Project Gutenberg 2019-10-28 Public domain in the USA. 240 McKenzie, Dan 1870 1935 24014450 Aromatics and the Soul: A Study of Smells Preface -- Olfaction and public health -- The sense of olfaction in lower animals -- Olfactory memory -- Smell and speech -- Smell in folk-lore, religion, and history -- The ultimate -- Smell and the personality -- Theories of olfaction -- Dust of the rose petal. Produced by Richard Tonsing, ellinora, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Aromatics and the Soul: A Study of Smells" by Dan McKenzie is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the significance of smells in human experience, particularly focusing on olfaction and its implications for public health, cultural practices, and memory. The author explores the various dimensions of scent, looking into both the physiological aspects and the emotional connections associated with aromas. The opening of the text begins with a preface that sets the stage for examining olfaction as a vital yet often overlooked sense in human life. McKenzie reflects on the criticisms received from a friend regarding the omission of certain anatomical details in the manuscript, including the vomero-nasal organ. He uses this critique to introduce the themes of the book, emphasizing the subjective nature of perceiving smells and their symbolic significance. McKenzie proceeds to outline the chapters ahead, hinting at a rich exploration of olfaction's role in health, history, and individual perception. He intertwines scientific insight with personal anecdotes, effectively engaging the reader while presenting olfaction as a profound aspect of human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Smell QP Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Health & Medicine Category: Psychiatry/Psychology 309145 2025-09-24T06:51:25.298438 text/html 280965 2024-10-17T14:22:39 text/html 317589 2025-09-24T06:51:31.002385 application/epub+zip 316620 2025-09-24T06:51:26.541407 application/epub+zip 198151 2025-09-24T06:51:25.925379 application/epub+zip 394369 2025-09-24T06:51:34.397383 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367926 2025-09-24T06:51:30.396405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249920 2022-09-27T11:24:53.581630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250999 2025-09-24T06:51:24.668421 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231054 2024-10-17T14:22:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16567 2025-09-24T06:51:34.531336 application/rdf+xml 9952 2025-09-24T06:51:26.027378 image/jpeg 1559 2025-09-24T06:51:25.978372 image/jpeg 281800 2025-09-24T06:51:25.327394 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog