orange-Flower Pomatum._
+
+Take two pounds and a half of Hog's Lard, and three pounds of Orange
+Flowers; mix them together in a marble mortar; then put the mixture
+into an earthen vessel with some Water, and place it in a vapour-bath,
+where let it stand till the Lard is melted, and floats above the
+Flowers. When it has stood till cold, pour away the Water, and simmer
+in the usual manner, with three pounds of fresh Orange Flowers. Repeat
+the same operation twice more with two pounds of Orange Flowers each
+time; and the last time, while the mixture stands in infusion, add a
+gill of Orange-flower Water. Strain through a hair sieve held over an
+earthen dish; drain off the Water thoroughly when cold, and keep the
+Pomatum in a dry place, in a gallypot close tied over with a bladder.
+
+In the same manner are prepared Jasmine, Jonquil, Tuberose, Lavender
+Pomatums, and all pomatums scented with Flowers.
+
+
+208. _Sultana Pomatum._
+
+This pomatum is made of Balsam of Mecca, Spermaceti, and Oil of Sweet
+Almonds cold drawn. It clears and preserves the complexion, and is of
+use for red pimpled faces.
+
+
+209. _A sweet smelling Perfume._
+
+Take a pound of fresh-gathered Orange Flowers, of common Roses,
+Lavender Seeds, and Musk Roses, each half a pound; of Sweet Marjoram
+Leaves, and Clove-july-flowers picked, each a quarter of a pound; of
+Thyme, three ounces; of Myrtle Leaves, and Melilot Stalks stripped of
+their Leaves, each two ounces; of Rosemary Leaves, and Cloves bruised,
+each an ounce; of Bay Leaves, half an ounce.
+
+Let these ingredients be mixed in a large pan covered with parchment,
+and be exposed to the heat of the sun during the whole summer; for the
+first month stirring them every other day with a stick, and taking them
+within doors in rainy weather. Towards the end of the season, they will
+afford an excellent composition for a perfume; which may be rendered
+yet more fragrant, by adding a little scented Cypress-powder, mixed
+with coarse Violet-powder.
+
+
+210. _Another for the same Purpose._
+
+Take Orange Flowers, a pound; common Roses picked without the Yellow
+Pedicles, a pound; Clove-july-flowers picked with the White End of
+their Leaves cut off, half a pound; Marjoram, and Myrtle Leaves picked,
+of each half a pound; Musk Roses, Thyme, Lavender, Rosemary, Sage,
+Chamomile, Melilot, Hyssop, Sweet Basil, and Balm, of each two ounces;
+fifteen or twenty Bay Leaves, two or three handfuls of Jasmine, as many
+little Green Oranges, and half a pound of Salt. Put them in a proper
+vessel, and leave them together a whole month, carefully observing to
+stir the mixture well twice a day with a wooden spatula or spoon.
+
+At the month's end, add twelve ounces of Florentine Orrice-root in
+fine powder, and the same quantity of powdered Benjamin; of Cloves,
+and Cinnamon finely powdered, each two ounces; Mace, Storax, Calamus
+Aromaticus, all in fine powder, and Cypress-powder, of each an ounce;
+Yellow Sanders and Cyprus or Sweet Flag, of each three quarters of an
+ounce. Mix the whole thoroughly, by stirring, and you will have a very
+fragrant perfume.
+
+
+
+
+POWDERS.
+
+
+211. _Orange-Flower Powder._
+
+Put half a pound of Orange Flowers into a box that contains twelve
+pounds and a half of powdered Starch; mix them well with the Starch,
+and stir the mixture at intervals, to prevent the Flowers from
+heating. At the expiration of twenty-four hours, remove the old
+flowers, and mix with the Starch the same quantity of fresh Orange
+Flowers. Continue acting in this manner for three days together, and if
+you think the perfume not sufficiently strong, add fresh Flowers once
+or twice more. The box must be kept close shut, as well after as during
+the operation.
+
+
+212. _Jonquil Powder._
+
+Take of Starch Powder and Jonquil Flowers, in the same proportion as in
+the preceding article; strew the Flowers among the Powder, and at the
+expiration of twenty hours, sift it through a coarse sieve. Then throw
+away the Flowers, and add to the Powder the same quantity of fresh
+Flowers. Continue this method four or five days, observing never to
+touch the Powder while the Flowers lie mixed with it; and the former
+will hence acquire a very agreeable perfume.
+
+In the same manner are prepared, Hyacinth, Musk Rose, and Damask Rose
+Powders, &c.
+
+
+213. _Coarse Violet Powder._
+
+Beat separately into coarse Powder the following ingredients, viz. half
+a pound of dried Orange Flowers; of Lemon-peel dried, Yellow Sanders,
+Musk Roses, and Gum Benjamin, each a quarter of a pound; Lavender Tops
+dried, three ounces; of Rose Wood, Calamus Aromaticus, and Storax, each
+two ounces; an ounce of Sweet Marjoram, half an ounce of Cloves, two
+pounds of Florentine Orrice-root, and a pound of dried Provence Roses;
+mix the whole together. When you want to fill bags with this powder,
+mix a drachm of Musk and half a drachm of Civet, with a little Mucilage
+of Gum Tragacanth made with Angelic Water, and a little Sweet-scented
+Water, and rub the inside of the bag over with the composition, before
+you fill it with the Violet Powder.
+
+
+214. _Another coarse Violet Powder._
+
+Mix together a pound of Florentine Orrice-roots, half a pound of
+dried Orange Flowers, a quarter of a pound of Yellow Sanders; of
+Coriander Seeds, Sweet Flag, and of the Marc or Residuum left after
+making Angelic Water, each two ounces; an ounce and a half of Calamus
+Aromaticus, and an ounce of Cloves; bruise the whole into a coarse
+Powder, and keep it for use in a jar, close stopped.
+
+
+215. _Jasmine Powder._
+
+Powder French Chalk, sift it through a fine sieve, put it in a box, and
+strew on it a quantity of Jasmine Flowers; shut down the lid close,
+and add fresh Flowers every four and twenty hours. When the Powder is
+well impregnated with the scent of Jasmine, rub together a few grains
+of Civet, Ambergrise, and a little white Sugar Candy, and mix them with
+the Powder.
+
+
+216. _Ambrette Powder._
+
+Take six ounces of Bean Flour, and the same quantity of worm-eaten
+Wood, four ounces of Cyprus Wood, two ounces of Yellow Sanders, two
+ounces of Gum Benjamin, an ounce and a half of Storax, a quarter of an
+ounce of Calamus.
+
+Aromaticus, and as much Labdanum; beat the whole into a very fine
+powder, and sift it through a lawn sieve. Add four grains of
+Ambergrise, and half an ounce of Mahaleb or Musk Seeds; mix them with
+the rest of the powder, and keep the whole in a bottle close stopped
+for use. You may put any quantity you please of this Perfume into
+common powder, to give it an agreeable flavour.
+
+
+217. _Cyprus Powder._
+
+Fill a linen bag with Oak Moss, steep it in water, which change
+frequently, and afterwards dry the Moss in the sun. Beat it to powder,
+and sprinkle it with Rose-water; then dry it again, sift it through a
+fine sieve, and mix with it a small quantity of any of the preceding
+powders.
