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360 NAT0BAIi PBIO'UME. God" has any thpilBrht thereof; and an old sow will be observed carrymg beddihg, preparing for a change in the weather, long beforeits owner is aware of a com- ing; storm. But begging pardon for putting into print the following veritable fact, it would be omitted otherwise, biit it seems to fit the theme in hand, and because of its rarity, and for its educalidial feature are the reasons for its recital: A man at the age of forty-five With a family had received an injury which necessitated his becoming a eunuch, and after regain- ing his health asserted that he could not remain in the company of males, for the reason that the odor from them smelt so bad. Thus demonstrating the possibilities of the sense of smeU by a white man un- tler certain conditions. Surely the following has come under the obser- vation of the average reader: Have you not followed in the wake of a man smoking a cigair, and when half a block away, plainly perceive the odor of the same? And frequently perfume emitted from the person of some lady, who has gone before but who is unseen and unknown, will be so plainly perceptible that the very brand of the scent could be named? You may not care a cent to be informed farther of the staff called scent, but so few are aware of what lead to its use that if is contemplated allowances will be made for bothering about mentioning it. It was observed by the hunters of the musk-deer, musk-oz, musk-rat and musk-duck many centuries ago that they emitted a pleasant, fragrant smell, and it was discovered that the three first named by nature carried a smelling bottle, filled with a substance which gave the air a