Treatise On Perfumery

PEEFUMEET AND KINDRED
AETS.
A COMPREHENSIVE
TEEATISE ON PERFUMERY,
CONTAINING
A HISTORY OF PERFUMES,
A COMPLETE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RAW MATERIALS
AND APPARATUS USED IN THE PERFUMER'S ART;
THOROUGH PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS, CAREFUL FORMULA, AND
ADVICE AS TO THE FABRICATION OF ALL THE BEST
PREPARATIONS OF THE DAY:
INCLUDING
ESSENCES, TINCTURES, EXTRACTS, SPIRITS, WATERS, VINEGARS,

POMADES, POWDERS, PAINTS, OILS, EMULSIONS, COSMETICS,
INFUSIONS, PASTILS, TOOTH POWDERS AND WASHES,
CACHOUS, HAIR DYES, SACHETS, ESSENTIAL
OILS, FLAVORING EXTRACTS, ETC.,
AND FULL DETAILS FOR MAKING AND MANIPULATING FANCY TOILET SOAPS,
SHAVING CREAMS, ETC., BY NEW AND IMPROVED METHODS.
WITH AN APPENDIX,
GIVING
DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING DOMESTIC WINES, CORDIALS, LIQUORS, CANDIES,

JELLIES, SYRUPS, ETC., AND FOR PERFUMING AND FLAVORING SEGARS,
SNUFF, AND TOBACCO, AND MISCELLANEOUS RECIPES FOR
VARIOUS USEFUL ANALOGOUS ARTICLES.
BY
S.
CRISTIAlSri,
CONSULTING CHEMISV ANI? >^B,yCM3R,
PHIT,A1SEJ.PHI A.
PHILADELPHIA:
HENRY CAREY BA1RD &
CO.,
INDUSTRIAL PUBLISHERS, BOOKSELLERS, AND IMPORTERS,

810
WALNUT STREET.
LONDON:
SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, SEARLE & RIVINGTON,
CROWN BUILDINGS, 188 FLEET STREET.
1877.
COPYRIGHT BY
HENRY CAREY BAIRD

1877.
PHILADELPHIA:
COLLINS, PRINTER.
70")
Jayne
Street.
& CO,
PREFACE.
IN giving to the trade and the public generally the result

of his experience of thirty years in the manufacture and sale
of articles appertaining to the perfumer's art, the author does
not claim to have originated every preparation here enumeHe does, however, claim that, with this experience,
rated.
combined- with a knowledge of chemistry, both theoretical

and practical, he is enabled properly to judge of the materials
of which these articles are composed, as well as of the most
simple and the right
mode
of
compounding them.
Accord-
ingly, he has adopted an original and simplified system in
the arrangement of the subjects and in the preparation of the

various compounds, which will enable any one of ordinary
intelligence readily soon
to
fit
himself to produce every
valuable variety of perfume, soap, and cosmetic at present
known.
The
and formulas given have been carefully revised,

and are generally devoid of all substances which can be at
all
recipes
injurious
and will be found
to be the
most pleasant and
the most useful for their various purposes possible. While

a large body of them are entirely original, the author has for
obvious reasons refrained from adding his name to any but

a few. In the Appendix will be found ^many recipes of a
kindred nature, which, while useful, either did not come

under any of his special classifications, or were not deemed
of sufficient importance to be placed in the body of the book.
3G5945
PREFACE.
IV
Most of the existing works on perfumery belong to one of

two classes: the first filled with old and obsolete, or impossible recipes of no use
whatever at the present time the second

written in an ambiguous style and intended to direct attention
;
to the virtues of particular preparations
made and
sold by
the authors of these books, but with no intention whatever

that the reader shall be informed
how such
preparations are
actually made. In this connection, the present author would

state that he has no secrets of this character which he has
attempted or desired to withhold from his readers.

The climate of the United States is so diversified, and in
many
plants
parts so well adapted to the cultivation of numerous
which are useful to the perfumer, that the author
hopes by this treatise to awaken attention to the practicability of establishing flower farms and orange groves, as well
many indigenous plants now neglected,

but with odors peculiarly adapted to the uses of this art.
In a national point of view the industries of perfumery
as to the utilization of
and
toilet soaps are of great
giving increased
employment
add increased wealth

daily
importance
and with
to labor, their
to the country,
and
large exporters of such products, for
PHILADELPHIA, Sept.
to
supplies
which there
15, 1877.
become
we now
finally, in time, ourselves to
and growing market throughout the world.
while
development will
and enable us
more and more independent of the
receive from abroad
us,
is
become
a great
CONTENTS,
CHAPTER
I.
INTRODUCTORY.
CHAPTER
II.
HISTORY OF PERFUMES.
CHAPTER
THE CULTURE OF FLOWERS,
III.
ETC.,
CHAPTER
FOR PERFUMES.
IV.
MATERIALS USED IN PERFUMERY.

PAOK
Pimento
Allspice or
Ambergris
Peru
Almonds
Aniseed
Star Aniseed
Ambrette
.45
Balm
Balsam of
46
Balsam of Tolu
Caraway; Cardamon
Cascarilla;
Cassia; Cassie
Cedar; Cedrat; Citronella; Civet; Cloves; Coriander

Dill
Fennel
Elder
Eglantine or Sweetbrier
Flag
;
.47
....
...
Bay; Bergamot; Bigarrade; Benzoin
Geranium
50
Honeysuckle
or
Woodbine
Hovenia
Iris
Jasmine
Lavender; Lemon; Lemon Grass

Lily; Limette;
....
....
.
Musk; Musk Seed; Narcissus; Neroli

Nutmeg; Orange; Olibanum; Orris or Iris
Palm Oil; Patchouly; Petit-grain; Sweet Pea; Pink
Rhodium Rose Rosemary Sage
.
Sassafras; Storax
Thyme
Tonquin; Tolu; Tuberose; Vanilla; Verbena

Violet Vitivert Wintergreen Ylang Ylang
;
.52
f>3
54
55
.
.56
.57
.
58
.59
M
CHAPTER
THE LABORATORY AND
ITS
V.
REQUIREMENTS.
Instruments for Distillation
The Water-Bath
.....
by Steam
Glass Alembics and Retorts
Furnace with Hot Water to Melt Pomades and Philocomes
Distillation
Mace; Magnolia; Marjoram; Meadow Sweet

Myrrh
Melissa; Mignonette; Mirbane; Mint; Myrtle;
Santal; Serpolet
.51
Jonquil; Laurel
Lilac;
49
Ginger Grass
Heliotrope
48
-67
.69
.
71
CONTENTS.
VI
CHAPTER
VI.
TINCTURES.
PAOE
Tincture of Ambergris ; of Ambrette

Tincture of Archil of Alkanet of Benzoin
of Cantharidcs
Tincture of Civet;
Myrrh of Musk
of
Cinnamon
of Cochineal; of
.72
of Cedar
Gamboge
74
Tincture of Santal
73
of
of Patchouly of Styrax
of Tonquin
Tincture of Turmeric of Tolu Balsam of Peru Balsam of Saffron
;
75
of Vanilla
76
Tincture of Vitivert
CHAPTER
.77
VII.
EXTRACTS AND BOUQUETS.

Extract of Cassie, No.
1
of Rose,
No.
of Jasmine, No.
of Tuberose, No.
of Orange-flower, No.
79
Extract of Violet
80
Essential Oils
Extract
d'
Acacia (Cassie)
d'Amande Amare
Bouquet d'Alhambra; D'Aspasia; Extrait

Auberpine
d'
.....
...
Bouquet de Cytheria Cosmopolitan Bouq[uet

Rose Bouquet des Dames
Extract of Eglantine Euosmia
;
Extract of
85
Champs
Extrait des Fleurs d' Italic
91
92
Bouquet d'Indes; Extrait de Fleur d' Orange; Extract of Geranium

Gypsy Nosegay Hedyosmia Extrait an Heliotrope
Extract of Honeysuckle of Hovenia Honeymoon Bouquet
Extrait a la Jacinthe au Jasmin a la Jonquille Jockey Club Bou-
...
.
95
.90
97
Extract of Lily of the Valley of Garden Lavender

Extrait des Fleurs de Mai ; Bouquet de Mille-fleura
;
Extract of Meadow-sweet
of
Moss Rose
....
Extrait de
of Magnolia
Muse
Bouquet de Marechale Extract of Narcissus; of New-mown

Extract of Night-blooming Cereus Extrait d'CEillet
Bouquet d' Odalisque Extract of Opoponax Oriental Drops
;
Hay
93
94
Extrait de Lilas
90
Extrait des Fleurs des
87
.89
86
88
.
Flowers of Erin; Bouquet d'Imperatrice Extrait de Frangipani

Florentine Bouquet Bouquet de Fee Bouquet de Flora
Extract of Patchouly
84
Damask
83
quet
Kiss-Me- Quick
82
Extract of
Ambrette;
Bouquet d' Amour Brazilian Bouquet

Extract of Bergamot Essence Bouquet Bosphorous Bouquet
Centennial Bouquet Bouquet de Caroline Extract of Cedar of Lebanon
Extrait de Chypr6 Caprice de la Mode
Cashmere Nosegay
d'Ambre
Extrait
80
Extrait de la Fleur de Pesche
98
100
101
99
.102
.
103
.104
CONTENTS.
vii
PAGE
Extract of Primrose
Extrait du Pois dc Sontenr
Extract of Pond
105
Lily
Bouquet de
la
Reine
Extrait a la Rose
du Roi
106
Extract of Bendelatia
Extrait de Reseda
Extract of Spring Flowers Extrait du Bois de Santal

Sweet Brier of Syringia; Extrait Sauve
.
Extract of Summer Blossoms of Sweet Clover
.
;
Extract of
Extract of Sweet Flag of Tea Rose of Tuberose

.
Extract of Tulip Bouquet du Turquie Extract of Vanilla
Extrait de Verveine
Extract of Violet Bouquet de Venus
.
.108
.109
.110
.111
.112
.113
.107
Extract of Volkameria of Wall-flower of Wisteria

West-end Bouquet Yacht Club Bouquet Extract of Ylang Ylang
.
CHAPTER
No.
1,
cipe)
No.
4,
No.
Eau de Cologne
Essence)
re-
119
Cologne (second quality)
3,
(Cristiani's)
.
114
VIII.
AROMATIC AND TOILET WATERS.

Eau de Cologne (J. M. Farina) No. 2, Cologne (French
;
Cologne Oil (Cristiani's Cologne
.120
....
121
Eaud'Ange; De Beaut6 de Bouquet de Fleur
Eau de Grand Duchesse Florida Wr ater (Cristiani's) Eau de Fee
122
Geranium Water Hedyosmia Water Heliotrope Water
.123
Eau de Lavand Lavand Ambr6 Hungary Water
.124
Eau dc Miel de Millefleur de Romain
125
Eau de Sultana Eau Hygienique de Mousseline
.126
Eau de Violette de Parme Eau Vulneraire Eau de Vanille
127
Verbena Water Bay Rum
128
;
Vinaigre Aromatique (De Bully)
Ammoniated Cologne Water
Aromatic
Spirits of
.129
....
Cologne Vinegar
Henry's Vinegar; Vinaigre des Quatre Voleurs
Vinaigre a la Rose a la Violette
Ammonia
Eau de
..........
Luce
Volatile Essence
CHAPTER
130
.131
132
133
IX.
SACHET POWDERS, ETC.

Bouquet Sachet
134
Sachet au Cypre
Frangipane Heliotrope Sachet Geranium Sachet

Magnolia Sachet Musk Sachet Millefleur Sachet New- mown Hay
Sachet
Patchouly Sachet Rose Sachet Verbena Sachet Violet Sachet
Sachet a
la
West-end Sachet Pot-Pourri Cassolettes

Pastilles Fumantes
Santal- wood Pastils
;
Cristiani's
Pyrosmia
.
137
139
Fumigating Pastils
Perfumed Leather
136
138
135
.140
.141
CONTENTS.
Vlll
CHAPTER
X.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE SKIN.

PAGE
Almond Lotion Amandine

Cucumber Lotion Camphor Lotion Elder Flower Emulsion
Cosmetic Cream of Lilies (Cristiani's)
Balsam of Honey
Cold Cream (Cristiani's)
Glycerine Balm Lait Virginal
Cold Cream of Violets Cucumber Cream Glycerine Cream
Camphor Ice, with Glycerine (Cristiani's) Pistuchio Nut Cream
14.'5
.14")
146
Lotion
.144
.147
or
Aqua Ornatus
Sulphur Lotion
Pomade Divine
luxe Lip Salve
148
Eukcsis or Essence of Soap
Emil Blanc
Balls
Camphor
i:or<;E8
.149
.150
.151
Blanc de Perle
AND PAINTS FOR THE FACE.
Bloom
of Roses (Liquid Rouge)

Vinaigre de Rouge Rouge de Theatre Crepon Rouge
Rouge; Pink Saucers Lily White or Pearl Powder
;
151
;
Chinese Card
.
.152
Powder Rose Toilet Powder

Poudre de Riz
.153
Lycopodium Powder Cosmetic Almond Powder Sulphuretted Toilet
Powder
154
Meen Fun Cosmetic Gloves Glove Cosmetic Glycerine Jelly for
Violet Toilet
the Skin
155
Lip Balm; Fard Bleu
Fard Noir
156
CHAPTER
XI.
POMADES AND COSMETICS.

Benzoin Pomade (or body) Tonquin Pomade
Vanilla Pomade
Yellow Body; Red Body Green Body
i:>s
.159
.160
Pomade d' Acacia

Pomade Balsamique Bear's Grease Pomade; Benzoin Pomade Pomade an Beurre de Cacao
161
Castor-oil and Glycerine Pomade
Cowslip Pomade Crystalline Pomade
.162
Geranium Pomade Heliotrope Pomade
163
Crystal Pomade
Pomade a la Jacinthe au Jasmin Jonquille Pomade Lavender Po164
made
Limette Pomade Mayflower Pomade Macassar Pomade
.165
Marrow Pomade Mille-ileur Pomade Musk Pomade Myrtle Blossom
166
Pomade
Narcissus Pomade Neroli Pomade
Orange-flower Pomade Oriental
.
167
Cream
.168
Palma-Rosa Pomade Philocome Pomade Primrose Pomade
Pomade Romaine Pomade Romaine a la Ambrosie 169
Quinine Pomade
1 70
Pomade a la Sultane
Rondelatia Pomade Pomade a la Rose
.
CONTENTS.
IX
PAGE
Tuberose Pomade
made, No.
Vanilla
made
Verbena Pomade
Violet Po-
171
Violet Pomade, No. 2
Phenolin
Pomade
Ursalina
Pomade
White Pond Lily Pomade

.
(for the
Moustache)
.172
Pomade
173
Hongroise (White)
Philocome Pomade
Circ a Moustache
Pomade Hongroise
White Kose Po-
Philocome a
Mousseline
la
Philocome Moelle de Boeuf
Pomatums
Cosmetics or Stick
Violet Cosmetic
74
175
.
CHAPTER
.175
.176
XII.
HAIR OILS AND HAIR TONICS.

Huile &
1'
Ambre
Huile Antique au Bouquet

Fleur de Granger & la Heliotrope
.
Huile Antique &

au Millefleur
la
au Jasmine
.178
;
179
Huile Antique & la Rose & la Tuberose & la Vanille & la Violette
180
Huile Philocome Huile Hygienique Bear's Oil
.181
Aromatic Oil of Flowers Coral Hair Oil Brazilian Hair Oil Chi.
nese Hair Oils
182
Grecian Golden Oil
Glycerine Hair Oil
Florentine Hair Oil
Indian
Hair Oil
183
Japanese Hair Oil; Macassar Oil; Huile de Noisette

Rose Hair Oils
.184
185
Chemical Cathairon; Cristiani's Cococydonia
Cristiani's
Eau
187
Lustral
Brazilian
18G
Amber
Gloss
Glycerine and Lime-juice
Ammoniated Hair
188
Tonic
Tonique de The" Glycerine Hair Tonic

Quinine Hair Tonic Camphor Lotion
Wash; Bay Rum Hair Tonic
;
Eau Athenian
for the
Rosemary Hair
.190
Curling Fluid Cristiani's Shampoo Lotion

Bandoline & la Rose
line
;
Hair
.189
Shampoo Liquid
Bando-
.191
Quince Seed Fixature or Bandoline
-CHAPTER
XIII.
HAIR DYES AND DEPILATORIES.

Lead Dye
Indian Hair
Egyptian Hair
Dye
Colornerus (Silver Dye)

Silver
Dyes
Dye
Hair Color Restorer
Bismuth Dye
Another Silver Dye

.
...
Dye
Dye German Vegetable Hair Dye
Powder Blond Pommade Blonde
Italian
Hair
Vegetable Hair
Poudre Epilatoire
Depilatory
Pomade
Poudre Subtile
;
Eyebrow
Depilatory Liquid
Pencil
;
.194
.195
.196
.197
.198
.199
.200
.201
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER
THE TKKTM,
TIIK (Jr.Ms,
XIV.
AND
TIIK BRKATII.
PAGE
Rose Tooth Powder (Cristismi's) Poudre Dentifrice Allemande

Poudre Dentifrice do ]\Ienthe; Detergent Tooth Powder; CamphoChare* >al Tooth Powder
rated Dentifrice
Coral Tooth Powder
Poudre Dentifrice
Aromatic Tooth Powder
.
.....
......
20 4
'205
Ilygieiiique (Cristiani's)
Peruvian Tooth Powder
206
207
Soap Dentifrice
Rose Tooth Paste Coral Tooth Paste; Charcoal Tooth Paste
208
Aromatic Pooth Paste
Peruvian Tooth Paste
Tooth
Paste
Soap
Violet Tooth Paste
209
210
Odentine Paste (Cristiani's) Opiate Tooth Paste
211
EauRotot; Opal Dentiline Camphor Balsam
Elixir Odontolgiqoe
.212
Detergent Tooth Wash (Cristiani's)
Oriental Styptic; Pyrethene Tooth Wash; Opiate Tooth Wash; Violet
Tooth Wash
213
;
....
Dental Pastils (Cristiani's)

214
Chlorine Pastils Pellitory Masticatory Pastils (Cristiani's)
.215
Aromatic Opiate Masticatory Pastils Cachou Aromatise (Cristiani's) 21 G
.
Arome dn Bonche
Cachous des Dames
Lozenges
.......
(Cristiani's)
217
218
219
CHAPTER XV.
ESSENTIAL OILS AND THEIR TESTS.
Almonds
Oil of
Oil of Aniseed
der
Oil of
226
of Hoses
of Cloves
Cinnamon
of
of
Bergamot
of Laven-
227
of Sassafras
Thyme
Quantity of Essential Oils yielded by Various Plants
CHAPTER
.228
.228
XVI.
DISTILLED WATERS AND ESSENCES.
CHAPTER
XVII.
FLAVORING EXTRACTS AND FRUIT FLAVORS.

Extract of Almonds
of Apricot
of Apple
of
Banana
of Black-
berry
Extract of Celery; of Cinnamon; of Cherry; of Cloves; of Cocoa;
of Collee
Extract of Ginger; of Jargonelle Pear; of
Orange
Extract of Orange Flowers;
of
Lemon;
.
238
Xutmegs; of
.
of Peach; of Pineapple; of
239
Plums; of
240
Rose.
Extract of Raspberry
237
of Strawberry
of Vanilla
.241
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER
XI
XVIII.
IMPLEMENTS AND INGREDIENTS.
TOILET SOAPS.
CHAPTER
XIX.
MANIPULATION.
TOILET SOAPS.
PAGE
White Soap
Palm Soap
Palm Soap with Rosin
272
Cocoa-nut Oil Soap
274
270
273
CHAPTER XX.
..........
........
TOILET SOAPS BY THE COLD PROCESS.
A Fine White
Soap
Almond Soap
Yellow Soap
;
Half Palm Soap with Rosin
.
CHAPTER
278
279
279
280
XXI.
CASTILE SOAP FROM COTTON-SEED OIL.

White
Castile
283
Soap
Mottled Castile Soap
284
CHAPTER XXII.
COMPOUNDING TOILET SOAPS.
Honey Soap
Glycerine Soap
Marsh-mallow Soap
Rose Soap
White Windsor Soap

Brown Windsor Soap
287
288
Benzoin Soap
289
Ambergris or Ambrosial Soap

Lettuce Soap
Millefleur
Musk Soap
Bouquet Soap
.
Soap (superfine)
Violet Soap (superfine)
CHAPTER
...
290
..
.291
.292
XXIII.
MISCELLANEOUS SOAPS.
Shaving Cream
Floating Soaps
Nymph
293
.
Floating Soap
Sapophane
...
Powdered Soaps
Soap Essences
or Oleophane
Transparent Soaps
Wash Balls or Savonettes
.
294
295
296
..
.297
....
.
299
CONTENTS.
Xll
CHAPTER XXIV.
MILLING AND Mori. DIM; TOILET
SOAI->.
....
.......
Bouquet Soap Rose Soap Marsh-mallow Soap

Elder Flower Soap Oatmeal Soap
Erasive Soap, for removing Grease Spots from Clothes
;
305
306
.307
PAGE
307
Soaps by Patent Processes
APPENDIX.
SECTION
Strawberry Syrup
I.
THEIR FLAVORS AND COLORS.
SYRUPS, JELLIES, CANDIES

.
.312
............
Blackberry, Cherry, Pineapple, Peach, Raspberry, Banana, and
Syrups
Orange, Catawba, Coffee, Rose, and Orgeat Syrups
Sarsaparilla and Sherbet Syrups
.
Lemon, Ginger, and Sarsaparilla Syrups

Raspberry Syrup Raspberry Vinegar Fruit Jellies
Currant and Quince Jellies
Fruit Acid.
Kissengen, Vichy, and Seidlitz Waters
Spa and Saratoga Waters
Vanilla, Cream,
Lemon
SECTION
313
.314
.315
.316
.317
.318
.319
.320
II.
LIQUORS, CORDIALS, DOMESTIC WINES, ETC.
Wine
Wine
323
Blackberry
Raisin
London Sherry Champagne; Burgundy

Malaga and Claret Wines Champagne Cider
Cider; Ginger Ale Spruce Beer Root Beer
.324
325
Holland Gin
Bitters
Cognac Brandy
Apple Brandy
Baume de Vie
;
.328
Jamaica Rum
Aromatic Herb Bitters
;
327
Mead; Pineapple Cider
Wine
.326
329
330
LIQUORS AND CORDIALS.

Essence
d'
Absinthe.
Curagoa, Ginger, Mint, and Orange-flower Cordials

Perfect Love, Noyau, Pineapple, Rose, and Strawberry Cordials
Vanilla Cordial
.331
....
Aniseed, Cinnamon, and Clove Cordials
Usquebaugh
Rum
Shrub
SECTION
Vinegar
III.
FLAVORS AND PERFUMES FOR SEGARS AND TOBACCO.
SECTION
IV.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
SECTION
V.
MISCELLANEOUS FORMULAS.
332
333
334
PERFUMERY AND KINDRED ARTS.
CHAPTER
I.
INTRODUCTORY.
SOLOMON
remarks, "Ointments and perfumes reOf all the five senses the faculty
joice the heart."
the most exquisite pleasure.
affords
of smelling
Although to many it is the least valued, to the refined
and cultivated
it is
the most esteemed
neglect to develop this pleasant faculty
for those
fail to
who
appre-
ciate
"
Nature's swift and silent working hand.
The garden grows, and
fills
the
Liberal air with sweetest odors/'
and are often led to breathe vitiated air. Thus poison and malaria enter the system by neglecting the
warning given by the nose, that outpost of the animal
All persons using and appreciating percitadel.
fumes become most sensitive to the presence of bad
air.
If refinement consists in the knowledge of the best

mode of enjoying the higher faculties we possess, we
must learn
melody of perfumes, as
well as the harmony of color, form, and sound, and
to distinguish the
enjoy sweet odors equally with all other pleasures so

liberally bestowed to gratify our senses.
In a sanitary point of view, the use of perfumes

2
is.
18
MEKT 'AK'D KINDRED
in the highest
degree valuable.
ARTS.
For although we
cannot claim great curative properties for them, yet

at the same time we hold that their moderate use is
more beneficial than otherwise, and their refreshing
properties have often been
storing the invalid to health.
iMany think
known
to assist in re-
the use of perfumes and cosmetics pre-
judicial to health, but in refutation it is only necessary

to say, that when the cholera prevailed in Paris and
London,
those persons
all
tories of the
who worked
perfumers escaped
further evidence,
when
the
its
in the labora-
ravages
Dutch on
and as
the island of
Ternate destroyed the clove tree the colony suffered

from epidemics and diseases unknown before.
The large and increasing consumption of perfumery
throughout the civilized world has made it one of the
most important of the arts, and as we, in this country,
increase in wealth and refinement, the use of perfumery keeps pace with other luxuries. The constantly increasing value of perfumery as an article of
commerce, has led to the enrichment of many parts
of the world.
Several districts of France, Italy, In-
dia, and Turkey, where the flowers and materials are

cultivated exclusively for the purpose, give employment to large and prosperous populations.
It may be in vain to expect that the United States
will at this time devote much capital and labor to
the cultivation of the raw materials of perfumery, yet
cannot be long before we shall see the importance

of it. With our varied climate and soil, and our
usual enterprise, we may soon hope to rival the old
it
world in
its
present monopoly.
The writer, after an experience of thirty years
in the
manufacture and sale of perfumery and fancy soaps,
INTRODUCTORY.
19
led to think that he can usefully apply his knowledge and experience as a guide to the manufacturer
is
and dealer, to the proper formulae for preparing the

now in use, and as a chemist and
various articles
pharmacist in cautioning the purchaser against deleterious and improper compositions.

From this long experience he is impelled to the
preparation of this treatise by a knowledge of the
many errors of judgment committed by those who
have no proper understanding of the harmony of perfumes, and who, from a want of this knowledge,
often use improper odors, or such as are useless
and wasted for the purposes intended, and who may,
by his assistance, be led to the use of those which
are appropriate to their several manufactures.
For,
each
as
it
the
to
uninitiated,
singular
may appear
made seems
to require a perfume properly

adapted to its nature or to the use to which it is to be
article
applied.
Until quite recently, those who followed the art of

perfumery endeavored to surround it by a mysterious secrecy.
Now, however, all may learn the
secrets of the craft
for
although a chemical
art,
and
a knowledge of the elements of that science, and a

study of the properties of the materials, will greatly
facilitate an operator in it, such are by no means
absolutely essential to skill and success with a person

of ordinary intelligence.
The author has
also a desire that his treatise
may
impart to the people of the United States the fact of

the adaptability of their country to the cultivation of
much
of the material used by the perfumer. Hitherto

our attention has been more particularly devoted to
the more useful arts, and
we have and
still
do import
20
from foreign countries nearly all the finer goods and

the most important materials used. Yet there are so
many parts of our country which possess the proper
climate for the growth and maturity of the flowers
now used in perfumery, and which doubtless have
native plants from which new and pleasant odors

may be extracted, that attention may properly be
called to the importance of this subject; so that the
plants
eries
cultivated for its use, and new discovwhich will promote it, and thus add to our
may be
made
wealth and our refinement and pleasure.

To France we must yield the palm of being in the
first rank in the art of perfumery
to it we have
;
to look for the finest material used in its fabrication.
England, by virtue of her moist climate, has attained

superiority in the growth of a few plants, whose
odors are much prized. India and Turkey also devote much attention to the culture of many fine and
To our own country we look
indispensable articles.
for but few articles now used by the perfumer.
In rny history of perfumes I shall try to interest
my readers with .a view of the progress of perfumery from the earliest times to the present how
the ancients used it in all their sacred rites and how
how it was
it was gradually adapted to private uses
studied and cherished by all the various nations
which held in turn the sceptre of intelligence and
how it was transmitted from Persia to
civilization
;
Egypt, to the Jews, to the Assyrians, the Greeks,

the Romans, and the Arabs, and finally to modern
I shall try to trace its course through all
these different phases and record its progress down
to the present period.
nations.
Who
has not experienced that indescribable cmo-"'
INTRODUCTORY.
tion that invades the
in
rapture,
21
whole being, the soul melting
when nature awakes from her slumbers
and shakes off the trammels of hoary

and
with
her richest perfumes fills the balmy
winter,
air with refreshing fragrance ?
Does it not silently
fill each and
one
of
us with homage and gratievery
tude to the Creator of the great blessings bestowed
upon us, and as Thomson sings
in the spring
"
Soft roll your incense, herbs, and fruits, and flowers,

In mingled clouds to Him whose sun exalts,
Whose breath perfumes you, and whose pencil paints."
*
"
-X-
-*
Fair-handed Spring unbosoms every grace.

Throws out the snowdrop and the crocus first
The
And
polyanthus of unnumbered dyes
The yellow
And
daisy, primrose, violet darkly blue,

;
wall-flower, stained with iron
brown,
lavish stock that scents the garden round."
Besides these emotions excited by pleasant odors,

they have other and charming influences on the mind.
are associated with our most pleasant enjoyments, and have also the property of refreshing the
They
recalling scenes in which they held a prominent part, or in which entered for pleasure or sorrow
memory,
"
The
smell of violets hidden in the green,
Pours back into my empty soul and frame,

The time when I remembered to have been
Joyful and free from blame."
Some
people may be affected painfully

odors, but it is generally imaginary.
by
While to some a musky scent would give a headache,
Dr. Cathe odors of the citron would afford relief.
pelli relates the story ofâ lady who could not bear the
delicate
certain
smell of the rose, and fainted on receiving a visit from

a friend' who carried one, and yet the fatal flower was
showing that the bad effects attributed

p.erfumes by some persons are more or less the
only
to
artificial,
22
result of imagination, or
come from mental action
through association of previous ideas as to the effects.

Desiring to write a practical treatise, I have endeavored to keep in view the capabilities and facilities which the American perfumer may possess for
procuring the principal materials he needs in his art,
and my experience has caused me to adopt a system
of manipulation and terms most easily understood by
him. The various terms and numerous systems of
the European books result in much confusion to the
American perfumer, and while there may appear a
certain monotony there will be found in experience a
And let me here remark that
great variety in eifect.
much attention should be bestowed upon the cleanliness and neatness, if not elegance, of putting up
the different articles, the additional trouble and expense always being repaid in the enhanced price or
In the articles of glassincreased sale of the article.
ware this country now rival s Europe in its products,
and is constantly improving. So also in the porcelain jars and earthen-ware a great advance has been
made, but for many of the finest goods we still go
to Europe.
In
chapters on soaps, I have also kept to the

most practical instructions, for, though a chemical
my
art, it is
most easily understood when plain terms
and results are given.

rials at
hand, or
Having all the different matemade ready for our use, there should
be no difficulty to a person of average intelligence in

conducting the different branches and processes of
have given my formulas and manipulations, based upon practice, and have commented on
new substances to produce new articles, or to improve the methods formerly in use.
the
art.
The American mind, open

taking a lively interest in
all
to
that
all
is
23
improvements,
new and
meri-
torious,
constantly alive to new methods and the
latest results.
Let this desire continue, for it is this
interest and this desire for improvement that stimuis
late
the manufacturer to
devote attention to the

an endeavor to out-
production of novelties, and
strip his rivals in making something that will excel

them, and from this rivalry, the people are benefited
in
having goods constantly improving
in style, ele-
gance, and quality.
CHAPTER
II.
THE
origin of perfumery, like most of the ancient

shrouded in obscurity. Arabia has long enjoyed, and still retains the name of the land of perfumes. The first mention of perfumes is of their use
arts, is
as incense, as
man, in first discovering their nature,

emotions of pleasure and gratitude, offered
up their fragrance in worship to his deity; hence the
derivation of the word, per (through) fumum (smoke),
clearly indicating that perfumery was first recognized
by burning aromatic woods, spices, and gums.
Perfumes seem to have been first imported from
in his first
and were very important articles of commerce

between that country and Egypt. The caravans
Persia,
that traversed the great deserts carried great quantities of gums and spices, as the Egyptians, the most
PERFUMERY AXD KINDRED ARTS.

civilized and cultivated of ancient nations, used them
in great profusion, both in their sacred rites and for
private purposes.
From the Egyptians
the use of perfumes was

transmitted to the Jews, thence to the Assyrians, the
Greeks, the Eomans, the Arabs, and the Turks. The
Holy Scriptures furnish us with abundant details of
the use of perfumes, as Moses was commanded to
speak to the Children of Israel that their offerings to

gums and anointing
the temples should be spices and

oils.
In those' ancient days, the priests alone seem to

have possessed the art and mystery of compounding
perfumes for private uses as well as for incense for

their altars, and their use became very great, and
some that have been excavated with the mummies
retain their odor after the lapse of nearly four thousand years.
At festivals,
public or private, perfumes and flowers

were used in great profusion, and incense was burned,
and music charmed the ear; showing the great luxuriance and refinement of that period.
To the Egyptians is due the invention of the system of baths
that was handed down to all Eastern nations, and
imitated by Greeks an'd Romans, as also the custom of embalming the dead, which was also pactised
by the Jews, as the Gospel mentions that Nicodemus
"brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes about an
hundred weight, then took they the body of Jesus and
wound
it
in
linen cloths
manner of the Jews
is
with the spices, as the
to bury."
The "Balm of (Jilead, so often mentioned in Scripture, was from a ridê

of mountains running southward from Mount Lebanon, east of the
Holy
Innd, which was covered with the shrub that yields the gum, and
1
many
fields in
Palestine were
full
of these balsam trees.
25
The Asiatics acquired the use of perfumes and

practised
tensively
it
in great profusion,
cultivated,
as
we
and flowers were ex-
read of Nineveh and
Babylon among the wonders of the world, and descriptions of their gardens, their altars on high places.
And, according to Herodotus, the consumption of perfumes was so great, that besides the production of
own country, they received from Arabia a thousand talents of frankincense, and he tells us of the
great consumption of aromatics and perfumes, and of
the great cost of many of these scents, and of their
their
universal use.
All these nations paid great attention to the hair

and beard, which were usually lavishly perfumed
and curled. Many wore wigs instead of their natural hair as a protection
The
against the heat of the sun.

custom of anointing the whole body with oil
bathing was due, no doubt, to the same cause,

as this custom is yet practised by the natives of
Africa as a protection against the extreme heat of
after
the climate.
The Greeks, whose
were as numerous as the

stars, almost always associated perfumes with the
presence of the gods and goddesses, and attributed
skill in the compounding of perfumes to the marvellous, and gave the name of magicians to those who
deities
prepared them. Venus is described as sprinkled

with perfumes, and Pallas, the goddess of wisdom,
anointed with oil when practising the exercises of
the palastra, and to their use
beauty of Helen of Troy.
is
attributed the great
Perfumes were generally supposed to possess great

medicinal virtues, so much so as to cause the recipes
for many of the most celebrated essences and cos-
PERFUMERY
26
A!XT D
KINDRED ARTS.
metics to be inscribed on marble tablets in some of

their temples. Tbe rose in those
no less beneficial than beautiful,
of
days was considered

and formed the basis
many remedies.
The Romans as they advanced
in
civilization
adopted the luxuries and habits of the nations they

conquered, and used perfumes in the same profusion
as the Greeks, from whom they
the use, as they were of the
seem to have acquired

same general nature.
used
them
at
public festivals, and for private
They
and religious purposes, and after burning their dead
mixed perfumes with the ashes in the funeral vase.
So great and universal was this use of perfumes
that their generals when going upon a military campaign carried essences and cosmetics to adorn their
persons, and among the spoils in the camp of Darius,
Alexander found quantities of these substances with
all
the luxurious appliances of the toilet.

In the ruins of Pompeii have been discovered hand-
and ointments, and all the

and bath which tend to
of
the
toilet
appurtenances
show the refinement of the ancient Romans.
some
bottles with perfumes
The Roman perfumers
called
Unguentari occupied
a certain part of the city in the Velabrum, and in

Capua, a city noted for its luxury, they occupied a
whole street of the town called Seplasia, and some of
their products are described as exceedingly costly.
The custom of using flowers and perfumes at their
feasts
was very common, and no banquet was con-
sidered complete without them, and the decoration

with flowers is described as very profuse, and even
their drinking cups were adorned with flowers.
Distillation is said to have been discovered
Arabian doctor named Avecinna, who was
by an
also the
first to
fectly
27
apply the principles of chemistry so imper-
known
to earlier nations.
To him
also is as-
cribed the invention of rose-water, which was considered a great discovery, and was at the same time
used as a remedy for nearly all diseases, as well as a

perfume and cosmetic. It was customary to use this
perfume to sprinkle the floors of apartments, and
bottles were formed for the purpose, which were also
used to sprinkle guests when they arrived at a feast.
Mahomet encouraged
his followers, and
as a part of the
the use of perfumes
among
makes frequent mention of them
many
attractions of his paradise,
and musk is often named by him. This perfume, so

much admired by all orientals, is the strongest and
most lasting, and it seems singular that the warmer
the climate the greater
fumes, for we read of a
which
the love of strong permosque with the mortar of

is
perfume was mixed, which gave out

perfume whenever the sun shone upon it.
The
this
its
oriental ladies use great quantities of c.ostly
perfumes and cosmetics, and the duties of the toilet

are their most important occupation, no doubt tending to preserve their personal charms. Living in an
atmosphere of fragrance, they are kept in a state of
dreamy languor, which to them may be the nearest
approach to happiness. They are noted for their
skill in retaining their charms by these various means.
"Wortley Montague, who lived many
years in eastern lands, gives us many interesting
details of the habits and customs of the orientals, of
their costumes and mode of dressing the hair, and
Lady Mary
the uses of cosmetics and perfumes.

~Jiv India-perfumes are used in the form of incense
in sacrifices offered in their temples
and upon their
>
and the private use of unguents and perfumes

very great among the wealth^, and their priests
color their faces with an ointment of saffron, and
when the suttee was in vogue, widows pe'rished on
altars,
is
piles of
we
burning aromatic wood.
much
are indebted for
rose, as at
To
that country
of the celebrated otto of
Ghazepore, situated on the Ganges, near
Benares, the flower is cultivated for the manufacture

of this universally admired perfume.
the celestials perfumes have been in use
from the earliest times, and if it be true as they claim
Among
that their history extends to thousands of years before

our own, they may have been in use for countless
and tinsel paper are burned as

incense to their gods, and the consumption is very
great, as Canton alone is said to have ten thousand
manufactories. Morning and evening they burn them
ages.
Joss-sticks
Noted
before their idols.
for
their
many ceremo-
nies, they are also celebrated for their profuse use

of perfumes in nearly all their observances of a public
or private nature.
The Chinese have an alkaline earth called "Kee\i,"

which they use as a substitute for soap, of which
they make but little but they use various cosmetics,
and shave their heads except a tuft on the top,
;
giving occupation to a great many barbers, who also

combine bleeding and other surgical operations with
their calling.
In Japan the customs are similar to those of China,

and their perfumes are much the same, although,
being a more progressive country, they are gradually

adopting the products, as well as the manners of
foreign countries, and now import from Europe
many
articles of
perfumery and cosmetic.
The
ex-
hibit they
made
29
at our Centennial attracted
great
attention, and helpgd $o demonstrate to our countrymen the great advuflce which they have made in arts
and manufactures.
The use of perfumes became almost obsolete in
Europe
after the fall of the
Roman
empire, but only
brief space of time, for after the Crusades it

again revived and soon became in general use. The
gallant knights brought home to their ally-loves the
for
31
far-famed perfumes of the East, and specimens of the

wonderful cosmetics-by means of which the beauties of
the harems were enabled to preserve their charms.
Perfumers came into prominent notice in the
century in France when Philip Augustus

granted them a charter which continued in force for
several centuries, and was renewed and enlarged by
twelfth
XIV.
and the craft became a very

and
read of the use of their prowe
important one,
Louis
in 1658,
ducts in vast quantities.

The Arabs, when they conquered Spain, introduced
their numerous perfumes, and also the general use of
their celebrated system of baths.
Alcoholic perfumes and essences do not appear to

have been known before the fourteenth century, when
Elizabeth, Queen of Hungary, invented the celebrated Hungary water, and is said to have by its use
retained her beauty until she was past seventy years
of age.
In Italy, with the revival of the fine arts in the

fifteenth century, luxuries were common among the
merchant princes, and perfumes were largely consumed, and were adopted by all people of fashion,
and the first book on the subject was written at this
Cathetime, which contained many curious recipes.
30
PERFUMERY AND KIXDRED ARTS.
brought with her to France a Florentine named Rene, who established the first perfumery
shop in Paris, which was a great resort for the beaux
and belles of that period.
During the reign of Henry III., the use and
abuse of perfumes was denounced by the satirists of
the day, and a book published at that time gives
many curious recipes for perfuming gloves and various
cosmetics, with recipes for a specific perfume against
the plague, and a marvellous water warranted to make
the ladies who used it beautiful forever.
Perfumes' in England were not in general use before
:
the reign of Queen Elizabeth, when they seem to
have been brought from Italy, and .soon became
fashionable.
During the plague perfumes were exas a preventive, and the prophylactic
used
tensively
property of scents cannot be doubted, for when the
cholera prevailed in Paris and London those who
worked in the perfumery laboratories were exempt
from its ravages ; nor has it been very long since
medical practitioners used to carry on the tops of their
canes cassolettes filled with aromatics, which they
rinc de Medici s
held to their noses
when
visiting contagions cases.
Perfumes were in great favor in the reign of

Charles II., "the merry monarch;" and the fashion
of wearing patches on the face was common among
the ladies, as it was supposed to give piquancy to
the features
and the use of hair powder was first
introduced about this time, and continued for over
two hundred years.
Louis XIV. is said to have had a strong dislike to
;
perfumes ; but it may be doubted, for, by some,

he is called the sweet-smelling monarch, and they
were extensively used by his family and by all his
all
31
In the reign of his successor, Louis XV.,

in great extravagance, as fashion
used
were
they
ordained their use in ever-varying routine, each day
courtiers.
apartment of the
palace being one day perfumed with tuberose, and the
next with musk and saffron; nor were they confined to
having
its
particular odors, the
the fair sex, for the gallants gloried in all the favorite
scents of their mistresses, and thus were often recognized by smelling of the favorite perfumes of the
ones who enslaved them.
fair
Italy, in those days, excelled in the fineness of its

products, and supplied the rest of Europe with the
best perfumes then in use; and
we
read of large sums

being expended for Italian perfumery and cosmetics
by the Court of France.
During the sanguinary days of the French Kevolution, the use of perfumes was very much interrupted,
but revived with other luxuries with the advent of
Napoleon; and the Empress Josephine is said to
have been passionately fond of them. About this
time the venders of perfumery also sold various sorts
of medicines and cure-alls, and were usually strolling
charlatans, in gorgeous apparel, in elegant equipages,
a gaping multitude extolling the vir-
who addressed
tues of their nostrums
but when they became obnoxThe calling has since
ious they were suppressed.
assumed greater consequence and importance,
until,
at present, it is in point of respectability excelled
by none.
The use of perfumes
is
not confined to civilized
and refined countries, but is extensively practised

among barbarous and savage nations though of
;
perfumes of sweet scent they

yet to
them
a rancid smell
may know but
may be
little,
the most pleasant.
32
The African
with
chief anoints his hair and whole
body
often perfumed with herbs; though this practice may be intended as a protection against the rays
oil,
of a scorching sun, and his well-polished skin

be with him as fashionable as our shining boots.
may
Dr. Livingstone and other African explorers give

very interesting accounts of the manners and customs
of that country, and often speak of the use of cosmetics and the fantastical modes of dressing the hair
or wool, to which they
and attention.
The
seem
to devote
much
natives of Australia, though they have
care
many
and rare perfumes and flowers, seem to prefer a bad

smell to any perfume, which is also said to be the
The custom of tattooing,
case with the Esquimaux.
be
called
a
which may
permanent cosmetic^ is practised by the natives of New Zealand and by the
Polynesians, who pride themselves upon the elegant
arabesques that decorate their persons.
The Tahitian women, who are generally handsome,
devote much care and attention to their hair, which
is usually long and beautiful, and use cocoa-nut oil,
The South
dressing it.
American Indians also decorate their heads and hair
with flowers and ribbons, and cut it straight off in
with
various
front,
among
scents,
in
something like the
custom
now
prevalent
the votaries of fashion.
In our country the Indians use a great variety of

paints, that may be called cosmetics; and the various
colors have a certain symbolism, as red denotes joy,
while black signifies grief. The chief gives much
time and trouble to this ornamentation, and endeavors
to
make himself
frightful to his enemies or lovely in
the eyes of his squaw.
FLOWERS,
ETC.,
FOR PERFUMES.
33
the fashions and perfumery of our own time it

were needless to write, as they are fresh in the
Of
of
all
nor can
we venture
give an
opinion of their merits, as ladies alone are the best
judges of what is fashionable and becoming, as well
as to what is in good taste as a perfume.
memory
to
At
the present day perfumes have become a necessity to all civilized nations, and the art of perfumery
has, with the aid of chemistry, attained a leading
rank, and the constantly increasing demand for fine
odors testifies to their usefulness and efficiency.
.CHAPTER
THE CULTURE OF FLOWERS,
OUR
readers have seen
III.
ETC.,
FOR "PERFUMES.
how we have endeavored
to
trace the history of perfumery from the earliest times

will now try to porup to the present period.
We
tray its present standing, uses, values, and great importance to commerce and to the world.
Flowers, from whatever point of view we regard

them, are replete with interest, and are a source of
and pleasure to all mankind. There is

no heart, savage or civilized, that does not feel their
influence in some degree they gratify the painter's
eye, they charm the poet's fancy, and science finds
engrossing interest in studying their structure and
gratification
qualities.
That man was not created for toil alone is evident,

and among the many pleasures given him for his
3
34
enjoyment, flowers are not the least important they

delight him in childhood, they interest him in manhood, and they accompany him to the grave.
How important then is the art of extracting their
;
fragrance; forwhile flowers please and gratify the

senses while fresh, they soon wither and fade.
Shakspeare says
"But
flowers distilled, though with winter meet.

their show, their substance still lives sweet,"
Lose but
Science teaches us the properties of perfumes, and

art gives us the manner of their preparation; for
grow and yield their fragrance in all climates,

but those that grow in warm latitudes are most proflowers
in odor, while those of colder climes are generally the sweetest.

They -owe their fragrance to
molecules that require many different modes of exlific
which we shall describe anon.

Though from the East we still obtain many valuable
and indispensable perfumes, the south of Europe is
now the only reliable source of supply, Cannes, Grasse
and lîce being the principal seats of flower culture
traction,
commerce; though we receive many odorous

substances from India, Algeria, Turkey, Italy, and
Spain, in fact wherever the plants and flowers grow
for
the most abundantly, and the extraction of their

odor is the most convenient and profitable.
From the geographical position of the south of
France and of Italy, this district possesses the most

favorable climate peculiarly fitted for bringing to
perfection the most odoriferous of flowers, such as
the rose, jasmine, orange, etc.
Thus they are cultivated on the largest scale, and
there are hundreds of houses engaged in their pro-
FLOWERS,
ETC.,
FOR PERFUMES.
35
which give employment to many

thousands of people and riches to the State.
In these countries each plant seems to have its
alloted place, as Cannes excels in the culture of the
rose, cassie, jasmine, and tuberose; Jîsmes of rosemary and lavender, so Nice is celebrated for its violet
and mignonette, while to Sicily we look for the citron
and the orange.
duction and
sale,
To
Italy we are chiefly indebted for the citric

odors, as lemon, bergamot, cedrat, and limette, with
neroli, petit-grain, etc. ; from Turkey we receive the
Algeria also is now

making some progress in this manufacture, while
Spain and Portugal furnish some odors, but not in
indispensable otto of rose.
the quantity that we should look for from their floral

wealth. British India gives us cinnamon, cloves,
patchouly, santal, ylang-ylang, and many odoriferous
gums and
China yields musk, civet, and

ambergris, which, though not pleasant in themselves,
yet blended with other odors give them piquancy,
strength, and durability.
England excels in two important perfuming ingredients, viz., lavender and peppermint, for which its
moist climate seems peculiarly adapted, as the plants
have a mildness of fragrance unknown in other counspices.
tries.
The United
two or three perfumes

that as yet have commercial value, though we may
hope that our extensive country and varied climate
will soon produce many valuable materials and novelStates has but
ties for the
perfumer's use.
The odors of plants exist in different parts of them
sometimes in the wood, as in cedar and santal some:
times in the leaves, as
in
patchouly and thyme;
in
36
the seeds, as in caraway and tonquin; in the bark, as

in cinnamon and cascarilla
and again in the roots,
;
as in orris
and
vitivert.
Some
plants yield more than

three
one
one odor; the orange, for instance, has

from the flowers called neroli, one from
called petit-grain, another from the rind
called portugal or orange; and on this
the leaves
of the fruit
account
is
perhaps the most valuable plant cultivated for the

use of the perfumer.
The fragrance of plants

volatile oil
almost always due to a

contained in small vessels in the petals
is
of the flowers and in the leaves, and is extracted by

distillation with water or by absorption with grease
or
By means
oil.
of incisions in the tree
we procure
as benzoin and olibanum, and the

are
not only valuable to the perfumer,
which
balsams,
but form an ingredient in many medicinal preparaIn extracting the odors of plants and flowers,
tions.
many gums, such
four processes are
now employed, namely,
absorption,
This latter
expression, maceration, and distillation.
mode, though thought by many to be the only method
employed, is in reality the least so, for we distil
plants, barks,
and woods, but very few flowers.
In distilling flowers, plants, etc., they are now put

into a sort of wire basket or perforated kettle sus-
pended
in the
still,
allowing the steam to pass through

it the odor of the plant
the material and carry with
and be condensed with
it
in the receiver or
worm,
when
the fragrant molecules are collected either on

the surface of the water or at the bottom, as they
may be
ment
By this simple improvelighter or heavier.

all fear of burning the material is avoided.
This water, which
is
often distilled several times with
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fresh material, is sometimes of value, as is the case

with rose and orange-flower waters.
The process of expression
to obtain essences or
confined to those of the citron family, as the

lemon, orange, bergamot, etc., and has heretofore
oils is
been performed in a very primitive manner, generally

by grating the rind and collecting the product with
a sponge. But, at the present time, improved machinery for the purpose is made, which produces a greater
These rinds may be

quantity of purer essence.
distilled, but the result is not of so pleasant an odor.
Maceration and absorption, which are the most
interesting processes, are both founded upon
affinity the odorous molecules have for fats and
the
oils,
being readily absorbed by them when brought in
The
contact.
finest
flowers
yield their aroma to

to oils, which is after-
greases, called pomades, and

wards extracted by alcohol, which latter material, if
placed directly with the flowers, would not extract
from them.
There are two modes adopted for extracting these
odors, and making the scented pomades and oils.
Maceration is used for flowers of strong odor, such
as the rose, orange flower, cassie, jonquil, and violet,
and is conducted in this manner:
certain quantity
of grease is put in a pan, which is placed in a larger
one filled with water in which is dissolved a portion
of salt, called a marine bath, and, when liquefied, a
certain quantity of flowers are thrown in and left to
it
digest for a stated number of hours, being frequently

stirred and the temperature regulated, after which
the contents are taken out and passed through horse-
which process is repeated until the fatty

sufficiently impregnated with the fragrance
hair bags
body
is
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of the flowers.
Oil
is
treated in just the same
manner, but naturally requires less heat than the
more
solid grease.
By absorption, called in
France
enfleurage,
is
meant
the contact of the flowers with the grease and oil, but
without heat, which would injure the delicate odor of
such flowers as the jasmin, tuberose, etc. To conduct this process a number of squares of glass framed
with wood are provided, the glass being removable ;
is spread upon the glass in a thin layer
which ridges are cut, and covered with fresh
flowers and placed one frame upon another the next
day these flowers are removed, and fresh ones substituted until sufficient odor is absorbed. The operation
continues as long as the flowers are in bloom. When
the grease has acquired a sufficiently strong odor, it
is scraped off the glass, melted with a gentle heat,
and strained. Oil is treated in the same manner,
except that instead of the glass the frames have a
wire bottom, on which are laid thick cotton cloths
saturated with olive or benne oil, which, when they
the grease
in
are sufficiently impregnated with odor, are submitted

to heavy pressure to extract the perfumed oil. These
frames are so constructed as to fit closely upon each

other, and covered so as to exclude the air and
insects.
Many new modes
of enfleurage have lately been

view the saving of labor and time,
devised, having
which, though ingenious, have not yet received any
in
practical application.
M. Millan, a French chemist,
has invented a means of extracting the aroma of

flowers, in the form of a concrete substance, but it is
exceedingly costly, too much so to be used with

economy ; it has, however, served to interest us and
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show the imponderability of odorous molecules,
for,
sight it appears as a solid principle

of scent, yet if treated several times with alcohol
it loses its perfume, but is found not to have lost an
although at
first
atom of weight.
The three towns, Grasse, Cannes, and Nice, all
in the south of France, are the places where the
processes of maceration and absorption are princiThe latter is the most admirably
pally carried on.
situated for procuring the flowers for the purpose;
and its violets are superior to any others. By the
following statistics it will be seen what is the quantity of flowers consumed in this locality; the quantities
given are approximate, as are also their values
Orange
Rose
flowers, 3,000,000 Ibs.
Value about $300,000.
1,000,000
75,000.
Jasmine
250,000
50,00.0.
Violet
100,000
35,000.
Cassie
150,000
50,000.
50,000
25,000.
Tuberose
From
this annual product are
manufactured one
million pounds of scented oils and greases, besides

quantities of orange-flower and rose water, and about
a thousand pounds of oil of neroli. There are also
distilled in these towns, oils of lavender, rosemary,
thyme, geranium, etc. To those who have looked

upon flowers as simply ornamental, these figures
may give some idea of their commercial importance.
The famous otto or attar of rose is not made in
these countries, but from Turkey and India is procured nearly all used in commerce. Very extensive
rose farms exist in Adrianople
and
at
Uslak (Turkey
in
(Turkey in Europe),
Asia), and at Ghazipoor in
India, where this perfume, so valuable to the per-
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fumer, is extensively made by means of distillation

of the fresh leaves in copper stills, and repeating
with fresh leaves a number of times, collecting the

distillate in cool receivers; 500 pounds of leaves
yielding about an ounce of the otto.
Perfumes may be divided into classes. Linnaeus,

modern botanists, divided them
into seven three of which were pleasant odors, viz.,
the aromatic, the fragrant, and the ambrosial but the
the most learned of
;
very arbitrary, as the theories differ with

every writer. For, I think, only an expert in the art
of perfumery is properly able to give a just classifidivision
is
cation of the odors used in his business, as he might

classify the geranium and sweetbrier with the rose,
with jasmine, jonquil with tuberose or hyacinth,

To
mignonette and cassie with violet, etc. etc.
lilies
enumerate
all
the odors
that
could be classified,
would occupy too much space.

Paris
may be
called the head-quarters of the per-
fumery manufacture, which branch of the art is an

important item of the trade of that city and a large
amount of capital is invested in it. These manu;
factures consist of scents for the handkerchief, toilet

soaps, and innumerable cosmetics, and are exported
London may be ranked

all parts of the world.
next in importance as a centre of the art and many
of their manufactures are of a superior class, especially in the item of scented soaps, which are largely
exported to all countries. There are many manufacto
turers of perfumery in Germany, Spain, Italy, Russia,

and the United States ; but the industry has never
reached the importance of those of the two cities named.

In this country we are accused of making our business
in this line
by copying and counterfeiting the
articles
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of celebrity of Paris and London, in which accusation

am afraid there is too much truth but there have
been and
still
exist a
number of legitimate manufac-
who do
not imitate the goods of others, but

are content to stand on their own merits, and their
turers
manufactures rival the best products of Paris and

London.
To
Paris, however, we must yield the palm of

being the great centre of the art, for it is said to
have a hundred and fifty houses engaged in the
employing, directly and indirectly, five

thousand men and women, and a capital estimated
at fifty millions of francs, with a product valued at
seventy millions of francs, and an export of forty
millions, which is sent principally to their neighbors
in Europe, and to the United States and South
America.
London, the next in importance in the trade,
exports about one hundred and fifty thousand pounds
business,
sterling of its products, principally to India, China,

and Australia; but the products of its manufacture
can be found in nearly all parts of the civilized world

or wherever her commerce extends.
Eau de Cologne is perhaps next to Hungary water
the most ancient of spirituous perfumes, and is
It
in vogue throughout the civilized world.
still
was
invented about the middle of the last century, and is

supposed to be best made at the place of its birth, the
city of Cologne. It can, however, be made anywhere,
as its ingredients are mostly extracted from the leaves,
flowers, and fruits of the citron species, which are
procured from the south of France, Sicily, and Italy,

blended together in certain proportions.
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Perfumes or extracts and bouquets
made
kerchief are
for the
hand-
various ways, principally by

infusing the scented pomades or oils obtained by
the processes already described in alcohol, to which
in
they yield their odors, and the product is the pure

aroma of the flowers. As, however, the number of
flowers cultivated for their odors is few, the skilled
perfumer can imitate nearly all others by a judicious

combination of the six or seven he possesses, and in
this consists an important branch of the perfumer's
art, and may truly be called artistic, for it is done
by studying the affinities, and blending the scents
as a painter does the shades of color he uses.
Toilet soaps, which are so important a branch of
the perfumer's
made
art, are
in
great quantities in
Paris, London, and the United States, and in fact

more or less in many other countries. But to Eng-
land must be given the
first place for the quality of

as
there
soaps,
they take especial care to have
the materials pure and devote a great deal of labor to
its
their proper manipulation.

the more they are worked,
All soaps are improved
and to perfect a soap for

should be frequently melted and ground
and the oftener this is done the better is the
toilet use, it
in a mill,
product.
French soaps may be said to rank next, and are of

more costly character, as the finest are made of
the flower pomades and oils, which in other countries
is seldom done.
German soaps are seldom of good
a
quality, for
it
of cocoa-nut
them
a fetid
is
customary there
to use a great deal
which gives
odor, which no amount of perfume
oil
in their manufacture,
effectually disguises.
They
are also very deceptive,
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as they have the property of retaining more alkali

and water than other soaps, which causes them to
melt away in a very short time when in use.
The United States is constantly gaining the proper
knowledge of the art of making fine toilet soaps, and
some of our products will compete favorably with
any made abroad. We must, however, admit that
we have been sorely imposed upon by tallow chandlers and others mixing bone-fat and candle grease
with an impure alkali, perfumed with cheap essential
oils and called toilet soap, while it is not even fit for
use in the laundry.
Cosmetics, pomatums, washes, dentifrices, and the
requisites of the toilet are made in large quantities, but are so numerous that to describe them at
length or descant on their respective merits would
many
our volume.
Preparations for the hair

are also very numerous, and vary according to the
taste or necessity of the consumer ; for while one may
alone
fill
need an oil, another may require a pomade, whilst

some should use a wash or lotion. So in the selection
of a perfume it is impossible to say which is best, for
it is a matter of taste, and you might as well dictate
what others may
eat or drink as to advise
them
as to
the choice of a perfume. But as this choice indicates

in some degree the taste and refinement of the user,
so the vulgar will surely betray themselves
choice of a common perfume.
The
by the
perfumes by passing a current

concentrated
of steam through a
essence, and by that
volatilization of
means spreading
it rapidly through the atmosphere

of the apartment, promises to be of great utility, as a
theatre or drawing-room may by this means be per-
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fumed
few minutes, and it tends to purify the air.

