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drachms of Storax. Reduce the whole 

 to fine powder, which knead into a Pafte 

 with the Soap ; adding a few grains of 

 Mufk or Ambergrife. When you make 

 this Pafte into Wafh-balls, foften it with 

 a little Oil of Almonds to render the 

 compofition more lenient. Too much 

 cannot be laid in favour of this Wafh-ball, 

 with regard to its cleanfing and cofmetic 

 property. 



25 1. A Waft-ball^ an excellent Cofmetic for 

 the Face and Hands. 



Take a pound of Florentine Orrice, 

 a quarter of a pound of Storax, two 

 ourices of Yellow Sanders, half an ounce 

 of Cloves, as much fine Cinnamon, a 

 Nutmeg, and twelve grains of Amber- 

 grife ; beat the whole into very fine pow- 

 and lift them through a lawn fieve, all ex- 

 cept 



