The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-13
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THE ToNoUA BEAN.
The Real Source of the Perfume Known
as New Mown Hay"

as NcW MUWn nay
"There is a witchery about the smell
OF new-mown hay that appeals to hui
man kind of high as well as low de-
gree" Writes Edward Albes in re-
cent number of the Bulletin of the Pan
American Union, Washington, d. C.
There seems to be a tendency to re-
vert to the primitive and bucolic in
most of us, however, effete and blase
our tastes may have become, and the
fragrance of the fields gratifes the OIL
factory nerves OF prince and pauper, of
scullery maid as well as the psmpered
social butterfly whose more or less re-
mote ancestors doubtless breathed in
the perfume as it rose from the dew
covered, tender grass they moved with
shining blade and gathered with their
own strong arms. The attraction of
the perfume has fingered even through
many generations"
New-mown hay, however, is not always
available, so the art of the perfumer
has been called upon to crafty the sense
of smell which longs for this partieu-
lar aroma, and "new.mown hay has
been added TO the varied perfumes
Vi Amy hrfu Us kbAlcA ANNtcNbiltN III
liquid form by the deyotees of fash.
ion. Perfumes, however, like many
other things, are not always what they
see. Grass, freshly cut or otherwise, |
has had nothing TO do with the pro- |
duetion of the sweet-scented liquid |
labeled "new-mown hay" The source /
of the essence is really a bean. Not |
the prosaic edible bean Of our vegeta-
BILE gardens, but a bean that crowns
in that section OF the world where once |
FL Dorado, the "Gilded One" was
thought 10 rule in glittering splendor;
that tabled land in the frlitless quest
Of which 30 many daring, gold.loying
adventures spent money, time, and
even lives most lavishly. IL is known
as the Tonqua or konka bean, and is
habitat Is 20 be found in the tropical
OF South America, chiefly in
the valleys Of the orinooo, Caura
ard Cuchiyero rivers in Venezue-
Ia and certain sections Of Columbia and
brazil
The bean is the seed Of Dipterix odo-
ia, a tree belonging 20 the legumin-
rae or pulse family. The genus com
orises about s species. all large trees,
% be found in the forests 81 the coun.
ries named and having no represen.
ative IN northern localities. The Ton
qua bean tree In some cases reaches
eight OF 90 feet with q trunk a. much
= feet in diameter, il has pinnate
caves and large psnicles OF flowers,
which are succeeded BY . pod contain.
ne a single seed. The pods are about 4
NO inches long, almond shaped and
cry thick the seed j. Ahout an inch
eng and shaped ike = large Kidney Z
can. il has = wunkled skin Of shiny
lack color when ready for the mar.
81 The odor. which is remarkably
trong, resembles that Of sweet clover
& new-mVn hay. and b due o. the
fpsence Of coumarin. q erystaliizabls.
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BE IN alcohol or ether and somcwh rat
B in boiling water. from which 4 crys-
sllizes on cooling The beans are oft
q frosted With crystals 81 this sub
.anoe. giving them the sppesrHncs Of
ing suCar-cuated
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