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hours after fun-rifing in very^fine weather *. 

 beat them in a marble mortar into a pafte, 

 and leave them in the mortar foaking in 

 their juice, for five or fix hours ; then put 

 the mafs into a coarfe canvas bag, and prefs 

 out the Juice ; to every quart of which 

 add a pound of frelli Damafl^ RofeSj and 

 let them ftand in infufion for twenty-four 

 hours. Then put the whole into a glafs 

 alembic, lure on a Head and receiver, and 

 place it on a fand heat. Diiiil at firfl 

 with a gentle fire, which is to be encreafed 

 gradually till the drops follow each other 

 as quick as poifible ; draw off' tlie water 

 as long as it continues to run clear, then 

 put cut the fire, and let the alembic (land 

 till cold. The diftiiled water at firfl: will 

 have very little fragrancy, but after being 

 expofcd to the heat of the fun about eight 

 days, in a- bottle lightly flopp.ed with a. 

 bit of paper, it acquires an admirable 

 fcent. 



56. Or, 



