Things To Keep In Mind While Adding Essential Oil To Humidifiers. Experts say that it is absolutely fine to add oil to the stored water in humidifierâs chamber, but the quantity of the oil should not be more than eight to nine drops. It should always be remembered that the oils should always be diluted.
Bessie Smith, in full Elizabeth Smith (born April 15, 1898?, Chattanooga, Tenn., U.S.âdied Sept. 26, 1937, Clarksdale, Miss.) American singer, one of the greatest of blues vocalists. Smith grew up in poverty and obscurity.
Early years. Bessie Smith was born into poverty in Chattanooga, Tennessee, one of seven children of William and Laura Smith. Her father was a Baptist minister and a laborer. Her father died soon after her birth and her mother and two of her brothers died by the time she was eight or nine.