PerfumeryH.C. Baird, 1853 - 379 pages |
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Campbell Morfit. PERFUMERY : 2 ITS USE AND MANUFACTURE . CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS . THE term perfume is used to designate only those volatile emanations of bodies which are usually considered agreeable ; while the word odor has a ...
Campbell Morfit. PERFUMERY : 2 ITS USE AND MANUFACTURE . CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS . THE term perfume is used to designate only those volatile emanations of bodies which are usually considered agreeable ; while the word odor has a ...
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... perfume . In this variety of means for securing the fleeting aroma of substances , and confining it in a fixed form for the gratification of an important sense , there is always a choice ; and the skill and industry employed in adapting ...
... perfume . In this variety of means for securing the fleeting aroma of substances , and confining it in a fixed form for the gratification of an important sense , there is always a choice ; and the skill and industry employed in adapting ...
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... perfumes not strictly unobjec- tionable . The odors of substances which evolve offensive effluvia , carry with them ... perfumes are more insidious . Perfumes , for example , which may be respired moderately with pleasure and impunity ...
... perfumes not strictly unobjec- tionable . The odors of substances which evolve offensive effluvia , carry with them ... perfumes are more insidious . Perfumes , for example , which may be respired moderately with pleasure and impunity ...
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Campbell Morfit. CHAPTER II . THE HISTORY OF PERFUMERY . THE knowledge of perfumes dates back to remote antiquity , and their annals comprise the history of the folly , luxury , and extravagance of past ages . The number of simple and ...
Campbell Morfit. CHAPTER II . THE HISTORY OF PERFUMERY . THE knowledge of perfumes dates back to remote antiquity , and their annals comprise the history of the folly , luxury , and extravagance of past ages . The number of simple and ...
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... perfume rises to intoxicate him by its delicious odor , while he regales himself upon ambered coffee and fragrant sweetmeats . The priests of Memphis burned perfumes three times daily , in honor of the sun ; -benzoin at his rising ...
... perfume rises to intoxicate him by its delicious odor , while he regales himself upon ambered coffee and fragrant sweetmeats . The priests of Memphis burned perfumes three times daily , in honor of the sun ; -benzoin at his rising ...
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acid alcohol alkanet almond paste alum ambrette aromatic balsam Peru beef marrow benzoin bergamot bitter almonds boiling brushes carmine CHAPTER cinnamon cloth cochineal color cool decant dentifrice distil drachm essence drms drops of essence enfleurage enflower essence of amber essence of bergamot essence of rose essence of vanilla essential oil extracts filter fleur d'oranger fragrant fresh grease heat Huile infusion jasmin jonquille l'acacia lard lard body lavender lemon liquid liquor macerate Mecca balsam melted mixed mixture mortar musk neroli noisette oil of cloves Oil of sweet olive oil orange flowers orris Orris root ounces peel perfume perfumery pomade body Pommade à Poudre pound powder prepared pulverized quantity quarts réséda rhodium rose water rouge rubbed sieve skin soap solution Spermaceti spirit stir storax sweet almonds thyme tincture Tincture of benzoin tubéreuse vanilla vanille Vinaigre vinegar water-bath White wax whole wood yellow
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