OF FLORA. 193 



229* Another. 



Take Brazil Wood Shavings, and Roch 

 Alum, beat them together into a coarfe 

 powder, and boil in a fufEcient quantity 

 of Red Wine, till two thirds of the Li- 

 quor are confumed. When this decoc- 

 tion has flood till cold, rub a little on the 

 cheeks with a bit of cotton. 



240. The Turkijh Method of preparing 

 Carmine. 



Infuse, during three or four days, in a 

 large jar filled with White Wine Vinegar, 

 a pound of Brazil Wood Shavings of Fer- 

 nambuca, having fir ft beaten them to a 

 coarfe powder; afterwards boil them to- 

 gether half an hour; then ftrain off the Li- 

 quor through a coarfe linen cloth, fet it 

 K again 