+
+
+218. _Another Cyprus Powder more fragrant._
+
+Wash Oak Moss several times in pure water and dry it thoroughly; then
+sprinkle over it Orange Flower and Rose-water, and spread it thin upon
+a hurdle to dry. Afterwards place under it a chafing-dish, in which
+burn some Storax and Benjamin. Repeat this operation till the Moss
+becomes well perfumed; then beat it to fine powder, and to every pound
+add a quarter of an ounce of Musk, and as much Civet.
+
+
+219. _Perfumed Powder._
+
+Take a pound of Florentine Orrice-root, two ounces of Gum Benjamin,
+a pound of dried Roses, an ounce of Storax, an ounce and a half of
+Yellow Sanders, a quarter of an ounce of Cloves, and a small quantity
+of Lemon-peel; beat the whole together into fine powder, and then add
+twenty pounds of Starch-powder. Sift through a lawn sieve; and colour
+the powder according to your fancy.
+
+
+220. _The White Powder that enters into the Composition of the
+Delightful Perfume._
+
+Take a pound of Florentine Orrice-root, twelve Cuttle-fish Bones, eight
+pounds of Starch, and a handful of Sheep or Bullock's Bones calcined
+to whiteness; beat the whole into a powder, and sift it through a fine
+hair sieve.
+
+
+221. _Prepared Powder._
+
+Pour a quart of Brandy, or an ounce of highly rectified Spirit of Wine,
+on a pound or a pound and a half of Starch, mix them together; then dry
+the Starch, beat it to powder, and sift it through a fine lawn sieve.
+If you please you may add a little powder of Florentine Orrice-root.
+
+
+222. _A Powder to nourish the Hair._
+
+Take Roots of the Sweet Flag, Calamus Aromaticus, and Red Roses dried,
+of each an ounce and a half; Gum Benjamin, an ounce; Aloes Wood,
+three quarters of an ounce; Red Coral prepared, and Amber prepared,
+of each half an ounce; Bean Flour, a quarter of a pound, Florentine
+Orrice-roots, half a pound; mix the whole together, then beat into a
+fine powder, and add to it five grains of Musk, and the same quantity
+of Civet. This powder greatly promotes the regeneration of the hair,
+and strengthens and nourishes its roots. The property of enlivening the
+imagination, and helping the memory is also attributed to it.
+
+
+223. _Common Powder._
+
+The best Starch dried is generally the basis of all Hair-powders:
+as are, sometimes, worm-eaten or rotten Wood, dried Bones, or Bones
+calcined to whiteness, which are sifted through a fine hair sieve after
+they have been beaten to powder. This kind of Powder readily takes any
+scent, particularly that of Florentine Orrice, a root which naturally
+possesses a violet smell. Of these Roots, the whitest and soundest are
+made choice of; they are to be powdered as fine as possible, and this
+can only be done during the summer.
+
+
+224. _White Powder._
+
+Take four pounds of Starch, half a pound of Florentine Orrice-root, six
+Cuttle-fish Bones; Ox Bones and Sheeps Bones calcined to whiteness,
+of each half a handful; beat the whole together, and sift the Powder
+through a very fine sieve.
+
+
+225. _Grey Powder._
+
+To the Residuum of the preceding add a little Starch and Wood-ashes in
+fine powder; rub them together in a mortar some time, and then sift
+through a fine hair sieve.
+
+
+226. _Another._
+
+Take the Marc or Residuum of the White Powder, mix with it a little
+Starch, Yellow Ochre, and Wood-ashes or Baker's Coals to colour it.
+Beat the whole well in a mortar, then sift it through a hair sieve.
+Beat the coarser parts over again, and sift a second time; repeating
+these operations till all the composition has passed through the sieve.
+
+
+227. _Flaxen coloured Powder._
+
+Add to the White Powder a very little Yellow Ochre. The White Powder
+may be tinged of any colour, by adding ingredients of the colour you
+fancy.
+
+
+228. _Bean Flour._
+
+Grind any quantity of Beans, and sift the Meal through a very fine lawn
+sieve. It will take no other scent than that of Florentine Orrice.
+
+
+229. _To sweeten the Breath._
+
+Roll up a little ball of Gum Tragacanth, scent it with some odoriferous
+Essence or Oil, and hold it in the mouth. A little Musk may be added to
+the ball while rolling up, where that perfume is not disagreeable.
+
+
+230. _Or,_
+
+After having eat Garlic or Onions, chew a little raw Parsley. It will
+infallibly take away their offensive smell.
+
+
+231. _A Remedy for scorbutic Gums._
+
+Bruise Cinquefoil in a marble mortar, squeeze out the juice, warm it
+over the fire, and rub the Gums with it every night and morning.
+
+
+232. _A Remedy for Moist Feet._
+
+Take twenty pounds of Lee made of the Ashes of the Bay Tree, three
+handfuls of Bay Leaves, a handful of Sweet Flag, with the same quantity
+of Calamus Aromaticus, and Dittany of Crete; boil the whole together
+for some time, then strain off the liquor, and add two quarts of Wine.
+Steep your feet in this bath an hour every day, and in a short time
+they will no longer exhale a disagreeable smell.
+
+
+
+
+FLEAS.
+
+
+233. _A certain Method of destroying Fleas._
+
+Sprinkle the room with a decoction of Arsmart, Bitter Apple, Briar
+Leaves, or Cabbage Leaves; or smoke it with burnt Thyme or Pennyroyal.
+
+
+234. _Or,_
+
+Put Tansy Leaves about different parts of the bed, viz. under the
+matrass, or between the blankets.
+
+
+235. _Or,_
+
+Rub the bed-posts well with a strong decoction of Elder Leaves.
+
+
+236. _Or,_
+
+Mercurial Ointment, or a fumigation of Pennyroyal Leaves, or of
+Brimstone, infallibly destroys Fleas; as likewise do the fresh Leaves
+of Pennyroyal, tied up in a bag, and laid upon the bed.
+
+
+
+
+WRINKLES.
+
+
+237. _A Secret to take away Wrinkles._
+
+Heat an Iron Shovel red hot, throw on it some Powder of Myrrh, and
+receive the smoke on your face, covering the head with a napkin to
+prevent its being dissipated. Repeat this operation three times,
+then heat the Shovel again, and when fiery hot pour on it a mouthful
+of White Wine. Receive the vapour of the Wine also on your face, and
+repeat it three times. Continue this method every night and morning as
+long as you find occasion.
+
+
+
+
+CARMINES.
+
+
+238. _A Rouge for the Face._
+
+Alkanet Root strikes a beautiful red when mixed with Oils or Pomatums.
+A Scarlet or Rose-coloured Ribband wetted with Water or Brandy, gives
+the Cheeks, if rubbed with it, a beautiful bloom that can hardly be
+distinguished from the natural colour. Others only use a Red Sponge,
+which tinges the cheeks of a fine carnation colour.
+
+
+239. _Another._
+
+
+Alum, beat them together into a coarse powder, and boil in a sufficient
+quantity of Red Wine, till two thirds of the Liquor are consumed. When
+this decoction has stood till cold, rub a little on the cheeks with a
+bit of cotton.
