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Tincture of Musk

Rub 1/22 ounce musk in a warm mortar with a little air until partially dry; then bruise in a sugar; macerate for a month in 7 ounces wedgewood mortar; add to it 2 quarts dedoralcohol containing 1 ounce each tincture of ized alcohol of 950, and agitate until the color ambergris and tincture of vanilla. Filter is extracted then add 6 ounces recent oil of thoroughly and then add a few drops of attar lemon. If it does not become clear imme- diately, lot it stand for a day or two, agitating immediately, let it stand for a day or two, agitating of roses.

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