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                                                               Exhibit 23


                CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                                    




As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
of our report included in this Form 11-K into National Service
Industries, Inc.'s previously filed Registration Statement covering the
Selig Chemical Industries Retirement Plan.




                                          /s/ Arthur Andersen & Co.
                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO.


Atlanta, Georgia
June 28, 1994