Mix the soap with the pomade, and add to the water little by little. Fine Blue Water.-Solution of sulphate of copper in water, to which has been added an excess of ammonia. Yellow Water.—Acid solution of chromate of potash with some carbonate of potash. Lilac Water.-Add a solution of carbonate of ammonia to a solution of nitrate of cobalt until the precipitate is dissolved. Add a little of ammoniacal sulphate of copper. Red Water-Solution of bichromate of potash. Another.-Carmine, dissolved in ammonia; decoc tion of madder, with a little carbonate of ammonia; infusion of wild poppy flowers. Violet Water.-Mixture of ammonia and sulphate of copper and lilac water. Green Water.-Mixture of sulphate of copper and hydrochloric acid. Others. Solution of sulphate of copper, to which is added hypochlorite of soda; solution of a salt of nickel; mixture of sulphate of copper and bichromate of potash. SECTION V. ALCOHOLATES, OR SPIRITS.-TINCTURES. ALCOHOL dissolves many odoriferous principles and keeps them well, especially the odors extracted from resinous substances. But it does not dissolve well the odoriferous principles of flowers belonging to certain families, such as lilacs, acacia, etc. Hence the reason for fatty bodies being used to extract and fix their perfume. The alcoholates, designated by perfumers under the name of spirits, are obtained by macerating for a few days the aromatic substances in rectified spirits, and distilling them afterwards over a water-bath. Substances such as fruits, seeds, and barks, ought to be coarsely ground before maceration. The alcohol used must be stronger when the plant contains a large amount of water of vegetation. The distillation is done over a water bath until three-quarters of the alcohol used has passed over. The alcoholates of roses may be entirely distilled. bath until two and a half quarts are obtained. Macerate five days; pour into an alembic and distil two and a half quarts. Prepare in the same manner the alcoholates of sweet basil, hyssop, lavender, wormwood, melisse, thyme. Spirit of Rhodium. Rhodium wood Alcohol at 95° 2 pounds. 4 quarts. Macerate twenty-five days, stirring several times. a day. Decant and distil three quarts over a water bath. Oil of rhodium wood Rectified alcohol Another. 2 ounces. 2 quarts. Pour the oil into the alcohol, digest three days, stirring from time to time. Filter and keep in well-corked bottles. Cloves Alcohol Spirit of Cloves. 8 ounces. 2 quarts. Macerate fifteen days and filter. If instead of filtering it is distilled, the spirit obtained will be sweeter. The same process may be used to procure the spirits of Macerate ten days, and distil to dryness. Prepare in the same manner the alcoholates of bergamot, orange, cedrat, etc. |