The Art of Perfumery

The art of perfumery first published by G. W. Septimus Piesse in 1879. By universal consent, the physical faculties of man have been divided into five senses, -seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling. It is of matter pertaining to the faculty of Smelling that this book mainly treats. Of the five senses, that of smelling is the least valued, and, as a consequence, is the least tutored; but we must not conclude from this, our own act, that it is of insignificant importance to our welfare and happiness. By neglecting to tutor the olfactory nerve, we are Constantly led to breathe impure air, and thus poison the body by neglecting the warning given at the gate of the lungs. Persons who use perfumes are more sensitive to the presence of a vitiated atmosphere. The patrons of perfumery have always been considered the most civilized and refined people of the earth.