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CHAPTER IX
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The Esquimaux and Greenlanders have the odors of their greasy and oily foods, and it is said that the Cossacks, who live much with their horses, and who are principally vegetarians, will leave the atmosphere charged with odors several hours after their passage in numbers through a neighborhood.

The lower race of Chinamen are distinguished by a peculiar musty odor, which may be noticed in the laundry shops of this country.

Some people, such as the low grade of Indians, have odors, not distinctive, and solely due to the filth of their persons.

Food and drink, as have been mentioned, markedly influence the odor of an individual, and those perpetually addicted to a special diet or drink have a particular odor.
Odor after Coitus .-- Preismann in 1877 makes the statement that for six hours after coitus there is a peculiar odor noticeable in the breath, owing to a peculiar secretion of the buccal glands.

He says that this odor is most perceptible in men of about thirty-five, and can be discerned at a distance of from four to six feet.


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