Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1904 — AROUND NEW YORK BY SMELL. [ARTICLE]

AROUND NEW YORK BY SMELL.

Blindfolded One Could Tell Localities by Their Odors. If you were so set me down in New York blindfolded 1 could give a pretty close guess as to my whereabouts by the smell of that particular locality,” said a salesman. “If my nose seemed stuffed with hides and tallow I should knew that I was in the immediate vicinity of Gold, Cliff or Frankfort street. A pronounced odor of spices would indicate Fulton street, in the neighborhood of the East river; but if tea and toffee predominated the chances would be strongly in fayor ot Front, Pearl or Water street,. A saccharine quality in the air would suggest tlio sugar and molasses neighborhood of William, Wall or Front streets. Perfumes would place me at once on Leonard dr Chambers, or possibly Grand street, while a strong odor of soap would let me know that Pearl or Murray street, or perhaps Greenwich or Hudson was not far off. If th« atmosphere were fairly reeking with the scent of drugs I would figure out that 1 had wound up somewhere near Fulton. William or Cliff street,” thd salesman continued, according to the New York Timos. "Tobacco would give mo a wide range, but I would probably be near Pearl, Pino or Broad street. The smell of hops would be a sure indication ot Whitehall ■tfoet, West nnd South streets have their distinctive odors of shipping nnd seamen's supplies.”