584. _Tincture of Roses._--Put into a bottle the petals of the common rose, and pour upon them spirits of wine; cork the bottle, and let it stand for two or three months. It will then yield a perfume little inferior to attar of roses. Common vinegar is much improved by a very small quantity of this mixture being added to it. 585. _Honey Water._--One ounce of essence of bergamot, three drachms of English oil of lavender, half a drachm of oil of cloves, half a drachm of aromatic vinegar, six grains of musk, one and a half pint of spirits of wine. Mix and distil. 586. _Honey Water._--Take one pint of spirit as above, and three drachms of essence of ambergris; shake them well daily. 587. _Sweet-scented Water._--Put one quart of rose-water, and the same quantity of orange-water, into a large and wide-mouthed glass: strew upon it two handfuls of jessamine flowers; put the glass in the _balneum mariæ_, or on a slow fire, and when it is distilled, add to it a scruple of musk and the same quantity of ambergris. 588. _A very fine Scent._--Take six drachms of oil of lavender, three of the essence of bergamot, sixty drops of ambergris, and two grains of musk. Mix these into a pint of the best rectified spirits of wine. 589. _To whiten the Hands._--Take a wine-glassful of eau de Cologne, and another of lemon-juice; then scrape two cakes of brown Windsor soap, or the same quantity of pure white soap, to a powder, and mix well in a mould. When hard, it will be excellent for whitening the hands. 590. _Camphor Cerate for Chapped Hands._--The following receipt was given to the contributor by a maid of honor to Queen Victoria. It is an excellent one. Scrape into an _earthen_ vessel one ounce and a half of spermaceti and half an ounce of white wax; add six drachms of pounded camphor, and four table-spoonfuls of the best olive oil. Let it stand near the fire till it dissolves, stirring it well when liquid. _Before_ the hands are washed, rub them thoroughly with a little of the cerate, then wash them as usual. Putting the cerate on before retiring, answers very well. This quantity costs about twenty-five cents, and will last three winters. The vessel it is kept in should be covered, to prevent evaporation. 591. _Paste for Chapped Hands._--Mix a quarter of a pound of unsalted lard, which has been washed in soft water, and then in rose-water, with the yolks of two new-laid eggs, and a large spoonful of honey. Add as much fine oatmeal or almond-paste as will work into a paste. _Or_:--Blanch one pound of bitter almonds, and pound them smooth in a marble mortar; add half an ounce of camphor, one ounce of honey, quarter of a pound of spermaceti, pounded and mixed with the almonds, till it becomes a smooth paste. Put it into jars, and tie it down till wanted.