THE SCENT OF THE CITIES.
London is said to be losing its characteristic smell (observes the Evening Standard). A smell, indefinable and not unpleasant, it certainly has. It is more difficult to describe than that of any other city. But Paris offers no such obstacles. It smells (at its best) unmistakably of petit caporal tobacco, scent, and charcoal. Berlin smells inky, like our own post-offices. In Marseilles the opposing odours of flowers and fish are inextricably mixed. New York has something exhilarating in the atmosphere, which can be felt rather than smelt. Madrid and most Spanish towns smell of cigars and vegetables. Vienna smells of sawdust. Naples just smells.
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Putaruru Press, Volume VIII, Issue 346, 10 July 1930, Page 6
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