Part 335

I.—Spirit of ionone, 10 per cent 1⁠/⁠2 drachm Distilled water 5 ounces Orange flower water 1 ounce Rose water 1 ounce Cologne spirit 8 ounces

Add the spirit of ionone to the alcohol and then add the waters. Let stand and filter.

II.—Violet extract 2 ounces Cassie extract 1 ounce Spirit of rose 1⁠/⁠2 ounce Tincture of orris 1⁠/⁠2 ounce Green coloring, a sufficiency. Alcohol to 20 ounces.

«PERFUMED PASTILLES.»

These scent tablets consist of a compressed mixture of rice starch, magnesium carbonate, and powdered orris root, saturated with heliotrope, violet, or lilac perfume.

Violet.—

Ionone 50 parts Ylang-ylang oil 50 parts Tincture of musk, extra strong 200 parts Tincture of benzoin 200 parts

Heliotrope.—

Heliotropin 200 parts Vanillin 50 parts Tincture of musk 100 parts Tincture of benzoin 200 parts

Lilac.—

Terpineol 200 parts Muguet 200 parts Tincture of musk 200 parts Tincture of benzoin 200 parts

Sandalwood 2 drachms Vetivert 2 drachms Lavender flowers 4 drachms Oil of thyme 1⁠/⁠2 drachm Charcoal 2 ounces Potassium nitrate 1⁠/⁠2 ounce Mucilage of tragacanth, a sufficient quantity.

«Perfumes for Hair Oils.»—

I.—Heliotropin 8 grains Coumarin 1 grain Oil of orris 1 drop Oil of rose 15 minims Oil of bergamot 30 minims

II.—Coumarin 2 grains Oil of cloves 4 drops Oil of cassia 4 drops Oil of lavender flowers 15 minims Oil of lemon 45 minims Oil of bergamot 75 minims

«Soap Perfumes.»—

See also Soap.

I.—Oil of lavender 1⁠/⁠2 ounce Oil of cassia 30 minims Add 5 pounds of soap stock.

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1 1⁠/⁠2 drachms of each: II.—Oil of caraway Oil of clove Oil of white thyme Oil of cassia Oil of orange leaf (neroli petit grain) Oil of lavender

Add to 5 pounds of soap stock.

PERFUMES (FUMIGANTS): See Fumigants.

PERSPIRATION REMEDY: See Cosmetics.

«Petroleum»

(See also Oils.)

«The Preparation of Emulsions of Crude Petroleum.»—Kerosene has long been recognized as a most efficient insecticide, but its irritating action, as well as the very considerable cost involved, has prevented the use of the pure oil as a local application in the various parasitic skin diseases of animals.

In order to overcome these objections various expedients have been resorted to, all of which have for their object the dilution or emulsification of the kerosene. Probably the best known and most generally employed method for accomplishing this result is that which is based upon the use of soap as an emulsifying agent. The formula which is used almost universally for making the kerosene soap emulsion is as follows:

Kerosene 2 gallons Water 1 gallon Hard soap 1⁠/⁠2 pound