The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-11-29

SOURCES OF PERFuMEs-Whethera any per.
fumed lady would be disconcerted IA fearn;nr
the sou ces OF her perfume, each lady muse de.
eide Tor herself; butit seems that Nj. De In
hue and Dr. Hoffman, in their capacities a.
Jurors oft Great Exhibition, have made ter
r'oie havoc among the perfumery. They have
found that many of the scents said To be n,o.
cured from flowers and fruits, are rssiIy rrf.
duced rom anything but fowery sources; thu
penumers are chemists enough to know that
similar otors may be often produced from dis.
s,lhiiar substances, and if the half-crown bot-
ue OF Perfume really has the required odor.
ue pe!umer does not expect to be asked
"na' kind ct oder was emitted BY the sul-
''anee whence the perfume was obtained. a.
ry of the jury investigation abovs ain : -
broadly tells US tina, these primary odor. an
often most unbearabie. "a pecn,;,rIv s.,.S
oil, termed fusel oil, distilled with sn,nhr,;c
acid and acetate Of potash, gives the o;I of
pears. The oil Of apples is made from ,ha
s,me fasel oil, by disdllation with sulphsrie
acid and bichfomaie of potash. The oil of
pine apples is obtained from product Of the
acuon OF pntr'd cheese on sugar, or by making
a soap with butter, and distiilins it with alco.
mol ana suiphuric acid; and is new largely
employed IN England in making pine-appie
ale. Oil OF grapes and oil of cosnac. nsed ~
impart the havour Of French coenac 10 British
brandy, are little else than faseI oil. The ar.
tihcial OIL OF bitter almonds, now 90 largely
employed in perfuming soap and for aayour-
ing confectionery, is prepared by the action of
nilric acid on the fetid oils Of gas-tar. Many
a fair forehead is dapped with eau de r;iIs.
Heurs, without knowing that it's essential in
gredienti is derived from the drainage OF cow
houses"
In all such cases as these, the chemic al
science involved is, really. of high order and
the perfume produced is bonafde perfume,
not one whit less sterling than if produced
from fruits and flowers. The only question il
one OF commercial honesty, in giving a name
no longer applicable, and charging too highly
for a cheaply produced scent. This mode Of
saving penny is chemic ally right, but
commercially wrong.-Diekes's Household
Words.
How THs ELECTORS VOTE FOR PRESIDENT.
As many inquiries are being made as to how
the electors vote for President. and as the oc :
casion is to take place this week, the follow
ing will be read with Interest,"
BY act of congress March l, 1892, the eles-
tors are required to meet in their several states
and give their votes for president and vice
president, on the first Wednesday in Decen-
Der. - 4
The electors hold a meeting on the day
preceding, for the purpose of organizing Them
selves and verifying their credentials.
The law establishing a uniform time for
choosing the electors throughout the United
States was enacted January "a, 1845..
The votes ofthe electoral colleges are to be
transmitted to the president of the United
States senate before the frst Wednesday in
January following. f..
The votes are to be opened and counted in
congress on the second Wednesday in Feb.
ruary.
The messengers appointed by the electoral
colleges to carry the votes to Washingtoa,
are allowed a mileage oftweniy five cents.