1903 The still-room by C. Roundell

Perfumes

on. These are tied up in linen bags, and placed in cushions, or suspended in wardrobes or cupboards. A good recipe is a pound of lavender flowers, two ounces of thyme, an ounce of ground cloves, and two ounces of salt. A more elaborate recipe is as follows : Grind into a coarsely powdered mixture a pound of orris root, a quarter of a pound each of rose

PERSIAN INCENSE BURNER.

petals, lavender flowers, and sandalwood shavings, two ounces of benzoin, a dram each of otto of roses and oil of cloves, a dram of musk, and hair an ounce of vanilla pods. To make Incense, — Coarsely powder and mix together a pound each of gum benzoin and frank- incense, a quarter of a pound each of cascarilla and gum myrrh, and half an ounce of cinnamon. 147