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vapor,  which,  falling  to  the  bottom,  is  kept  in  a  state  of  ebullition  by 
the  free  steam  blowing  through  it.  Now,  if  this  be  drawn  off  by  a 
suitable  tap  it  will  be  found  to  be  perfectly  free  from  ammonia,  while 
the  ordinary  distilled  water  got  at  the  worm  end  is  teeming  with  ammo- 
nia. With  apparatus  of  the  dimensions  given  above,  with  a  plentiful 
supply  of  steam,  the  ammonia-free  water  can  be  collected  at  the  rate  of 
about  one  gallon  per  hour. — Addiewell  Chemical  JVorks,]\ine  30,  1879. 
NOTES  ON  PERFUMERY. 
By  Alex.  B.  Levi,  Ph.G.1 
Tinctures  are  made  in  the  following  proportions,  using  in  all  cases  one  pint  of 
cologne  spirit : 
Tincture  of  Ambergris — Ambergris,  3ii. 
Benzoin — Benzoin,  ^iv. 
Civet — Civet,  £u  j  magnesia  carb.,  3Y1. 
Musk — Musk,  3i»i;  hot  water,  ^viii. 
Styrax — Styrax,  ^ii. 
Tonquin — Tonqua  beans,  ^iv. 
Turmeric — Turmeric,  ^ii. 
Tolu — Tolu  balsam,  ^ii. 
Peru — Peru  balsam, 
Vanilla — Vanilla,  ^ii. 
Vetivert — Vetivert  root,  ^ii. 
The  following  formulas  for  compounding  the  handkerchief  extracts  have  been 
used  for  several  years  and  met  with  much  success : 
Erangipanni. 
Ext.  Orange-flower,  No.  i,      .  f^viii 
Rose,  No.  2,  .          .           f  ^iv 
Tinct.  Musk,    .  .          .  fgi 
Vetivert,  .          .     .  f^i 
Powd.  Orris,      .  .           .  3ii 
Oil  Santal,  .  .           .  Tt^xv 
Neroli,        .  .          .  rr^xv 
Rose,    .  .          .  rr^viii 
Cologne  spirit,  .  .          .      f  gii 
Rose  water,  .           .             f  ^i 
West  End. 
Ext.  Tuberose,  No.  i, 
Jasmin,  No.  2, 
Rose,  No.  2, 
Tinct.  Cedar, 
Tonquin, 
Musk, 
Oil  Lemon, 
Verbena, 
Neroli, 
Orange- flower  water, 
3iv 
Si 
1  The  formulas  given  in  this  paper  differ  considerably  from  those  published  by  Mr.  Wm.  Saunders 
("Am.  Jour.  Phar.,"  1877,  p.  184),  to  whose  paper  we  refer  for  the  preparation  of  extracts  of  flowers  from 
Pommades.—^'avxov.  Amer.  Jour.  Pharmacy. 