+
+
+240. _The Turkish Method of preparing Carmine._
+
+Infuse, during three or four days, in a large jar filled with White
+Wine Vinegar, a pound of Brazil Wood Shavings of Fernambuca, having
+first beaten them to a coarse powder; afterwards boil them together
+half an hour; then strain off the Liquor through a coarse linen cloth,
+set it again upon the fire, and having dissolved half a pound of Alum
+in White Wine Vinegar, mix both Liquors together, and stir the mixture
+well with a spatula. The scum that rises is the Carmine; skim it off
+carefully, and dry it for use.
+
+Carmine may also be made with Cochineal, or Red Sanders, instead Brazil
+Wood.
+
+
+241. _A Liquid Rouge that exactly imitates
+Nature._
+
+Take a pint of good Brandy, and infuse in it half an ounce of Gum
+Benjamin, an ounce of Red Sanders, and half an ounce of Brazil Wood,
+both in coarse powder; with half an ounce of Roch Alum. Cork the bottle
+tight, shake it well every day, and at the expiration of twelve days
+the Liquor will be fit for use. Touch the cheeks lightly with this
+Tincture, and it will scarcely be possible to perceive that rouge has
+been laid on, it will so nearly resemble the natural bloom.
+
+
+242. _An Oil that possesses the same Property._
+
+Take ten pounds of Sweet Almonds, an ounce of Red Sanders in powder,
+and an ounce of bruised Cloves; pour on them a gill of White Wine, and
+three quarters of a gill of Rose-water; stir them well every day. At
+the end of eight or nine days, squeeze the paste in a press in the same
+manner as when you mean to extract Oil of Almonds.
+
+
+
+
+SWEET-SCENTED BAGS.
+
+
+243. _A Sweet-Scented Bag to wear in the Pocket._
+
+Take thin Persian, and make it into little bags about four inches wide,
+in the form of an oblong square. Rub the inside lightly with a little
+Civet, then fill them with coarse powder a la Marechale, or any other
+odoriferous Powder you choose; to which add a few Cloves, with a little
+Yellow Sanders beaten small, and sew up the mouths of the bags.
+
+
+244. _Bags to Scent Linen._
+
+Take Rose Leaves dried in the shade, Cloves beat to a gross powder, and
+Mace, scraped; mix them together, and put the composition into little
+bags.
+
+
+245. _An agreeable Sweet-Scented Composition._
+
+Take Florentine Orrice, a pound and a half; Rose Wood, six ounces;
+Calamus Aromaticus, half a pound; Yellow Sanders, a quarter of a pound;
+Gum Benjamin, five ounces; Cloves, half an ounce; and Cinnamon, an
+ounce: beat the whole into powder, and fill your bags with it.
+
+
+246. _Ingredients for various Sorts of these little Bags or Satchels._
+
+For this purpose may be used different parts of the Aromatic Plants; as
+Leaves of Southernwood, Dragon-wort, Balm, Mint both garden and wild,
+Dittany, Ground-ivy, Bay, Hyssop, Lovage, Sweet Marjoram, Origanum,
+Pennyroyal, Thyme, Rosemary, Savory, Scordium, and Wild Thyme. The
+Flowers of the Orange, Lemon, Lime, and Citron Tree, Saffron, Lavender,
+Roses, Lily of the Valley, Clove-july-flower, Wall-flower, Jonquil, and
+Mace. Fruits, as Aniseeds, &c. The Rinds of Lemons, Oranges, &c. Small
+green Oranges, Juniper-berries, Nutmegs, and Cloves. Roots of Acorus,
+Bohemian Angelica, Oriental Costus, Sweet Flag, Orrice, Zedoary, &c.
+The Woods of Rhodium, Juniper, Cassia, St. Lucia, Sanders, &c. Gums, as
+Frankincense, Myrrh, Storax, Benjamin, Labdanum, Ambergrise, and Amber.
+Barks, as Canella Alba, Cinnamon, &c.
+
+Care must be taken that all these ingredients are perfectly dry,
+and kept in a dry place. To prevent their turning black, add a
+little common Salt. When you choose to have any particular Flower
+predominant, a greater quantity of that plant must be used in
+proportion to the other ingredients.
+
+
+
+
+WASH-BALLS.
+
+
+247. _White Soap._
+
+This soap is made with one part of the Lees of Spanish Pot-ash and
+Quick-lime, to two parts of Oil of Olives or Oil of Almonds.
+
+
+248. _Honey Soap._
+
+Take four ounces of White Soap, and as much Honey, half an ounce
+of Salt of Tartar, and two or three drachms of the distilled Water
+of Fumitory; mix the whole together. This Soap cleanses the skin
+well, and renders it delicately white and smooth. It is also used
+advantageously, to efface the marks of burns and scalds.
+
+
+249. _A perfumed Soap._
+
+Take four ounces of Marsh-mallow Roots skinned and dried in the shade,
+powder them, and add an ounce of Starch, the same quantity of Wheaten
+Flour, six drachms of fresh Pine-nut Kernels, two ounces of blanched
+Almonds, an ounce and a half of Orange Kernels husked, two ounces
+of Oil of Tartar, the same quantity of Oil of Sweet Almonds, and
+thirty grains of Musk: thoroughly incorporate the whole, and add to
+every ounce, half an ounce of Florentine Orrice-root in fine powder.
+Then steep half a pound of fresh Marsh-mallow Roots bruised in the
+distilled Water of Mallows, or Orange Flowers, for twelve hours, and
+forcibly squeezing out the liquor, make, with this mucilage, and the
+preceding Powders and Oils, a stiff Paste, which is to be dried in
+the shade, and formed into round balls. Nothing exceeds this Soap for
+smoothing the skin, or rendering the hands delicately white.
+
+
+250. _Fine scented Wash-ball._
+
+Take of the best White Soap, half a pound, and shave it into thin
+slices with a knife; then take two ounces and a half of Florentine
+Orrice, three quarters of an ounce of Calamus Aromaticus, and the same
+quantity of Elder Flowers; of Cloves, and dried Rose Leaves, each
+half an ounce; Coriander-seeds, Lavender, and Bay Leaves, of each a
+drachm, with three drachms of Storax. Reduce the whole to fine powder,
+which knead into a Paste with the Soap; adding a few grains of Musk or
+Ambergrise. When you make this Paste into Wash-balls, soften it with
+a little Oil of Almonds to render the composition more lenient. Too
+much cannot be said in favour of this Wash-ball, with regard to its
+cleansing and cosmetic property.
+
+
+251. _A Wash-ball, an excellent Cosmetic for the Face and Hands._
+
+Take a pound of Florentine Orrice, a quarter of a pound of Storax,
+two ounces of Yellow Sanders, half an ounce of Cloves, as much fine
+Cinnamon, a Nutmeg, and twelve grains of Ambergrise; beat the whole
+into very fine powder and sift them through a lawn sieve, all except
+the Ambergrise, which is to be added afterwards. Then take two pounds
+of the finest White Soap, shaved small, and infuse it in three pints of
+Brandy, four or five days. When it is dissolved, add a little Orange
+Flower-water, and knead the whole into a very stiff Paste with the
+best Starch finely powdered. Then mix the Ambergrise, with a little
+Gum Tragacanth liquefied in sweet-scented Water. Of this Paste make
+Wash-balls; dry them in the shade, and polish them with a Paste-board
+or Lignum Vitae cup.
