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56. Or, 

 Infuse in ten or twenty pints of Juice 

 of Damafk Rofes, expreffed in the manner 

 above defcribed, a proportionable quantity 

 of Damafk Rofe Leaves gathered with the 

 ufual precautions. After {landing in in- 

 fufion twenty-four hours, pour the whole 

 into a fhort-necked alembic, diftil in a 

 fand heat, and draw offas much as poffible, 

 taking care not to leave the refiduum quite 

 dry, for fear the diftilled water fhould 

 have an empyreumatic or ilill-burnt fla- 

 vour. After emptying the alembic, pour 

 the diftilled water a fecond time into it, 

 and add a good quantity of frefh picked 

 Damafk Rofes. Lute it well, placing it 

 again in a land heat, and repeat the diftil- 

 lation. But content yourfelf this time with 

 a little more than half the water you put 

 back into the alembic. To impre.fs on Rofe- 



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