EAU DE COLOGNE

This preparation has long po e ed great celebrity, in consequence chiefly of the numerous virtues ascribed to it by its venders; and is resorted to by many votaries of fashion as a panacea against ailments of every kind. It is however nothing more than aromatized alcohol, and as such, an agreeable companion of the toilet. Numerous fictitious recipes have been offered for preparing eau de Cologne ; the following may be reckoned authentic, having been imparted by Farina himself to a friend. Take 60 gallons of silent brandy; sage, and thyme, each 6 drachms; balm-mint and spearmint, each 12 ounces; calamus aromatic us, 4 drachms; root of angelica, 2 drachms; camphor, 1 drachm; petals of roses and violets, each 4 ounces; flowers of lavender, 2 ounces; flowers of orange, 4 drachms; wormwood, 1 ounce; nutmegs, cloves, ca ia ligne a, mace, each 4 drachms. Two oranges and two lemons, cut in pieces. Allow the whole to macerate in the spirit during 24 hours, then distil off 40 gallons by the heat of a water bath. Add to the product: E ence of lemons, of cedrat, of balm-mint, of lavender, each 1 ounce 4 drachms; neroli and e ence of the seed of anthos, each 4 drachms; e ence of jasmin, 1 ounce; of bergamot, 12 ounces. Filter and preserve for use. Cadet Gas sin court has proposed to prepare eau de Cologne by the following recipe: Take alcohol at 32° B., 2 quarts; neroli, e ence of cedrat, of orange, of lemon, of bergamot, of rosemary, each 24 drops; add 2 drachms of the seeds of le er cardamoms, distil by the heat of a water bath a pint and a half. When prepared as thus by simple mixture of e ences without distillation, it is never so good.