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lioufe, or in hot aflies, two days ; then 

 dlilii off the Liquor with an uniform 

 middling fire. What remains after the 

 diftillation of the EfTence, and is called 

 the White Drops, is only fit to walh the 

 hands with. 



141. ^0 make Oil of Tuherofes and 

 Jafmine, ^ 



Bruise a little the Tuberofes or Jafmine 

 Flowers in a marble mortar with a wooden 

 peftle ; put them into a proper vefTel, with 

 a fufficient quantity of Oil of Olives, and 

 let them fland in the fun in a clofe flopped 

 velTel twelve or fifteen days to infufe ^ at 

 the expiration of which time, fqueeze the 

 Oil from the Flowers. Let the Oil fland 

 in the fun to fettle, then pour it clear off 

 the dregs. This Oil is very fragrant, and 

 well impregnated with the EfTential Oil of 

 thefe Flowers. Infufe a frefh parcel of 



Flowers, 



