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Balsam of Tolu

zoin is called flowers of benzoin or Benjamin in commerce, and by chemists, benzoic acid. Flowers of benzoin give a delightful aroma, and are used to make imitation arrack rum. Balsam of Tolu.

Balsam of Tolu is procured from the Toluifera balsa mum, a tree which grows in South America; it exudes from the tree when wounded. It resembles common resin; with the least warmth, however, it runs to a liquid, like molasses, and is entirely dissolved in alcohol. The smell of Balsam Tolu is particularly agreeable and is used to give a flavor to imitate arrack.

The other ingredients used in making rum, such as butyric ether, oil of caraway, acetic ether, and sulphuric acid, are all described in other places in this work, and may be found by consulting the index.

PART VI.

THE ART OF IMITATING AND MANUFACTURING WHISKEY WITHOUT DIS TILLATION, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF ALL THE ARTICLES USED FOR