Check for Suspicious Smells
I have seen countless commercials for things that plug in, light up, or motorize to make your home smell like a garden of begonias instead of the nasty, dusty, wet dog smelling place that it is. The commercials lead us to believe that our lives would not be complete, nor would be function. They are, of course, the secret to a classy, high brow home. The gig was certainly up when one woman peeled the label that had stuck to the other lady’s derriere, revealing the name of the product.
What did people do before they had these such devices? Of course, it meant that less people peeled stickers off of each other’s behinds. Of course, I am speaking more about what did people do to make their homes smell not so rank back in the old days? What can someone retro do? One idea is to use scented oil diffusers. I found a couple of styles on Sabonnyc.com that weren’t too frilly. The simple jar reed diffuser is so much more unisex. Also, they give off a scent without having to change the batteries.
Well, of course there is always the concept of using candles. The issue with candles, however, is smoke. Cheap candles can leave a dark ring around the rim of their jar, not to mention on the ceilings. When I see something like that, I can’t imagine, or don’t want to imagine, what it would look like in my lungs. Usually, soy based candles do not have the same level of soot. That was something I hadn’t known until recently. There are many vendors at local fairs, or you may want to google or check out etsy.
At left, is a special trick candle that the sold in the 1930s. Someone would light it, and a little rocket would take off. I find it hard to believe that it would look “so real” that someone would actually think it was a candle whether a strange plastic object. Apparently, people were hard up for entertainment. This was marketed towards, kids, apparently, so maybe they were just not versed in the ways of candles and doilies yet.
Whatever you choose, there are many covert ways of making the smell of your place a little more bearable, that doesn’t involved your guests getting their ankles sprayed at every time they walk past an outlet.
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