Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-06-17
ATTRACTIVE WINDOW
DISPLAY OF PERFUMES
Display Window of Parman's Drug
Store Contains Handsome
Display of High Grade
Perfumes.
MANUFACTURED IN DEBORAH
By FRENCH EXPERT
Press Association, Who Also
Manufacture the Meritol
Line of Medicinal
and Toilet Pre-
parations.

One of the most attractive lines
of perfumes ever seen in this city
is now on display at Parman's Drug
Store. They We're purchased by him
from the American Drug & Press
Association of Decorah, who manu-
facture these perfumes also the
Meritol' line of medicinal and toi-
let preparations, for which he has
the exclusive agency in this city.
The following odors are neatly
and tastily displayed, and are put
up in handsome bottles with dainty
gold labels: White Rose, Lilac, Wis
taria, Trailing Arbutus, Southern
Rose, Northern Violet, Crab Apple,
Garden Bouquet and Lillian Winter.
Mr.. Parman informs us the per-
fume department of the American
Drug & Press Association is in charge
of Mr., A, L. Seguin, an expert
French Perfumer, and that the
French have long been recognized
as the manufacturers of the highest
grade Of perfumes, and that in his
years of experience as druggist he
has never been able to offer his
trade such high quality perfumes at
the price of Meritol odors
Last Saturday Mr.. Parman had a
special sale of this perfume, and a
great many customers took advan-
tage of it, But the inclement weather
prevented many from taking advan-
tage of the sale, and he has made
arrangements for another big special
sale for next Saturday. A number
O. the cast jmeri commented very
highly on the lasting fragrance Of
these odors. We congratulate Mr.
Parman on his window
In an interview with Mr. Seguin,
he gave us the following interesting
facts regarding the manufacture Of
the perfume.
1T is we'll known fact that the
perfume industry is very old, it be-
ing originated by the Egyptians,
the Greeks, the Jews, as well as the
Romans who used the crude oils in
scenting themselves. Was later TAX
en- up in a scientific way by the
French people, who have lead all
others in the industry to date. With
the progress they have made in re-
cent years it looks as though they
will lead for all time to come.
An outline on the latest methods
as handled by the French Perfumers.
Natural Flower Oils as we term
them, are the oils extracted from the
flowers by the process of Petroleum
or any odorless solvent oils, which
are carried through an extractor con-
tanning the flowers, thus extracting
the principle odors. Very often this
is repeated several times before all
odors are obtained. When finished
this produces lasting character of
the real flowers.
The Natural Flower Oils when
scientifically compounded with Syn
thetic Oils, (Which are of chemical
origin) with the addition of tinctures
such as Ambergris, Civet, Musk, ETC.,
produce balmy, fragrant character
as well as lasting one. This mix
ture also affords odors for the per-
fuming of toilet requisites. When
Synthetic Oils are alone compounded
the character of the flowers are OBJ
tanned with the result of non-last-
ing odor.
Perfume manufacturing is one that
requires both time and attention.
AS it takes thousands of flowers to
obtain a pound of Natural Flower Oil
the price runs very high, therefore
the price of the perfume depends on
the amount of Natural Flower Oil
used.
The proper way to judge perfum-
cry is by the lasting qualities of the
original character"
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