ilaiictics. 
On  Perfumery.    By  Septimus  Piesse. 
(Continued  from  page  279.) 
•  Cassia. — The  essential  oil  of  cassia  is  produced  by  distilling  the  outer 
bark  of  the  Cinnamomum  cassia.  1  cwt.  of  bark  yields  rather  more  than 
three  quarters  of  a  pound  of  oil ;  it  has  a  pale  yellow  color ;  in  smell  it 
much  resembles  cinnamon,  although  very  inferior  to  it.  It  is  principally 
used  for  perfuming  soap,  especially  what  is  called  "  military  soap,"  as  it  is 
more  aromatic  or  spicy  than  flowery  in  odor ;  it  therefore  finds  no  place 
for  handkerchief  use. 
Caraway. — This  odoriferous  principle  is  drawn  by  distillation  from  the 
seeds  of  the  Carum  carui.  It  has  a  very  pleasant  smell,  quite  familiar 
enough  without  description.  It  is  well  adapted  to  perfume  soap,  for  which 
it  is  much  used  in  England,  though  rarely,  if  ever,  on  the  continent ;  when 
dissolved  in  spirit  it  may  be  used  in  combination  with  oil  of  lavender  and 
bergamot  for  the  manufacture  of  cheap  essences,  in  a  similar  way  to  cloves 
(see  Cloves).  If  caraway  seeds  are  ground,  they  are  well  adapted  for  mix- 
ing to  form  sachet  powder  (see  Sachets). 
Cascarilla. — The  bark  alone  of  this  plant  is  used  by  the  manufacturing 
perfumer,  and  that  only  in  the  fabrication  of  pastilles.  The  Cascarilla  gra- 
tissimus  is  however  so  fragrant,  that  Burnett  says  its  leaves  are  gathered  by 
the  Koras  of  the  Gape  of  Good  Hope  as  a  perfume,  and  both  the  C.  fragrans 
and  C.fragilis  are  odoriferous.  It  behoves  perfumers,  therefore,  who  are 
on  the  look  out  for  novelties,  to  obtain  these  leaves,  and  ascertain  the  re- 
sult of  their  distillation. 
Messrs.  Herring  and  Co.,  some  years  ago,  drew  the  oil  of  cascarilla,  but 
it  was  only  offered  to  the  trade  as  a  curiosity. 
Cedar  "Wood  now  and  then  finds  a  place  in  a  perfumer's  warehouse ; 
when  ground  it  does  well  to  form  a  body  for  sachet  powder.  Slips  of  cedar 
wood  are  sold  as  matches  for  lighting  lamps,  because  while  burning  an 
agreeable  odor  is  evolved  ;  some  people  use  it  also  in  this  condition,  dis- 
tributed among  clothes  and  drawers  to  "  prevent  moth."  On  distillation  it 
yields  an  essential  oil,  but  it  is  little  if  ever  used. 
The  tincture  smells  agreeably  of  the  wood,  from  which  it  can  readily  be 
made.  Its  crimson  color,  however,  prohibits  it  from  being  used  for  the 
handkerchief."  It  forms  an  excellent  tincture  for  the  teeth,  and  is  the  basis 
of  the  celebrated  French  dentifrice  "  eau  botot." 
Cedrat.  —This  perfume  is  procured  from  the  rind  of  the  citron  fruit 
(^Citrus  medica),  both  by  distillation  and  expression  ;  it  has  a  very  beautiful 
lemony  odor,  and  is  much  admired.   It  is  principally  used  in  the  manu- 
