The perfume at the beginning of the story

He also discovered - and it was serious business - that animals smelled better than his own. He found a good ally in the fragrant shrubs, such as laurel and myrtle, hiding behind there he could get close to the prey without them discovering it. He also learned that those shrubs weren't always close to prey and perhaps began to tear them up and take them with him to disguise his scent. Then he realized that it was uncomfortable and he did his best. I begin to pound and macerate them, mixed them with the fat and created an ointment with which to sprinkle the body. It was the first time that the man perfumed himself.