This process could be usefully employed in hospitals
and other public institutions.
Glycerine, an article of comparatively recent discovery^ is one of the most useful articles ever discovered for the purposes of the toilet, and its merits
are now being fully recognized. And perfumers have
not failed to avail themselves of its useful emollient
properties, and to combine it with soaps and other
cosmetics with the happiest results.
in a
A word of
caution
may
here be said of the
many
which are often carelessly

prepared by ignorant persons who have no proper
ideas as to the deleterious substances found in the
numerous formula3, for eruptions of the skin, which
lotions for the complexion
latter are usually the effects of diseases or constitutional conditions, and in their treatment should have
a skilled physician.
Paii?ts for the face should also be carefully selected,
as unprincipled quacks offer many pernicious articles
that they laud to the skies as beautifying and rejuvenating. Let them be avoided as far as possible.
Rouge when made of carmine or safflower is inocuous,

and white paint, when made of a proper material, is
harmless. The theatrical profession require the use
of these cosmetics. To them we advise the utmost
care to all others we would say,
;
" Nature
paiuts the best color."
MATERIALS USED IX PERFUMERY.
CHAPTER
45
IV.

sketched the history of perfumes,
both ancient and modern, we will now proceed to the
more practical part of our treatise by describing the
principal materials used in the perfumer's art. These
briefly
drawn from
parts of the world, from

the frozen regions of the pole, the milder regions of
the temperate zone, to the burning sands of Arabia.
materials are
all
To give every article used by the modern profession would require a very large space in our volume.
Yet in writing a practical work we must endeavor
make
the perfumer acquainted with the most important ingredients used in his art, and which are
to
indispensable to
it.
The essenAllspice or pimento. Eugenia pimenta.

tial oil of this useful spice is procured by distillation
from the unripe fruit, and is of very pleasant odor,
and can be usefully employed for scenting toilet soaps
in combination with other perfumes. Its odor resembles cloves, and it is a native of the West Indies and
South America.
Almonds. Amygdalus amara.. The bitter almond
is a native of Egypt, and is grown in Algeria and
Italy for its fruit, the kernels of which form a very
useful material for the perfumer.
The oil expressed
from the kernels is very bland, and enters into many
cosmetics.
The
residuum
much used
is
essential oil distilled
from the cake or
in essences, soaps, creams, etc.
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Ambergris. Secretion of the Physeter macrocephasperm whale. This peculiar substance is found
lus or
floating on the sea on the coasts of China, Japan,
Greenland, and other places, and was long used

before its source was determined, and was thought
to be of the nature of yellow amber (a fossil), hence
its name (amber-gris) gray amber.
It is the result
of a diseased state of the animal Ambergris is not
of an agreeable odor in itself, but in combination

with other perfumes it imparts a fragrance and a
permanence very remarkable.
Aniseed.
which the
Pimpinella anisum.
The seed
essential oil is procured
by
pod, from
distillation,
has a very strong and pleasant odor which can be

used for toilet soaps, etc., but it is chiefly used in
flavoring liquors, cordials, etc.
Star aniseed. Illicium anisatum.
The
fruit of
an
evergreen tree growing in China and Tartary, the

essential oil of which is distilled from the fruit, which
formed like a
is
star,
and
is
like the other aniseed
but with a more pleasant flavor, and
is
used
for the
same purposes.
Ambrette, see Musk-seed.
Balm. Lemon Milissa officinalis.
It is a fragrant
obtained by distilling the plant it is frequently
mentioned in formula, but is at present old, and seldom used, and yet we think it might be, should it be
;
oil
cultivated in sufficient quantities to be made economically, which at present is not the case.
Balsam of Peru.
Myroxylon Peruiferus.
Is
native of the western part of South America, and is

procured from incisions made in the tree, or by boil-
ing the leaves and branches in water.
It has a strong
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IN"
PERFUMERY.
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and is much employed in the form

mixed with other perfumes.
Balsam of Tolu. Toluiferum balsamum. Is also
a native of South America, and is procured in the
same manner as the preceding one, and its uses are
the same, but its odor is more pleasant. It has the
vanilla-like odor,
of tincture
consistency of resin, or when warm of treacle, is very

soluble in alcohol, and, like all other balsams, gives
permanency to extracts and bouquets.
Bay.
Laurus
nobilis.
An
evergreen
tree,
native of the East, but growing in Southern Europe

and in the West Indies, where a pleasant perfume is
made of
the leaves by distillation with
rum and with
They yield an essential oil, which

make the rum or to perfume soap, etc.
water.
to
is
used
Citrus bergomia.
Bergamot.
Growing in the
south of France, Calabria, and Sicily, where the
essential oil is expressed from the rind of the fruit,
and has a well-known pleasant odor. "When fresh it
has a green color; air and light soon deteriorate its
quality. It should be kept in well-stoppered bottles in
a cool dark place.
This advice may apply to nearly
all perfumes and essential oils except rose, which does
not spoil. Bergamot is seldom used alone, but, combined with other essences, adds to their richness,
especially to all spice oils.
Bigarrade.
Citrus bigarradia.
The Seville orange
from the
flowers.
This neroli is much known and used as a
prominent ingredient in eau de Cologne, indeed an
It can also be used in bouquets.
indispensable one.
is
cultivated for
its oil,
which
Benzoin. Styrax benzoin.

of Siam
made
is
distilled
Gum benzoin is a native
It exudes from wounds

and Singapore.
and soon hardens into a compact
in the tree,
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mass, has a perfume resembling vanilla, which
is
use-
and largely employed for tinctures, essences,

bouquets, pomades, and toilet powders.
Caraway. Car urn carui. Caraway seed grows in
all parts of Northern Europe, and
yields a very useful
essential oil, which is much used for perfuming soap,
in combination with lavender, cloves, or bergamot.
fully
The ground seed are valuable for sachet powders.

Cardamom. Aplinia cardamomum. Is a native
of the East Indies, growing wild in hilly countries.
The seeds have a very pleasant aromatic flavor which
can be utilized
flavor
is
purposes where a spicy
for various
desired.
Cascarilla.
Croton
cascarilla.
wild in various parts of the West

and the bark yields a pleasant
Hence it
cially when burned.
dient in
making fumigating
This shrub grows

Indies and Mexico,
musky
is
odor, espea useful ingre-
pastils or for
perfuming
tobacco.
Lauras
Cassia.
Indies
we
of which
cassia.
From China and
the East
receive this valuable spice, from the bark

a very strong essential oil resem-
is distilled
not so pleasant. It is used

soaps, and in small quantities is
blended with other perfumes, is useful in some esbling cinnamon, but
is
chiefly in toilet
sences, and
Cassie.
is
also
used to flavor liquors and cordials.
Acacia Farnesiana.
grown in France
flowers, which have
Is
and Italy for the odor of its

a very valuable perfume, resembling
violets
but
stronger, which is imparted to pomades or oils by

the process of maceration described in our last chapter.
The fragrance is used in combination with
others in numerous essences or extracts for the hand-
kerchief.
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Juni perns Virginiana. An evergreen tree

found in Syria and the United States, yields an
essential oil which is quite pleasant, but not ranch
The ground wood is used for sachet powders,
used.
Cedar.
and the tincture
in
some
dentifrices.
This plant is cultivated

in the south of France and in Italy for its fruit,
whose rind yields, by expression, a very fine oil, used
extensively in eau de Cologne. Its odor resembles a
Cedrat.
Citras cedrata.
mixture of lemon and bergamot.

Citronella.
found
which
in
is
Andropogon citratum.
procured by
distillation,
and
perfuming common
not much liked for anything else.
in quantities for
is
.
Civet.
A native grass
Ceylon, yielding a very strong essential

is
toilet soaps,
Secretion of the vivera civetta.
oil,
consumed
The
but
civet
found in India and Africa, and yields this

well-known odor in a glandular secretion. It is very
repulsive in appearance and smell when used alone,
but when combined with other scents gives them a
more flowery fragrance than any other substance
known it resembles musk, but in some bouquets is
cat
is
more
useful.
Cloves.
Caryophillus aromaticus.
Zanzibar fur-
commerce the larger portion of this useful spice.

The essential oil abounds in the whole
but
the
plant,
unexpanded flower bud is the clove of
nishes to
commerce. The oil is distilled in different countries,

and is a very useful ingredient in a number of soaps,
essences, pomades, and as a flavoring for cordials, etc.
Coriander.
Coriandrum sativum. Is a native of
Italy, and yields an essential oil in small quantities,
very useful for
many
pastils and tooth

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purposes, particularly to
elixirs.
mouth
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Dill.
and
is
Anethum
graveolens.
there distilled as
much
Is
for
grown in England,
medicine as for
its
perfume, which is little known here. Dill- water is

used by some as a cosmetic. The oil can be usefully
combined with other odors to make a variety.
Eglantine or Sweeibrier. This well-known plant
grows a very fragrant leaf, but does not yield its

odor readily by the usual processes, and it is consequently imitated by the perfumer.
Elder. Sambucus nigra.
Grows in Europe and
the United States. The odor of the flowers, which
fragrant but rather heavy, can be extracted by
distillation.
Elder-flower water is thought by many
is
to be a great cure-all, but as a perfume

used.
Anethum
Fennel.
foeniculum.
it is
seldom
Cultivated
in
southern Europe for medicinal purposes and for its

oil, which is procured from the seeds, and used in
but seldom enters into anything else.

The sweet flag yields a
Flag.
Used as a
pleasant-smelling oil from its rizome.
for
some
kinds
of
and
tobacco, but
liquors
flavoring
not often in perfumery.
Geranium.
Pelargonium odoratissamum. The
toilet soaps,
Acorus calamus.
rose-leaf geranium, whose oil is procured by distillation, has a favorite rosy smell, and is largely cultiIt is used to adulterate otto of
vated in France.
rose,
and
and also
is
many different forms

much admired.
for
generally
of perfumery,
Ginger Grass. Andropogon nardus. Cultivated

in the Moluccas, and often called geranium, but
though similar in odor is not so pleasant. It enters
into the same substances as the rose-leaf geranium,
but in cheaper articles.
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Heliotrope grandiflorum. Is a native

of Peru, though not cultivated for its perfume, which
is very exquisite, and which the perfumer has to imiHeliotrope.
tate with other essences, but which is not very difficult to do, as the odor resembles a blending of rose
and
vanilla.
The flowers of this

Honeysuckle or Woodbine.
well-known vine have a very strong and pleasant
jasmine-like odor, that might be extracted by enfleuand therefore the perfumer makes
an imitation, the formula of which is given under
rage
but
it is
not,
the proper heading.
Hovenia.
Hovenia unequalis.
Is
a beautiful
flowery shrub, a native of Japan, but the odor is not
remarkably pleasant, and the perfumer has recourse

The odor resembles a
to his art in its imitation.
mixture of rose, lemon, neroli, and cloves in due
proportion.
See Orris.
Jasmine.
Jasminum
Iris.
odoratissimum.
Largely
cultivated in the south of France, in Italy, Algeria,

and Tunis, and is one of the most useful of plants
for the perfumer.
The odor of the
flower
is
extracted
or pomade, from which the

by absorption with
fragrance is procured by infusion with alcohol as
before described, and enters into various bouquets.
oil
Narcissus jonquila. Is also cultivated

France for its flowers, from which the odor is
obtained by enfleurage, but, not being abundant, it
Jonquil.
in
is
generally imitated, and quite successfully.
Formulas.)
Laurel. Laurus cerasus.
Grows
(See
in France, Italy,
and the United States, and its fragrance is extracted

from the leaves by distillation to procure laurel water.
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but seldom used, as its fragrance resembles bitter

almonds, but is not so pleasant.
It is
Lavandula vera. Extensively grown

France and England for its oil, which is distilled
from the plant when in bloom. The English oil is
very much more pleasant than the French, and of
Lavender.
in
value. At Mitcham, Surrey, England,

cultivated on an extensive scale, the best
obtained. There is a still greater quantity made
many times
where
oil is
its
it is
France and Italy, but not so good or so valuable.

Lavender water, or essence, has had a great reputation, and deservedly so, as its odor is very refreshing.
The oil enters into many formulas, and is particularly
in
well adapted for soaps.
The French
also distil an oil from the lavandula
spica, spike lavender, or oil of spike.

so fine, and it is used for soaps only.
Lemon.
and Sicily
Citrus medica.
all
Its odor is not
Calabria, Genoa, Spain,
cultivate this useful fruit for
commerce.
The
rind contains the essence, which is procured by

expression, and forms a very important article of
commerce, as it is used for so many purposes, as a
flavoring as well as a perfume.

Owing to its rapid
of
it
should
be
absorption
oxygen
kept in strong well
stoppered bottles and in a dark place. It is an important ingredient in eau de Cologne and some other
preparations.
Lemon Grass.
Andropogon schoenanthus.
To
Ceylon, where the grass is distilled for its oil, we are

indebted for this product. It grows, also, in many
The oil has a very strong odor resemparts of India.
bling verbena, for which
and
it is
also used for
it
is
generally substituted,
perfuming soaps and pomades.
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Syringa vulgaris. Grows abundantly in

Its
States, England, and elsewhere.
flowers have a very pleasant odor, which could be
extracted by maceration but is seldom done, and is
Lilac.
the United
universally imitated.
(See Formulas.)
Convallaria majalis. The lily of the valley
Lily.
is a native of Europe, but grows in all temperate climates.
but
is
tion.
odor could be extracted by maceration

not, so the perfumer has to resort to an imitaIts
(See Formulas.)
Citrus limetta.
Limette.
Grown
principally in
Sicily and the south of France for its fruit, whose

rind yields a very fine oil similar to the lemon, though
It is an ingredient in
pleasanter.
and
some
essences, and
good Cologne water
odor
its
is
particularly
refreshing.
Mace.
Myristica
moschata.
Is
the
enveloping
rind of the nutmeg, which grows in Java and Penang.

The concrete oil is extracted by expression from the
used in pomade and

There is also a limpid oil procured by dissoaps.
tillation, and used in combination to make variety
by its spicy odor. The ground mace is also used in
refuse
nutmegs and mace, and
is
sachet powders.
Magnolia.
own
Magnolia glauca.
Is a native of our
Its flowers are exceedingly fragrant,
country.
but as it cannot be procured, a very good imitation
is made with the materials we have.
(See Formulas.)
Sweet marMarjoram. Origanum majorana.

joram is found in the United States, England, and
France which latter country cultivates it for its oil,
which is distilled from the herb and used only for
;
toilet soaps.
Meadoiv Sweet. Spirese ulmaria. This very sweet

smelling herb is found in England and elsewhere, but
54
not cultivated in sufficient quantities for the perfumer's use, and he therefore makes an imitation.
is
See Balm.
Melissa.
The flowers of this

Mignonette. Reseda luteola.
in
favorite plant are cultivated
France, and submitted
to the process of absorption with grease or oil, from
which the odor is extracted by means of alcohol.
Mirbane.
An artificial oil
Nitro-benzole.
of bitter
almonds is made chemically with rectified benzole

and nitric acid in an apparatus consisting of a large
glass tube in the form of a coil, divided in the upper
end into two tubes terminating in small funnels. The
acid flows slowly in one funnel, while the benzole flows
The two substances meeting at the point
of union combine with the evolution of heat, and the
in the other.
product being cooled as
it
flows
lected at the lower end and
of carbonate of soda.
down the worm is
washed
When
properly
strong odor like bitter almonds, but

used in soaps.
Mint.
Mentha
piperita
essences are
col-
in a dilute solution
made
is
it
has a
principally
Mentha viridis. These

made in Europe and the
;
well-known
United States, the former being much used as a flavoring for candies and cord als, while the latter is merely
used in soaps in combination with other oils.
It
also enters into one or two tooth washes.
Both
be
added
and
to
peppermint
spearmint may
many
compounds.
is
The south of France

Myrtle. Myrtus communis.
the only place where the plant is grown for its
procured by distillation to make

myrtle water, which enters into a popular perfume on
the continent known as eau d'Ange.
Myrrh. Balsamodendron myrrha. This gum resin,
perfume, which
grown
in
is
Arabia and India, from ancient times to
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the present day, is now used by the perfumers only

in tooth washes and dentifrices, where it is very useful.
Moschus moschata. This very useful and
Music.
musk
deer comes to us
found in a small pod
attached to the belly of the male deer. The best
Musk is an unctquality is received from Tonquin.
uous substance, of reddish-brown color which soon
turns black by exposure, of a very powerful odor, and
indispensable secretion of the
from Thibet and China, and
is
although generally disliked in its pure state, mixed

with other odors it is very much admired by most
people, and often by those who declare that they do
To the perfumer musk is invaluable,

and enters into a great many preparations, as es-
not like musk.
sences, powders, pastils, soaps, etc. etc.

Musk Seed. Hibiscus abelmoschus. Ambrette, as
it is generally called, comes to us from the West
and
kidney-shaped seeds of a grayish-brown color, with an odor similar to musk and

ambergris. In the form of a tincture it combines
Indies,
usefully in
is
in small
making low-priced
Narcissus.
flower,
grance
Narcissus
essences.
This
odorata.
found
favorite
in nearly all climates, is for its

cultivated to some extent in Algeria.
fra-
Its
delicate lily-like odor is extracted by absorption with

pomade, but, as it is rare and expensive, the perfumer
makes an
imitation.
Neroli, PorNeroli, Bigarade ; Citrus bigaradia.

aurantium.
Citrus
Orange-flowers are grown
tugal ;
in the south of France, in Italy, Sicily,
on an extensive
lation
is
sent to
scale,
all
and the
countries.
oil
and Calabria,
extracted by distil-
The
citrus bigaradia
or bitter orange is the most prized, the essential oil

The citrus
of its flowers having the finest odor.
56
au rant him or edible orange yields a good odor, but it

not so delicate. These odors are generally much
is
admired, and are necessary in the manufacture of

good eau de Cologne. There are also made from
the same trees two other oils, one from the leaves
called petit-grain, and one from the rind of the fruit
called Portugal or orange. The orange-flowers when
treated by maceration with oil or pomade yield with
alcohol a finer flavored perfume, and quite distinct

from the nerolis.
Nutmeg. !N"ux moschata. The Indian Archipelago

furnishes most of the nutmegs of commerce, which
are used throughout the world as a flavoring or as a
condiment. The essential oil by distillation is used
in combination in many articles when a spicy odor
or flavor
is
desired.
The nuts ground
into coarse
powder can also be used in sachet powders.

Orange. Citrus aurentium. From Calabria and
Sicily we receive most of the oil of orange, which is
expressed from the rind of the fruit, and is employed
perfumes. Like all of the oils from the
citrus family, it absorbs oxygen very rapidly when
for
many
exposed, and should be kept well stopped and in the

In pomade it has the same tendency, and does
dark.
not suit so well as some other perfumes.
Olibanum. Bos well ia serrata.

gum resin found
from
the
earliest times
in Arabia and India, and used
as incense,
and
called frankincense.
and Greek churches
The Catholic
burn
it as incense, while
still
the perfumer uses it in fumigating pastils and sometimes in the form of tincture.
Oms or Iris.
Iris Florentina.
This rhizoma
is
The
native of Italy and grows in other countries.
is used in the form of a tincture in
odor of the root
many essences and
bouquets, and powdered
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it is
very
useful in sachet-powders and dentifrices.

Palm Oil. Elais Guiniensis. The palm that yields
this useful oil grows principally in Africa, whence
it is
It is a fatty oil obtained by expression,

fresh has a pleasant violet-like odor, but is
received.
and when
not available for perfume.
It is
added to pomades
to give a yellow color; but its principal use is to
make palm
soap,
which
retains the odor of the
Patclwuly.
is
justly popular, and which
oil.
Plectranthus crassifolius.
sage-
China and India having a

growing
The
peculiar strong odor much admired by many.
essential oil is distilled from the plant, aud is much
used by perfumers in making an extract for the handin
like plant
kerchief with the addition of a

It also enters into
little
rose to soften
it.
some other bouquets and essences.
Petit-grain.
Bigarade; Petit-grain. Portugal.
This perfume has been partially described under the
head of neroli, and is obtained from the leaves of
the
but
same
plants,
principally
and
in
employed in various ways,

making eau de Cologne and
is
bouquets, soaps, pomades, etc.
Pea, Sweet. Pois du senteur. The flowers of this

well-known garden annual have a pleasant perfume",
but as it is not cultivated for its odor the perfumer
makes a compound which he calls by that name.
Pink. Dianthus caryophillus. Clove pink has a
very popular odor, though its cultivation is so limited
that the perfumer could not get together enough of
them to make a pint of essence, so from his numerous
ingredients he makes a delightful imitation. To
detect the innocent fraud would puzzle the oldest
connoisseur.
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Rhodium.
Convolvulus scoparius. Called rose

it yields an oil somewhat resembling
and which was formerly used to adul-
wood because
otto of rose,
terate that valuable article.
from South America, and
is
The wood
is
imported
used principally in sachet
powders.
Rose. Rosa centifolia.
This may truly be called

the queen of flowers, as it is universally admired for
its beauty as well as its fragrance, and, though growing nearly all over the world, is chiefly cultivated for
commercial uses in Turkey, India, and France. In

France pomades and oils are scented with it for the perfumer's use, and in India and Turkey it is grown for
the manufacture of the otto of rose, which is obtained
by distilling the leaves with water, and requires about
600 pounds to make a single ounce of the oil. When
pure it is exceeding pleasant, and is also invaluable
to the perfumer for a great
are few odors with
combine.
Yet
which
purposes, for there

will not harmoniously
many
it
for the finer extracts for the
chief the alcoholate from the
handker-
pomade gives
a finer
and one that it is impossible to dispense with,

more than half his numerous extracts and bou-
odor,
for
The
quets.
dried leaves also enter into powders,
pastils, and sachets.

Rosmarinus
Rosmary.
plant
is
officinalis.
cultivated in the south of
This
Europe
useful
for its oil,
which is distilled from the flowers and leaves, and

comes to us of several qualities, the best being from
In eau de Cologne it is almost inthe flowers alone.
dispensable, for it blends so well with the odors of the
citrus species, and it is equally useful in toilet soaps.
This plant was formerly
Sage. Sal via officinalis.
much employed
in
perfumery, but at the present time
59
and the dried leaves

enter into some sachet powders, but being used as a
condiment it is considered common.
tree well known
Santalum citrinum.
Santal.
Its wood is burned
in China, India, and Australia.
in incense in the former countries, and its consumpits oil is
sometimes used
in soaps,
tion for that purpose is very great.
The
oil distilled
from the wood is valuable in perfumery in many compounds, and has a lasting property available to the
perfumer in
Serpolet.
odor
many
ways.
T hymns serphilium.
Wild thy me, whose
quite as pleasant as the cultivated herb, is

distilled in the south of France, and enters with
advantage into perfumes for soaps.
is
Sassafras.
Lauras
sassafras.
A native of North
America, having a very pleasant essential oil obtained

from the bark of the root it is exported largely to
;
Europe, and is used extensively to perfume cheap

soaps and to flavor various medicinal preparations.
Storax.
Styrax officinalis. This balsam is obtained in Asiatic Turkey, by incisions in the trunk
of the tree ; it is of several kinds and qualities, the
best being in yellowish-white tears mixed with a
reddish-brown substance. This is scarce, and can
be but seldom obtained.
The most common form
of storax
is a semi-fluid black-and-gray substance,

an
odor somewhat like vanilla. Soluble in
having
alcohol, in which form it is sometimes employed in
bouquets.
Thyme. Thymus vulgaris. This herb belongs to

a large family, all having a more or less fragrant
odor.
This species is cultivated in France and Ger-
many
for its oil,
which
is
used combined with other
60
perfumes to scent soaps,
etc.
The herb can
usefully employed in sachet powders.

Dipterix odorata. From
Tonquin.
also be
Para and
South America, we receive this valuable bean, which contains a volatile oil, a fatty oil,
In the form of tincture with
and benzoic acid.
alcohol they can be used in bouquets and essences
in powder they are useful in sachets, giving somewhat the odor of new-mown hay. They are largely
used to perfume segars and tobacco.
Angustura,
in
Tola.
See Balsam of Tolu.
This exquisite
flower is extensively cultivated in the south of France
and Italy for the use of perfumers all over the world.
Its odor is obtained by enfleurage with grease and
Tuberose.
oils,
and
its
Polianthus
alcoholate
tuberosa.
is in
constant use in numerous
bouquets, and always gives satisfaction when judiciously used.

Vanilla.
Vanilla planifolia. To Mexico we are
indebted for this very valuable drug, which has a not
less favorable fragrance in perfumery
flavor in confectionery, and for both
than valuable
purposes
it
is
The true vanilla is the bean of a

handsome vine, and, made into a tincture, it enters
into a great number of fine extracts and bouquets,
largely consumed.
and also
in
powder
into sachets.
Aloysia citriodora. The lemon verbena

is a native of Spain, where alone it is cultivated for
The volatile oil is distilled from the
commerce.
Perfumers often
leaves, and is generally admired.
use the lemon-grass oil for verbena extract, but it
has to be modified with other odors to make the
imitation equally delicate.
It is principally used in
handkerchief bouquets.
Verbena.
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Viola odorata. There are violet farms

near Nice and Florence, where this delicate flower
is submitted to the process of enfleurage with pomade
or oil, from which the perfumer extracts the odor
with fine alcohol and, when carefully made, it is of
This is the most
exquisite and delicate fragrance.
Violet.
costly of
all
flower perfumes, for the plant
is
small
and the flowers few, and it requires a great deal of

space and labor in its cultivation, and also because
but a short time in bloom. The extract is frequently imitated with cassie, orris, etc. etc.
Vitivert. Anatherum muricatum.
Viti vert or kuskus is the rhizoma of an Indian grass, which is made
into mats and blinds, called tatty, and when sprinkled
with water in that hot climate emits a fragrance
which is very agreeable. Its essential oil can be
obtained by distillation, but it yields but a small
In the form of tincture, it enters into some
quantity.
it is
essences
powder, into sachet powders.

Wintergreen. Gaultheria procumbens.
;
in
The
parto
the
a
small
native
tridge berry,
evergreen plant,
and
United States and Canada, yields a pleasant
powerful volatile oil by distillation; but more used

to flavor medicines than as a perfume, though in
combination
it
may
Ylang Ylang.
be used in soap.
Unona
odoratissima.
flower of flowers, the blossoms of a very
Called the
handsome
growing in India and China, and but lately

brought to public notice but it has proved a great
favorite.
The oil from the flower is obtained by
distillation, and has an odor somewhat resembling the
tree
jasmine. Thus far it has been quite costly, but as

the demand increases so will its production, which
will,
no doubt, lead to a reduction
in its price.
PERFUMERY AND KINDRED- ARTS.
62
I have here given the perfumer a sketch of the

principal ingredients for perfumery, used in his art
;
but there are very many more, general!}7 however,

such substances as are of secondary importance, or
such as are in common use or can be found at any
drug store, and to describe which would be unnecesWhat I have described are generally used and
sary.
easily procured, and are, as I believe, sufficient for his
purposes but if, in my formulas, I should speak of
anything not here described, and with which he is
,
not familiar, he can, by writing to any large wholesale

druggist in Philadelphia or New York, easily obtain
it
or information regarding
it.
CHAPTER
THE LABORATORY AND
ALTHOUGH there are many
ITS
Y.
REQUIREMENTS.
preparations of a chemi-
which require some degree of knowledge

of that science, I shall endeavor to avoid the technical
terms used by chemists, so that it may be possible
cal nature
my recipes to be prepared by others as well as by

those familiar with chemistry. When treating of a
chemical combination it may be necessary to use the
for
chemical term, but
if
possible I shall give the
common
name.
The books on perfumery, with which I have met,

generally adhere to many old and obsolete forms, and
load their recipes with substances at once difficult to
procure and unnecessary. I shall try to give such

recipes only that there shall be no such difficulty, and
THE LABORATORY AND

shall
as
much
ITS
REQUIREMENTS.
as possible simplify
all
63
the formulas
and endeavor to give such articles only as are obtainable, and are either the best or the most simple and
economical.
In preparing a laboratory for his use the perfumer

should have several rooms, as it is essential that some
branches should be separate from others. One is
required for the manufacture and keeping of various
tinctures, essences, spirits, waters, etc., in their
various bottles and in systematic order one or two
;
for stills, water-baths, displacers, receivers, macerators, filters, etc., in fact for all the necessary para-
phernalia of his art; as well as a room or a closet, cool

and dark, as a store-room for essential oils and other
substances which are injured by too warm a temperature, such as his finer pomades, etc. etc.
If he makes toilet soaps he needs the aid of steam,
which, in the present state of the art, is almost indispensable, as without it he can seldom properly make
which he will need. Soaps should have

them one or more rooms, light, airy,
and free from dampness. Face, sachet, and rouge
powders also require a room in which they can be prepared separately, for their own sakes as well as on
account of the dust they convey to other goods, and
if there is a store it should be neat and cleanly, so
that the goods may be. stored, and the nicer work of
finishing completed by the more delicate hands of
many
articles
appropriated to
females.
It may be thought quite unnecessary to give advice
as to a proper system in the arrangement of the laboa certain place for his tinctures, infusions,
ratory
extracts, essential oils, etc., those most handy that

are the oftenest needed ; in fact a place for every-
64
thing and everything in
its place.
This advice
may
seem superfluous, yet a perfect system of the kind

facilitates all operations of this nature; for this is not
a trade in which the necessary tools are found ready
to
his hand,
but an art where care and cleanliness
are indispensable.
While giving advice to the perfumer, and particularly to the novice, I must not conclude without a
caution to him to avoid all materials that are improper
or dangerous to use ; to guard all his goods against
any ingredients that will injure in any manner the
person who uses them. The old books of recipes are
filled
with formulas that
if
not silly are pernicious
and do much more harm than good. If I give the

usual form of preparations for an article of which I
do not approve, I shall give my opinion of its merits
or demerits with the proper caution in making and
using it. In order properly to classify the different
articles the
perfumer makes, I shall adopt a system

and give the recipes for tinctures, then for extracts
or alcoholates, waters, oils, vinegars, pomades, powders, rouges, pastes, emulsions, hair dyes, etc.
Distillation
INSTRUMENTS FOR DISTILLATION.
the most important and interesting branch of the

perfumer's art, as, by its assistance, the different
is
essences,
spirituous scents, essential
oils,
fragrant
waters, eau de Cologne, and the vinegars are made.

The chief utensil is the alembic or still, a vessel of
tin or tinned copper, and sometimes of glass. Among
many arts in which alembics are used, no one

more frequently requires those of glass than that of
the perfumer.
This is owing to the volatility of
much of the material to be distilled, and the consequent care and nicety requisite in the operation.
the
THE LABORATORY AND
ITS
REQUIREMENTS.
65
The alembic (Fig.
1) consists of three distinct and

the lody, the head, and the cooler.
separate parts
A exhibits
the
first,
which
is
nothing more than a
It
kettle in the shape of an inverted truncated cone.
is walled up in brick and mortar, the flange
rest-
BB
ing on the furnace, and serving to hold the body firmly

in its bed.
It is generally of equal breadth and depth,
with a bottom inwardly convex, so as to give greater

heating surface, and a neck C C converging towards
its opening.
On this neck are placed a socket Z>, and
the
two handles
E E.
The capital or head (Fig. 2) of the still is made of

tinned copper for larger vessels, and of tin or pewter
It is cylindrical, terminating
for smaller apparatus.
in a spherical
F G H Us
hood or cup.
the cylindrical part, with a neck a a

and so made as to fit nicely into the
affixed beneath,
opening
is
C C of
The extreme top

still (Fig. 1).
the
little
below
a
&,
superior edge of
In the centre of this head is a socket
soldered at &
the cylinder.
5
the
PERFUMERY
66
.7T,
and
AOT)
KINDRED ARTS.
in the side is soldered a slightly conical pipe
L Jj, called the Iteak of the alembic.
The materials for distillation are put into the body,

the head placed on, nicely adjusted and well luted,
and the fire kindled in the furnace. By the action of
the heat, the volatile parts are disengaged in vapor,
and collect in the capital, from whence they pass
through the beak into the cooler or third piece, where

they are refrigerated and condensed hence its name.
This refrigerator is of various forms sometimes a
tube extended to some length
then, again, it is
spiral, and takes the title of worm ; but this shape
;
renders
its
cleansing
difficult.
Here, below,
is
a con-
densing apparatus, economical, convenient, and simple.

Fig.
3.
It consists of three cylindrical tubes,
A B CD EF,
each three feet long, and soldered one to the other, so

as to form a continued connection.
The first is conifor the reception of the beak of the still,
it is soldered
together with which it is luted at
to the end of the second tube Z>, forming a nozzle.
cal at
A,
These two joined together are soldered to a cylinGr, having a screw at its extremity,
and covered with a stopper H, cut with a corresponding screw, and fixed together with intervening
drical copper ferule
leather washers, so as to insure a hermetical jointure
THE LABORATORY AND
ITS
67
REQUIREMENTS.
CD
and
of the two tubes simultaneously. The tubes
The whole apparatus is
J^-Zâre similarly adjusted.
IF, in a bath
M, which
fixed, at the points
AG
with cold water constantly renewed, during

distillation, by the entrance of fresh water at the
bottom, which drives off, through a tube, the water
which becomes heated, and then always occupying
is filled
The modus operandi

the uppermost part of the bath.
The vapors
of this apparatus is easily explained.
enter into the large tube
densed and run
A B, and
are there con-
slowly in liquid form, into the

tube
(7, and from that again into
slightly-inclined
F, and, as they are continually in contact with cold
water, the liquid soon cools to the temperature of the
off
atmosphere, and falls into the receiver through the

tube F. If six feet of passage-pipe should be insufficient to cool the liquor, the apparatus can be enlarged
by merely increasing the number of tubes.
It is not
LM
should be
requisite that the breadth of the bath
great; for instance, supposing the diameter of the
tube
A B at three inches,
then seven or eight inches

width are sufficient for the continuous renewal of the
This bath
water.
per.
The
of wood, lined with zinc or copconnections of the tubes are such as to

is
allow their cleansing at pleasure, by rubbing the

interior with hair brushes and water until all smell
is
removed.
At
the bottom of the bath
is
con-
veniently placed a stopcock, through which to let off

the water, after the completion of the distillation.
THE WATER-BATH. This most useful fixture for
distilling very volatile substances enables the perfumer to regulate his temperature so as not to exceed
212 F.
It is a
movable cylindrical vessel of
tin,
or tinned
68
CC
of the
copper, fitting and sitting in the aperture
still
(Fig. 1), and resting therein by its collar or
flange JVJV, so that its bottom does not reach that of

the cucurbit. It is placed in and taken out by the
Fig. 4.
handles
0.
The neck a a of the
as to be used to the
still,
capital is made so
either with or without the
bath.
Fig. 5 exhibits a water-bath complete, the inner

by dotted lines being the recipient
vessel represented
for the materials,
and the outer jacket, the water-
holder or heating medium.

The mode of operating by this latter plan is to place
the selected materials in the kettle, lute on its head,
Fig.
and through the socket
The top of the
5.
D (Fig. 1) pour in
the water.
capital, being externally concave, is

with a layer of powdered charcoal, which, as a
bud conductor of heat, prevents the condensation of
filled
THE LABORATORY AND
ITS
REQUIREMENTS.
69
the vapors in that part of the head, and their consequent falling back into the still.
DISTILLATION BY STEAM.
This mode of
lation is particularly applicable for
making
distil-
distilled
water from leaves, flowers, roots, and similar substances, and the form of apparatus most convenient
for it is
shown by Fig.
It consists of a tinned
6.
Fig.
6.
copper body and head, of the form represented by

the drawing, with a perforated false bottom Fig. 7,
Fig.
7.
which serves as a platform
for the support of the
charge of leaves or material. The steam is introduced

through the pipe leading beneath the platform, and,
over through the beaker into the condenser,
passing
carries along the oil which is taken up during its

transit through the still, and deposits it in the Flo-
The beak
rentine glass receiver, Fig. 8.
justed and luted to the condenser, Fig. 3.
is
ad-
70

Fig.
8.
GLASS ALEMBICS AND EETORTS.
To procure
liquors of a very delicate perfume, recourse is had to

rectification, that is, redistillation of the liquid already
distilled,
and
for this
purpose the water- or sand-bath
For the preparation of the vinegars,

necessary.
the acid properties of which are so corrosive of copper,
is
always better to use glass or stoneware vessels.

Glass retorts, as shown by Figs. 9 and 10, when of
it is
large size, are generally tubulated, that

Fig.
9.
is,
provided
Fig. 10.
with a stoppered tube at the top of the arch or bend,

so as to render their refilling practicable and easy,
without moving them from their beds.
The liquid may either be put in all at once through
a funnel, or in detached proportions, and gradually,
by means of a tube at S (Fig. 11) adapted to the
opening, and, at the same time, serving as a safetytube.
To give more length to the beak of the retort,
THE LABORATORY AND
ITS
REQUIREMENTS.
71
sometimes added and affixed thereto a glass

tube, open at both ends, and bulging in the centre, as
there
is
shown
at Fig. 11.
Fig. 11.
"We give the description of a furnace which we can

recommend to the perfumer.
Furnace with Hot Wetter
to
melt Pomades
and
Pliilo-
comes.
Fig. 12.
AAA
A.
Masonry work.
B.
Hearth, with grate.
C.
Ash-pan.
D.
Chimney.
E.
Box
of sheet-iron, containing water, having at the top three cylinis placed a pan containing the pomade or
drical apertures, in each of which
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philocome that is to be melted. The diameter of these pans is a little less

than that of the apertures, so that they can be easily introduced in the box,
and can be taken out after each operation. At two-thirds of their height
they have a strong edge which prevents their going to the bottom of the box.
To put this furnace in operation, light the fire on the hearth B. The
flame circulates around the bottom and edges of the box, and rapidly heats
into the aperture.
the water it contains. Then introduce the pans F G
"When the substances they contain

mould in the ordinary way.
are
melted,
This plan enables the perfumer to manufacture

pomades at the same time, without
the inconveniences that attend heating by a direct
different kinds of
fire.
CHAPTER
YI.
TINCTURES.
Tincture of Ambergris.
Ambergris (gray)
Loaf sugar
.
Rect. alcohol
.2 ounces.
"
.8 pints.
Rub up
the ambergris in an iron mortar with the

sugar, adding a small portion of the alcohol at a time,
pouring the mixture into the bottle, continuing to
add the
spirit
until all the ambergris is

the tincture in a moderately warm
by degrees
taken up.
Keep
place for a
month
in order to facilitate solution.
Tincture of Ambrette.
(Musk
Ambrette, bruised or ground

Rectified alcohol
Put together and macerate

when filter.
for
seed.)
2 pounds.
.1 gallon.
two or three wee ks,
TINCTURES.
73
Tincture of Archil.
Archil
Alcohol
.2 ounces.
.1 pint.
of a rich, red color, and

color hair- and tooth-washes.
This tincture
is
is
used to
Tincture of Alkanet.
Alkanet root
.1 ounce.
Alcohol
Alkanet
is
1 pint.
a fine red color
when
fresh,
but being
fugitive will soon fade.
Tincture of Benzoin.
Gum
benzoin in coarse powder
Eectified alcohol
Mix
the ingredients
.4 pints.
keep
in a
fortnight with frequent agitation,
1 pound.
warm
when
place for a
filter.
Tincture of Cinnamon.
Take of cinnamon
Alcohol
This
is
useful in
in
powder
1 pound.
.4 pints.
mouth-washes and
dentifrices.
Tincture of Cedar.
Take of Spanish cedar
Alcohol
A useful
1 pound.
.4 pints.
tincture in dentifrices, and sometimes to
color essences.
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Tincture of Civet.
Civet (good)
...
Orris root, ground
Rectified alcohol
.2 ounces.
.4 "
.8 pints.
Rub
the civet with the orris in an iron mortar,

adding the spirit by degrees, and macerate for a
month before using.
Tincture of Cantharides.
Spanish
Alcohol
Used
flies,
.
in
powder
in hair tonics
4 ounces.
.4 pints.
and washes.
Tincture of Cochineal.
Cochineal (ground)
Alcohol
2 ounces.
1 pint.
Useful as a coloring tincture in some essences.

Tincture of Gamboge.
Gamboge,
in
powder
2 ounces.
1 pint.
Alcohol
Used
to color yellow.
Tincture of Myrrh.
Gum
myrrh, in powder
Alcohol, 80
Useful in tooth washes.
.
2 ounces.
.1
pint,
Tincture of Music.
Tonquin musk
Loaf sugar
.
Rectified alcohol
.4 ounces.
....8
.
pints.
TINCTURES.
75
musk with
the sugar in an iron

mortar, adding small portions of the spirit at a time
until all is taken up; macerate for a month before
Bruise the cut-up
filtering
and using.
Tincture of Santal.
Santal wood, ground
Alcohol
8 ounces.
.4 pints.
I have often found this tincture useful in
some
es-
sences and in tooth elixirs.

Tincture of Patcliouly.
Patchouly leaves
Alcohol
.
.8 ounces.
.4 pints.
When
the leaves are good, this tincture serves to

color essences a greenish tint.
Tincture of Sty rax.
Styrax
Alcohol
.1
pound.
8 pints.
This tincture can be frequently used to advantage

in many kinds of bouquets, etc., but being very strong
it requires judgment in order to avoid excess.
Tincture of Tonquin.
Tonka
bean, ground
Rectified alcohol .
2 pounds.
.8 pints.
Is a very useful tincture in frequent demand to add

to essences, bouquets, etc., which besides the odor
tends to give them permanency.
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Tincture of Turmeric.
Turmeric, ground
Alcohol
.2 ounces.
1 pint.
Tincture of curcuma gives a lemon-yellow color to

essences.
Tincture of Tolu Balsam.
Balsam of Tolu
Rectified alcohol
Tincture of Tolu
is
1 pound.
.8 pints.
often a valuable addition to
various essences.
Tincture of Peru Balsam.
Balsam of Peru
Rectified alcohol
This tincture
Tolu tincture.
is
.1 pound.
.8 pints.
used for the same purposes as the
Tincture of Saffron.
Saffron (Sativum)
Alcohol
A fine
and
is
.2 ounces.
.2 pints.
yellow tincture, which has a pleasant odor,
often in request for coloring
many preparations.
Tincture of Vanilla.
Vanilla, chipped
Sugar-candy
Rectified alcohol
.1 pound.
"
.7 pints.
Water
"
Beat up the chipped pods with the sugar, adding the

water gradually, then the alcohol macerate the whole
;
EXTRACTS
ATCT>
77
BOUQUETS.
together for a fortnight before using. Vanilla is one

of the most useful of perfumes, and improves nearly
every bouquet it enters into and makes it lasting.
Tincture of Vitivert.
"Vitivert root,
ground
8 ounces.
Alcohol
4 pints.
Vitivert can be used in this form in several es-
sences and bouquets, and has the property of adding

perfume and permanency of bouquets.
to the
There are a number of aniline colors that can be

usefully employed in coloring many preparations, and
of which it may be well to have a supply on hand, for
are required to please the eye as well as
but as far as the extracts and bouquets for
many goods
the nose
the handkerchief are concerned,

should be avoided.
CHAPTER
all
color as a rule
VII.

I
HAVE
in the third chapter explained the
mode of
extracting the odor of flowers by maceration and absorption in the south of France and Italy, and have
remarked that the number of flowers cultivated

the purposes of the perfumer is
that number judiciously used
for
somewhat
is
limited, but
sufficient, in con-
junction with the numerous tinctures and essential

oils, to compound almost all extracts and bouquets
at present in
demand.
78
There
is
quite a difference in the
different writers to the materials
and some works
call essential oils
names given by
and liquids used,

essences or ottos.
I prefer giving those that are the most common and

well known, the term oils; not because it is strictly
correct, but because it is the best understood, and
usage gives authority

extracts,
they are
and
waters.
esprits,
alcohol at es from the
to
And
it.
called
huilles,
I shall call
flower
so with the
oils,
extracts
pomades and
word
essences,
all
the
oils,
and
having a simple composition ; and bouquets, all

that are of a compound nature, and intended to perall
fume the handkerchief
and waters,
all
those intended
for the toilet as well as the handkerchief, or for general perfuming, such as eau de Cologne, lavender water,
etc.
When
I have occasion to use waters in a form-
ula I shall so call them, as rose-water, etc.

So when
I speak of extract of rose, for instance, in the formulas, I shall so call
it,
and allude
by numbers 1 and 2, being the

ing of the pomades.
Of these
alcoholates,
it is
first
to the alcoholates
and second wash-
always necessary to have
compounding the different odors

and bouquets, and my system is to wash the pomades
or oils with the alcohol twice; hence the numbers
one and two, first and second qualities or strengths.
Some of the French writers recommend a third washing, but I have never found it necessary, as two
operations take out nearly all the odor, and what is
left is not sufficient to perfume the pomade when
bottled, to which use I always apply it.
a supply
ready for

Extract of Cassie, No.
Pomade,
or oil of cassie
Deodorized alcohol
1.
6 pounds.
8 pints.
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Put
the pomade, or oil, into a wide-mouthed bottle,

or stone jar (or into a tinned-copper churn made for
the purpose), and add the alcohol ; keep in a warm

place, frequently stirring, for a month, when decant
and again subject the pomade to

another eight pints of alcohol, and proceed as before
oft'
to
the extract
make
extract
No.
2.
Extract of Jasmine, No.
Jasmine pomade, or
Deodorized alcohol
oil
1.
.6 pounds.
8 pints.
Proceed as with the extract of
cassie.
Extract of Orange Flower, No.
Pomade, or
oil
6 pounds.
of orange flower
Deodorized alcohol
1.
.8 pints.
Proceed as with the extract of cassie.

Extract of Rose, No.
Pomade,
or oil of rose
Deodorized alcohol
1.
6 pounds.
8 pints.
Operate as for the extract of cassie.

Extract of Tuberose, No.
Pomade, or
oil
of tuberose
"
Deodorized alcohol
1.
6 pounds.
.8 pints.
Treat the same as extract of cassie.
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Extract of Violet
Yiolet pomade, or oil
Deodorized alcohol
Proceed as for extract of
.4 pounds.
.
8 pints.
cassie.
There are also pomades and oils of reseda, syringa,

hyacinth, and jonquil, but they are seldom imported
into the United States for the perfumer.
When
ordered direct from the seat of manufacture, he may
often get the article that is genuine in
name
only,
easily have made from the

materials already on hand, the formulas for which I
give in the chapter on pomades.
and which he could as
The perfumer having followed my system thus

and having
his tinctures prepared
ready, should now supply himself with

assortment of essential oils.
tracts
Oil of almonds (bitter).

"
aniseed.
"
bay.
"
"
"
bergamot.
caraway.
cassia.
Oil of lemon.
"
limette.
"
lemon
"
marjoram.
mirbane.
"
grass.
nutmeg.
"
cinnamon.
neroli.
coriander.
orange.
"
"
citronella.
cardamom.
petit-grain.
"
cedrat.
"
fennel.
"
"
"
"
"
"
gaultheria.
geranium.
ginger grass.
lavender.
"
"
far,
and his simple ex-
peppermint.
pimento.
palma-rosa.
rose.
rosemary.
santal.
"
sage.
an

Oil of sassafras.
Oil of thyme, red.

thyme, white.
serpolet.
"
verbena.
spike-lavender.
"
"
ylang ylang.
spearmint.
As
nearly all,
commerce, there
them
81
if
is
not
all
not
of these oils are articles of
much
difficulty in obtaining
such quantities as may be required, and those

who deal in and import the essential oils have also the
distilled waters of rose and
orange flowers, with which
the perfumer should supply himself.
"When he has supplied himself with all these requisite materials, and has them made into the proper
in
form, and arranged with proper regard to convenience

and to system, he is prepared to compound his ex-
bouquets, and toilet waters.

may be necessary here to call the attention of
tracts,
It
the novice to the importance of studying the nature

of his many ingredients, particularly the different
odors, with regard to the compatibility of their perfumes. For the making of perfumery is not only a
trade, but may justly be called an art, for as the artist
blends and contrasts his colors on the canvas, the

perfumer can mix and combine his odors so nicely
that he can simulate every known fragrance.
over he must study the character of his odors.
More-
Some
them he must add

some of the many substances he has to give them
permanency others are strong and require modifying
with a more delicate or different odor good judgment and good taste are very essential to success in
and evanescent,
are delicate
to
one may fill a

this art, as they are in all others.
bottle and cork it, but how many will be able to tell
Any
the quality of its contents

6
82
While giving the formulas
for the extracts,
and
bouquets for the handkerchief, I shall accompany

each odor with suitable remarks, founded on the long
experience I have had in their composition, as to their
and desirability
perhaps the most important
qualities
as these perfumes are

in the business, and most
in request at the present time.
Again, the new beginner may suppose, by a casual

glance at the recipes, that there is great sameness
but that would be an error, as a smaller or a larger
quantity of one or more ingredients may make a
;
great difference in the result.
Extrait d' Acacia.
(Cassie.)
Extract of cassie, No. 1

"
.2 pints.
"
jasmine, No. 1
tuberose,
is
Extrait
is
much
(Bitter

Tincture of civet
Deodorized alcohol
Oil of bitter almonds

"
bergamot
cinnamon
Rose-water (double)
is
2 ounces.
"
but com-
almond
flowers.)
liked.
d'Amande Amar.
This odor to some
itself,
not a favorite perfume by
bined as above
f
"
No. 1
Tincture of ambergris
Orange-flower water (double)
Cassie
\ pint.
4 ounces.
2 pints.
3 fluidrachms.
"
2
\
1 pint.
very agreeable, particularly

it a soft, flowery odor.
when the other ingredients give
83
Bouquet d Alhambra.
j
Extract of tuberose, No. 1

cassie,
"
No. 1
2 pints.
"
.
"
orange flower, No. 1
Tincture of civet
Oil of rose geranium
Rose-water, triple
"
\
1 drachm.
\ pint.
A very pleasant perfume.

Bouquet d'Aspasia.
.1
Extract of violet, No. 1

"
rose, No. 2
jasmin, No. 2
Tincture of vanilla
musk
Oil of bergamot
cloves
.3
....
Orange-flower water, triple

Extract d'Amlrette.
pint.
"
"
"
"
drachms.
f pint.
(Purple sweet sultan.)
Extract of rose, No. 2

Tincture of ambrette
"
"
pint.
4<
ambergris
Rose-water, triple
.1
1|
%
This formula gives a pleasant variety.

Extract of Auberpine.

rose, No. 2
"
tuberose,
Tincture of storax
orris
1 J pint.
.1
"
No. 2
.5
"
84:
PEKFUZMEKY AXD KIXDKED ARTS.

Oil of cedar
"
fennel
Rose-water, double
ounce.
\
\
pint.
This, of course, is a fancy odor, and quite pleasant.
Extrait cVAmbre.

.
Rose-water, double
"
"
"
most agreeable
very fine, and will last
in itself the
is
(Perfect love.)

jasmin, ~No. 1
Tincture of
d* Amour.
violet,
odor, the above combination

a long while.
Bouquet
musk
Ambergris not having
1^
"
vanilla
"
1^ pint.
No. 2
musk
.1
"
"
ambergris
Eose-water, triple
1J pint,
"
ounces.
"
This has always been a very popular essence, and

one that is always safe to recommend; containing
ingredients generally admired.
.Brazilian Bouquet.
Extract of
"
"
No. 1
tuberose, No. 2
orange flower, No.
rose,
.1
.1
2.
pint.
"
"
\
vanilla
-I""
civet
Tincture of Tolu
"
Rose-water, double
"
a
85
Extract of Bergamot.
Oil of bergamot
rose geranium
.
Tincture of
"
musk
orris
6 ounces.
"
"
Deodorized alcohol
Rose-water, double
3 pints.
"
\
This compound improves the bergamot, rendering

it softer.
Essence Bouquet.
(Or nosegay.)
Extract of rose, ]STo.

Tincture of orris
musk
Oil of rose
.2 pints.
"
bergamot
lemon
Rose-water, double
There
consider
is
it
1
j
"
"
1 drachm.
2 ounces,
neroli bigarade
"
"
.8
no perfume more popular than this, and I

an improvement on the English, which
contains too
much bergamot.
ff
Bospliorus Bouquet.
Extract of
cassie,
To.
jasmin, No. 2
"
orange flower,
T
tuberose,
Tincture of civet
]S o.
.
.2 pints.
"
.
jfSTo.
"
Oil of almonds (bitter)
Orange-flower water
J
i
"
^ drachm.
| pint.
86
Centennial Bouquet.
Extract of rose, No.
jasmin, No. 2
tuberose, No. 2
vanilla
Oil of
-mnoV
musk
"
1 ounce.
"
verbena
santal
Orange-flower water
A compound
"
....
lemon
f
|
"
1 pint,
"
odor of
J
8
"
"
own, which has proved
my
popular.
Bouquet de Caroline.
Extract of
"
No. 1
violet, No. 2
rose,
"
favorite,
and there
is
handkerchief extract
"
"
Rose-water, doable
1
I
...
ambergris
Oil of bergamot
cedrat
This
tuberose, No. 2
Tincture of orris
.1 pint.
"
^ ounce.
"
.8
has
no reason why
"
it
always been a
should not con-
tinue to be so.
Extract of the Cedar of Lebanon.
Extract of
rose,
No. 1
"
orris
1 pint.
"
1
"
A
EXTRACTS AXD BOUQUETS.
....
Oil of cedar
"
petit-grain
Rose-water
Deodorized alcohol
.
Extrait de Chypre.
J
8
.1 pint.
1
Tonquin
vanilla
musk
Caprice de la Mode.
No. 2
No. 2
Tincture of benzoin
I
i
"
"
"
"
civet
nutmegs
"
(Fashion bouquet.)
tuberose,
Oil of almonds
"
Extract of jasmin, No. 1

cassie,
"
.1 pint.
ambergris
Rose-water, double
"
1 ounce.
"
(Cypress bouquet.)

Tincture of orris
"
87
1
1
I
i
^
pint.
"
"
drachm.
Orange-flower water, double
12 ounces.
Cashmere Nosegay.
Extract of violet, No. 1
"
rose, No. 2
Tincture of benzoin
pint.
a
"
"
civet
Tonquin
Flowers of benzoin
Oil of patchouly
santal
Rose-water, triple
a
.
ounce.
a
u
88

Bouquet de
Extract of
Cytlieria.
No. 1
jasmine, No. 2
tuberose, No. 2
1
1
cassie,
"
1
i
musk
Oil of orange
"
cloves
T
rose, ]S o. 2
pint.
ounce.
*
i
10
Rose-water, double
Cosmopolitan Bouquet.

jasmin, No. 2
1 pint.
1
"
1
Tincture of orris
"
civet
1 ounce,
Oil of bergamot
neroli
Rose-water, triple
ii
"
Extract of Damask Rose.
"
No. 2
tuberose, No. 2
"
pint.
"
cc
1
.
Tincture of orris
"
civet
Oil of rhodium
J
12
Bouquet des Dames.
(Ladies' bouquet.)

"
"
]STo.
.1 pint.
"
cassie, No. 2
tuberose,
ounce,
"

....
musk
Oil of bergamot
"
verbena
89
pint.
"
}
1 ounce.
"
_L
cloves
Deodorized alcohol
1 drachm-
.1
pint.
Rose-water, triple
Extract of Eglantine.
Extract of
(Sweetbrier.)
No. 1
cassie, No. 2
rose,
.1 pint,
"

Tincture of
"
oris
The sweetbrier
is
Deodorized alcohol
Rose- water, double
all
....
Tonquin
Oil of verbena
"
neroli
"
J
|
"
drachm.
.1
pint.
"
.
a general favorite, and of course

This is my idea of
it.
perfumers try to imitate
the perfume.
Euosmia.
Extract of
"
"
(Greek incense.)
rose, No. 1
jasmin, No. 1
cassie, No. 2
musk
"
.1
....
olibanum
Oil of cedrat
"
rose
"
santal
f
i
i
J
pint.
"
"
"
"
"
1 ounce.
| drachm.
\ ounce.
PERFUMERY AND KINDRED
90
This
larity
and
is
ARTS.
an original essence, and deserves the popuit has obtained, as its fragrance is soft
which
lasting.
Flowers of Erin.
pint.
"
jasmin, No. 2
Tincture of orris
vanilla
Rose-water
Bouquet d'lmperatrice.
No.
No. 2
tuberose,
violet,
1 pint.
"
1
"
1
Tincture of vanilla
"
Tonquin
!
2 drachms.
Oil of santal
geranium
8 ounces.
Eose-water, triple
This
is
a very pleasant odor, that will always please.
Extrait de Frangipani.
Extract of orange flower, No.

rose, No. 2
Tincture of
vitivert
Oil of santal
"
i
.
....
orris
"
musk
"
2 pints.
neroli
rose
"
"
1 drachm,
"
1
"
Rose-water, triple
This always popular
extract
.4 ounces.
is
named
after
Roman
family,
whom
by
91
was invented about a
it
thousand years ago.

Florentine Bouquet.

jasmin, No. 1
cassie, No. 2
"
Tincture of benzoin
"
civet
Oil of rose
"
1^ pint.
.1
"
bergamot
Bouquet de Fee.
Extract of
"
\ drachm.
\ ounce.
(Fairy bouquet.)
.1
No. 1
2
No.
rose,
jasmin, No. 2
violet,
Tincture of orris
"
"
J
I
i
|
Oil of neroli (bigarade)

cloves
"
"
ambergris
civet
pint,
"
"
"
\ ounce.
"
.
'
Rose-water, triple
An
original
bouquet of pleasant perfume.
(Nosegay of flowers.)
1 pint.
"
1
jasmin, No. 2
"
"
\
Bouquet de Flora.
civet
ambrette
\
\
Tincture of orris
"
"
"
"
musk
"
"
2 ounces.
PERFUMERY
92
A^TD
KINDRED ARTS.
....
Oil of lavender
1 drachm,
"
2
bergamot
cloves
neroli
Orange-flower water
This
is
"
.6 ounces.
"
a very fine combination, and should
be
popular.
Extrait des Fleurs des Champs.
(Wild
.1 pint.

