Perhaps it may not be out of place here to observe that what is sold in this country as British brandy is in truth grape spirit, that is, foreign brandy very largely diluted with English spirit! By this scheme, a real semblance to the foreign brandy flavor is maintained; the difference in duty upon English and foreign spirit enables the makers of the "capsuled" article to undersell those who vend the unsophisticated Cognac. Some chemists, not being very deep in the "tricks of trade," have thought that some flavoring, or that oeanthic ether, was used to impart to British spirit the Cognac aroma. An article is even in the market called "Essence of Cognac," but which is nothing more than very badly made butyric ether. On the Continent a great deal of spirit is procured by the fermentation of the molasses from beet-root; this, of course, finds its way into the market, and is often mixed with the grape spirit; so, also, in England we have spirit from potatoes, which is mixed in the corn spirit. These adulterations, if we may so term it, modify the relative odors of the primitive alcohols. A JAPANESE PERFUME. Extract of rose triple, } " vitivert, } " patchouly, } of each, 1/2 pint. " cedar, } " santal, } " vervaine, 1/4 " KEW GARDEN NOSEGAY. Esprit de neroli (_Petale_), 1 pint. " cassie, } " tubereuse, } from pomade, of each, 1/2 " " jasmine, } " geranium, 1/2 " " musk, } of each, 3 oz. " ambergris, } EAU DES MILLEFLEURS. Esprit de rose triple, 1 pint. " rose de pomade,} " tubereuse, } " jasmine, } from pomade, of each, 1/2 " " fleur d'orange,} " cassie, } " violette, } Extract of cedar, 1/4 " Extract of vanilla, } " ambergris, } of each, 2 oz. " musk, } Otto of almonds, } " neroli, } of each, 10 drops. " cloves, } " bergamot, 1 oz. These ingredients are to remain together for at least a fortnight, then filtered prior to sale. MILLEFLEURS ET LAVENDER. Essence of lavender (_Mitcham_), 1/2 pint. Eau des millefleurs, 1 " DECROIX'S MILLEFLOWER LAVENDER. Spirits from grape, 1 pint. French otto of lavender, 1 oz. Extract of ambergris, 2 oz. The original "lavender aux millefleurs" is that of Delcroix; its peculiar odor is due to the French otto of lavender, which, although some folks like it, is very inferior to the English otto of lavender; hence the formula first given is far superior to that by the inventor, and has almost superseded the original preparations.