Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-10-06
ALTAR OF EoeGs.
An Account Of It's alanufacture- Precious
Essential OIL.


Essential oil.
Until the sixteenth century we have no
authentic mention Of nttar. The story Of its
origin is told IN the history Of the Afogul
empire. The sultana Eourrnahal. the light
of the harern, during feast which she gavo
to the grand mogul Jehangliir, caused acanal
TO be filed with rose water, where they
bathed in its perfuned water and Aoated
about over its surface. After some days a
curious substances was observed on the sur
face. Upon examination it proved to be the
essence OF the roses. which the heat Of tho
sun had caused to gather on the top of the
rose water, and the delicious fragrance in
duced them to turn this accidental discovery
to account. Since that day roses have been
cultivated in Persia, in India and in Turkey
for the manufacture OF the essence.
While in different parts of the east great
quantities of roses are grown for their essen
tsl OIL the province Of Roumelia is perhaps
the most important center for the industry
On the lofty plain, bounded on the north by
tho Balkan mountains, are planted the great
rose gardens, where tho finest altar in the
world is made. kasanlik, the center Of the
district, means in the Turkish tongue place
of boilers. The roses are planted by the
faymess OF thjs district OH sloping ground
facisg the snn, and where the soil is sandy.
Laying down . roe gsTden may be done In
The spxing OF fall, the ground being cleared
Of woods Youag POSE shoots are torn from
bhe old plants, 30 as 10 Garry with them a
part Of the roots There arc laid almost hox-
iEontally in trenches Ave Feet apart In six
months OF 20 she shoots Appo@T, and are
saethsN up, and IN aln1oet yeay NE plants
/ stand &ko YoAng hodges, sboAs to0A high
. y roe ~ shs erA u Ne thAsd yeas AAAt
Ma hiesaouainS Is u Ssay iaTostaaoa ~ ttss
end o. khs aisA his pLaGss sSs IN fuE kstss&sAE.
ana they eOntin~s blooming for atoOn ysaSS
lsnGSE u docs not DO ~ saGiSA Ma 80 taO
heavily, a& It M5nSss thS qualify Of the &C.
ssAsiAl OIL ep.itsas lnueh 81 1t Improves Toe
9aaNtty 1IOsr Es%t, Cog AID daAnppsss aSs
$ery injurious; IN I67o al ~ poSSs n tht
district were kiAoA
- May, when .Ae s~s&sBs Svs q sbsst q
bl-osaa tie hsrvss. bsSins. The roses are 81
! sevcVal kinGls, hut al single OF neGriy 90
| pale pink or white, SAA very nabeh like e.a
Wild poeea Eaxly IN the morning. she pie,kers
begin whils the dew y oa the bowers. Tbs
! petala are saxon from ths sSalks AND ct oslcO
put mao great copper alembies, esvRblC Of
holding abont $40 PeNAsls Il wStsy. Into
each Of thOss aismbiaS, via their downEsI'd
pointing aoK2lOs, are pkt 100 pounds u wStaa
and twsnAy Ave pO4AndS % roeS kavO& This
b then distilled till tAO bxbA Hae w&tSr
amounts 30 twenty Eve yo1ndN The b,Ibers
sss eEnStied, cSssnsOd, AnA tAs DSseess b ~
psatSA TAs tMbid flHiI IA sSasa distlllSd,
and thsA allowed 70 peHlAia at resa On ~
UYsSee Of tSbs loEbls Distilled vosc water
| Ne SrseicHs essential oil Uses like SrCenish
o. yslIowish sctsm. Thy 10 skinned or by
means If a eonicGl SPOON, with small hole
| u tho bottom 10 allow tbs vNter 70 run
"a way. The appliances are all very ride, and
! sAeyo must necessarily be much waste in a
material SO precious. According to estimates
made at kasanlik it takes about 1905
pounds OF roses to mako o>e pound Of oil
And fron 1910 to G00o pounds OF roses are
the largest crops raised upon an English
acre Of land. The price for the pr'S altar is
about 81 Per ounce-Sophie & uerricE In
! tbs COSMOPOLITAN.