"
rose, ]ST o. 2
jasmin, No. 2
Tincture of Tonquiii
civet
Oil of bergamot
"
Extrait des Fleurs d
ltalie.
jasmin, No. 2
violet, No. 2
Tincture of orris
"
Extract of rose, ~No. 1

"
orange flower,
"
"
...
verbena
"
"
.

.
flowers.)
2 drachms.
4 ounces.
(Italian nosegay.)
.
No. 2
1 pint.
"
\
"
\
u
\
benzoin
"
musk
ambergris
Rose-water, double
"
i
i
"
"
"
"
"
This is one of the oldest and best known of essences.

Bouqiiet dllndes.
Extract of
"
rose,
(Indian nosegay.)
No.
orange flower,
musk
Tincture of
Tonquin
ambrette
Oil of santal
"
d*
No. 2
1J pint.
"
k
1 drachm.
"
1
patchouly
Rose-water, triple
Extract de Fleur
93
.8 ounces.
(Orange blossom.)
Orange.
Extract of orange flower, No. 1

a
No. 2
"
No. 2
cassie,
Tincture of civet
"
i
.
Extract of Geranium.
rose,
No. 2
No. 2
Tincture of benzoin
"
"
orris
2 drachms.
4 ounces.
(Rose geranium.)
.2
cassie,
"
"
Extract of
"
"
orris
1 pint.
"
1
pints.
"
"
.
ambrette
Oil of rose geranium (true)
Rose-water, triple
..
"
1^ ounce.
b
94
Gypsy Nosegay.
"
cassie, No. 2
of
orris
Tincture
1 pint.
"
"
"
musk
Oil verbena
ounce.
Rose-water, triple
Hedyosmia.
cassie, No. 2
"
Tincture of
Oil of neroli
"
lavender
"
cloves
is
"
1.
4
1 drachm.
"
2
1
i
angelica
Orange flower-water,
This
musk
ambrette
"
1 pint.
"
1
triple
"
8 ounces.
an English odor and has numerous admirers.

Extrait au Heliotrope.
\f

"
orange flower,
Tincture of vanilla
2 pints.
No. 2
"
2 ounces.
"
2
civet
"
ambergris
Oil of almonds
1 drachm.
4 ounces.
Rose-water, triple
Heliotrope
is
not
cultivated
for
its
perfume,
EXTRACTS
This formula
fine.
and I believe a very good one.
although very
Extract of Honeysuckle.
Extract of
"
rose,
an imitation,
is
(Woodbine.)
No. 1
orange flower,
tuberose,
]STo.
No.
2
1 pint.
"
1
Tincture of Tolu
"
"
95
BOUQUETS.
A1STD
vanilla
musk
_L
"
1<
1 drachm.
1
Oil of neroli, petale
almonds
Rose-water.
"
8 ounces.
Extract of Hovenia.

"
orange flower,
No.
"
1 J pint,
"
2.1
orris
"
civet
....
Oil of neroli
"
rose
"
limette
.^
cloves
"'
.
Orange-flower water,
Hovenia
drachm.
triple
\
8. ounces.
a native of Japan, but fs not a very

but
the English perfumers liking the
pleasant odor,
name have compounded' an odor which resembles that
is
of the above recipe.
Bouquet.
Like Bouquet
d' Amour.
96

Extra it a
la Jacintlie.
(Hyacinth.)

"
rose, No. 2
.1
jasmin, No. 2
Tincture of Tonquin
.
ambergris
pint.
"
"
"
"
"
1| pint.
Extrait au Jasmin.

"
No. 2
Tincture of ambrctte
civet
Orange-flower water
Jasmin alone
is
slight modification
somewhat heavy
is
made
.1
"
"
"
"
in odor, but
by a
and
permanent.
pleasant
Extrait a la Jonquille.

,
jasmin, No.
"
orange flower, No.

Tincture of orris
1.1
\
civet
.
pint.
"
"
"
Rose-water
vanilla
"
.1
"
"
"
This, of course, is an imitation, but nevertheless a

good one3 of pleasant fragrance.
Jockey Club Houquet.
Extract of
"
u
No. 1
cassie, No.
rose,
1 pint.
"
u
.

Tincture of orris
ambergris
musk
"
"
.1
ounce,
1 drachm.
Orange-flower water
This
\ pint,
...
Oil of bergamot
rose
97
.8 ounces.
of English origin, and has a great

and a great sale.
is
./
Kiss-Me- Quick.
Extract of jasmine, No. 1

"
violet, No. 2
"
rose, No. 2
Tincture of vanilla
"
vitivert
"
"
i
"
"
....
"
"
musk
Oil of bergamot
rose
.
cloves
Rose-water, double
A fancy perfume
still in
Extrait de Lilas.
Rose-water, triple
1 drachm.
."
-j
(Lilac jblos'som.)
.

Tincture of orris
civet
1 ounce.
.8 ounces.*,
vogue.

"
cassie, No. 2
"
orris
"
"
.1 pint.
The perfume of the lilac, like that

fades; therefore we make an imitation.
7
name
1 pint.
"
\
"
1
J
i
"
"
"
flower, soon
98
Extract of Lily of the Valley.

jasmine, No. 2
.1

Tincture of vanilla
benzoin
also
pint,
"
"
"
"
1 drachm.
Rose-water, triple
is
.....8
Oil of almonds
This
ounces.
an imitation, but, as I think, an im-
provement on the
original.
Extract of Garden Lavender.
Deodorized alcohol
orris
Oil of
Rose-water, triple
Eng. lavender
^.
Be
careful to use the English

lavender is not nearly so sweet.
1J pint.
"
"
"
.2 ounces.
.
oil,
"
as the
French
Extract of Magnolia.

"
orange flower,
No. 2
No.
violet,
rose,
No. 2
almonds
"
"
1 ounce.
Rose-water, triple
An
.....1
Tincture of musk
Oil of cedrat
.1 pint.
1.1""
drachm.
.4 ounces.
imitation of a delightful fragrance that will be
found excellent.
EXTRACTS AXD BOUQUETS.

JEJxtrait des
"
Fleurs de Mai.
Extract of
(May
No. 1
tuberose, No. 1
jasmine, No. 2
cassie,
"
90
flower's.)
1 pint.
1
"
vanilla
Oil of geranium
2 drachms.
1
l
neroli
almonds
8 ounces.
Rose-water, triple
Bouquet de
Mille-fleurs.
(A
thousand flowers.)

tuberose, No. 2
jasmine, No. 2
"
"
Tincture of vanilla
"
musk
ambergris
Oil of neroli
"

cassie, No. 2
"
"
1 pint.
1
u
.
bergamot
1
2
"
1
2 ounces.
"
2
1 drachm.
/
'
cloves
almonds
Rose-water, triple
2
i
"
8 ounces.
A perfume that has always been popular and always

will be.
100
Extract of Meadow-sweet.
Extract of
"
cassie,
r range
No. 1
flower,
jasmine, No. 2
Tincture of Tonquin
No. 2
1
I
Oil of
1 pint.
"
1
"
1
orris
civet
2 ounces.
bergamot
almonds
"
1 drachm.
8 ounces.
Rose-water, triple
pleasant perfume of delicate character.
Extract of Moss Rose.
Extract of
rose,
"
No. 1
No. 2
1 pint.
"
1
1
'2
"
1

Tincture of orris
....
civet
Oil of rose
rhodium
drachm.
4 ounces.
Rose-water, triple
This will be found to be a fine perfume that will
.
improve by age.
Extrait de Muse.
(Musk
extract.)

Tincture of musk
"
2 pints.
civet
ambergris
ambrette
Rose-water, triple
"
"
a general favorite, though

"
that 1 hey
cannot bear musk."
is
"
i
1 ounce.
u
storax
This
.4
many
will
say
101
Bouquet de Marecliale.
Extract of rose, No.
"
orange-flower,
Tincture of vitivert
"
"
"
1 pint.
"
1
"
1
JN o.
Tonquin
vanilla
orris
Oil of neroli
"
vitivert
J
J
"
"
to the vitivert.
.4 ounces.
This odor had at one time a great name

larity
"
.1 drachm.
Rose-water, triple
was due
"
It is still in
its
popudemand.
Extract of Narcissus.
^/

cassie, No. 2
rose, No. 2
Tincture of vanilla
orris
Oil of almonds
1 pint.
"
"
"
"
civet
"
....
drachm
8 ounces.
Extract of Neiv-mown Hay.

"
"
cassie,
No. 2
Oil of cedrat
verbena
"
"
.
....
.
1
\
vanilla
orris
1 pint.
"
Tincture of Tonquin
"
"
1 ounce.
\
PERFUMERY AND KINDRED ARTS,
102
This
justly a very popular extract, and

of the hay will be found, very natural.
is
its
odor
Extract of Night-blooming Cereus.

rose, No. 2
violet, No. 2
1 pint.
1
<fc
"
jasmine, No. 2
Tincture of vanilla
.
"
Oil of
musk
neroli
almonds
"
santal
"
.2 ounces.
benzoin
nutmegs
"
"
1 drachm,
"
1
1
"
8 ounces.
This imitation has had an extensive
and
sale,
is
yet quite popular.

Extrait d'CEillet.
(Clove pink.)

"
cassie,
Tincture of vanilla
Oil of
No. 2
ambrette
orris.
1 pint.
1 "
i
.
"
"
"
.....1
cinnamon (true)
cloves
petit-grain
1 drachm,
"
2
Alcohol
The clove pink has a beautiful

compound closely imitates.
\ pint.
"
.
odor,
which
this

'
103
$ Odalisque.
Bouquet
'

"
jasmine, ~No. 1
"
No. 2
orange-flower, No. 2
tuberose,
"
Tincture of Tonquin
"
"
1 pint.
"
1
"
i
1
i
2 ounces.
musk
civet
2
1
ambergris
1 drachm,
"
I
Oil of santal
patch only
Rose-water, triple
.
8 ounces.
Extract of Opoponax.

"
No. 2
2
No.
jasmine,
1 pint.
"
1
tuberose,
Tincture of orris
"
benzoin
"
Tolu
ambrette
"
musk
".
2 ounces,
Rose-water
Under
"
name there has been a perfume in vogue,

name applies to a gum.
this
though the
Oriental Drops.
Extract of
"
"
No. 1
tuberose, No. 2
jasmine, No. 2
Tincture of orris
"
1 pint.
rose,
vanilla

Tincture of viti vert
"
santal
Oilofneroli
santal
patchouly
is
J pint.
i
I
"
"
1 drachm.
"
"
rose
Eose- water,
This
....
musk
"
triple
.8 ounces.
a good extract, exceedingly fragrant and
lasting.
Êxtract de Patchouly.
Extract of
rose,
No. 2
"
orange flower,
Deodorized alcohol
Oil of patchouly
"
rose
No.
.1
2.1
pint.
"
"
1J
drachms.
.6
1
Rose-water, triple
.8 ounces.
Patchouly, so long known and fashionable, is not

so pleasant in itself, but when modified as above is
very pleasant and permanent.
Extrait de la Fleur de Pesclie.
(Peach blossom.)

orange flower, No.
Deodorized alcohol
Oil of almonds
.
Hose-water, triple
Liq. carmine (to color)

Tincture of orris
2.1
.
.3
.8
.
pint.
"
"
dr'ms.
ounces.
10 drops.
8
ounces.
105
Extract of Primrose.
.1 pint.
Extract of Kose, No. 2

"
cassie,
"
No. 2
"
jasmine, ~No. 2
Tincture of orris
"
Tonquin
Oil of
bergamot
Rectified spirit
....
....
....
ambrette
almonds
"
"
I
I
"
"
1 drachm.
2
1 pint.
This will be found to have more odor and to be of

"
pleasanter fragrance than the flower, or an
improve-
ment on nature."
Extrait du Pois de Senteur.
(Sweat Pea.)

"
li pint.

rose, No. 2
Tincture of vanilla
"
"
."
Rose-water, triple
As we have
not the flowers in sufficient quantities

from which to make the genuine article, we have recourse to this imitation, which
is fine.
Extract of Pond Lily.

cassie, No. 2
"
rose, No. 2
Tincture of vanilla
"
1 pint.
"
|
1
"
"
.
civet
orris.
"
"
108

Oil of cedrat
"
bergamot
"
....
cloves
"
almond
ounce.
"
1
-J-
'
i
1 drachm.
8 ounces.
This has proved a very popular essence, and deservedly so, as the combination is very fine.
Bouquet de
la Heine.
(Queen's nosegay.)

violet,
No. 1
orange flower, No.

tuberose
Tincture of orris
"
civet
Oil of bergamot
Bouquet du Roi.
rose,
No. 1
No. 2
Tincture of vanilla
"
"
"
musk
ambrette
--
i
.
"
"
"
Bounce.
.1 pint.
vitivert
Oil of bergamot
"
cloves
"
(Royal nosegay.)
violet,
"
.8 ounces.

"
1 pint,
21"
.
Rose-water, triple
"
"
"
"
.2 ounces.
.
...
"
"
2 drachms.
12 ounces.
EXTEACTS AND BOUQUETS.
10T
Extrait a la Rose.

"
"
No. 2
2 pints.
1
"
Tincture of civet
orris
Oil of rose
drachm.
4 ounces.
Triple rose-water
Extract of jKendelatia.
V Extract
of cassie, No. 2
"
rose,
No. 2
"
"
vanilla
musk
bergamot
Rose
Rose-water, double
pint.
"
U
Oil of lavender, English

"
cloves
"
"
.1
.1
1
"
1 ounce.
"
|
"
| drachm.
.12
ounces.
This extract owes its great success to the peculiar

combination of the two odors of lavender and cloves,
which when mixed form a distinct odor that is universally admired.
Extrait de JZeseda.
(Mignonette.)
Extract of mignonette, No. 1

"
cassie, No. 2
2 pints.
Tincture of orris
"
benzoin
Ton quin
Rose-water, triple
4 ounces.
8
"
108
PERFUMERY A^D KIXDRED ARTS.

Extract of Spring Flowers.

"
violet, ]STo. 2
1 pint.
1 "

Tincture of orris
ambrette
Oil
Tonquin
of bergamot
cedrat
almonds
1 u
4
1 ounce.
....
....
l
2
1 drachm.
8 ounces.

Extrait du Bois de Santal.
No. 2
cassie, No. 2
Deodorized alcohol
Extract of
rose,
"
Tincture of orris
1 pint.
1 "
1 "
Oil of santal
Tincture of santal
"
1 ounce.
pint.
Rose-water, triple
Santal has a very pleasant odor, though for the

handkerchief it is much refined and improved by the
above mixture.
Extract of Sweet Brier.
(See Ex. Eglantine.)
Extract of Syringa.
Like Orange-Flower Extract.
Extrait Suave.

"
cassie, No. 2
tuberose, No. 2
1
.
pint.
"

Tincture of orris
109
\ pint.
musk
"
Oil of
"
*
i
Tonquin
bergamot
1
1 ounce.
cloves
neroli
Summer
Blossoms.
.
....
....
....
....
Ton quin
tolll
"
orris
musk
Oil of bergamot
"
cloves
"
almonds
"

"
cassie, No. 2
"
i<
Rose-water, triple
Extract of
"
1 pint.
1 "
1
2
J_
"
.1
1 ounce.
I
i
1 drachm,
8 ounces.
Boss-water, triple
Extract of Sweet Clover.
Extract of
No. 1
cassie, No. 2
rose,
Tincture of orris
....
Tonquin
ambrette
Rose-water
Oil of petit-grain
bergamot
"
....
musk
cloves
1 pint.
1 "
I "
2 ounces.
10
i
110
ARTS.
Extract of Sweet Flag.
Tonquin
"
civet
tolu
its odor,
many.
which resembles
The
"
name
flag is another
Sweet
"
.1 pint.
cassie, No. 2
Tincture of orris
"
"
"
for Florentine iris,
violet, is
it
recipe improves
"
i
J
|
and
much admired by
very much.
Extract of Tea Rose.

musk
Oil of neroli petale
"
rhodium
.
Rose-water, triple
.3 pints.
"
i
"
J
.1
.
drachm.
"
.8 ounces.
a very fine form of rose essence, the rhogiving a pleasant change.
This
dium
is
Extract of Tuberose.

Tincture of orris
"
vanilla
Rose-water, triple
.3 pints.
i
I
I
These ingredients added to the tuberose

softness and permanency.
"
"
"
give
it
Ill
Extract of Tulip.

violet, No. 2
"
rose, No. 2
Tincture of orris
.
Oil of almonds
cassie,
"
1 pint.
"
1
Tincture of musk
"
cloves
.1
J
J
lavender (English)
Rose-water, triple
"
i
i
...
Tonquin
Oil of bergamot
4 ounces.
(Turkish nosegay.)
No. 2
benzoin
"
.1 drachm.

"
Bouquet du Turquie.
"
"
musk
.1 pint.
"
"
"
ounce.
"
u
"
A good bouquet of strong and lasting odor.

Extract of Vanilla.
Extract of
rose,
No. 2
.1

Tincture of vanilla
"
Tonquin
Rose-water, triple
Vanilla, though entering into so

is
seldom used by
is
of fine odor.
itself.
pint.
1|
many
"
bouquets,
When desired, this formula
112
Extrait de Verveine.

"
tuberose, No. 2
rose, No. 2
.
"
orris
"
"
.1 ounce.
"
Orange-flower water
is
"
Oil of lemon-grass
"
limette
This
1 pint.
"
1
and
a very flne recipe for verbena,
"
a very
is
refreshing perfume.
Extract of Violet.
Extract of
("Wood
No. 1.
cassie, No. 2
rose, No. 2
tuberose, No. 2
violet,
"
"
Tincture of orris
"
.
Rose-water, triple
"
"
ambergris
Oil of almonds
"
...
An
1| pint.
"
violet.)
.1 drachm.
.4 ounces.
extract of exquisite delicacy.
Bouquet de Venus.
Extract of
"
"
No. 1
jasmine, No. 2
violet, No. 2
cassie, No. 2
rose,
Tincture of
"
.
"
(Venus nosegay.)
musk
ambrette
benzoin
Rose-water, triple
1 pint.
"
1
"
"
"
i
i
i
"
"
u
\/
113
Extract of Volkameria.
Extract of
"
No. 1
tuberose, No. 1
jasmine, No. 2
rose, No. 2
.1 pint.
violet,
Tincture of orris
"
ambrette
Rose-water, triple
"
"
"
musk
J
i
"
"
.2 ounces.
.
"
This perfume is an imitation of a fine odor, greatly

esteemed by the French, the beau-monde being much
The plant is a
attracted by its euphonious name.
native of India, but we have never seen the genuine
perfume.
Extract of Wall-flower.

rose, No. 2
cassie, No. 2
"
Tonquin
musk
Oil of almonds
Rose-water, triple
1 pint,
1 "
.-
I
.
.1
"
"
"
"
drachm.
.4 ounces.
Extract of Wisteria.
Extract of
No. 1
1 pint.
cassie,
No.2
violet,
No. 2
rose,
"
civet
orris
"
"
"
|
1
"
"
114
Oil of verbena
1 drachm.
santal
4 ounces.
triple
West-end Bouquet

"
jasmine, No. 2
rose, No. 2
"
"
i
1
Tincture of cedar
Ton quin
"
musk
1 ounce.
Oil of limette
"
1 pint.
"
verbena
"
1 drachm.
neroli
8 ounces.
triple
Yacht Club Bouquet.

rose,
No. 1

Tincture of civet
"
orris
Oil of neroli (petale)
ounce.
2 dr'ms.
4 ounces,
Rose-water, triple
is
"
Flowers of benzoin
This
1 pint.
1
"
1
a very pleasant bouquet, and has had a long-
continued popularity.
Extract of Ylang Ylang.

"
rose, No. 2
Tincture of orris
pint.
EXTRACTS
Tincture of civet
Oil of ylang ylang
Bectified spirit
This
is
source, and
new and
is
(65)
115
BOUQUETS.
A~NT>
pint.
ounce.
favorite extract of
1| pint.
East Indian
a distinctive odor.
The formulas given are those of the proper strength

sale; if the perfumer wishes a cheaper
he
dilute them with rectified spirit of 65
can
article,
strength, as he may wish, or with rose and orangeflower water, though they would he difficult to make
clear, and it would be a loss of perfume to filter very
often.
The rose and orange-flower waters I use are
those imported from France and Italy, and are far
for usual
superior to any
we
cessary to
in
distil in this
mind that
country. It is neas these extracts
keep
and bouquets are intended for the handkerchief, all
coloring matter that would make a stain must be
avoided. In giving the formulas I have endeavored
to avoid all articles having any decided color, but if

by chance the compound should have too much, fil-
tering through coarsely ground animal charcoal will
generally remove
It will also
it.
be seen that I have given the formula
for about four pints of extract, as the most convenient,

as I thought, for the manipulator or dealer; should
he want a smaller quantity he can easily divide it, or

if a larger, multiply it ad infinitum.
Few perfumes for the handkerchief should be distilled, for the true delicacy of the flower odor is injured
or lost, for any excess of heat will alter if not destroy
I mention this as a precaution, because many
it.
books advise
many such preparations.

in this country has several disadvan-
distillation for
The perfumer
116
tages to contend with. His alcohol is generally made

from corn spirit, while the alcohol used by the French
is
of brandy
spirit,
the bouquet of which
is
so dif-
from ours, and which no doubt gives the

peculiarity to their perfumes, especially to the eau de
Cologne, that we cannot hope to rival until such
and yet there are some few odors
spirit is attainable
made from our spirit, when properly deodorized, that
have as good if not better fragrance than theirs. But
for citrous odors and for lavender theirs is superior.
ferent
would suggest,
that,
when the perfumer wishes
to
simulate the brandy spirit, a half ounce of acetic ether

to each gallon of alcohol will have the desired effect.
In the preceding formulas for extracts and bouquets

the reader will perceive I use a small portion of the
This is
distilled waters of rose and orange flower.
because our alcohol comes to us at 95 in strength,
which
is
too strong for the extracts,
making them
too
pungent and volatile. The French recipes call for

Hence the reason
spirit fully 10 less in strength.
for my formulas having the waters to bring them to
about that strength. If they should not be clear, a
few grains of carbonate of magnesia in the filter will
make them so. None of these odors should be bottled
or sold until they are three or four weeks old, as all
perfumes made of spirit seem to require that length
of time to get a proper blending of the odors; and if
well
made they improve with
time.
AHOMATIC AND TOILET WATERS.
CHAPTER
117
VIII.
"WniLE giving so many recipes for making the

handkerchief odors, I may apologize for their great
number; but they are selected from at least as many
more
most
at
my command
in
demand.
as being the best, simplest, and

have also adopted terms in
general use by druggists in this country to designate

the materials used, as also the apothecary's or troy
weight. I designate a tincture, such as has alcohol as
the solvent of the drug.
Extracts, all the alcoholates
of simple odors from the French oils and pomades, and
essential oils I call oils, that term being the best
known. I repeat this as a reason for giving simple
terms as far as practicable, as I essay to write a

practical work, and use only such terms that the
operator may not be misled.
I shall now proceed to give the formulas I have
adopted for making the weak or spirituous perfumes

which I call toilet or aromatic waters, such as eau de
Cologne, lavender or Hungary water, bay rum, aromatic vinegars, etc. etc. The old books are filled
with formulas, the ingredients of which, if not un-
known
to
modern and improved
tastes,
are useless
except as guides to a better selection suited to present

uses.
Cologne water or eau de Cologne, so universally
known and used wherever
civilization exists,
was
invented early in the eighteenth century, although
118
at first
it
was
nor has
it
lost
called esprit de vie, or elixir of life;

any of its popularity by being classed
among perfumes
only.
Innumerable formulas for eau de Cologne exist

and are extolled to the skies by their authors, yet the
proper ingredients are very simple, for it owes its
well-deserved standing in the world of perfumes to
the fragrance of the
citron
plant.
As bergamot,
with rosemary,
lemon, orange, cedrat, limette, neroli,

are the chief ingredients
these odors, in greater or
less variety, modified to the taste, enter into all
genuine Cologne waters.

Many writers on perwould
us
that
it is necessary to
fumery
persuade
take the whole range of aromatic substances and all
the herbs in a book on botany to compound a true
Cologne, but it were worse than useless to use such
ingredients, for they give an odor foreign to the true
eau de Cologne, and deprive it of the refreshing
property for which it is esteemed.
Owing to the use of alcohol from the grape spirit
by the German and French manufacturers of Cologne,
we cannot hope to attain the quality of excellence
with our alcohol from the corn spirit, for it would
seem that the grape spirit is especially adapted to
the citron odors to produce the proper aroma for eau
de Cologne. Yet with our spirit properly deodorized,
a very good product can be obtained, when good
judgment is used in selecting pure and fresh
materials.
The most noted manufacturers of Cologne
distil
the
and afterward add the neand rosemary. Yet a very good eau de Cologne
can be made by merely mixing the ingredients as
given by my formulas. As a rule, when the odor is
citron oils with the spirit
roli
119
delicate, like jasmine, tuberose, etc., distilling is in-
jurious, destroying its ethereal fragrance

ducing a different odor.
No.
1.
Eau
de Cologne.
Oil of bergamot
"
lemon
neroli,
"
bigarade
...
rosemary
"
cloves
"
lavender (best)
Deodorized alcohol
Rectified spirit
No.
2.
Eau
de Cologne.
Oil of neroli (petale)

"
bergamot
petit-grain
"
cedrat
orange (Portugal)
rosemary
Deodorized spirit, 65
.
well and allow
"
"
"
\
2| gallons.
"
1|
"
Mix
1J
3
fluidounces.
"
(French recipe.)
M. Farina.)
(J.
ounces.
.3
.1
"
"
.3
.
5| gallons.
to rest seven
it
and pro-
days before
filtering.
No.
3.
Eau
de Cologne.
Oil of bergamot
"
lemon.
"
orange
rosemary
(Second quality.)
"
"
neroli (petale)
.4
.4
.3
.1
"
petit-grain
Alcohol, 85
4 ounces.
"
"
6| gallons.
120
Cologne water
favor for
my own
very volatile, and I have found

recipes because I have made them
is
more lasting by adding some fixing ingredient, which

also tends to correct the odor of the fusel oil which
remains in the corn spirit, and is unpleasant.
No.
4.
Eau
de Cologne.
....
Oil of bergamot
"
cedrat
"
(Cristiani's.)
rosemary (flowers)
neroli, bigarade
"
4
4
"
petit-grain
cloves
"
"
orris
"
"
.1
pint.
6 gallons.
Deodorized alcohol, 95

This has given general satisfaction, as
odor many of the most celebrated
.
in
ounces.
"
2sTo.
fl.
.2
Extract of orange-flower,
(from pomade)
it
"
"
"
approaches
German
co-
lognes.
Cologne Oil.
(Cristiani's
Cologne Essence.)
Oil of rosemary (flowers)

"
bergamot
orange (Portugal)
lemon
,
"
"
"
"
cedrat
neroli (petale)
"
"
Alcohol, 95
"
"
.4
....
"
u
lavender (best)
cloves
4
4
"
petit-grain
8 ounces.
"
8
6
"
5| pints.
AROMATIC AXD TOILET WATERS.
121
Four ounces of this essence in 7 pints of alcohol

and 1 pint of orange-flower water, will make a good
cologne water suited to the wants of American
buyers.
Eciu cPAnge.
....
Myrtle flowers
Rose leaves
(Angel water.)
2 pounds.
.8
...
.....
.
Rectified spirit
Water
Salt
......
Digest together for two days, when

gallon; the salt to be added just before
pints.
2|
"
1 pound.
distil off
one
distilling.
JEJau de Beaute.
Tincture of benzoin
"
ambergris
"
musk
2 ounces.
\
"
Rectified spirit, 65
Orange-flower water
| pint.
"
3|
very cooling and refreshing perfume and cosmetic for the skin. Properly made it will retain its
milky appearance, and it is much esteemed

removal of freckles, tan, etc.
for the
de Bouquet de Fleur.
Oilofcedrat
"
rosemary
Extract of rose
"
This
.....2
violet
fl.
ounce.
"
"
Alcohol, 95
Orange-flower water
2i pints.
is
lavatory.
.1
a desirable perfume for the handkerchief or
122
Eau
de
Grand Duchesse.
Oil of Portugal (orange)
rosemary
cloves
neroli
Tincture of orris
Alcohol
.2 drachms,
.
Florida Water.
"
"
\ pint.
3 "
Oil of bergamot
"
(Cristiani's.)
8 ounces.
orange
lavender (best)
"
"
..
cloves
"
"
.Rose-water
"
1 ounce,
"
\
cinnamon (true)
\ pint.
Tincture of orris
Peru balsam
4 gallons.
6 pints.
Alcohol, 95
Water
let it remain quiet for some days before

and
Florida water has a great
filtering
bottling.
popularity in the West Indies and South America,
whence I have made frequent shipments, and this formula has given general satisfaction.
Mix, and
Eau
de Fee.
Oil of lemon
"
"
"
"
bergamot
rosemary
lavender
cloves
....
....
....
....
....
(Fairy water.)
"
....
civet
Alcohol, 95
Oranore-flower water
1 ounce.
"
i
l
2
i
4
2
"
"
"
3 pints.
123
This will be found to be a pleasant and economical

toilet water, and can also be used on the handkerchief.
Geranium Water.
Oil of rose geranium, French
Tincture of orris
"
ambrette
Alcohol, 95
3 pints.
fl.
4
4
...
.
ounces.
"
Rose-water.
Hedyosmia Water.
"
lavender (best)
"
cloves
"
rose
ounce,
l
2
....
4
1 drachm.
Tincture of orris
\ pint.
musk
2 ounces.
...
Alcohol, 95
Orange-flower water
modification of an
directions are to distil.
the above and produce
J,
3 pints.
English recipe where the
It is only necessary to filter

a very fine toilet water.
Heliotrope Water.
Oil of rhodium
"
"
.1 drachm.
almonds
.20
Tincture of orris
vanilla
"
"
rose
musk
Alcohol, 95
Rose-water, triple
This will be found excellent.
.
drops.
\ pint.
"
.1 ounce.
.3 pints.
.4 ounces.
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Eau
de Lavand.
(Lavender water.)
Oil of lavender (best)
Alcohol, 95
Rose-water
.1 drachm.
.3 pints.
3 ounces,
rhodium
"
Lavender water has had and still retains great

many people, and when distilled is very
favor with
fine.
The above formula may be
tered only
Eau
it
de
but
distilled,
if fil-
will prove good.
Lavand Ambre.
Oil of lavender
"
rose
"
(Mitcham)
bergamot
Tincture of
(Amber
musk
lavender.)
.
fl.
ounces.
fl.
drachrn.
fl.
ounce.
.1
ambergris
Alcohol, 95
Rose-water, triple
Mix, and let it stand a week,

found excellent.
.3
.1
filter,
pints.
and
it
.1
ounce.
will be
Hungary Water.
...
Oil of rosemary
"
lavender (best).
"
.
petit-grain
Tincture of Tolu.
Alcohol
Orange-flower water
.
Hungary water owes
its
"
.
.1 drachm.
.
1 ounce.
.3 pints.
.
"
peculiarity to rosemary,
and was invented several hundred years since, when

it was supposed to have the power of causing those
who used
it
as a cosmetic to remain
young
forever.
AROMATIC A^D TOILET WATERS.
Eau
de Miel.
(Honey
water.)
Oil of lemon
"
cloves
"
neroli
1 ounce.
.
1 drachm,
ambrette
"
"
2 ounces.
Tincture of vanilla
"
125
musk
...
Alcohol, 95
Orange-flower water
"
"
3 pints.
U
S_
.
A very fine fragrant water.

Eau
de Millefleur.
Oil of bergamot
"
ounce.
neroli
1.
cloves
almonds
1 drachm.
Tincture of orris
"
| pint.
cedar
4t
ambrette
"
5
1 ounce.
musk
Extract of
rose, ~No.
No. 2
Rose-water, triple
"
...
cassie,
Alcohol, 95
"
2 pints.
"
\
be found a favorite fragrance, and a very

for the bath or the handkerchief.
one
permanent
This
will
Eau
de JKomain.
(Italian flowers.)
Oil of orange (Portugal)

"
neroli, petale
Tincture of benzoin
vanilla
fl.
ounce.
"
"
126
.
"
cassie,
Alcohol, 95
"
"
....
No. 2
Rose-water, triple
ounce.
3 pints.
fl.
"
from an original Italian recipe, and nothing

in this form has had a greater popularity.
It is delicate and lasting, and superior to many of the
so-called French extracts.
This
I ever
is
made
Eau
Oil of orange
"
rose
de Sultana.
1 ounce.
1 drachm,

Tincture of vanilla
Tincture of benzoin
Flowers of benzoin
Alcohol
Orange-flower water
2 ounces.
"
"
1 drachm.
3 pints.
Eau
Eau bouquet
Gum
Used
as a
de fleur
camphor
Alcohol
Hygienique.
2 pints.
1 ounce.
1 pint.
wash
for the skin.
Eau
Extract of
de Mousselwe.
No. 2
jasmine, No. 2

Tincture of vanilla
"
2 ounces.
2 "
rose,
musk
"
"
"

Oil of cloves
"
santal
....
.
Alcohol
Orange-flower water
Eau
de Violette de Parme.
Extract of
cassie, ~No. 2
"
civet
Oil of almonds
"
rhodium
Alcohol, 95
1 drachm.
"
\
3 pints.
"
J
(Italian violet.)
.2 ounces.
"
"
...
....
.3
"
No. 2
violet,
Tincture of orris
127
\ drachm.
1
Rose-water, triple
pints.
"
Violet water will be found a delicate and pleasant

article for the toijet or the handkerchief.
Eau
Oil of
"
lemon
Vulneraire.
...
rosemary
peppermint
.
"
Tincture of benzoin
"
musk
Rectified spirit, 65
Eau
| ounce.
.1 drachm.
.4 ounces.
3| pints.
de Vanille.
Tincture of vanilla
Tolu
Tonquin
ambrette
Alcohol
Rose-water
u
.
1J pint.
"
\
1
"
"
"
"
128

Verbena Water
Oil of
"
lemon grass
lemon
.
neroli (petit-grain)
Tincture of orris
"
Tonquin
Alcohol, 95
Orange-flower water
...
.
.4
.
1| ounce.
"
|
2
3 pints.
"
\
An
exceedingly refreshing perfume, and made in

this manner will be found better than the generality
of verbena water in the market.
Bay Hum.
Oil of
bay
Loaf sugar
Alcohol, 95
Eectified spirit,
\ ounce.
.....2
.
1 pint.
60
"
Beat up the sugar with the oil and add the alcohol;
Bay rum can be
lastly put in the spirit, and filter.
made better by using ]ST. E. rum instead of the spirit.
I might continue the list of aromatic waters without
limit, as there are many more; but they are but modifications of those given,
and should others be needed
the perfumer can get a very correct idea of their ingredients from those already given.
The expert manipulator with the materials at hand
can make almost any desired odor, or can invent one

himself and give it any euphonious name he may elect.
I must proceed to give formulas for arnmoniated and
acetic waters or vinegars.
The pungency of vinegar used to be thought a
hygienic property, and was naturally used as a pro-
129
phylactic with satisfactory results ; indeed, it is a

very valuable form of perfume, as its effects are
beneficial
when
a few drops are added to a bath or
the lavatory.
(De
....
Vinaigre Aromatique.
Oil of lemon
"
lavender (Eng.)
"
rosemary flower
"
cloves
Gum
camphor
"
"
"
orris
storax
....
.
Rose- water, triple

oils
"
Tonquin
Alcohol, 95
Acetic acid
"
\
musk
Dissolve the
1 ounce.
Tincture of benzoin
"
Bully.)
"
"
"
4J pints.
1
"
1J
and camphor in the alcohol
add
the tincture, then the acid, lastly the rose-water

it stand a
fortnight before filtering.
let
Cologne Vinegar.
Cologne essence (Cristiani's)
3 pints.
Alcohol
Acetic acid
2 ounces.
"
Orange-flower water
"
This can also be made by adding a portion of

acetic acid, say one-eighth, to ordinary Cologne,
when acetated Cologne is ordered. I prefer

ing as above, as it makes a nicer preparation.
9
operat-
130

Henry's Vinegar.
(English.)
Dried leaves of rosemary,

sage,
rue,
wormwood, mint, and
lavender flowers, of each

\ ounce.
Bruised nutmegs, cloves, an"
gelica, and camphor, of each
J
4 ounces.
Alcohol, 95
"
Concentrated acetic acid
16
.
....
.
The
days,
materials are macerated with the alcohol
when add
the acid and macerate in a
two
warm
place for a fortnight, when press out the liquid,

being"
o careful that it does not come in contact with
and the fluid

This vinegar is used in
will corrode it
any metal, as the acid

be contaminated with
it.
vinaigrettes
Vinaigre des Quartre Voleurs.
(Four thieves'
vinegar.)
Take the
sage,
fresh tops of rosemary,
wormwood,
mint, of each
Lavender flowers
rue,
and
f ounce.
1
"
Calamus, cloves, nutmegs, and

cinnamon (bruised), of each
1 drachm.
Camphor
Alcohol
Strong vinegar
The camphor
is
.2 ounces.
.1 pint.
dissolved in the alcohol, added to
the other ingredients, and when they have digested

ten days the mixture is strained.
Marseilles vinegar has had a great reputation as a
cure-all, and no doubt is a good preventive of con-
have been invented by four
It is said to
tagion.
thieves,
who robbed
the dead at the time of the
plague in Marseilles, and by

effects of the pestilence.
effective a preparation
oils in alcohol
131
Any
use escaped the

druggist can make as
its
by dissolving the
and acetic acid.
essential
Vinaigre a la Rose.
Concentrated acetic acid

Otto of rose
Used
1 ounce.
^ drachm.
Henry's Vinegar for perfuming vinaiand it is customary to have a little asbestos
like
grettes
in the vials in order to retain the vinegar, or fill a
pungent with the crystals of sulphate of potash, and
5
vinegar fill the interstices hence the

de vinaigre or salt of vinegar.
let the
of sel
Vinaigre a la
Violette.
(Violet vinegar.)
No. 2
No. 2
violet,
"
rose,
Tincture of orris
"White wine vinegar
name
J pint.
I
|
"
"
"
"
This is a very
for ten days and filter.
of
aromatic
form
pleasant
vinegar; and we might
give twenty more such recipes, as orange flower,
tuberose, etc. etc., but, in view of the instructions
Digest
already given,
it
would seem unnecessary, as well
as
from the fact that we have never found much demand

for this class of goods.
products, the demand is equally

confined to two or three preparations
Of ammoniated
limited, and is
for lavatory purposes, or stronger combinations for
PERFUMEKY AND KINDliED ARTS.
132
perfuming pungents or smelling salts. The latter is

in headaches or to gratify the olfactories.
much used
Ammoniated Cologne Water.

Cologne essence (Cristiani's)
Alcohol
.
Aqua ammonia, FFF.
A substitute for spirits
1 ounce.
.2 pints.
2 ounces.
of sal volatile.
Aromatic Spirits of Ammonia.
(Spirits of sal
volatile.)
Oil of lemon
"
rosemary
ounce.
f
"
J
2 pints.
"
"
nutmegs
Spirits of ammonia
fl.
very grateful stimulant and antacid in sick

headache, and much used in medicinal practice to
assist the action or cover the nauseous taste of mediIt can be advantageously used in the bath or
cine.
lavatory.
Eau
de Luce.
(Succinated spirits of ammonia.)
Oil of amber, rectified
"
lavender
Tincture of benzoin
"
Peru balsam
Aqua ammonia, FFF.
drachm.
"
.2 ounces.
2
6
"
"
Agitate together in a bottle, but do not filter, as it

should retain its milky appearance. This preparation is useful as a stimulant and antispasmodic, and
as a lotion for the sting of insects
and
reptiles.

Volatile Essence.
133
(For perfuming pungents or
smelling salts.)
Oil of lavender
"
bergamot
"
cloves
rhodium
Aqua ammonia,
...
.
strong
^ ounce.
"
i
"
i
drachm.
.1
21 ounces.
This I have generally found to give entire

faction as a perfume for the carbonate of
commonly used in pungents.
CHAPTER
ammonia,
IX.
SACHET POWDERS,
PERFUMES
satis-
ETC.
form of powders have been

traced to the most ancient times, and they were,
no doubt, among the earliest forms of perfume; for
among the
in
the
curiosities of the ancient
Egyptians
in the
Museum is a vase taken from the tomb of a

mummy, probably four thousand years old, that was
British
nearly full of a powder of resins, etc., which still had

a pleasant odor ; and seems to be such a vase as is
used in many countries to hold a "pot-pourri,"

a powder of dried flowers and herbs.
The Bible also speaks in sundry places of perfumes
and gums and frankincense, and of the " "Wise men"
still
presenting to Christ gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Sachet powders are generally put into silk or satin
bags, or into ornamental paper envelopes, and are
useful for perfuming clothes, drawers, trunks, desks,
134
letter paper, etc. etc.

Under this bead I shall also
treat of scent balls and beads, cassolettes, fumigating
pastils,
purfumed
leather, etc. etc.
The variety of these powders is large, with the

names of nearly all the extracts or bouquets we have
The ingregiven, and some peculiar to themselves.
and
be
and
contain
such
dients should
fresh,
good
substances as have a permanency of odor; otherwise
they will lose their perfume very soon after being
exposed to the
air.
Bouquet Sachet.
Ground
"
"
rose leaves
orange flowers
lavender
"
"
"
"
"
cedar
wood
thyme
benzoin
vanilla
1 pound.
"
"
i
\
"
"
"
orris root
gum
"
orange peel
"
"
.
rhodium wood
"
"
Let these be ground and sieved, but not too fine, as

a coarse powder has the advantage of allowing the
air to pass through the mass, and of retaining its
odor longer. On finishing the powder a few essential oils dissolved in alcohol can be mixed in.
Sachet
ait
Cypre.
(Cypress sachet.)
Ground rhodium wood

cedar wood
santal wood
.
"
rose leaves
1 pound,
"
i
"
.
J
A
"
Ground
135
orris root
gum
1 pound.
benzoin
Oil of rhodium
i ounce.
Sachet a la Frangipane.
Ground
rose leaves
santal
wood
vitivert root
"
1 pound.
"
1
1
'2
"
"
orris root
musk pods
1 ounce.
Oils of neroli, rose, and santal,
...'..
each
This sachet
is
1 drachm.
a general favorite.
Heliotrope Sachet.
Ground
rose leaves
orris root
Ton quin beans

"
vanilla
gum
"
\ ounce.
&
almonds
'
|
J
Oil of rose
"
pounds.
..''.'.
benzoin
musk pods
.1
.2
drachm.
accustomed to have each article ground

separately, and then when mixed grinding them again
all together, as a better means of blending them
I have been
thoroughly.
Geranium
Ground
"
"
Sachet.
rose geranium leaves

orris root
1 pound.
"
rhodium wood
gum
benzoin
"
**
.
J ounce.
136

Magnolia Sachet.
Ground
rose leaves
1 pound.
orange flowers
orris root
benzoin
orange peel
Oil of almonds
"
cedrat
1 drachm,
Musk
Sachet.
Ground rhodium wood

orris root
1 pound.
"
2
vanilla
"
musk pods
2 ounces.
benzoin
"
Millefleur Sachet.
Ground
orris root
1J pound.
lavender flowers
u
orange flowers
rose leaves
benzoin
I
i
i
Ton quin
cloves
vanilla
santal
cinnamon
Extract of millefleur
2 ounces.
"
rose leaves
"
orange flowers
orris root
"
benzoin
New-mown Hay
Ground
1
l
"
Sachet.
1 pound.
Ground Tonquin bean

"
verbena
| pound.
ambrette
Oil of almonds
"
137
1 drachm.
Patchouly Sachet.
Ground patchouly herb

"
2 pounds.
rhodium
"
orris root
benzoin
Oil of patchouly
"
rose
"
"
1 drachm.
20 drops.
Rose Sachet.
Ground
rose leaves
"
orris root
1| pounds.
rhodium wood
santal
"
benzoin
2 drachms.
1 ounce.
Otto of rose
Brazil
wood
Verbena Sachet.
Ground lemon thyme

"
1 pound.
lemon peel
"
orris root
"
Oil of lemon grass

"
bergamot
\ ounce.
"
1
Violet Sachet.
Ground
orris root
"
rhodium wood
"
rose leaves
2 pounds.
138

Ground black currant
leaves
benzoin
pound.
J_
"
musk pods
Oil of almonds
| ounce.
\ drachm,
West-end Sachet.
Ground
"
rose leaves
1 pound.
orange flowers
rhodium wood
"
orris root
benzoin
Oil of neroli
"
cedrat
"
"
"
1 drachm.
Pot-Pourri.
Bruised lavender flowers
1 pound.
lemon thyme
"
sage
"
rose leaves
orris root
"
cloves
cinnamon
gum
benzoin
marjoram
Salt
Pot-pourri is a mixture of flowers, herbs, and

spices bruised together, and a little salt added under
the supposition that it will keep its odor longer.
Cassolettes, sometimes called printaniers, are little
scent balls, inclosed in handsome perforated boxes
made of ivory, gold, or silver, and worn about the
person or carried in the reticule. Nearly all of the

sachet powders can be made into them by mixing
with them a mucilage of gum tragacanth, making
139
into balls, and, before they are quite dry, making

perforations through them with a large needle.
Perfumed beads
are
much
the
same
as cassolettes,
except that they are colored black with ebony wood

or ivory black, and, when dry, polished or carved, and
When
strung and worn round the neck.

they are very durable.
well
made
Fumigating pastils are a very useful form of perfume, having the property of emitting their fragrance
when burned and they are among the most ancient
forms in which perfumes were first used.
;
Pastilles Fumantes.
Powdered charcoal
u
"
olibanum
"
Tonquin
benzoin
"
.2 pounds.
.
allspice
...
cinnamon
cloves
5
.
nitrate of potash
Mix together and make
J
J
"
mass with a mucilage of tragacanth, and by means of a mould or with

the fingers make them into cones, about an inch long
and not quite half an inch at the base. When dry
they can be burned on little ornamented bronze stands
to
into a
perfume the sick-chamber or other apartments.

Santal-wood
Ground
"
"
santal
wood
olibanum
benzoin
Pastils.
...
.
"
saltpetre
1J pounds.
J
1
140
Ground
cassie
Oil santal
"
^ pound.
2 drachms.
2
cloves
In most of the burning pastils in which the aromatic roots, woods, and barks are the principal ingredients, the smoke of them is so great as to be
objectionable, and, when the aromatic odor has evapTo remedy
orated, leaves an unpleasant burnt odor.
this defect, I will give what I consider a better form
for this useful article, in which the volatile substance
is
evaporated in the
air
and there
little
is
smoke,
and that a pleasant one.
Fumigating Pastils.
Powdered willow charcoal
Gum
"
4 pounds.
"
olibanum
benzoin
"
Oils of lavender, caraway, cloves,
cinnamon, thyme, geranium,

santal, rhodium, of each
Nitrate of potash
.
The
2 drachms.
2 ounces.
dissolved in the mucilage of tragacanth, then the whole mixed and beaten into a stiff
mass, and moulded into cones or cast into figures
is
saltpetre
with tin cutters.

CristianVs
Pyrosmia (Fumigating Wafers)
Are another form of fumigation
that
is
equally con-
venient and pleasant, in fact, more handy, being in a

more compact form. Take white blotting card unsized, and moderately thick, and saturate it with a
solution of
two ounces of
saltpetre to one pint of

rose-water
when dry
ture, applied
with a
coat
141
with the following mix-
it
brush:
soft, flat
Tinctures of olibanum, benzoin,

Tolu, vanilla, cascarilla, of each
Oil of rhodium
2 ounces.
.1 drachm.
After being well dried, the cards are cut into

squares of about an inch and packed into small tinboxes, in the lid of each of which is a small opening
to admit the corner of the wafer, which, when lighted,
burns away rapidly, leaving a very pleasant odor in
the apartment.
Perfumed Leather.
Tincture of benzoin
(Peau d'Espange.)
.
musk
"
ambergris
"
"
neroli
bergamot
\ pint.
.2 ounces.
.
....
....
....
... .4
vanilla
Oil of lavender
" santal
"
2 drachms.
1
"
spread upon thick buckskin with

a soft flat brush, and when dry is cut into equalsized pieces, and enveloped in silk bags or orna-
This mixture
is
mental paper. This is a very convenient article for

scenting letter paper, clothes, chests, etc. etc., and
will retain its perfume a great length of time, and
will not soil.
There are a great many means resorted to for perAlmost every one is familiar
fuming apartments.
with the odorators made of a rubber bulb with bent
tube attached, one end being placed in a bottle of
perfume, which latter is ejected in the form of spray
142
on exhausting and expanding the bulb.

There is
that
filled
is
with
perfumed alcohol,
lamp
in
a
the
wick
small
coil
of platinum wire;
having
this lamp is lighted, and allowed to burn until the
wire becomes red hot, when it is blown out, when
the platinum remains incandescent while there is any
alcohol left, and emits the perfume in a slightly
also a
altered condition.
There
lamp generating steam

that passes through tubes properly bent, and carries
with it the contents of a bottle of essence, and so
is
also a device of a
adding moisture with the perfumes.
This
is
appli-
cable to large audiences at concerts, theatres, etc.
CHAPTER
X.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE
COSMETICS
for the skin are a
of the perfumer's
art,
and
SKIN.
very important branch
in the recipes
given I shall
try and give such ingredients as are harmless, and,

at the same time, efficacious.
This class of perfumes
is very large, and there are so many nostrums advertised guaranteed to effect the most marvellous results,
that a word of caution should be given to careless
people not to use any such preparations, unless they

know the ingredients, or have perfect confidence in
the persons who prepare them. Unprincipled quacks
advertise nostrums that, through ignorance or worse,
do much more injury than benefit
to that delicate
organ, the skin.

To prepare cold cream and the emulsions a consid-
PREPARATIONS FOR THE
143
SKIN".
erable degree of skill is requisite, as without some

practice the novice will find it difficult to get the
desired quantity of oil and water to combine with

the other ingredients.
little experience and care
in the
temperature will soon
produce success.
Arsenical and mercurial preparations I will omit,

by the advice of a
as they should not be used except
medical practitioner.
Almond
Lotion.
Bitter almonds, blanched

Orange-flower water
4 ounces.
"
12
....
....
....
Curd soap
Alcohol, 65
Oil of almonds
"
bergamot
4
20 drops.
1 drachm.
Dissolve the soap in a water-bath with the orangeflower water, beat up the almonds in a clean marble
mortar, gradually adding the soap and water, strain
through a clean washed muslin strainer and return
to the mortar, and while stirring gradually add the
alcohol in which the oils have been dissolved.
Amandine.
Oil of almonds, sweet
Clarified
honey
"White shaving cream

Liquor of potassa, U.
S.
P.
Oil of almond (essential)

"
cloves
"
.
bergamot
Balsam of Peru
"
"
...
2 pounds.
.3 ounces.
\
1 drachm.
"
2
1
"
PERFUMERY AND KIXDEED ARTS.
144
Scent the
oil
of almonds with the essential oils and
balsam, mix the honey with the soap and liquor potassa in a marble mortar, and while stirring add the
oil until it assumes a transparent appearance when
put up in China-paste boxes.
Cucumber Lotion.
Blanched almonds
Shaving cream
Oil of benne
4 ounces.
Expressed juice of cucumbers
1| pints.
4 ounces.
"
*
...
Alcohol, 65
Manipulate as
for
almond
pound.
lotion.
Camphor Lotion.
Spermaceti, white wax, oil of
monds (sweet), of each
Shaving cream
Liquor potassa, U.
al-
Gum
S.
P.
1
1
camphor
Blanched almonds
Rose-water
Alcohol
.
4
1^ pints.
4 ounces,
Oil of pimento
"
2 ounces.
1
drachm.
bergamot
Make
like
almond
lotion.
Elder Flower Emulsion.
Blanched almonds
Distilled elder-flower water
Alcohol, 65
ounces,
pints.
u
Shaving cream, white

Oil of sweet almonds
ounce.
u
PREPARATIONS FOR THE SKIX.

"White
wax
Spermaceti.
Liquor potassa
\ ounce.
"
1
145
2 drachms.
Melt the wax and spermaceti with the oil, soap, and
potassa, make the milk as you make that in almond
lotion, pouring it into the warm wax, etc., very gradually; lastly add the alcohol, in which are dissolved
the camphor and essential oils. If carefully made it
will have a uniform milky appearance.
Cosmetic Cream of Lilies.
(Cristiani's.)
Bitter almonds, blanched

Alcohol
White wax,
spermaceti,
"
oil
of
"
bergamot
cloves
1| pint.
I
benne, shaving cream, of each

Oil of neroli
"
5 ounces.
\ ounce.
|
drachm.
.1
"
"
Borax
\ ounce.
This beautiful preparation I consider an improvement; for when properly prepared and bottled it will
keep sweet for years, and its property of improving
the complexion is unsurpassed. Prepare it as directed in camphor lotion, dissolving the borax in the
orange-flower water slightly warmed.
Balsam of Honey.
Spermaceti
(Baume de
.
Miel.)
.3 ounces.
White wax
Oil of benne
Shaving cream
Honey
10
"
"
"
146
Oil of pimento
bergamot
Melt the sperm, wax,
\ ounce.
.1 drachm.
.
"
and shaving cream
oil,
to-
gether in a glazed vessel, and add the honey, stirring

until nearly cold, when drop in the essential oil, and
put
in china pots.
Glycerine Balm.
Glycerine, best
....
Rose-water, triple
4 ounces.
"
12
"
Citric acid
Oil of almonds
lemon
\ drachm,
"
1
Rub up
the essential oils and acid, and while stirring graduall} add the glycerine and rose-water. It
should be a clear solution, and is an invaluable pre"
paration for whitening and softening the skin, remov-
ing freckles and discolorations.
Lait Virginal.
Tincture of benzoin
u
vanilla
Rose-water
\ ounce.
.2
.
drachms.
\\ pint.
Add
the water to the tincture very slowly, to insure a perfect milky emulsion that will not precipitate.
very fine preparation for whitening and
cooling the skin.
Cold Cream.
Benne
oil
Rose-water, triple
Spermaceti
.
(Cristiani's.)
.
.12
White wax
Otto of rose
8
4
2
.20
ounces.
"
"
"
drops.
PREPARATIONS TOR THE SKIN.
147
Melt the wax and sperm with the oil in a porcelain

"When
vessel, which should not be too shallow.
it
run
the
where
can
rose-water
melted, place
very
slowly into the paste; keep stirring until it is thoroughly mixed, when add the otto of rose ; then put
it into porcelain
When well made it
jars for sale.
will
keep good
for a
long time.
Cold Cream of
Substitute
the benne
oil
oil.
Violets.
of violets perfumed by enfleurage for

Thus you can make the cold cream
of orange flowers, jasmine, tuberose, etc.

by the difference in perfume.
etc.,
simply
Cucumber Cream.
Oil of benne
"White
wax
.'
oil
Cucumber
juice
Oil of neroli
The
juice of
1 ounce.
"
Spermaceti
Green
\ pound.
"
"
.30
drops.
cucumbers can be obtained from
the fruit by expression. When collected it should

be heated slightly to coagulate the albumen it con-
and strained.
Green
oil is
olive oil
impregnated
with the flavor of the fruit by several contacts with it.
Prepare in the same manner as cold cream.
tains,
Glycerine Cream.
Spermaceti
8 ounces.
"
2
Benne
Mutton suet
(clarified)
"
oil
Glycerine
Oil of almonds, essential
"
cedrat
cloves
1 drachm.
2
\
"
"
PERFUMERY AXD KIN"DRED ARTS.
148
Melt the sperm and suet with the
and add the

glycerine while cooling, then the perfumes, and put
oil,
into the jars intended for sale.
Camphor
Ice,
with Glycerine.
wax
Paraffine
Sparmaceti
8 ounces.
"
"
Cacao butter
(Cristiani's.)
Castor
oil
"
Benne
oil
8
2
"
"
"
Camphor
....
Glycerine
Oil of neroli
.
"
bergamot
pimento
almonds (essential)
2
1
1 drachm.
"
6<
"
Put the camphor with the benne and castor oils,

melt with gentle heat, add the wax, butter, and sperm,
and when cooling stir in the glycerine, and lastly the
perfumes. This is generally moulded into forms with
a suitable tin mould,
Pistuchio
Can be made
and
is
a very popular article.
Nut Cream
in the
or Lotion.
same manner as almond
lotion,
substituting the pistuchio nuts.
Aqua
Gum
Ornatus.
(Ornamental water.)
benzoin
J ounce.
Vanilla
lihatany root
Rectified spirits, 60
.1
Bruise the ingredients and put in the

rate for a fortnight, when filter.
This
"
J
i
"
pint.
spirit;
is
mace-
compact
149
few drops are poured upon

form of lait virginal.
a wetted cloth, and the face bathed with it.
It is
a beautiful and harmless remedy for tan, freckles,
pimples, etc.
Sulphur Lotion.
Sulphuret of potash (new)
Tincture of benzoin
Glycerine
Rose-water, triple
2 drachms.
\ ounce.
"
1
1 J pint.
Dissolve the sulphate of potash with a portion of

the rose-water, add the glycerine and gradually the
For pimples, freckles, discolora-
rest of the water.

tion, itch,
black heads,
smelling preparation,
Eulcesis, or
Though not
etc.
it is
Essence of Soap.
...
Shaving cream
Liquor potassa (U.S.P.)
Oil of almond (sweet)
Alcohol, 60
Oil of almond (essential)
.
....
"
"
bergamot
pimento
a pleasant
yet quite efficacious.
6 ounces.
2 drachms.
| ounce.
1 pint.
1 drachm.
*2
"
"
I
very pleasant and convenient preparation

for shaving, and is usually put in tubes of tinfoil,
and when wanted a portion is squeezed out on the
face, and a lather is easily made with the brush.
This
is a
JEJmil
Blanc.
(White enamel.)
....
Lavigated talc
Glycerine
Rose-water, triple
3 ounces.
"
2
1 J pint.
150
The
be exceedingly
talc should
and be
fine,
tritu-
rated with the glycerine in a wedgewood mortar, and

the rose-water gradually added. This is a pleasant
and harmless article. Similar preparations are made
with the oxide of bismuth, zinc, or lead, that are not

so innocent, and as it is the object of this work not
to give pernicious recipes, all formulas given can be
employed with confidence.
Pomade
Lard
......
Almond
oil
Spermaceti
Divine.
Gum
benzoin, powdered
.
Oil of bergamot
"
Melt
cloves
"
"
.1
pound.
"
drachm.
"
and add the benzoin
in a water-bath
in fine
powder and the perfume before it stiffen s. This preparation has had a great name, and is pleasant, safe,
and healing.
Camphor
Mutton suet
wax
Camphor
Balls.
.
.12
"White
Oil of lavender
....
4
2
ounces.
"
"
2 drachms.
Melt the camphor in a small portion of the suet

add the wax and balance of suet. It is moulded into
cakes, and used for softening the skin, chafes, chapped
;
hands, etc. etc.
151
Rose Lip Salve.

