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178 drachms of ambergris; shake them well together, and keep it closely stopped.

pint spirits of wine, one ounce oil of rosemary, and two drachms essence of ambergris.

a pound of castile, or any other nice old soap; scrape it in small pieces, and put it on the fire with a little water—stir it till it becomes a smooth paste, pour it into a bowl, and when cold, add some lavender water, or essence of any kind—beat it with a silver spoon until well mixed, thicken it with corn meal, and keep it in small pots closely covered—for the admission of air will soon make the soap hard.

quarts spirits of wine, six drachms oil of lavender, one drachm oil of rosemary, three drachms essence of lemon, ten drops oil of cinnamon—mix them together very well.

nice sweet lard that has no salt in it—put in any agreeable perfume, beat it to a cream, and put it in small pots.

on the fire any quantity of lye you choose, that is strong enough to bear an egg—to each gallon, add three quarters of a pound of clean grease: boil it very fast, and stir it frequently—a few hours will suffice to make it good soap. When you find by cooling a little