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Macassar Oil

Oil of ben, 1 gallon, oil of noisette, gallon; strong alcohol, 1 quart; attar of rose, 2 drachms; attar of bergamot, 3 ounces; attar of Portugal, 2 ounces; and tincture of musk, 3 ounces; mix 212° Fahr., until scum ceases to rise to the together, digest with alkanet root (for color), surface, which contains all the organic and in a stoppered bottle for a weck, then strain other impurities, and must be skimmed off as and bottle. fast as it is formed. The fat is then strained

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