Spermaceti
.4 ounces.
White wax
Oil of beniie
Castor
Melt
vegetal
carefully,
...
oil
Otto of rose
Vermilion
Rouge
2
6
2
"
"
\ drachm.
"
1
"
2
and when creamy put into small
metal, porcelain, or rose-wood boxes.
Blanc de Perle (Pearl white)

Is levigated talc mixed with a little almond oil and
mucilage of gum tragacanth, and spread upon porcelain disks for convenient use.
ROUGES AND PAINTS FOR THE FACE.

Rouges and paints for the face and eyebrows, etc.,
come under the head of cosmetics, and are usually
harmless when made of carmine or safflowers, but not
so when the aniline colors are used, as they are apt to
contain mineral poisons.
Bloom of Roses.
Carmine, No. 40
(Liquid Rouge.)
...
....
Aqua ammonia, FFF.

Alcohol, 60
Gum
Arabic
Rose-water, triple
Otto of roses
2 drachms.
| ounce.
"
"
.1 pint.
.10
drops.
the
Rub
aqua ammonia
gum with
in a porcelain mortar, and a portion of the rose-water,
when dissolved add the alcohol slowly and the bal.
the carmine and
152
The perfume
ance of the rose-water.

in the alcohol.
Lastly
to be dissolved
strain.
Vinaigre de Rouge.
Carmine, No. 40
Aqua ammonia
"
"
"

Acetic acid
Rose-water
.
Mix the carmine with
the
| ounce.
.4 pints.
ammonia in
a mortar
add
the extract, then the acid; lastly, and by degrees, the

rose-water.
Rouge de Theatre
Is the carthamus rouge (rouge vegetal) mixed with
a few drops of almond oil, and with mucilage of gum
tragacanth, and spread upon porcelain disks, convenient for use.
Crepon Rouge
Is
cotton saturated with solution
of
carmine or
carthamus and dried.

CJiinese
Card Rouge
Is an unsized paper saturated with carthamus,

when dried assumes a bronze hue.
which
Pink Saucers,
So long used, consist of the same solution of carthaor carmine evaporated to a creamy consistence
and spread upon saucers.
mus
Lily White or Pearl Powder.,
So much used in this country, is generally a mixture

of Paris white and kaolin, and formed into cakes and
153
finer article is made with a

put in fancy boxes.
mixture of powdered talc and corn starch held together with mucilage. The name of pearl powder
has heretofore been applied to the oxide of bismuth,
but it is not much used at the present time.
Violet Toilet
Corn starch
Ambrette seed
Powder.
.10 pounds.
Orris root in powder

Tincture of musk
"
"
.2
drachms.
This is a favorite and perfectly harmless powder,

much used for the chafing of infants it is prepared
by keeping the starch in contact with the ambrettc
seed for about a month, sieving the latter out and
adding the orris and tincture.
;
Rose
Toilet Powder.
Corn or potato starch

Powdered orris root
Oil of santal
"
rose
Tincture of civet
This
is
.12 pounds.
"
\
.1
drachm.
"
|
1
"
simply mixed and sieved and put into boxes
or wrappers.
Starch powders are the safest and most
useful of all toilet powders, as they absorb all excess
of moisture, and remedy redness and gloss on the face,

besides being indispensable for chafes in infants.
Poudre de Eiz.
Rice powder
is
now much used and
is
the same manner as the starch powders.
perfumed
in
154
Lycopodium Powder.
Lycopodium
Rose or violet
(Club-moss powder.)
.....2
toilet
1 pound.
"
powder
Club-moss powder is- invaluable as an absorbent,

and for excoriated surfaces in infants, etc.
Cosmetic
Almond Powder.
Sweet almonds, blanched

Potato starch
.
Powdered orris root

White curd soap
Carbonate of soda
Oil of bergamot
"
1 pound.
"
"
.
"
.1 ounce.
.2 drachms.
almonds, essential
"
cloves
"
First grind the almonds ; add the starch, then the

soap (previously dried and powdered), and the soda;
re-sieve to blend the whole together ; lastly, add the
perfume.
in
Used
as a soap powder, and has a fine effect

skin.
whitening and softening the
Sulphuretted Toilet Powder.
Lac sulphur
Powdered talc
Corn starch
Paris white
Benne
oil
....
4 ounces.
"
"
"
Tincture of orris
"
ambrette
Mix thoroughly by sieving
.2 ounces.
1
u
"
all
together
make
into
pure water, and mould into a tablet

it is intended for.
Sulphur is the
safest of all mineral substances intended for the skin.
Be careful not to use the ordinary flower of sulphur,
a ma*ss with
suited to the box

as
it is
155
apt to have some free sulphuric acid in it, and

and irritate the skin. This powder will
will injure
be found useful in almost
cutaneous eruptions.
all
Meen Fun (Chinese skin powder)

Is a sort of
magnesian earth
in impalpable powder,
very absorbent to all the secretions of the skin.
Cosmetic Gloves.
Cosmetic gloves are sometimes wanted as a remedy

for rough and chapped hands
gloves of cheap leather
are coated with some such cosmetic creams as we have
given the recipes for, but I will add a French formula
for chaps and chilblains, etc., as follows
;
....
Glove Cosmetic.
Mutton suet
Spermaceti
Powdered benzoin
.
"
"
Yolk of two eggs.

Peru balsam
"White curd soap

Olive
2 ounces.
oil
1 drachm.
\ ounce.
"
2|
Otto of roses
.20
drops.
spread upon the inside of the

glove, and worn several nights, the hands will be found
to be soft and white.
If this mixture
is
Glycerine Jelly for the Skin.
Almond
oil
White curd soap

Pure glycerine
Oil of bergamot
cloves
thyme
....
8 ounces.
"
"
1 drachm,
"
"
156
Dissolve the soap in the oil in a water-bath, and

add the glycerine and perfumes. Used as a cosmetic
for softening the hands, and is applied in small quantities after washing the hands, and while they are still
moist.
Lip Balm.
Mutton snet
Cacoa hutter
Almond
oil
Glycerine
Powdered borax
Oil of pimento
"
neroli
melting
all
oil
with a
...
"
"
2 drachms.
.20
little
"
1.
Powdered benzoin
Color the
.2 ounces.
20
.1
drops.
"
drachm.
alkanet-root, and
mix by
together, adding the perfume before quite
cold.
Fard
Starch
Bleu.
.
.2 ounces.
"
Talc
Oil
2 drachms.
Mucilage
Ultramarine blue
.
Make
into small tablets, for

on the temples or elsewhere.
q. s.
.3
drachms.
marking the blue veins
flard Noir.
Make
and
as above, using a little soap and ivory black,

Used to darken the
rolling into spills or pencils.
eyebrows.
TOMADES AND COSMETICS.
CHAPTER
157
XI.

IN the preparation of pomades and cosmetics great
must be exercised in selecting and compounding the ingredients, which should be fresh and decare
prived of
impurities or disagreeable smells, or

they will be unfit for the purpose. The perfumer
uses for pomades tallow, suet, veal fat, lard, and wax.
all
All of these greases contain albumen and membrane,

which should he removed before using, as they tend
make them
turn rancid in a very short time. The

process of washing greases in a small way is performed in this manner. About fifty pounds of lard
to
or suet are put into a clean vessel, which is put inside

a larger vessel of water, in which a pound or two of
salt is dissolved (a marine bath), or a steam jacket if
The grease
melted with two ounces of

powdered alum, and then three ounces of table salt,
and the heat is continued until all scum has risen,
and is skimmed off, when it is allowed to cool.
The grease has then to be washed with water to
remove all alum and salt. This is done in two ways:
first, the grease is again melted, and two quarts of
pure water are added, and allowed to boil slowly,
when the steam carries off all the smell the alum
and salt being deposited at the bottom with the water.
In the second process the grease is put in portions
on a slab of slate a little inclined, and rubbed with
a stone muller, while a stream of clean water pours
at hand.
is
158
ARTS.
gently over the grease while being rubbed, just as a
"When
painter grinds his colors.
finished
is
it
re-
melted to deposit all remaining water.

This is rather a tedious process, and, when the
material is wanted in quantity, the perfumer can avail
himself of machinery invented for the purpose.
For the purpose of having system, perfumers divide

and soft body. The first is
generally two parts of lard and one of suet or tallow,
the latter is five parts of lard and one of tallow, and
their grease into hard
be improved' by the addition to each five pounds

of an ounce of powdered gum benzoin. In the flower-
may
growing countries of France and Italy, whence we

procure the fine pomades of flowers, the purification
of grease bodies is of sufficient importance to be
made a separate trade, and if the perfumer here has
a large demand for pomades, a stock of those prepared greases should be kept on hand, as they enter
in different proportions into all of them.
not complete without an

assortment of the prepared greases or bodies of benzoin, vanilla, balsams of Tolu and Peru, etc. etc. ; ready
for mixing with the different pomades for the hair.
The stock of pomades
is
Benzoin Pomade (or body).
Hard body
Powdered gum benzoin
Melt in a water-bath
10 pounds.
.
for twelve hours
and
"
strain.
Tonquin Pomade.
Hard body
.10 pounds.
Tonquin beans in coarse powder
"
Let them macerate some days, melting occasionally,

and then strain.
159
Vanilla Pomade.
Vanilla beans, cut very fine
Hard body
Melt and
stir
\ pound.
"
10
once a day for ten days, when strain.
And
thus you can make ambrette pomade, using 2

pounds of musk-seed to 10 pounds of body; or musk
pomade, using 2 ounces to the 10 pounds ; and orris
pomade, taking 2 pounds to the 10 of grease amber;
pomade, 2 ounces to the 10 pounds etc. etc.

They must all be melted several times before all the
perfume will be extracted from the substance.
It is also necessary to have on hand coloring body
gris
for the different
pomades, as
red, yellow, green, etc.
Yellow Body.
Roco or anatto-seed
Hard body
.1
6
pound.
"
Although the coloring matter is on the surface of

the seed, it penetrates somewhat below, and therebest to have the seed coarsely ground ; keep
melted several -hours in a water-bath, when strain
fore
it
it is
and keep in a cool place
for use.
Bed Body.
Carmine
Vermilion
.2 ounces.
.
Hard body
"
4
4 pounds.
*
Green Body.
Spinach leaves
Hard body
2 pounds.
"
4
PERFUMERY AXD KIXDRED ARTS.
160
Put
and macerate until the leaves

After
have
straining again melt and
set aside quietly, that the water of the leaves may go
to the bottom.
Green of an inferior color can be
made with powdered gum guaiacum melted with the
in a water-bath
lost their color.
grease.
I have
made frequent mention of the flower pomades which we have to procure from the south of
France and other neighboring places, and also the

manner of their preparation.
They are, of course,
indispensable for making the finest goods. Although
all the pomades from which most of the odors have
been extracted by means of alcohol can be used, the

alcohol, however, tends to hasten rancidity, but can
be extracted by pressing through leather, or by melting with a small portion of water the alcohol, having
;
a greater affinity for the water, will join it and fall to

the bottom when the melted pomade is set quietly by.
Pomade
d? Acacia.
Cassie pomade
Hard body
Green
(Cassie pomade.)
...
is
f
"
|
J ounce.
1 drachm,
"
Oil of cedrat
"
almonds (essential)
cloves
This
1 pound.
"
a pleasant
"
pomade of greenish-yellow
hue.
It may be necessary to mention that the perfumes are

not added until the pomade is nearly cold, and also
that
it
should not be
chilled into a thick
filled into bottles until it is
creamy consistence
and again,
that the bottles be not too cold, as they cool the pomade too suddenly, and cause it to shrink from the
glass and have an uneven appearance.
POMADES AXD COSMETICS.
Pomade
Benzoin pomade
Vanilla
Balsamiqiie.
or
body
"
"
"
Tuberose
161
1 pound.
"
|
1J
Hard body
"
<<
This pomade can be colored a light-brown with a

few drops of caramel.
Bear's Grease Pomade.
Soft body
Jasmine pomade
.
reputation for
is still
much
1| pound.
"
Oil of bergamot
"
cloves
The genuine
...
.
"
1 drachm..
had so great a
promoting the growth of the hair, and
bear's grease that has
favored,
to procure in quantisoon get rancid and unfit
is difficult
and if gotten would

for use, and we, therefore, prepare a substitute which
is rather an improvement on the genuine article.
ties,
Benzoin Pomade.
Benzoin body
Oil of pimento
"
orange
neroli
...
...
.
1\
.
Oil of bergamot
"
"
...
.
thyme
cassia
Color with gamboge.

11
de Cacao.
body
Cocoa-butter
drachm.
"
2
|
"
Pomade au Beurre
Soft
2 pounds.
pounds.
"
\ ounce.
1 drachm.
"
\
162
and Qlycerine Pomade.
Castor-oil
Hard body
Castor
oil
Vanilla
.
....
oil
Oil of bergamot
"
cloves
"
1| pounds,
ounce.
1 drachm.
neroli
Grum gamboge
to color.
Cowslip) Pomade.
....
Hard body
Jasmine pomade
1| pound.
i
2 drachms.
Oil of bergamot
"
cloves
"
petit-grain
.
Crystalline
Benne
Castor
Paraffine
"
Pomade.
1 J pound.
u
wax
Oil of bergamot
"
1 drachm.
1
'2
"
1
oil
oil
"
.*
thyme
cloves
"
| ounce.
1 drachm.
"
Color with gamboge.

I will here take occasion to say that the
hard re-
fined paraffine wax is for the uses of the perfumer superior to all other waxes, especially when a semi-trans-
This pomade is of a
very pleasing transparent appearance, and a good hair
parent appearance
dressing.
is
wanted.
103
Crystal Pomade.
Castor
....
oil
Alcohol, 95
Curd soap
2 pounds.
1
"
"
i
the soap, first reducing it to shavings, when

into
a clean tin vessel with the alcohol, and disput
solve by the heat of a water-bath ; warm the oil to
Dry
about the same heat, and add to the soap and alcohol,
and it is finished. Perfume with oil bergamot, lemonsee also that the bottles it is put
grass, and cloves
;
into are
warm.
The
result is a perfectly transparent
pomade.
Geranium Pomade.
Soft
body
Tolu body or pomade
1J pounds.
"
.
\ ounce.
Color with yellow body.

Heliotrope
Pomade.
Hard body
Rose pomade
Orris
pomade
Vanilla pomade
Tuberose pomade
Oil neroli
"
almonds
pound.
"
"
"
"
.1 drachm.
"
Color light brown, if it is not of the proper shade.

This is, of course, an imitation, but quite as delicate
and pleasant as
flowers.
if it
were made from the genuine
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Pomade a
la Jacinth.
Hard body
Tuberose pomade
.
"
Jasmine
(Hyacinth pomade.)
.
.1 pound.
"
.
....
Oil of cedrat
"
cloves
"
almonds
"
2 drachms.
1
"
"
Color with tincture of archil a light purple.
Pomade au Jasmin.
....
Jasmine pomade
Hard body
"Vanilla body
Oil of rhodium
1 pound.
3
4-
"
1 drachm.
Color light yellow.

Jonquille
Pomade.
Jonquille pomade
Jasmine
Hard body
'
Tolu
"
\ pound.
....
.
2 drachms,
Oil bergamot
Color yellow with yellow body.
Lavender Pomade.
....
Hard body
Cassie pomade
rosemary
"
cloves
Color light green.
pound.
1 ounce.
i
2
(
1 drachm,
As
would not be necessary to

pomade if the fresh
be procured, and we had all the
a matter of course
make an
165
it
imitation of a flower
flowers could readily

apparatus to conduct the enfleurage, but not having
such means, we have to use the best we have, and to
exercise our skill in an imitation.
Limette Pomade.
....
Hard body
Tuberose pomade
Oil of limette
u
lemon-grass
cloves
\\ pound.
1
2
| ounce.
"
4
1 drachm.
Color green.
Mayflower Pomade.
....
Hard body
Tuberose pomade
1 pound,
Eose
"
Cassie
Tonquin
Color yellow.
Macassar Pomade.
Hard body
....
Castor
oil
Ambergris pomade
Oil of nutmegs
cinnamon
.
1J pound.
"
i
l
"
drachm.
u
"
rosemary
....
thyme
rose
Color light red with red body.
I
30 drops.
166

Marrow Pomade.
Soft
body
Mace body or pomade
Benzoin body
Oil bergamot
"
lemon
.
" cloves
.'
1J pound.
i
J
i
|
i
"
"
"
"
"
Color deep yellow.
This pomade is generally stirred very briskly while

cooling with a stirrer like an egg-beater to fill it with
This
particles of air, making it light and spongy.
operation gives a peculiar appearance to pomades, and
can be done to all such as may be thought proper.
Mille-fleur
Pomade.
Rose pomade
Violet
Orange-flower pomade
"
Benzoin
J
\
Musk
\ pound.
"
"
"
"
Color brown with caramel.
Musk Pomade.
Rose pomade
Hard body
Ambergris pomade
'
f
J
"
"
"
Musk
pound.
Color brown with caramel.
Myrtle Blossom Pomadb.
Hard body
Jasmine pomade
.
Vanilla
Color light yellow.
.1 pound.
"
i
.
J
i
"
"

.[/ Narcissus
167
Pomade.
....
Hard body
Jasmine pomade
f pound.
Cassie
Rose
"
Vanilla
Oil of almonds (essential)
drachm
Color light yellow.

Neroli Pomade.
Hard body
....
1J pound.
"
Ambrette
2 drachms.
1
petit-grain
"
Color light yellow.

Orange-flower Pomade.
Hard body
....
"
Tolu
Oil of Portugal
"
cloves
1J pound.
I
'2
"
1 ounce.
"
Color yellow.
Oriental Cream.
....
Soft bod/
Rose pomade
...
...
"...
Benzoin "
Toiiquin
Musk
^.
1 pound.
"
i
i
"
"
Oil of santal
"
rose
.
1 drachm,
168
Palma-Rosa Pomade.
....
Soft body
Rose pomade
Benzoin "
"
Mace
pound
...
...
"
Cassie
.
.
Oil of ginger-grass
"
cloves
2 drachms.
Color yellowish-green.
PJiilocome
Pomade.
....
Purified lard
Beeswax
Cassie
Rose
oil
(from flowers)
oil
Tuberose
oil
"
"
"
"
1 pound.
ounces.
u
Mace pomade
Color pink or yellow.
Primrose Pomade.
Soft
....
"...
"...
"...
body
Cassie pomade
Eose
Vanilla
Benzoin
1 pound.
Oil of petit-grain
1 drachm.
"
lemon
almonds, (essential)
Color bright yellow.

Quinine Pomade.
Soft
body
.Rose
...
pomade
Vanilla
(Tonic pomade.)
.
oil..
cloves
Sulphate of quinine
Oil of bergamot
"
169
1| pound.
\ ounce.
"
J
"
"
Color light yellow.
Rub up
wedge wood mortar with
the quinine in a
a few drops of aromatic sulphuric acid ; add the vanilla oil, and put into the pomade melted by means
of water-bath, and
stir till cold.
Pomade Romaine.
Roman pomades
are of softer bodies than pomades

between pomades and oils are much
liked by many people, and are easily made by a judicious mixture of the pomades and antique oils, and
can be made of any odor of the preceding kinds. I
will give an example.
in general, or
Pomade Romaine a
Soft
body
Vanilla
Musk
Cassie
la Ambrosie.
.1 pound.
"
oil
oil
oil
(from flowers)
Oil of bergamot
"
cloves
roses
Mix with the
1 ounce.
....
"
"
"
| drachm.
least possible heat, color light
brown,
and you have a very pleasant hair-dressing of delicate fragrance.
170
JZondelatia
Pomade.
....
Hard body
Cassie pomade
J pound.
"...
"...
Rose
Tonquin

"
"
bergamot
\ ounce.
"
cloves
Color pale yellow.
Pomade
Soft body
a la
jftose.
....
1 pound.
"
Yanilla body
Rose pomade
Tuberose pomade
Oil of santal
"
rhodium
1 drachm,
1
"
Color deep red.
Pomade
Soft
body
a la Sultane.
....
1 pound.
Heliotrope pomade
Tuberose
Jasmine
"
"
.
Ton quin
Tincture of musk
Oil of pimento
cedrat
.
Color light brown.
1 drachm.
1
\ ounce.
171
Tuberose Pomade.
Soft
body
1 pound.
"
i
Tuberose pomade
1
"
Rose
Benzoin
Oil of cedrat
"
almonds (essential)
2 drachms.
1
Color bright yellow.

Vanilla Pomade.
Soft
body
1 pound.
"
l
Vanilla body
Rose pomade
Ambergris body
Oil of rhodium
"
2 drachms.
Color deep yellow.
Verbena Pomade.
Hard body
Cassie pomade
J pound,
"...
Benzoin
| ounce,
Oil of lemon-grass
"
lemon
"
j,
1 drachm,
cloves
Color light green.

Violet
Soft
body
Pomade.
Oil of rose .
"
almonds
Color light green.
1.
f pound.
Violet pomade
"
Cassie
"
Civet
No.
5.
.
4<
J.
<t
"
drachm,
.
172
Violet
Soft
Pomade.
No.
2.
1 pound.
body
Cassie pomade
"
Orris
'
Peru balsam pomade

Oil of almonds
"
1 drachm,
Color green.
White Pond Lily Pomade.

Soft
body
Jasmine pomade
pound,
Vanilla pomade
No
"
"
1 drachm,
color.
White Rose Pomade.

Soft
body
Rose pomade
Jasmine "
Vanilla
"
Oil of rhodium
u
rose
No
f pound.
.
drachm,
"
color.
(Crystalline bear's grease.)
Ursalina.
Oil of benne
Castor
oil
Paraffine
wax
Oil of bergamot
pimento
1J pound.
I
"
i
.
2 drachms,
"
santal
"
cloves

Color with a
of the
and
is
little
This
oil.
is
gamboge rubbed with
a portion
a very pretty looking pomade,
hair dressing.
good
PJienolin
Benne
oil
Paraffine
Oil of
u
"
oil.
...
....
.
1| pound.
\
cloves
little
Pomade.
wax
bergamot
lemon
Color with a
tion of the
173
| ounce.
"
1 drachm.
carmine, rubbed up with a porpleasant semi-transparent pink
pomade. The paraffin wax, as I have observed, makes

a handsome pomade, and is made use of in various
new pomades with fancy names, such as vasaline,
cosmoline, etc. etc., and is often made with impure
some of the benzole, which causes

an unpleasant smell that a great amount of perfume
paraffine containing
will not cover.
Pomade Hongroise.
(For the Moustache.)
...
Diachylon plaster
Rose pomatum
Oil of bergamot ...
cinnamon
rhodium
Put
.1 pound.
.2 ounces.
.2 drachms,
into small bottles or metal boxes.
Pomade Hongroise.
White wax
.
Jasmine pomade
Canada balsam
Oil of cloves
"
(White.)
.
...
.
bergamot.
| pound.
"
.2 ounces.
1 drachm.
"
2
PERFUMERY AND KIN-DRED ARTS.
174
Cire a Moustache.
wax
"White
(Moustache wax.)
.
Oil soap
| pound.
Rose pomade
Oil of cloves
lemon
2 ounces.
1 drachm.
"
2
...
.
Mould
into small sticks, and color black or brown,

remain white, and perfume with the different
flavored pomades, in order to give a variety of odors.
or let
it
Pliilocome
Pomades
Are similar to Roman pomades, except that they are

made somewhat harder by the use of lard instead of
or about the consistence of the soft
body (one
In
suet
to
their
five
parts
composition
part
lard).
the perfumer 'can follow any of the formulas given
oil,
for pomades.
Keeping in view that philocomes must
be somewhat softer, and for winter use they are more
desirable, I have recommended the infused pomades
of amber, benzoin, tolu, etc., to be made of hard body,
because they keep better, and if wanted for a softer
pomade
it
very easy to dilute according to the

I here give a formula or two as an ex-
is
kind needed.
ample of philocome pomades.

Pliilocome a la Mousseline.
Soft body
Lard
Rose pomade
.2 pounds.
Musk
"
Benzoin
"
Vanilla
Color yellow.
"
.
"
"
"
"
175
Pliilocome Moelle de Bceuf.
Soft
body
Washed
flower
odor
Oil of bergamot
"
"
pomade
.2 pounds.
of any
....
"
1 ounce.
"
lemon
cloves
"
Color deep yellow.
Thus the perfumer can make any
desired philocome
with the materials at hand.

Cosmetics or Stick Pomatums.
Cosmetics are a still harder product than those

we have thus far treated of, and should be made of
tallow from which the oil has been pressed at about
the temperature of 70 Fahr., for otherwise in our
warm summers the oil exudes, and soils the label,
making it unsalable. This tallow can be procured
of steam candle manufacturers, who are obliged to
press out the oil as a preparatory process but if the
perfumer is making soap he had better press it him;
self,
as the tallow oil
is
very useful in soap-making
softer soap than the tallow
having less stearine in it.

This pressed tallow or suet is melted in about the
"
proportion of four pounds to one of wax. As these
pomatums are intended for the beard, hardness is of
value.
They are moulded into batons or sticks with
tin
moulds of
oval, round, or square form.
They
are
open at each end, the upper end being attached to a

tin pan, and secured below by strips of tin to prevent them moving, and below there is a similar pan
in which a layer of grease is first poured, and the
lower ends of moulds placed, and when this grease
176
prevents the -melted grease that you now

moulds from passing through. "When all
becomes solid the lower pan is removed, and the
batons are pushed out, when they can easily be cut to
the desired uniform length. The paraffine wax I have
found a most useful substitute for beeswax, as it is
hardens
fill
it
in the
of that peculiar consistence that causes the sticks to

be smooth and slide from the mould as well as to have
I have
envelop with foil.
made in this manner thousands of grosses of lower
priced cosmetics perfumed with essential oils, and
a smoother surface to
sent
them
to the hottest climates,
and they have
given entire satisfaction.
For the finer cosmetics, perfumed with the flowers,

the French flower pomades are used in such proportions as to insure their remaining solid.
For example
Violet Cosmetic.
Yiolet pomade
"White wax
....
1 pound.
"
\
It requires this amount of wax to make it sufficiently solid to keep hard during our summer months.
of flowers, when washed with alcohol

and bouquets, can be used with advantage in cosmetics by pressing out the alcohol and
some of the oil through leather or canvas bags, when
they can be hardened with wax and a portion of
essential oils added to give more fragrance; and
moulded en baton.
The pomades
for the extracts
HAIR OILS AND HAIR TOXICS.
CHAPTER
XII.
IN
ages, in barbarous as well as in civilized

countries, the hair has been the subject of great care
all
and attention, and ointments, unguents, and oils,

have from time immemorial been in use for anointing
and dressing it. In my history of perfumes these
unguents have been mentioned as among the most
important of perfumes, and in fact were used long
ages before spirituous essences and perfumes were
known.
Having given a detailed account of the
pomades, etc., most in vogue, and selected with care
from hundreds of recipes at my command, I shall
now give instructions for the preparation of oils and
tonics for dressing, fixing, and promoting the growth
of the hair, such as antique and hygienic oils, tonics,
restoratives, washes, fixatures, depilatories, etc.
The French flower oils, as I have frequently
tioned, are
made
in a similar
manner
to the
men-
pomades
by maceration and absorption have, or should have,

the same amount of odor that the pomade contains,
;
and can be treated in precisely the same manner

and in the same proportions with alcohol to extract
the odors from them.
By some operators they are
thought best, as they are certainly most convenient
to use.
In compounding the antique and hygienic oils, an

assortment of the oils of benzoin, ambergris, musk,
and orris, Tolu and Peru balsams, called ambrosial
12
178
can be prepared in about the same proportions

as the recipes call for when pomades are used; for
example I will give
oils,
Huile a VAmbre.
Ambergris
Benne oil
Rub up
the
\ ounce.
.2 pints.
the ambergris in a mortar with a portion of

it adhere to the mortar, a little clean
If
oil.
sand can be added with advantage to cause a division
Put
in a bottle, and keep in a warm

place, frequently agitating, for a fortnight, or even a
month, as it takes a long while for the oil to dissolve
of the particles.
it;
and
in this
manner you can prepare
all
oils, in proportion suited to the amount of

contain, or with an eye to their cost.
Antique
the other
aroma they
the oils of flowers or their
oils are all
combinations, and the base
is
either fine olive or benne
first is well known to every one, and the

is equally good for the purposes, is obwhich
latter,
tained from the seeds of the sesame plant, Moringa
It is white, free from odor, and has the
aptera.
oil.
The
property of keeping sweet a long time. I will give

the compound antique oils most in vogue.
Huile Antique au Bouquet.
Benne
oil
Cassie
oil
Jasmine
Rose oil
Yanilla
,f
"
oil
"
"
|.
oil
Oil of bergamot
"
pound.
neroli
...
.
"
1 drachm.
"
i
179
Huile Antique a la Fleur de Granger.
Benne
1 pound.
"
oil
Orange-flower
Jasmine
Benzoin
oil
i
J
"
Huile Antique a
"
"
1 drachm.
la Heliotrope.
Benne oil
Rose oil
f pound.
|
Tuberose
oil
Vanilla oil
"
"
"
|
1 drachm.
Huile Antique au Jasmine.
Benne
oil
Jasmine
Cassie
Civet
1-
oil
oil
pound.
"
oil
"
"
Huile Antique au Millefleur.
Benne oil
Rose oil
Tuberose
Jasmine
f pound.
"
|
oil
oil
Or. flower
Cassie
oil
2
2
oil
oil
Oil of neroli
"
oil
Vanilla
Styrax
.....2
bergamot
cloves
...
2
J
"
a
ounces.
"
"
"*
drachm.
1
"

Huile Antique a la Rose.
Benne oil
Eose oil
Or. flower
Musk
oil
f pound.
"
f
oil
Otto of roses
"
"
"
Huile Antique a la Tuberose.
Benne
oil
Tuberose oil
Jasmine oil
Orris
"
.....2
oil
Benzoin
oil
Eose
oil
oil
Ambergris
Tolu oil
oil
Violet
oil
Orris
oil
drachm.
pound.
"
oil
"
.2 ounces.
"
la Violette.
.1 pound.
"
\
oil
Benzoin
.1
oil
Cassie
"
.2 ounces.
2.
1 drachm.
These
ounces.
la Vanilla.
Huile Antique a
Benne
Huile Antique a
Vanilla
oil
Benne
1 pound.
"
oils are usually colored only by the flowers

the process of enfleurage, and the perfumer is satisfied with the natural yellow, green, or brownish tinge
so imparted.
If he desires a color for them, it is easy
in
HAIK OILS AXD HAIR TOXICS.
181
impregnate the oils with the different colors needed.

have always kept on hand yellow oils colored with
gamboge or roco, red oil with alkanet or carmine,
green oils with gum gnaiacum or with leaves, which
were sufficient for all purposes.
to
I
Huile Philocome
Is really another name for the antique oils, although
the term is sometimes applied to the soft pomades
already noticed.
Huile Hygienique
name applied to the antique oils I have

formulas for, and the perfumer can,
the
already given
if he has the stock of oils I have recommended, comIs yet another
pound and invent almost any

demands.
which the market
oils
Bear's Oil.
so long and favorably known as beneficial in promoting the growth of the hair, and as im-
Bear's
oil,
proving its appearance, is now very seldom genuine,

as all kinds of bland oils, vegetable and animal, have
been used under that name, and generally with benefit
to the user, as the genuine oil is scarce, and soon be-
comes rancid in spite of all efforts to prevent it,

no doubt because of the large amount of albuminous
matter
it
contains.
I usually prepared
Oil of benne
"
"
"
"
bergamot
lemon
thyme
cloves
Color a light yellow.
....
.
it
thus
2 pounds.
\ ounce.
.1
.
"
drachm.
"
182

Aromatic Oil of Flowers.
oil,
colored red
HAIR OILS AND HAIR TOXICS.

Grecian Golden
Benne
Oil.
3 pints.
"
1
oil
"
Cassie
183
Oil of bergamot
"
cloves
"
cassie
Color a deep yellow with the roco
Glycerine
Pure glycerine
....
..
Hair
oil.
Oil.
.
f ounce.
"
I
1 drachm.
1J pint.
i
Alcohol
Oil of lemon
neroli
almonds
Tincture of saffron
J ounce.
.1
drachm.
"
Dissolve the oils with the alcohol and tincture, and

agitate with the glycerine, which will become clear in
the course of a few hours.
Florentine Hair Oil.
Benne
Orris
oil
oil
Cassie
"
oil
Benzoin
2| pints.
oil
Oil of Portugal (orange)

"
cloves
...
\
1 ounce.
.1 drachm.
Color yellow.
Indian Hair
Benne
oil
Styrax
oil
Orris
oil
Oil.
.3 pints.
\ pint.
"
184:
cinnamon
^ ounce.
1 drachm,
sassafras
Oil of orange
Color yellow.
Japanese Hair
Benne oil
Rose oil
Tolu
oil
Musk
Oil.
3 pints.
....
.
oil
l
5
| ounce.
Oil of geranium
"
santal
pimento
"
4
1 drachm,
Color yellow.
Macassar
Benne
Castor
oil
oil
3 pints.
Oil of rosemary
"
rhodium
"
"
"
"
Oil.
nutmegs
bergamot
thyme
cinnamon
"
1 drachm,
"
1
1
Color deep red with alkanet.
Huile de Noisette.
Hazelnut
oil
Oil of bergamot
"
"
(Hazelnut
oil.)
pints.
\ ounce.
"
lemon
cloves
1 drachm,
neroli
Color light yellow.

Hazelnut
made
oil is
185
imported from France, where it is

and when sweet
for the use of the perfumer,
and pure
is
very pleasant.
Rose Hair
Oil of benne
Castor
... .3
...
neroli
rhodium
geranium
\ ounce.
1 drachm.
"
"
Hair
oil.
Oil.
(Common.)
Cotton-seed oil (refined)

Oil of rosemary
"
"
Color red with alkanet

JKose
pints.
oil
Oil of bergamot
"
Oil.
orange
thyme
pints.
\ ounce.
"
1
"
J
Color red with alkanet.
when
and properly refined

(not bleached), is a very sweet', bland oil, and for low
priced hair oils is very suitable. There are great
quantities of it bottled and sold as olive oil, but while
it has none of the flavor of olive oil,, it is yet quite
For making cheap hair oils it is only
harmless.
Cotton-seed
oil,
fresh
necessary to select the refined oil of a light bright

yellow color, taking care to avoid the oil bleached
with sulphuric acid, as the acid oxidizes the

gives it a rancid smell.
oil
and
Hair tonics are a useful class of preparations, that

made, and with some medicinal properties for
if well
improving the growth or beautifying the appearance
186
of the hair, command a ready sale. But the perfumer

must be careful that nothing injurious is put into
them, in fact nothing that he does not

of.
It is necessary for
me
know the
effect
to give frequent cautions

the
make himself acquainted with
to the operator, to
properties and effects of the most important chemical

substances. I am aware that many books of formulas
and recipes contain improper combinations, hence the

occasion of frequent warning.
Cristianfs Chemical Cathairon.
Castor
oil
(Hair restorative.)
Alcohol, 95
Tincture of cantharides
1| pints.
"
6
2 ounces.
Borax
"
Water
"
"
Oil of lavender
"
bergamot
cloves
The borax
is
"
"
.
dissolved in the water
by
heat,
and
added by slow degrees to the other ingredients already

mixed, and if the alcohol is strong it will not be
milky. It is colored slightly with a little caramel.
This cathairon has been in the market for twenty-five
years, and has been very popular, for it is a useful
combination, and a very suitable hair dressing for
ladies, as
it
does not grease the dress.
CristianVs Cococydonia.
(Cocoanut
oil
and quince
seed.)
Cocoanut
Castor
Alcohol
oil
J pint.
"
.
"
"

Slippery elm bark
Water
Oil of bergamot
pimento
almonds
"
1 ounce.
"
4
1
"
"
lemon
"
187
...
.
"
1 drachm.
The cocoanut
oil is mixed with the castor oil, and

mixed slowly with them at a slight
heat.
The elm bark in coarse powder is dissolved in
the water and strained, and mixed by agitation with
the rest. Lastly it is filtered, perfumed, and colored
the alcohol
with a
tincture of gamboge.
little
popular hair
dressing.
Eau
Lustral.
(Hair restorative.)
.....1
Castor oil
Linseed oil
Alcohol, 95
.
Oil of bergamot
"
lemon
"
cloves
"
neroli
pint.
2 ounces.
6| pints.
1 ounce.
"
.1
"
drachm.
The two oils are mixed together, and dissolved in

the spirit by agitation. "When combined add the
tincture of cantharides and perfumes, and color red
with tincture of archil. This has been a standard
preparation for many years, and I think a valuable
one, as it stimulates the scalp, and gives great softness and glossiness to the hair.
188
Brazilian Amber Gloss.
Castor
....
oil
Alcohol, 80
Oil of geranium
cloves
thyme
1 pint.
"
| ounce,
I
I
"
"
Color with caramel and tincture of roco.

Glycerine and Lime-juice.
Glycerine
The
the
.2 ounces.
oil
and
of lemon, then
.2 ounces.
Liquor potassa, U. S. P.
Orange-flower water
Oil of lemon
oil
juice of 6 lemons.
Castor oil
Alcohol
Mix
(Hair tonic.)
"
"
\
2 drachms.
"
alcohol, then the liquor potassa
mix the
and
lemon-juice, orange-flower
water and glycerine, and add to the rest by portions

at a time, and agitate frequently. There are no means
of
making it a perfectly homogeneous compound except by agitation, but it is a beautiful article for the
hair,
keeping the scalp clean and
Ammoniated Hair
Alcohol, 95
Castor oil
Aqua ammonia
Rose-water
Oil of bergamot
cloves
This
lar.
is
also a
cool.
Tonic.
....
4 ounces.
"
4
"
2
"
"
.1 drachm.
good tonic that has been very popu-
189
Tonique de The.
Black
tea,
strong
Bay rum
Spirits of
rosemary
.1 pint.
i
u
"
Glycerine
"
Black tea is supposed by some persons to be a promoter of the growth of the hair. However that may
be, my formula, if the tea have or have not any effect,
will
make
good hair wash.

Glycerine Hair Tonic.
Glycerine, pure
Borax
Rose-water
Alcohol
..
Oil of petit-grain
rosemary
cloves
1 pint.
\ ounce.
.2 pints.
.2 ounces.
.1 drachm,
.2
.
This very pleasant hair tonic is prepared by dissolving the borax in the water, the perfume in the
It should be clear,
alcohol, and mixing all together.
and
if
colored let
it
be yellow with tincture of saf-
fron.
Eau
Sassafras bark
Water
Alcohol
Oil of cloves
"
bergamot
Athenian.
...
...
.
J pound.
.2 quarts.
4 ounces.
drachm.
.1
.
"
This hair tonic has a great reputation, and an extensive sale in Continental Europe, where the sassafras is considered a great cure-all.
190

Quinine Hair Tonic.
Glycerine
Alcohol
\ pint.
Orange-flower water
Quinine
Oil of rhodium
.
geranium
cloves
"
"
1J
drachm.
.1
"
"
"
Color a light red with tincture of archil.

Dissolve the quinine with a few drops of aromatic
sulphuric acid, then the orange-flower water, "then
the glycerine, lastly add the alcohol in which the oils
are dissolved.
Camphor Lotion for

Spirits of camphor,
Oil of rosemary
cloves
Rose-water
U.
S.
the
Hair.
P.
.2 ounces.
"
i
1 drachm.
....
... .2
pints.
Rosemary Hair Wash.

Spirits of rosemary
Rose-water
Carbonate of potash
1
.
Bay Rum Hair
"
.2 drachms.
Tonic.
Bay rum
1 pint,
Borax
Rose-water
.1 pint.
\ ounce.
.1 pint.
HAIR OILS AND HAIR TOPICS.
191
Curling Fluid.
Mucilage of
Arabic
gum
Salts of tartar
Rose-water
(from flowers)
Orange-flower
Color with liquid carmine.
New
Shampoo
England rum
Bay
4 ounces.
Lotion.
Glycerine
Carbonate of ammonia
"
1| pint.
oil
Cristiani's
2 ounces.
1
.1
.
pint.
f
2 ounces.
Borax
Shampoo Liquid.
Salts of tartar
Bay rum
.2 ounces.
...
.
Rose-water
.1 pint.
1
"Water
Bandoline.
(PAmande
Gum
tragacanth
Orange-flower water
"
2
"
amere.)
.2 ounces.
.1 pint.
"
Water
Essential
oil
of almonds
7
2 drachms.
4 ounces.
Alcohol
Bandoline a
la Hose.
The same, but perfumed with rose-water
or otto of
rose, and colored pink with liquid carmine.

The gum is dissolved for a day or two in the water,
stirred well and strained, and the alcohol with the
perfume added.
102
ARTS.
Quince Seed Fixature or Bandoline.
...
Quince seed
....
Glycerine
Rose-water
Color if desired yellow or
| ounce.
"
1 pint.
red.
make
frequent use of glycerine (the sweet principle of fat), which I consider one
of the most useful substances ever discovered for the
It will be seen that I
use of the perfumer. When pure it is perfectly odorless,, and has a specific gravity of 1.28, and its proIt mixes in all proportions
perties are remarkable.
with alcohol and water; is very emollient, softening

and hair without greasing undergoes no
change in the air, and dissolves some substances not
to the skin
soluble in
It
is
or syrup.
used in medicine as a vehicle for
oil
many
drugs,
added to poultices to prevent their hardening, beAs a cosmetic it

sides being soothing in its effects.
is
invaluable, either in lotions or in soaps, gives clearness to the skin, is softening, cooling, and refreshing,
and is a remedy for all chafing, chapping, ringworms,
is
hardness, and excoriations of the skin.

I have given a variety of formulas for hair restoratives,
and such as
know
to be harmless
from a
long experience in the manufacture of all such preparations, and refrain from giving hundreds that I deem
worthless, or of such a nature that in careless hands
might do much injury for they call for caustic alkali,

corrosive' acids, or dangerous poisonous substances,
calculated to do more harm than good, and to bring
much dishonor on the perfumer's art.
To judge from the numerous substances that the
old and obsolete books recommend as remedies and
;
'
193
restoratives for the hair, one would feel that they had
gone to both the vegetable and the animal kingdoms,
searched heaven and earth, and gone under the earth

to find them.
CHAPTER
XIII.

I
KNOW
full
well the difficulties of
my
position
while trying to give formulas that will be effective

and at the same time harmless, particularly when it
comes to dyeing living hair, for the art of dyeing is

a chemical one, and to dye silk and wool there is the
experience of hundreds to consult, but the caustic
and corrosive substances so used could not be applied to anything attached to the living
out destroying or injuring the skin.
body with-
Dyeing the hair has been practised from very early

times, as we read of its being universal among the
women
of
powder called
nations
it
is
to blacken the eyelids with a black

Indeed they and all eastern
kohl.
Egypt
still
use
many dyes
or stains.
Among some
the custom to ornament the face with blue
patches or spots, to blacken the eyelashes, eyebrows,

and eyelids; to stain the nails and palms of the
hands and soles of the feet an orange-color with the

leaves of the henna, and the cheeks they paint red.
So in our own time and country the custom of dyemostly by those who hope to conceal the
of time and age in turning it gray, is very
13
ing the
effects
hair,
194
common, and they use great quantities of advertised

nostrums that are often deleterious in their effects.
The
basis of nearly all hair dye is either lead or

and
silver,
they are susceptible of but few modificaBismuth and pyrogallic acid can be used, but
tions.
their action is not so certain.
Copper and iron are
used as auxiliaries in some of the formulas.
Lead Dye.
Litharge
.2 ounces.
Bicarbonate of potash
Fresh slaked lime
"
4
2
Mix thoroughly, and keep in well-corked bottles.

This powder is mixed with water into a creamy consistence and applied to the hair, with something put
over it to keep in the moisture, as it acts only when
In about four hours' time it is supposed to dry,
wet.
and is rubbed out of the hair, when the hair is
washed in warm water, oiled, and arranged. Care
must be taken to have the hair perfectly clean and
from grease, or it will not dye.
and I think a better preparation.
free
I give another,
Indian Hair Dye.
Sugar of lead, powdered

"
Quicklime
:Starch
2 ounces.
"
Applied as the last, and

time.
I submit another
convenient.
will
dye
in a
much
in liquid form,
shorter
and more
195
Egyptian Hair Dye.
.1 ounce.
Litharge
Carbonate of lead
Hydrated oxide of bismuth
Fresh slaked lime
Distilled water
.1
This
"
"
.
"
pint.
allowed to stand after being well mixed,
is
and the larger portion of the water poured off; the

sediment is the dye, and is very active, dyeing the
hair in about half an hour brown or black, according
to the length of time it is on it.
Another lead dye,
very much used at the present time, is made in this
manner.
Hair Color
Acetate of lead
Lac sulphur
Glycerine
Rose-water
Perfume
This
is
almost
all
Restorer.
.2 drachms.
.3
.4 ounces.
...
.
"
12
to taste.
applied daily until the hair changes to the

desired shade. This preparation is the usual form of
of the advertised nostrums for the purpose,
and must be used with
care, as its effects
on some
people are injurious.
Bismuth Lye.
(Two
No.
preparations.)
1.
Hydrosulphate of ammonia
Distilled rose-water
fl.
ounces.
"
196
No.
Nitrate of bismuth
2.
.
Aqua ammonia, FFF.
.1
.
q.
ounce.
s.
.4 ounces.
For No. 2 the bismuth is put into a glass, and the

aqua ammonia added, drop by drop, while rubbing
until dissolved,
when
the balance of the water
is
To
use this dye, the hair is thoroughly

washed till wet with the first solution, left to dry, and
agam wetted and dried when the No. 2 is applied
added.
with a soft brush, carefully dividing the hair that

This is a much safer dye
all parts may receive it.
than lead, and with care and skill the hair can be
made
to look
more natural, as
it
gives a brownish
hue.
Colornerus.
(Silver dye.)
Nitrate of silver
Nitrate of copper
Aqua ammonia
The
.1 ounce.
.1 drachm.
.8 ounces.
.
q. s.
and copper are triturated in a glass

mortar, and aqua ammonia added until the liquid becomes of a clear blue color. This dye is applied to
the clean hair, and exposed to the light some time,
when a black or brown color comes according to the
silver
strength
for
brown
it is
usual to dilute
it.
Another Silver Dye.
Oxide of
silver
Aqua ammonia
...
.
Sap green
.1
.
ounce.
^q. s.
.6 ounces.
.10
grains.
197
Triturate the oxide of silver with the sap green,

dropping in the aqna ammonia till dissolved, when
add the
last
This
of the water.
to the last, and used in the
Silver Dye.
No.
is
similar in
(Two
preparations.)
Mordant.
1.
....
Sulphuret of potassium
Distilled water
Liquor potassa, U. S. P.
To be kept
2.
titrate of silver
is
1| ounces.
8
well stopped, and free from the light.
No.
This
its effects
same manner.
.6 drachms.
.8 ounces.
the most popular form of dye, and with a
very effective.
I give another form of silver dye that
little skill is
stantaneous, as
it
called in-
dyes at once.
Another Silver Dye.
No.
Pyrogallic acid
Distilled water
Rectified spirit
Mix and
is
1.
(Two
preparations.)
Mordant.
...
1 ounce.
"
6
.2"
filter.
No.
2.
Nitrate of silver
Pistilled rose-water
Indigo
If not clear let
it
.1 ounce.
.1
.10
stand a day or two.
grains.
198
This is an instantaneous dye, and makes a very

black color. If wanted brown, the mordant and the
dye should both be diluted with one part of rosewater to two of the mixture.
These dyes, being of lunar caustic, dye the skin as
well as the hair, and care should be taken to keep
them off the hands, etc. If they should so stain, it
can be removed with a strong solution of iodide of
Should the finger-nails get
potassium in water.
be
it
will
stained,
necessary to use a sharp penknife
to scrape
them
Italian
off.
Hair Dye.
(Two
No.
preparations.)
1.
Hydrosulphuret of ammonia
Liquor potassa
Distilled water
.
No.
Nitrate of silver
Nitrate of iron
Distilled water
This,
when
7 drachms.
.3
.
10
"
2.
.
-Is
...
.
drachm.
2 ounces.
skilfully applied, dies a fine black.
The Turks dye their beards a very fine rich brown

or black by means of a metal found in the East, said
I think it is
to be iron pyrites, but that is doubtful.
an alloy of iron and copper in a state of oxide. They
use for a mordant roasted Aleppo galls with some

henna, and mixed with starch. In dying the beard
they
first
mix up the
gall
water, and thoroughly rub
powder into a paste with
into the beard, letting

it dry, and if wanted jet black it is necessary to repeat this application, taking care not to get it on the
it
HAIR DYES. AND DEPILATORIES.
199
After the lapse of some hours the metal dye

treated in the same way, and gently rubbed into
the beard, when a fine color is produced, according
to the quantity used or the length of time used in
its application.
After this operation henna is sometimes applied to give a richer hue and soften the
skin.
is
beard.
Vegetable
Pyrogallic acid
"Warm water
Hair Dye.
1 ounce.
"
This dye is applied daily for about a week, and

turns the hair a brownish or reddish hue.
German
Vegetable
Hair Dye
Is a strong tincture of the green walnut hulls scented,

and will stain some hair a rich brown hue.
As
the most of these dyes are chemical, it is necessary to give a word of caution to those who prepare
and to those who use them. I have given the most
formulas contain cyanides, etc.

The frequent use of the litharge dye injures the
hair, the lime acts upon the hair bulbs and destroys
harmless, for
many
The
liquid lead dye, if used a great length of

time, will produce the painter's colic or other and
worse afflictions. The silver dyes are not so danger-
them.
ous, though we read of many bad effects produced by

their constant use.
Yet I have never observed any,
I may except an effect upon the eyesight by a

constant dyeing of the beard for a number of years.
The recent rage among fashionable ladies for blonde
hair has caused many nostrums to be advertised for
if
changing the hair to that desired shade, but this is a

more difficult operation than that of making it black
200
or brown.
Caustic alkali has a partial
effect in de-
stroying the natural color of the hair, but unfortunately a few applications will take out all the hair.
And then again dyeing red and yellow is recommended
in the manner of dyeing cloths those colors, but they
very unnatural colors. The only

harmless method I can recommend, is to use some
powder or pomade, holding some blond pigment, but
are, if successful,
a temporary expedient and quite troublesome.

will, however, give some formulas.
it is
Powder Blond.
(Yellow powder
Yellow lake
Perfume
Blonde.
Soft body
Yellow lake
.
pound.
q. s.
(Yellow powder.)
.1 pound.
.
q.
s.
as desired.
In preparing them, it
thorough
o combination.
The
as required.
Pommade
Perfume
for the hair.)
....
Levigated talc
is
only necessary to
make
Circassian beauties of the Sultan's harem are
said to dye their hair an orange-red with henna, and

from what I know of this plant, it may be possible
to do so, but it would be to our eye an unpleasant hue.
In early times the ladies of
Rome
used to repair to
their house tops and expose their hair to the influence

of the sun's rays after wetting it with an alkali.
This would appear to be the most feasible expedient
known.
Depilatory powders for removing superfluous hair
are in demand by ladies having such disfigurement
201
and lips these are chemical

sometimes
and
very poisonous, yet with
preparations,
care and properly used are effective.
their arms, neck,
upon
Ponder
Epilatoire.
(Depilatory powder.)
Hydrosulphuret of sodium
Quicklime
1| ounce.
.5
Starch
"
in well-stoppered vials.
Keep
When
used, a small portion and sufficient only for

the time, is made into a paste with water, applied
and kept on until the smarting is painful, when it is
washed
cerine
off
is
with
warm
water, and cold cream or gly-
applied to the part.
Poudre
Orpiment
Quicklime
Subtile.
| ounce.
"
5
Starch
"
very poisonous, and should be used with

care, and on but a small portion of the surface at a
time, to avoid absorbing the sulphuret of arsenic.
Used as the other, being careful not to blister the
This
is
skin.
Depilatory Liquid.
Sulphuret of barium
.
A little powdered
.3 ounces.
12
Water
starch
is
wetted with this solu-
tion, and immediately applied, and when dry it can

be removed and takes the hair with it. A safe pre-
paration.
202

Depilatory Pomade.
Quicklime
Soda ash
Soft
.2 ounces.
2
body
Rubbed together
This
in a mortar.
is
not so rapid
in its action, but safer for tender skins.

Oriental
rasma is a similar preparation in the second recipe
much used by
given, and
the Turkish
women, and
again I call attention to the danger attending
......
Eyebrow
Suet
Pencil.
Curd soap
Ivory black
its use.
1 pound.
"
\
q. s.
about the size of a lead

pencil, covered with colored foil, or put in a metal
This
is
rolled into spills
case.
Perhaps some of the numerous dyes for yellow

might be applied to giving a blonde shade to the
hair, as I see a formula for the purpose that first
gives the acetate of lead for a mordant, and afterwards a solution of chlorate of potash. This -would
give a bright yellow that might be toned down with
Goulard's extract of lead.
And another in which sulphate of iron is used as
a mordant, and when dry the hair is washed with
lime-water; this gives a more natural hue or a yellowish brown. But as I have remarked, it may be
easy to dye wool and hair when off the head, but extremely difficult when on the person.
a
little
THE TEETH, THE GUMS, AND THE BREATH.
CHAPTER
203
XIY.

I
SHALL now return
to a
of articles, and in giving
my
more agreeable
class
formulas for the nume-
rous powders and washes for the teeth, I cannot

forbear some remarks on these most useful preparations, for by a careful and prudent use of them, the
many
causes of early decay and loss may be preThe accumulation of tartar, the softening
vented.
and swelling of the gums, and the undue acidity of

the saliva are the general causes of their injury and
In view, therefore, to overcome these
destruction.
In
causes, we study to have the proper ingredients.
powder we require something sufficiently insoluble

and gritty to remove the tartar some substance of
;
harden the gums, and, when

there is much acidity of the mouth, an alkaline
substance must be used to neutralize it. In the
mouth washes we can only, of course, endeavor to
overcome the two last causes.
Regarding the choice of the proper kind of toothbrush to assist the cleansing power of the powder,
there is but little to say, as each person should be a
judge of the kind which he himself requires. Of
the substances used in tooth-powders, charcoal and
pumice-stone, bath brick, cuttle-fish bone are, for
constant use, almost too resisting and hard, and are
an astringent nature
to
apt to injure the enamel. I think prepared or precipitated chalk is the best basis for the powders,
unless
the
teeth
have been very much neglected,
204
when some substance of a more gritty nature should

be used, for which I recommend powdered cuttle-fish
bone.
Rose Tooth Powder.
(Cristiani's.)
Precipitated chalk
Powdered white sugar
"
orris root
.
cuttle-fish
Carmine
Oil of rose
"
The
.5
.5
musk
chalk, orris, sugar,
2 ounces.
\
and
"
"
.....
.
bergamot
Tincture of
bone
1| pound.
drachm.
"
"
cuttle-fish
are
all
mixed together. The carmine is mixed in a mortar

with a few drops of aqua ammonia to bring out the
color, and the mixed powder is added by degrees.
Lastly the perfumes are added, and the whole sieved
to effect a thorough combination.
This
is
a very
handsome appearance, and fine

flavor,
generally liked, though it lacks any
astringent property, but is well suited to keep good
teeth in good order.
pleasant powder, of
and
is
Poudre Dentifrice Allemande.
.....2
Sugar of milk
Levigated pumice
Sulphate of quinia
Prepared chalk
Oil of lavender
Mix and
.12
ounces.
2 drachms.
lemon
cloves
sieve.
ounces.
.2 drachms.
....
... .1
.
Carmine lake
1 pound.
drachm,
"
"
THE TEETH, THE GUMS, AT^D THE BREATH.
205
Poudre Dentifrice de Menthe.

Precipitated chalk
Powdered sugar
"
peppermint
Mix and
1^ pound.
"
J
i
2 drachms.
.....3
orris root
Oil of rosemary
sieve.
Detergent Tooth Powder.
Precipitated chalk
1^ pounds.
Powdered myrrh
2 ounces.
"
borax
"
"
sugar of milk
4
4
"
...
orris root
"
1 drachm.
Oil of cloves
"
cinnamon.
"
coriander
Camphorated Dentifrice.
Precipitated chalk
Powdered orris root
sugar
camphor
Rub up
.1 pound.
"
.
"
"
the camphor in a mortar with a few drops
of alcohol and add the other powders.
Charcoal Tooth Powder.
Powdered charcoal
1^ pound.
Prepared chalk
Powdered catechu
i
2 ounces.
'
"
"
cassie
"
cloves
orris root
(4
Mix and
sieve.
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Coral Tooth Powder.
Prepared chalk
Powdered
"
1J pound.
2 ounces.
cuttle-fish
red coral
| pound.
2 ounces.
Bole Armenia
Oil of cloves
"
cassia
"
1 drachm.
u
1
fennel
'2
Tincture of vanilla
"
Mix and
musk
sieve.
Aromatic Tooth Powder.

Prepared chalk
Cuttle-fish bone
1 pound.
2 ounces
Carmine lake
Powdered sugar
"
calamus
"
cloves
cassia
ambrette seed
cinchona
"
bicarbonate of soda
Poudre Dentifrice Hyjienique.
( Cri s
ti
an
's. )

Oil of rose
"
cloves
coriander
"
fennel
Tincture of vanilla
"
musk
207
30 drops.
"
10
"
20
"
10
"
30
"
20
This powder is deservedly popular, as it contains

every requisite of a good tooth powder, and its flavor
is very pleasant.
Peruvian Tooth Powder
Powdered yellow bark

"
orris root
2 ounces.
myrrh
Precipitated chalk
Bole Armenia
Oil of cloves
caraway
pound.
1 pound.
2 ounces.
1 drachm.
Soap
Dentifrice.
Precipitated chalk
Powdered
"
orris
pound.
myrrh
2 ounces.
white soap
"
saffron
"
Oil of lavender
2 drachms.
As a matter of course, every druggist thinks he

can make the best tooth powder, though he may indiscriminately put into it bath-brick, pumice-stone,
and charcoal, which, if the purchaser will use perwear out all the teeth that nature
him
and
so in tooth pastes I will give only
gave
such as meet my approval.
severingly, will
;
208
Rose Tooth Paste.

