| Storax calamite, | 2 | oz. |
| Benzoin, | 2 | — |
| Gum Juniper, | 2 | — |
| Olibanum, | 1 | — |
| Mastich, | 1 | — |
| Frankincense, | 1 | — |
| White or yellow Amber, | 1 | — |
| Camphor, | 1 | — |
| Saltpetre, | 3 | — |
| Charcoal of the linden, or willow, | 4 | — |
The pastilles are burnt upon a plate, and communicate to the air an agreeable odour.
Odoriferous paste.
| Gum Benzoin, | ½ | oz. |
| Storax calamite, | 4 | scruples. |
| Peruvian balsam, (dried) | ¼ | oz. |
| Cascarilla, | 4 | scruples. |
| Cloves, | ½ | drachm. |
| Charcoal, | 1½ | oz. |
| Nitre, | 1 | drachm. |
| Oil of Lemon, | ½ | do. |
| Tincture of Amber, | ½ | do. |
The dry substances are pulverized very fine, and mixed intimately together, and the oil of lemon and tincture of amber then added. The whole is then made into a thick paste with common mucilage, and formed into pieces as before mentioned. These pieces ought to be conical. When used, they are placed on a stone, or a piece of metal, and inflamed. This composition is said to burn with scintillations, and to exhale a very fragrant and agreeable odour. See Dictionnaire de l'Industrie.
Perfume for Apartments.
| Orrisroot, | 1 | oz. |
| Benzoin, | ½ | — |
| Charcoal, | ¼ | — |
| Ess. Bergamot, | 1 | drachm. |
These ingredients are mixed into a paste in the usual manner, with orange flower water, and a small quantity of gum. A small portion, when dry, thrown on ignited coals, will exhale an agreeable odour.—Ibid.
M. Brillat-Savarin (Archives des Découvertes iii, p. 328) has invented a machine, which he calls the irrorateur, for perfuming apartments. He objects to the ordinary mode of perfuming by fire, and sprinkling odoriferous fluids in a room. His irrorateur consists of a small fountain, which, by compression, forces out the odour required, and may be conveyed to any place.
Sec. II. Of Vases of Scent.