+
+
+252. _Bologna Wash-balls._
+
+Take a pound of Italian Soap cut in small bits, and a quarter of a
+pound of Lime; pour on them two quarts of Brandy, let them ferment
+together twenty-four hours, then spread the mass on a sheet of
+filtring paper to dry. When quite dry, beat it in a marble mortar,
+with half an ounce of St. Lucia Wood, an ounce and a half of Yellow
+Sanders, half an ounce of Orrice-root, and as much Calamus Aromaticus,
+all finely powdered. Knead the whole into a Paste with Whites of Eggs,
+and a quarter of a pound of Gum Tragacanth dissolved in Rose-water, and
+then form it into Wash-balls according to the usual method.
+
+
+253. _An excellent Wash-ball for the Complexion._
+
+Take two ounces of Venetian Soap; dissolve it in two ounces of Lemon
+Juice, an ounce of Oil of Bitter Almonds, and the same quantity of
+Oil of Tartar. Mix the whole together, and stir the mixture till it
+acquires the consistence of a thick Paste.
+
+
+254. _Seraglio Wash-balls._
+
+Take a pound of Florentine Orrice-roots, a quarter of a pound of Gum
+Benjamin, two ounces of Storax, two ounces of Yellow Sanders, half
+an ounce of Cloves, a drachm of Cinnamon, a little Lemon-peel, an
+ounce of St. Lucia Wood, and one Nutmeg. Reduce the whole to fine
+powder; then take about two pounds or White Soap shaved thin, steep
+it with the above Powder in three pints of Brandy, four or five days.
+Afterwards kneading the mass with a sufficient quantity of Starch,
+and adding to it the Whites of Eggs, with Gum Tragacanth dissolved in
+some odoriferous Water, form the Paste into Wash-balls of what size
+you please. A few grains of Musk or Civet, or a little Essential Oil
+of Lavender, Bergamot, Roses, Cloves, Clove-july-flowers, Jasmine,
+Cinnamon, in short, any that best pleases the fancy of the person who
+prepares these Wash-balls, may be incorporated with the Paste while
+forming into a mass.
+
+
+255. _A Hepatic Salt, to preserve the Complexion._
+
+Take Roots of Agrimony, two pounds; Roots of Succory and Scorzonera, of
+each a pound; Bitter Costus and Turmeric, of each half a pound; Calamus
+Aromaticus and Rhapontic, of each a quarter of a pound; Wormwood,
+Southernwood, Sweet Maudlin, Harts-tongue, Fluellin, Liverwort,
+Fumitory, and Dodder of Thyme, of each three ounces; calcine the whole
+in a reverberatory furnace, and add Ashes of Rhubarb and Cassia Lignea
+of each an ounce and a half. Make a lee with these Ashes in a decoction
+of the Flowers of Liverwort, and extract the Salt according to art.
+This Salt causes the bile to flow freely, removes obstructions, cures
+the jaundice, takes away a sallow complexion, and imparts to the skin
+the ruddy vermillion bloom of health. Its dose is from twenty-four to
+thirty-six grains, in any convenient vehicle.
+
+
+
+
+EYE-BROWS.
+
+
+256. _To change the Eye-brows black._
+
+Rub them frequently with ripe Elder-berries. Some use burnt Cork, or
+Cloves burnt in the candle; others prefer the Black of Frankincense,
+Rosin, and Mastic. This Black will not melt nor come off by sweating.
+
+
+
+
+MARKS OF THE SKIN.
+
+
+257. _To efface Spots or Marks of the Mother, on any Part of the Body._
+
+Steep in Vinegar of Roses, or strong White Wine Vinegar, Borrage Roots
+stripped of their small adhering fibres, and let them stand to infuse
+twelve or fourteen hours. Bathe the part affected frequently with this
+Infusion, and in time the marks will totally disappear.
+
+
+258. _Or,_
+
+Take, towards the end of the month of May, the Roots and Leaves of the
+herb Bennet; distil them with a sufficient quantity of Water in an
+alembic, and frequently foment the marks with the distilled Water.
+
+
+259. _To take away Marks, and fill up the Cavities left after the
+Small-Pox._
+
+Take Oil of the four larger Cold Seeds, Oil of Eggs, and Oil of Sweet
+Almonds, of each half an ounce; Plantain and Nightshade Water, of each
+three quarters of an ounce; Litharge and Ceruss finely powdered and
+washed in Rose-water, of each a drachm. Put the Litharge and Ceruss
+into a brass pot, and incorporate them over a fire, with the Oils,
+adding the latter gradually, and stirring the mixture all the while.
+Then add by degrees also the Nightshade and Plantain Water, and thus
+form a Liniment, with which anoint the face of the patient as soon
+as the scabs of the Small-pox begin to scale off; and repeat the
+application as occasion may require.
+
+
+
+
+COMPLEXION.
+
+
+260. _Certain Methods to improve the Complexion._
+
+Brown ladies should frequently bathe themselves, and wash their faces
+with a few drops of Spirit of Wine, sometimes with Virgin's Milk,
+and the distilled Waters of Pimpernel, White Tansy, Bean Flowers,
+&c. These detersive penetrating applications, by degrees remove the
+kind of varnish that covers the skin, and thus render more free the
+perspiration, which is the only real cosmetic.
+
+
+261. _The Montpellier Toilet._
+
+For this purpose a new light-woven linen cloth must be procured, and
+cut of a proper size to make a toilet. The first step you take must
+be to wash the cloth perfectly clean in several different Waters,
+then spread it out to dry, and afterwards steep it twenty-four hours
+in Sweet-scented Water, viz. half Angelic, and half Rose-water. On
+removing the cloth out of the water, gently squeeze it, and hang it up
+to dry in the open air. Then lay on it the following composition.
+
+Take dried Orange Flowers, Roots of Elecampane, and Florentine Orrice,
+of each half a pound; of Yellow Sanders, four ounces; of the Marc or
+Residuum of Angelic Water, two ounces; of Rose-wood and Sweet Flag,
+each an ounce; of Gum Labdanum, Calamus Aromaticus, and Cloves, each
+half an ounce; of Cinnamon, two drachms; beat all these ingredients
+into powder, and make them into a Paste with Mucilage of Gum Tragacanth
+dissolved in Angelic Water. Rub this Paste hard on both sides of
+your cloth, leaving on it the little bits that may adhere, because
+they render the surface more smooth. Afterwards hang up the cloth,
+and when half dry, again rub both sides, with a sponge wetted with
+Angelic Water, to render the cloth yet more smooth; after which dry it
+thoroughly, and fold it up. This cloth is generally lined with taffety,
+and covered with sattin, and is never enclosed within more than two
+pieces of some kind of thin silk, as Taffety, &c.
+
+
+262. _Sweet-scented Troches to correct a bad Breath._
+
+Take Frankincense, a scruple; Ambergrise, fifteen grains; Musk, seven
+grains: Oil of Lemons, six drops; double refined Sugar, an ounce. Form
+these ingredients into little Troches with Mucilage of Gum Arabic, made
+with Cinnamon Water. Hold one or two in the mouth as often occasion
+requires.
+
+
+263. _A curious Varnish for the Face._
+
+Fill into a bottle three quarters of a pint of good Brandy, infusing
+in it an ounce of Gum Sandarach, and half an ounce of Gum Benjamin.
+Frequently shake the bottle till the Gums are wholly dissolved, and
+then let it stand to settle.
+
+Apply this varnish after having washed the face clean, and it will give
+the skin the finest lustre imaginable.