Prepared chalk
Rose pink
.
Powdered rose leaves
Honey
....
Otto of rose
Carmine liquid
Tincture of
musk
1J pound.
"
J
i
q. s.
| drachm.
"
i
.20
drops.
The powders
into a soft
are all put together and then made

mass with the honey, and put into China
hoxes.
Coral Tooth Paste.
Powdered red
coral
Cuttle-fish bone
.....
.....2
Prepared chalk
Cochineal
Cream of tartar
Honey of roses
Make
1 pound.
2 ounces.
"
q.
s.
| drachm.
Oil of cloves
Alum
J pound.
.2 ounces.
into a fine powder,
ounces.
and into a mass with the
honey of roses.
Charcoal Tooth Paste.
Powdered willow charcoal

orris root
myrrh
Prepared chalk
Oil of peppermint
Honey
1 pound,
"
.2 ounces.
.
\ pound.
\
q.
drachm.
s.
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Aromatic Tooth Paste.

Precipitated chalk
Bole Armenia
Powdered
1 pound.
orris root
"
!
2 ounces.
"
cloves
"
cinnamon
coriander
cuttle-fish
bone
Honey
of roses
q.
s.
Peruvian Tooth Paste.

Prepared chalk
Powdered
"
orris
yellow bark
cuttle-fish bone
"
and myrrh, each

.
1J pound,
2 ounces.
"
"
Honey
q.
s.
Soap Tooth Paste.
Powdered white
castile soap
Precipitated chalk
Powdered
"
cuttle-fish
aquilla bark
Oil of coriander
"
"
pimento
lavender
J pound.
"
1
2 ounces.
"
2
.30
Honey
50
20
q.
drops.
"
"
s.
Violet Tooth Paste.
Prepared chalk
Powdered
orris
sugar of milk
cuttle-fish
Extract of violet
14
1J pound.
"
"
2 ounces.
"
210

\ drachm.
Honey
q. s.
Tincture of archil
ounce.
Odontine Paste.
(Cristiani's.)
Precipitated chalk
1J pound.
Powdered
"
"
orris
cuttle-fish
castile
2 ounces.
"
2
soap
Benzoic acid
1 drachm,
"
2
Carmine lake
Oil of coriander
"
cloves
rose
Clarified
....
honey
"
J.
q. s.
Opiate Tooth Paste.
Prepared chalk
Powdered
"
orris
myrrh
rose leaves
Sulphate of morphia
Brazil lake
Oil of cloves
nutmegs
rhodium
Honey
....
.
1J pound
"
i
2 ounces.
"
2
\ drachm.
1 ounce.
20 drops.
20 "
30 "
q. s.
Tooth pastes are a very pleasant mode of cleansing

the teeth, and nearly as efficacious as powders. They
are always put up in earthen, glass, or porcelain jars
or pots, and neatly labelled.
They are used by rubbing the moistened tooth-brush over the surface of
the paste until sufficient adheres.
We will
now
give

some formulas
211
and mouth washes, a form of
for teeth
dentifrice particularly adapted to strengthening the

gums and arresting decay, besides sweetening the
breath.
Eau
Tincture of cedar
Botot.
wood
"
cinchona
"
myrrh
"
| pint.
....
rhatany
Oil of spearmint
These tinctures should be made of
"
"
J
20 drops.
rectified spirits
of 60.
Opal Dentiline.
Tincture of myrrh
"
rhatany
each
Orange-flower water
.2 ounces.
and
Tolu,
.1
ounce.
-If pint.
Made by
gradually adding the water to the tincwith

ture,
frequent agitation, so that when made it
presents a uniform milky appearance without precipitate.
Camphor Balsam for
Camphor
Tincture of myrrh
"
\ ounce.
"
Peru balsam
Rectified spirit
Oil of spearmint
the Teeth.
"
1 pint.
.10
drops.
an excellent and convenient wash for

cleansing the teeth and scenting the breath.
This
is
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Detergent Tooth Wash.
Tincture of pyrethra
"
rhatany
"
"
"
"
4
4
4
4
8
2
benzoin
vanilla
aquillabark
made
.4 ounces.
myrrh
Tincture of cochineal
I have
(Cristiani's.)
"
"
"
"
"
"
this dentifrice for the past twenty-five
years, and it has met the approval of all who have

used it. Like all the rest of these tooth washes, a
few drops are sprinkled on the wet tooth-brush and
the teeth rubbed briskly, using water to rinse out the
mouth. I would advise a metal sprinkler put into
the perforated cork for convenience in using the

washes, and also one of larger orifice for the tooth
powder, as being the latest improvement for this
class of goods.
Elixir Odontalgique.
Tincture of rhatany
"
cinchona.
"
"
Extract of
Under
.4 ounces.
1
"
"
8
2
"
"
cedar wood
vanilla
myrrh
cloves
cinnamon
cochineal
rose, ISTo. 2
name
2
2
2
"
"
"
a preparation has had a great sale

in England and on the continent. I give this formula
as my idea of its component parts.
this
213
Oriental Styptic.
Tincture of rhatany, myrrh, pyrethra, cloves, of each

.
Particularly
recommended
for
soft
4 ounces.
or bleeding
gums.
Pyreihene Tooth Wash.
Tincture of pyrethra
"
myrrh
cinnamon
"
coriander
"
cloves
"
saffron
.4 ounces.
cochineal
Borax
Rose-water
Rectified spirits
"
2
2
"
u
2
2
2
"
"
"
"
"
"
Dissolve the borax in the rose-water and add to

the mixture, agitating frequently.
Opiate Tooth Wash.
Tincture of myrrh
"
rhatany
"
opium
camphor
Extract of milleneur
Very
.4 ounces.
8
2
"
"
.1
.
"
useful for toothache and neuralgia.

Violet Tooth
Tincture of orris
"
myrrh
Wash.
aquilla bark
.8 ounces.
.
4
8
"
"

Tincture of archil
Extract of violet
"
rose
Oil of almonds
.1
2
2
.10
ounce.
"
drops.
This formula gives a wash leaving a pleasant taste

in the mouth, and
giving a perfume to the breath.
The formulas given for compounding all these powders and washes are original, and can all be safely
recommended
for the
purposes intended.
Pastilles for cleaning the teeth have been somewhat in vogue, and I think might be still more used,
as they possess some advantage over all other forms
of dentifrices
not the least one is their cleanliness,

;
as each lozenge is of the size to cleanse the teeth
when dissolved in the mouth, and there is no waste
or soiling, as there
unless
much
styles,
and
is
likely to be with
care be exercised.
will give a
powder or paste
I have made several
few forms.
Any
person
may
readily modify them.
Dental Pastils.
Precipitated chalk
Powdered
"
orris
(Oistiani's.)
.
sugar
cuttle-fish
bone
Carmine
"
2 ounces.
1 drachm.
Aqua ammonia
Mucilage of
Oil of ro.ê
gum
cloves
nutmegs
tragacanth
coriander
"
1J pound.
"
J
q.
s.
q.
s.
.20
.
10
10
10
drops,
"
"
"

These
made by combining
pastils are
215
the powders,
intimately rubbing the carmine in a large mortar with

a few drops of aqua ammonia to bring out the color,
mixed powders, and with the mucilage of tragacanth (fresh), making into a stiff mass,
rolling out into thin sheets, and cutting out the forms
with a tin mould in any device desired.
Each
and stirring
in the
lozenge should weigh about half a drachm.

Chlorine Pastils.
Chlorate of potassa
Powdered gum tragacanth

Oil of cloves
1 pound.
ounces.
.3
.
.20
drops.
Kose-water, triple
q. s.
The powders should be thoroughly mixed and
sieved, and made into a mass with the rose-water,
and into lozenges. Exceedingly useful as an anti.
scorbutic,
and
for sore
mouths and
foul breath.
Masticatories are those substances taken into the
mouth and slowly chewed, such
as tobacco, opium,
In view of this habit, common to
so many people and countries, the perfumer has made
use of this means to introduce substances that are
betal-nut, etc.
efficacious as remedies for
mouth and
throat
bad teeth and breath, sore
and they can be so made as to be
a very useful article for a masticatory for sore mouth

and soft gums, or bad breath. I make one in this
manner
Pellitory Masticatory Pastils.
Gum
mastic, powdered
"
Pellitory root,
Balsam Tolu
Paraffine
wax
(Cristiani's.)
.2 ounces.
"
11
"
216
Melt the wax and the balsam together, and, while

cooling, stir in the mixed powders, and before it is
quite cold cut into dice about \ inch square.
Aromatic Opiate Masticatory Pastils.
Powdered gum mastic

orris
"
pellitory
"
opium
"
vanilla
wax
Tincture of musk
Paraffine
ambergris
1
i
"
"
"
.1 pound.
.1 drachm.
.
Carmine
The carmine
1 ounce.
"
1
"
"
blended with the powders and

wax when perfume, and cut
into squares each weighing 10 grains troy.
Aromatic cachous for perfuming the breath are a
is
stirred into the melted
very useful
article,
much
used, and impart a fradissolved in the mouth, and
grance to the breath when

destroy any unpleasant taste from whatever cause.
I have for many years made a specialty of these
articles, and can speak knowingly of their great usefulness.
small
They
are generally spherical granules of

silver-leaf, or
and usually coated with
size,
colored pink with carmine, made into a small lozenge,

colored to suit the ingredient.
Cachou Aromatise.
Powdered catechu
"
(Cristiani's.)
.1 pound.
extract of liquorice
liquorice root
"
"
gum Arabic
6
2
white sugar
"
"
"
217
These powders being mixed, and with syrup made

mass and into granules not weighing over half
in a
a grain, perfume with the following
Oil of cloves
"
coriander
"
caraway
peppermint
nutmegs
lemon
.
"
"
1J ounce.
.1
.1
.1
....
"
"
allspice
"
rose
Tincture of
When made
manner
in this
musk
"
"
"
"
\
1
"
"
.1
"
they are coated with pure silver-leaf
Two wooden
globes are provided,

screwing together at the centre. In one the pills
are coated with some of the cachous, dissolved in
:
rose-water, and highly perfumed, and poured out

upon trays to dry. This must be repeated until the
surface
is
smooth.
When
glazed in this
way they
are put into the second globe, filling it about onethird full, and shaken with a portion of the glazing
to get them slightly wet, when the silver-leaf is put

in with layers of cachous and well rolled around.
Sufficient silver
must be put
in until they are thoprocess is more difficult to
roughly coated. This

describe than to perform, and it requires some practice to give dexterity in the manipulation.
Arome du Bouche.
(Mouth aromatic.)

"
Made
into a
gum
tragacanth
11 pounds.
1
mass with syrup and perfumed with
the cachou perfume, and colored with carmine and
218
formed into star-shaped lozenges not over a quarter of

an inch in diameter. They are a very nice article for
perfuming the breath, and can also be made with the
appropriate perfume into
Cachous du muse,
a la rose.
"
& Tamber.
a Pceillet.
a la violet, etc.
a la canella.
of cardamom,
de
giroffle.
of rhatany, etc. etc.
Colored to suit the material used.
Cachous des Dames.
(Crist iani's ladies' cachous.)
8| pounds.
Chlorate of potash
Powdered gum Arabic

"
tragacanth
Carmine
Flavored with
Oil of rose
"
coriander
"
cloves
"
nutmegs
neroli
Tincture of
...
"
q. s.
4 drachms.
2
"
"
"
"
musk
ambergris
.2
.
These are made into very small diamond-shaped

lozenges, and are exceedingly pleasant and useful
keeping the mouth healthy.
THE TEETH, THE GUMS, AXD THE BREATH.
LOZENGES
219
somewhat out of the line of the perBut in Europe, the better

class of druggists and apothecaries have a great
many different kinds prepared, for which they find
ready sale and they could be made a feature in all
fumer in
are
this country.
in this country with but little

trouble, for they are exceedingly useful. I will make
first-class
drug stores
a few suggestions. .The quantity of medicinal substance in each, every druggist should know.
Alum
lozenges, astringent.
Bark lozenges, tonic astringent.

Rhatany lozenges, tonic astringent.
Borax lozenges, healing and antacid.
Camphor
lozenges, anodyne.
Catechu lozenges, astringent.

Black-currant lozenges, pectoral.
Chalk lozenges, acidity and
diarrhoea.
Charcoal lozenges, heartburn, etc.

Chlorate of potash lozenges, antiscorbutic.
Lavender lozenges, stomachic.
Magnesia lozenges, heartburn and dyspepsia.
Myrrh lozenges, astringent and
for the
gums.
Nitrate of potash lozenges, for scurvy, etc.

Opium lozenges, toothache and anodyne.
Pellitory lozenges, toothache and neuralgia.
Quinia lozenges, tonic and for foul gums.

Soda lozenges, for acidity of mouth and stomach.
Peppermint lozenges, for flatulency and nausea.
Ginger, etc., lozenges, for flatulency and nausea.
Here
me
suggest to the enterprising perfumer

to give some study and attention to the class of inlet
preparations for the

while there are a great many
gredients that enter into
mouth and
teeth, for,
all
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useful substances, there are also a number that should

not be used, and require close attention lest he may
use something that would cause injury to these delicate organs.
CHAPTER XV.
As
essential oils are perhaps the most important

used in perfumery, I think it necessary to devote a chapter to them, and endeavor to give the per-
articles
fumer an insight into their several qualities as well

as advice in their selection, and tests for their quality
and purity, for without this knowledge he may often
be imposed upon when purchasing of some one
equally ignorant of their quality or unscrupulous or
fraudulent enough to adulterate these valuable substances.
occurs in every part of odorous plants,

whose aroma they diffuse by exhalation, but in different parts or organs of different species. In herbaceVolatile
oil
ous plants, such as thyme and lavender, it is distributed throughout all parts of them, but in others it
may be only in the blossom, the seeds, the leaves, the
and it sometimes happens that

different parts of the same plant produce different
the orange, for instance, has three one in the
oils
flowers, one in the leaves, and another in the rind of
tube, or the root;
the fruit.
The quantity of
cies,
oil varies, not only with the spebut also in the same plant, with the soil, and
ESSENTIAL OILS
AND THEIR
especially with the climate, as in
221
TESTS.
warm
countries
it
generally the most profuse.

In several plants the odor is contained in peculiar
orders of vessels that contain it so closely that it does
is
not escape in the drying, nor
lost in keeping the

and
particularly in
plant for many
flowers, it is formed continuously on the surface, and
is it
years; in others,
flies off
almost or quite at the
moment
of
forma-
its
tion.
Volatile oils are usually obtained by distillation.

this purpose the plant is put into a still
water
For
and the heat applied, when the oil

is volatilized by the aid of the watery vapor at the
temperature of boiling water, and carried over with
the steam, which is condensed in the worm, and as it
cools the oil separates and rises to the top, or sinks
to the bottom, and is received in an appropriate
is
poured upon
it
vessel.
Most of
employed are extracted

from the dried plants, but a few, such as the rose and
orange-flower, are obtained from the fresh or salted
flowers.
the essential oils
Some
oils of a less volatile
a higher heat than 212
nature require
Fahr. to raise them in vapor,
must be developed by adding common salt to

the water, thereby raising the heat some 15 more,
when they readily come over.
When too much water is used, no oil will be obtained, as it may be partially soluble in water, and
and
it
thus produce only an aromatic water. If, on the

other hand, too little water is used, the plant may
adhere to the bottom of the still, get partially charred,
and impart a burnt odor to the product. Thus the
best
mode of conducting
opinion,
is
to
fill
these distillations, in
my
a perforated cylinder, and suspend
it
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ARTS.
The
still, and let the steam pass through it.
and cylinder should be made of strong tinned
in the
stills
copper.
Some plants yield so little oil by the ordinary process that the same water is re-distilled several times
with a fresh portion of the plants ; repeating until
a certain quantity of the oil is obtained, which being
taken off, the saturated water is kept for a future like
Some
distillation.
oils, like
aniseed and fennel that
become concrete at low temperatures, should not have

the water of the refrigerator lower than 45 Fahr.
These oils are condensed and received at the end of
worm, and collected in what is called a Florentine
receiver (see fig. 8), which is a conical vessel standing
the
on
base, with a bent pipe rising out of the side

close to the bottom, and curved a little above the
its
middle like the spout of a teapot. The oil and the

water collected in this vessel soon separate according to their specific gravities ; if the water be the
denser it occupies the bottom, and overflows from the
spout, while the lighter oil is left in the receiver.
Should the
be the heavier, the receiver should be

a large inverted cone with a stopcock at the apex to
run off the heavier oil that has settled by repose. In
oil
some cases
for the
it is necessary to use ice in the condenser,

water will thus part with more of the oil with
which it is impregnated.
There are some essential
obtained by
lemon, bergamot, and
The
orange.
pellicle of the ripe fruit is submitted to
and
the oil comes out with the water of the
pressure,
and
is
collected from the surface.
peel,
expression, as
The odors
the
oils
oils that are
of
or oils of odoriferous flowers are confined
so loosely that they speedily exhale, and, therefore,
ESSENTIAL OILS
AND THEIR
TESTS.
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another process has to be resorted to for their extraction.

I speak of such flowers as the jasmine,
etc.
These flowers are placed in contact with
violet,
grease, and the operation is repeated with fresh
flowers until they are sufficiently perfumed, when by
oil or
putting strong spirits with the oil or grease we extract

its fragrance, the alcohol having a greater solvent
odor than the grease. This process of

or
absorption
enfleurage has been more particularly
described in another chapter, as also the process of
power
for the
maceration of other flowers as the rose and orangeflower, which is done by thus infusing with oil or
grease at a moderate heat.
The physical properties of essential oils differ very
much from each other; some are colorless, others yellow, brown, or red, some are green, and a few blue.
They have a more or less powerful and agreeable odor,
and when quite fresh are sometimes a little rank.

Very few are as agreeable as their respective plants.
They have a hot acrid taste, but generally agreeable
when largely diluted with water or other substances.
They have not the unctuous properties of fatty oils,
but generally make the skin feel rough. They are
nearly all lighter than water, some few having more
The tension
density, although called volatile oils.
of their vapor, as well as its specific heat, is much
Their boiling point differs
less than that of water.
with the different kinds, but is generally about 320
Fahr. When distilled by themselves they are par-
decomposed, and the gaseous products decomposed always carry off a little of the oil. They distil
readily with water, because the aqueous vapor formed
on the surface of the boiling fluid carries along with
tially
224
the vapor of the oil produced, in virtue of the tension which it possesses at the 212 Fahr.
it
oils burn with a shining

which
a
flame,
great deal of soot, and their
deposits
congealing point varies greatly some do not solidify
until cooled to below 32 Fahr., while some are con-
In the open air volatile
crete at the ordinary temperature of the atmosphere.

When exposed to the air they absorb oxygen, and
become darker
This absorption continues
in color.
until their fragrance also is changed from a pleasant

to an offensive one.
Light also contributes to this
effect;
the
oil
turns
gradually thicker, loses
its
pleasant smell, and is formed into a resin which, by

continued exposure, becomes solid. Oil of lavender,
recently distilled, has been found to absorb in four
winter months, fifty-two times its volume of oxygen,
and had disengaged twice its volume of carbonic acid

gas and oil of aniseed in a year had absorbed seventyeight times its volume of oxygen gas, and exhaled
thirteen times its volume of carbonic acid gas.
When an oil has begun to experience such an oxidation, a resin is formed, and the oil can be separated
by distilling with water. So it is to avoid these
;
changes that
essential
oil,
it is necessary to fill the bottle full of

cork and seal or have close fitting glass
stoppers, and keep in a cool dark place.

Volatile oils are little soluble in water, yet enough
so to impart to it their smell and taste when agi-
tated with
it,
while the water distilled with
it is
gene-
Such waters are used in

medicine and perfumery as distilled water, and are
rally a saturated solution.
exceedingly useful. They often contain other volatile substances of the plant from which they are distilled, and are apt to putrefy when close stopped in
ESSENTIAL OILS
bottles,
but
AND THEIR
if left slightly
TESTS.
open to the
air these
225
sub-
stances exhale, and they will remain sweet. Those

waters that are made simply by agitation with the
essence will not spoil by being so confined.
Essential oils are soluble in alcohol, and the more
Some that are devoid

so the stronger the spirit is.
of oxygen, as the oils of turpentine and citron, are
but sparingly soluble in dilute alcohol, while others,
as lavender, etc., are considerably so. Thus we infer
that they are more soluble in alcohol the more oxy-
gen they contain. In their combination with alcohol

to form the odoriferous spirits, which are incorrectly
called waters, as eau de Cologne, etc., when water is
added to them they turn milky, as the alcohol has a
greater affinity for the water, which combines and

liberates the volatile oils.
"With the salifiable bases these oils do not combine,

except oil of cloves and pimento. Some will partially
combine with .caustic alkali, for, when oil of turpentine is triturated in a mortar with fused caustic soda,
the oil being added slowly to the alkali, it forms a
sort of soap.
They will generally absorb about six
times their bulk of ammoniacal gas ; and lavender
bulk of it. They will combine

all the fatty oils, gums, and
with
any proportion
absorbs 47 times
in
its
resins.
essential oils are often adulterated, and

knowledge of the tests for ascertaining these
Commercial
ôme
adulterations
may be
When
useful.
fatty oils, re-
balsams are present, they may be detected by

putting a drop or two of the oil on white paper, and
exposing it to heat. If pure, the essential oil will
evaporate and leave no stain but, if any of these
substances be present, there will be a transparent
15
sins, or
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upon the paper. If

detected by mixing with
stain
be present
fat oil
it
can be
alcohol, say 1 part to 3 of

alcohol of specific gravity 0.840, when it will remain
Resins can be easily detected by disOil

tillation, when the resin will be left in the still.
adulterated with alcohol will form a milky solution
on the addition of water, the alcohol being absorbed
undissolved.
by the water, and the
oil
afterwards forming on the
a graduated glass tube will show the quantity of adulteration.

When essential oils are adulterated with cheaper
surface
oils,
the difficulties of detection are
much
greater.
Then the smell and the taste are our principal guides.
"We put a few drops of the suspected oil upon a piece
of paper or muslin, and smell
In this way we may be able to
it
from time to time.
tell
the difference of
the smell from the beginning from that which exhales

a method that is sure to detect such oils
at the end
and, again, when the
with alcohol of the specific
as turpentine or fixed oils
suspected oil is mixed

gravity of 0.840, most of the turpentine will remain
undissolved. If two oils be mixed, one of which is
heavier and the other lighter than water, by adding
when
As
and agitating
in a vial they will separate

the mixture is allowed to rest.
that fluid
may be
necessary for the perfumer to be able

to test the different essential oils which he uses, I
will give some tests for nearly all such as are likely
it
to be adulterated, or
Oil of almonds has
which he has occasion to use.

many peculiarities by which its
My
test is sulphuric
may be easily shown.
of
on
a
a
which
few
drops
watch-glass will
acid;
color it red, but cause but little decomposition,
purity
which would ensue
if
any adulteration were present.
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Oil of aniseed, with the same test, congeals into a

solid mass with increase of heat; if any other oil be
present, this latter oil will separate from the genuine
oil.
Oil of cloves, when dissolved in an alcoholic solution of caustic potash, congeals into a crystalline
mass, losing its clove odor. If any other oil be present, it will separate.
Oil of cinnamon is not often adulterated, except

with the cheaper Chinese oil (oil of cassia). When
added to the Ceylon oil, it forms a

solid mass, changing to a deep black.
With the
Chinese oil the substance is softer, and of an olive-
sulphuric acid
is
green color.
Oil of bergamot
generally protected from adulfine odor, except with the other citron
teration
is
by its
whose elements are the same. If alcohol be present, water will absorb and separate it.
Alcohol is the usual article of its
Oil of lavender.
adulteration, and can be detected by water and the
test-tube.
Iodine causes a quick and violent fulmioils
nation with the pure

fulminate.
oil.
The
inferior oil will not
Oil of roses is principally adulterated with geranium oil or spermaceti. The first can be detected
by putting a few drops on a watch-crystal, with as

many of sulphuric acid, and stirring with a glass
rod.
If pure
it
suffers
no change, but,
if there is
any geranium or other oil in it, the color will become

dark and acquire a strong, disagreeable odor. Spermaceti can be detected by alcohol, which will not
dissolve
it.
Oil of sassafras can be considered pure
when
it
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remains clear with iodine and sulphuric acid forms

with it a green color not produced by any other oil.
Oil of thyme.
Iodine has but a slight reaction
upon this oil, but if any other be present it is violent.
;
These
serve a good purpose, and would

be necessary when the quantity was great and a
strict examination would be justified ; but the extests
may
perienced perfumer, who has handled and used many

fine oils, scarcely ever requires any other test than
his nose, his eyes,
and
his tongue.
The quantity of essential

plants
is
yielded by the various

here given, derived from the best authority.
oils
Cake of bitter almonds, 100 pounds yield 7 ounces.
Rose
leaves,
Rhodium wood,
Santal wood,
Vitivert root,
Ylang Ylang
flowers,
"Wintergreen leaves,
This table
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100 pounds yield 2 drachms.

"
100
6 ounces.
"
100
30
"
"
100
10
"
"
100
4
"
"
100
25
be useful to get an idea of the

what margin of profit would
oil,
result from distilling it should the opportunity offer.
As the manufacture of most of these essential oils is
value of an
may
or to see
now
confined to Europe or other countries of the

growth of the plants, it might be well to call the
attention of our countrymen to the culture of some
of these plants ; for with our varied climate and soil
would seem to be quite
and with experience prove profitable. Besides which we have

such a variety of indigenous plants, many of which
are profuse in flowers and fragrance, that we might
with but little trouble be able to obtain some new
perfumes that would rank with those so generally
esteemed, and which we now have to import from
it
feasible,
In Florida, for instance, we are

constantly increasing the culture of the orange and
other tropical fruits would it be more than a short
distant countries.
step to cultivate the plants for their flowers, and

another to distil their oil, or, by maceration and
absorption with grease or oil, give to commerce
another source of the supply of these useful articles ?

California, whose climate is suited to so many
and flowers, has

same climate as Italy.
fruits
in
some
Why
districts almost the

cannot we then give
attention to the culture of flowering plants that may

prove a source of pleasure, health, and wealth to
thousands of our people
230
I give these hints to a population constantly on

the look-out for novelties and ever trying to invent
something new, so that, when they have exhausted
other fields without the anticipated success, they

may venture into this.
all
CHAPTER
DISTILLED
XYI.
WATERS AND ESSENCES.
NEARLY
all aromatic plants impart to waters disfrom them their peculiar fragrance, their volatile oil rising with the aqueous vapor, which is condensed with it in the receiver. Many of the plants
tilled
contain so
of the volatile principle that the first

in odor, it is, therefore, necesfeeble
very
product
sary to redistil the same water with a fresh portion
little
is
of the plant a second or a third time.

In the distillation of leaves and flowers
have them
it is
gene-
though rose leaves

can be preserved by mixing them with one-third their
weight of common salt before they dry, as in drying
they lose a great portion of their fragrance. In fact
rally preferred to
fresh,
this mode of preservation is preferred by many, as

the water distilled from the leaves so preserved is free
from a certain rankness, that the product from the

recent leaves always retains, but which is in a great
measure lost when the water is kept.
Many vegetable substances, on the other hand, yield
their fragrance much better when dried, and in some,
indeed,
it
is
not developed until they are perfectly
DISTILLED WATERS
dry,
and are then only
fit
AND
ESSENCES.
for distillation,
231
and
if
the
required, yield much more and of better qualijty.

stills or alembics are too well known to need a
oil is
The
description here (we have given several cuts of them

elsewhere), except to notice that late improvements
made in having a perforated cylinder or wire

basket suspended in the still to hold the substance to
be distilled in such a manner as to cause the steam to
are
and carry over with it the aromatic

principle, as otherwise, when put immediately into
the still, it sinks to the bottom, and adhering becomes
charred, and imparts an empyreumatic odor to the product, which it retains a great length of time. A still
better mode is to have a steam pipe or coil inserted
in the still, and reaching nearly to the bottom, and
causing a flow of steam to pass gently through the
water and substance, and in that manner avoid all
pass through
it
danger of scorching.
It is necessary to observe that the greatest care
must be taken to have the still, the head, and the
worm or receiver perfectly clean, and free from all
foreign odor, to clean it perfectly before and after use,
that the article distilled may not be contaminated
with any other odor; and to observe not to have too
large a quantity of the material for the capacity of
the still, as the water may overflow into the receiver.
the substance be hard and dry, to have it previously bruised or ground and macerated in the
Also
if
water,
some hours previous
to the operation.
"When
should be brisk, so that the water

may quickly be brought to a state of ebullition, and
so remain until the end of the process, and to
all is
ready, the
fire
reject the first waters that come over, and to leave

sufficient in the still to avoid contaminating the
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whole with the burnt odor of the
last.
For
if car-
ried too far the product is apt to get slimy or to adhere to the sides of the alembic and be exposed to
decomposition.
have
But
as careful as
you may
be, it is
from plants free from all

empyreumatic odor, though by exposing them to the
air for a few hours they are generally freed from it.
"When these distilled waters are bottled and closely
difficult to
distillations
stopped, they are apt to
become
full
of ropy rancid
matter, which decomposing produces acidity ; there

are many remedies proposed to prevent this con-
tamination, such as the addition of spirit before

or after distillations, but I have preferred to distil
the water a second time to free
from such substances, and have found such waters to keep for
it
years.
Should any volatile
oil
come over and form on the
surface of the water, it can be removed with the

It is also recommended that these waters
pipette.
cans completely full and perfectly stopped to exclude the air, and kept in a cool,
dark place and that copper, lead, and zinc should
not come in contact with them, as they oxidize those
be
filled into bottles or
metals and the waters become unfit for use.
The
waters of rose and orange-flower imported from France and Italy are very superior to
any we can make, as they are made on the spot
where the flowers grow, and the last is distilled for
distilled
the extraction of the essential
oil,
while the rose
is
principally for the water alone, for the otto of rose is
made almost exclusively
in
Turkey and
India, they
having for a long time devoted much space and time to
its manufacture.
These distilled waters are imported
in tinned
copper cans, or in bottles inclosed in wicker,
DISTILLED WATERS
AND
ESSENCES.
233
and are called double or triple according to the number of times they have been distilled with the flowers, for, as I have remarked, it is necessary to redistil
the water with fresh flowers that it may be saturated
with the perfume. In distilling for the oil of neroli,
the water from which the oil has been taken is called
usually requires that number of
The flower, though
distillations to set the oil free.
triple,
because
it
somewhat strong in odor, does not

and besides, a large portion of the
yield
oil
it
is
the water, so that after these operations the

to separate.
The rose-water, though it
that number of distillations, seldom has
it,
readily,
soluble in
oil
may
begins
receive
any oil upon

I
so much of the aroma does the water absorb.
use these waters extensively in my manufactures, as

they contain two of the most important odors used
by the perfumer.
Distilled waters for medicinal purposes, that used
in former times to be recommended by the different
pharmacopoeias, are now made by means of the essenIn fact the United
tial oils of the plants needed.
States Pharmacopoeia discards almost altogether the
process of distillation, and directs the essential oil
to be triturated with carbonate of magnesia and
filtered.
But the perfumer
will find
it difficult
to
obtain a water of sufficient strength for his purpose

by this process, and besides in the two most important ones for him, the rose and the orange-flower, the
perfume from them is quite different and inferior to

the distilled water made as already mentioned.
There are but few distilled waters needed by the
perfumer at the present day, though there might be
some that he might especially need for some original

compound or bouquet of his own invention that
234
might please the fancy of his customers hence I give

these instructions as a guide. If he had the facilities
;
for procuring the flowers of roses or of elder it might

be sensible and profitable to distil, for of the former
nearly every druggist wants a supply, and if he has

any judgment he will not use the water made from
he can get a good distilled one.

eau de Cologne and lavender
water, and in fact nearly all the aromatic toilet
waters and vinegars I have given in my chapter on
the
oil if
The
distillations of
that subject, would be exceedingly useful, and would

produce a better product. Yet there are many odors
that distillation does not improve, such as the jasmine, tuberose, violet, etc and, therefore, for the ex,
tracts
and bouquets the heat requisite
for distillation
injures them. I, therefore, use the strongest alcohol as a solvent for the proper material, and when
the formula is compounded, I add of the rose or
orange-flower water sufficient to bring the extract to

a proper strength.
Yet when the
toilet
water admits of
distillation,
the process tends to make a better blending of the

aroma that is much more pleasant than by other
means.
Yet again where

or cooking, the
still
the extract
may be
for flavoring
could be used to great advan-
tage in extracting with spirit the flavor of the plant,

in a much more pleasant form than the mere admixture of the
oil
with the
spirit.
I shall speak further
when I come to extracts for flavoring.

The druggist has frequent recourse to the
of this
still in
preparations in which alcohol is the solvent,

yet has to be used in the form of a weaker spirit, or
of a syrup, when he distils it to recover the alcohol,
many
235
which would otherwise be lost, and which can again

be used in manufacturing some other article.
There are some substances rich in oil that the perfumer might distil with profit, such as cloves and
other spices, provided he had
the necessary appaI

to his own judgment.
all
must be left
when such spices were
ratus, but this
have,
cheap, distilled them in
a steam alembic, driving steam through the spices,
and with a large yield of the essential oil ; in fact I
obtained nearly every atom of the essence by this
means.
The
reader
is
referred for illustrations of the dif-
ferent apparatuses for conducting distillation to Figs.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
and
CHAPTER
11.
XVII.

IT has long been thought that chemistry in its
constant researches would finally discover and make
odors necessary for the perfumer;
but thus far few substances have been discovered,
with all the experiments of chemists, that can properly bear the name of perfumes. It is true that we
can make from oil of amber a substance having
somewhat the odor of musk, and from the oil of
artificially all the
gaultheria an oil somewhat like the rose in smell,

yet none of these organic chemical substances come
near to the original article for practical purposes, if
we may except the artificial oil of bitter almonds,
the
oil
of mirbane or nitro-benzole
but
it
is
so
236
inferior to the
genuine
oil
that
it is
only used in the
cheapest soaps.
Yet from organic substances
there have been preethers that have the smell and the taste
pared many
of fruits in a remarkable degree, and are used for
and are
flavoring candies and syrups, and
making nearly
all
flavors of the fruits
in
constant use for

in
such minute quantities as to be harmless.
"While as yet there are but few of these substances
that can be properly called perfumes, it would be
hazardous to declare that such discoveries are impossible and cannot be, as of all sciences chemistry
is the most progressive, and hundreds of able minds
are constantly discovering
new methods and new
substances, or, by experiment,

old not before thought of.
It is well
known
some principle
in the
that fruit essences are ethers
from organic substances, as we have the apple oil

and several liquor flavors made from the disagreeable
of grain, fusel oil, the pineapple oil from putrid
cheese, the quince essence from the oil of rue ; in
oil
fact, all these peculiar flavors are the result of chemical experiments on organic matters, to give details
of the exact manufacture of which would require too
much
space, for, unless the reader were a chemist, he

could not understand or practise these chemical pro-
cesses.
But
if
subject fully, I
he should wish to investigate the

refer him to some good author
would
on organic chemistry.
Heretofore these fruit essences have been made
best in Germany, from whence we still get them,
and I have always found them the most reliable, and

usually of such uniform strength that the formulas I give will
be graded to their employment in
237
preference to those made in this country, many of

which I have found carelessly made or else very
dilute.
Extract of Almonds.
Purified
of bitter almonds
oil
Alcohol, 80
J ounce.
.1 pint.
when not
redistilled is apt to
have a portion of prussic acid in it, and it is necessary to use an oil known to be free from it. The
artificial oil
known
recommended, but
the true
it
as oil of mirbane is sometimes
has not the pleasant flavor of
oil.
(The same as almonds.)
Extract of Apricot.
Extract of Apple.
Apple essence
(full
Citric acid
Alcohol, 72
strength)
...
1 ounce.
"
\
1 pint.
Extract of Banana.
Banana essence
Citric acid
...
Alcohol, 70
1 ounce.
I
2
1 pint.
Extract of Blackberry.
Apple
oil
Quince
oil
ounce.
Tincture of orris
Tartaric acid
i
1 pint.
Alcohol, 70
...
"
238

Extract of Celery.
Celery seed
Acetic acid
....
....
Alcohol, 70
2 ounces.
"
\
1 pint.
Extract of Cinnamon.
Oil of Ceylon
cinnamon
Alcohol, 75
\ ounce.
.1 pint.
20 drops.
Caramel
Extract of Cherry.
Apple
1 drachm.
| ounce.
oil
Citric acid
....
Alcohol, 70
"
1 pint.
Extract of Cloves.
Oil of cloves (fresh)
Alcohol, 80
Caramel
.1 ounce.
.1 pint.
.10
drops.
Extract of Cocoa.
Take half a pound of chocolate, dissolve in a pint

of boiling water, set it aside to cool; remove the
cocoa butter, add 2 ounces of glycerine, and bottle
;
to flavor ice-cream, etc.
Extract of
Coffee.
Take half a pound of the best fresh-roasted coffee,

pour upon it 1 pint of cold water, let it macerate at
a gentle heat for J hour, bring to a boil, when take
from the fire let it cool gently for two hours, when
;
strain
and add 2 ounces of glycerine
cream,
etc.
to flavor ice-
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Extract of Ginger.
Take four ounces of unbleached Jamaica ginger,

bruise and add 8 ounces of strong alcohol, put in a
displacer, and pour on by degrees 10 ounces of diluted alcohol
properly made, you will have a pint
of very strong extract.
Extract of Jargonelle Pear.
Pear essence
Citric acid
.1
.
Alcohol, 80
ounce.
.1 pint.
Extract of Lemon.
Oil of lemon (new) .
Tincture of lemon-peel
.1
.
ounce.
1 pint.
Grate the outer rind from a dozen fresh lemons

and put with a pint of alcohol, 95, and you have
tincture of lemon-peel.
Extract of Nutmegs.
Oil of
u
nutmegs
mace concrete
Alcohol, 95
Triturate the concrete
the alcohol, and add the
oil
oil
J ounce.
.1
.1 pint.
in a marble mortar with
of nutmegs and
filter.
Extract of Orange.
fresh Yalentia oranges and grate
the outer rind from them, and put into 18 ounces of
Take a dozen
alcohol,
95, and
The orange
oil is
filter after
so seldom
not reliable for flavoring.
macerating for 10 days.
new and good
that
it
is
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Extract of Orange Flowers.
Oil of neroli petale
Acetic ether
.
2 drachms.
Alcohol, 85
1 pint.
This will not be good unless the

if so, it is a delightful flavor; a
oil is
very fresh;
tablespoonful will
flavor two quarts of pudding.
Extract of Peacli.
Oil of almonds
Pineapple
oil
Tartaric acid
Alcohol, 80
...
2 drachms.
"
1 pint.
Extract of Pineapple.
Pineapple essence
Citric acid
...
Alcohol, 80
1 ounce.
"
\
1 pint.
Extract of Plums.
Apple
oil
1 drachm,
"
Tartaric acid
Alcohol, 80
1 pint.
Extract of Hose.
Otto of roses
Alcohol, 95
...
French rose-water,
Liq. carmine
triple
1 drachm,
14 ounces.
2
"
10 drops.
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Extract of Raspberry.
Raspberry essence
.6 drachms.
Tincture of orris
Extract of rose, No. 1 (from
.
pomade)
Citric acid
Alcohol, 85
Liq. carmine
Bounce.
.1 pint.
.30 drops.
Extract of Strawberry.
Pineapple oil
Tincture of orris
Tartaric acid
Alcohol, 80
.1 ounce.
.
.1 pint.
Extract of Vanilla.
Take of
and cut it up
an
ounce
of loaf sugar;
mortar
with
fine; put
take four ounces of rose-water and twelve of alcohol,
mix and add a portion to the vanilla and sugar
95
and put in a displacer, and pour on the balance of
the diluted alcohol till all is through if not dark
add a few drops of caramel.
These extracts for flavoring are used for ice-cream,
jellies, puddings, cakes, candies, and syrups, and
with a few exceptions are as good as the natural
fruit
a tablespoonful or half an ounce is sufficient
for two quarts of cream or syrup.
As I have previously remarked, distillation might
be advantageously employed in making some of these
vanilla bean \ an ounce
in a
useful extracts, particularly the spice flavors.
The
stronger and more intimately

blended, consequently more pleasant.
16
product would
be
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CHAPTER
XVIII.
TOILET SOAPS. IMPLEMENTS
TOILET soap
is
even in the
last
for
AND INGREDIENTS.
comparatively a modern product,

century
it
was
little
known
until
the latter half, and then of such a quality and in such

quantities that it is scarce worthy of notice, while
common
soap may be said to have been known from

the middle ages, though previous to that time it
seems to have been but
little
known.
Yet
in the ex-
cavations of the ruins of Pompeii a soap boiling

factory or room was disclosed with some of the soap
still
preserved.
The Bible
but I think
earth
in
it
known
to
two instances uses the word soap,

modern translation for the alkaline
Arabia and Egypt, and which the
Egyptians with their usual luxury perfumed for use

in their baths.
Marseilles, in France, has been from its first settle-
ment by the Phoceans the great centre of the soapmaking art, being naturally so situated as to have
the alkali from the barilla and sea-weed, and in close
proximity to the home of the olive tree, or at least
where it was most cultivated for its oil. It still reretains the
name
of
making the
best soap in the
world, as they have always tried to maintain superiority
and integrity
toilet soaps,
more than
in its manufacture.
Of
superior
may be called the centre, and for

years has excelled in the art, though
Paris
fifty
England now manufactures them upon true
scientific
243
TOILET SOAPS.
principles, yet for the finest quality we still go to

Paris.
Germany makes a great deal of fancy soap,
but by the use of an excess of cocoa-nut
oil
its
quality is inferior.
Toilet soaps form a very important item in the list
of articles now made by the perfumer, and being
chemical compounds have kept pace, if not excelled
all
the other branches of his art, for upon no other

can be founded a better reputation then by
article
producing a superior class of
this useful
pensable article of goods, nor can he give

care and attention.
Heretofore
it
and
it
too
indis-
much
has been the custom for the perfumer
made by the large manufacturers,

and re-melt and manipulate them to his wants, and
under certain circumstances this might be the best
plan, but by making his soap by what is called the
to purchase soaps
cold process, he has the advantage of making it in

small or large quantities to suit his business. He does
not then require the large amount of space, nor the
expensive machinery necessary to conduct the business where soap is made in large quantities by boiling,
though that process I think the only proper and correct one; and the only one that produces a perfect
combination of the materials.

Soap is manufactured on an extensive scale, forming an important article of commerce in all civilized
countries, and is a compound resulting from the combination of oils and greases, both vegetable and
animal, with the salifiable bases of potassa and soda.
Soaps made with soda are hard, those made with potash are soft, the degree of hardness depending upon
that of the fats with which they are made ; thus the
hardest is made of stearine and soda, and the softest

with
oils
and potash
the
too hard for practitoo soft, and it is this as
first is
use, while the latter is

well as many other things that the
soap has to consider.
cal
maker of
toilet
Oils and fats chiefly consist of oleine and stearine,

as in tallow, suet, and several vegetable oils of marga;
rine, that occurs in
many
other animal and vegetable
greases and oils; of palmitine, found in palm oil

and other substances; there are still other principles,
according to the nature of the material used by the

soap-maker. The fats and oils are seldom composed
of any one of those principles, but of several in varying proportions, oleine being constantly found in all
of them.
Chemically considered, fats and oils are really salts,

and may be called "glyceryles," oleine being the
oleate of the oxide of glyceryle, and stearine the stearate of the oxide of glyceryle
that
is
to say, they are
combinations of acids, oleine, stearine, margarine,

etc. etc.
Glycerine is a combination of oxide of glyceryle

with water, which in that case acts the part of an
acid to form a hydrate of oxide of glyceryle.
So
when
mixed with solutions of caustic

alkali, their constituents react upon each other, and
combine and form a gelatinous mass, which is nothing more nor less than an aqueous solution of soap
mixed with glycerine, which is set free by the process.
neutral fats are
My space will not permit me to give a thorough

chemical description of every article used in making
soap, nor of every change that takes place in the
process, yet while giving practical instruction in the
art it will be almost impossible to
using some chemical terms.
do so without
TOILET SOAPS.
The manufacturer of
245
toilet soaps at the present
time can have nearly all his material prepared ready

he can buy his lard, tallow, and oils in
quantity and quality suited to his needs, and so with
his alkalies, they being prepared by the chemist in a
for his use;
caustic and
concentrated state, ready for his use.

So that unless he wants to manufacture upon a large
scale he has little occasion to understand all the pro-
Yet it is
cesses of the preparation of his material.
well for him to know how and what methods are used
to
make them suitable for his use.

The use of steam in the manufacture
of toilet
soaps is at this time almost indispensable, for without

he has very much more labor, and his product is
not so uniform in quality as he should desire, nor can
he hope to compete with others who have that adit
vantageous aid. The laboratory for making soaps

should be divided into two rooms, one where the soap
is made, containing the lye tanks and kettles or steam
jacket, engine and boiler, etc.; another where it can
be placed on racks to dry, and be milled, plaited,
moulded, etc., and where he has room to use all
modern appliances, for without them he will find it
next to impossible to make
toilet
soap of good quality
The
that will yield him a good profit for his labor.
most
illustrate
of
the
at
end
of
this
cuts
the
chapter
implements and machinery needed.
Having his laboratory supplied with all the requisite machinery and in working order, he will proceed
to get a supply of the materials, viz., alkalies, tallow,
lard, veal fat, olive oil, cocoa-nut oil, palm oil, cotton-
seed
oil,
tallow
oil,
perfumes, colors,
etc. etc.
Should he decide to make his own alkalies (for his

facilities may be such that he may economize by it),
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PERFUMERY
A!NT>
KIXDRED ARTS.
will need to have an iron vat, square or cylindrical,

of the capacity of about 150 gallons, or sufficient to
dissolve a drum of caustic soda of about 500 pounds,
he
which is broken up into as small lumps as possible,

and put in the vat with about 75 gallons of water,
when steam is let on through a pipe reaching to within
a few inches of the bottom, and the contents frequently
stirred, and when in the course of a few hours the
alkali is melted, put in 50 pounds of fresh-burnt lime
in as small pieces as possible, and by degrees.
Continue the steam some time longer, while the lime is
dissolving and being thoroughly incorporated, when
turn off the steam, cover the tank, and allow it to rest a
day or more to let the lime precipitate to the bottom.
When
the lye has become clear proceed to test the

strength of the solution, which is done by a Baume
hydrometer (see Fig. 13). If you want it for cold soap
will have to evaporate it by steam or fire in another vessel, to 36 Baume ; while for boiled soap you
Potash
require weaker lyes of various strengths.
you
lye is prepared in very much the same manner, but

as the manufacturer will not be likely to want it
in the same quantities that he does the soda, a small
pan can be used, say 50 gallons capacity, suffitwo hundred pounds of the alkali,
which is treated in the same manner, a little more
lime being needed, as commercial potash, or still
As it is
better, pearl-ash has more carbonic acid.
iron
cient for one or
impossible to procure alkalies in a state of purity, it

will be necessary to study some of the elements of
alkalimetry, and have suitable instruments for test-
ing the amount of
caustic lye
his salts contain.
Though generally if he procures his

known brand or maker, the quality is
alkali of a well-
likely to be uni-
TOILET SOAPS.
247
form, and with the hydrometer and thermometer he

can arrive at a sufficient knowledge of its strength
and purity by simple tests and calculations.
Having his alkalies provided, and deciding

make his soaps by boiling, it will be necessary
to
to
have a large kettle set in masonry, with furnace

underneath, or a steam jacket, which is a double
kettle with space between for the steam to circulate
(see Fig. 17).
are generally
Frames to put the finished soap into

made of wood, in sections placed one
upon the other, and fastened with an iron clamp, the

whole forming a sort of oblong square well when
the soap sets or becomes hard, a section is lifted off
and cut off with fine brass wire, which section is
;
again
cut transversely in bars or wedges.
(See
soap, pp. 253 et seq.)

The different oils and greases used seem to require
almost as man^ different modes of working, as tallow
illustrations of tools for
making
make a certain kind of soap and olive oil another,

the
yet
process may be considered the same slightly
modified to suit the several conditions, and in this
will
the art of
lies
making soaps
properly, for, as I have
already remarked, soap is a chemical compound, and

the more scientifically it is prepared the better should
be the product.
The
writers on toilet soaps seem to have had more

theory than practice in their ar.t, for they tell you to
make a soap of tallow and soda, called curd soap, or
a soap from lard, etc. etc.
tallow or curd soap is

white color as it acquires
;
white when new, losing its

age,
o so hard as to be almost insoluble
o and becoming
in water.
Many of you have no doubt found in
a
small waxy mass on the washstands of
travelling,
/
the hotels, that was so hard and stubborn that the
248
utmost coaxing could not raise a lather and it was

no doubt economical, as it lasted a long time, each
5
traveller in turn doing his best to make it of service.

This was curd or tallow soap, and a soap made entirely of lard,
though not so hard, yet has very little

lathering property. It seems singular that there is
no one oil or grease used in soap that makes as good
a soap as when modified with some other substance
having a slightly different property, and is not very
much improved
thereby.
So with the soaps made of olive oil, the celebrated

castile soaps, they are found to acquire great hard-
when made of the pure oil, and, therefore, they

have
at least ten per cent, of rape-seed oil comnow
bined with them to qualify that tendency. The rapeness
being a drying oil, makes a softer soap, like

drying oils, and tends to keep the castile soap of
a more plastic consistence.
In some ^districts where
seed
oil,
all
barilla is used, the soap is plastic without the addition of rape-seed oil, which is due to having a por-
tion of potash in it, which has the desired property

of making a softer and more soluble soap.
Cocoa-nut oil makes a peculiar soap, very much

esteemed in Europe, though the effect of saponifying
it is to produce a very unpleasant rancid smell, which
does not leave it in spite of all perfumes added to
cover it. This soap has the property of holding in
suspension a large quantity of water, 60 or 70 per
it also has
cent., and which causes a copious lather
the property of washing with sea-water, which gains
it the name of marine soap.
This oil enters into all
the German recipes for toilet soap, but does not im;
prove their quality, though it gives them a semitransparent, waxy appearance, very pleasing to the
TOILET SOAPS.
249
The French also use it, but sparingly, in many

eye.
of their soaps, but chiefly for its emollient property,
which
very advantageous, particularly in shaving

soap. Cocoa-nut oil, though perfectly pure and sweet
when used, acquires this disagreeable odor upon
is
by the formation of caprylic acid, which

in great quantity can be partially disguised
saponification
when not
by strong perfumes.
Resin or rosin, so largely used in soaps, will not by
itself form a soap, through its insolubility in alkali,
but requires the addition of greases, or rather, as it
is the least in quantity, it may be said to be added
to the fats, or, correctly speaking, to the soap, for it
generally put in with the last lye, after the soap
is
has been well boiled and nearly complete, and then put
in but a small proportion to the amount of fats used
a quarter or at most a third of the amount. Rosin is
not much used for soaps for the toilet ; in fact, it is
difficult to introduce it into soaps made by the cold
process, as
it
is
many
required, as
of these soaps are

it
sometimes
made
is, it is
and when
combined by
;
means of the mill, by using a part of boiled

soap and other soaps made cold.
Palm oil is one of the most useful fats for
rosin
toilet
soap, its constituents being oleine and palmitine ; its

natural pleasant smell is an advantage, as it resembles the smell of violets
it
has a great deal of yel-
low coloring matter, which is sometimes available,

though it has to be in a great measure destroyed
This bleaching is
before or during saponification.
done in several ways, either by exposure to the air or
by means of chemicals in the first method, the melted
oil has pipes inserted into it and air blown through
it.
"Whatever unpleasant odors arise are carried into
;
250
the chimney above the pan by means of a funnel inverted over the pan. Of the chemical processes for
bleaching, several methods are employed, though I
think that the use of chromate of potash is the simplest.
To each 100 pounds
of the
oil
half a
pound
of chromate of potash, dissolved in a quart of warm

water, is stirred into the melted oil for an hour, using
a crutch or paddle filled with holes for the better
means of rapid mixing, when the oil is allowed to

rest; and the coloring matter is deposited, or at
least sufficient of it to render the soap made of it a
natural fawn color, and avoid the disagreeable yellow
color; this when in excess is very objectionable to
the soap.
Lard, as I have said, makes a very beautiful soap,

oil, the constituents being identical,
though derived from such different sources. Castor
similar to olive
oil
also
makes a
fine
soap; as also does benne
oil
and ground-nut oil is also a very good soap material,

though by itself it is almost too soft for general use.
Cotton-seed oil, now used for a great many purposes,
has few equals as an article for soap.
great deal
of this oil is now made in the Southern and "Western
States,
useful.
it
when properly refined, is exceedingly

Combined with lard, tallow, palm oil, etc.,
and,
forms a
fine basis
for toilet soaps,
and has the
great advantage of economy, as the price is usually

much lower than any other material. Veal fat is
exceedingly useful to the perfumer; the toilet soap

made of it has great whiteness and fine emollient
Mutton fat, being rich in stearine, is a

properties.
useful addition to many soaps, supplying a hardness
often needed in other materials, though by itself
and
TOILET SOAPS.
with soda
it
251
becomes too hard, and turns yellow with
age.
From my
or
oils
experience, it seems that there are few

greases that will by themselves give as
good a soap as when other oils or greases are combined with them to alter or improve their qualities.
There are other fats and oils that can be used in
though often difficult to procure, as hemp-seed
oil, poppy oil, mustard oil, sunflower-seed oil, rapeseed oil, butter of cocoa, etc. etc., all of which could
be used with advantage, provided they could be purchased at a price that would make an economical
soap, or that by experiment would yield a soap of
soap,
superior quality.
Besides the alkalies and oils and greases the toiletsoap maker requires a number of other chemicals,
drugs, etc., such as sulphuric, nitric, and muriatic
acids, sulphate of iron,
chromate of potash, oxide of
soda, chloride of soda or

salt, etc., besides a supply of materials for
manganese, sulphate
common
of
coloring for red he requires vermilion, cudbear, and

some kinds of aniline red ; for yellow, anatto, gam;
boge, and aniline; for blue, ultramarine and indigo;
and
for
brown, umber, cutch, sienna, caramel, etc.

The other shades can all be made by an admixture of
these, as green is yellow and blue, purple is red and
But generally the least coloring matblue, etc. etc.
ter in a soap the better your customers will like it,
though to please the eye, and to assimilate the soap
to its name, a certain portion of color seems necessary, but people of intelligence avoid all soaps known
to contain color, for they imagine that color is added
1
some sophistication.
Therefore, let the
maker of good toilet soaps endeavor to get the purest
to cover
252
materials,
and observe much neatness and cleanliness
in the details, so that his products
may
be
known
to
be, as
they appear, perfectly pure.

the perfumes required for scenting soaps, it is
needless to speak here, as they have nearly all been
Of
described, being the same as are used in the other

branches of the perfumery business, though many
can be used in soaps that are almost useless for other

This will be seen when I give the differpurposes.
ent formulas, though I might here remark that nearly
all the spice and herb oils can be used as soap per-
fumes, while the citron oils are not so economical,

the alkali somewhat impairing their fragrance. The
French manufacturer makes the finest soaps from the

flo\ver pomades, that they may have the delicate odor
of the flowers, but of course such soaps have to be
made by the cold process, as the greater heat of boil-
ing would destroy all their delicate odors; they also

resort to the use of the mucilage of gum tragacanth
impart emolliency and solubility to their soap,

is a great benefit to fine soaps for
toilet purposes.
Gum tragacanth is a very useful
article in many trades, and is often used by the perto
which addition
fumer in several preparations.

For soap, a few
ounces are soaked overnight in water or perfumed
water, stirred until dissolved, strained and added to
the soap before finishing, or combined with the soap
and colors in milling.
hardly necessary to speak of the many substances that are used and can be used in the adulterIt
is
ation of soap, for it is not well for the toilet soapmaker to employ such sophistication in his soaps,
for he must endeavor to make the best article possible, and try to excel all others in quality and style,
TOILET SOAPS.
253
and avoid all adulterations that would injure his products and his reputation. On the contrary, let him
take such pride in his art as to emulate the highest
in it, and not by the use of adulterations destroy the
character of this product, and bring all perfumed
soaps into disrepute, but let him persevere in the good
qualities of his manufactures, and he will eventually
profit by it.
I will here illustrate the
most important implements and machinery needed in the art of making
toilet soap.
The siphon should be of half-inch

may be made after Coffee's pattern,
lead pipe, and

for
moderate
volumes of
liquid, as it possesses many advantages

over the usual forms in delivering the liquid without
any inconvenience to the operator. It is shown by
Fig. 14.
Fig. 13.
Bailing's
hydrometer
alkalies.
for
Siphon
for lye, etc.
Fig. 14, and consists of a bent tube, one leg of which

is longer than the other, and a smaller lateral tube B,
254:
large, hollow India rubber ball A.

