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Show Perfume 3,000 Years Old. The curator of tho museum uncorked un-corked an ancient alabaster vase. "Smell this," he said. The odor was delicious. From the vase emanated an odbr sweeter than violets, roses or lilies of tho valley. "You are now smelling," said tho curator, "an Egyptian perfume 3,000 years old. This perfume was mado In Egypt before Christ's birth, and it vns burled with an Egyptian princess there she Is, over there, "How well It must havo been mado to keep strong nnd sweet for over thirty thir-ty centuries! It Is only rarely that wo find perfumes In mummy cases, but when wo do they aro always delicate deli-cate and puro, "Marvelous perfumers tho Egyp ttann must havo been! Heat us all hollow!" |