The art of perfumery : and the methods of obtaining odours of plants. With instructions for the manufacture of perfumes ... to which is added an appendix on preparing artificial fruit-essences, etc / [George William Septimus Piesse].

  • Piesse, G. W. Septimus (George William Septimus), 1820-1882.
Date:
1862
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Credit: The art of perfumery : and the methods of obtaining odours of plants. With instructions for the manufacture of perfumes ... to which is added an appendix on preparing artificial fruit-essences, etc / [George William Septimus Piesse]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    up its odoriferous principle or otto by distillation: its principal use is in the manufacture of aromatic, toilet, hygienic, and cosmetic vinegars. Sage.-—A powerful-scenting otto can be procured by distillation from any of the Salvice. It is rarely nsed, but is nevertheless very valuable in combination for scenting soap. Dried sage-leaves, ground, will com- pound well for sachets. Santal—(Santalum album'). The santal tree perfumes, when riven, The axe that laid it low. Caveron”. This is an old favourite with the lovers of scent; it is the wood that possesses the odour. The finest santal wood grows in the island of Timor, and the Santal Wood Islands, where it is extensively cultivated for the Chinese market. In the religious ceremonies of the Brahmins, Hindoos, and Chinese santal wood is burned, by way of