The long leg has also a stopcock near its lower end.
It is put in operation by closing the cock, compress-
capped with a
ing the bag, and quickly immersing the short leg in

the clear lye, to within an inch or less of the subsident carbonate of lime, as represented in the drawing-
The
act of compressing the ball produces diminution

of the elastic force of the internal air by expelling
the most of
it,
so that as soon as the
hand
is
removed
from the
ball, the outward pressure of the air drives

the liquid up to the highest point of the bend, whence
it drops" by the force of gravitation, on the opening
of the cock, and flows out in a continuous stream, as

long as the mouth of the short leg is covered by it.
Large tuns lined with sheet lead, and with cul-
lendered false bottoms, Fig. 15, are perhaps the best

Fig. 15.
Vat
for lye.
and most durable fixture of this kind that could be

put up. In this case there is a cock fitted near the
bottom of each tun, and through it the clear lye
collecting in the lower part of the vat, between the
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TOILET SOAPS.
diaphragm and the bottom, can be drawn
off into
tubs below, for use as may be wanted. Close by

these vats there must be a pump or hydrant, with its
outlet spout conveniently arranged for a supply of
water, in quantity as required.
Fig. 16 shows a kettle. Should there be several,
they are placed on a line with each other, and over
Fie. 16.
Soap kettle with
a furnace beneath.
To
two inches diameter
fire
hole.
the caldron a tube of about
is
adapted, which serves as
an outlet for the waste lye which remains under

the boiled paste. At the mouth of the furnace is an
arcade; and at the bottom of this vault iron bars
are placed as supports for the fuel which is to heat
the caldron.
is
The arrangement of
the
masonry work
and ingenuity
generally, however, left to the skill

These soap pans or caldrons are
of the bricklayer.
cast with a flange at their top, so that, when necessary, an adjunct cylinder of wood, in the shape of a
cone,
may
be fastened to them.
the interior of the cast-iron kettle,

is the outer cast-iron
surrounded by brickwork.
caldron, which should fit to the inner kettle tightly,
(Fig. 17)
is
so as to prevent
any escape of steam.
D D is the tube
256
leading from the steam boiler, and conveying the

steam to the kettles. It is fitted with a cock, which
is opened or shut, according as the steam is to be let
Fig. 17.
T~M
..I.
1
TIT
..
'
>^r5"
TTVt
.
off,
the soap.
vapor
is
to.
Steam
on or
kettle or jacket.
for accelerating or retarding the boiling of
CC
the tube by which the condensed

discharged. The cock in this tube can be
left slightly
is
open so as to operate as a safety-valve,
when one of these necessary appendages is not affixed

to the apparatus.
The tube E is the discharge-pipe
of the caldron.
In this countiy, frames are made of pine wood, for

The iron frames need
light-colored and fine soaps.
not exceed half an inch in thickness; but those of
wood should be made of two-inch stuff. The shape

is that of a
parallelogram, as shown by the drawings
;
and the dimensions of the opposite sides and ends

are respectively 36 and 12 to 15 inches.
They
should be about 36 inches deep, and smoothly
jointed, so that when they are placed on top of each
other in piles of three, four, or five (Fig. 18), they
TOILET SOAPS.
may form
257
a water-tight well, which will hold the hot

The iron are of the same
paste without leaking.
Fig. 18.
form as the wooden frames
hut
differ in size.
The
sides are of wrought-iron plate, and the remaining

portions of cast iron.
Fig. 18 presents a side view,
Fig. 20 the bottom, and Fig. 19 a top view of them;

Fig. 19.
Fijr. 20.
and the clamp, which
on the ends, and which

holds them together, is shown by a.
They are
drawn to a scale of three-eighths of an inch to a
foot.
Being mounted on wheels, these frames can
The good
readily be moved from place to place.
17
fits
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258
conducting power of the metal promotes the cooling

and solidifying of the soap paste.
The wooden frames are lifted off, one at a time,
Fig. 21.
and the soap remains upon the movable bottom ready

to be divided into bars, as shown by Fig. 21.
Fig.
the
well
of
shows
five
for
receiv22, 1,
frames, ready
ing the soap paste. The bottom of the well and a
single frame are severally presented in Fig. 22, 3
and
2.
Fig. 22.
Frames
for soap.
The German
frames, like those of this country, are

also constructed so that they may easily be separated
into pieces, being set up by nuts and screws, as shown
in Figs. 23
and
24.
Their floor
is
also
movable
and
259
TOILET SOAPS.
Fig. 24.
Fig. 23.
is
shown
in longitudinal section by Fig. 25, and in

It consists of two layers of deal
breadth by Fig. 26.
boards, in the upper of which are four grooves, fitThe two

ting with the projections in the sides.
Fig. 26.
Fig. 25.
narrow sides are also supported on the inside by

All the sides are strengthened by
cross-pieces.
the several parts are put together,
"When
supports.
the bolts, screw cut at the other end, have only to
be inserted through the projecting parts of the longer
sides, and made fast by the nuts at the ends, to form
the whole into a solid box.
cloth spread over the
bottom prevents any soap from passing the holes,
Fig. 27.
frame with its

through which the lye drains off.
and
sides
ends down is shown by Fig. 27. By the
260
side of
it is
the clamp used for holding the diiferent

when the frame is set up.
parts in position
Minor Implements.
The minor implements of the
soap laboratory are, a crutch, Fig. 28, composed of a

long wooden handle adjusted, at the end, to a board,
Fig. 28.
Soap crutch.
and used
for stirring the soap paste in the operation
of "mottling ;" large, cullendered, iron ladles, with

long, wooden handles (Fig. 29), for dipping out the
Fig. 29.
Fig. 30.
Ladles and Imcket.
hot paste from the kettles, and copper buckets (Fig.

30) for conveying it to the frames.
Every manufactory of soaps should also be supplied
with presses, for compressing the tablets of soap.
One
suitable for toilet soaps is shown by Fig. 34, which

It has two spiral
clearly exhibits its construction.
of soap is imcake
and
the
which
B, by
springs,
mediately expelled from the box
as soon as
it
is
The workman knocks it off with the tablet

pressed.
that is to take its place ; and so the pressing goes on
TOILET SOAPS.
without any delay
fast as finished.
261
removing the tablets of soap as

is a rope suspending a wooden rod,
in
Fig. 31.
Fig. 32.
Soap
press.
262
E, which serves as a support to the bottom of the die

during the pressure. The box C is movable, being
merely fastened by screws ; and, when necessary,
may be replaced by others of different sizes. This is
a great convenience, for the size and form of the
tablets may be varied by merely changing the box.
The die from which the tablet is to receive a device,
or the impress of the manufacturer's name, is screwed
to the top of the box C, and may also be changed, as
fashion, caprice, or taste shall dictate.
Fig. 35.
Soap press with
Screw Press.
spring.
"When the soaps pressed
mould
in the first
are entirely dried, they are slightly scraped at

the surface and dipped into alcohol; they receive
their definitive shape by means of a second mould
which
is
placed under a screw press.
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Figure 36 represents
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this press.
Fig. 36.
Screw press
A A.
B
C
for toilet soaps.
Oak
posts supporting the press.

B. Strong oak board used to receive the press.
C. Frame of the press.
D. Iron screw provided
at the
end with a groove
to receive the upper shell of the mould.

E. Fly. It is surmounted with a ball at each
end.
F F. Cast-iron matrix used to receive the copper

mould.
G. Copper mould formed of two pieces.
H. Rods of wrought iron adapted by means of
screws to a horizontal bar below E E these rods pass
under the cast-iron matrix F F, and raise the movable rod L, after each pressure; then this raises the
mould G, fixed in the cast-iron matrix. In this way,
after the pressure has been given by the screw, the
soap can be taken from the mould and another substituted.
2G4
The
other accessories which complete the establishment of a toilet soap factory are the drying-room:
1.
2.
3.
weigh the bars of soap.

Another scale to weigh small quantities.
Several large wooden boxes lined with lead, to
mix the shavings of soap with the colors and
scale to
the
oils.
4.
Several tables covered with marble for balling

the soap.
5.
Several marble mortars to grind and pound the
6.
soap.
Several fine
7.
Boards
8.
drum
sieves to pass the colors to be

incorporated into the soap.
drying the soap.

Scrapers and knives: the former for cleansing
the surface of the bars of soap, the latter for
for
dividing the soap into small cakes.

Slatwork frames, made of wooden uprights and
cross-pieces, as
shown by Fig.
37.
The openings
be-
Fig. 37.
Soap
tween the
rack.
permit the free access of the

thus promote the drying.
slats
air,
and
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265
Figure 38 shows a kettle for cold soaps.

Figure 39 represents a kettle or jacket with a
double bottom, heated by steam. This kettle is of
Fig-
38.
Fig. 39.
Kettles for soaps by the cold process.
tinned copper, and
may
be used also to purify tallow
and greases.
Fig. 40.
Kettle for floating soaps.
AA
B
is
(Fig. 40) is a cucurbit.

a tinned copper water-bath.
266
is
rotation
a beater or stirrer, to which a

is
movement of
given.
The capacity of the water-bath
for
twenty pounds
of soap must be twenty-five gallons. The soap is

put into the water-bath B, with the necessary quan-
is
tity of water, and when it is melted, the beater
in
motion.
For
the
to
succeed
well,
put
operation
the temperature of the mixture
must be between
158 and 176.

Fig. 41.
Still
and water-bath
AA
(Fig. 41).
brick furnace.
for
transparent soaps.
Cucurbit of copper fixed on a
Water-bath which exactly fits into the cucurthe

solution of the soap is operated in the vase.
;
C. Cover of the water-bath. It has two apertures,
B.
bit
D, E.
The
closed by a large cock, the other

gives passage to the stirrer X, F.
F. Stirrer.
g.
Worm
first
is
of copper or
the alcoholic vapors.
tin,
destined to condense
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267
Copper pipe, serving to make the connection

between the alembic and the worm.
h.
Fig. 42.
Moulds
for transparent
soap
balls.
Copper dippers, with handles of two
feet length,
Fig. 43.
Fig. 43.
Figure 44 represents the cutting or stripping machine.

Fig. 44.
Soap cutter or
stripper.
(Fig. 44). Cutter.

Iron shaft which traverses the centre of the
cutter and carries a handle C, at one of its ends this
B.
used to give motion to the machine.

D. Frame of wood or cast iron, on which the
handle
is
shaft of the cutter rests.
2G8
E. Inclined plane of wood, on which the soap is

placed to be cut into shavings F, is the cake of soap.
G. Large wooden box to receive the shavings of
;
soap.
The method of using this machine is very simple.

The cake of soap to be cut being laid on the inclined
plane E, and touching the cutter at one end, a movement of rotation is given to the machine by the
handle C. During the rotation, each time the blades
of the cutter touch the cake of soap, they take off a
shaving which falls into the box. The first cake being cut, substitute a second, and so on.
This machine renders immense service in the
manufacture of toilet soaps.

man with it can
duce 200 pounds of soap to shavings in one hour.
re-
Fipr. 45.
Soap
mill.
The
It consoap-mill is represented in Fig. 45.

of three cylinders of porphyry, from five to six
inches in diameter, by twelve or fourteen inches in
length.
They are separated from each other; the
distance between them is regulated by screws, at will.
sists
are set in motion
by a system of gearing, the

dimensions
of
unequal
which, produce also an une-
They
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269
qual rotation for each cylinder. "We give the indication of the principal pieces which compose it.
A A.
Frame
of cast iron which supports the cylin-
ders.
B B B.
Cylinders to grind the shavings.

fixed on the axis of the first cylinder
used to put the machine in motion.
C.
Crank
D. Scraper.
It is
formed of a large
steel blade,
fixed horizontally against the last cylinder, which it

traverses in all its length.
The use of this blade is
to scrape off the soap adhering to the cylinder.
E. Large wooden box lined with lead. This box

receives the soap which has been crushed between
the cylinders.
F. Movable hopper of wood lined with zinc. Its
object is to receive the shavings of soap and trans-
mit them to the cylinders.
CHAPTER
XIX.
TOILET SOAPS. MANIPULATION.
THE
exact causes of the saponification of oils and

greases with alkalies are yet obscure; and, no mat-
what may be the experience of the operator, he

will find at all times something to learn that will
either improve his goods or facilitate his methods.
Thus we hear people say that no soap can be properly
ter
made without
"While I admit that boiling

is as yet the best known means of making a proper
chemical combination of the ingredients, I am not
boiling.
prepared to say there
may
not be discovered other
270
means to produce a better article, so

maker of toilet soap is progressive and
that, if the
attentive, he
may discover such improved process that

fit himself and those who may follow him.
To know how
may
bene-
make
a good soap is very necessary, and, as boiled soap is the best, we must try and
give the proper mode of making it. Being assured
by proper
to
tests of the purity
and causticity of
his
him have ready lyes of the different

strengths required some to mark 10, 15, 21, and
alkalies, let
27
Baume
make
or an average of about
Tallow or veal
Lard, refined
Cotton-seed oil
In
all
21; and
to
a good white soap for stock, take

fat
.30 pounds.
45
"
.25
"
100 pounds.
Let them be put into a kettle of about 40 gallons'

capacity, heated by furnace or by steam. The heat
is applied, and, when the fats are melted, about 50
pounds of soda lye
in,
at 12
Baume
are poured gently
with constant stirring and boiling for some hours,

lye at 18 are added, and, after
when 20 pounds of
boiling about an hour, it is allowed to rest, the steam

turned off or the fire withdrawn this is called the
;
parting operation or empatage, and requires constant stirring to form into a perfect homogeneous
mass, and forms a perfect mixture having no grease
at the top or alkali at the bottom.
After some hours'
rest,
you proceed
operation or separation, which is done
to the second
by means of
having pure common salt in solution, and

20
to 25 Baume, and the object is to sepamarking
rate the soap formed from its excess of water
you
alkalies,
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271
turn on the heat gently and pour in gradually 25

pounds of the salted lye. Keep stirring until the
soap separates in grains or curds, when, after this

separation appears complete, turn off the heat and
allow it to rest for some 6 hours, when remove the
lye from the bottom,
causticity, but
may
which lye may not have much

be useful to use again for the
same operation by adding a little caustic

mark the requisite strength.
lye to
make
it
The
third operation or coction is conducted by

pouring into the soap about 30 pounds of caustic lye
at 25, and bringing to a boil, constantly stirring to
keep down the scum that will form, and will appear
After
less as the soap boils and is near completion.
some
or
hours
turn
off
the
three
four
heat,
boiling
and in two or three hours draw off the lye.
The
liquidation or cleansing is the fourth operation, and is done by pouring into the melted soap
30 or 40 pounds of lye marking 6, and boiling

gently for a few hours until the soap is dissolved
into a paste of a grayish shade and is neutral ;" when
the fire is withdrawn, and the soap stirred briskly
for some time and allowed to rest until the next day,
when the lye is drawn off and the scum removed,
and ladled into the frames, being careful not to
stir up the darker soap that forms at the bottom,
which with the scum soap can be used for another
operation, or for soaps that have color, as the palm,
rosin, etc.
When
in the frames
or allowed to cool in its
and kept
soaps by means of the
up
into bars
can be colored, perfumed,

natural white state, and cut
it
for stock to
mill, or
make various
by remelting with
272
other kinds of soap to form the different varieties

desired.
To make
Palm
good palm soap,

oil
(purified
Tallow oil
Cocoa-nut
100 pounds
in
oil
I take
and bleached)
.
60 pounds.
"
20
.20
"
all.
process, called parting, with

about 15 gallons of caustic lye at 12 or 15, keeping
it stirred, but not boiled too violently, as it might
Begin with the
first
cause the cocoa-nut oil to separate, which, if it did

occur, can be combined again by adding a gallon or
two of cold, weak lye. Boil for three or four hours,
adding by degrees stronger lyes of about 20. Keep
stirring until towards the end of the boiling, add 2
when remove the heat and stir

briskly until thoroughly mixed, when let it rest.
After resting some hours, proceed to the second
process of separation, which is rendered somewhat
gallons of lye at 25,
more
'difficult in all
soaps containing cocoa-nut oil ;

salted lye of about 25,
the soap forming into
we now pour in little by little

and when by boiling we see
grains and floating in the lye the heat is turned off

and the stirring is stopped, and, after letting it rest
to separate, the lye is drawn off.
For the third
operation, or coction, add about 8

of
at
27, and when it begins to boil a
lye
gallons
great deal of froth will form, which must be beaten
down, and it will disappear as the boiling continues
;
and when after some hours' boiling the soaps begin

to form into a curdled mass, a portion taken out
forms, when pressed between the fingers, a hard
scale
the heat and stirring are stopped and the soap
;
TOILET SOAPS.
273
allowed to rest, when it will form upon the top, and

the lye can be withdrawn from the bottom.
In finishing, or what some call fitting, the soap

in the kettle is then diluted with about 10 gallons of
weak
5, and boiled and
when, after a
thorough mixing, if it should separate, weak lye at 2
is added, and it
again becomes pasty, and the darker
soap at the bottom begins to rise to the surface, when it
lye at
stirred
maybe considered finished. "When the heat is removed

covered up and allowed to rest five hours;
is then removed and the soap is ladled
into frames, taking care not to take the dark soap
from the bottom. This operation should yield about
160 pounds of soap of a handsome yellow color, which
can be employed as a body for many colored toilet
the pan
the
is
scum
soaps.
Another useful soap
as an ingredient or
body
for
cheaper, yet very good, toilet soaps of 2d quality,
Palm Soap
Palm
oil
Cocoa-nut
Tallow oil
Eosin
Melt the
oil
with
Jftosin.
.30 pounds^
.20
35
is
"
.15
by gentle heat, pouring slowly in 8

gallons of caustic lye of 12, stirring and gently boiling for three hours, when add 5 gallons of stronger
oils
17, and boil three hours longer, or until it bea perfect pasty mass, when put in 3 gallons of
lye at 21, stirring well and removing the heat, when
let the paste rest.
lye of
come
To separate with the salted lye at 25, pour in

while stirring another 6 gallons until it forms into
18
274:
grains,

and the lye separates, when
let it
rest
five
hours and draw off the lye.

In the third operation lye of 25, amounting to
about 6 gallons, and the rosin previously melted and
strained, are
now poured
in,
occasional beating, stirring
keeping down the froth by
when the scum
disappears,
and after boiling about six hours the grains look hard,
and crumble between the fingers draw the heat and
let it rest, and after some time draw off the lye.
This soap will still have to be finished by a fourth
operation, which is divided in two: 1st, add 6 or 7
gallons of lye at 7, stirring and boiling for five or six
hours, and if it has any tendency to grain add a gallon or two of cold water to give it consistency. Yet
it is necessary that the soap should separate, which
can be seen by the lye running off separately on the
2d, as the
stirrer, when stop the heat and cover up.
soap will still be too caustic, it can be neutralized by
;
adding (after drawing
off the lye of the first opera-
tion) 3 gallons of solution of sal soda, marking 5,

and boiling and stirring to a smooth, syrupy fluid,
until the soap from the bottom appears to rise somewhat discolored, when turn off the heat, having added
a portion of water to supply the evaporation. After

a day's rest the scum is taken off, and the soap dipped
into frames, when the gray soap at the bottom is
mixed with the scum, and can be kept for the next
operation, or boiled together with weak lyes for an
inferior soap.
Cocoa-nut Oil Soap.
have remarked that this soap has peculiar properties, and that of washing in sea-water is a great
advantage, and gives it the name of marine soap.
I
TOILET SOAPS.
275
To
prepare this soap a little potash lye added to

the soda lye is an advantage, for when about 12 per
mixed with the soda, it

not only makes the soap more plastic, but improves
cent, of the potash lye is
purposes. This potash can be

added to the soda before it is made caustic, or (which
its qualities for all
the better plan) they can be separately prepared

and mixed before beginning the operation of saponiThis potash lye is so useful that, even if
fication.
is
the toilet soap-maker did not make soft toilet soaps,

he would find it essential in imparting an emolliency
to his best soaps by their greater solubility.
To saponify 100 pounds of cocoa-nut oil, take 90
pounds of soda lye at 30, and 10 pounds of potash
lye at 30, and mix, and after the oil has been well
purified, let it be melted, raising the heat gradually
while adding the alkali, and bringing to a boil. The

soap, which at first appears to granulate, gradually
becomes syrupy and perfectly united.

during the process, the soap separates into
grains, a few pints of water added while stirring will
If,
generally correct it and supply evaporation ; when

the paste is perfectly homogeneous and transparent, it
may be considered finished, and when the heat has
somewhat subsided
it can be put into the frames.

This soap, being of a brilliant whiteness, and of a
translucent, waxy aspect, takes the colors very nicely.
To color red take vermilion or orange mineral in the
proportion of a drachm to the pound, mixing in a small

mortar with a portion of the soap, and stirring in the
frame.
It can also be mottled or
marbled with the
different colors, red, yellow, and blue, and by a little

practice very handsome effects are produced.
The
aniline colors can be used for this soap to
276
great advantage, but they are added cold by the milling process, when the perfumes are added, and they
make very
attractive colors.
This process of milling, which will be more fully

described in another chapter, permits of the mixing of
the different kinds of soaps, and, as cocoa-nut oil soap
is not much favored in our
country, and yet has some
in
combination
with the others, they can
advantages
be combined in all proportions to make an endless
variety of kinds and colors, and of various perfumes
suitable to their names.
This addition of cocoa-nut
has the advantage of giving great emolliency and

a profuse lather to all the other soaps, and should when
well perfumed make them acceptable to almost every
oil
one.
CHAPTER XX.
SOAPS of
this class,
though rarely so perfect in

boiling, yet, properly and
carefully made, give good satisfaction, and in some
respects they have an advantage, especially when
soaps are wanted to have the fine fragrance of the
flowers, the delicate odors of which would be dequality as those
made by
stroyed by boiling. Though these odors could be

added to the boiled soap by milling, it would have to
be in the form of extract or alcoholate, which would
be in many ways objectionable, causing the cakes to
shrink and warp in the process of drying.
Again, a great many objections have been made to

these soaps becoming very hard and insoluble, and as
277
soon losing their perfume, and being caustic and

irritating to the skin, leaving an unpleasant roughness after using. Nearly all these objections can be
overcome, for when they exist it is because of the

carelessness or ignorance of the manufacturer; for if
he knows his business properly he can by this process
make a soap that has none of these faults.
The proper
tic
soda
lye for most of these soaps is the causlye, with about ten per cent, of potash lye
of the same strength and causticity. Making soaps

by this process would be more economical than boiling, if the lyes did not require as much fuel and
them as is experienced in the

of
the
soap, yet, as I have said, these lyes can
boiling
be purchased of the manufacturing chemist already
prepared, and of the strength of 36, the strength
trouble to concentrate
usually employed and prepared especially for this

purpose. But, if the manufacturer has not the convenience of procuring them, or the cost of trans-
porting is too great, he will have to make them for

himself by concentrating the soda lye prepared as
directed in my last chapter, and the potash lye in the
same manner as heretofore described; and, as he will
require to make soft soaps as well as hard, it would
be well to prepare stocks of each of these alkalies of
the requisite strength, and keep them on hand ready
they must mark 36

ture of 60 Fahr.
These soaps have borne the
for his use
Baume
at a
tempera-
name
of "little pan"
soaps, because they can be manufactured in small
pans with as much facility as large ones, or in fact
more conveniently, for one person can manage a ket-
with from 100 to 300 pounds with ease. Figure

38 represents a portable kettle, the heat for which
tle
278
is
communicated by a small charcoal furnace, which
can be withdrawn at any moment to regulate the heat.

In a kettle of this description, holding about 50 gallons, a person can easily make 200 to 300 pounds of
soap in two or three hours, so that if his materials be
ready to his hands, he can easily turn out 1000 pounds

of soap in a working day.
As
said in speaking of boiled soaps, the toilet-soapmaker, who wishes to make soaps in variety and of
good quality, will provide himself with a stock of

each of the kinds requisite for a good white soap,
palm soap, half palm soap, cocoa-nut oil soap, etc.
so that by a judicious combination he can make all
the different kinds needed.
;
To make
a fine white soap suitable for
most of his
mix the greases
colored soaps by the cold process,

about the following proportions
in
Lard, purified
Veal fat, purified

Cocoa-nut oil
Cotton-seed
100 pounds in
oil
.30 pounds.
.
40
.10
.20
"
."
"
all.
Having seen that all are of good quality and clean,

melt them together, and bring them to a heat of about
112 F. and, if convenient, warm the alkali, consisting of 45 pounds of caustic soda and 5 pounds of
caustic potash, both at 36 Baume, to about 90 F.,
and place in such a manner as to cause it to run
slowly into the melted grease, while a person is con;
stantly stirring, stopping occasionally to see that the

heat does not get above the point named or the lye
does not run too fast, as either event would cause the
contents to separate.
Continue the
stirring,
after
TOILET SOAPS BY THE COLD PKOCESS.

all
too thick to work, and the

substances are completely united, when turn into
the lye
two
279
is in, until it is
a frame, which had better be lined with a soft, clean

cotton cloth, large enough to bring over the top of
the frame and cover the soap. The perfume can be
put in before the soap hardens in the pan; and, for

almond soap, should be
....

Oil of lemon
..
12 ounces.
"
4
In a few hours after the soap is in the frame, a

singular spontaneous reaction takes place with these
soaps their particles seem to react and cause the
;
temperature to rise to about 180 F. But this phenomenon does not impair their quality, but, on the
contrary, is a means of a more intimate combination
of the particles, and the soap is thereby improved.
In a day or two, according to the quantity and size
of the frame, the soap can be cut up and platted and
racked, and in a week it is ready to be pressed.
This soap should be of a beautiful clear white, and
but slightly caustic, and give a fine lather. If made

into almond soap, each cake should be wrapped in foil.
But it would be well to have a stock of this white soap
in bars to use for
making soaps of
perfumes, such as rose soap,

soap,
made
as follows
etc.
other colors and
and
also a yellow
Yellow Soap.
Palm
oil
.Tallow
(best)
oil
Cocoa-nut oil
Cotton-seed oil
.40 pounds.
30
"
.10
.20
"
100
"
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Manipulate as for the white soap, with 50 pounds

of the mixed lyes at 36
5 or 6 pounds of it being
and
color
with
about an ounce of anatto
potash lye
This soap, if caredissolved in a pint of weak lye.
made
of good material, will be of a clear orangeyellow color, and can be used for the marsh-mallow
and other yellow soaps, or in combination with the
fully
white or cocoa-nut oil soaps, to make a variety.

For a soap of second quality, notably the honey
and glycerine, the manufacturer can make a soap that
may be called half-palm soap with rosin, which latter
more trouble in its manipulation by the cold process.

For, as I have remarked,
rosin is not saponifiable with alkali, and is, in fact,
material will cause a
little
an adulteration, though of a nature to improve it

some purposes, causing a more copious lather, and
for
making the soap that contains it more soluble.

For a half-palm soap with rosin, take
Tallow or suet
Palm
40 pounds.
"
30
oil
Cotton-seed
oil
Rosin
100 pounds in
all.
Soda
lye,
.20
"
10
"
36, 50 pounds.
Take out about 6 pounds of the
lye to dissolve with
the rosin separately, which is not to be added until

the soap by its thickness and evenness shows it is
nearly complete ; when if on adding the rosin it
thickens too soon, a little warm water is added, say
about a quart at a time, to facilitate complete combination.
This soap,
if
properly made,
is
of a pale yellow or
color, of a plastic consistence, which it will retain for a long time, and is exceedingly useful to
fawn
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use in conjunction with the other soaps. I have

given various styles, colors, and perfumes under as
many different names.
Of the
cocoa-nut
soap, I have, in my last chapter, given the proper formula with suitable instructions, remarking that, if made like the hoiled soaps
oil
given, it would be apt to retain too much of the salt

of separation ; so I advise a sort of modified cold process, where the lye is somewhat weaker, admitting
sufficient water to allow a slight boiling to form a
better combination of its parts.
This soap should
also be kept in stock with the others given, and will
be sufficient for all practical purposes; and, by the

aid of remelting or with the mill, nearly all kinds can
be made.
CHAPTER
XXI.
CASTILE SOAP FROM COTTON-SEED
IN our Southern
States,
where cotton
OIL.
is
grown
in
the greatest quantity and of the best quality in the

world, the seed has long been known to have an
abundance of
difficult
oil,
the extraction of which was very
on account of the adhering
fibre.
From
this
cause the seed was allowed to rot, and was used for
manure. When, however, machinery was invented
for hulling the seed, the oil could be extracted with
The large amount of hull and adhering fibre
facility.
these seeds possess will be understood when it is
known that it sometimes takes five bushels of seed
The hull and
to make one bushel ready for the mill.
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fibre are
used for paper stock, and
are,
of course, very
valuable.
When
were able to remove the hull and make

the oil, another difficulty arose in the large amount
of objectionable color the crude oil contained, and
which was due to dark resinous spots contained in
the seed the color, however, has been overcome, for
it is now refined by means of chemicals, caustic lye,
etc., and bleached with sulphuric acid, and pressed to
remove a large amount of stearine it contains, and
which, with the oils, is used for a great many purposes, this latter being sometimes sold and bottled
as salad oil from its sweet nutty taste when fresh and
the}?'
pure.
Cotton-seed
oil,
when
well refined,
very similar to
is
bland,
almond oil,
bright yellowish oil,
it
has
some
of
a
of
the
though
drying oil,
properties
but taking a very long time to dry. This drying
property does not seem to deter the maker of cheap
perfumery from bottling large quantities for common

hair oil, or from buying it for that purpose under the
name of salad oil, often not knowing from what source
it is
obtained.
To
the soap-maker
possesses very valuable properties, for nothing has yet been discovered that is
so good and economical a substitute for olive oil and
when a portion of lard and bleached palm oil is mixed
it
with
making Marseilles
or Castile soap, it is
difficult to distinguish
the imitation from the O
genuine
O
manufacture
The
oil
in
the
of
this
soap.
importance
it,
for
of soap is, to me, so great that I deem it necessary to

devote some space to its description, and particularly
as few soap-makers have as yet availed themselves of
its benefits,
and to try and give them some hints
for
CASTILE SOAP PROM COTTON-SEED OIL.
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manufacture into a soap that may be called castile

soap, from its close resemblance.
In saponifying cotton-seed oil, there is no peculiar
difficulty more than in making a good castile soap
from olive oil, though the soap is made somewhat
sooner if the stearine is left in it, which stearine is
generally pressed out to permit the oleine to remain
fluid in our c6ldest weather.
To make a white castile soap, take
its
Cotton-seed
oil
Lard, good quality

Olive oil
.80 pounds.
.
10
10
"
"
And prepare the lye by close calculation in this

manner: 50 pounds to mark 15 Baume, 50 pounds
at 21, and 50 pounds at 27, making 150 pounds for
lye to be made of the
English caustic soda, and rendered clear and caustic
with one-fourth of lime.
this quantity of grease.
The
To the melted grease in the kettle pour the first

50 pounds of lye at 15, keeping it stirred as the heat
is raised to boiling, and as it froths beating it down
quickly to prevent
four hours,
lye at
when
21, and
overflowing; boil for three or

add by degrees the 50 pounds of
its
boil for five or six
hours longer, keep-
ing up the stirring, and, when it becomes a perfectly

smooth mass, turn off the heat and let it rest for the
lye to separate. After some hours' rest the spent lye
is drawn off, the heat is raised, and the last 50 pounds
of lye at 27 are poured in, and allowed to boil briskly
and appear flakey
when the soap ought to grain

when pressed between the fingers
when again turn
off the heat
for four or five hours,
separate,
and draw
off after
and allow the lye to

some hours' rest.
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In finishing or fitting a lye of carbonate of potash

of 6 or 8, say 25 pounds are stirred in with a gentle
heat until the soap presents a perfectly homogeneous
syrupy mass, when it can be left to divide the scum

to the top and the gray soap to the bottom, with the
fine soap between, which is dipped into the frames,
and the scum and dark soap kept to make the mottled soap.
The result should be about
150 pounds of the best

soap having a fine white appearance, and 30 to 40
pounds of inferior soaps that can be mixed with the
mottled castile soap.
To make a mottled castile soap, take of
Cotton-seed
oil
Lard, good
Palm oil, bleached
.80 pounds.
.
"
10
10
"
The bleached palm improves
the odor, causing a

greater resemblance to the Marseilles soap, and is
cheaper than the olive oil. Sulphuretted soda lyes
are preferred
by the French soap-makers
mottled soap; but, as
we
for their
we are using the English
soft lye
have to adopt a modified process.

The sulphuretted crude soda forms the colored
mottling, the sulphur combines with the iron of the
kettle and other impurities, and forms the oxide giving the blue color, which turns red on all those parts
or artificial lyes,
exposed to the
To make
white soap.
will
a'r
this soap, proceed very
To
much
as for the
the melted grease pour on the 50
pounds of the weaker lye at 15, gently raising the

heat while they are mixing, which should be done
by gently stirring, and keeping down the froth by

beating, and regulating the heat to prevent too rapid
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After three or four hours, pour in the 50

pounds of lye at 21, and continue the stirring, and
boiling.
more rapid
as the froth subsides bring to a
and when
ebulli-
granulates shut oif the heat and

let it rest for four or five hours.
Now draw off the
and
to
the
or
lyes
coction, by putproceed
enlargage
tion,
it
ting into the melted soap the third 50 pounds of lye

at
added while constantly beating and

Stir in also about 5 pounds of common salt,
27, which
stirring.
is
and continue the boiling
for six or eight hours, as
may
be required, or until the grains separate', as can be

seen by taking out a portion with a knife or pressing
fingers, when a little experience will show
a flakey scale free from the lye ; let the heat be stopped
and the soap allowed to settle until next day, when
after drawing off the salted lye it can be finished.
between the
The soap
is
finished with
weak
sal-soda
lye,, or,
if
the soap is neutral, with water having a little salt in

solution, for if it needs water the grains will appear
hard and dry, when the so:ip will have to be boiled

The soap is again
until it forms a smooth mass.
allowed to rest, and the next day again thoroughly
and put
in the frame,
when
ready for the

This is done by putting into a small
mottling.
watering-pot with a rose-spout about 4 ounces of
sulphate of iron, dissolved in a pint of warm water,
and pouring it from the rose on the top of the soap
in the frame, while the crutch is plunged up and
stirred
it is
Of
to give the streaky marbled appearance.
course this requires some practice, as it should present a uniformity throughout the entire mass, but is
down
not difficult to accomplish with a
little experience.If this soap is carefully made, it will be as good as

most of the mottled castile soaps we import, and
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should be made so economically as to yield a good

profit while being sold at a less price than the imported
article.
I devote some space to the description of the manufacture of these soaps from the cotton-seed oil, believ-
ing that the cheapness and other advantages of the

raw material will induce soap-makers to give it the
consideration it seems to deserve for making a good
and cheap soap, and that they may see a source of
While it is not supposed
profit in its manufacture.
that the perfumer or toilet soap-maker can give much
time to this class of soaps, I yet deem the subject of
sufficient importance to endeavor to draw the attention
thereto of those engaged in the manufacture of soaps
alone.
CHAPTER
XXII.
BY
toilet
compounding soaps I mean the making of

soaps of different names, colors, and perfumes
from the different kinds of soap, boiled or cold, for

making which I have given the many details. Thus
we suppose the maker of toilet soap has in stock
white soap, palm soap, yellow or half palm and cocoanut oil soap, and with them he can proceed to make
have shown how the almond
any kind needed.
soap is made from the white cold soap by perfuming
in the pan with the oil of bitter almonds or oil of
mirbane.
We

soap can be
made
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also of the half
palm soap
with rosin, by putting in the pan just before turning
into the frame 8 ounces of citronella oil and 2 ounces
of lemon-grass oil to each 100 pounds.
Glycerine soap can be perfumed in the same way
for each 100 pounds take
Honey
Oil of cassia
"
caraway
"
lavender
"
mirbane
....
.1
...
....
... .1
2 ounces.
Let both of these soaps be a bright yellow, the
last
of a somewhat darker shade to distinguish it.

Marsh-mallow soap can be made by an admixture
of the palm and the half palm soap, and perfumed to

each 100 pounds
Oil of lavender
lemon grass
peppermint
6 ounces,
.4
"
petit-grain
To make
good rose soap take equal parts of the

white and cocoa-nut oil soap, and color 100 pounds
with 12 ounces of French vermilion, and perfume
a
with
"
rose
cinnamon
bergamot.
.4 ounces.
1
.1
...
.
White Windsor Soap.
To 50 pounds
oil
each of the white soap and cocoa-nut

soap, mix in the mill this perfume
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Oil of lavender
"
"
ARTS.
.4 ounces.
rosemary
thyme
"
"
cloves
"
caraway
"
Brown Windsor
Soap.
This popular soap, when properly prepared, is made

Take of boiled palm soap
in the following manner
and half-palm soap each 50 pounds ; put in the
:
stripper,
and make into thin shavings, and spread
upon sheets of strong paper
to dry
when
dry, melt
in a marine bath with a small portion of an aromatic

water, and when it is again hard enough proceed to
up and
mill it as before, drying it again and

and
adding caramel to color and after the
remelting
third operation add the following perfume to the 100
pounds
cut
it
Oil of bergamot
"
caraway
"
"
"
.4 ounces.
.
"
cassia
"
lavender
"
cloves
"
petit-grain
.1
Mould or cut into small square cakes, and wrap

them in a neat paper wrapper.
Brown Windsor soap owes its fine emollient properties to the amount of labor employed in its manufacture, for it is almost needless to say that the more
soap is worked and handled, and melted and remelted,
becomes. This soap is, in large estaboften
made of the scraps of all other
lishments,
kinds of soaps that accumulate from moulding and
the better
it

manipulating, but
them from good
and mould
better to color
is
it
289
soap, for the toilet
soap-maker should
endeavor to keep up the standard excellence of the

well-known old Brown Windsor Soap.
To the good taste and good judgment, and to the
enterprise of the toilet soap manufacturer, I must
leave the formulas for the numerous soaps to be
found in all the markets with his stock and colors

and perfumes he cannot have any trouble in making
;
any or
all
of them.
I will now
give the formulas for making some of
the superfine soaps by the cold process, for about 75
pounds of soap.
(Savon au Benzoin.)
Benzoin Soap.
Hard body with benzoin

Cocoa-nut oil
Cotton-seed oil
Yellow wax
Mixed
caustic lye, 36
30 pounds.
.9
.10
.1
.25
Saponify in the manner directed for the soap by

the cold process, and add of perfume
Flowers of benzoin
Oil of bergamot
lavender
"
geranium
.4 ounces.
.3
....
...
.
2
1
Tincture of benzoin
Gum
tragacanth (in mucilage)
The mucilage of tragacanth
is
.8
made by
dissolving
water by maceragum
tion for about twenty-four hours, stirring and strainalkali is in.
ing, and is added to the soap after all the
19
the 2 ounces of
in 2 pints of
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It helps to
make
the soap more
soluble, adds to
to the skin, and
emolliency, and is softening

should be used in all superfine soaps. The benzoin
soap should be colored a light brown to resemble the
its
gum.
Ambergris or Ambrosial Soap.
(Savon d'Ambre Surfm.)
Hard body with ambergris

musk
"
"
10
"
.10
"
10
"
ambrette
Jasmine pomade, No. 24

Eose
Beeswax
"
.
Gum
tragacanth
Caustic lye of soda, 36
Saponify
manner
in the usual
perfume with
25 pounds.
for cold soaps, taking

F., and when finished
....
Oil of lavender
.2 ounces.
care to keep the heat under 150
Color
15 pounds.
2 ounces.
"
lilac or light purple.
(Savon au Bouquet.)
Bouquet Soap.
Soft
30 pounds.
body
Cotton-seed
Cocoa-nut
"White
Gum
oil
oil
wax
.10
"
"
"
tragacanth
1^ ounces.
Caustic lye, 10 per cent, of potash 25 pounds.
Make
this soap as directed for cold soap,
fume with
and per-

Oil of bergamot
"
cedrat
"
cloves
"
neroli
.4 ounces.
"
4
2
"
"
thyme
"
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"
Color a light yellow.
(Savon au Sue de Laitue.)
Lettuce Soap.
Lard with
...
lettuce-juice
Spermaceti
Cocoa-nut oil
Cotton-seed oil
Gum
....
tragacanth,
lettuce-juice
Caustic
lye,
36
30 pounds.
1
.10
.9
dissolved in
2 ounces.
.25 pounds.
Saponify and perfume with

Oil of bitter almond
"
bergamot
"
cloves
Powdered
1| ounces.
.4
.....4
.
orris root
Color light green.
Musk
(Savon au Muse.)
Soap.
Hard body of musk

Eose pomade, No. 24
Cotton-seed
Cocoa-nut
oil
oil
Gum
tragacanth
Caustic lye, 36
.15 pounds.
.5
.20
.10
"
.2 ounces.
.25 pounds.
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Saponify and color brown, and perfume with

Oil of bergamot
u
rose
"
cloves
Tincture of
musk
Millefleur Soap.
Hard
vanilla
Cassie pomade, No. 24

"
"
Rose
Cocoa-nut oil
Cocoa butter
Yellow wax
Caustic
Gum
lye,
"
(Superfine.)
body of ambrette
"
.4 ounces.
10 pounds.
"
10
"
"
15
"
"
"
mixed, 36
25
"
tragacanth
.2 ounces.
Color light brown, saponify, and perfume with

Oil of lavender
"
Tincture of
"
1 ounce.
bergamot
geranium
cloves
"
.
musk
ambergris
Violet Soap.
Wax
(bleached)
..
'Gum tragacanth
Caustic soda
lye,
..
36
"
"
.10 pounds.
.
cassie,
oil
.2
.1
"
(Superfine.)
Violet pomade, No. 24

"
Oil of jasmine,
"
"
Palm
"
10
10
20
"
"
"
"
.2 ounces.
.
25 pounds.
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Saponify by the cold process, and perfume with
Extract of
.8 ounces.
violet, !N"o.
"
"
rose,
"
"
Color yellowish-green.
In this manner can the maker of

the
toilet
known
varieties of superfine soaps,

be unnecessary to give further recipes.
all
CHAPTER
soaps
and
it
make
would
XXIII.
some details of other

demanded to make a
be required to meet the cur-
this chapter I must give

varieties of soap that may be
IN
proper assortment, or
rent demands of the trade.
Soft soaps, as I have

said, are made with potash lye, and, owing to the
limited quantity sold, they are usually made in a
small
way by
the cold process, as described in
making
the hard soda soaps. The old formulas for making

the soft white soap, or shaving cream, directed it to
be made with lard, which does not by itself make a
satisfactory soap, as it does not produce a sufficiently
copious lather, so necessary for shaving.
Shaving Cream.
(White potash
60 pounds.
20
Yeal suet
Lard
Cocoa-nut oil
Potash lye, 36
soap.)
.20
.50
"
294:
Melt the grease
in a pan, of the
before and illustrated
by
steam jacket, as seen by
kind described
Fig. 38, or by means of a

Fig. 39 ; divide the alkali
two parts, and dilute one with water

mark about 21, and place it so that it
into
it
gently into the melted grease.
When
to
make
will
run
the grease
is
about 112 F. turn on the lye keep stirring and regin about two hours
ulate the temperature below 200
the soap will begin to form and will separate in grains ;
;
then add the other portion of lye at 36, and continue

the constant stirring until it becomes too stiff to work,
when remove the fire, and beat it, while cooling, into
smooth a mass as possible, when cover the pan or

remove into any suitable wooden vessel. The pearly
appearance has yet to be given by means of beating
in small portions in a marble mortar, or by running it
To
rapidly through the stone rollers of the mill.
make almond cream, perfume with oil of bitter
almonds and a little bergamot. To make the rose
shaving cream, color with fine French vermilion, of
the proportion of a drachm to the pound of cream,
and perfume with oil of rose and rhodium. To make
ambrosial, color with tincture of archil and perfume
with tinctures of ambergris and musk, oils of cloves
and bergamot. The colors and perfumes are mixed at
as
the time of milling or rubbing in the mortar.
Floating Soaps.
These soaps have many admirers, and when made

of the proper materials are excellent, as the particles
of air with which they are filled cause them to lather
freely.
They should only be made of vegetable
soaps, as soap with tallow or lard will not float.
prepare
oil
To
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Nympli Floating Soap,
Take Palm
oil
30 pounds.
"
20
soap
Cocoa-nut
oil
soap
Let them be stripped or milled and put in a marine

bath with a gallon of water, and when perfectly disbe rapidly stirred with a churn-like contrivance to about twice its capacity, when it can be
The accompanying
turned into shallow frames.
figure will give an idea of a suitable apparatus.
solved let
it
Fig. 46.
Kettle
for floating soaps.
Powdered Soaps
a very convenient form for using soap for shavmade
ing or lavatory purposes, and are when well
Are
To make them
Take the best boiled white
very neutral.
soap, and, having

sheets of clean,
on
strips, put
in
a warm, dry place, free from dust,
strong paper,
and when perfectly hard and dry grind it in the mill
milled
it
into
it
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to
it
it
an impalpable powder, using a drum sieve to make

uniform. If the soap is to remain white, perfume
with oil of bitter almonds. If red, color with a
drachm of
each pound of powder,

and perfume like rose soap. If yellow, color with
fine vermilion to
As
powdered gamboge, and perfume as desired.

rule, the color should be added before sieving.
Sap02}hane or Oleophane.
This transparent soft soap
some people, and is usually

dissolved in strong alcohol.
much patronized by
made from good soaps
is
Take of soap of tallow and

Alcohol, 95
The soap
is
rosin
and dried and put
to be well milled
into a water-bath with the alcohol

is
dissolved
6 pounds.
.8 pints.
stirred until all
colored with tincture of saffron
and
perfumed with
Oil of cinnamon
"
cloves
lavender
Tincture of styrax
^ ounce.
"
"
And
immediately put into the bottle intended

vending.
for
Soap Essences
Are made by the solution of soap in alcohol and to

make them, soaps made with vegetable oils must only
;
be used, as
on cooling.
all
others
would
solidify or
become opaque
Take
"White castile soap

Alcohol, 85
Liquor potassa, U.
S.
P.
.12
ounces.
.4 pints.
.
J ounce.
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Let the soap be cut up into fine shavings and dissolved in a water-bath with the alcohol and liquor
potassa, and
into bottles.
when
it
is
dissolved perfume and put
Alcohol of 85 is about the proper strength, and

is added to keep it liquid.
The usual per-
the alkali
fume
is
Oil of geranium
"
lemon grass
cloves
3 drachms.
.4
.
"
This essence will retain a little glycerine in solution, and is a delightful and convenient article for
shaving, cleaning the teeth, etc. and I would suggest to the perfumer that he could prepare many
other similar preparations that would be pleasant to
;
use and might become popular.
Transparent Soaps.
These salable soaps are made with alcohol and curd

soap; the curd soap must be a soap made of tallow
or suet, as there have not been discovered any others
The soap is stripped

that will remain transparent.
and milled and dried perfectly dry; and the alcohol
should be 95, or the process may fail.
The curd soap is reduced to shavings and perfectly
dried and mixed with twice its weight of alcohol of
95, and put into an alembic, Fig. 47, fitted with a
stirrer,
when
after a day's rest it is put into a water-
bath, and, by means of a condenser, the most of the

alcohol is distilled off and recovered to use again, or
something else when but little comes over, stop

the heat, and when it has become somewhat cool pour
it into moulds, which are usually spherical and much
for
298
larger than the soap
is
intended to be, Fig. 42, as
it
requires some drying and exposure to the air to make

it transparent, when it is turned into balls or pressed
into cakes in moulds.
The perfume
added just
Color red with
is
previous to pouring from the still.

tincture of archil yellow with tincture of saffron.
;
There
a recipe for
making a transparent soap by

the cold process, which results in a great saving of
time over the old method. Take
is
Tallow or suet (refined)

Caustic lye, 36, 10 per
20 pounds.
cent, of
10
potash
Alcohol, 95
"
.2 gallons.
Saponify the tallow with 5 pounds of the lye (in

the manner described for cold soaps), stirring for
about two hours ; add the other 5 pounds to the
alcohol, with the heat under 140
F.,
and add very
stirring; and when the soap begins

and
is thoroughly mixed, turn into a
thicken,
frame, which should be surrounded with a cotton
cloth to keep the heat in, and cool as gradually as
This soap attains its transparency by
possible.
about a week's exposure to the air. The color and
gradually,
still
to
perfume should be put
in previously to
pouring into
the frame.
cheaper kind of transparent soap is made with

tallow and rosin soap dissolved in alcohol, and can
be made in two ways
first, by the process already
:
given for transparent soap, by distillation of the

excess of alcohol ; second, by having the soap of tallow
and rosin; which should be a boiled soap, cut, milled
and dried, and
to each
pound, put into a vessel with
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cover and insert into a water-bath, adding 1 pint of

strong alcohol, and when dissolved put into a frame
and allow to remain
for a
few days
to harden.
Fig. 47.
Still
and water-bath
Wash Balls
for
transparent soaps.
or Savonettes..
These spherical lumps of soap have been long in

use, and have had a large sale, and are still in demand.
Nearly all the second quality soaps of which we have
given the formulas can be moulded into that form,
though they are usually made from the mottled or
marbled or the transparent soap. They are made
by a very simple instrument of glass or metal, being
a cup of suitable size, with sharp cutting rim, which,
being held in the right hand, while the lump of soap
is in the palm of the left, is passed over the surface
of the lump, cutting the uneven surface in all directions, leaving a perfectly round lump in the hand.
Of course it may require some practice to be expert
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at
it,
for
process
is
they have to be of uniform

simple and soon acquired.
size,
but the
The variegated
or marbled soap in red and blue

veins has the handsomest appearance in these globes
of soap, and these veins are usually given to the soap

while in the frame, as previously described, red being
made with vermilion and blue with ultramarine. The
perfume is generally a mixture of sassafras, thyme,

and cloves, though, of course, the toilet soap-maker
can have them of any color and perfume he desires
but fine soaps are seldom seen in this form.
;
CHAPTER XXIV.
MILLING AND MOULDING TOILET SOAPS.
TOILET soaps
are
much improved by
amount
manufacture, and to
the
of labor bestowed upon their

is due much of the superiority they have over
the common soaps, the ingredients being much the
this
same
and as
have remarked of the old brown
Windsor, so generally admired, its good qualities lie

in the frequency of its melting and drying, and the
labor in its manufacture; so that when the maker of
toilet soaps has supplied himself with a stock of
white, palm, half-palm, and cocoa-nut oil soaps, he
may produce by means of labor, color, and perfume
any soap he requires.
Besides the machinery and implements already
given, it will be necessary to have a stripper to shave
up the soap into thin shreds, and a mill to grind it
and thoroughly mix all the colors and perfumes.

iff.
48.
Soap cutter or
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stripper.
stripping machine (Fig. 48) consists of
A. The
cutter.
B. Iron shaft which traverses the centre of the

cutter, with a handle, C, to give
it
motion.
D D.
Frame upon which the cutter rests.

E. Inclined plane of wood on which the bar of soap,
F,
is slid
Gr.
towards the cutter.
Box
to receive the cut soap.
The bar of soap, being put upon
the inclined plane,

shaved into small shavings
as the cutter revolves, is

and falls into the box below,
the color or perfume
is
and being mixed with
put into the hopper of the
mill to be" thoroughly combined.
A milling machine (Fig. 49) consists of

A A. Frame of iron which supports the machine.
BB
B.
Cylinders of granite or iron to grind the
soap.
C.
Crank and
fly-wheel, to give motion to the
machine; with power, a pulley is put in its stead.

D.
scraper formed of a large blade of steel, and
fixed against the last cylinder to scrape the soap
from
it.
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Fig. 49.
(Soap mill.
E. Large wooden box (zinc lined) to receive the

crushed soap.
F. Hopper to receive the shavings of soap and give
them to the cylinders.
These machines save a great deal of labor, as before their use it was customary to shave up the soap
with a plane or knife, and remelt it with the colors
and perfumes to efiect a combination of the ingredients.
The
up and ground in the proportions required of white soap, palm soap, halfpalm soap, or cocoa-nut oil soap, as the formula calls
for, can, when in the boxes, be mixed with the suitable color and perfume, and put into the hopper of
the mill and run through a sufficient number of times
soap, being shaved
to form a perfectly
When the soap
homogeneous
paste.
to suit, it is next formed
into rough pieces of suitable weight for the mould,
and of somewhat similar form to the intended cake.
is
made
This is usually done by hand, and is called plotting,

and in large laboratories it is usual to have a machine
for the purpose.
These plotting machines are of
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various forms, and are used for pushing out the soap
through an orifice of suitable size and cutting off
the cake of soap as it exudes, which falling on an
endless belt is carried into a receiver.
When the
cakes are plotted into some shape suitable for the

mould, and weighing about 20 per cent, more to alfor drying, they are placed on the racks to dry ;
these racks are made of strips of poplar or beach-
low
wood, and so arranged that the air can reach all

parts of the soap.
Fig. 37 gives an idea of a suitable rack.
After the pieces of soap have dried a few days

they can be moulded, which is done in several kinds
Figure 34 shows a lever press which,

most expeditious. Figure
50 shows a screw press that has great power, and is
of forms.
for small cakes, is the
suitable for
moulding the largest cakes.

Fig. 50.
Screw press
A A.
for toilet soaps.
B B.
Platform to support the press.

Strong oak board used to receive the press.
Frame
C.
of the press.
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D. Screw provided with groove

shell of the
upper
EE
is
the
fly,
to receive the
mould.
surmounted with
balls at each end.
F F.
Cast-iron matrix to receive the two dies.

G. Brass mould of two pieces.
H. Rods adapted by means of screws to a horizontal bar below E E, which passes under the matrix
and raises the rod L after each pressure, and raises
the lower shell of the mould, when the cake can be
taken from the mould and another substituted to be
pressed into form.
There are
still
other implements needed to com-
pair or two of scales to weigh

plete the list, as
the soap in bulk and in small cakes of different sizes.
:
Several tables to hold the different tools and to
upon.
A marble mortar
three other mortars of
of good capacity.
wedgwood and glass.
pallet-knives, trays to hold the
work
Two
or
Sieves,
moulded soap, gradu-
ated measures for measuring liquids, etc. etc.

In moulding the plotted cakes into the required
form, they are taken after they have become sufficiently dry, and with the hands dipped into alcohol
and rubbed to take off the white spots and clean them
and prevent their sticking to the dies
and if the cakes are too soft, salt and water are used
for the mould,
to prevent their sticking in the moulds.
If the soap
sary to let
when
it
of fine quality it may still be necesdry a few days more after moulding,
is
again rubbed with a piece of soft rag and

and
alcohol,
put into neat boxes or into wrappers.
The soaps that can be made by this process of
milling are innumerable, and it would be impossible
to give them all, so I shall only give the most popular and best known, as
it is
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Bouquet Soap.
White soap
Half-palm soap
10 ounces of powdered gamboge to

to perfume it
color,
....
Oil of bergamot
"
cloves
"
The soap
.50 pounds.
.50
thyme
rosemary
neroli
and add
8 ounces.
"
2
"
4
"
stripped, then milled, and then the

color and perfume are mixed in the box, when it is
run through the mill several times until perfectly
is first
uniform in color, when it is plotted, dried, and

moulded as directed and these directions apply to
all the following formulas
;
Rose Soap.
White soap
Cacoa-nut
To
(cold or boiled)
oil
color take 12 ounces of
50 pounds.
.50
French vermilion.
To
perfume take
Oil of rose
"
neroli
"
3 ounces.
"
4
....
bergamot.
cloves
cinnamon (true)
"
Marshmallow Soap.
Palm soap
White "
20
(boiled or cold soap)

"*
"
50 pounds.
"
50
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Perfume with
Color with tincture of armotto.

Oil of lavender
"
...
lemon
lemon-grass
peppermint
petit-grain
4 ounces.
"
.2
.2
"
.
"
Elder Flower Soap.
....
100 pounds.
Half-palm soap
Color with tincture of annotto
and ultramarine
q.
s.
Perfume with
Oil of bergamot
"
cassia
"
lavender
petit-grain
"
It is quite
almonds
common now
lient substance,
such as
to
.4 ounces.
1|
3|
"
"
.1
.
add to soap an emol-
rice-flour, corn-meal, or oat-
meal, from the softness these meals give to the skin,

.and especially to the hands.
Oatmeal
White soap
Socyi.
.
.50 pounds.
.13
Half-palm soap
Cocoa-nut oil soap
Oatmeal (coarse ground)
.
20
"
12
After stripping the soap the meal is sieved in and

moistened with water, to allow for the dryness of the
meal.
For cleaning
.and
the, dirt
others, sand
is
from the hands of mechanics
incorporated into soap;
also
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powdered pumice-stone, making poncine soap and

These ingredients are best
also sawdust, etc. etc.
added to the melted soap, for they would be likely to
They can be added to the finished
injure the mill.
in
the
frame, sufficient water being added to
soap
;
give a proper consistency to
it.
Erasive $oop, for removing Grease Spots from

Clothes.
Cocoa-nut
oil
soap
.20 pounds.
make it fluid,
Melt and add 1 quart of water to

when 10 pounds of dried and powdered fuller's earth
are stirred in, and when mixed allowed to cool in the
Add
if desired, such as oil of sassaor

fras, cloves, lavender,
thyme.
The honey and glycerine soaps are, as I have be-
frame.
perfume
fore said, usually
made
solid in the frame.
SOAPS BY PATENT PROCESSES.
New
processes for
making soaps
are being con-
stantly invented, involving the use of new patented

machinery the products being more or less perfect.
;
That of Messrs. Hodgson and Hoi den is very ingenious, and causes a combination of the materials by
means of steam injected into a cylinder of iron, the
steam-pipe passing through its centre, which is perforated with holes for the escape of the steam while
The action of the steam
the cylinder revolves.
during the revolution of the cylinder produces a
complete combination and saponification of the materials, and is said to produce a very satisfactory result;
though I cannot see how the degree of moisture
injected with the steam can be regulated, and the
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soap made with this apparatus must, therefore, be of

a very uncertain consistence.
much better invention is that of Messrs. Bennet
and Gibbs, in which carbonated alkali is made to

combine with the oils or greases in a similar iron
cylinder under the influence of heat and high steam
pressure, with agitation to cause a thorough mixture
of the ingredients, and produces a very fair soap,
the glycerine. The oils or greases, in
the proportion of 100 pounds to about 34 pounds of
carbonate of soda or soda ash, and 100 pounds of
containing
all
water, are put into an iron cylinder of great strength,

and the heat is raised sufficiently to cause a pressure
of 350 to 400 pounds to the square inch.

revolving
shaft like that of a churn is kept in motion for about
an hour, the heat being kept as regular as possible,

or at least the pressure uniform.
By this means the
combination will be very complete; and in the pre-
when the proportion of alkali,

very accurately calculated, this mode
paration of toilet soaps,

oils,
and water
is
of manipulation should be very effective, and, like the

soap made by the cold process, would contain all the
glycerine.
This apparatus might also be effectively used in

making soaps to simulate Marseilles soaps from the
cotton-seed
oil,
as
shown
in
Chapter
XXI.
APPENDIX.
SECTION
I.
SYRUPS, JELLIES, CANDIES THEIR FLAVORS

COLORS.
AND
"WiTH our rapid march in the arts of civilization

and wealth we naturally look for all our surroundings
to improve in an equal ratio.
"While in our earlier
been
satisfied
with the ordinary
we
have
may
days
kinds of candies and confectionery, not knowing
there were better to be had, or finer qualities made,
but when in going abroad w.e see and taste the products of other countries
we
naturally ask
why
our
own
people, having equal advantages, do not endeavor to improve their productions, and if not excel
at least rival the Europeans in this useful business?
For while we have access to all the different ingredients they use, it would seem to be nothing but
carelessness or indifference, or a dread of innovation
upon established methods to prevent this necessary
improvement
others
in this art or trade, as in
we endeavor
to rival
almost
all
and often do excel our
foreign instructors.
In the matter of color for candies, bon-bons, and
other confections, the makers are often criminally
as
there are
some who
are
unprincipled
enough, or perhaps through ignorance, use many
careless,
APPENDIX.
310
colors that are mineral
Many
and often very
deleterious.
a mother grieves over a sick child, wondering
at the cause of its
nausea and fever, and
its
disgust
of wholesome food, when a little observation would
discover the evil to originate in the apparently innoit the day before
which
or
arseeven
had
have
lead, tin, mercury,
candy may
nic or copper in the handsome color that attracted
her at the time of purchasing it.
It is not my desire to cause needless alarm, but to
cent stick of candy given
the proper attention of intelligent people to a

subject that has called forth much attention in Eng-
call
land and on the continent, where penal laws have been

enacted to prohibit the use of poisonous ingredients
in candies, and other articles used as food and drink,
as we often read of alum and other drugs being put
and litharge, sugar of lead, and red precipitate in wine, arsenic and mix vomica in beer, etc. It
is certainly criminal to sell poison to the innocent
in bread,
purchaser who thinks he is getting wholesome food,

and it is but just that a proper punishment should be
meted out to the offender.
This offence in the confectioner is particularly

criminal, as in coloring and flavoring his candies he
can procure all the colors that he needs, and generally of vegetable origin, and entirely free from any
deleterious influence whatever, and which would cost
more than his pernicious ingredients.

