xxiv. INTRODUCTION. 



and to promote the metises, is made of a pound 

 and half of dry pennyroyal, a gallon of spi- 

 rit, and six quarts of water, drawing off a 

 gallon. 



4. Anniseed water, which is good in the colic, 

 and is made with a pound of anniseed, a pound 

 of angelica seed, mid two gallons of spirit, with 

 one gallon of water, distilling oft' two gallons. No 

 more of these are necessary : but before I close 

 this article of distilling, I shall add the making 

 of lavender water, spirit of lavender, and Hun- 

 gary water, which are preparations of the same 

 kind, and very easy. 



Lavender water, is made from a pound of 

 fresh lavender flowers, and a gallon of molosse* 

 spirit, with two quarts of water ; five pints are to be 

 distilled off. Hungary water is made of a pound 

 and half of rosemary tops with the flowers, a 

 grill on of spirit, and a gallon of water, distilling 

 off live pints : and to make the spirit of laven- 

 der, or palsy drops, mix three pints of lavender 

 wafer, and one pint of Hungary water, and 

 add to this half an ounce of cinnamon, the 

 same quantity of nutmegs, and three drams of 

 red saunders wood ; these are to stand together 

 till Hie spirit is well coloured. 



This is all the family practitioner will need 

 with, distilling : a short account, but sufficient. 



As for tinctures, which arc a great article 

 with the apothecary and chemist, making a 

 great shew, and really very useful ; I would 

 have several of them kept, and they are as 

 easily made as the waters, nav, more easily. 

 IWolosses spirit is all that is necessary for this 

 purpose. 



It would he well to keep tinctures of all 

 ifi'jii and harks, which are said to he good dried 



