:<xii. INTRODUCTION. 



CHAP. IV 



Concerning distilled waters, and other prepara- 

 tions to be kept in the house. 



I SHALL bring the charitable lady farther in this 

 matter than perhaps she was aware at the 

 iirst setting out ; but it will be with little expence, 

 and little trouble. She will find, that I now in- 

 tend she should keep a sort of chemist's or at 

 least an apothecary's shop, as well as a druggist's ; 

 but it will be founded upon the same materials. 

 No drugs brought from abroad, or to be purchased 

 at a great price, will have place in it; they are 

 all natives of our own country ; and the prepa- 

 ration of these medicines from them will cost only 

 a little spirit, a little sugar, and the labour of a 

 servant. 



That spirit is best which is called molosses spi- 

 rit ; it is to be bought at a small price at the dis- 

 tillers ; and as to the sujrar, the most ordinary 

 loal kind will do for most purposes ; where other 

 is necessary, it will be particularly named. 



Tew families are without an alembic or still, 

 and that will be of material service. With that 

 instrument the simple waters are to be made, 

 with no expence beside the fire ; and it will he 

 proper to keep those of the following ingredi- 

 ents. 



Mint wafer, pepper-mint water, and penny- 

 royal water, are to be made of the drv herbs. 

 Three pounds of each is to be put into the still, 

 with four gallons of water, and two gallons is 

 to be distilled off. Milk water is to "he made 

 thui ; a pound and half of spear-mint, a pound 

 ot rue, hill' a pound of Roman wormwood, and 



