New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-14
HOW PERFUMES ARE PREPARED.

HOW PERFUMES ARE PREPARED.
Did the reader ever ask himself as no passed. per.
tuners sbop-How these delicate odoru that strike
chains can we forge fine euongh to enslave the de-
Ecious breath Of the rose7 what trap set suf-
6cisp;ly subtitle TO seiye the odor of the violet BY
what process do we manage to bottle the nsw-
If the perfuer guessing bis thoughts were 10 say
"The most successful trap we BOT is lump Of Eat,
poby orr reader wonid open his eyes very wide, aud
exssinn INTERNATIONALLY What possible affinity can there
an essence Verify, good reader, there are more
things in heavon and earth than dreamt of in your
PHILOSOPHY; and this is OF them. Possibly If we
were to tell you that the perumer salts down bic rose
Leaves in ogder 70 preserve their odor just IS tho meat
crer ealts down his pork you would be still incredr
lous; vet, verify we speak the words u truth and
solernsaf as we ehall presently show you.
The cuitivstion Of flowers for the manufacture Of
perfumes ia chiefly carried in the south of France,
h the plains watsred by the iver Var; and now that
Louis Napoleon has acquired both banks Of ths; river,
bottle OF Europe. Those who have vi.itsd Cannes
Prd its neighborhood must have the hDwerfsfms
bright with thousand brilliant dyes; and at Grssse,
sgsfD, the plantations OF orange srees which perfume
care Of the proprieoTs, 60 that thoussnds In farof
capitals shall be able TO enjoy the perfume that other
vile would waste lie sweetness upon the desert AIR.
TSere are various modes Of this but the
rrincnal one for the delicate howers such tho
the violet, tube rose and orange, is by wis.
we will call the fst-trap. =,
Those who know anything OF shemery are wsl
azs u as cs-kop in the shape OF charcoal poseeses
an sstouish;ng affinity for all hnds Of odors-s prop
syty which the phytican avsis hinsef OF to absorb
the foul sDnels Of the hospital This hydrocsrbons,
such "a beef aud mutton, fat, highly purified pohSess
snilsr absorUtvs power which is taken advantage Of
hy the fovarfsrmer, 10 take and secure the heetng
breath Of hie bowers Let IA suppose Tor instance,
aha, it is the esason for voise. Inc propre.or naS
of
the riIos OF which arc, cay three inches In dePn In
the middle of ID frame ia inserted eheet OF glass,
and the whole series OF rsmee Is constructed 90 ss 70
fit upon the other, Upon both aaes o. ,ns g "
quarter of an ncb and upon this fat the violet flowers
irst Kicked are lightly spread Thus II wiz DC seen
ihs Aowers are ssndeic ted between layers OF la,
rsssing upon the lower layer, but not toTHalng the
uprer LAYER. In short period the Tat VIII nave ap-
serbed the whole perfume of the nower when iresn
supfIy IL added and this process OF ieedng Wild now
ere s often repeated thirty tiwes until Inc u. sno,
oushly saturated with it, perfume. Thus Imprisoned
the door Il safely transferred from one part OF the globe
70 another.
The sxtcnt 10 which tbn process is carried in the
south Of France may DO imagined when we say
that 1GOJ0 600 pounds of orange flowers, 10000
sounds of rose blooms, 10000 pounds Of jsslniae
bloos So O pounds of vilets, 90 900 pounds OF eea-
Ella buds 80 900 pounds Of tuberose flowers, and wv
Of onQu flowers are CONSUMED annually tne vsiue OF
which cannot be less than 81 100000 Bot, says tho
reader what can all this scented fat 10 used for The
fat good reader is only the vehicle IN which these
ordos travel. The next process when It resches inc
manufacturing persumer Is 70 hoerase tne oencste
Ariel from its bondage Ia order 10 accomplish the
TIE fat is cut into small cubes and naoersted 10
purs SPIRITS Of wire. The scent, like an inoons'ant
mate Immediately deserts its more material partner,
and combines with the Spirit, Just az wiyes now
and then III desert their solid city husbands for their
p.ercuIiai singing -maaer. Tho scent is now IN the
form Of an extract but ID by no means fitted for the
rockethandkerchief Here the aigt steps IN and COM
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cues bouquets he snufactGres primary odory; for
your perfner win allow the pub
Tic 70 enjoy tie pure perfume Of the flower than
a G. w psAs@Si TO % ts's ssD ss % sss
orniy oiors il 10 Astounding how few art has yet
managed 70 extract direct from the flower. Violets,
aeyaniunz grange blossoms and roses, translated,
the uerfus ers stores. But Of the OF ecente
which the civilized nose smel at, full two-thirds
but delusion and snare. Mr.. Septimus Piesse, OF
the firm of Please and Lubin 10 Paris, has written
very interesting book the art of pefumery Ia which
this secret is mOst frankly confessed. We mIss
admit however that the manufacturing perfuIner Ii Ia
no wee TO blame 10 this matter. II not his bunness
toErOyide the primary odors; bus department L. Ine
scale Of notes and be will afford the public moro varied
airs. Mr.. Pieses indeed aInents, that while cultiva-
os Of gardens spend thousands for the qualification Of
the eye they altogether neglect the Why cb0nld
not grow flowers for their odors well for their
eolors? There are scores Of flowers in our gardens
that would yield admirable extracts with little pains
ror instance there is heiotTope the lily Of the valley
horeyssckle, myrtle, Glove pink, and wallacwer We
have extracts Of all steso fowers 10 the pe,famers
shoTs, but they are nothing but kilfn combinations
Of other scents. They play tricks with our
they do. with our palates, We know full well th,t
certain hayoiiDgs such pineapple drops jargoneile
psars, &C., manufactured out Of tho refuse Of gas
lar and from rotten cheese 10 the way sonle of
our sweetest and Is believe, natural aowerscents
have their bao in footed anina eecretions, such as
muck, eyst, &c. Who win come to the rescuel There
great sFy Tor wcmans work-hero il IL. Mary
tsdy would willingly employ Der time which baugs
heavy 10 country houses, II she only knew bow. We
Tiesse az would bay any amount that could Get"
and tbs 10 The nsy % get 4 there is such thing
sseiinsry perdsiit 10, IN net, = watsr-bath
As tho deteils Of the process ara allimportsnt we
will proceed IL Mr.. Pieszs's own words
% Al ssason wbsp the flowers are In bloom, obtain
pound Of sns hrd mel. the lard and strain il through
sloss har sieve, allow tbs aoid fat as il falls from
Us sieve 70 d.op Ia the cold spfnS water this opera
tic4 grsnuales and washes tho blood and membrane
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