h water,
either with or without the addition of brandy. It is nearly equal a
flavour to the syrup of lime juice, when made with superior vinegar.

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AROMATIC VINEGAR.

Put a portion of acetate of potash, (sal diureticus,) into a smelling
bottle; mix gradually with it half its weight of sulphuric acid, and add
a few drops of oil of lavender.

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VINEGAR OF THE FOUR THIEVES.

Take lavender, rosemary, sage, wormwood, rue, and mint, of each a large
handful; put them in a pot of earthen ware, pour on them four quarts of
very strong vinegar, cover the pot closely, and put a board on the top;
keep it in the hottest sun two weeks, then strain and bottle it, putting
in each bottle a clove of garlic. When it has settled in the bottle and
become clear, pour it off gently; do this until you get it all free from
sediment. The proper time to make it is when the herbs are in full
vigour, in June. This vinegar is very refreshing in crowded rooms, in
the apartments of the sick; and is peculiarly grateful, when sprinkled
about the house in damp weather.

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LAVENDER WATER.

Put a pint of highly rectified spirits of wine, to one ounce of
essential oil of lavender, and two drachms of ambergris; shake them well
together, and keep it closely stopped.

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HUNGARIAN WATER.

One pint spirits of wine, one ounce oil of rosemary, and two drachms
essence of ambergris.

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TO PREPARE COSMETIC SOAP FOR WASHING THE HANDS.

Take a pound of castile, or any other nice old soap; scrape it in small
pieces, and put it on the fire with a little water--stir it till it
becomes a smooth paste, pour it into a bowl, and when cold, add some
lavender water, or essence of any kind--beat it with a silver spoon
until well mixed, thicken it with corn meal, and keep it in small pots
closely covered--for the admission of air will soon make the soap hard.

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COLOGNE WATER.

Three quarts spirits of wine, six drachms oil of lavender, one drachm
oil of rosemary, three drachms essence of lemon, ten drops oil of
cinnamon--mix them together very well.

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SOFT POMATUM.

Get nice sweet lard that has no salt in it--put in any agreeable
perfume, beat it to a cream, and put it in sma