and a pungent aromatic taste. It Is stimulant, diaphoretic, antispasmodic, and anti-emetic. Its stimulating pro- perty is very volatile, producing, in the mouth a peculiar sensation of coldness. It is very useful in spasms, flatulency, colic, cramps of the stomach. The oil may be taken 2 or 3 drops in a cupful of water, or cold tea. PEPPERMINT LOZEN- GES.— Dissolve J oz. of isinglass, and 1 oz. of gum arabic, in a quart of boiling water, and let it stand till cold. Grate 7 lbs. of loaf sugar, and sift it 'through a fine sieve ; then add 50 drops of t-he oil of peppermint. Mix all toge- ther pretty stiff. Lay part of the sugar on a fine marble stone, roll it thin, and cut it with a tin mould of the size of the lozenges. PEPPERMINT WATER.— Cut full grown peppermint into short lengths ; fill your still with it, and put it half full of water. When it nearly boils, and the still begins to drop, if your fire be too hot, decrease the heat, to keep it from boiling over, or the water will be muddy. The slower the still drops, the water will be the clearer and stronger, but do not spend it too far ; the next day bottle it, let it be uncorked a few days to take off the fire of the still. PERCH, to Boil. — Put them into cold water, boil them carefully and serve with melted butter and soy. Perch is a most delicate fish. They may be either frieii or stewed, but in stewing they do not( preserve so good a flavour. PERCH, to Fry. — Scale, gut, and well wash ; then dry them, and lay them separately on a board before the fire, after dusting some flour over them. Fry them of a fine colour with fresh dripping ; serve with crimp parsley, and plain butter. PERCH, to Fry. — Clean and scale them, and slit the sides in several places ; marinate them about an hour in the juice of a lemon, with pepper, salt, sprigs of parsley, a clove of garlic, and a bay leaf ; then drain, and roll them in flour, to fiy off a good brown colour, serve with fried parsley. PERFUME, Against Moths. — One oz. each of cinnamon, cloves, nut- megs, caraway seeds, mace, camphor. PER 301 PIC and 2 ozs. of orris root. — Place in little bags. PERFUME for Gloves and Handkerchiefs. — Ambergris, 1 dr. ; rivet, 1 dr. ; oil of lavender, 3 drs. ; oi of bergamot, 3 drs. ; camphor, # oz. ; spirit of wine, % pint. Cork and shake well for 10 days ; filter, and bottle. PERFUME, to Prevent In- fection.— Take gum benjamin, stor- ax, and galbanum, % oz. each ; powder them with oil of myrrh, and bum them on a hot plate or shovel. PERFUMED POWDER, for Boxes and Drawers. — Mix 1 oz. each of the following : — orris powder, coriander, cloves, cinnamon, rose leaves, lavender flowers, musk, oz. ; cam- phor, 1 oz. Put into small bags for use. , PERMANENT INK, for Marking Linen. — Take half an oz. of vermilion, and a dr. of salt of steel ; let them be levigated with linseed oil to the thickness or limpidity required for the occasion. This has not only a very good appearance, but will be found to resist the effects of acids, as well as all alkaline leys. It may be made of other colours by substituting the proper articles instead of vermilion. See pages 247-8. PERRY. — It is made from pears In the same way as cider is made. The best pears for this purpose are such as are adapted for eating, and the redder they are the better. The pears must be quite dry.

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and a pungent aromatic taste. It Is stimulant, diaphoretic, antispasmodic, and anti-emetic. Its stimulating property is very volatile, producing, in the mouth a peculiar sensation of coldness. It is very useful in spasms, flatulency, colic, cramps of the stomach. The oil may be taken 2 or 3 drops in a cupful of water, or cold tea. PEPPERMINT LOZEN- GES.— Dissolve J oz. of isinglass, and 1 oz. of gum arabic, in a quart of boiling water, and let it stand till cold. Grate 7 lbs. of loaf sugar, and sift it 'through a fine sieve ; then add 50 drops of the oil of peppermint. Mix all together pretty stiff. Lay part of the sugar on a fine marble stone, roll it thin, and cut it with a tin mould of the size of the lozenges. PEPPERMINT WATER.— Cut full grown peppermint into short lengths ; fill your still with it, and put it half full of water. When it nearly boils, and the still begins to drop, if your fire be too hot, decrease the heat, to keep it from boiling over, or the water will be muddy. The slower the still drops, the water will be the clearer and stronger, but do not spend it too far ; the next day bottle it, let it be uncorked a few days to take off the fire of the still. PERCH, to Boil. — Put them into cold water, boil them carefully and serve with melted butter and soy. Perch is a most delicate fish. They may be either fried or stewed, but in stewing they do not preserve so good a flavour. PERCH, to Fry. — Scale, gut, and well wash ; then dry them, and lay them separately on a board before the fire, after dusting some flour over them. Fry them of a fine colour with fresh dripping ; serve with crimp parsley, and plain butter. PERCH, to Fry. — Clean and scale them, and slit the sides in several places ; marinate them about an hour in the juice of a lemon, with pepper, salt, sprigs of parsley, a clove of garlic, and a bay leaf ; then drain, and roll them in flour, to fiy off a good brown colour, serve with fried parsley. PERFUME, Against Moths. — One oz. each of cinnamon, cloves, nutmegs, caraway seeds, mace, camphor. PER PIC and 2 ozs. of orris root. — Place in little bags. PERFUME for Gloves and Handkerchiefs. — Ambergris, 1 dr. ; rivet, 1 dr. ; oil of lavender, 3 drs. ; oi of bergamot, 3 drs. ; camphor, # oz. ; spirit of wine, % pint. Cork and shake well for 10 days ; filter, and bottle. PERFUME, to Prevent Infection.— Take gum benjamin, storax, and galbanum, % oz. each ; powder them with oil of myrrh, and bum them on a hot plate or shovel. PERFUMED POWDER, for Boxes and Drawers. — Mix 1 oz. each of the following : — orris powder, coriander, cloves, cinnamon, rose leaves, lavender flowers, musk, oz. ; camphor, 1 oz. Put into small bags for use. , PERMANENT INK, for Marking Linen. — Take half an oz. of vermilion, and a dr. of salt of steel ; let them be levigated with linseed oil to the thickness or limpidity required for the occasion. This has not only a very good appearance, but will be found to resist the effects of acids, as well as all alkaline leys. It may be made of other colours by substituting the proper articles instead of vermilion. See pages 247-8. PERRY. — It is made from pears In the same way as cider is made. The best pears for this purpose are such as are adapted for eating, and the redder they are the better. The pears must be quite dry.

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