Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-11-28
The Art and Industry Of Scent Max
ing is as Old as History
Itself.
Tradition States That the Hebrews
Imp lrted knowledge of the
Art to the Egyptians.
The Fine Primary doors Combined
with Each Other Form In.
Vulnerable Varieties.


( fume and toe methods of making it had
/ taken strong hold on all peoples.
! a sacrifice IA perfume in the form of IN
cense was a necessary part OF many ancient
religions. Incense was used by the He
Uraws later by the Druids Of England, and
now is in all Roman Catholic churches.
1 The Greeks and their imitators, the
Romans all had their favorite scents, and
/ lrving's Life of Mohamet tells how pas
siouataly the prophet was devoted TO the
delicate oriental perfumes.
The yoluntaries Of old wished 10 be lux
urous, but it has been left for the modern
Gaul of 1891 to produce perfumes, scents
and odors beside which those of the an
clients would seem fiat and crude.
The early days Of the empire witnessed
I the beginning of the present immense in
dustry of perfume making,
What the French knew about perfume
making is not at all the result of their own
| experience. The traditonary history of
/ the art is that the Hebrews impaired the
I little they knew to their captors, the
/ Egyptians, who in turn gave their formu-
/ Las to the Greeks and Romans.
Tue Moors then took hand at improv-
ing these crude efforts and when they
! invaded Europe left their art in Spain,
whence 1t soon reached France There it
! found its home and resting place, and to-
| day no nation can compete with France in
! the science and art of perfume making.
The names Of the French perfumes are
/ known in every civilized place. China,
/ Australia, South Africa and Norway are
! not so far from Paris that French perfumes
cauuotreach them.
| New York, however, is not far behind
Paris While all the raw material comes
from France, the refining and combining
of nearly all the perfumes intended fer
the American mark is done here. About
! !, 900 persons are engaged in the industry
in this city.
The crude stuff comes in the shape Of
grease extract or pomade, and Is melted
down here with alcohol, which Is OF
American production.
4 The lard comes from hogs which are fed
in the acorn groves Of Italy. The product
Of the syill and grain fed western hogs of
/ the United States would be too gross. The
pomade is made by a process called en-
deurage, which originated in the 18th
century.
This process refers to the requirement
ofthe ieeting odors of flowers while fresh.
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though quantities of roses come from
Bulgaria. They are cultivated in large
farms composing hundreds of acres,
When the blooming season begins the
blossoms are gathered by women and chill.
dren and placed in wooden frames with
glass bottoms, which are covered with
finely clarified grease.
The odor given out by the flowers ia
taken up the grease, which is melted and
run into tin vessels for export This is
the form in which il reaches New York,
and mere the perfume making proper
begins.
The FIVE principal scents, which, almost
correspond to the three primary colors in
painting and the eight notes in music, are
violet rose, tube-rOse, jasmine and orange
flower.
Besides flowers, several other articles
are called into use by the perFumer. Musk
is the most i'm portant. II comes out of
the musk deer of the mountains Of India,
China and Thibet, It is extremely diff
cult tp obtain unauthorized, and when
obtained in that condition costs twice its
weight IN gold,
So great is the tenuity OF the odor that
in an area of five feet Il grain gives ont
81 81, sos particles without undergoing
an appreciabe diminuti0n OF weight
Ambergris comes from the spermaceti
whale. aud is generally found floating in
the waters where these leviathaus dlsport
themselves. An ounce of this precious
pruduat costs S25, considerably more than
the sane weight in 81 ier.
Nereli Is an essential OIL derived from
bitter orange blossoms. The vanilla bean
Al
oil OF lavender from England and France.
PatchauIy from China Is is largely used
TO perfume shawls,
Sdn0IwOOd is from tree indigenous 10
India America Is not behind the Old
World in producing some scents used Dy
perfumrs The best peppermint oil in
the world COMES from Wayne county, y.
\, Long Island is noted for its tube
roses.
Florida and California contribute great
quantities of orange blossoms The opop1-
max blossoms, used for certain combla-
lions. comes from the Southern States.
In this city there are about d1Z en- per
fume manufactures, besides scores OF
Others who make imitation extracts and
odors. whiCh are retaiied in cheap village
stores and by travelling peddlers.
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combined with each other and minor
sceptSt0rm varieties innumerahle.
Jasmine and orange flower make sweet
pea: jasmine aud tuberose properly
. blended form hyaCinth, violet and tube
rose pr1duce the ador Of lily Of the valley.
The Oh standby, Jockey Club Is a combin-
alton Of many odors, Us sale exceeds that
Of ans other scent Every perfume man
ufactIacr has his own fayorite receipt Tor
jockey Club.
The varieties Of perfumery on the
market are countless Many Of them are
failures. and after few months
trnl are discontinued Others take the
popular fancy for awhile. but then
fade ont Of public esteem 4 few others
come and stav, growing every year in pop
uarlry.
Each house has its own chemical expert.
Who attends 70 tue compromising Of is
: yarloR brands The formulas are well
, guarded, and generally but one or two
trusted pmploves have access to them.