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ESSENCE OF LEMON. 



Take 1 pint alcohol, ^ ounce of oil of lemon, 

 color with tincture of tamarisk. To make these 

 essences for family use you should take 95 per 

 cent, alcohol and the quantity of oil named in 

 the reciept, which will save you three hundred 

 per cent, paying you for your labor. If you 

 wish to make a pint, get a glass bottle that will 

 hold a little more than a pint and put your al- 

 cohol and oil in, shake and mix them well, then 

 color to suit. 



To make 1 ^gallon of the essences for sale, 

 take 1 gallon of common alcohol and 2 ounces 

 of the oil — color as in the others. 



ESSENCE OF PEPPERMNT. 



Take 1 pint alcohol, J ounce of oil of pep- 

 permint, and if you wish it colored add in small 

 quantities the tincture of tamarisk, stirring it, 

 until you have the color to suit your taste. This 

 is excellent for cramp colic in man or horse. 

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