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Ellis's Essence of Beef

Take lean beef, sliced thin, suficient to fill the body 4611. Essence of Camphor, also called Liquor of Camphor; Concentra- of a porter bottle; cork it loosely, and place it ted Tincture of Camphor; Camphor- in a pot of cold water, attaching the neck by Drops. Dissolve 4½ drachms (avoirdupois) means of a string to the handle of the pot; clear camphor, in 1 imperial pint rectified boil for 1½ or 2 hours, then decant the liquid spirit. This forms the ordinary essence of and skim it. This can be seasoned and packed camphor and the best spirit of camphor of the as in receipt No. 4616. stores. digest for 2 weeks, press and filter.

Added to 15 times its bulk of pure 4619. Concentrated Essence of Gincold water, it forms (by agitation) a transpa- ger. Unbleached, well-bruised Jamaica ginrent solution exactly resembling the camphor- ger, 4 ounces; rectified spirit of wine, 1 pint; julep, camphor-water, or camphor-mixture used in medicine, and which, either alone or with a little more water, forms an excellent wash for the teeth and mouth, as noticed elsewhere. (See No. 1335.) Dissolve 1 avoirdupois ounce camphor in 10 ounces rectified spirit. This forms the Concentrated Essence of Camphor of the druggists. 10 or 12 drops added to 1 fluid ounce of pure cold water form the transparent camphorjulep or camphor-water before noticed.