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Fine Smelling Salts

Take of fume, this is best prepared by either of the carbonate of ammonia (crushed small), 1 methods noticed under ammoniated perfumes. pound avoirdupois; oil of lavender (Mitcham), It is now very extensively employed as a suboil of bergamot, of each 1 Imperial fluid stitute for spirit of sal volatile. When inounce; oil of cloves, 2 fluid drachms; oil of tended for use in this way, a more agreeable cassia, 1 fluid drachm. Rub them thoroughly and effective article may be produced by addtogether, sublime at a very gentle heat into ing 1 ounce of carbonate (sesquicarbonate) of a well-cooled receiver, and at once put the product into a well-stoppered bottle, or bottles. The sublimation may be omitted, but the quality of the product suffers. This is varied in some samples, by substituting 1 ounce of oil of lemon, or a little of the oils of rosemary and sweet flag (calamus aromaticus), for the oils of cloves and cassia; or by adding (after sublimation) a dash (2 or 3 drops per bottle) of essence of musk or essence royale.