Show ATTAR OF ROSES sow till and fume I 1 made the word attar is from tho arab and means perfume so attar 0 roses is simply perfume of roses it is brought from turkey and the east in dies in small vials aad is very costly on tho spot where it is manufactured it is extremely dear because it requires well grosu roses to yield but grains of attar its high price causes it to be often adulterated with gome essential or fixed oil or with spermaceti however tho adulteration may be detected by testing it in a watch glass with a drop of sulphuric acid if the attar be pure it will remain colorless for pure is colorless but if it be adulterated it will become darkened in rosc fields where the roses are grown for the purpose of making the attar the bushes are planted in rows in the early morning they are laden with beautiful roses but ere noon cornea they are all gathered and their petals distilled in clay stills with twice weight of wa i er the water that comes over is put into perfectly clean vessels and is then carefully covered with damp muslin cloths to keep out dust and insects it is afterward exposed to the night air or to artificial cold by morning a film of oil has collected on the top of alie water just as cream rises on milk alus film ie swept off with a feather and very carefully transferred to a small vial night after night this process is repeated until all of the precious oil id separated from the water philadelphia timea |