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rest  on  outlay  does  not  fall  far  short  of  forty  or  fifty  rupees  per 
tolah,  which  it  must  be  admitted  is  not  at  all  a  bad  profit  on  the  trans- 
action. 
Manufacture  of  the  Alloyed  or  Ordinary  Bazar-Sold  Attar. — San- 
dal wood  is  well  pounded  and  mixed  with  water,  and  then  subjected 
to  the  usual  process  of  distillation  with  roses.  This  gives  a  greater 
quantity  of  oily  substance  than  could  be  expected  from  roses  only. 
The  same  water  is  distilled  over  and  over  again  with  an  additional 
quantity  of  fresh  flowers  as  many  times  as  suits  the  fancy  of  the 
manufacturer. 
The  value  of  this  attar  rises  in  proportion  to  the  number  of  distil- 
lations, and  the  best  of  the  kind  sells  at  Rs.  10  per  tolah  down  to  the 
lowest  rate  of  Rs.  2  for  the  inferior  sorts.  The  process  of  collection 
of  this  attar  is  the  same  as  that  of  the  other,  the  only  difference  be- 
tween the  two  being  in  the  admixture  or  not  of  sandal  wood  oil. 
It  is  difficult  to  estimate  with  any  degree  of  accuracy  the  quantity 
of  alloyed  attar  annually  produced  in  Ghazeepore,  for  a  large  number 
of  outsiders  come  every  year,  stop  for  the  season  only,  and  then  carry 
off  what  they  produce.  Probably  a  maund  would  be  near  the  mark, 
but  the  value  cannot  be  accurately  computed,  owing  to  the  great  va- 
riety of  rates  for  the  different  qualities  manufactured. 
Manufacture  of  Plain  Rose-  Water \ — The  process  is  simple,  but  the 
varieties  are  great,  according  to  the  number  of  flowers  allowed  to  each 
distillation.  The  ordinary  rose-water  is  sold  in  huge  spherical  glass 
receptacles  called  "  karabas,''  each  containing  14  quart  bottles.  The 
average  selling  price  of  ordinary  rose-water  varies  from  Rs.  2  to  12 
per  karaba,  and  English  quart  bottles  from  eight  annas  to  eight  rupees 
each. 
The  usual  cost  of  labor  for  each  distillation  yielding  24  bottles  is 
one  rupee.  During  the  season  numerous  temporary  rose-stills  are 
worked  by  traders  from  different  parts  of  India.  Consequently  it  is 
very  difficult  to  make  even  an  approximate  estimation  of  the  actual 
quantity  produced,  but  it  is  supposed  to  be  somewhere  between  two 
and  three  hundred  maunds. — Pharm.  Journ.  (Lond.),  Feb.  7,  1874. 
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