Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-11-21
PRECIOUS PERFUMES.
Something About the Ira-re dents
Used In Their Composition.
Fragrant Subject Discussed In m Intsp-
esting WRy-Ihe Flowers, Spices
and Herbs Employed by Per-
tuners Here aud Abroad.

and Herbs Employed by Per-
tuners Here and Abroad.
The rose is one Of the mort valuable OF
Che limited series Of flowers a, ailable 20 tho
pcrfumcr. When dried IL IA useful in
sachcts or scented powders; distilled, IL
yields rose water and the well known Ottar,
and subjected 20 cnheurage IL gives oil,
pomadc and alcoholatc The variety chiefly
used Ia the hundred lcavcd Rosa centifolia,
and Is grown for commercial purposes most
extensively In Turkey, India and In the
south ~ France, says the San Francisco
Chronicle. The ottar OF rose is light yell
low or straw-colorcd liquid, possessing a
high degree ~ concentration, the character
istic od0r 81 the flower, and diffusvencss
and pcrsistcncy that render IL Of great
service 10 the pcrfumcr
OF tho citriue family, consisting Of the
two great divisions Of lemons and oranges,
the bitter or Seville orange is the most val
uablc species 10 the perfumcr. It's flowers
yield the Ottar known as tho oil Of neroH,
ar ncroly, and by culcuragc a pomade and
ulcuh0latc Of delightful fragrance. The
rind 81 the ripe fruit contains a useful oil,
and the small uUripo berries and leaves
also furnish one. Another orange OF i'm
portaucc Is Inst known as the Bcrgamia.
from which Tho Oh Of bcrgamot Is produced.
Tho common lemon gives an essence hav-
ing both perfume aud flavor. while from
tho e .trOn Is taken the truly delightful es-
scncc known a. The Ottar OF ccdrut
By enieuragc the modest violet yields an
cdor which Is universally admired for its
dchcncy and sweetness. The chief violet
beds are at Nice, where the plants arc bed
died iu thc shade ~ orange or acacia groves.
Approximations % the scent OF tho violet
are found in The acacia, the orris, and i'm
myaIlwood. "a native Of Australi The acacia
referred 90 b. "a small trcc or shrub which
grows only in southern ATTITUDES, and the
flowers, which arc yellow and about the
sizc Of large pea, are cassie flowers.
These are treated by enncuragc Cassie
must not be- COMPOUNDED with cassia, which
u tho common cinnamon.
Tho tubcr-rosc ia "a dubious plant, first no
ticed by old writer's "a the Indian hyacinth.
Tho odor Is obtained by cnneurage, and is
not only favorito In It's pure state, but en-
ters into the formation Of the most rccher-
che bouquet France, Italy and Spain con-
tain the chief gardens Of the tubcr-ruse al
though there Is no reason why m this In
dustry as IN 80 many others, California
should not enter the competing field.
The ylang yldng blower OF fowcrs) Is the
blossom 81 large troc native in the islands
81 the India archipelago. Its native Tagal
nano Ia the ihlanv ihlang, the Malays call II
kanonga and 10 botanists IL Is known as
unoua odoratissima The flowers remind
one somewhat ofthc locust blossom. Their
color Is grCcnish yellow, aud they possess
an odOr resembling mixture Of jasmine
and lilac, 80 powerful that IL scents the air
for miles. Tho ylang ylang was first dis
covered by a chemist at Manila in 1867. Il
D. now largely manufactured there and at
Singapore
Lavender. rosemary aud patchouly are
all herbs. The two former are quite well
known in this country; the last named is an
Indian plant resembling our garden sage
To the natives IL Ia known as putchapat,
both leaves and stem yielding an ottar Of
great strength and very peculiar odor.
or the spice series cloves and cinnamon
are the only jncs that are much used in per-
fumory, and these are chiefly employed in
soaps The Glove tree is largely cultivated
In the West Indies and the Malacca islands,
while the cinnamon il not the bark Of COM
mcrcc, but comes from a smaller tree, and
has a milder odor and flavor, with faint
touch Of mushuess. Cassia comes from
China, the true cinnamon from CeylOn.
Two Udorous grasses, natives Of India,
furnish ottars Of extensive usefulness
ono Is lemon grass having n strong re-
acmblance in Od0r 10 the lemon verbena,
and from II nearly all our EXTRACTS OF YER
bcna" and "vcrbcna water" are made
Tho other ottar il citrone In, n perfume
which most persons have made ac-
queintance with in the so-called "honey
soap
The wood Of the sandal tree, native OF
the West Indies, gives "a curious odor, great
" admired Ia Oriental countries and much
valued w us II Is both used IN substance
and distilled for It's ottar Vetivert, or kus-
lms, thread like Indian root, furnishes
another perfume OF the same class as san
dial, but sharper and more approaching
floral odors. IL il u strong and durable
odor that gives it, characteristic to the
cashmere bouquet" soap. The ottar Of
vctivcrt IL much higher In cost than even
that Of roses.
Bitter almonds though containing no
uttar In their natural state, yiold one by the
reaction Of their constituents In the pres
cncc Of watcr. Thus the still furnishes US
the almond odor, which, while slcgening in
itself. finds n place In minute quantities m
many of the finest floral compounds.
Vanilla b. the capsula Of n beautiful creep
Ing plant native In Moxico and South Amer
sea u Ia generally FROM six 10 ten inches
an length, about ouc-fourth Of an inch In
diameter. cylindrical in shape, tapcring to-
ward either end. and slightly fattened.
Tho color is dark brown The interior con
taiIrs n sort OF pulp filed with little shining
black seeds. Its flavor and odor are both
familiar
Tho origin Of ambcrgris was long n mys-
terry, but Is now known 10 bo n diseased Sc
erection Of the spcrmacct whale. 10 Is found
floating on the surface Of the sea, and has
an odor which iscxtrcmcly unpleasant when
pure, but which gives mellowness and per.
mancncy TO mixtures.
Musk IS also a secretion, and IL obtained
from the musk doer. pretty little animal
inhabiting the higher mountain ranges OF
Tonquln, China, and Thibct The musk is
found In n small pocket or pouch under the
belly OF the deer, and being cut of by the
hunters. becomes hard and dry and pre-
serves its contents as an unctuous powder
of reddish brown color. Its powerful
wnrm. aromatic odor blends well with every
other scent. aud gives them permanency
without being intrusive.