In Paris an apparatus has been introduced consisting of a small tube which is attached lengthwise on the exterior of the shop windows. Through numerous little holes a warm, lightly perfumed current of air is passed, which pleasantly tickles the olfactory nerves of the looker-on and at the same time keeps the panes clear and clean, so that the goods exhibited present the best possible appearance.
WINDOW POLISHES: See Polishes.
WINDOWS, FROSTED: See Glass.
WINDOWS, TO PREVENT DIMMING OF: See Glass.
WINES AND LIQUORS
Bitters.
Bitters, as the name indicates, are merely tinctures of bitter roots and barks, with the addition of spices to flavor, and depend for their effect upon their tonic action on the stomach. Taken too frequently, however, they may do harm, by overstimulating the digestive organs.
The recipes for some of these preparations run to great lengths, one for Angostura bitters containing no fewer than 28 ingredients. A very good article, however, may be made without all this elaboration. The following, for instance, make a very good preparation:
| Gentian root (sliced) | 12 ounces |
| Cinnamon bark | 10 ounces |
| Caraway seeds | 10 ounces |
| Juniper berries | 2 ounces |
| Cloves | 1 ounce |
| Alcohol, 90 per cent | 7 pints |
| Macerate for a week; strain, press out,and filter, then add | |
| Capillaire | 1 1/4 pints |
| Water to make up | 2 1/2 gallons |
Strength about 45 u. p.