+
+
+
+
+WARTS.
+
+
+264. _A Medicine to cure Warts._
+
+Take the Leaves of Campanula, bruise them, and rub them upon the warts.
+Repeat this operation three or four times, if they prove obstinate;
+and they will afterwards soon waste away without leaving the least
+mark behind. This plant perhaps is not to be met with every where, but
+Botanists have described it by the following marks. Its leaves, say
+they, resemble those of the Blue Bell Flower, or Ivy, are stringy,
+composed of five lobes, without down, are small at the end, and have a
+loose flabby stalk.
+
+
+265. _Another._
+
+Take the inner Rind of a Lemon, steep it four and twenty hours in
+distilled Vinegar, and apply it to the warts. It must not be left on
+the part above three hours at a time, and is to be applied afresh every
+day.
+
+
+266. _Or,_
+
+Divide a Red Onion, and rub the warts well with it.
+
+
+267. _Or,_
+
+Anoint the warts with the milky Juice of the herb Mercury several
+times, and they will gradually waste away.
+
+
+268. _Another safe and experienced Method._
+
+Rub the warts with a pared Pippin, and a few days afterwards they will
+be found to disappear.
+
+
+
+
+VINEGARS.
+
+
+269. _Distilled Vinegar._
+
+Fill a stone cucurbit about three parts and a half full of White Wine
+Vinegar; place the vessel in a furnace so contrived as to contain
+three parts of the height of the cucurbit; mould the openings that
+remain between the sides and the upper part of the vessel with clay
+tempered with water; lute the vessel, fix on a receiver, and begin your
+distillation with a moderate fire, which is to be increased by degrees
+till about five sixths of the Vinegar are drawn off, which is called
+Distilled Vinegar. A small quantity of acid Liquor still remains in the
+cucurbit of the consistence of Honey, which if you think proper may be
+dried hard by the assistance of a vapour-bath. The Vinegar distilled
+from this substance is infinitely more acid, than that which was drawn
+off by the first process.
+
+To rectify distilled Vinegar, put it into a clean vessel, setting it
+in the same degree of fire as at first to separate more phlegm, and in
+every thing proceed as before, till the bottom is almost dry. Neither
+the fire nor distillation however must be urged too far, for fear of
+giving an empyreumatic flavour to that which is already distilled.
+
+Distilled Vinegar is used externally, mixed with Water, to wash the
+face: it is cooling, and takes away the troublesome little pimples that
+sometimes affect this part.
+
+
+270. _Distilled Lavender Vinegar._
+
+Put into a stone cucurbit any quantity of fresh-gathered Lavender
+Flowers picked clean from the Stalks; pour on them as much distilled
+Vinegar as is requisite to make the Flowers float; distil in a
+vapour-bath, and draw off about three fourths of the Vinegar.
+
+In the same manner are prepared the Vinegars from all other vegetable
+substances. Compound Vinegars are made by mixing several aromatic
+substances together; observing only to bruise all hard woody
+ingredients, and to let them infuse a sufficient time in the Vinegar
+before you proceed to distillation.
+
+Lavender Vinegar is of use for the Toilet; it is cooling, and when
+applied to the face, braces up the relaxed fibres of the skin.
+
+
+271. _Vinegar of the Four Thieves._
+
+Take of the tops of Sea and Roman Wormwood, Rosemary, Sage, Mint and
+Rue, of each an ounce and a half; Lavender Flowers two ounces, Calamus
+Aromaticus, Cinnamon, Cloves, Nutmeg, and Garlic, of each a quarter of
+an ounce; Camphire, half an ounce; Red Wine Vinegar, a gallon. Choose
+all the foregoing ingredients dry, except the Garlic and Camphire; beat
+them into gross powder, and cut the Garlic into thin slices; put the
+whole into a matrass; pour the Vinegar on them, and digest the mixture
+in the sun, or in a gentle sand-heat, for three weeks or a month. Then
+strain off the Vinegar by expression, filter it through paper, and add
+the Camphire dissolved in a little rectified Spirit of Wine. Keep it
+for use in a bottle, tightly corked.
+
+The Vinegar of the Four Thieves is antipestilential, and is used
+successfully as a preservative against contagious disorders. The hands
+and face are washed with it every day; the room fumigated with it, as
+are also the clothes, in order to secure the person from infection.
+
+
+
+
+EYES.
+
+
+272. _To cure watery Eyes._
+
+Prepare a decoction with the Leaves of Betony, Fennel Roots, and a
+little fine Frankincense, which use as an Eye-water.
+
+
+273. _Or,_
+
+Frequently bathe the Eyes with a decoction of Chervil.
+
+
+274. _Or,_
+
+Drop into the Eyes now and then a little Juice of Rue, mixed with
+clarified Honey.
+
+
+275. _An excellent Ophthalmic Lotion._
+
+Take White Vitriol and Bay Salt, of each an ounce; decrepitate them
+together, and when the detonation is over, pour on them, in an earthen
+pan, a pint of boiling Water or Rose-water. Stir them together, and
+let them stand some hours. A variously coloured skin will be formed on
+the surface, which carefully skim off, and put the clear liquor into a
+bottle for use.
+
+This was communicated to the author as a great secret; and indeed he
+has found it by experience very safely to cool and repel those sharp
+humours that sometimes fall upon the Eyes, and to clear the latter of
+beginning films and specks. If too sharp, it may be diluted with a
+little Rose-water.
+
+
+276. _An Ophthalmic Poultice._
+
+Take half a pint of Alum Curd, and mix with it a sufficient quantity
+of Red Rose Leaves powdered, to give it a proper consistence. This is
+an excellent application for sore moist eyes, and admirably cools and
+represses defluxions.
+
+
+277. _A Poultice for inflamed Eyes._
+
+Take half a pint of a decoction of Linseed in Water, and as much Flour
+of Linseed as is sufficient to make it of a proper consistence. This
+Poultice is preferable to a Bread and Milk Poultice for inflamed Eyes,
+as it will not grow sour and acrid.
+
+
+278. _Sir Hans Sloane's Eye Salve._
+
+Take prepared Tutty, one ounce; prepared Bloodstone, two scruples;
+Aloes in fine powder, twelve grains; mix them well together in a
+marble mortar, with as much Viper's Fat as is requisite to bring the
+whole to the consistence of a soft salve. It is to be applied with a
+hair pencil, the eyes winking or a little opened. It has cured many
+whose eyes were covered with opake films and scabs, left by preceding
+disorders of those parts.
+
+
+279. _An Ophthalmic Fomentation._
+
+Take three quarters of an ounce of White Poppy Heads bruised with their
+Seeds, and boil them in Milk and Water, of each half a pint, till one
+half is wasted away; then dissolve in the strained Liquor a scruple of
+Sugar of Lead. This is an excellent application for moist, or inflamed
+Eyes.
+
+
+280. _A Simple Remedy to strengthen the Sight._
+
+Snuff up the Juice of Eyebright, and drop a little into the eyes. It
+not only clears and strengthen the sight, but takes off all specks,
+films, mists, or suffusions.
+
+Herb Snuffs are also excellent to strengthen and preserve the sight;
+various Receipts for making which will afterwards be given.
+
+
+
+
+SUPPLEMENT.
