1934-12-27 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, · DECEMBER 27, 1934.

PERFUME BRINGS DEATH

MYSTERIES OF

MANDARINS

INDIAN LOVE POTIONS

(By A Correspondent)

mandarins, who choose to ruin any

who have thwarted them. They YEAR'S TOLLI

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get their agents to seek out the. victim, and after having made his acquaintance, to offer him a small sample of their wonderful aromatic drug. None who have once taken a breath of it can rest contented mless he has it continually by his side, and men have risked their liven for na much as would fil thimble. But it is fatal, for though its action is microscopic, it la suro and steady, and cats away the benin till the victim turns an fm. becile and ende his life raving frantically for more. It is known In Mongolia as the "Smell of Death," and to this day hus defled Janalysis,

Musk and civet are widely used ilu Necret Eastern perfumes, the mask having an odour quite unlike The rapid advance of science and anything elne, and the civet smell with the general progress, of elvilisation

til combined have been unable to give perfumeak evilly Auperior or more effective in their alcoholic tincture, when it takes on a pleasing odour. Apart from the Textilta than those alrently in

in the East. The widely known scents that contain wanderful blending of herbs and Proportion of civet, there is a secret flowers, which combine to produce Indian scent, which is in wide de- the Intoxicating odours often smelt mand.This scent is used in the same the love-philtre of old, in the East, are still the secret of Way as those who so cunningly compounded though its influence on sane men fa a thousand times more powerful.

.common use

them,

The particular perfume meg; popular in the East is, us a matter | f fact, distilled In most countries, but the secret preparation of thei Indian equivalent, "goinh," is stil a mystery to those who attempt to probe and analyse its constituents. It is a widely-used arent in the palaces and harems of maharajahıs, most of whom have in their employ skilled perfumiera to whom the secret has been handed down for many generations, and who are so jealous of their skill that they make just a sufficient quantity for the of their master's household, and favoured indeed is the minion m whom they choose to bestow a few precious drops.

LIKO

Eastern perfumes generally have i

a heavy ellaging odour, but that is. beenuse they have not been proper-i ly prepared. Take, for example,; The smell of sandalwoods. Here we have a perfume, so delicious and yet so delightfully Eastern that a mere suggestion of it conjures up visions "ľ hanging draperies, mucble arches, and cool sparkling. fountaior. Here is the haven of seductive resi, made particularly i attractive with the lonowledge of the burning sun outside,

A WONDERFUL RESTORATIVE

It was while on a visit to a rela- tive li one of the native States in Judia that I was given a taste of what could really be done by the wizards that concoct these per- (umes. It M midsummer and twenty hours on a A camel's back was

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Luigi

Pirandello, Italian dramatist who is best known in America for his "Six Charac- ters in Search of an Author," is the recipient of the Nobal Prize for literature, it was ans nounced in Stockholm. He is the third Italian writer to re- ceive the award.

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BY FLOOD

AND STORM

RECORD HEAT WAVES

EUROPE BADLY INJURED

London, Dec. 11.

Exceptionally heavy rainfalls, followed by devastating foods, and the almost complete lack of drought were the outstanding periods, weather feature in several eastern hemisphere countries, during the first eight months of 1934.

Poland Auffered the heaviest damage, with about 600 lives lost and $250,000,000 damages during the great June floods, while two villages were wiped out and 60 people drowned in Norway, when thousands of tons of rock crashed in a narrow fjord enusing 200 ft. high waves, in the most unusual Euro- pean disaster of the year.

Both the Northern and Southern regions of Africa were also hit by

raian which torrential record-breaking floods,

caused

The highest Nile flood for over

Full of Herr Hitler's praises wherever he gone, Hoer Rudolf Hess, the Nazi Chieftain's deputy. Is pictured greeting

jacal leaders in Dresden.

40 years HALH experienced laat terruptedly during July, August August in Egypt, where many and September, when terrific floods towns and villages, and some resulted in great loss of life and Cairo suburbs were partly Inun-enormous damage. dated. In Bechuanaland, Southern

Molopo River Africa, the Kalaburl, which lust had water in 1896, was on April 7 in full flood.

INDIA'S SHARE

wave hit the Madras Presidency, while the moonsson rain had not reached Burma by May 21, which constitutes a record for nearly 50 years.

Heavy rains in the Himalayas caused disastrous floods in parts

Bengal Assam, Enst

und of

at Severe floods and excessive rains were experienced in British Guiana while bush fires during January. occurred in South Australia early In March. A heat wave struck Bihar inte in June. Many villages submerged and creps that region from the 3rd to the were India, as usual, came in for theth, when thermometers registered 'destroyed, great sandstorm

foods largest world's share of with Rangoon heading the list of damaged towns.

