i84 THE TOILET 



fmall quantity of Lemon-peel ; beat the 

 whole together into fine powder, and then 

 add twenty pounds of Starch-powder. Sifc 

 through a lawn fieve ; and colour the 

 powder according to your fancy. 



220, The White "Powder that enters into the 

 Compofition of the Delightful Perfume, 



Take a pound of Florentine Orrice- 

 root, twelve Cuttle - fifli Bones, eight 

 pounds of Starch, and a handful of Sheep 

 or Bullock's Bones calcined to whitenefs ; 

 beat the whole into a powder, and fift it 

 through a fine hair fieve. 



211. Prepared Powder, 



Pour a quart of Brandy, or an ounce 

 of highly redlified Spirit of Wine, on a 

 pound or a pound and a half of Starch, 

 mix them together ^ then dry the Starch, 



beat 



