Eureka Reporter | 1904-03-25 | Page 2 | Perfumed Lamps and Rings

PERFUMED LAMPS AND RINGS they may be used as means of dis infecting booms or cars the use ot i ad a disinfectant la well known and the scented dandy has perhaps more hygienic wisdom than Us detractors give him credit tor it Is ho who Is trying to revive the use of tho perfumed foun tain ring an article ide which may either be rosed as an ornament or as a means of a pleasant disinfect ant in stuffy underground trains or la insalubrious districts the ring Is an ordinary gold ona fitted with a ball at the back it la filled by pressing the ball nearly flat and dipping the ring into a cup ol 01 scent when the elasticity of the ball draws the perfume into the interior till quite full by the least pressure the wearer of the ring can cause a jet of scent to shed its refreshing aroma any moment he pleases and ha may thus act as a benefactor or a nuisance to those in his vicinity the perfume lamp may also be used as another pleasant method ol 01 disinfecting a room A ball of spongy platinum Is placed over the center ot the wick and Is fixed in its position by a thin glass rod which Is inserted into the wick the lamp Is then filled with any scented spirit and when lighted Is allowed to burn until the platinum gets red hot the flame la then blown out and a pleasant odor fills the atmosphere