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1989, Dan Bertalan, Traditional Bowyers of America, East Lansing, MI: Envisage Unlimited, Chapter 10, p. 158, He figured the big bear was coming in downwind and picking up his scent. “So I moved the bait station about 200 yards to a better location. Most bear hunters won’t make so many changes because they’re scared of overscenting the area. But I knew I had to make changes to kill that bear. […] ”
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Licking articles is sometimes seen in an experienced dog when the handler is very nervous, has sweaty palms, and overscents the article.
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Adding aroma—by having fragrant flowers or flowering plants or using fragrant room sprays or candles—to a lounge/family room is lovely, but don’t overscent the room because it can increase, rather than decrease, tension and cause headaches!
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It is never good taste to overscent one’s-self, but a person who uses no kind of artificial perfume at all, neither in soap nor in pomade, nor yet in the linen, is not always the most agreeable.
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