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Show Persia Fird Country to Discover tho Secret of Aromatic Substance: I The fir.-1 n-iiMi to b-::i'n ll.e ser-ct of aroinMic si.I-i now "as IVr-:'i, Fays Lon'lt.n T!m;:i- The priests of Egypt vers tiiS only peop'.e v.i o studied seier.c at that time, and Egyptian p-rfiiM.-s achieved great celebrity, espwla'ly those made in Alexandria. Peserved originally for rellcious rites, perfumes siilsequeni!y became of current use among the wealthy classes. I-uring banquets they were diffused through the halls and were burned in profusion. The Israelites during their sojourn in Egypt adopled the use of aromatic substances, primarily for religion-purposes religion-purposes and afterward for personal ' usage. The Jews were fond of cm1-meiirs cm1-meiirs and '-veil used them to paint the face. J All these r-e.-fuuK'S w . re ;::t:ve: . 1 I from essences of t and varic-s 'plants. The Greeks, who lr-red c'-J c'-J pance, were especially addicted to the use of perfumes, and they taught their secrets and usage to the Romans. The latter, in the days of their decadence, went so far as to scent the coats of their dogs. In (Jie middle ages the Arabs, Venetians, Vene-tians, Genoese and Elerentines became be-came famous for the preparation of sweet sme lling essences. |