PERFUMES AND HEALTH.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 411, 31 March 1904, Page 3

PERFUMES AND HEALTH.

BawieM tSuati Somiha aad Tbosa Kt»«t Irrltftto, amd Maw Tfcejr PaW violet essence k said to b« especially suitable to nervous people, but it must be obtained from the flowers themselves, not from the chemical imitations. Chemically derived perfumes are irritant, poisonous, even, to persons of especially sensitive constitution. True flower scents are obtained in three waysfirst by spreading fresh blossoms upon glass thickly smeared with pure grease, letting them stand in the sua and as they wili replacing them until the grease is as fragrant as the flowers; second, by repeatedly infusing fresh petals in oil, and third, by infusing them in ether, which la then distilled to a dry solid, reports the Pictorial Magazine.

As this solid sells for about S3OO an ounce, it is easy to understand why the ether process, though far away the best, is not commonly used. But the scented grease and the es* sencea made by steeping it in pure spirit are never cheap. After all the scent possible has been extracted from the grease it is still fragrant enough to make the very finest perfumed soap. All the citrine scent*, bergamot, neroL orange flower wa» ter, are refreshing and in a degree stimulating if properly prepared. To make a lasting perfume some animal base is essential—musk, civet or as**