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Take of lavender flowers free from stalk, half a pound; dried thyme and mint of each half an ounce; ground cloves and caraways of each a quarter of an ounce; common salt, dried, one ounce; mix the whole well together, and put the product into silk or cambric bags. In this way it will perfume tbe drawers and linen very nicely.
 
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