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Aromatic or Perfumed Waters (Grains oil of cinnamon grains)

15 grains; oil of cinnamon, 10 grains; oil of Take 2 fluid drachms of the essential oil of lavender (English), 5 or 6 grains; glacial the plant, triturate with 2 drachms levigated acetic acid, 1/2 pint. As the last. It is impowdered silex; then add very gradually, with constant trituration, 8 pints distilled water. After brisk agitation for some time, filter the solution through filtering paper wetted with pure water. This is a convenient method for the extemporaneous preparation of perfamed waters, but, without great care in manipulating, the products are inferior in strength to those obtained by distillation. Finely powdered or levigated glass may be used when sifinely powdered glass, or pumice stone, in- only. stead of magnesia, as these substances are proved by doubling the quantities of the essential oils.