146 I LOVE YOU. INFATUATION. 
have passed away after the reality was expe¬ 
rienced. 
The Countess Eleanora, natural daughter 
of Christian IV., king of Denmark, who be¬ 
came so notorious by the misfortunes, crimes, 
and exile of Count Ulfeld, her husband, offers 
to us a striking proof of the power of per¬ 
fumes on the memory. This princess, at the 
age of thirteen, had become attached to a 
young man to whom she was subsequently 
affianced. This young man died in the castle 
where they were making preparations for the 
marriage. Eleanora, in despair, wished to 
take a long last look at the object of her love ; 
and, if alive, to bid a last adieu. She was con¬ 
ducted into the chamber where he had just 
expired. The body was already placed on a 
bier, and covered with rosemary. The spec¬ 
tacle made such a deep impression upon the 
affianced maiden, that though she afterwards 
exhibited courage equal to her misfortunes, 
she never could breathe the perfume of rose¬ 
mary without falling into the most frightful 
convulsions. 
The celebrated Jussieu, while botanising in 
the Cordilleras, suddenly inhaled the most ex¬ 
quisite perfumes. He expected to find some 
brilliantly coloured flowers, but only perceived 
some pretty clumps of an agreeable green, 
bearing flowers of a pale blue colour. On ap¬ 
proaching nearer, he observed that the flowers 