Confining myself to a limited space in treating
but
little
this subject, I will not be able to give full details for

any one to manufacture these colors, for it requires
a knowledge of chemistry, and costly apparatus to
but knowing from my own experiments the

perfect feasibility of making all necessary colors from
do
so,
SYRUPS, JELLIES, CANDIES.

harmless substances, I have thought
it
311
proper to com-
ment upon
it here, and more particularly as I perceive that Mr. Otto Luthy, an experienced chemist
of Philadelphia, is now manufacturing a complete
line of these vegetable colors and carmines especially

prepared for the use of confectioners, liquor dealers,
which are submitted to full analytical test to

prove them perfectly harmless.
Although I think this subject of such importance,
I cannot dw ell longer upon it, but shall take every
opportunity to call the attention of my readers and
the public to the abuse referred to, and also to secure
etc.,
if
possible proper legislation

object of this chapter
The
upon
is
it.
to give formulas for
fruit flavors, and I am digressmuch

so
space on the colors, but
occupying
readers will see the occasion for it.
syrups and
jellies
and
ing in
my
The
syrups and candies I

do not consider dangerous or unwholsome, for they
have been used for twenty odd years in candy and
artificial fruit flavors for
syrup without ever having any ill effects. Although

they are not so pleasant as the natural fruit, yet they
can be used where the fruit could not be obtained,
and are an excellent substitute, and are often identically analogous in their chemical constituents, although compounded from such divers substances.
I do not suppose the perfumer or apothecary will
care to make these artificial flavors, as they are
made much
better and cheaper
by the manufacturing
chemist
therefore, it is unnecessary to give the
formulas for their preparation, for they are intricate,
and they require appropriate chemical apparatus.
;
Apple essence
is
chemically the solution of valeri-
anate of ethyloxide.
APPENDIX.
312
Quince essence
is
a spiritous solution of the pelar-
ginate of ethyloxide.
Pear oil is the alcoholic solution of the acetate of
amyloxide.
Pineapple oil is the spiritous solution of the butyrate of ethyloxide.

All of these so-called oils are merely ethers derived from organic substances by the chemical action
of acids and salts, and to give instructions for their
manufacture would occupy much space, nor do I

it would be profitable to make them in a small
and
it would be more economical to purchase
way,
think
the assortment properly prepared for the purposes of

the maker of syrups and flavors.
There are also prepared by many chemists what

are called pure fruit juices, but which are seldom
genuine, and when pure, have undergone some process by heat or otherwise that impairs their pleasantness of flavor; so whenever the pharmacist has the
opportunity of procuring the fresh fruit it is immeasurably superior in delicacy of taste to any artior so-called pure fruit juices which are often
only a dilute syrup artificially flavored, with a little
glycerine added to preserve them from spoiling.
ficial
Therefore let him make genuine fruit syrups from

the fresh fruits, which can be prepared in concentrated form in this manner, say
Strawberry Syrup.
Fresh strawberries
Sugar (crushed)
Water
Put
.12 quarts.
.20 pounds.
.4 pints.
the strawberries in some, convenient earthen
vessel in layers with 10
pounds of the sugar;
let
313
rest until the next day, when they will be found

melted by the absorption of their juice by the sugar;
them
and strain through a coarse strong cloth,

reserving the mark, into which stir the 4 pints of
water and strain again mix the liquids put into a
kettle, and as the mixture becomes warm add the remaining 10 pounds of sugar, when boil gently, take
off the scum that rises and strain through a fine
stir well
This will make about a gallon of concentrated syrup, which will bear diluting with an equal
measure of simple syrup, made in the proportion of
2 pounds of crushed sugar to a pint of water.
In this manner can be made all other needed fruit
syrups, such as
cloth.
Blackberry syrup.
Cherry syrup.
Pineapple syrup.
Peach syrup.
Raspberry syrup,
The syrup of banana

artificial
etc. etc.
have to be made with the

flavor similar to that given with the flavor-
ing extracts.
will
.....1
Simple syrup
Extract of banana
1 gallon.
Citric acid
ounce.
"
Lemon Syrup.
Extract of lemon
Citric acid
Simple syrup
1| ounce.
2
.1 gallon.
APPENDIX.
314
Orange Syrup.
Extract of orange
2 ounces.
"
1
Citric acid
Tincture of saffron
...
Simple syrup
Catawla Syrup.
Catawba wine
.
Citric acid
Simple syrup
Coffee
Extract of coffee
Simple syrup
..
1 gallon.
1 quart.
1 ounce.
1 gallon.
Syrup.
.
..
4 ounces.
1 gallon.
Rose Syrup.
Extract of rose
Liq. carmine
Simple syrup
...
2 ounces.
q.
s.
1 gallon.
Orgeat Syrup.
Blanched sweet almonds

Crushed sugar
....
.
Water
Simple syrup
Extract of bitter almonds
Orange-flower water
.
2 pounds.
2
1| pint.
6J
.
"
\ ounce.
"
Beat the almonds to a pulp with the water; strain

the milk thus made, and add the other ingredients,
and
strain.
315

Sarsaparilla Syrup.
Simple syrup
.1
....
Oil of sassafras
"
aniseed
...
ganltheria
Caramel to color
Syrup of gum Arabic to make
froth
gallon.
1 drachm.
"
\
1
q.
s.
it
.
q. s.
The
sarsaparilla syrups for drinking and soda

waters are so only in name and flavor, none of the
medicine entering into them; though if the syrup

slightly medicated be needed, it may be made as
follows
Sarsaparilla Syrup.
Sarsaparilla root, bruised
"
"
.1
Liquorice
Sugar
.2 gallons.
.20 pounds.
make
Boil gently and strain off 12 pints, and

syrup,
when
"
"
Sassafras bark,
Water
pound.
into
flavor with
Oil of sassafras
aniseed
.....
.
| ounce.
.5
"
gaultheria
1 ounce.
Sherbet Syrup.
Banana essence
Sherry wine
Simple syrup
...
or extract
.1
.
pint.
"
APPENDIX.
316
Vanilla Syrup.
....
Extract of vanilla
Simple syrup
Bounces.
1 gallon.
Cream Syrup
Can be made
of fresh cream, in the proportion of 1J

of
pounds
sugar to 1 pint of cream or, if the cream
cannot be had, a syrup can be made of the almond
;
milk, as directed in orgeat syrup.

The bottlers of soda-water cannot well afford syrups
so concentrated. They are accustomed to use a syrup
with less sugar, say 12 pounds of sugar to 1 gallon

and the three most used are lemon, ginger,
of water
and
sarsaparilla.
Lemon Syrup.
(For bottlers of soda-water.)

Essence of lemon
pint.
Simple syrup
.15
gallons.
Ginger Syrup.
Essence of ginger
Simple syrup
.
Sarsaparilla Syrup.
Syrup
Caramel
.1
.1 pound.
...
Tartaric acid
.1 pint.
.10
gallons.

10 gallons.
Oil of sassafras
aniseed
gaultheria
.1
....
pint.
1 ounce,
"
J
"
(For bottlers
Raspberry Syrup.
Extract of raspberry
...
Tartaric acid
(artificial)
in this
manner can the
1 pint.
.1
pound.
25 gallons.
Syrup
Liq. carmine to color
And
317
q.
s.
bottler of soda-water
make any artificial fruit syrups, or any other syrup,

from the formulas given.
Raspberry Vinegar.
Fresh raspberries
Acetic acid (from sugar)
.
Water
Crushed sugar
Mix
.12 quarts.
.10 ounces.
.10 pints.
.25 pounds.
the acetic acid with the water and stir with
twenty-four hours ; strain

through hair sieve or coarse cloth, and boil with the
This
sugar; skim and strain; let it boil gently.
process yields a very superior article, which will
the fruit
let it rest for
keep well and retain its natural flavor. For an

ordinary syrup for the soda fountain, add a pint of
white wine vinegar to a gallon of raspberry syrup,
natural or
artificial.
Fruit
The making
ties
that
may
Jellies.
of jelly from fruit has some peculiariwell be mentioned, as in unskilful
hands the product is not very good, either to the

palate or the eye, from the fact of the improper boiling of the fruit juices with sugar, as a chemical
change often takes place in the conversion of cane

sugar into grape sugar by contact with the acid and
the aid of heat. In making, as an example,
APPENDIX.
318
Currant Jelly
Let the juice be extracted from the fruit by pressure, and to each pint of juice add two pounds of
crushed sugar; and when the sugar is dissolved, and
it has come to a gentle boil, it is finished, and can be
strained through flannel and put up in jars or glasses.
And so with nearly all fruits of an acid nature, long
boiling or insufficient sugar will injure them and alter
their flavor.
There are now many of these jellies used
for medicinal purposes, and they call for the attention
of the pharmacist.
In making the fruit jellies from the
artificial flavors
necessary for the manufacturer to have recourse

to gelatine, to supply the mucilage usual in all fruits.
it is
Therefore, to 'each quart of jelly, an ounce of Cooper's

or other good gelatine is first dissolved in the water
and strained, and then the sugar added in the proportion of 2 pounds to the pint of liquid, when the flavor
and required color can be added. For instance
Quince Jelly.
Sugar
Quince essence
.
.8 pounds.
Water
Gelatine
Liq. carmine
Citric acid
To
ounce.
.4 pints.
.2 ounces.
**
J
.
the 4 pints of water add the gelatine
"
let it
stand twelve hours, then heat to dissolve, and strain;

boil the sugar with the water to see if perfectly clear,
when remove from
the
fire,
and as
it
cools dissolve
and put in the quince essence, and

can
be put up in jars. In coloring be
color,
careful to give one appropriate to the name of the jelly.
the acid in
when
it
it
319
Fruit Acid.
Citric acid
8 ounces.
8
Pure water
In frequent use for flavoring and for syrups.
Kissengen Water
Chloride of sodium
Bicarbonate of soda
Sulphate of soda
Phosphate of soda
Muriate of ammonia
Carbonate of magnesia
Sulphate of magnesia
Water
pint to 10 gallons C.
A.
8 ounces.
2 drachms,
2
15 grains.
5
"
\ ounce.
"
2| pints.
water,
Vichy Water.
Sulphate of potash
Chloride^ of soda
Sulphate
Carbonate
3 drachms.
"
Phosphate
Water
ounces.
"
pint to 10 gallons C.
| drachm.
10 grains.
3 pints.
A. water
Seidlitz Water.
3 ounces.
Chloride of soda
"
"
Sulphate
Chloride of lime
Water
2 pints.
Carbonate
1 drachm.
pint in 10 gallons C.
"
A. water.
320
APPENDIX.
Spa Water.
Chloride of soda
.2 ounces.
1
"
"
"
Carbonate
Sulphate of magnesia
Sulphate of iron
.30
Water
grains.
2 pints.
| pint to 10 gallons C.
A. water.
Saratoga Water.
Chloride of soda
Bicarbonate
Iodide
.4 ounces.
"
.
Bromide of potash
.
Carbonate of iron
.20
"Water
"
10
grains.
"
2 ounces.
.30
grains.
2| pints.
\ pinjt to 10 gallons C. A. water.
These imitations of the spring waters are usually

put into a 10-gallon fountain, and* charged in the
usual manner with the carbonic acid gas.
SECTION"
II.
THIS subject should be treated scientifically, and

some extent must be to enable a practical person
to
to
understand the nature of the ingredients needed to

manipulate the many pleasant and useful articles in
the catalogue of a complete apothecary store
arti-
321
now
looked for and generally kept in all wellconducted establishments, and they should be of betcles
ter quality and character than those

lower class of liquor dealers.
found among the
On
the subject of fermentation and distillation a

large volume might be written without exhausting it,
for it has occupied the minds of men for many cen-
among the Egyptians, Bacchus among

Noah among the Jews, according to
tradition, taught man the art of cultivating the grape,
and the making of wine, but they knew nothing of
Osiris
turies.
the Greeks, and
the science or the causes of alcoholic fermentation,

more than a century since chemistry
for it is scarcely
discovered
its
true causes under the genius and labor
of Lavoisier, who was the first to establish the fact

that sugar, or substances capable of being formed
into sugar, were alone capable of entering into spirit-
ous fermentation.
If sugar be dissolved in an excess of water, and
excluded from the air, it will remain without change,
but if air be admitted it is decomposed, becoming
brown and sour as aceteous fermentation ensues. If,
however, any organic substance be brought into contact with it, being in a state of change, the sugar
will participate in the process
blood, glue, white of
:
egg, or flesh that has
begun to putrefy, will excite

fermentation, but yeast is the most remarkable vegetable albumen, gluten, liquorice, and substances that
;
exist in all fruits, contain large quantities of nitrogen.
Thus, when fruit is crushed, the sugar of the juice

in contact with the albumen or gluten and exposed
to the air absorbs oxygen rapidly, and the sugar
passes into fermentation actively, and alcohol is
formed.
21
APPENDIX.
322
necessary at the commencement of the

decomposition, which, once begun, extends throughout the mass without requiring an}7 further action
from the air. This is what may be called a natural
Oxygen
is
The fermentation of yeast may be

an artificial fermentation. The starch of the
fermentation.
called
grain is converted into sugar by the action of heat

and moisture, and the malt thus made is infused in
water, and allowed to ferment, when the yeast is pre-
and
be found to be a grayishsubstance
taste or smell, inwithout
yellow granular
soluble in water or alcohol, though the former when
cipited,
warm
if purified will
takes. up about
^th
of
it.
solution of pure sugar which has been made to

ferment by the addition of yeast furnishes no new
yeast, but there remains, after the process, a portion
mixed
an altered inoperative
condition, should the quantity be exactly adequate
to the decomposition of the sugar, or in an operative
state should the quantity have been originally excesof that originally
in
sive.
But
the fermentative liquor contain vegetable

albumen or gluten or both, as is usually the case with
if
the sweet juices of fruits, these substances become

changed into ferments in the course of the fermenta-
by the yeast, and being superfluous, so

to speak, they remain entire at the end, and can be
collected and used in another operation.
On this principle is founded the increased production of yeast, which can be done artificially in this
manner: Take two parts of barley malt and one of
wheat flour, and stir into six parts of water until
thoroughly mixed, put upon a slow fire until the temperature is at 160 Fahr., when sugar will form, then
tion induced
323
pour into a flat dish, and when cooled down to 60

Fahr. stir in a gill of good beer yeast, which will
soon cause brisk fermentation. This makes a good
yeast for bakers' or family use, and which, if kept in
a cool place, will keep good and active for ten days
or more.
There are so many fruits grown in our country,

which are frequently abundant and cheap, and nearly
all of which will make good wines if properly gathered and manipulated, that it is very desirable to
know something about the

I
have made most
processes for making them.

excellent wines from blackberries,
strawberries, raspberries, currants, elderberries, pieplant or rhubarb, and many native grapes of different
It would occupy too much space to give the
kinds.
processes for all of them, but when I describe one it
will serve as a guide to
all.
Blackberry Wine.
To each
quart of blackberries put a half pound of

pure sugar, and let it stand a day, when strain through
a hair sieve, and for each pint of juice take a pint of
warm
water, and pour over the marc from the first

straining, when strain again to get all the substance
mix the juices and put into a barrel

when it begins to ferment, put into the
of the berries
or keg, and
which should be
about 66 Fahr. Let the keg be nearly full, so that
the froth may run from the bung, which will carry
let it also be kept
off a great deal of the impurities
If there be any tendency to become
perfectly quiet.
a
add
little
sour,
strong syrup. When the fermentation has ceased, bung it up tight, or if possible rack
it off from the lees into another keg, and stop it percellar for equality of temperature,
APPENDIX.
324
and keep it until mid-winter, when it

can be bottled or drunk as desired.
Should the wine be sound and of good flavor, it is
advisable to put into each bottle an ounce of syrup,
fectly tight,
be already sweet.
grapes are used let them be gathered when
perfectly ripe, and in clear weather, and all the unripe and imperfect berries be picked from them.
unless
it
When
Press out the juice, and put into a keg or barrel completely full, and keep in a cool, quiet place with the
out, so that as the fermentation proceeds the
froth will exude, and can be kept full by adding
syrup or more juice when the fermentation ceases,
bung
and keep it
some months before bottling. It is always best to
rack it off if it be convenient, and in bottling to add
and
if
little
the wine be not sour
syrup to each
bung
it
up,
bottle.
JKaisin Wine.
A very good wine
can be made of raisins, and in

much
of
the
port that they so much affect
England
and
is made of them, flavored with elderberries
50
To
of
to
suit.
colored
pounds
good raisins
cleaned from stalks and
dirt, cut or crushed, but not

12
washed, put about
gallons of soft water, keep it
about the temperature of 70 Fahr. ; in about two
weeks let the wine be separated by straining into a
keg with 1 gallon of syrup, and half a pound of
cream of tartar. After a month's rest let it be racked
If wanted to imitate port
off and put in the cellar.
wine put into it about 4 pints of elderberry or prune
juice.
Should
it
not ferment promptly, add a
gill
of good

yeast,
some
and should there be a tendency

rectified spirit.
Raisins also
to sour
make
325
add
good
London Sherry.
Raisins
Water
Cider
.50 pounds.
.10 gallons.
......
Syrup
Argols
Wild-cherry bark
.
Rectified spirit
The process
is
much
"
| pound.
"
\
1 pint.
the same as above given for
raisin wine.
Champagne Wine.
......
Cider (sound and good)
Sugar
Argols, white
Tincture of orris
Rectified spirit
.
Acetic ether
J
4 pints.
...
10 gallons.
5 pounds.
"
4<
1 ounce.
This is bottled before fermentation ceases with an

ounce of simple syrup to each bottle, and well corked
and tied with wire.
To
imitate
Burgundy Wine.
......
Raisins, crushed (good)
Cider
Red
tartar
Tincture of rhatany
5 pounds.
10 gallons.
^ pound.
J
'
Sugar
Let
it fill
"
the keg and be kept at a moderate temwith a rag over the bung hole
perature of about 70
APPEXDIX.
326
keep out insects. "When the fermentation has

let it be racked off, bunged up, and add one
ounce of essence of bitter almonds, and put away for
some weeks or months if convenient.
to
ceased
To
imitate
Malaga Wine.
Good
raisins (crushed)
Cider (good)
Rectified spirit
.10
gallons.
\ pound.
Syrup
Elder flowers
Acetic ether
Proceed as
10 pounds.
for
...
.1 ounce.
Burgundy, and color with a
little
caramel.
To
imitate
Claret Wine.
Cider (good and sound)

Rectified spirit
Tincture of rhatany
.
Tartaric acid
for the
Burgundy
good and sound

Syrup.
Cider,
Rectified spirit
Let
it
Champagne
Argols
....
orris root
Proceed as
10 gallons.
"
1
\ pint.
"
\
2 ounces.
wine.
Cider.
.
10 gallons.
l
.2 pints.
2 ounces.
stand twenty-four hours, and bottle, adding

drachm of bicarbonate of potash ;
to each bottle a
cork well and wire.
To
327
imitate
....
......
Cider.
2 ounces.
6 pounds.
Apple essence
Sugar
"Water
.10
Yeast
gallons.
gill.
keg with bung out, and in a warm place.

not put the bung in till fermentation ceases.
Put
Do
into a
......
Ginger Ale.
Syrup
Extract of Jamaica ginger

"Water
Tartaric acid
2 gallons.
8 ounces.
.4 gallons.
4 ounces.
Yeast
Let
it
gill.
ferment a few days, and bottle after fermen-
tation ceases.
Spruce Beer.
Molasses
1 gallon.
"
'5
Water
Essence of spruce (heavy)
Yeast
Let
it
ferment a
little
4 ounces.
1
gill.
before bottling.
Hoot Beer.
....
root (bruised)
Sassafras bark
Lignum
Yeast
1
1 gallon.
Molasses
Water
2 pounds.
......
5
1
gill-
Boil the root and bark in the water, strain, and

add the molasses let it ferment, and add a little oil
;
of wintergreen.
APPENDIX.
328
Mead.
l
Honey
Light-brown sugar
Water
Essence of lemon
Essence of almonds
Yeast
gallon.
.4 pounds.
.6 gallons.
\ ounce.
"
\
1 gill.
Let the flavors be rubbed up with a portion of the

sugar, when mix and ferment as for the spruce beer.
Pineapple Cider
Can be made
like the imitation cider,
using the pine-
apple essence instead of the apple.
To make an
imitation of
Cognac Brandy.
Rectified spirits (proof)
oil of cognac
French
Tincture of orris
Acetic ether
Tincture of vanilla
.
Caramel, to color
Let the
the
spirit
.4 ounces.
2
"
"
10 gallons.
1 drachm.
q. s.
be pure and thoroughly rectified, and
of cognac dissolved in a little strong alcohol

before mixing with the spirit.
Let the whole stand
oil
month
To
before using.
imitate
Apple Brandy.
Rectified spirits
Glycerine
Tartaric acid
Apple essence
Syrup
.
.10
gallons.
.4 ounces.
.
2
1
"
"
.1 pint.
LIQUORS, CORDIALS, DOMESTIC WIXES, ETC.
To
329
imitate
Holland Gin.
Rectified spirits
.10
Glycerine
Spirits of nitrous ether
.
"
.
"
Oil of juniper (fresh and pure)
Alcohol
Dissolve the
gallons.
2 pints.
Spirit
1 ounce.
1 pint.
in the alcohol,
oil
other mixed ingredients
and add
let it rest a
it
to the
month
before
using.
To
imitate
Jamaica Bum.
Rum
essence (ether)
.1 ounce.
Rectified spirits
Caramel, to color
.
Baume
Rhubarb
Aloes
Gentian
"
Glycerine
de Vie.
root
.10
(Balsam of
....
gallons.
q. s.
Life.)
2 ounces.
1
"
"
Saffron
Agaric
Zedory
"
"
Rectified spirit
....
2 gallons.
Let the ingredients be bruised, and macerate with

the spirit two or three weeks, when filter. An excellent tonic aperient, given in a dose of a wineglassful.
330
APPENDIX.
To make
a good
Wine
Bitters.
Bruised gentian root
orange-peel
cardamom seed
cinnamon
sp. saffron
cloves
Rectified spirits
Simple syrup
Macerate the
or three weeks,
"
"
"
...
.
5 gallons.
"
\
with the ingredients for two

and add the syrup.
spirits
filter,
Aromatic Herb
Orange-peel
Angelica-peel
Orris-peel
Bitters.
...
Lemon-peel
.4 ounces.
.
Cardamom
Allspice
Cloves
"
"
"
"
Aniseed
seed
"
"
"
"
Cinnamon
Sage
&
Marjoram
Ger. camomile
i
i
"
"
.
Caramel, to color
Rectified spirits
"
Syrup
Let the whole macerate together
filter.
"
grains of paradise
"
.8 ounces,
.4 "
for a
\
q. s.
4| gallons.
i
"
month, when
LIQUORS, CORDIALS, DOMESTIC WIXES, ETC.
331
LIQUORS AND CORDIALS.

Essence cPAbsintlie.
Wormwood
Oil of
herb
wormwood
Simple syrup
Eectified spirits
.1 pound.
.
J ounce.
\ gallon.
"
2|
Put the
finely divided herb with the spirits for two

weeks, filter, and add the oil dissolved in \ pint of
alcohol ; add the syrup, and color green with a few
currant leaves.
Aniseed Cordial.
(Huile
.......2
Oil of star aniseed
Syrup
d' Anisette.)
Eectified spirits
Tr. saffron
.
Cinnamon
Cordial.
Clove Cordial.
35 drops.
\ ounce.
(Huile
.
q. s.
d' QEilett.)
.
.20
....
Eectified spirits
Caramel, to color
gallon.
Ceylon cinnamon
Syrup
.....1
Eectified spirits
Caramel, to color
Oil of cloves
"
.1 drachm.
J ounce.
1 gallon.
(Huile de Cannella.)
Oil of Ceylon cinnamon

Extract of rose
Syrup
drops.
"
3 quarts.
2
q.
s.
332
APPENDIX.
Curagoa Cordial.
Oil of bitter orange
neroli
...
Ceylon cinnamon
\ ounce.
|
drachm.
5 drops.
1 gallon.
Syrup
Rectified spirits
Tincture of saifron
.2
| ounce.
Ginger Cordial.
.......2
Extract of ginger
Syrup
ounces.
| gallon.
Rectified spirits
Caramel, to color
Mint
"
1|
q. s.
(Huile de Minthe.)
Cordial.
Oil of peppermint
Alcohol
Syrup
Rectified spirits
\ ounce.
.1 pint.
5
10
"
"
Color light-green.
Orange- Flower Cordial.
.1
Oil of neroli petals
bitter
Alcohol
orange
Syrup
Tincture of saifron
Rectified spirits
drachm.
"
1 pint.
1 gallon.
| ounce.
1| gallons.
333
Perfect Lone Cordial.
Extract of cloves
"
| ounce.
lemon
rose
JL
.
nutmegs
.1
"
1 gallon.
Syrup
Rectified spirits
Noyau
(Huile de 2foyau.)
Cordial.

neroli petals
bitter orange
Alcohol
Syrup
"
.1 drachm.
i
2
....
....
Rectified spirits
1 pint.
1 gallon.
Pineapple Cordial.
Pineapple, extract
Extract of lemon
2 ounces.
Syrup
1 gallon.
Rectified spirits
"
Rose Cordial.
Extract of rose
2 ounces.
1 gallon.
Syrup
Rectified spirits
Color with liquid carmine light red.
Strawberry Cordial.
(Ratafia de Frambois.)
Juice of fresh strawberries
Syrup
\ gallon.
Rectified spirits
Color with liquid carmine
1 pint.
q. s.
APPENDIX.
334
Vanilla Cordial.
Extract of vanilla
.2 ounces.
1J
q. s.
1 gallon.
Syrup
Rectified spirits
Color with caramel
(Aromatic
Usquebaugh.
Oil of cloves
"
aniseed
"
coriander
Rectified spirits
Syrup
Caramel to
cordial.)
.....1
2 drachms.
u
Extract of ginger
Alcohol
.
"
"
.1 ounce.
.1 pint.
.
1| gallon.
"
1
color
q.
Mum
Extract of orange
"
lemon
Shrub.
.
.1 ounce.
.
Citric acid
Syrup
Jamaica rum
.
.Caramel to color
s.
"
"
.1 quart.
2| gallons.
q.
s.
Vinegar.
Vinegar can be made from so many things that

economy can be practised in having a simple apparaIn a keg or barrel arrange a false
tus to make it.
bottom with a number of holes bored in it. Place it
three or four inches from the bottom, tapping it at
that part for spigot.
Break up charcoal about the
of walnuts, fill the keg or barrel half full, bore

small holes of about a quarter of an inch all around
size
PERFUMES FOR SEGARS AOT) TOBACCO.
335
the sides above and within a few inches of the false
bottom, slanting them downwards. Break up more

charcoal about the size of peas, and nearly fill the
vessel, then place a perforated board upon it and a
piece of canvas over that so that the liquid can pass
slowly and evenly through the charcoal ; lastly fit on
a cover over the top.
First pass through the barrel a few gallons of good,

strong vinegar, then mix 1 pint of whiskey with 12
slowly through, and it

will be converted into vinegar by the time it reaches
the bottom. The juice of fruit, cider, tomatoes, etc.
pints of water,
etc.,
can
The
all
and pass
it
be used for the purpose.
action of the air
upon the liquid
finely di-
vided by the porous substance, and in a warm atmosphere will soon convert the liquid into vinegar the
temperature should be about 100 Fahr.
Sugar and water, the settlings of molasses barrels,
;
diluted with water, can be used to make this vinegar.

Let them stand a few hours, adding a little yeast for
when
pass through your percolator or

generator, and they will make excellent vinegar.
fermentation,
SECTION
III.
FLAVORS AND PERFUMES FOR SEGARS AND TOBACCO.
TOBACCO, so universally used by savage and
civil-
ized, from the time of Sir "Walter Ealeigh, in the sixteenth century, is said to have been introduced into
Great Britain by him on his return from Virginia.
Since that time
it
seems to have rapidly increased
APPENDIX.
336
in use, for at the present time

articles of commerce, as the
it is
one of the greatest
United States and the
"West Indies produce annually nearly 500,000,000 of

pounds, and it is estimated that the consumption of
that amount of vegetable material by combustion
would produce 5,000,000,000 pounds of carbonic acid

gas
upon
a large contribution to the constant demand

the atmosphere for that valuable gas by the
vegetation of the world.

In the analysis of tobacco leaves there are found
nicotine, gum, malic acid, resin, albumen, malate of
ammonia, sulphate of potassa, chloride of potassa,

Nicotine is
an exceedingly
powerful substance, only one part being in a thousand
parts of the leaf, but that one part gives the quality
to tobacco that causes so much pleasure in its use.
Segars, snuffs, and tobacco are generally perfumed
and flavored, and particularly the tobaccos that are
grown in our Southern States that have a strong narcotic flavor when smoked or chewed.
The tobacco-
phosphate of lime, starch,
silica, etc.
the peculiar active principle, and
nist uses a
number of perfumes
is
for his flavoring, the
most prominent are

Ambergris,
Ambrette,
Calamus
root,
Orris root,
Benzoin,
Tonquin beans,
Cedar-wood,
Rhodium wood,
Santal wood,
Valerian root,
Musk,
Civet,
Oil of bergamot,
lemon,
Cascarilla bark,
Vanilla beans,
Tolu,
Storax,
Oil of roses,
"
cassie,
PERFUMES FOB SEGARS AND TOBACCO.

Oil of lavender,
337
Oil of cloves,
"
"
verbena,
rhodium,
nutmeg,
rose geranium, etc.
The perfumes
for snuffs
vary according to
taste,
and
are usually a combination of several of these ingredients, either in powder, in tincture, or the essential
In perfuming a quantity of snuff the perfumes
oil.
mixed with a small portion of the snuff,

and then incorporated into the mass by sieving or
other means. The tinctures I have given of almost all
of these drugs can be used for this purpose, and are
are generally
about a suitable strength. Many tobacconists keep

a supply of mixed essences to perfume their snuffs to
the taste of their customers. Some of them are made
by the following formulas

Oil of lemon
cloves
.1 ounce.
.
"
nutmegs
Tincture of Tonquin
.
"
"
1 pint.
Or
Oil of
"
"
bergamot
2 ounces.
lavender
"
cloves
Tincture of orris
1 pint.
Or
Oil of bergamot
"
cassia
1 ounce.
1 drachm.
rose
geranium
Tincture of Tolu
| ounce.
1 pint.
\ ounce.
1 pint.
Or
Oil of calamus
cinnamon
Tincture of Tonquin
22
APPENDIX.
338
Or
Oil of rose
Tincture of
| ounce.
"
ambergris
ambrette.
"
10
2
"
musk
Tonquin
"
A few drops of
any of these essences will perfume

a pound of snuff, and from the ingredients given can
also be made a powder that can be used in the same
manner, though I do not think it so desirable, as it
adulterates the snuff
more
or less.
For segars and smoking-tobacco many of these ingredients can be used, and usually in the form of
But when the desire is to improve the
essence.
flavor of a strong tobacco, and that is the usual object of a perfume, some other preparation may be
useful.
As
Virginia tobacco and tobacco classed with it

contain the most nicotine, and are on that account
very strong, it is advisable to steam them by injecting steam into a barrel containing the loosely packed
Or it is soaked over night in salted water to
leaves.
extract some of the rank flavor and dark color, and

when dry enough to make into segars it can be per-
fumed with an essence something

Tincture of cascarilla
"
"
"
Tonquin
Tolu
orris
valerian
Oil of nutmegs
"
cloves
"
rhodium
like this
6 ounces.
"
4
"
2
"
"
"
\
1 drachm.
PERFUMES FOR SEG-ARS AXD TOBACCO.
339
There are a number of flavors sold called Yara,

Havana, or Spanish flavors, that are generally made
by procuring the tobacco of fine quality, and making
a strong fluid extract or tincture with diluted alcohol,
and perfuming with some of the odors I have enumerated.
For chewing-tobacco the use of perfumes is very

limited, as many that would be pleasant to the nose
and to the palate when burned, are not agreeable in
the mouth so that the flavor has to be such as is of
pleasant taste, such as liquorice and other pleasant
drugs. Of the manner of curing and manufacturing
;
tobacco for chewing, I cannot pretend to give particulars, as they vary with each manufacturer; each
endeavoring to make it of a flavor original or peculiar

to himself, or he has a variety, each with its particular name and flavor, by mixing different growths of
tobacco and varying the flavor.
And here I cannot forbear giving my strong disapproval of the use of this narcotic herb in any and
every form, for although the practice of smoking has
become so general among
all
nations,
it
really does
great harm. Some seek in tobacco-smoke an agreeable

narcotism, others imagine it beneficial to their health
;
but to most people smoking is merely a dreamy

recourse against ennui, which ere long becomes an
indispensable stimulant. The filthiness of the habit,
the offensive odor which persons under its influence
emit from their mouths and clothes, the stupor it often
occasions, as well as the sallow complexions, black
and carious teeth, and impaired digestion, all prove
the great consumption of tobacco to have a most
evil influence
upon mankind, akin
to the dreadful evil
of the excessive use of ardent spirits.
340
APPENDIX.
SECTION
IV.
FOR
measuring liquids, an instrument called an

hydrometer is used, which is usually a graduated
glass tube, having a hollow bulb towards its lower
end, terminating in a smaller bulb weighted with
mercury the instrument sinks or rises according as
the fluid is heavier or lighter than distilled water,
which is marked as a standard.
That for alkalies has been frequently referred to,
and illustrated elsewhere, and gives the approximate
;
strength of the solution of alkalies at the standard

temperature of 60 Fahrenheit, and is generally sufficiently correct.
The
alcoholometer, or hydrometer for spirits, is

very much the same, except that alcohol, being much
lighter than water, the instrument sinks the deeper
as the spirit increases in strength.
Spirits in the United States are sold
by the proof
which contains 50 pe"r cent, of alcohol, and

is reckoned from that point, but called 100,
but which is really double the strength. Thus, alcohol
marked 95 is 90 over proof. The 90 is added to the
100, making 190, and divided in half makes the 95
gallon,
the proof
per cent.
There are other and more correct instruments for

ascertaining the strength of spirits than the glass
hydrometer, but which are much more expensive.
That of Gender's is made of silver, and has an accom-
341
panying thermometer, graduated with three scales,

and graded from the standard of 60 Fahr., showing,
as the temperature of the liquid rises or falls from
that point, how much to add or to subtract from the
degree marked on the hydrometer.
For example, suppose the
spirit to
mark 32 with
the hydrometer, and the temperature to mark by the

thermometer 6 above the 60 or standard, then the
is
to be deducted from the 32
indicated by the
hydrometer, and shows the spirit to be 26 above

If, on the other hand, the thermometer shows
proof.
6 below the 60, then the 6 is added to the 32, and
the spirit will be 38 above proof.
Thus, in the formulas of this work, spirits and
alcohol have been given the degrees mentioned as
thus above proof, according to these calculations
and when
rectified spirits are called for, proof spirit

is intended, and if not at hand can be made of 95
alcohol, in the proportion of 9 parts of alcohol to 7

parts of pure water, using the rectified or Cologne
spirits.
The terms used

to those used
for
dry measure or weights allude
by the apothecary, or a modified Troy
weight, as per table.

APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT.
Pounds.
Ounces.
Drachms.
Scruples.
gr.
12
96
288
24
5760
480
60
20
Grains.
342
APPENDIX.
APOTHECARIES' MEASURE.
Gallon.
Pint.
Fluidounce.
Fluidrachm.
Minim.
128
1024
61440
16
128
7680
480
60
Cong:
1
FRENCH DECIMAL WEIGHTS.
343
SECTION V.
As
a secondary part of this
work
it
may
be useful
to give the recipes, formulas, and character of many

articles for the pharmacist or perfumer ; that though
they may not be actually essential, may yet prove

very useful.
In this department it is not intended to give general recipes, but only such as are likely to be of service in his business and applicable to the numerous
uses contingent thereto.
Almond Powder for
Hands.
the
Almonds (blanched and powder1 pound.
ed)
White
....
Castile soap (dried and
powdered)
Orris root (powdered)

Pumice stone (fine powdered)
Essential
Sieved
all
oil
of almonds
8 ounces.
2
6
2 drachms.
together into a fine powder.
Useful for cleansing, softening, and whitening the

hands.
Alum
Soap.
(Detersive Toilet Soap.)
White soap (by

Powdered alum
Olive
This soap
oil
is
cold process)
.
5 pounds.
J
2 ounces.
cut into shavings and dissolved by
APPENDIX.
344
heat,
and the
fume
to suit.
and powdered alum stirred in. PerIt has the property of whitening the
oil
skin.
Aromatic Candles for Perfuming Apartments.

Melt camphor and balsam of Peru with the stearine
may be made
or impregnate the wicks with perfume, by steeping
them in some aromatic tincture and drying them.
or with whatever material the candles
Soap for Preserving Birds, Animals,

Anatomical Preparations, etc.
Antiseptic
...
Curd Soap
Carbonate of potash
Arsenic
Camphor
.2 pounds.
"
"
Dissolve the soap with a small portion of water in

when add the other ingredients pre-
a marine bath,
viously powdered and mixed together.
Areca Nut Tooth Paste.

.
8 ounces.
cloves
cinnamon
"
"
Charcoal of the betel nut
Powdered
"
orris
Made
"
into a paste with honey.
This paste has fine properties as a whitener of the

teeth.
Ambergris Wine.
10 drops of tincture of ambergris added to 1 gallon
of claret or Burgundy wine improves the bouquet
very much.
345
Arrack (Imitation}.
half drachm of benzole acid added
of
An
New
England Rum,
to a quart
of good age, will imitate this
favorite tipple.
Annealing Glass
Vessels.
In order to guard against any imperfection in the

annealing of glass retorts and other apparatus used
to put them
the boiling
and
to
raise
the
heat
oil,
point, when, after being boiled for a quarter of an
hour, and suffered to cool very gradually, they will be
found well tempered.
by the perfumer and chemist, it were well

in a vessel
with
Augia
Sinensis.
(Chinese Varnish.)
This very useful balsam, of a greenish, turpentineused by the Chinese as a varnish or

lacker, is perhaps one of the best and most durable
known, and might be imported and used in this
country with great advantage, as it can be colored
like consistence,
any
color,
and
is
susceptible of a very fine polish.
Japan Lacker.
The
lacker or varnish used
by the Japanese
is
pro-
cured from the rhus vernix or swamp sumach, cultivated in Japan and growing wild in this country.
The trunk
of the tree
is
wounded, when the juice
which flows soon blackens in the air; when purified

and colored it affords this celebrated varnish.
Amalgams for
One
Filling Teeth.
part of grain gold or silver is treated in a

crucible with two parts of mercury, and stirred with
APPENDIX.
346
When
an iron rod until combined.
cold enough to
handle, the excess of mercury can be pressed out by

These
straining through a piece of chamois leather.
are a durable stopping for cavities in teeth.
Anotta Coloring for Butter.
Roco seed
Carbonate of potash
"Water
.
.1 pound.
.2 ounces.
.2 pints.
Let the seed be ground to a coarse powder, and

boiled with the water for half an hour add the salt
of tartar; when strain and bottle. Owing to the im;
purities of the anotta of commerce, this article can

much better quality by using the seed.
be made of
AROMATIC AND MEDICATED BATHS.

Aromatic Bath.
Lavender, thyme, and rosemary,
of each
Cloves and peppermint, of each
.
.8 ounces.
"
\
Macerate in warm water

add to an ordinary bath.
for
two hours
strain
and
Alkaline Bath.
Carbonate of soda (crystal)
Borax
6 ounces.
1
"
Dissolve in a quart of hot water.

This is the proper quantity for an ordinary bath of
30 gallons.
Sea 'Water Bath.

Muriate of soda
Sulphate of soda
Chloride of lime
"
"
magnesia
2 pounds.
.1
i
.
u
"
347
Dissolve in about 2 gallons of warm water, and add

to an ordinary bath of 30 gallons.
Camphor ated Bath.

Tincture of camphor
"
" benzoin
Cologne water
.1 ounce.
"
.
into an ordinary bath, and it will be

found very refreshing, as it is a fragrant tonic and
cosmetic.
Drop slowly
Emollient Bath.
Barley meal
Bran
Borax
...
pound.
"
.1
ounce.
Dissolve in two quarts of warm water, and add to

an ordinary bath. "Well adapted to soften the skin.
Perfumed Bath.
Cologne water
"
Rose
....
....
Tincture of vanilla
3 ounces.
1 pint.
J ounce.
Mix the Cologne and tincture, and add to the rosewater by degrees, and put into an ordinary bath.
Milk Bath.
Marshmallow flowers
Hyssop herb
Bran
flour
J pound.
.4
This mixture added to an ordinary bath will be

found a good substitute for a milk bath, which is
very expensive.
APPENDIX.
348
Sulphuretted Bath.
Sulphuret of potash
Dissolved in a quart of
an ordinary bath.
warm
.2 ounces.
water, and added to
Blonde Liquid for Bleaching

Muriatic acid
Aqua ammonia
Rose-water
Hair.
2 ounces.
"
\
1 pint.
....
.
This mixture applied to dark hair

it
the
said to change
to a flaxen hue, as will also a solution of sulphide
is
of cadmium.
Blacking for Shoes (Liquid}.

Ivory black
Cod-liver oil
Oil of vitriol
Powdered gum Senegal
.50 pounds.
.1 gallon.
.10 pounds.
"
4 gallons.
Molasses
15
"
Vinegar
Grind the ivory black and gum and oil with a portion of the vinegar; add the molasses, and pour in
.
very slowly the oil of vitriol while stirring, and, when

combined, add the balance of the vinegar.
Blacking for Shoes (Paste).

Ivory black
Molasses
Oil of vitriol
Cod-liver
"Vinegar
oil
.
.25 pounds.
.2 gallons.
.....4
.
4 pounds.
Powdered gum Arabic
.6
.
gallons.
| pound.
Let
the
oil
the ingredients be mixed together (except

of vitriol) and ground into a paste, when the
all
vitriol is slowly stirred in,
day
349
for a
and
week before using
let it
be stirred every
or boxing, to insure a
perfect combination.
Brushes of JRoot for
Eoot brushes
the
the Teeth.
prepared from
of
about
half an inch
liquorice root, selecting pieces
in thickness, scraping off the outer bark and slitting
for
teeth are
one end, for about half or three-quarters of an inch,

with repeated slits, to form a brush, and then immersing them in a solution of liquid carmine or a decoction of Brazil
wood
to color them.
....
Bronzing Liquid (for Iron).
Blue
vitriol
Spirits of nitre
Tincture of chloride of iron
Aqua
fortis
1 ounce.
"
"Water
"
"
Dissolve the blue vitriol in the water, and add the

other ingredients separately.
In using, the iron articles should be made bright
and this liquid should remain on them for

about a day, and be then wiped off, and a coat of
lacker put on them while warm the appearance can
be improved by a little color in the lacker.
and
clean,
Bougies and Catheters.
These useful surgical appliances are made of a

cylindrical web of cotton and saturated several times
with the following varnish, each time drying by
moderate heat, when they can be polished with tripoli
and oil.
APPENDIX.
350
India-rubber Varnisli for Catheters.
....
Caoutchouc
Amber
Linseed
8 ounces.
4
oil
(boiled)
Spirits of turpentine
The India-rubber
solved in the hot
is
oil,
"
12
.4
cut into small pieces, and disadding the amber and turpen-
tine while cooling.
Bunion and Corn
Plasters.
These plasters are made of various substances,

as leather, felt, amadou, etc.
the white felt being
the most common. In preparing these the felt is
stretched upon a frame or a partition, and first coated
with a solution of dextrine, and when dry with four
or five coats of fine isinglass in solution of 6 ounces
;
to 1 quart of water.
Those of chamois leather or of amadou are prepared in the same manner. They are cut with a hole
in the centre to allow the
to be free
head of the corn or bunion
from the pressure of the shoe.
Hungarian Corn
or
Diachylon plaster
Bunion
.
Plaster.
.4 ounces.
Beeswax
Gum
galbanum
Olive
oil
Verdigris, in powder
"
"
.1
The powdered
verdigris is stirred into the other

ingredients previously dissolved together by heat.
This is usually formed into sticks, and applied to soft
leather of proper size for the corn or bunion.
German Corn
Galbanum
plaster
Black pitch
Sal
Stir the
plaster
powdered
.4 ounces.
...
ammoniac
this is also
Plaster.
sal
351
ammoniac
"
into the melted
used for warts.
Corn Solvent.
Salts of tartar (desiccated)
Bole Armenia
Resin ointment
1 ounce.
\
.1
This is spread upon kid, the exact size of the corn

or bunion, and after some hours the feet are put into
warm water, and the corn will be found soft enough
Care must be taken to
to pick out with the fingers.
keep the solvent
off the
surrounding skin, as
it is
quite caustic.
Chilblain Lotion.
Alum
......
Camphor
Cucumber
juice
....
....
| ounce.
1 drachm.
2 ounces.
Chilblain Ointment.
Powdered
galls
Resin ointment
1 ounce.
Another
Sugar of lead
Glycerine
.2 ounces.
....
Spermaceti ointment
1 drachm.
\ ounce.
APPENDIX.
352
Lotion for Chapped Hands.
......
Borax
Glycerine
...
Honey
Rose-water
Chapped Hands.
Cerate for
Spermaceti
Glycerine
Sal
2 drachms.
"
2
"
2
4 ounces.
.2 ounces.
"
ammoniac
.1
Calledermic Powder for Whitening the
Powdered marshmallow
Carbonate of soda
Barley meal
.
Used
root
drachm.
SMn.
2 ounces.
"
2
12
"
as a soap powder.
Lotion for Scurf on Infants' Heads.
Borax
J ounce.
Glycerine
Rose- water
u
.
"
Applied once a day it will soften the scurf, and

come off, and also prevent its forming again.
it
will
Brilliantine for the Hair.
Veal
4 ounces.
fat
Spermaceti
Castor oil
Oil of almonds
"
bergamot
."
cloves
.2
.
"
\ drachm.
"
2
1
"
Ointment for Barbels
Spermaceti ointment
Lac sulphur
Vermilion
Rose-water
353
Itch.
.2 ounces.
...
.....
.
2 drachms.
\ ounce.
Liquid for Bleaching Sponges.

Muriatic acid
Sulphuric
Water
"
....
.....2
2 ounces.
1
pounds.
Let the sponges be well washed, and freed from

sand and stones, and while wet put into this liquid,
and after three or four hours taken out and washed in
clean water until they are free from acid lastly, dry
in the shade.
If not white enough the process can
;
be repeated.
Cement for China, Glass,

Isinglass (finest)
Gum
"
etc.
ammoniac
mastic
.2 ounces.
\
1
Alcohol
I'-
Let the isinglass swell in 8 ounces of water for

about six hours pour off the water, when apply heat
to dissolve it.
Rub up the gum ammoniac with the
;
dissolved isinglass until mixed, then strain. Dissolve

the gum mastic in the alcohol by aid of heat, strain,
and mix the two liquids. To be kept in well-corked
When
wanted
cement in hot water, and
also be warmed.
bottles.
23
for use,
warm
the bottle of
let the articles to
be mended
APPENDIX.
354
Collodion Cement.
Powdered
nitrate of potash
Concentrated sulphuric acid
Carded cotton
2 drachms.
"
.10
grains.
Mix
the nitrate of potash with the acid in a porcelain capsule, and gradually add the cotton, and stir
for a
few minutes
from
all acid,
wash
when
it
pull
thoroughly in water free

apart and dry by moderate
it
heat, taking care not to come too near the fire, as it

is a species of gun-cotton ; dissolve it in a little rec-
sulphuric ether and a portion of alcohol, and it

will form a strong adhesive cement, perfectly transparent and colorless.
tified
India-rubier Cement for Leather,
....
India-rubber
Chloroform
Gum mastic
etc.
2 drachms.
\ ounce.
fl.
ozs.
Shred the rubber and dissolve in the chloroform,

the mastic in powder.
Useful to join
leather or rubber to leather, etc., and it will make
when add
leather water-proof.
Cement for Meerschaum, Marble, Alabaster,

"White of
.4 eggs.
2 ounces.
Quicklime
Makes a
useful luting
applied to joints,
etc.
when spread on muslin and
etc.
Cement for Stone,

"White sand
Litharge
Linseed oil
etc.
.4 ounces.
i
q. s.
"
Made
into a soft putty,

hard.
becomes
and put in the
355
joints,
soon
Cloux-Fumantis.
Under
sticks,
this
name aromatics
are
made
into small
and burnt to perfume apartments.
Powdered benzoin
"
"
"
.2 ounces.
[olibanum
cascarilla
"
charcoal
"
santal
cinnamon, and
cloves, each
2
1|
"
"
nitre,
Made
into three-inch sticks, with mucilage of
gum
tragacanth.
Carmine.
Cochineal (ground)
.1 pound.
Salts of tartar
Powdered alum
\ ounce.
u
1J
'
Fish glue
Water
"
.8 gallons.
Boil the cochineal with the salts of tartar for about

twenty minutes, remove from the fire, and stir in the
After standing about an hour, the

clear liquor is decanted into another boiler, and the
isinglass added after being dissolved in about a quart
of warm water; and when it boils, and the carmine
powdered alum.
coagulum, it is removed from the fire and

stirred for about fifteen minutes, when the carmine
will precipitate; when the liquor is decanted off, and
The liquor still
the precipitate dried on a filter.
used to make
be
can
a
and
retains
good deal of color,
rouge by coloring talc, or can be made into vinaigre
rouge, and bottled.
rises in
APPENDIX.
356
Carthamus, or Rouge Vegetal.
which this fine rouge is obtained,

two
contains
coloring principles. The yellow matter
is first washed out by putting it into a bag and
kneading it under water until no more color can be
The flowers are then put into a cullender,
extracted.
and water in which carbonate of soda is dissolved
poured slowly through them, until they become
Safflower, from
The liquor is then acidulated with citric

the fine coloring matter is precipitated
when
acid,
upon some finely levigated talc placed in the bottom
of the copper. The color will be more or less brilliant according to the amount of talc used.
yellow.
Crinogen,
Veal
to
promote
fat
the
Growth of the Beard.
vanilla
Oil of petit-grain
.1 pound.
1 ounce.
"
1
J drachm.
Chlorine Tooth-wash.
Chlorate of potash
Tincture of myrrh
"
aquillabark
orris
Orange-flower water
An
.1 ounce.
excellent dentifrice
"
"
\
1
"
.12
and mouth-wash.
Castillian Tooth-paste.
"White Castile soap (powdered)

"
Cuttle-fish bone
Precipitated chalk
Honey
2 ounces.
1
"
"
"
q. s.
MISCELLANEOUS FOKMULAS.
Perfume with
357
of lavender and cloves, and color

red with liquid carmine.
oils
Creme Neige.
Spermaceti
"White wax
Oil of benne
Rose-water
Glycerine
Extract of rose
(ISTo.
4 ounces.
"
.10
A very pleasant
(Snow Cream.)
.1
.1 drachm.
cosmetic cream for
all irritations
of the skin.
Capuchin Powder,
Powdered
"
to
destroy Lice on
cevadilla seed
parsley
tobacco
Head
.1
Body.
ounce.
1
1
"
"
"
starch
or
Compound Cliamomile Powder, to destroy Bedbugs.

Powdered Persian or red chamomile
black pepper
Flowers of sulphur
.
.2 ounces,
.
.1
Detersive Lotion for Cleansing the Hair.
Borax
1 ounce.
.....
Bicarbonate of soda
Camphor
Glycerine
Rose-water
Alcohol
1 drachm.
\ ounce.
1 quart.
2 ounces.
Dissolve the camphor in the alcohol, and add to
APPENDIX.
358
the other ingredients previously mixed.

and useful wash for the hair.
Diamond Dust for
pleasant
Hair.
the
"White smalts are well washed and rubbed into a

coarse powder in an iron mortar, and put into neat
paper boxes holding about a quarter of an ounce.
Gold Dust for
the
Hair.
Florem leaf, such as is used in common gilding, is

rubbed to a coarse powder in a Wedgwood mortar,
and put into small paper boxes, and neatly labelled.
Dust for
the
Dutch metal
is
Silver
White
Hair.
rubbed in a mortar,
and finely divided, and put up in neat boxes holding
about a drachm.
leaf or
Disinfecting Segars.
The tobacco with which
the segars are filled, is

saturated with an aromatic tincture similar to that
given for perfuming and flavoring segars in a former

chapter.
Liquid Drier for Varnish, Paints,

Sulphate of zinc
Black oxide of manganese
Linseed
oil
The
oil for
.4 ounces.
etc.
1 pound.
.3 quarts.
.1 gallon.
first two ingredients are to be boiled with the

two hours, when the oil is poured oif clear, and
turpentine added.
Drier in Powder for Painty
Sulphate of zinc (desiccated)
Litharge
4 ounces.
"
4
.2 pounds.
Mixed and ground
etc.
"
Sugar of lead
359
into a fine powder,
it
dries
and
hardens paint very well.

JEJssence
of Soap or Shaving Liquid.
White shaving cream

Alcohol, 80
Oil of cassia
"
P.
.2 drachms.
.8 ounces.
...
TJ. S.
bergamot
"
Liquor potassa,
Rose-water
.4 ounces.
.10
drops.
20
"
Dissolve the soap in the rose-water and potash
and add the alcohol in which the
lye,
oils are dissolved.
Evaporating Lotion for Headache.

Solution of acetate of
ammonia
Sulphuric ether
...
Cologne water
Orange-flower water
.
Another
Aromatic vinegar
Tincture of camphor
Sulphuric ether
Rose-water
.
1 ounce.
\
1
1|
"
.2 ounces.
.
\
J
.3
Elaidic Acid.
When
oil
or oleic acid is treated with hyponitric
white crystalline substance is obthat being well washed to free it from all
acid, a beautiful
tained
APPENDIX.
360
acid,
it
could be used by the perfumer in cerates, cold
cream, cosmetics,
etc.,
to great advantage.
Paint, or Koliol.
Eye
"When camphor is burnt, and the smoke condensed

and collected, it can be formed into a paste, and used
as the Eastern ladies do, by applying
to give a brilliant effect to the eyes.
Eye
Citrine ointment
to the eyelids
Salve.
1 drachm.
Spermaceti ointment
Used
it
2 ounces.
for all diseases of the eyelids.
Eye-water.
20 grains.
Acetate of zinc
Acetic acid
Camphor- water
Rose-water
5 drops.
2 ounces.
"
8
useful wash for inflamed eyes, and

mia of infants or adults.
Eau
de Cologne.
in the ophthal-
(Cheap.)
Oil of bergamot, lemon, orange,

rosemary, of each
Oil of cloves
Tincture of
Alcohol
Water
orris
.
.1 ounce.
...
....
.
1 drachm.
4 ounces.
.1 gallon.
3 pints.
361
Elixir of Rose for the Teeth.
Tincture of rhatany
camphor
cochineal
Otto of roses
Rose-water, triple
.2 drachms,
"
.1
.2 "
.10
drops.
.6 ounces.
English Tooth Powder.
Prepared chalk
Pumice, finely powdered
.
Camphor
Oil of spearmint
.4 ounces.
1
"
\ drachm.
(Stomachic and
Anti-Spasmodic.)
Ethereal Aromatic Tincture.
Cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves,

of each
Yanilla
Castor
Alcohol
.2 drachms.
1
"
I
Sulphuric ether
Macerate
....
for ten days.
12 ounces.
4
Dose, a teaspoonful.
Essential Salt of Lemons for Removing Fruit Stains,

Iron- Mold, etc., from Linen.
Oxalic acid
Cream of
tartar
| ounce.
1
is
separately and mix. To use, a small portion

dissolved in warm water and applied, and the part
is
well
Powder
washed
in pure water.
APPENDIX.
362
Freckle Wash.
Sal
ammoniac
Glycerine
Rose-water
...
Apply night and morning with

to
Fly-powder
1 drachm.
1 ounce.
"
15
a fine sponge.
Destroy Flies.
Cobalt, black pepper, and

sugar, of each
brown
...
1 ounce.
Destroy Flies.
saturated with a solution of cobalt
to
Fly-paper
Coarse paper is
and sugar, and dried.
...
Frcfoikincense.
Gum
"
"
olibanum
benzoin
myrrh
"
"
Prepared charcoal
Powdered together;
used
2 ounces.
"
this is the formula for that
in the churches.
Ferruginous
Pomade for Darkening
Veal fat
Yellow wax
Oil of benne
Sulphate of iron
Pyrogallic acid
Rose-water
Oil of cloves
"
lavender
Melt the
fat,
...
the
1 pound.
4 ounces.
"
8
.6
.....1
...
....
.
drachms.
u
ounce.
2 drachms.
wax, and
Hair.
oil
together,
"
and rub up the
sulphate of iron with a portion of the water and stir

in; dissolve the pyrogallic acid with the rest of the
water, and add lastly the perfumes.
363
To Cool the
Frigorific or Freezing Mixture.
Receivers in Distillation, etc. etc.
Muriate of ammonia.
Water of
Sulphate of soda.
These substances in coarse powder are kept separate, and when wanted equal parts are thrown separately into the refrigerator or
upon the
in the
ice
ice-cream freezer.
French Tooth Powder.
....
Sugar of milk
4 ounces.
1
Powdered pumice
Sulphate of quinine
J
2
Powdered
orris-root
Oil of peppermint
cassia
.
.1 drachm,
.
Furniture Polish.
Gum
....
shellac
"
copal
1 ounce.
\
Wood
naphtha
Strong alcohol
4
12
"
This is for light-colored woods. If wanted for

dark woods add a drachm of dragon's blood polish
with an oiled rag.
;
Another for Varnished Furniture.
Beeswax
Linseed
Alcohol
Dissolve the
oil
wax
in the oil
by aid of
.1 ounce.
.4
.5
heat.
APPENDIX.
364
Furniture
Boiled linseed
oil
Oil of lavender
Acetic acid
Alcohol, 95
Oil.
.4 ounces.
"
1|
"
If wanted dark, color with alkanet root.
Another for Renewing Furniture.

