Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-12

weakened by an admixture or nearly odor-
less turpentine has a more pleasant smell
than the genuine. A mixture of bergamot
with lemon and sweet orange oils is more
1t Is claimed that such oils keep longer
when turpentine is added. Sweet orange
and lemon oils are the most difficult to so
pnisticate without detection. Lime oil is
obtained in the same manner as lemon oil.
Oil of citron Is got by pressing the peel.
Difference From "Fixed" Oils.
Essential oils are distinguished from the
so-called fixed" oils by the fact that the
former when subjected 3 heat will wholly
evaporate, leaving no trace behind. Any
body may obtain these volatile oils by sim
ply soaking the leaves or other odoriferous
parts of plant in alcohol. The alcohol
will take up the oil and will thus be trans
formed into homemade cologne. Nuts and
banks, to be distilled for their oils, are first
crushed, and roots are chopped up into lit
tie pieces. Woods are reduced preliininar-
lily to shavings or sawdust. For example,
cedar oil, which is much used by perfumers,
is made from the shavings collected in
lead pencil factories. 1t is a sort of by
product of the lead pencil industry. Hard
seeds, like caraway and anise, are smashed
prelminarily with rolls.
Besides peppermint OIL considerable guam
titles of the oils of lavender, sassafras and
birch are produced in this country The
is obtained from the bruised roots of the
sassafras tree, which is one of the laurels
and is widely distributed in North America
Most of 1t is distilled within sixty miles of
baltimore, which is the principal depot for
Its sale. Isolated squatters in New Jersey
and elsewhere do small business in the
distillation of sassafras root
Anise-seed oil is used in the manufacture
or 1queurs Caraway-seed oil is employed
as scent for cheap toilet soaps and for
liQueurs. Celery-seed oil is sometimes
utilized an aphrodisiac. An oil obtained
from the sweet flag is useful to perf.mers
and to manufacturers of liqueurs Laurel
oil and ginger oil also contribute flavor TO
some hqueurs, as do likewise oil of allspice
ana the oil distilled from the fiowery tops
OF the sweet marjoram. The same may be
SAID or vanilla oil and nutmeg OIL
Laurel OIL.
Laurel oil is used to keep Off insects
Juniper oil is a valuable diuretic The
flowers of the camomile plant yield an oil
much used to perfumery, which has an
agreeable odor of fresh lemons. Caraway-
seed oil is added to purgative medicines to
prevent gripping. Oil of pennyroyal is util-
lied for medicinal purposes and as an adul-
terant of oil Of peppermint. An oil derived
from rosewood root serves as a scent for
so-called rose soaps" A hundredweicht of
the root yields three ounces of oil Sandal
wood Oil is highly valued by perfumers and
physicians.
Turpentine is an essential OIL 1t is OBJ
tanned by distilling the crude resin which
exudes from the tree. Oil of eucalyptus is
used to dilute cologne waters 1t is also
valuable for antseptic dressings. The
eucalyptus forms the greater part of the
vegetation of Australia and is famous for
us ferer-destroying properties. The gum
resin called myrrh yields by distillation an
OIL that Is useful TO perfumers Perhaps the
queerest essential oil of all is distilled from
amber, which Is fossil Of
cone-bearing tree. 1t is utilized in medi
cine and perfumery. 1t has the property Of
dlssolving amber, which, otherwise, is diff
hcult of solution RENE RACHE