One of the best catching plugs I ever had was A Canal Special that reeked of turpentine. The odor hit me in the face when I opened the package. Freekin seal took it...I don't think that solvent odor matters all in all.
He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
Thomas Paine