The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-24

along the southeast coast of Arabia and
on the shores of Northeast Africa.
ii Is said that the sense of smell is bet
Ter developed IN men than in women. Ia
human beings, however, it is but sdshuy
developed as compared with the lower am
lma-s. The reason for this becomes ap-
parent when the structure of the skull of
a dog or cat Is examined Observing
the nasal passages of either of these 1roa-
lures il is found that the so-cal}ed turbinl-
ted bones are twisted and folded i'm a
complicated fashion so as to MAKE "A
great extent of surface in a small space.
The interior of the labyrinth thus formed
is lined with the mucous membrane that
contains the eNtremities of the nerves OF
smell. section through the turbina.cd
bones Of bear which has particularly
keen sense of smell resembles a money
comb. In a human being the turhiuat,d
bones are poorly developed, so chat the
surface OF mucous membrane is compare
lively small. The sense of smell is par
particularly acute in some fishes, as the
sharks. The olfactory membrane of a big
shark, if spread Out would cover dozen
square feet. All animals of the cat tribe
are very fond of catnip. or cat mint. This
plant can hardly be cultivated i'm town
gardens because cats come in numbers 60
ron upon it ana tear il TO pieces with
their teeth. Cats are also very fond OF
NdtNiidi NOtNtS am A0AtS nave a NNAh7
ness for oil of rhOlium, and musk is the
special fad of mink and wease's.
Certain Brazilian ants. when squeezed.
give off the smell of lemons. This Is be-
cause their bodies contain much iormc
acid, which is closely related chemically
TO the citric acid of lemon peel Chemis-
Try has learned how to obtain some very
delicate perfumes frcm nauscous sub
stances, and thus from assafoetida Is got
the artificial vanilla known as verntllin.
one of the most popular of scents is
ylauc- ylang which Is an exquisite per
fume that has been compared to mix
ture of hyaciuth. narcissus and Glove. II
is from the bel-shaped yellow flowers OF
a tree of Southern Asia, which attaiHs
hight OF sixty feet. The essential Oh of
ylang-ylang was first brought TO Europe
about 1864. Europe alone consumes 100000
gallons of cologne and other forms of per-
fumed spirits annually. Enormous dover
farms are cultivated i'm France for the
sole purpose of providing the manuiac-
turing perfumers with the blooms they
need one perfumer Of Grasse uses each
year $1,000 pounds of orange flowers, oJ,-
Gro pounds of rose petals, $1,000 pouudi
of Violcts and 200JO pounds of tuberosos
Altar Of roses is obtained by dlsUlinE
rose petals with water This product
comes chiefly from Turkey and from
Ghazepore. India. Two thousand roses
yield one dram OF the affair." ne pure at
tar of roses is exceedingly offensive to
the nostrils it is only when II Is very
much diluted that its fragrance becomes
so incomparaby delicious.
Some smells are dangerous. single
sn.d of a highly concentrated prGssic acid
viii kin a man as quickly as shot
through the heart The odor of a bad cgs
is due TO Inc presence OF "a su,pburcttcd ny
drogeu, ana the Objectionable perfume Of
sewers ana bone factories are attribute Die
chiefly 20 The same gas. Chemical labor
atorics are famous for bad smells. Btr-
zelius who discovered the element called
"seIeulum," once tried the experiment Of
permitting bubble of pure hydrogen se-
lende gas to enter Ms nostril. For days
afterward he was not able 10 smell strong
ammonia, the olfactory nerves being tenn
porarily paralyzed. Seicnium gas has the
odor of puTid hOrseradsu. Tellurum is
even worse. There is q story of a pnyst-
clan whose patient. a lady, refused 90
take an absolutely necessary rest because
she WAS 50 fond Of being always on the go
in society. He gave her a pin containing a
small quantity of tellurium, and her breath
was affected by 1t to such an extent tnat
she was moi able to appear in public for a
month She never guessed what the trou-
bic was The volatiized essential oil Of
rose is supposed 10 cause rose cold" This
peculiar complaint is so far nervous In It's
character that paper roses sometimes eX-