472 XII. CONSISTENT AND DRY COMPOUNDS.— 



or eau d'ange, which are the only waters fit for snufF; then dry, 

 and repeat this perfuming again. — It being necessary that the 

 dried leaves of tobacco should undergo some kind of fermentation 

 to render them agreeable to smokers and snufF-takers, the best 

 kinds are moistened with treacle and water during the process of 

 drying. Tonca beans are put into snuff-boxes to scent the snuft": 

 the leaves of Orchis fusca and those of several other species of 

 orchides that have the scent of the Tonca bean, are used to scent 

 snufF. French snuff is scented with the root of calamus aroma- 

 ticus. 



Tahac de cedrat. Is perfumed by dropping the ess. into snuff. 

 — T. de Bergamotte. The same. — T. dc neroli. The same. 

 Scented snuff must be kept in close vessels. 



T. parfume mix fieurs. Put orange flowers, jasmine, common 

 or musk roses, or tuberoses, with the snuff, for a day and a night, 

 and sift them out; repeat this as often as necessary. Snuff does 

 not heat with the flowers. — 2. Lay paper, pricked with a large pin, 

 between the flowers and snuff: this is better. 



T. musque. Snuff scented to your pleasure lib., musk 20 gr., 

 sugar q. s. to grind the musk ; mix. 



T. en odeur de Malthe. Snuff scented with orange flowers lib., 

 ambergr. 20 gr., civette 10 gr., sugar q. s. 



T. a la pointe d^Espagne, Scented snuff aux fleurs lib., musk 

 20 gr., civette 6 gr., sugar q. s. 



T. amhre. Scented snuff aux fleurs lib., ambergr. 24 gr. 



T, en odeur de Rome, Snuff scented aux fleurs, ambergr. 20 gr., 

 musk 6 gr., civette 5 gr., sugar q. s. 



Yellow smiff. Yellow ochre the size of an egg, add chalk to 

 lower the colour, grind with 4 dr. of oil of almonds till fine, then 

 add water by degrees, and two spoonsful of mucil. of tragacant. 

 till you have about a quart ; mix this with purified snuff q. v. and 

 dry it ; then grind some gum tragac. with some scented water, and 

 moisten your snuff with it, and when dry, with a very fine sieve 

 sift out the colour that does not adhere to the snuff. 



JRed snuff. Use red ochre. 



Tahac de Pongibou. Yellow snuff scented with orange flowers 

 lib., civette 12 gr., sugar q. s. to grind the civette to a powder, 

 ess. of orange flowers 4 dr. Snuff* will not bear more than this 

 quantity of essence without being greasy ; other essences may be 

 used, the snuff being previously scented with the same odour. 



T.Jinifacon cCEspagne. Red snuff perfumed with flowers. 



