e against moths, may be
made of the following ingredients:--Take of cloves, caraway seeds,
nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, and Tonquin beans, of each one ounce; then add
as much Florentine orris root as will equal the other ingredients put
together. Grind the whole well to powder, and then put it in little
bags among your clothes, &c.

1677. Lavender Scent Bag.

Take of lavender flowers, free from stalk, half a pound; dried thyme
and mint, of each half an ounce; ground cloves and caraways, of each a
quarter of an ounce; common salt, dried, one ounce, mix the whole well
together, and put the product into silk or cambric hags. In this way
it will perfume the drawers and linen very nicely.

1678. Lavender Water.

Essence of musk, four drachms; essence of ambergris, four drachms; oil
of cinnamon, ten drops; English lavender, six drachms; oil of
geranium, two drachms; spirit of wine, twenty ounces. To be all mixed
together.

1679. Honey Water.

Rectified spirit, eight ounces; oil of cloves, oil of bergamot, oil of
lavender, of each half a drachm; musk, three grains; yellow sanders
shavings, four drachms. Let it stand for eight days, then add two
ounces each of orange-flower water and rose water.

1680. Honey Soap.

Cut thin two pounds of yellow soap into a double saucepan,
occasionally stirring it till it is melted, which will be in a few
minutes if the water is kept boiling around it, then add a quarter of
a pound of palm oil, a quarter of a pound of honey, three pennyworth
of true oil of cinnamon; let all boil together another six or eight
minutes; pour out and let it stand till next day, it is then fit for
immediate use. If made as directed it will be found to be a very
superior soap.

1681. The Hands.

Take a wineglassful of eau-de-Cologne, and another of lemon juice;
then scrape two cakes of brown windsor soap to a powder, and mix well
in a mould. When hard, it will be an excellent soap for whitening the
hands.

1682 To Whiten the Nails.

Diluted sulphuric acid, two drachms; tincture of myrrh, one drachm;
spring water, four ounces: mix. First cleanse with white soap and then
dip the fingers into the mixture. A delicate hand is one of the chief
points of beauty; and these applications are really effective.

1683. Removing Stains.

Stains may be removed from the hands by washing them in a small
quantity of oil of vitriol and