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furface of the Water in the receiver; which 

 is to be feparated according to the rules of 

 art. As foon as you perceive that no 

 more Oil drops into the receiver, which 

 generally happens to be the cafe a good 

 while before . the phlegm is entirely 

 drawn off, finifn your dillillation. If 

 you want a larger quantity of Quint- 

 eflence, empty the ftill, put frefh Flowers, 

 and adding the phlegm and fpirit drawn 

 off by the former dillillation, inftead 

 of fo much common Water, diftii as 

 before, till you have obtained a fufficient 

 quantity. This Quinteffence poffeffes 

 great medicinal virtues, and is particularly 

 ferviceable in vapour ifli and hyfteric dif- 

 orders, 



144. To make EJJence of Cinnamofr, 



Take half a pound of Cinnamon, re- 

 duce it in a mortar to an impalpable pow- 

 der. 



