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Inexhaustible Smelling Salts

Perfumed Powders and Take 1 pint liquid ammonia, 1 drachm attar Powders for the hair and of rosemary, 1 drachm attar of lavender, 1/2 skin have almost gone out of use. The basis of drachm attar of bergamot, and 1/2 drachm attar perfumed powders is either orris, or fine pearl of cloves. Mix together by agitation in a starch. The perfume of the finest kinds is imvery strong, well-stoppered bottle. To prepare parted by alternating layers of starch and fresh a smelling-bottle of this mixture, fill a stopper- flowers, the latter being afterwards separated bottle with pieces of sponge, previously well by sifting. The simple perfumed powders thus obtained, by judicious admixture, form com- tion of gum tragacanth. For lighter shades, pound or bouquet powders. The tediousness the proportion of carmine must be diminished. and expense of this process prevent its general employment. The common mode is to scent by the direct addition of extracts or essential oils, or else to mix in powdered fragrant material with the orris or starch.