This can be made by any one by the following formula: Oil of
lavender, one fluid ounce; oil of bergamot, one fluid ounce; oil of neroli,
one-half drachm; oil of orange, one drachm; oil of clove, one-quarter
drachm; pure musk, one grain; cologne spirit (96 per cent.) one quart;
tincture of tonca, enough to give it a color. Steep or let stand and
bruise fifteen days and filter. Hattie Schmidt.
ROSE WATER.
Eight drops of oil of rose, twenty grains of carbonate of magnesium
and water to make a pint. Rub the oil of rose with the magnesium in a
mortar and slowly add the water. Then filter. M. A.
648 TOILET SUGGESTIONS AND RECIPES
COLOGNE.
Use of alcohol, one gallon; oil of lavender, twelve drachms; oil of
rosemary, four drachms; essence of lemon, twelve drachms; oil of berga-
mot, twelve drachms; oil of cinnamon, twelve drops. Mix and shake
together three or four times a day for two weeks. Julia Hoff.
LAVENDER WATER.
Take four ounces of oil of lavender, one ounce of orris root, one quart
of spirits of wine✪ Lavender Water. Mix well and set aside for two weeks. Then strain it
through blotting paper and it is ready to use. Sadie.
HELIOTROPE.
Six drachms of fine, fresh orris root, three drachms of fresh powdered
rose leaves, three drachms of cassia flowers, two drachms of tonca beans,
two drachms of vanilla, eight drops of oil of bitter almonds and as much
extract of musk as desired✪ Heliotrope. Grate the beans or pulverize in a metallic
mortar, crumble the cassia flowers and buy the orris root and the rose
leaves in the powdered form. Mix well. May.
VIOLET.
One and three-quarter ounces of powdered orris root, one ounce of
cassia flowers, one-quarter ounce of gum benzoin, two drops of oil of
rose, one small drop of oil of bitter almonds; moisten with one drachm of
extract of violet✪ Violetc Lizzie Nieman.
GERMAN COLOGNE.
Take one and one-quarter gallons of alcohol, one ounce of oil of
bergamot, one ounce of oil of lemon, one-quarter ounce of oil of neroli,
one-quarter ounce of oil of sandal wood and thirty grains of camphor.
Mix thoroughly, let stand fourteen days when it is ready. Keep in
tightly-corked glass bottles. Dr. P.
SACHET POWDER.
A charming sachet powder for wardrobes, boxes, etc., far finer than
any mixture sold at the shops, is the following: Coriander, orris root,
rose leaves and aromatic calamus, each one ounce; lavender flowers, two
ounces; rhodium wood, one-fourth of a drachm; musk, five grains✪ Sachet Powder.
These are to be mixed and reduced to a coarse powder. This scent on
clothes is as if all fragrant flowers had been pressed in their folds.
TOILET SUGGESTIONS AND RECIPES. 549
Nuisdiiices about the House.
TO TREAT RATS AND MICE.
When these pests of the kitchen are troublesome, and "puss" is not
on duty, they may be soon disposed of by the following strategy: Put a
barrel with a little meal in it, in a place where they "most do congregate."
After having been fed long enough to relieve the "oldest and most expe-
rienced rat" of his suspicions, fill the barrel one-third or one-half full with
water, and sprinkle the meal two or three inches deep on the top of it.
In some cases a dozen or more are thus caught in a night. J. T.
TO DESTROY MOTHS.
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This can be made by any one by the following formula: Oil of lavender, one fluid ounce; oil of bergamot, one fluid ounce; oil of neroli, one-half drachm; oil of orange, one drachm; oil of clove, one-quarter drachm; pure musk, one grain; cologne spirit (96 per cent.) one quart; tincture of tonca, enough to give it a color. Steep or let stand and bruise fifteen days and filter. Hattie Schmidt.
ROSE WATER.
Eight drops of oil of rose, twenty grains of carbonate of magnesium and water to make a pint. Rub the oil of rose with the magnesium in a mortar and slowly add the water. Then filter. M. A.
COLOGNE.
Use of alcohol, one gallon; oil of lavender, twelve drachms; oil of rosemary, four drachms; essence of lemon, twelve drachms; oil of bergamot, twelve drachms; oil of cinnamon, twelve drops. Mix and shake together three or four times a day for two weeks. Julia Hoff.
LAVENDER WATER.
Take four ounces of oil of lavender, one ounce of orris root, one quart of spirits of wine. Mix well and set aside for two weeks. Then strain it through blotting paper and it is ready to use. Sadie.
HELIOTROPE.
Six drachms of fine, fresh orris root, three drachms of fresh powdered rose leaves, three drachms of cassia flowers, two drachms of tonca beans, two drachms of vanilla, eight drops of oil of bitter almonds and as much extract of musk as desired. Grate the beans or pulverize in a metallic mortar, crumble the cassia flowers and buy the orris root and the rose leaves in the powdered form. Mix well. May.
VIOLET.
One and three-quarter ounces of powdered orris root, one ounce of cassia flowers, one-quarter ounce of gum benzoin, two drops of oil of rose, one small drop of oil of bitter almonds; moisten with one drachm of extract of violet Lizzie Nieman.
GERMAN COLOGNE.
Take one and one-quarter gallons of alcohol, one ounce of oil of bergamot, one ounce of oil of lemon, one-quarter ounce of oil of neroli, one-quarter ounce of oil of sandal wood and thirty grains of camphor. Mix thoroughly, let stand fourteen days when it is ready. Keep in tightly-corked glass bottles. Dr. P.
SACHET POWDER.
A charming sachet powder for wardrobes, boxes, etc., far finer than any mixture sold at the shops, is the following: Coriander, orris root, rose leaves and aromatic calamus, each one ounce; lavender flowers, two ounces; rhodium wood, one-fourth of a drachm; musk, five grains. These are to be mixed and reduced to a coarse powder. This scent on clothes is as if all fragrant flowers had been pressed in their folds.
Nuisances about the House.
TO TREAT RATS AND MICE.
When these pests of the kitchen are troublesome, and "puss" is not on duty, they may be soon disposed of by the following strategy: Put a barrel with a little meal in it, in a place where they "most do congregate." After having been fed long enough to relieve the "oldest and most experienced rat" of his suspicions, fill the barrel one-third or one-half full with water, and sprinkle the meal two or three inches deep on the top of it. In some cases a dozen or more are thus caught in a night. J. T.
TO DESTROY MOTHS.
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