AB contrast, abnormally warm weather was experienced in many parts of Europe about the middle of April. In Switzerland snow melted rapidly on the mountains and rivers were as much swollen as they usually are at the begin ning of June.

Floods were reported in Rumanin during January and navigation was held up by ice at Brain on January 10. No snow or rain fell for nearly three weeks malay parts of Switzerland,

in

Belgium came in for ta share of unusual weather in March and April. A. violent storm, accom- panied by hail, swept the Province of Brabant In March. Rain fell One taste of it is calculated to fill the imagination with physical neesingly for three days. On thunder- แ thoughts, and it has an unpleasant April 17, during

While a hallstorm wrought great kay, Hungary, drought destroyed havoc among the vineyards of To erops in the southern regions of Russia during May.

SUMMER FLOODS

not calculated to increase my kom- fort materially. With nching limbs and inanite physical discomfort, 1: dismounted outside my cousin's "mankanm" at Rultpore. I burning with fever, and my tired sensuality about it from which it is storm, get s bones could obtain no case, till the family "hakim” approached and, exceedingly difficult to escape. It struck by lightning near Namur. ia used exclusively by certain anscrewing a wooden case, extract wealthy untives in the East, who little metal phial. Taking keep it to lure on to destruction care that not a drop was spilt, he those who captivate them. What applied the bottle to my nostrils chance has a poor caged girl, when I had barely taken a sufff when he once in the clutches of a nefarious withdrew his hand hastily. I knew captor? Ostensibly he is the very no more till the light of morning essence of curtiiness, and her awakened me, fit and well, free humble slave, but added to the from racking pain.

droning languorous bent of the casual music that is played, the hushed atmosphere, and the dim- med lighting. is the intraxicating effect of this mystic drug that hasails his helpless prey. There is no need for him to command, he can bend her to his will as he pleases. The pily of it all is that Another such scent is the secret under the diabolical influence of of certain unscrupulous Mong Sium this drug, the senses are numbed,

I cajoled the old man in vain for the secret of his drug; for sold in the market place, it would have assured the fortune of those who compounded II.

THE SMELL OF DEATH

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门新

Rare are photographs of Mr. Geoffrey George Knox, chatri man of the Longua of Nations Commission, governing the Sear territory. Here you aûs klim saated at his dock in his official residence (Izzet) In Saarbrueckan, capital of the troubled region.

The worst weather in Poland Ukrain, Jugo-Slavia, Rumania and Switzerland occurred almost unin-

clear thinking is impossible, the reason gives way to inclination.

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Sir Charles Kingsford Smith will have rivals for distance flying In Pangbourn and Turner, the Americans, who plan to circle the Globe, non stop. Here in Sir Charles having a look at Melbourne in the plane with which he spanned the Pacific, the Shrine of Ra- membrance below.

When in the gay, bad city of Calcutta, I paid frequent visits to Chitpore. In the heart of the native quarter, to see for myself if the stories of the sweet-smelling drug. "bhusoo," were true. The drug has a sickly scent and is not unlike wet straw and sawdust. It is

degrees Farenheit in swept over the Khartoum district, rather pungent, and if inhaled Adelaide on the 9th-the highest Egypt, on June 7, and was follow deeply sends the inhaler off into a

ever .recorded in deep sleep. Men of the "goonda" temperature class (apuches), Inviegle victims March..

their dens and give them quantities of this scent. When they go off into a sleep they are robbed of "every penny, and taken out and left in the street or in a clump of jungle. Very often every stitch of clothing they possess is taken and they are left naked and unashamed.

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WONDERFUL DREAMS

All the while they are drearning the most wonderful dreams, and are living a life of imaginary, plea- sure. They naturally get a rude shock when they awake in the cold grey morning, and are compelled to beg from passers-by.

Certain poisonous and also several medicated scents are com- nion in the East. There is famous bouquet, which is often given to victims of mild insect or spake poisoning. It cures, but in an indirect mannor, causing violent eruption of the skin, through which the accumulated poisons eject them- Belves. I have often seen "yogis" administering a sweet-smelling herb to patients bitten by anakes whose stings were not fatal. Once I examined a patient, and was astounded to see the eruptions coming out under my eyes.

The effect on the poor man was terriblo, for he kept loaping about in agony as the poison-worked ita. way out through his skin, and I hellove it was some time Ebfore he could lo down In comfort..

ed by heavy rain. Similar floods

Severe gales were experienced occurred In August in Bumbuy at Karachi, оп May 9. Two inches of rain fell in 40 minutes, province. West of Rajshaly the| and 25 people were killed. An embankments of the Gunges gave athor cloudburst on a similar why and hundreds of villages scalo occurred the following day, At the end of the month, a heat were flooded, during September.

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