Pale linseed oil
ounces.
"
4
Shellac varnish
"
4
Wood naphtha
Put on the furniture, and after an hour it is well
rubbed to restore the polish, remove scratches, etc.
.8
Furniture Cream.
Linseed
oil (pale)
Strong vinegar
alcohol
.4 ounces.
"
"
Gelee Cosmetique or Curling Fluid.
Carrageen moss
Eau de Cologne
Water
The moss
\ ounce.
"
1
"
1
1 pint.
swelled over night in the water, heated

to dissolve, strained and perfumed, and colored red
with liquid carmine, or yellow with tincture of saffron.
is
A very good
mixture for the
hair.
Glycerine Jelly for Chapped Hands.

St.
.....
Vincent arrow-root
Water
Glycerine
Tincture of saffron
.
Eau de Cologne
2 drachms.
J ounce.
drachm.
"
365
Let the arrow-root be mixed with the water
clari-
heat, when stir in the glycerine, color and

perfume. It should be transparent, and is a very
pleasant form for using glycerine.
fied
by
Glove Cleaner.
Rectified benzine
Oil of lavender
A pleasant and
good
tragacanth
White
Castile soap
Rose-water
(French.)
.
Tincture of
"
cleaner.
Glove Cleaner.
Gum
.4 ounces.
| ounce.
"
1
1 pint.
musk
.10
drops.
Dissolve the soap in the water, put the gurn in,

and when swelled stir well to thoroughly mix, when
strain and perfume.
valuable cleaner, as the
remain
soft.
gloves
Ginger Beer.
Concentrated
essence
Jamaica ginger
The juice and

White sugar
Water
To
when
be kept in a
it is
2 ounces.
4 lemons.
.2 pounds.
....
Yeast
rind of
of
strained
warm
1| gallons.
1 tablespoonful.
place for about two days,

if not wanted for pre-
and bottled
sent use.
Green or Elder-leaf Ointment.
Lard
2 pounds.
Suet
"
"
Fresh elder leaves
360
APPENDIX.
Let the leaves be added to the melted grease, and

stewed until they lose their color. Keep up the heat
to evaporate the moisture, but do not let it boil. This
is
considered a cooling emollient for chafes, burns,
etc.
Glue from Rice Flour.
Mix rice flour with cold water, and boil gently till
clear, when it will be found a very useful cement for
joining fine articles, pasting,
etc.
Liquid Glue.
Good glue
4 ounces.
Muriatic acid
Sulphate of zinc
"Water
"
i
.
\
J pint.
Break up the glue, put it in the water, let it swell

few hours, heat to dissolve, when add the acid
and sulphate of zinc; keep it hot for some hours, frequently stirring, and it will remain liquid when cold.
for a
Mouth Glue.
Glue (best)
Sugar
1 pound.
"
Let the glue swell in about a pint of water for

some hours, pour off the excess of water, heat to dissolve, add the sugar, and when sufficiently evaporated pour on a marble slab and cut into squares.
This
is a very handy article,

mouth when wanted for use.
for
it is
dissolved in the
....
Gutta-percha Dressing.
Gutta-percha
Chloroform
1 drachm.
1
fl.
ounce.
367
Spread upon muslin and applied to a wound

form a water-proof dressing.
it
will
Gold-beater's SJcin for Plaster.
The finest baudrouches are stretched upon a board,

and one side coated with a solution of Russia isinglass, and when dry cut into squares, and enveloped.
*
Hand Powder,
for Whitening
"White Castile soap (powdered)

Cuttle-fish bone
"
Blanched almonds
"
Orris-root
"
4 ounces.
"
8
2
"
Oil of cloves
"
lavender
Used
Hands.
tlie
as a soap powder,
it
"
J drachm.
"
1
has a great detersive and
softening effect.
Hair Powder.
Starch, in fine
Orris-root
powder
Oil of rhodium
Hair Cream.
.10
....
Spermaceti
oil
drops.
(Creme de Noisettes.)
Oil of hazelnuts
Jasmine
1 pound.
1 ounce.
from flowers
1 pound.
4 ounces.
1
Drying Hair Wash for Moist Hair.

Cologne or lavender water
Borax
Rose- water
.
Tincture of cochineal
4 ounces.
J
.3
"
368
APPENDIX.
Horse- Radish Mouth Wash.
.....1
.2
Horse-radish root
Horse-radish
sore
Boiling water
Tincture of rhatany
said to be a valuable
is
gums, toothache,
drachms.
remedy
for
etc.
Horse-Radish Lotion for

Horse-radish root
Boiling water
Borax
ounce.
1 pint.
Skin,
etc.
.1 ounce.
....2
1 pint.
the
drachms.
In this form horse-radish can be used to advantage

for freckles, tan, etc.
Herbs and Flowers
(to Preserve).
Recent and fresh flowers and herbs, intended

distillation, can be
a long
preserved for
time,
for
by
packing them in a tight keg or barrel, with about

one-fourth their weight of salt (well dried), placing a
heavy cover on them to exclude the air, and keeping
them
in the cellar or other cool place.
Honey Water.
Rectified spirit 70
Extract of rose ]STo. 2
jasmine
Oil of lavender
"
"
"
bergamot
rosemary
cloves
thyme
"
.5 pints.
1
"
"
...
.
2 drachms.
"
2
"
"
"
Tincture of musk
"
"
369
.4 ounces.
Peru balsam
orris-root
"
"
very fragrant toilet water or perfume for the

handkerchief.
Honey of Roses.
(Confection.)
Eed-rose leaves (dried and powdered)

Clarified
honey
Useful as a vehicle for
.4 ounces.
many
f pint.
articles.
Honey Mouth Wash.

Eed-rose leaves (dried)
Rose-water
Clarified
honey
.2 ounces.
.8
.6
...
.
Immerse the rose-leaves in the water, and heat

gently for two hours, when strain and add the honey.
A very pleasant and useful wash for the mouth, gargle
for sore throat, etc.
Hungarian Hair Dye (in two Preparations').

No. 1, Mordant.
Hydrosulphate of ammonia
Liquor of potassa, U. S. P.
Eose-water
.
No.
2,
Eose-water
24
10
.2
.
fl.
drachms.
"
12 "
"
Dye.
Nitrate of silver (crystals).
Aqua ammonia
2 drachms.
q. s.
2J ounces.
APPENDIX.
370
a valuable hair dye, and gives a reliable

and natural black or brown color ; if a brown color is
This
is
wanted, dilute No. 2 one-half.
Hair
Cotton-seed
Oil.
oil
Oil of bergamot
"
lemon
"
"
cloves
(Cheap.)
....
.
1 gallon.
4 drachms.
"
2
"
"
thyme
manner most of the cheap
.
In this
hair oils are now
made. This formula can be used for bear's oil or
antique oil. Colored red with alkanet it can be called
rose hair
making some change
oil,
in the perfume.
lodinated Oil for Scalp Sores,
etc.
Iodine
1 drachm.
Benne
oil
Oil of
lemon
almonds
"
"
fennel
Carbolic acid
.....1
pint.
2 drachms.
"
...
"
5 grains.
This will be found a very healing preparation for

all
diseases of the scalp.
Iodine Lotion.
(Cosmetic.)
.
.10
Iodide of potash
Rose-water (triple)
Iodine
20
grains.
"
.1 pint.
A very serviceable lotion for pimples, pustules, itch,

etc. etc.
371
Itch Ointment.
Spermaceti ointment
Almond
,2 ounces.
oil
......
Lac sulphur
Salt
Oil of lemon, oil of almonds, and

oil of neroli, of each
.
.
"
"
J
1 drachm.
10 drops.
A pleasant and effective remedy.

Isinglass Plaster.
(Court Plaster.)
This very useful article is made out by water-proofing the silk on one side with a solution of India rubber, in chloroform and tincture of benzoin, and then
coating the other side with a solution of the best isinglass, of two ounces to a pint of water ; two or three
coats of which are put on with a flat camel's-hair
brush, letting each coat dry before the next is applied.
The silk is of three colors white, pink, and black.
Indelible
Ink for Marking Linen.
Nitrate of silver (crystal)
Gum Arabic
Pyrogallic acid
Indigo
Distilled water
Another that
....
will not corrode the
Chloride of platinum
Sugar
Gum
Salts of tartar
Distilled water
1 drachm.
,20
.10
...
grains.
"
5
2 ounces.
pen
\ drachm.
10 grains.
10
5
10 drachms.
APPENDIX.
372
Another
Gluten of wheat
Acetic acid
| ounce.
Indigo
Lamp black
5 grains.
"
10
4 ounces.
10 drops.
Water
Oil of cloves
English Black.
Aleppo
galls (bruised)
Sulphate of iron
Gum
....
Arabic, powdered
"Water
Creasote
Let the
8 ounces.
"
4
2
1
10 drops.
galls be steeped in the water for about a
day before the iron and gum are added.

a reliable black ink that will not fade.
This makes
Ink, Blue-black Fluid.
Aleppo
galls (good)
Sulphate of iron
10 ounces.
Gum
Senegal
Cloves (bruised)
"
"
....
Sulphate of indigo
Sugar
Water
drachm.
1 ounce.
1 gallon.
Put the bruised

stir
galls and cloves in the water, and

two days, strain, and press out all
next put in the sulphate of iron, gum, and
frequently for
the liquid,
sugar, stir frequently until all is dissolved, strain

again and add the sulphate of indigo. This is a good,
permanent ink which
will also
copy
well.
MISCELLANEOUS FORMULAS.-
373
Invisible Ink.
Chloride of cobalt
"
nickle
Distilled water
.5 grains.
...
"
1 pint.
This solution written on white paper will not be

visible, but when heated will turn green, and again
disappear
when
cool.
Ink Powder.
...
Bruised galls
Ground logwood
Copperas
White sugar
Gum Arabic, powdered
.
Mix
well together.
Two
2 pounds.
"
\
1
.2 ounces.
ounces will make a pint
of good ink.
Juniper Tar Pomade.
Juniper tar (limpid)
Hard body
Pomade of Peru balsam
.2 ounces.
.....1
Oil of lavender
"
lemon grass
Tincture of musk
1 drachm.
Juniper tar is a remedy for

rheum, etc., of the scalp, and this
of applying it.
all
is
eruptions, salt
a pleasant mode
Italy dor for the Skin.

1 ounce.
Glycerine
Borax
Orange-flower water
\
.
1| pint.
374
APPENDIX.
Kaolin Cosmetic or White.

Kaolin
....
Corn starch
Honey-water
1 pound.
"
J
1 ounce.
The powder is made into a mass with water and

moulded to suit the box intended for it, and when dry
is smoothed off and packed with colored cotton.
f
Lavender Vinegar.
Oil of garden lavender (good)
Acetic acid (from sugar) .
Rose-water
1 drachm.
1 ounce.
1 pint.
Agitate the oil with the acid several times for

about a day, gradually add the rose-water and filter.
Thus can be made the vinegar of almost all perfumes.
Lime
Lemon
Juice Lotion.
juice (fresh)
Glycerine
Alcohol
Rose- water, triple
.4 ounces.
2
2
1|
"
"
"
A very pleasant preparation for acne, freckles, itching,
and
irritation of the skin.
Lisbon Water.
Oil of Portugal
"
lemon
...
.
rose
"
neroli, petale
Alcohol, 80
J drachm.
"
.
Once a very celebrated perfume, and

ingly pleasant.
1 ounce.
"
.2 pints.
it is
exceed-
MISCELLANEOUS FOKMULAS.
Extract of
Oil of cedar
Alcohol
375
Cedar of Lebanon.
the
J ounce.
"
Tincture of vanilla
12
2
Rose-water, triple
Laudanum
Gum
"
labdanum
benzoin
Powdered
"
Pastils.
.
charcoal
"
1 ounce.
"
\
"
2|
cones with mucilage of gum tragacanth,
dried and burnt to perfume apartments.
.
Made into
Lettuce Water.
Lettuce leaves, fresh

Warm water
.
(Cosmetic.)
.
.4 pounds.
.1 gallon.
Bruise the lettuce, and keep at a gentle heat for

about three hours, when strain and add four ounces
of alcohol to keep it. Used as a cosmetic and to
allay irritation.
Lip
....
....
Salve.
Butter of coco
Oil of benne
"White wax
(Italian.)
Powdered alum
"
\
|
1 drachm.
Vermilion
Lycopodium Powder.
Lycopodium
Oxide of zinc
.
...
For excoriations of the
1 ounce.
\
Starch
sores, etc.
2 ounces.
skin, to
make new skin on
APPENDIX.
376
Lutes for Joints of Apparatuses,
etc.
useful lute for chemical apparatuses and distillation is made by mixing the white of egg with an
equal quantity of water and thickening with slaked

lime it should be spread upon strips of muslin. It
;
soon hardens, and will stand a great heat.
Another
Liquid glue mixed with whiting and spread upon
muslin is also a good luting for joints of stills, etc.
Another
Linseed meal mixed with lime-water to the consistence of putty or thick paste
Milk for
May -dew
Eed
rose leaves
the
.
Borax
a useful lute.
is
Complexion.
ounces.
"
.2
Glycerine
Tincture of benzoin
\
1
"
"
Rose-water, triple
1| pints.
Milk of Roses.
White
soft soap
Blanched almonds
Rose-water, triple
Liquid carmine
.
Mole
Tartar emetic
oil
.2
.1 pint.
.10
drops.
Salve.
Diachylon plaster
Croton
\ ounce.
"
J ounce.
.1 drachm.
5 drops.
This plaster should be spread the exact size of the

mole, and kept on until it suppurates, then remove
and let heal ; it may leave a slight scar.
MISCELLANEOUS FOIIMULAS.
377
Mosquito Lotion for Mosquito Bites,
Aqua ammonia
Glycerine
Kose-water
Musk Root
is
...
etc.
1 ounce.
\
"
or Samlul.
This root, which is imported from the East Indies,

often used as a perfume in essences and sachet
in the latter it is particularly useful, as it

supplies bulk, and has the odor of musk in a great
powders
degree.
Mustard Essence.
.2 ounces.
.....8
Black mustard seed

Acetic acid
Spirits of camphor
Oil of rosemary
.1
Let the seeds macerate with the acid
for
two or
three days ; strain and add the other ingredients.

useful embrocation in rheumatism, sprains, etc.
Myrrh Water.
Gum
myrrh
Arabic
Alcohol
"
Mouth Wash.
....
2 drachms.
l'
\ ounce.
Water
7J
"
A mouth wash and gargle.

Marine Cement, Water-proof.
India-rubber
Shellac
Naphtha
.....2
1 ounce.
"
APPENDIX.
378
Myrtle Pomade.
Lard
(purified)
Suet
Oil of pimento
"
.3
...
....
....6
bergamot
neroli
2 drachms.
....
....
....
.
"
shellac
elemi
"
sandarach
Alcohol, 90
"
Lacquer for Foil, Metal,
Gum
pounds.
"
etc.
3 ounces.
"
|
"
3 pints.
By having the alcoholic solutions of the different
aniline colors, this lacquer can be colored any color
It is put on with a flat camel's hair brush,
the article warmed sufficiently to set it.
desired.
and
Palma-Eosa Pomade.
Lard
Suet
(purified)
"
....
....
Oil of ginger grass
lemon
geranium
"
cloves
3 pounds.
1
\ ounce.
.2 drachms,
.2
.
"
Color light green.
Nipple Wash.
Nitrate of lead
Nitrous ether
J drachm.
\
"
.
Glycerine
Tincture of rhatany
Eose-water
.
.
3|
Care should be taken to thoroughly wash

nipples before nursing.
"
off the
379
Peach Water.
.....2
Alcohol, 80
Tincture of Tolu
Extract of jasmine,
ISTo.
2 pints.
ounces.
.4
orange-flower, 'No. 2.
Oil of
almonds (essential)
...
1 drachm.
A very pleasant toilet water.

Pearls of JRoses, or Perfumed Beads.
Red
rose leaves, powdered
4 ounces.
20 grains.
drachm.
Carmine
Tincture of
musk
Mucilage of
gum
Made
as beads
.1
tragacanth
into spheres, perforated
and
dried,
s.
q.
and strung
made and
when
carefully
pretty and of nice perfume
any other odor desired.
;
polished they are

they can also be made of
Polish for Shoes and Leather.
Gum
tragacanth
Beer
.2 ounces.
......
Isinglass
Glycerine
Extract of logwood
Powdered
Copperas
galls
.
1 gallon.
1 pound.
.2
.....2
.
ounces.
Steep the logwood, galls, and copperas in the beer

for some days; add the glycerine to prevent its getting too sour; strain and dissolve the gum and isinglass in the mixture, and if necessary strain again.
380
APPENDIX.
Perfume (cheap) for Pomade or Hair
lemon
4 ounces.
2
cloves
Oil of bergamot
"
"
Oil.
"
thyme
Another
4 ounces.
Oil of orange
"
petit-grain
rosemary
pimento
"
"
Another
Oil of lemon
"
4 ounces.
1
thyme
lemon grass
cloves
"
Another
4 ounces.
Oil of orange
caraway
ginger grass
"
cassia
Another
4 ounces.
Oil of bergamot
lavender
"
"
cloves
"
"
"
neroli
Populeum Pomade,
Poplar buds
Lard
or Ointment for Piles.

.
4 ounces.
"
12
"
Honey
"
Suet
"
"
Powdered
orris
Powder for
Powdered alum
"
381
Perspiring Feet.
.
orris-root
rice
1 ounce.
.2
"
Powder for Fumigation.

Powdered olibanum, cascarilla,
benzoin, cloves, cinnamon, of
each
.1 ounce.
Mixed together and burnt on stove
or hot shovel to
perfume apartments.
Parchment Paper.
Take heavy white printing paper and immerse a

few seconds in a solution of sulphuric acid 6 ounces,
water 1 ounce, and wash it in running water to free
it from acid.
Useful for tying over bottles and jars.
Preventive Lotion.
Carbonate of potash
Tannin
Eose-water
Liquid carmine
.
.2 drachms.
....
.
.15
.10
grains.
1 pint.
drops.
Pliosphated Tooth Powder.
Phosphate of soda
Prepared chalk
.
Powdered
orris
myrrh
Bole Armenia
.
"
.1 ounce.
.12
...
.
2
J
1J
"
APPENDIX.
382
Rliatany Tooth Paste.
Powdered rhatany
myrrh
"
orris
.2 ounces.
"
.
"
i
Prepared chalk
Honey
Razor
"
q. s.
Paste.
Levigated emery, jewellers' rouge,

spermaceti ointment, of each
.
Rubbed
1 ounce.
into the leather of the strop.
Ratafia of Fruit.
Fruit syrup (any kind)
Aromatic syrup
Rectified spirit
Color to
.2 pints.
.1
.
suit.
Rasma, Turkish.
Orpiment
Quicklime
1 ounce.
"
Starch
A very quick
"
depilatory but poisonous, and to be
used with care.
Rancid
Knead
Butter, to
Remedy.
with fresh milk for some time, and then

in cold water butter is sometimes wanted as a vehicle for perfumes and drugs.
it
Sealing-wax, JRed.
No.
1.
Shellac
Venice turpentine (true)

Vermilion
383
1 pound.
8 ounces.
"
8
Bed, No. 2
Another.
.Rosin, fine
1 pound.
yellow
"
Shellac
Venice turpentine
Vermilion
3 ounces.
.....
Black
Another.
Colophony
Venice turpentine
1 pound.
3
U
Shellac
Lampblack
Shampoo Liquor.
soda
Rum
"Water
4 ounces.
q. s.
J ounce,
"
.
.....
| pint.
a
1
Stye Lotion.
Camphor water
.....2
1 ounce.
Muriate of morphia
Styptic
to
Stop
the
grains,
Bleeding of Wounds,
etc.
Powdered alum,
tannin, charcoal
.
.
in fine powder, of each
1 ounce.
APPENDIX.
384
Tetter Ointment.
Citrine ointment
Spermaceti ointment
Carbolic acid
Balsam of Peru
Oil of lemon
2 drachms.
2 ounces.
5 grains.
\ drachm.
10 drops.
Toothache Drops.
Hoffmann's anodyne
Oil of peppermint
Sulphate of morphia
ounce.
"
10 grains.
Tricophalon Pomade.
Lard
Yeal
....
fat
1 pound.
White wax
4 ounces.
"
4
Oil of benne
"
geranium
verbena
"
1
1
cloves
"
u
Varnish for Artists.
Gum
"
mastic, in
4 ounces.
powder
copal (selected)
Ground
glass
Pale linseed oil
Rectified spirits of turpentine
The gums
2
4
"
"
\\ pint.
and glass in a glass

flask or copper vessel, heated by sand-bath, and stirred
till dissolved.
The turpentine is added while cooling the glass is used to facilitate the solution of the
gums, and prevent them adhering to the bottom.
;
are put with the oil
385
*
Varnish for Maps, Prints,
Gum
"
"
mastic
sandrac
....
camphor
Alcohol, 95
Another
2^ ounces.
"
"
i
8
for (ditto)
Balsam of Canada
The paper should be

glass,
etc.
.1 ounce.
.2
sized with a solution of isin-
and dried before the varnish
is
applied.
Varnish or Lacquer for Gilt Wares.
Gum
"
shellac
gamboge
Dragon's blood
Saffron
Alcohol
Colophony
Gum demar
..
drachm.
etc.
.2 ounces.
.
"
.1 pint.
.1
Varnish for Waxed Tables,
Beeswax
2 ounces.
.1
.1 pint.
This takes a fine polish with rubbing.
To
facilitate the solution of
gum
copal
it
can be
in a cullender, and suffered to

drop into water, whence it is so finely divided that it
will easily dissolve in turpentine, etc.
melted before a hot
Gum
shellac
fire
will
also dissolve
in spirits
easier if suffered to swell in ether a few hours.
25
much
APPENDIX.
386
Wart Pomade.
1 ounce.
Soap cerate
Powdered savin
verdigris
Spread on leather the
Paste
Rose-water
if
Fasten
to
Isinglass
Tincture of benzoin
"White turpentine
Alcohol
The
isinglass
is
size of the wart,
over night, and repeated
Wig
1 drachm.
"
1
and keep on
necessary.
the
Wig
to the
Head.
.1 ounce.
.8
.2
.
2
4
"
"
dissolved in the rose-water, the

and tincture, when the two
turpentine in the alcohol

solutions are mixed.
Vegetable Tincture for
Green walnut hulls

Claret wine
.
Barkening
.
the
Hair.
.4 ounces.
.
"
This tincture has been long -in use as a dye for the
hair, and, if carefully used, it is
Omitted on page 77
good.
Tincture of Orris.
Orris root in coarse powder
Alcohol
2 pounds.
7 pints.
"Water
Put the
root with the water and
in a displacer,
the alcohol.
and pour
in
two pints
"
alcohol
by degrees the balance of
INDEX.
Anotta coloring for butter, 346
Antique oils, 177, 178
coloring of, 180
Antiseptic soap, 344
Absinthe, 331
Absorption and maceration, 37
Acacia, extrait d', 82
d', 160
perfumery in, 32
Alembic, 64, 65
Alembics, glass, 70
pomade
Apartments, perfuming, 141

Apple brandy, 328
extract of, 237
Apricot, extract of, 237
Aqua ornatus, 148
Arabia, perfumery in, 23, 24
Arabs in Spain, 29
Africa,
Algeria, otto of rose
Alhambra, bouquet
Alkaline bath, 346
of,
d',
35
83
Alkanet, tincture of, 73

Allspice, 45
Almond lotion, 143
powder for the hands, 343
Archil, tincture of, 73

Areca nut tooth paste, 344
soap, perfume for, 279
Almonds, 45
extract
237
83
of,
bitter,
oil of,
Alum
226
soap, 343
Amalgams for filling teeth, 345

Amande amar, extrait, 82
Aromatic and medicated baths, 346348

bath, 346
candles, 344
cordial, 334
herb bitters, 330
oil of flowers, 182
opiate masticatory pastils, 216
spirits of ammonia, 132
tincture, 361
amere, 191
tooth paste, 209
Amandine, 143
Amber
powder, 206
gloss, Brazilian, 188

lavender water, 124
Ambergris, 46
or ambrosial soap, 290
tincture of, 72
Arome du bouche, 217

Arrack, imitation, 345
Aspasia, bouquet d', 83
Assyrians, use of perfumery by, 24
Auberpine, extract of, 83
Augia sinensis, 345
Australia, perfumery in, 32
wine, 344
Ambre, extrait
huile &
1',
d',
84
178
Ambrette, 46
Balm, 46
extrait d', 83
tincture of, 72
Balsam of honey, 145
Ambrosial soap, 290

Ammonia, aromatic spirits
succinated spirits
of,
of,
132
132
Ammoniated Cologne water, 132

toilet waters, 117-133
hair tonic, 188
and
Amour, bouquet
d',
84
Aniline colors for soap, 275

Aniseed, 46
cordial, 331
oil of,
226
d', 331
Annealing glass vessels, 345
Anisette, huile
"
of life, 329
of Peru, 46
tincture of, 76
of Tolu, 47, 60
tincture of, 76
Balsamique, pomade, 161
Banana, extract of, 237
syrup, 313
Bandoline, 191, 192
a la rose, 191
Baths, aromatic and medicated, 346-
348
Baume
de miel, 145
388
INDEX.
Baume
Cachous
de
vie,
329
des dames, Cristiani's, 218
Baume's hydrometer, 253

Bay, 47
oils,
rum, 128
hair tonic, 190
Beads, perfumed, 139
Bear's grease, crystalline, 172
pomade, 161
oil, l&l
Bedbug poison, 357
Benzoin, 47
tincture
73
of,
Bergamot, 47
extract
oil of,
of,
85
220
Beurre de cacao, pomade, 161

Bigarrade, 47
Birds and animals for preserving, 344
Bismuth dye, 195, 196
Bitter almonds, extract of, 82
Bitters, herb.
330
wine, 330
Blackberry, extract
syrup, 313
wine, 323
of,
237
Blacking, 348
Blanc de perle, 151
Blonde hair dyes, 199, 200
liquid for bleaching the hair, 348
Bloom of roses, 151
Body, green, 159
red, 159
yellow, 159
Bois de santal, extrait du, 108
Bosphorus bouquet, 85
\
Bougies, 349
Bouquets, 77-116
Bouquet sachet, 135
soap, 290-305
Brandy, apple, 328
cognac, 328
amber
gloss,
ice,
with glycerine, 148
lotion, 144
for the hair, 190
Camphorated bath, 347

dentifrice, 2U5
pomade, 158, 161

soap, 289
Brazilian
of, for perfumes and

229
Calledermic powder for whitening the
skin, 352
Camphor balls, 150
balsam for the teeth, 211
California, climate
+#
188
bouquet, 84
hair oil, 182
Breath, 203-220
Brilliantine for the hair, 352
Bronzing liquid lor iron, 349

Brown Windsor soap, 289
Brushes of root for the teeth, 349
Bully (De), vinaigre aromatique, 129
arid corn plasters, 350, 351
Burgundy wine, 325
Candies, colors for, 309

Candles, aromatic, 344
Caunella, huile de, 331
Cannes, perfumes of, 34, 35
Cantharides, tincture of, 74
Caprice de la mode, 87
Capuchin powder, 357

Caraway, 48
Cardamom, 48
Carmine, 355
Caroline, bouquet de, 86
Carthamus, 3oo
Cascarilla, 48
Cashmere nosegay, 87
Cassia, 48
Cassie, 48
extract of, 79, 82
pomade, 160
Cassolettes, 138
Castile soap, 248
from cotton- seed oil, 281-280
Castillian tooth paste, 356
Castor oil and glycerine pomade, 102
Catawba syrup, 314
Cathairon, Cristiani's, 186
Catharine de Mediuis, 29
Catheters, 349
Cedar, 49
of Lebanon, extract of, 86
tincture of, 73
Cedrat, 49
Celery, extract of, 238
Cement, collodion, 354

India-rubber, 354
for china, glass, etc.,
for
meerschaum,
for stone,
etc.,
353
354
354
Centennial bouquet, 86
Cerate for chapped hands, 352
Chamomile powder, 357
Bunion
Champagne, 325
Cacao, pomade au beurre de, 161

Oachou aromntisd, Cristiani'H, 216
Cachous, aromatic, for the breath, 216-
lotion for, 352

Charcoal tooth paste, 208
powder, 205, 206
Chemicals used in soap manufacture,
251
cider,
326
Chapped hands,
218
INDEX.
Cherry, extract
syrup, 313
of,
238
Chilblain lotion, 851

ointment, 351
China, odors of, 35
Chinese card rouge, 152

hair oil, 182
skin powder, 155
use of perfumery by, 28
varnish, 345
Chlorine pastils, 205

tooth wash, 356
Chypre*. extrait de, 87
Cider, 327
champagne, 320
Cinnamon, extract of, 238
cordial, 331
oil of,
22G
tincture of, 73
Cire a moustache, 174
Citronella, 49
Civet, 49
tincture of, 74
Claret wine, 326

Cloux-fumantis, 355
Clove cordial, 331
pink, extract of, 102
Cloves, 49
extract
oil of,
of,
238
226
Club-moss powder, 154

Cochineal, tincture of, 74
Cocoa, extract of, 238
248
soap, 274
Cocoa-nut
oil,
to saponify, 275
Cococydonia, Cristiaui's, 186
Coction, 271, 272
Coffee, extract of,
238
syrup, 314
Cognac brandy, 328
Cold cream, 146

of violets, 147
process, toilet soaps by, 276-281
Collodion cement, 354
Cologne, eau de, 41

oil, 120
vinegar, 129
water, 117, 119, 120
ammoniated, 132
cheap, 360
389
Corn solvent, 351

Cosmetic almond powder, 154
cream of lilies, 145
gloves, 155
Cosmetics, 142
or stick pomatums, 175
preparation of, 157
Cosmopolitan bouquet, 88
Cotton-seed oil, 185, 250
Castile soap from, 281-286
Cowslip pomade, 162
Cream syrup, 316
Creme neige, 357
Crepon rouge, 152
Crinogen for the beard, 356
Cristiani's cachou aromatise. 216
camphor ice with glycerine, 148
chemical cathairon, 186
cococydonia, 186
cold cream, 146
Cologne essence, 120
cosmetic cream of lilies, 145
dental pastils, 214
detergent tooth-wash, 212
eau de Cologne, 120
'
Florida water, 121

ladies' cachous, 218
masticatory pastils, 215
odontine paste, 210
poudre dentifrice hygienique, 206

pyrosmia, 140
rose tooth powder. 204
shampoo
lotion, 191
Crystal pomade, 163

Crystalline bear's grease, 172
pomade, 162
Cucumber cream, 147
lotion,
144
Culture of flowers for perfumes, 33

Curacoa cordial, 332
Curling
Currant
fluid, 191,
364
318
Cutter, soap, 267
jelly,
Cypre, sachet au, 134

Cypress, bouquet. 87
Cypress, sachet, 134
Cytheria, bouquet, 88
Damask
rose, extract of,
Dames, bouquet
des,
88
88
Dental pastils, Cri^tiani's, 214
Coloring of antique oils, 180

Colornerus, 196
Colors for candies, 309
Dentifrices, 203, 214

Depilatories, 193-202
Depilatory liquid, 201
toilet soaps, -286-293

Coral hair oil, 182
tooth paste, 208
pomade, 202
Detergent tooth powder, 205
tooth-wash, 212
Detersive lotion, 357
toilet soap, 343
Diamond dust for the hair, 358
Compounding
Cordials, 331-335
Coriander, 49
Corn plasters, 350, 351
390
Dill,
INDEX.
50
Essential oils
Disinfecting segars, 358

Distillation, 821
by steam, 69
discovery of, 26
instruments for 64
Distilled waters and essences, 230-235
of rose and orange-flower from
France and Italy, 232

and plants, 36
powder, for paint, etc., 359
commercial adulterations of,

225
extracting, 221
'odors of, 222
physical properties of, 223
quantities yielded by various
plants, 228
Eukesis, or essence of soap, 149
Distilling flowers
Euosmia, 89
Drier in
358
Expression, process of, 37

Extract, cedar of Lebanon, 375
of almonds, 237
Eau Athenian, 189
apple, 237
apricot, 237
liquid for varnish, paints, etc.,
botot, 211
banana, 237
d'ange, 121
de beaute, 121
blackberry, 237
de
de
de
de
de
de
de
de
de
de
de
de
de
bouquet de
cherry, 238
cinnamon, 238
cloves, 238
cocoa, 238
coffee, 238
ginger, 239
Cologne, 117, 119, 120

fee, 122
grand duchesse, 122

lavand, 124
nmbre, 124
132
miel, 125
millefleur, 125
mousseliue, 126
jargonelle pear, 239
luce,
lemon, 239
nutmegs, 239
orange, 239
Komnin, 125
flowers,
sultana, 126
vanilla, 127
violette de Panne,
127
Eglantine, 50
extract of, 89
Egypt, perfumery in, 23, 24

Egyptian hair-dye, 195
Elaidic acid, 359
Elder, 50
flowers emulsion, 144
soap, 306
365
Elixir odontalgique, 212
-leaf ointment,
of rose, 361
Emil blanc, 149
Emollient bath, 347

Enamel, white, 149
of,
perfumery
in,
240
peach, 240
pineapple, 240
plums, 240
raspberry, 241
hygienique, 126
lustrul, 187
vulneraire, 127
Eufleurage, 38
England, odors
238
celery,
fleur, 121
rose,
240
strawberry, 241
vanilla, 241
Extracts, 77-116
Eyebrow
pencil,
202
Eye-paint, 360
-salve,
360
-water, 360
Fairy bouquet, 91
water, 122
Fard bleu, 156

noir, 156
Fashion bouquet, 87
Fats and oils, 244
Fde, bouquet de, 91
Fennel, 50
35
30
Epilatoire, poudre, 201
Erasive soap for grease spots, 307
Erin, flowers of, 90
Essence bouquet, H5
Fermentation, 321
Ferruginous pomade, 362
Fixature or bandoline, 192
Flag, 50
d'absinthe, 831
of soap, 149, 359
Essential oils, 80
and their tests, 220-230
Flavors and perfumes for segars and

tobacco, 335-339
Fleur d'Orange, extrait de, 93
de Pesche, extrait de la, 104
Flavoring extracts and fruit flavors,
235-241
INDEX.
Fleurs de Mai, extrait des, 99
d'ltalie, extrait des,
Glycerine, 44, 192, 244

and lime-juice hair tonic, 188
92
des champs, extrait des, 92

Floating soaps, 294, 295
Flora, bouquet de, 91
Florentine bouquet, 91
Florentine hair oil, 183
Florida, climate of, for perfumes and
229
water, 122
Flower pomade, 160
Flowers, 33
aromatic oil" of, 182
for perfumery, culture of, 33
of Erin, 90
statistics of the south of France, 39
Fly powder and paper, 362

Fragrance of plants, what due
Frambois, ratafia de, 333
for soaps,
to,
36
256-259
France, perfumery in, 20, 29, 31

perfumes of, 34
Frangipane, sachet a la, 135
jellies,
Fumigating
pastils, 139,
Furnace with hot water

mades, etc., 71
Furniture cream, 364
oil, 364
polish, 363
Gamboge, tincture of, 74

Garden lavender, extract
140
to
of,
melt po-
98
93
pomade, 163
sachet, 135
water, 123
hair dye, 199
327
beer, 365
cordial, 332
Ginger
ale,
extract
of,
239
grass, 50
syrup, 316
Gin, Holland, 329
Glass alembics, 70
Glove cleaner, 305

cosmetic, 155
Glue, 366
Grasse, Cannes, and'Nice, flower statistics of,
39
perfumes of, 34
Grease from clothes, erasive soap
removing, 307
Grecian golden oil,' 183
Greek incense, 89
Greeks, use of perfumery by, 24, 25
Green body, 159
Hair color restorer, 195

cream, 367
dye, Hungarian, 369
Geranium, 50
German vegetable
Gold-beater's skin, 367

dust for the hair, 358
Golden oil, 183
Gutta-percha dressing, 366
235-241
317, 318
of,
155
Gypsy nosegay, 94
wafers, 140
extract
jelly for the skin,
Gums, 203-220
extrait de, 90
Frankincense, 362
Freckle wash, 362
Freezing mixture, 363
French flower oils, 177
flower pomade, 160
Revolution, 31
Fruit acid, 319
flavors,
balm, 146
cream, 147
hair oil, 183
hair tonic, 189
jelly, 364
pomade, 162
soap, 287
Glyceryle, 244
oils,
Frames
331
dyeing, 193
dyes and depilatories, 193-202
liquid for bleaching, 348
lotion for, 357
oil, 370
oils and hair tonics, 177-193
powder, 367
tonics, 185-192
wash, 367
Hazelnut oil, 184
Headache, lotion for, 359
Hedyosmia, 94
water, 123
Heliotrope, 51
extrait au, 94
pomade, 163
sachet, 135
water, 123
Henry's vinegar, 130
Herbs and flowers, to preserve, 368
History of perfumes, 23
Holland gin, 329
Honey balsam, 145
moon bouquet, 95
mouth wash, 369
of roses, 369
sonp, 287
water, 125, 368
Honeysuckle, 51
extract of, 95
for
INDEX.
392
Hongroise, pomade, 173

Horse-radish lotion, 868
mouth wash, 368
Hot water furnace, 71
Hovenia, 51
extract of, 95
Huile a 1'ambre, 178
antique a la fleur d'oranger, 179
a la heliotrope, 179
a la rose, 180
a la tuberose, 1 80
a la violette, 180
au bouquet, 178
au jasmine, 179
au mille-fleur, 179
d'auisette, 331
de
de
de
de
extract
of,
79
extrait au, 96
pomade au, 164
Jellies, fruit, 317, 318
Jews, use of perfumer} by, 24
7
Jockey club bouquet, 96

Jonquil, 51
extrait a
96
la,
pomade, 164
Juniper tar pomade, 373
Kaolin cosmetic, 374
Kalyder, 373
Kiss-me-quick, 97
Kohal, 360
noyau, 333
d'oeilett, 331
de the", 182
hygienique, 181
Labdanum
375
pastils,
Laboratories, 62
Lacker, Japan, 345
philocome, 181
Hungarian bair dye, 369

Hungary water, 41, 124
Hyacinth, extract of, 96
pomade, 164
Hydrometer, Baume"'s, 253
oils,
Jasmine, 51
Kettles for soap, 265

Kissengen water, 319
cannella, 331
mintbe, 332
noisettes, 184
Hygienic
Japan lacker, 345

perfumery in, 29
177
Lacquer for
foil,
378
Lait virginal, 146
Lard, 250
Laurel, 51
Lavender, 52
of, 98
226
pomade, 164
vinegar, 374
water, 124
Lead dye, 194
extract
oil of,
Imperatrice, bouquet
Indelible inks, 371
d',
90
Indes, bouquet d', 93

India, odors of, 35
perfumes in, 27
rubber cement, 354
varnish, 3-30
Indian hair dye, 194

oil, 183
nosegay, 93
Indians, American, 32
Ink, invisible, 373
Inks, 372, 373
Instruments for distillation, 64
lodinated oil, 370
Iodine lotions, 370
Iris, 51,
56
Isinglass plaster, 371

Italian hair dye, 198
perfumes of, 34, 35

perfumery in, 29, 31
Itch, ointment for, 353, 371
Jaciuthe, extrait a
la,
la,
164
Jamaica rum, 329

Japanese hair oil, 184
salt of, 361
Lettuce soap, 291

water, 375
Lilac, 53
97
cosmetic cream of, 145
Lily, 53
of the valley, extract of, 98
white or pearl powder, 152
white pond, pomade, 172
Lilas, extrait de,
Lilies,
lotion,
374
Limette, 53
127
Italy,
pomade a
syrup, 313
Lemons, essential
Lime juice
nosegay, 92
violet water,
Leather, perfumed, 141

Lemon, 52
extract of, 239
grassy 52
96
pomade,
65
Linn9eus, division
classes by, 40
Lip balm, 156
salve,
of
perfumes
into
375
Liquid rouge, 151

Liquidation or cleaning of soap, 271
Liquors and cordials, 331-335
INDEX.
Minor implements
Liquors
cordials, domestic wines,
320-335
Lisbon water, 374

Livingstone) Dr., 32
London, perfumery manufacture
of, 40,
41
Lotion for chapped hands, 352

for headache, 359
for scurf, 352
preventive, 381
Louis XIV., 30
Lozenges, 219
Lustral. eau, 187
Lutes for joints of apparatus, 376
Lycopodium powder, 154
water, 375
Lyes, 246
Macassar oil, 184

pomade, 165
Mace, 53
Machinery for milling and moulding
soaps, 301-304
Magnolia, 53
extract
393
of,
98
sachet, 136
Mahomet, 27
Malaga wine, 326
Manipulation of toilet sonps, 269-27H
Marechale, bouquet de, 101
Margarine, 244
Marine cement, 377
Marjoram, 53
Marrow pomade, 166
Marseilles soaps, 242
Marshmallow soap, 287, 305
Masceration and absorption, 37
and absorption in Grasse, Cannes,
and Nice, 39
Masticatory pastils, Cristiani's, 215
Materials used in perfumery, 45
May-dew milk, 376
Mayflower, extract of, 99
pomade, 165
Mead, 328
Meadow-sweet, 53
extract of, 100
Medicated and aromatic baths, 346-348
Meen fun, 155
Melissa, 54
Mignonette, 54
extract of, 107
Milk bath, 347
of roses, 376
Mille-fleur pomade, 166
sachet, 136
soap, 292
Mille-fleurs, bouquet de, 99
Milling and moulding toilet soaps, 300308
for soap,
260
Mint, 54
cordial, 332
Minthe, huile de, 332
Mirbane, 54
Moelle de bcenf, philocome, 175
Mole salve, 376
Montague, Lady Mary W., 27
Mosquito lotion, 377
Moss rose, extract of, 100
Mottled Castile soap, 284
Moulding and milling toilet soaps, 300308
Moulds, soap, 267
Mousseline, philocome a la, 174
Moustache, pomade for, 173
wax, 174
Mouth aromatic, 217
Muse, extrait de, 100
Musk, 55
extract, 100
pomade, 166
root, 377
sachet, 136
seed, 55
soap, 291
tincture of, 74
Mustard essence, 377
Myrrh, 54
tincture of/ 74
water, 377
Myrtle, 54
blossom pomade, 166
pomade, 378
Narcissus, 55
extract of, 101
pomade, 167
Neroli, 55
pomade, 167
New-mown
hay, extract
of,
101
sachet, 136
Nice, perfumes of, 34, 35
Night-blooming cereus, extract
of,
102
Nineveh and Babylon, 25

Nipple wash, 378
Nismes, perfumery of, 35
Noyau cordial, 333
huile de, 333
Nutmeg, 56
extract of, 239
Nymph floating soap, 295
Oatmeal soap, 306

Odalisque, bouquet d', 103
Odontine paste, 210
Odors, different countries from which
derived, 34, 35
extracting, 36
of essential oils, 222
394
INDEX.
Odors
Paris, perfumery, manufacture of, 40, 41
of plants, 35
(Eillet, extrait d', 102
huile d', 331
Oil of almonds, 226
of aniseed, 226
of bergamot, 226
Pastilles, 139
for the teeth,
of cinnamon, 226
of cloves, 226
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
flowers, aromatic, 182
lavender, 226
palm, 57
roses,
226
226
182
thyme, 228
Oils and fats, 244
and greases, advantages of combisassafrass,
tea,
nation of different, 2-31

of working, 247
mode
essential,
and
80
220-230
225
quantity yielded by various
plants, 228
volatile, solubility of. 224
Ointment for barber's itch, 353
Oleine, 244
Oleophane, 296
Olibanum, 56
Olive oil, soaps of, 248
Opal dentaline, 211
yiat* totk-pst, 210
tooth-wash, 213
their tests,
xtratt
tf,
of,
It3
Orange, 56
blossom extract, 93
extract of, 239
-flower cordial, 332
extract, 79
pomade, 167
flowers, extract of,
240
syrup, 314
Oriental cream, 167
drops, 103
styptic,
213
water, 148
Orris, 56
tincture of, 386
Otto of rose, 35, 39
Paints for the face, 151
Palm
Palm
oil, 57, 249

soap, 272
half,
Pelletory
masticatory
215
Pencil, eyebrow, 252
Perfect love cordial, 333
Perfumed bath, 347
beads, 379
beds, 139
pastils,
Cris-
tinni's,
combinations
ppfttx,
214
fumantes, 139, 140
masticatory, 215, 216
Patchouly, 57
extract of, 104
sachet, 137
tincture of, 75
Pea, sweet, 57
Peach blossom, extract of, 104
extract of, 240
syrup, 313
water, 379
Pear, extract of jargonelle, 239
Pearl powder, 152
white, 151
Pearls of roses, 379
Peau d'Espagne, 141
280
with rosin, 273
Palma-rosa pomade, 108, 378

L'almatine, 244
Parchment paper, 381
leather, 141
Perfumer's
art,
19
growth of the industry, 18

materials used in, 45
Perfumes, division of into classes, 40
for pomade or hair oil, cheap, 380
for segars and tobacco, 335-339
for soaps, 252
history of, 23
not injurious to health, 18
properties of, 34
use of, 17
Perfuming apartments, 141
Persia, perfumery in, 23
Peru, balsam of, 46
tincture of, 76
Peruvian tooth paste, 209
powder, 207
Petit-grain, 57
Phenolin pomade, 173
Philocome a la mousseline, 174
moelle de boeuf, 175
pomades, 168, 174
Phosplmtic tooth powder, 381
Piles, ointment for, 380
Pimento, 45
Pineapple, extract of, 240
cider, 328
eordial, 333
syrup, 313
Pink, 57
saucers, 152
Pistachio nut cream or lotion, 148
INDEX.
Plants, fragrance of, what due to, 36
Plums, extract of, 240
Pois de senteur, extrait du, 108
Polish for shoes, 379
Pomade a la rose, 170
395
Rene, 30
Reseda, extrait de, 107
Restorer, hair color, 195
Retorts, 70
382
blonde, 200
Rhatany tooth
Rhodium, 58
divine, 150
for moustache, 173
Roi, bouquet du, 106

Romaine, pomade, 169
Hongroise, 173
Roman
Romaine, 169
Romans, use of perfumes by,

Rondelatia pomade, 170
Root beer, 327
a la ambrosie, 169
sultana,
Pomades and
170
Pomatums,
157
175
of,
stick,
Pompeii, perfumery in ruins

Pond lily pomade, 172
extract of, 105
of,
perfumes, 26
26
Populeum pomade, 380
cordial, 333
damask, extract of, 88
extract of, 79, 240
of moss, 100
extrait a la. 107
hair oil, 185
Portugal, odors of, 35

Pot-pourri, 138
Poudre, blonde, 200
dentifrice allemande, 204
de menthe, 205
lip salve,
151
pomade a
la,
hygienique, Cristiani's, 206

de riz, 153
epilatoire, 201
subtile, 201
Powder for fumigation, 381
for perspiring feet, 381
tooth pastes, 208
Powdered soaps, 295

Preparations for the skin, 142-156
Primrose, extract of, 105
pomade, 168
Printaniers, 138
Purple sweet sultana, 83
Pyrethene tooth wash, 213
Pyrosmia, Cristiani's, 140
Quatre voleurs, vinaigre des, 130

Queen's nosegay, 106
Quince jelley, 318
Quince seed fixature or bandoline, 192
Quinine hair tonic, 190
Quiniue pomade, 169
Rack, soap, 264

Raisin wine, 324
Rancid butter,
to
remedy, 382
Rasma, Turkish, 382

Raspberry, extract of, 241
syrup, 313, 317
vinegar, 317
Ratafia de frambois, 333
of fruit, 382
Razor paste, 382
Red body, 159
Refrigerator, 66
Reine, bouquet de la, 106
Rendelatia, extract of, 107
24, 26
Rose, 58
cosmetics, 157-176
preparation
paste,
170
sachet, 137
soap, 287, 305

toilet
powder, 153
powder, 204
vinaigre a la, 131
white, pomade, 172
Rosemary hair wash, 190
Roses, oil of, 226

Rosin, 249
Rosmary, 58
theatre, 152
vegetal, 355
Rouges and paints for the face, 151
Rouge de
Royal nosegay, 106

Rum, Jamaica, 329
shrub, 334
Sachet powders, 133-142
Saffron, tincture of, 70
Sage, 58
Sal volatile, spirits of, 132
Santal, 59
tincture of, 75
-wood pastils, 139
Sapophane, 296
Saratoga water, 320
Sarsaparilla syrups, 315, 316
Sassafras, 59
oil of, 226
+
Savon au benzoin, 289
au bouquet, 290
au muse, 291
nu sue de laitue, 291
d'ambr6 surfin, 290
Savonettes, 299
Scurf, lotion for, 352
Sealing wax, 383
Sea-water bath, 346
396
INDEX.
Segars, disinfecting, 358

Seidlitz water, 319
Serpolet, 59
Shampoo
liquor,
383
liquid, 191
lotion, Cristiani's, 191
Shaving cream, 293

Sherbet syrup, 315
Sherry, 325
Silver dust for the hair, 358
hair dyes, 196, 197
Siphon for lye, 253
Snow cream, 357

Soap, almond. 279
alum, 343
ambergris, 290
antiseptic,
344
benzoin, 289
bouquet, 290, 305
cocoa-nut oil, 274
Soaps
miscellaneous, 293-300
perfumes for, 252

powdered, 295
toilet.
42
by the cold process, 276-281

implements and ingredients,
242-269
milling and moulding, 300-308
transparent, 297-299
Spa water, 320
Spain, odors of, 35
Spirits of sal volatile, 132
Sponges, liquid, for bleaching, 353
Spring flowers, extract of, 108
Spruce beer, 327
Stains, to remove, 361
Star aniseed, 46
Statistics of flower culture of Grasse,
Cannes, and Nice, 39

Steam, distillation by, 69
kettle, 255, 256
detersive toilet, 343
Stearine, 244
Stick pomatums, 175
elder-flower, 306
erasive, 307
Still, 64, 65
essence of, 359
and water bath for transparent
essences, 296
soaps, 266
Stock, white soap, 270
half-palm, 280
Storax, 59
honey, 287
kettle, 255
Strawberry cordial, 333
extract of, 241
lettuce, 291
marshmallow, 287, 305
syrup, 312
mill, 268
Stye lotion, 382
millefleur, 292
Styptic, 383
minor implements for manufacture Styrax, tincture of, 75
Suave, extrait, 108
of, 260
musk, 291
Subtile, poudre, 201
Succinated spirits of ammonia, 132
oatmeal, 306
palm, 272
Sulphur lotion, 149
palm with rosin. 273
Sulphuretted bath, 348
toilet powder, 154
presses, 261-263
Sultana, pomade a la, 170
rack, 264
Summer blossoms, extract of, 109
rose, 287, 305
Sweetbrier, 50
separation, 270
extract of, 89
toilet, compounding, 286-293
tooth paste, 209
Sweet clover, extract of, 109
violet, 292
flag, extract of, 110
white, for colored soaps by cold
pea, 57
extract of, 105
process, 278
white, for stock, 270
Syringa, extract of, 108
Windsor, 287, 288
Syrup of banana, 313
yellow, 279
Syrups, jellies, candies, their flavors
and colors, 309-320
Soaps, American, 43
by patent processes, 307, 308
Tallow, working, 247
English, 42
floating, 294, 295
Tea, oil of, 182
frames for, 256-259
rose, extract of, 110
French, 42
Teeth, gums, and breath, 203-220
Tests of essential oils, 220-230
glycerine, 287
cutter, 267
dentifr'ce, 207
INDEX.
Tetter ointment, 384
Thd, toniquede, 189
Vegetable
tincture for hair
Thousand flowers, bouquet

Thyme, 59
oil of,
of,
99
Venus, bouquet de, 112

nosegay, 112
Verbena, 60
228
Tincture of orris, 386

Tinctures, 12-77
pomade, 171
sachet, 137
Tobacco and segars, flavors and perfumes for, 335-339

Toilet powders, 152
soups, 42
by the cold process, 276-281
compounding, 286293
implements and ingredients,
242-269
manipulation of 269-276
milling and moulding, 300-308
waters, 117-133
Tolu, balsam of, 47, 60
tincture
of,
76
Tonique de the", 189

Tonquin, 60
pomade, 158
tincture of, 75
Tooth paste, areca nut, 344
rhatany, 382
pastes,
397
water, 128
Verveine, extrait de, 112
Vichy water, 319
Vinaigre a la rose, 131
violette, 131
aromatique, 129
de rouge, 152
des quatre voleurs, 130
Vinegar, Henry's, 130
manufacture
cosmetic, 176
extract of, 80, 112
sachet, 137
soap, 292
toilet
wash, 213
Violets, cold
cream
Violette, vinaigre a
Vitivert, 61
Wall- flower, extract
tincture of, 76
Varnish, Chinese, 345
384
Varnishes, 385
for lye, 254
Vegetable hair dyes, 199
113
balls, 299
Water bath, 67
of Italian flowers, 125
Waxed
tables, varnish for, 385

Weights and measures, 340-342
West-end bouquet, 114
in,
40
sachet, 138
White Castile soap, 283

enamel,
1-J9
pomade, 172
rose pomade, 172
soap for colored soaps by cold process, 2; 8
pond
of, 111,241
pomade, 159, 171
syrup, 316
of,
Wash
extract
147
131
Wart pomade, 386
Turkish nosegay, 11
Turmeric, tincture of, 76
Turquie, bouquet de, 111
cordial, 334
la,
Voleurs, vinaigre des quatre, 130

Volkameria, extract of, 113
pomade, 171
Vanilla, 60
of,
tincture of, 77
Volatile essence, 133
Volatile oils in plants, 36
Volatilization of perfumes, 43
Tulip, extract of, 111

Turkey, otto of rose of, 35
Vat
powder, 153
tooth paste, 209
powder, French, 363

phosphated, 381
powders, 204-207, 361
washes, 211-214
Toothache drops, 384
Transparent soap:?, 297-299
Tricophalon pomade, 384
Tuberose, 60
extract of, 79, 110
United States, odors of, 35

perfumery manufacture
UrsaHna, 172
Usquebaugh, 334
334, 335
pomade, 171, 172
208-210
for artists,
of,
Violet, 61
lily
for stock, 270

White Windsor soap, 287
Wig paste, 386
Wild flowers, extract of, 92
Windsor soap, 287, 288
Wine, ambergris, 344
bitters, 330
blackberry, 323
398
Wine
324
Wines, 323-326
Wintergreen, 61
INDEX.
Woodbine, extract
of,
95
raisin,
Wisteria, extract of, 113

Wood violet, extract of, 112
Woodbine, 51
Yacht club bouquet, 114

Yellow body, 159
Yellow soap, 279
Ylang ylang, 61
extract
of,
114
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PEEFUMEET AND KINDRED

ESSENCES, TINCTURES, EXTRACTS, SPIRITS, WATERS, VINEGARS,

DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING DOMESTIC WINES, CORDIALS, LIQUORS, CANDIES,

CONSULTING CHEMISV ANI? >^B,yCM3R,

INDUSTRIAL PUBLISHERS, BOOKSELLERS, AND IMPORTERS,

HENRY CAREY BAIRD

IN giving to the trade and the public generally the result

combined- with a knowledge of chemistry, both theoretical

simple and the right

ingly, he has adopted an original and simplified system in

the arrangement of the subjects and in the preparation of the

himself to produce every

valuable variety of perfume, soap, and cosmetic at present

and formulas given have been carefully revised,

and will be found

most pleasant and

the most useful for their various purposes possible. While

obvious reasons refrained from adding his name to any but

kindred nature, which, while useful, either did not come

Most of the existing works on perfumery belong to one of

whatever at the present time the second

to the virtues of particular preparations

the authors of these books, but with no intention whatever

actually made. In this connection, the present author would

attempted or desired to withhold from his readers.

parts so well adapted to the cultivation of numerous

which are useful to the perfumer, that the author

many indigenous plants now neglected,

toilet soaps are of great

add increased wealth

large exporters of such products, for

finally, in time, ourselves to

and growing market throughout the world.

more and more independent of the

receive from abroad

MATERIALS USED IN PERFUMERY.

Cedar; Cedrat; Citronella; Civet; Cloves; Coriander

Bay; Bergamot; Bigarrade; Benzoin

Lavender; Lemon; Lemon Grass

Musk; Musk Seed; Narcissus; Neroli

Tonquin; Tolu; Tuberose; Vanilla; Verbena

Instruments for Distillation

Mace; Magnolia; Marjoram; Meadow Sweet

Melissa; Mignonette; Mirbane; Mint; Myrtle;

Tincture of Ambergris ; of Ambrette

EXTRACTS AND BOUQUETS.

Bouquet d'Alhambra; D'Aspasia; Extrait

Bouquet de Cytheria Cosmopolitan Bouq[uet

Extrait des Fleurs d' Italic

Bouquet d'Indes; Extrait de Fleur d' Orange; Extract of Geranium

Extract of Lily of the Valley of Garden Lavender

Bouquet de Marechale Extract of Narcissus; of New-mown

Extrait des Fleurs des

Flowers of Erin; Bouquet d'Imperatrice Extrait de Frangipani

Bouquet d' Amour Brazilian Bouquet

Extrait de la Fleur de Pesche

Extrait du Pois dc Sontenr

Extract of Spring Flowers Extrait du Bois de Santal

Extract of Sweet Flag of Tea Rose of Tuberose