Reduce to a coarse powder, and macerate in forty pints of rose-vinegar; then strain for use.
4.—Another.
| ℞. | Absynth, five or six handsfull. | |
| Colocynth apples, | 30. | |
| Alum, common salt, a.a. | 1 ℔. | |
| Concentrated vinegar, | 14 pts. |
Let it boil a little, and add two pints of brandy; better than the preceding.
The embalmer ought to have several large sponges; about four pounds of tow to dry the blood and absorb the powders; cotton for the mouth, nose, and ears; coarse brush for rubbing the exterior of the body with the liniment. The artist should have, besides, two ells of cere-cloth, which he can prepare for himself after one of the following formulæ:
1.—Cere-cloth.
| ℞. | New wax, | 12 ℔. |
| Fluid styrax, oil of turpentine, a.a. | 1 ℔. |
Melt and mix them over a slow fire, then draw the linen through it frequently so as to impregnate both sides.
2.—Another.