Show perfume by chemistry P mt y j modern chemists like theodore hoffman hodman above have improved on the ancient art of perfume making an art old as the pyramids by using synthetic materials to produce odors which man cannot extract from flowers for example it takes almost a ton of roses to make one ounce of rose oil but the odor is now produced in laboratories and the ultra sweet musk once obtained only from the Ti betian musk deer at a pound is today available for any perfume compounding new bouquets is part of theodore hoffmans Hod mans job paper tapers are dipped in basic perfumes when twirled through the air before the nostrils the blended tapers indicate how this particular bouquet will smell after it has been compounded these preliminary nary laboratory tests must precede actual manufacture of the perfume not the least incongruous part of this business is that delicately scented perfumes are made by burly workmen in overalls ft 7 V k 3 IN 1 I y 1 4 10 an upper photo shows cour narin crystals being broken up to be used in a bouquet which imparts the new mown hay odor Cour narin appears naturally in certain plants is A segregated and crystallized 4 photo immediately above ta 11 11 ON f 4 1 shows crystals beino n I 1 I 1 swirled out of a liquid in a A centrifugal still borneo is the e k main ingredient of incense in india oddly perfumes are a af A mixture of pleasant and unpleasant ft odors 3 pa aa al Z perfume adroitly used plays an important part in eve every ry modern womans comans life once a luxury available only to the wealthy it now brings charm to rich and poor alike but most foolish is the woman who uses it too freely perfume is meant to be subtle chemicals today tomorrow perfume on a thousand boudoir t tables ables |