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Brit bottles Blitz aroma LONDON (October 19, 1998 3:03 p.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) - Smells which remind people of the bombing of London during World War II are being used by psychiatrists to treat depression and memory loss, The Times newspaper reported Monday. Certain smells, such as those from a burned building during the Blitz, help jog elderly people"s memories, according to John Kinge of the University of Warwick, which has developed this "reminiscence therapy." "It's amazing. With one smell you start to think about all these things that were at the back of your mind," said Blanche Tunstall, 91, after smelling the "Nostalgic Aroma Pack", designed to stir memories of the 1940s, with smells of "Old Teapot" or "Washday". After breathing in the aroma of "Hospital", another of the participants in the tests suddenly remembered the serial number of the rifle he used in the war, The Times reported. Fred Dale, an expert considered to have one of the finest olfactory senses in Britain, developed the "Nostalgia Aroma Pack," including such delights as "Air Raid Shelter". He prides himself on being able to produce any smell the public wants. Dale is worried that future generations will suffer from the lack of strong odors in today's world. "We live in such a sterile environment there are virtually no smells to remember us by," he said. Copyright 1998 Nando.net Copyright 1998 AFP janet paterson - 51/10 - almonte/ontario/canada http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/ [log in to unmask]