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golden yellow; and the moon and stars, very pale blue, approachingto white. The stamp should never exceed half an inch in size.When each cake is entirely cut out, for the first time, the shapelesscuttings, or pieces, may he again worked up separately, and rolledout and cut as before ; and so on, until not a shred remains; or thecuttings may be preserved for the groundwork or field of the wash-balls. When all the figures have been properly formed, they are tobe dried separately in the air, on sheets of paper, according to theircolour; and then they are to be properly proportioned to the intendedgroundwork; for example, when the wash-ball is to be formed ofbirds and beasts, the field or groundwork must be green; when sunsare to be introduced, the field is to be of a very pale sky-blue; and,when the moon and stars are intended to be shown, the field shouldbe a true sky-blue, whilst the figures themselves are of a very paleblue colour. These colours, figures, and grounds, may be variedwithout end, according to the fancy and taste of the operator.

The perfumes, the quantities of ingredients, manner of making up, andweight of balls, are exactly the same as for the best marbled wash-balls. Although, in the making of these, it will be impossible to beregular, some of the figures being broken, others whole, and allhuddled together; yet, when the balls arc old and properly shavedby a smooth brass knife (called a shaver), they will plainly show theintended design ; and even their irregularity will both please andsurprise, in the same manner that people wonder at the existence offlies, and other insects, in pieces of amber.

Camphor Balls. Take Ifcxlviij of the best white English oil-soap, or ofthe best sort of Genoa soap; shave and dry it very clean. Now mixwith the shavings, ibxx of the composition for camphor wash-balls;rubbing the whole together. When properly incorporated, takefejss of camphor, and grind it in an iron mortar, with about half apint of the best English Hungary water ; put in, by degrees, 3SS ofoil of rosemary, and §ss of oil of lavender. When the camphor hasbeen, thus reduced to a fine powder, add to it, in the mortar, fciv orfliv of the composition above mentioned, and also the soap shavings.Beat the whole well together ; and, when properly combined, takeit out and mix it with the remaining quantity of composition and soapshavings ; then beat it well twice over, at an interval of about ten ortwelve hours. The incorporated powders are now to be kept in awell-covered earthern pan, to be made up; when the perfumer is toproceed in every respect as in the manufacture of ambergris wash-balls.

V r ery little water is to be used in the making up of these wash-balls,and what is used should be entirely rose water. In the making up,the operator must be very quick, and he must not leave off until the

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