WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2023
CRIES OVER SPILLED MILK!
We told "Don't cry over spilled milk."
But somebody did and the result cleared
the air for many a driver! According to a
post I received on the web Julius Samann
was a Jewish chemist who fled Germany
and settled in Watertown, New York.
His milkman complained that milk
which had spilled accidentally had
spoiled and left an unpleasant odor
in his delivery truck. Samann, who
had studied Canadian Pine forests,
extracted an oil from Pine needles
and set it on a special blotter thus
creating the first automotive air
freshener! It was shaped like a tree
in tribute to those Pine trees used
for his invention! It's still manufactured
in Watertown although various other
companies now compete with other
shapes and types of auto air fresheners.
But whatever they look like we own
a vote of thanks to Julius Samann
for his "refreshing' idea! Hope your
air is sweet and all your NEWS is
good!
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