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41. The following was communicated by Mr. 

 Rae, Surgeon Dentift, in the Adelphi, Lon- 

 don. 



Take of Cuttlefifli-bone, and the fineft 

 prepared Chalk, each half an ounce ; Pe- 

 ruvian Bark, and Florentine Iris Root, each 

 two drachms : reduce the whole into a 

 fine Powder, and mix them. This may 

 be coloured with a little Rofe Pink, and 

 fcented with a few drops of Oil of Cinna- 

 mon, 



42. Or, 

 Take Pumice-ftone prepared, Sealed 

 Earth, and Red Coral prepared, of each 

 an ounce ; Dragons-blood, half an ounce ; 

 Cream of Tartar, an ounce and a half; Cin- 

 namon, a quarter of an ounce ; and Cloves, 

 a fcruple : beat the whole together into a 

 Powder. 



This 