+
+Manner of taking out all Kinds of SPOTS and STAINS
+ from LINEN and STUFFS; and various other useful
+ Receipts.
+
+
+281. _To take Iron Mould out of Linen._
+
+Hold the Iron Mould over the Fume of Boiling Water for some time, then
+pour on the spot a little Juice of Sorrel and a little Salt, and when
+the cloth has thoroughly imbibed the Juice, wash it in Lee.
+
+
+282. _To take out Stains of Oil._
+
+Take Windsor Soap shaved thin, put it into a bottle half full of Lee,
+throw in the size of a Nut of Sal Armoniac, a little Cabbage Juice, two
+Yolks of new-laid Eggs, and Ox-gall at discretion, and lastly an ounce
+of powdered Tartar: then cork the bottle, and expose it to the heat of
+the noon-day sun four days, at the expiration of which time it becomes
+fit for use. Pour this Liquor on the stains, and rub it well on both
+sides of the cloth; then wash the stains with clear Water, or rather
+with the following soap, and when the cloth is dry, they will no longer
+appear.
+
+
+283. _Scowering Balls._
+
+Take soft Soap, or Fuller's Earth; mix it with Vine Ashes sifted
+through a fine sieve, and with powdered Chalk, Alum, and Tartar, of
+each equal parts; form the mass into balls, which dry in the shade.
+Their use is to rub on spots and stains, washing the spotted part
+afterwards in clear Water.
+
+
+284. _To take out Stains of Coomb._
+
+Put Butter on the stain, and rub it well with a piece of brown paper
+laid on a heated silver spoon; then wash the whole in the same manner
+as directed for spots of Wax.
+
+
+285. _To take out Stains of Urine._
+
+Wash the stained place well with boiled Urine, and afterwards wash it
+in clear Water.
+
+
+286. _To take out Stains on Cloth of whatever Colour._
+
+Take half a pound of Honey, the size of a Nut of Sal Armoniac, and the
+Yolk of an Egg; mix them together, and put a little of this mixture on
+the stain, letting it remain till dry. Then wash the cloth with fair
+Water, and the stains will disappear. Water impregnated with mineral
+Alkaline Salt or Soda, Ox-gall, and Black Soap, is also very good to
+take out spots of grease.
+
+
+287. _To take out Spots of Ink._
+
+As soon as the accident happens, wet the place with Juice of Sorrel, or
+Lemon, or with Vinegar, and the best hard White Soap.
+
+
+288. _To take out Spots of Pitch and Turpentine._
+
+Pour a good deal of Sallad Oil on the stained place, and let it dry on
+it four and twenty hours; then rub the inside of the cloth with the
+Scowering Ball and warm Water.
+
+
+289. _To take out Spots of Oil on Sattin and other Stuffs, and on
+Paper._
+
+If the spot be not of long standing, take the Ashes of Sheep's Trotters
+calcined, and apply them hot both under and upon the spot. Lay on it
+something heavy, letting it remain all night; and if in the morning the
+spot is not entirely effaced, renew the application repeatedly till it
+wholly disappear.
+
+
+290. _To take out Spots on Silk._
+
+Rub the Spots with Spirit of Turpentine; this Spirit exhaling, carries
+off with it the Oil that causes the Spot.
+
+
+291. _Balls to take out Stains._
+
+Take an ounce of Quick-lime, half a pound of Soap, and a quarter of a
+pound of White Clay; moisten the whole with Water, and make it into
+little balls, with which rub the stains, and afterwards wash them with
+fair water.
+
+
+292. _To clean Gold and Silver Lace._
+
+Take the Gall of an Ox and of a Pike, mixed well together in fair
+Water, and rub the gold or silver with this composition.
+
+
+293. _To restore to Tapestry its original Lustre._
+
+Shake well, and thoroughly clean the tapestry; then rub it twice over
+with Chalk, which, after remaining seven or eight hours each time, is
+to be brushed off with a hard brush; the tapestry being likewise well
+beaten with a stick, and shaked.
+
+
+294. _To clean Turkey Carpets._
+
+To revive the colour of a Turkey Carpet, beat it well with a stick,
+till the dust is all got out; then with Lemon or Sorrel Juice take out
+the spots of ink, if the carpet be stained with any; wash it in cold
+Water, and afterwards shake out all the Water from the threads of the
+carpet. When it is thoroughly dry, rub it all over with the Crumb of a
+hot Wheaten Loaf; and if the weather is very fine, hang it out in the
+open air a night or two.
+
+
+295. _To refresh Tapestry, Carpets, Hangings, or Chairs._
+
+Beat the dust out of them on a dry day as clean as possible, and brush
+them well with a dry brush. Afterwards rub them well over with a good
+lather of Castile Soap, laid on with a brush. Wash off the froth with
+common Water; then wash the tapestry, &c. with Alum Water. When the
+cloth is dry, you will find most of the colours restored. Those that
+are yet too faint, touch up with a pencil dipped in suitable colours,
+and indeed you may run over the whole piece in the same manner with
+water colours, mixed with weak gum water, and, if well done, it will
+cause the tapestry, &c. to look at a distance like new.
+
+
+296. _To take Wax out of Silk or Camblet._
+
+Take Soft Soap, rub it well on the spots of wax, dry it in the sun till
+it grows very hot, then wash the spotted part with cold Water, and the
+wax will be entirely taken out.
+
+
+297. _To take Wax out of Velvet of all Colours except Crimson._
+
+Take a Crummy Wheaten Loaf, cut it in two, toast it before the fire,
+and while very hot, apply it to the part spotted with wax. Then apply
+another piece of toasted Bread hot as before, and continue to repeat
+this application till the wax is entirely taken out.
+
+
+298. _To wash Gold or Silver Work on Linen, or any other Stuff, so as
+to look like new._
+
+Take a pound of Ox-gall; Honey and Soap, of each three ounces;
+Florentine Orrice in fine powder, three ounces; mix the whole in a
+glass vessel into a Paste, and expose it to the sun during ten days;
+then make a decoction of Bran, and strain it clear. Plaster over with
+your bitter Paste, the places you want to clean, and afterwards wash
+off the Paste with the Bran-water, till the latter is no longer tinged.
+Then wipe with a clean linen cloth the places you have washed; cover
+them with a clean napkin, dry them in the sun, press and glaze, and the
+work will look as well as when new.
+
+
+299. _To take Spots out of Silken or Woollen Stuffs._
+
+Take a sufficient quantity of the finest Starch, wet it in an earthen
+pipkin with Brandy, rub a little on the spots, let it dry on them, and
+then brush it off; repeat this operation till the spots are wholly
+taken out. You must be careful to beat and brush well the place on
+which the Starch was applied.
+
+
+300. _To take Stains of Oil out of Cloth._
+
+Take Oil of Tartar, pour a little on the spot, immediately wash the
+place with warm Water, and two or three times after with cold Water,
+and the spot will entirely disappear.
+
+
+301. _To take Stains out of White Cloth._
+
+Boil an ounce of Alum in a gallon and a half of Water, for half an
+hour, then add a piece of White Soap, and half a ounce more of Alum,
+and after it has stood in cold infusion two days, wash with this
+mixture stains in any kind of white cloth.
