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Both thefe pomatums are good Cofme- 

 tics ; they fofcen the Ikin, and preferve it 

 cool and fmooth. 



1 86. Lavender Pomatum, 



Take two pounds and a half of Hog's 

 Lard, ten pounds of Lavender Flowers, 

 and a quarter of a pound of Virgin's 

 Wax ; put two pounds of picked Laven- 

 der Flowers into a proper vefTcl with the 

 Hog's Lard, and knead them with your 

 hands into as uniform a pafte as poflible. 

 Put this mixture into a pewter, tin, or 

 flone pot, and cork it tight ; place the 

 veffel in a vapour-bath, and let it ftand fix 

 hours ; at the expiration of which time, 

 Urain the mixture through a coarfe linen 

 cloth, v/ith the affiftance of a prefs. 

 Throw away the Lavender Flowers as 

 ufelefs, pour the melted Lard back into 

 the fame pot, and add four pounds of 



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