Nay it causes in them Hysterick Passions , whereof there can be no other reason but this , viz .that the Volatile Particles of the Civet or Musk cannot so easily and freely pass the pores of a Womans Body as of a Mans , whence Women are most refresh ' d by the odour of the most ill - scented things , as As ∣ sa - faetida , and such like smells , which Men can hardly indure .V .

The Reason lies in the diversity of the pores in the Olfactory Nerves of this or that Person ; so some are highly delighted with the smell of Roses , while others reject them , in regard the Volatile Particles exhaling from Roses , have such a Figure that they can easily , and without any trouble pass through the pores of some , but not without great difficulty and violence the pores of others ; whence in these there arises a notable aversion of the rosie smell , in the others a wonderful delight therein .So Men without any disgust or trouble accept the smell of Musk or Civet , which at the same time to Women generally is odious and pernicious .Nay it causes in them Hysterick Passions , whereof there can be no other reason but this , viz .