OUR SIXTH SENSE.
SOLACE FROM THE SCIENTISTS. (By Carol Emerson.) We women are indebted to the chairman of the College of Pestology for a most gratifying statement in regard to our proverbial “sixth sense.” That sense, it would seem, is protective. Sub-
consciously it inspires our love of delicate and" fragrant perfumes. And though quite another motive may ostensibly influence us when w T e spraj our handkerchiefs or “touch up” witli perfume the lobes of our ears, we are really protecting ourselves against germ and bacteria. It is a scientifically-established fact that w r hite rose, for instance, is as potent a disinfectant as pure carbolic. That carnation is even stronger than carbolic. That Nature, in fact, has provided us with valuable germicides in the flowers and perfumes that entrance our aesthetic palate.. Our feminine instinct,, on matter how subconscious its working, has long made us aware that perfumes played a definite part in human well-being. What a weapon for us to wield when we hint to our liege-lord that the eau-de-cologne bottle is empty! And with what unassailable sang-froid can we hand him the florist’s bill! Not to mention a little erudite scientific harangue when he looks peeved if we powder our giosesl
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 38, 7 May 1927, Page 7
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