+
+
+302. _To take Stains out of Crimson Velvet, and coloured Velvets._
+
+Take a quart of strong Lee made with Vine Ashes, dissolve in it half
+an ounce of Alum; and when the mixture has settled, strain it through
+a linen cloth. Then take half a drachm of soft Soap, and the same
+quantity of Castile Soap, a drachm of Alum, half a drachm of Crude Sal
+Armoniac, a scruple of common Salt, a little Loaf Sugar, Juice of
+Celandine, and the Gall of a Calf; mix the whole well, and strain off
+the Liquor. When you want to use it, take a little Brazil Wood Shavings
+with some Scarlet Flocks, boil them in this Liquor, and when strained
+off, it will be very good to take spots or stains out of crimson velvet
+or cloth. For velvets or cloths of other colours, you dye your Liquor
+of the proper colour, by boiling in it some Flocks of the same colour
+as the cloth you intend to clean.
+
+
+303. _A Soap that takes out all manner of Spots and Stains._
+
+Take the Yolks of six Eggs, half a table spoonful of bruised Salt,
+and a pound of Venetian Soap; mix the whole together with the Juice
+of Beet-roots, and form it into round balls, that are to be dried in
+the shade. The method of using this Soap is to wet with fair Water
+the stained part of the cloth, and rub both sides of it well with this
+Soap; then wash the cloth in Water, and the stain will no longer appear.
+
+
+304. _Another Method to take Spots or Stains out of White Silk or
+Crimson Velvet._
+
+First soak the place well with Brandy or Spirit of Wine, then rub it
+over with the White of a new-laid Egg, and dry it in the sun. Wash
+it briskly in cold Water, rubbing the place where the spot is, hard
+between the fingers; and repeat this operation a second and even a
+third time, if it has not previously succeeded.
+
+
+305. _A Receipt to clean Gloves without wetting._
+
+Lay the Gloves upon a clean board; and mix together Fuller's Earth and
+Powder of Alum very dry, which lay over them on both sides with a
+moderately stiff brush. Then sweep off the Powder, sprinkle them well
+with Bran and Whiting, and dust them thoroughly. If not very greasy,
+this will render them as clean as when new; but if they are extremely
+greasy, rub them with stale Crumb of Bread, and Powder of burnt Bones,
+then pass them over with a woollen Cloth dipped in Fuller's Earth or
+Alum Powder.
+
+
+306. _To colour Gloves._
+
+If you want to colour them of a dark colour, take Spanish Brown and
+Black Earth; if lighter, Yellow Ochre and Whiting, and so of the rest;
+mix the colour with Size of a moderate strength, then wet the Gloves
+over with the Colour, and hang them to dry gradually. Beat out the
+superfluous Colour, smooth them over with a sleeking stick, and reduce
+them to a proper size.
+
+
+307. _To wash Point Lace._
+
+Draw the Lace pretty tight in a frame, then with a lather of Castile
+Soap a little warm, rub it over gently by means of a fine brush. When
+you perceive it clean on one side, turn it, and rub the other in the
+same manner; then throw over the Lace some Alum-water, taking off the
+Suds, and with some thin Starch go over the wrong side of the Lace;
+iron it on the same side when dry, and raise the flowers with a bodkin.
+
+
+308. _To clean Point Lace without washing._
+
+Fix the lace in a frame, and rub it with Crumb of stale Bread, which
+afterwards dust out.
+
+
+309. _To wash black and white Sarcenet._
+
+Lay the silk smooth upon a board, spread a little Soap over the dirty
+places, make a lather with Castile Soap, and with a fine brush dipped
+in it, pass over the silk the right way, viz. lengthways, and continue
+so to do till that side is sufficiently scowered. Then turn the silk,
+scower the other side in the same manner, and put the silk into boiling
+Water, where it must lie some time; afterwards rince it in thin Gum
+Water; if white silk, add a little Smalt. This being done, fold the
+silk, clapping or pressing out the water with your hands on a dry
+Carpet, till it become tolerably dry; if white, dry it over the Smoak
+of Brimstone till ready for smoothing, which is to be done on the right
+side with an Iron moderately hot.
+
+
+310. _A Soap to take out all Kinds of Stains._
+
+Boil a handful of Strawberries or Strawberry Leaves in a quart of Water
+and a pint of Vinegar, adding two pounds of Castile Soap; and half a
+pound of Chalk in fine powder; boil them together till the water has
+evaporated. When you use it, wet the place with the sharpest Vinegar or
+Verjuice, and rub it over with this Soap; dry it afterwards before the
+fire or in the sun.
+
+
+311. _An expeditious Method to take Stains out of Scarlet, or Velvet of
+any other Colour._
+
+Take Soapwort, when bruised strain out its Juice, and add to it a small
+quantity of black Soap. Wash the Stain with this Liquor, suffering it
+to dry between whiles; and by this means, in a day or two the Spots
+will disappear.
+
+
+
+
+DIFFERENT WAYS OF PREPARING SNUFF.
+
+
+312. _Method of making Snuff._
+
+First strip off the Stalks and large fibres of the Tobacco, then spread
+the Leaves on a mat or carpet to dry in the sun, afterwards rub them
+in a mortar, and sift the powder through a coarse or fine sieve,
+according to the degree of fineness you would have your snuff; or
+grind the Tobacco Leaves, prepared in the manner before directed, in a
+snuff-mill, either into a gross or fine powder, according as you press
+close or ease the mill-stone.
+
+
+313. _Method of cleansing Snuff in order to scent it._
+
+Fix a thick linen cloth in a little tub that has a hole in the bottom,
+stopped with a plug that can easily be taken out, to let the water run
+off when wanted. This cloth must cover the whole inside of the tub,
+and be fastened all round the rim. Put your Snuff in it, and pour on
+the Water. When it has been steeped twenty-four hours, let the Water
+run out, and pour on fresh; repeat this operation three times, if you
+would have the Snuff thoroughly cleansed, and every time squeeze the
+Snuff hard in the cloth, to discharge the Water entirely from it. Then
+place your Snuff on an ozier hurdle covered with a thick linen cloth,
+and let it dry in the sun; when it is thoroughly dry, put it again
+into the tub, with a sufficient quantity of Angelic, Orange Flower, or
+Rose-water. At the expiration of twenty-four hours take the Snuff out
+of the water, and dry it as before, frequently stirring it about, and
+sprinkling it with the same sweet-scented Water as was used at first.
+The whole of this preparation is absolutely necessary to render Snuff
+fit to receive the scent of Flowers.
+
+If the Snuff is not required to be of a very excellent quality, and
+you are unwilling to waste more of it than can possibly be avoided,
+wash it only once, and slightly cleanse it. This purgation may the
+better suffice, if while drying in the sun, you take care to knead
+the Snuff into a cake several times, and often sprinkle it with some
+sweet-scented Water.
+
+
+314. _Method of scenting Snuff._
+
+The Flowers that most readily communicate their flavour to Snuff are
+Orange Flowers, Jasmine, Musk Roses, and Tuberoses. You must procure
+a box lined with dry white paper; in this strow your Snuff on the
+bottom about the thickness of an inch, over which place a thin layer of
+Flowers, then another layer of Snuff, and continue to lay your Flowers
+and Snuff alternately in this manner, until the box is full. After they
+have lain together four and twenty hours, sift your Snuff through a
+sieve to separate it from the Flowers, which are to be thrown away,
+and fresh ones applied in their room in the former method. Continue
+to do this till the Snuff is sufficiently scented; then put it into a
+canister, which keep close stopped.
