Part 327

«DRY PERFUMES:»

«Sachet Powders.»—

I.—Orris root 6 ounces Lavender flowers 2 ounces Talcum 4 drachms Musk 20 grains Terpinol 60 grains

II.—Orange peel 2 ounces Orris root 1 ounce Sandalwood 4 drachms Tonka 2 drachms Musk 6 grains

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«Lavender Sachets.»—

I.—Lavender flowers 16 ounces Gum benzoin 4 ounces Oil lavender 2 drachms

II.—Lavender flowers, 150 parts; orris root, 150 parts; benzoin, 150 parts; Tonka beans, 150 parts; cloves, 100 parts; “Neugenwerz,” 50 parts; sandalwood, 50 parts; cinnamon, 50 parts; vanilla, 50 parts; and musk, 1⁠/⁠2 part. All is bruised finely and mixed.

«Violet Sachet.»—

Powdered orris root 500 parts Rice flour 250 parts Essence bouquet 10 parts Spring flowers extract 10 parts Violet extract 20 parts Oil of bergamot 4 parts Oil of rose 2 parts

«Borated Talcum.»—

I.—Purified talcum, N. F. 2 pounds Powdered boric acid 1 ounce

To perfume add the following:

Powdered orris root 1 1⁠/⁠2 ounces Extract jasmine 2 drachms Extract musk 1 drachm

II.—A powder sometimes dispensed under this name is the salicylated powder of talcum of the National Formulary, which contains in every 1,000 parts 30 parts of salicylic acid and 100 parts of boric acid.

«Rose.»—

I.—Cornstarch 9 pounds Powdered talc 1 pound Oil of rose 80 drops Extract musk 2 drachms Extract jasmine 6 drachms

II.—Potato starch 9 pounds Powdered talc 1 pound Oil rose 45 drops Extract jasmine 1⁠/⁠2 ounce

«Rose Talc.»—

I.—Powdered talc 5 pounds Oil rose 50 drops Oil wintergreen 4 drops Extract jasmine 2 ounces

II.—Powdered talc 5 pounds Oil rose 32 drops Oil jasmine 4 ounces Extract musk 1 ounce

«Violet Talc.»—

I.—Powdered talc 14 ounces Powdered orris root 2 ounces Extract cassie 1⁠/⁠2 ounce Extract jasmine 1⁠/⁠4 ounce Extract musk 1 drachm

II.—Starch 5,000 parts Orris root 1,000 parts Oil of lemon 14 parts Oil of bergamot 14 parts Oil of clove 4 parts

«Smelling Salts.»—I.—Fill small glasses having ground stopper with pieces of sponge free from sand and saturate with a mixture of spirit of sal ammoniac (0.910), 9 parts, and oil of lavender, 1 part. Or else fill the bottles with small dice of ammonium sesquicarbonate and pour the above mixture over them.

II.—Essential oil of lavender 18 parts Attar of rose 2 parts Ammonium carbonate 480 parts

«Violet Smelling Salts.»—I.—Moisten coarsely powdered ammonia carbonate, contained in a suitable bottle, with a mixture of concentrated tincture of orris root, 2 1⁠/⁠2 ounces; aromatic spirit of ammonia, 1 drachm; violet extract, 3 drachms.

II.—Moisten the carbonate, and add as much of the following solution as it will absorb: Oil of orris, 5 minims; oil of lavender flowers, 10 minims; violet extract, 30 minims; stronger water of ammonia, 2 fluidounces.