Re: scents:formerly mirabilis
- Subject: Re: scents:formerly mirabilis
- From: maria guzman m*@3rivers.net
- Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 11:21:43 -0600
>I remember a fascinating article years ago in National Geographic, I
>believe, that explored scent and the perception of scent. Apparently it is
>genetically, as well as environmentally, controlled, and some people just do
>not have the receptors to smell some basic scents. Most scents, like colors
>and tastes, are made up of combinations of organic compounds, and if one is
>missing some of the receptors, the sense of smell will detect something
>different or just not detect that smell at all. The most telling example, I
>thought, was that 20% of all males simply do not have the ability to "smell"
>body odor. I think that explains alot!
>
>Karrie Reid
>Folsom Foothill Gardener
>Zone 9
A suggestion: 'The Emperor of Scent' by Chandler Burr
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0375507973/002-7934395-9804004?v=g
lance
a true, quite unique, totally absorbing page-turner. The Amazon reviews
more or less describe it.
Maria Guzman
central Montana Front Range
where willows & cottonwoods are looking jaundiced
