Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes

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Violet Tooth Powder

Take of precipitated chalk, 6 ounces; cuttle-fish bone, 3 ounces; rose-pink (bright), 2½ ounces; orris root, 14 ounces; essence of violets (orris), ti-scorbutic Dentifrice. fluid drachm; indigo (pure, to strike a violet tint), a sufficient quantity; mix. A favorite dentifrice among ladies.

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