Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12
C IN FLOWERS.
Their Odor- HurtfnI to Health. and Zach
Has Its specific Menace.

Science has succeeded fairly well in
making humanity shudder over every
bite or sup it takes because Of the dead
" microbes hat are said to abide in
everything eatahle or drinkable. and
now il has started If on an entirely
new crusade. You mustn't smell iioyx
ers now. or. II you do. you take the con
sequences which science SAYS this ps
thetic pleasure entails.
4 very learned French specialist. VI.
JoaL lately issued in Paris a treatise
bearing the title lie Danger des
FleurS He writes most profoundly
~ the chemical decomposition Of the
atmosphere caused bv the odors given
off by flowers. and the conSe
quent great increase Of carbnnic
ga>. u the partial asphvxia which
results - human beings breathing this
vitiated air: and II the poisoning II the
system caused by iuhaling the emana-
tions u the essential oils contained in
~fiover~. He backs up his assertions a.
% the subtle v~ieiousneSs u flowers BY
citing individual cases.
VI Ical ~avS the smell u flowers Is -
pecialiv Injurious - vussal organs. The
rinse. and all flowers with a strong scent.
should he prote~tes. ~ avoided. lie
knows ~ op~ratic singers who have
completely Lost their voices through
their passion FIR certain aoveE T.
-.pnr persons The perfume q the violet
: particularly niuriouS Others should
avoid the lilac. amt other~ the g~artienia.
Ra-a-wH Hraa..a-LaHHs- - - -. a
with the injuriuuS effects that NAV re-
suit from smelling certain flowers. and
" Iual can not therefore. sav what
particular flowers should ~ aruidet bv
certain -temp~ramsntS
The writer cites a cs-~ u a voung
woman who used invariably ~ faint at
the smell ~ orange blossoms The
curious conjunction - a susceptible
young woman and a brifaI wreath IA
this illustration might icsa - tho sup
position that there j. morv in the caSe
than VI Joal make apparent lie tells
- a soldier vho io~f CONSEQUENCES I'M
der the effrc- - The n.ior FROM a p~onw.
and .ail-grs that p~rsons hare hccn
known - suffer = violent attack Of
crrvza frnm smelling 7r~e> IL Is -ug
gv~te'i that a great PERCENTAGE ~ the
h~eadache~ cnlds IN the head. and the
like ailments frum Nhirh p-uple. -
p-ciallv wnmi~n. suffer on the morning
after attending q bail dinner party. nr
other ~crisi tanrtion - a firrct RESULT
~ che oiu~ - the aorai decorations
Thi- will a. least h~ useful in supply
ing a nssv exru~e "a the man who wake
mp IN ne morning with head
A. IN the evil effect - fo,vers On the
vnie-s n pp-z~inzer~ the teacher
aur- IN hf~ work On the vu5re and
singing ~caafiou~ singer against keep
ing flowers IN their hoiue~ nr IN their
drr~Sing-r-snS az the theat-r Nine
Richard of the Paris op~rs. fprbiis her
pupils "a have snwer~ about them. amt
u IS asserted that Nine. Krauss. one II
the star singer now At the opera. ~
fuses - stav in a r0-pm with a bunch Of
vioietS Another singer can stand the
smell ~ rose~. but the perfume % IT,
lacS makes her hoar~r Even Nine
Caive = cited A. saying that she suffer-
from dizziness and headache after sit
ting IN a rpom containing tnb-rnss~ or
AN'e@h a. giving Al
instance wherc. after singing az a con
cert. she received n bouquet ~ lilaes,
and after inhaling the perfume a min.
ute ar -, she completely lost her voice,
and did not regain Il until she had
taken a walk in the open air.
This suggests a serious consideration
of the cuitom IF presenting bouquets Of
flowers to singers. or Of sending boxas
OF flowers to ones best girl. In fact. II
VI Joal knows what he i talking
about. sciences new crusade means
revolution. a. well in the world of fancy
A. in that Of fast-N u Sun