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Factitious Balsam of Tolu

Dissolve orange shellac and gum benzoin, of each 1 pound, in coarse powder; in rectified spirit, 5 pounds (in a close vessel); filter and distill off the spirit until the residuum has a proper consistence, then add a few drops of the oils of cassia and nutmeg, dissolved in a little essence of vanilla. Or: Take of balsam of tolu, 4 ounces; white resin, 16 ounces; sheep's suet, 11 ounces, or sufficient to make it soft enough, according to climate or season.