Title: 10 Fragrant Facts About Perfume - Listverse
Headings: 10 Fragrant Facts About Perfume
10 Fragrant Facts About Perfume
10 The First Named Chemist Was A Perfumer
9 Ancient Perfume Factory
8 Sweat Of The Gods
7 Animal Fragrances
6 Pomanders
5 Drinking Perfume
4 Trillions Of Smells
3 Expensive Perfumes
2 Million-Dollar Nose
1 Weird Perfumes

Content: This miasma theory made some sense, as sources of infection often do smell foul. Unfortunately, covering them up with pleasant smells doesn’t get rid of germs. During times of plague, huge bonfires were often lit in the streets of cities to drive off the bad air, while people burned herbs inside their houses, hoping the smoke would purify their home. One rich man stood in the middle of several fires to ensure that no bad air could reach him. Those looking to really ensure good health often took up smoking tobacco in a pipe to keep a source of smoke nearby. Doctors who dealt with many plague victims sometimes wore beaked masks over their faces. Inside the beak would be stuffed as many pungent herbs as possible to stop them from breathing in the foul airs of their patients. For non-medics, a more elegant solution was the pomander—a small container of perfume. [ 5] These were often beautifully crafted in silver or gold and could be held up to the nose whenever one felt at risk of infection—or was simply in a less classy area of a city. 5 Drinking Perfume
It has already been pointed out that many aromatic chemicals are not soluble in water, but mixing them with oils creates more problems.