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PEKFUMESTlip perfumes which are mostagreeable to the senses are not al-9? ■ways the most helpful to the nerves. Ambergris, for instance, is positively offensive to many, yet it is said to possess a wonderful power of clearing the brain and driving away those evil spirits known as the •‘blues.” On the other hand atlar of roses, with the suggestion of glQvying suns and gorgeous eastern colors, predi8pc8cs one to tears. A faint odor of musk acts as .a tcnic, while civit brings drowsiness of soul, for which the best antidote is the pungent odor cf Sandal wood. The fragrance of citron and aloe wood is as soothing to nervous people as far-off music.Many perfumes, delightful in the open air, become particularly disagreeable in a close room. A whole evening can be spoiled by the presence of tuberose or lilies in a re^eptio 1 room. Their strcng fragrance has a very bad effect. Magnolia blossoms, top, have a delightful perfume in their native grove, but woe to her who sleeps | through the night wi h i single blossom on her pillow. There are many fragrant flowers, such as carnations, clove pink, eweetbmr anc} apple blossoms, that are as benelieiai as they are aw»lt;et and scented.A vivid perfume is nearly always bracing, while a subtle one is generally enervating. One may become positively intoxicated thro inhajiug the odor of the peach, al-mopd, wild cjierry and other blossoms of the same class, because they all contain a suggestion of prussic avid.
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Mesa Free Press
Mesa, Arizona, US
Fri, Jul 09, 1897
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