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For the credit of the ladies of India , it must be admitted that they did not invent or originate the custom of substituting Eau - de - Cologne and other perfumed spirits for genuine and undisguised wines and liqueurs .
For the credit of the ladies of India , it must be admitted that they did not invent or originate the custom of substituting Eau - de - Cologne and other perfumed spirits for genuine and undisguised wines and liqueurs .
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It is very desirable to arrest the progress of this pernicious practice , and we have decided to charge all perfumed spirit , irrespective of the capacity of the vessel containing it , with a duty of six rupees the gallon .
It is very desirable to arrest the progress of this pernicious practice , and we have decided to charge all perfumed spirit , irrespective of the capacity of the vessel containing it , with a duty of six rupees the gallon .
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Although the use of spirits had been condemned by the moralists and law - givers , the ancient texts prove that rice - spirit was sold and drunk in sacrifices in the earliest Vedic times . The leading characters of the Mahabharat were ...
Although the use of spirits had been condemned by the moralists and law - givers , the ancient texts prove that rice - spirit was sold and drunk in sacrifices in the earliest Vedic times . The leading characters of the Mahabharat were ...
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