The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-15

giC of perfume me QUOT ol h bunch of ,iolets. the scent Of sprig of lavender, the perfume of sachet or the incense like smoke rising from q cigarette what mem ories these call to mind. what emo tions they recall!
 Perfume has a charm and SC ductive enticement which nothing else quite equals. and it's effect upon man is more potent and far reaching than he knows. Some per fumes appeal to the aesthetic sense. others are of senSuous nature, some are spirituelle and enchanting. like the princess in the fairy story. There should be as many perfumes as there are types of women, for each one has it's own particular signifiCance and it's own individual expression.
 has been written upon perfumes in the past. Yet the study IS full of strange aud unknown facts Be fore mentioning these, let us devote word as to what perfume really is.
 Every substance radiates, in the finest particles imaginable, It's own essence in the same way as radi- um emanates it's substance. Even metals have this property lead smells different from copper and zinc from iron. Particularly is this true of organic substances, The human body in particular should have a most magical and attractive fragrance.
 It has been said that Alexander the Great emitted SO fragrant an odor from his body that even his linen was per meated with a delightful scent Nj non de l'Enclos, who charmed four generations of lovers and was known as the woman who never grew old, was mistress of the art of perfumery, and it is said that she had the power of drawing men to her after she had reached the age of eighty by her natural charm and her bodily fragrance. which acted upon the senses of those around her.
 On the contrary. Thais was forced 10 use a variety of strong perfumes, but the resulting combination was not unpleasant pungent- and it has been said that "Thais was always Thais" with regard to her individual bodily perfume.
 For those who would cultivate and develop sweet bodily fragrance, let it not be thought that a variety ot strong perfumes Is essential on the contrary bodily health is the most essential condition-cleanliness, enchanting, fragrant and strongly appealing. Added to this may be few simple toilet preparations ane perfumes of not too strong a char acter.
 The Greeks almost worshipped perfume, considering it 'an emana, tion of the Divine.' They thought that the gods they loved manifested themselves to man only when pre- ceded by sweet odors and delicious perfumes. Both the Greeks and Romans employed incense and per fumes very extensivey; they scent ed their feet, hands, hair, clothing, beds, walls and toilet utensils. In cense, of course, was used in the churches, especially at the time of marriage and at funerals.
 IL Is said that Nero burned more aromatic incense and herbs at the funeral of his wife than all Arabia could produce in year In our own day incense and perfumes are used largely in many religious ser vices.
 The ancients employed perfumes very extensively for their magical properties, in which they believed implicitly. Inasmuch as perfume cer- tainly has subtle and little un- derstood influence upon the men tal emotional and physical life of man, these perfumes probably had more effect than we know. Thus the following formula is for the preparation of a perfume ito make ones self beloved" It is prepared as follows:
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