The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-22
PERFUMES ARE POPULAR.
Have Ever Pccn in Great Demand
Among All Nations.

The BedOuius perfume their handkor-
chiefs with am odoriferOus earth cal.cd
ares" which comes from Alden. south Of
Arabia, and is I'M much requisition by the
desert Arabs. These nomad people use
Ciyct 90 an0iut their bodies a substance
OF the consistency of honey taken from
the anal glands of the civet cat. strong
and offensive in itself. but agreeable when
a very small proportion is mixed with
other ingredients Kitto says that Arabs
DO not salute. they simply smell each
other. 10 is common for "a parent to say.
All. child. thy smell is like Sen-Paca-
Poo. % upatr sacred 90 Chrisua.' How
ever az. able this may b. to the nosIis
of the cdouin, the mixture of the odOrs
of dirty skins au1 tbe strong Ciyet per-
ftimo ga a combination anything but
pleasant 90 The European nose.
~ouc perfumes have stronger scent
than others: some give out their frag-
rance at special times Certain flowers
need the warmth of the sun: some fhe
soft rain. and others the cool night air
before they venture q throw out their
redolence into the atmosphere. Bartholm
says "Thc odor of rosemary indicates
The coast of Spain more than ten leagues
ont 10 sea- And another writer declares
that the whole air of south Asia is filed
with the smoke and odOr of perfume"
In Capua there was one long street cali
ed THE Seplasia, which consisted en-
uroly of perfume and unguent shops
And in BOMBAY the greater proportion
OF wares exhibited in the bazaars are
perfumes Of endless varieties
Balm was much priced Dog the natives
Of Judea and Arabia. from whence it was
procured PIny says that Nespasian and
Titus md shrubs of IL growing ina Rome
which wcrC carefully tended. the branches
being carried by tho Romans in their tri-
umphal professions TO gather the hal-
sam was "a slow ANA tedious tack Alex
ander the Great thought fl % fair mid
summer days work TO hl "c0ncha"
with balm-that U.s. less than q thous-
andth part of pint Cinnamon is an
aromatic bark Of odorous fragrance. IL
Is a native of Covlon and India. Kitto
tells us that 10 is precious and apuro-
PIRATE % religious use. 10 Is much valued.
and was the first spice sought after or
procured In an Oriental voyages. an
clent or modern. The Egypuans and
Romans held n in high esteem Heroic
tus assures us that species of CHINA
mon was taken from the nests of birds
and also found sticking like lime 10 Tho
boards Of goats This substance was
gathered. compounded and used as ONT.
ments and salyes.
AAi' N'N.tl ~ II iNliff ~ inc mower gar
den of Europe. Flower farming is extern
sive in the Var Valley. and covers about
1900 English acres. These gardens pro-
duce over 1900 tons of flowers annually.
Lavender is our English production. and
Is cultivated about HEREFORD Surrey. and
several other districts. It's name. "laven-
dula,' from "laNare." 90 wash. indicates
its use which was pertaining the baths Of
wealthy people iis flowers are consid-
cred excellent for disorders az tho head
and nerves. There are districts of laven-
der fields IN Spain and North Africa where
II thrNes mostly on hi.u sea- lc-els.
Sweet as are the Influences of perfume as
a panaceo for wounds tonic for flag
ging hcalth-a refrcshmout OF the heat
and dust-a !uHuy for thc toilet and "a
delicious. perncaung qualification for The
scnses-we would stop short OF the GUS
tom OF tho Carm8nt. who mnglc their
companions blood With fragrant shorbet
and quan ii ass "a pledge of friendship.
sealing The compact with much mutual
amounting Of spikcnards and affairs. This.
10 say the least is cNarEoratiug the pro-
vince Of perfumes