+
+
+315. _Or,_
+
+Put your Flowers that are placed over each layer of the Snuff, between
+two pieces of white paper pricked full of holes with a large pin, and
+sift through a sieve the Snuff that may happen to get between the
+papers. To scent the Snuff perfectly it is necessary to renew the
+Flowers four or five times. This method is the least troublesome of the
+two.
+
+A very agreeable scented Snuff may be made with Roses, by taking
+Rose-buds, stripping off the green cup, and pistil that rises in the
+middle, and fixing in its place a Clove; being careful not to separate
+the Leaves that are closed together. The Rose-buds thus prepared, are
+to be exposed to the heat of the sun a whole month, inclosed in a glass
+well stopped, and are then fit for use.
+
+To make Snuff scented with a thousand Flowers, take a number of
+different Flowers, and mix them together, proportioning the quantity of
+each Flower, to the degree of its perfume, so that the flavour of no
+one particular Flower may be predominant.
+
+
+316. _Perfumed Snuff._
+
+Take some Snuff, and rub it in your hands with a little Civet, opening
+the body of the Civet still more by rubbing it in your hands with fresh
+Snuff; and when you have mixed it perfectly with the Snuff, put them
+into a canister. Snuff is flavoured with other perfumes in the same way.
+
+
+317. _Or,_
+
+Perfume your Snuff by mixing it well with the hands, in a heated iron
+or brass mortar, besmeared with a few grains of Ambergrise.
+
+
+318. _Snuff after the Maltese Fashion._
+
+Perfume with Ambergrise, in the manner already described, some Snuff
+previously scented with Orange Flowers. Then grind in a mortar a little
+Sugar with about ten grains of Civet, and mix by little and little with
+about a pound of the foregoing Snuff.
+
+
+319. _The Genuine Maltese Snuff._
+
+Take Roots of Liquorice, and Roots of the Rose-bush, peel off their
+outer skin, dry them, powder them, and sift the powder through a fine
+sieve, then scent them according to your fancy, or in the same manner
+as French Snuff, adding a little White Wine, Brandy, or a very little
+Spirit of Wine, and rubbing the Snuff well between your hands.
+
+
+320. _Italian Snuff._
+
+Put into a mortar, or other convenient vessel, a quantity of Snuff
+already scented with some Flower, pour on it a little White Wine, and
+add, if agreeable, some Essence of Ambergrise, Musk, or any other
+Perfume you like best; stir the Snuff and rub it well between your
+hands. Scent Snuff in this manner with any particular flavour, and put
+the different scented Snuffs in separate boxes, which are to be marked,
+to prevent mistakes.
+
+
+321. _Snuff scented after the Spanish Manner._
+
+Take a lump of double-refined Sugar, rub it in a mortar with twenty
+grains of Musk; add by little and little a pound of Snuff, and grind
+the whole with ten grains of Civet, rubbing it afterwards well between
+your hands.
+
+Seville Snuff is scented with twenty grains of Vanilloes only. Keep
+your Snuff in canisters closely stopped, to prevent the scent from
+exhaling.
+
+As Spanish Snuff is very fine and of a reddish colour, to imitate it
+nicely, take the best Dutch Snuff, well cleansed, granulated, and
+coloured red; beat it fine, and sift it through a very fine lawn sieve.
+After it has been cleansed according to the foregoing directions, it is
+fit to take any scent whatever.
+
+There is no risk in using a sieve that retains the scent of any Flower,
+to perfume your Snuff with the flavour of Musk, Ambergrise, or any
+other Perfume. On the contrary, the Snuff receives the Perfume the more
+readily, and preserves its flavour the longer on that account.
+
+
+322. _Method of dying Snuff Red or Yellow._
+
+Take the size of a nut or two of Yellow or Red Ochre, and to temper
+the colour mix with it a little White Chalk. Grind these colours
+on a marble, with a little less than half an ounce of Oil of Sweet
+Almonds, and moisten with as much Water as the colour will take up,
+till it becomes a smooth Paste. Then mix it with a thin Mucilage of
+Gum Tragacanth to a proper consistence, and put it into an earthen
+dish, stirring into it about a pint more of Water. Afterwards take any
+quantity of cleansed Snuff you please, throw it upon the colour, and
+rub it well between your hands. When the Paste is thoroughly tinged
+with the colour, leave it till next morning to settle, then spread it
+thin on a cloth to dry, and place it in the sun, stirring it about
+every now and then that it may dry equally. When dry, gum it with a
+very thin Mucilage of Gum Tragacanth made with some sweet-scented
+Water. To gum the Snuff as equally as possible, wet the palms of
+your hands with this Gum Water, and rub the Snuff well between them.
+Afterwards dry it in the sun, and sift the colour that does not adhere
+to it through a very fine sieve. The Snuff is then properly prepared to
+receive any flavour you choose.
+
+
+323. _Herb Snuff._
+
+Take Sweet Marjoram, Marum Syriacum Leaves, and Lavender Flowers dried,
+of each half an ounce, Asarabacca Leaves, a drachm. Rub them all into a
+powder.
+
+
+324. _Or,_
+
+Take Betony Leaves and Marjoram, of each half an ounce; Asarabacca
+Leaves, a drachm. Beat them together into a powder.
+
+
+325. _Or,_
+
+Take Marjoram, Rosemary Flowers, Betony, and Flowers of Lilies of the
+Valley, of each a quarter of an ounce; Nutmegs, a drachm and a half;
+Volatile Salt, forty drops. Powder, and keep the mixture in a phial,
+close stopped.
+
+
+326. _Or,_
+
+Take Flowers of Lavender, and Clove-july-flowers, of each a quarter
+of an ounce; Lilies of the Valley, Tiel-tree Flowers, Flowers of
+Sage, Betony, Rosemary, and Tops of Marjoram, of each half a drachm;
+Cinnamon, Aloes-wood, Yellow Sanders, and White Helebore-root, of each
+a drachm; Oil of Nutmegs and Oil of Lemons, of each three drops; mix
+them into a powder.
+
+A pinch or two of any of these Snuffs may be taken night and morning
+medicinally, or at any time for pleasure. Used externally, they are
+serviceable for weak eyes and many disorders of the organs of sight and
+hearing. They also relieve headaches, giddiness, palsies, lethargies,
+besides a variety of other complaints; and are, though agreeable and
+simple, far superior to what is sold under the name of Herb Snuff.
+
+
+FINIS.
+
+
+
+
+Transcriber's Notes.
+
+There were large number of printing errors in this publication. The
+following words have been changed:
+
+ Eition is now edition
+
+ To it is now it to
+
+ Receips is now receipts
+
+ Cassolete is now cassolette
+
+ Whitloes is now whitlows
+
+ With with was repeated and amended
+
+ Fisrt is now first
+
+ Aftewards is now afterwards
+
+ Died is now dyed
+
+ Magisterail magisterial
+
+ Gont is now gout
+
+ Agrreeable is now agreeable
+
+ Viguor is now vigour
+
+ Suprisingly is now surprisingly
+
+ Chich is now chick
+
+ Squeese is now squeeze
+
+ Quantiiy is now quantity
+
+ Aud is now and
+
+ Cloaths is now clothes
+
+ Und is now and
+
+ Plantane is now plantain
+
+
+
+
+
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