The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-12-27
MUST THE koeE GO?

a Claim That the Olfactory Sense Dtmtn-
ishes rs Man Progresses.
The future of the human nose looks
dark. A scientific gentleman has been
making this bipartisan organ the
subject of his careful investigation
and makes distressing report. He
argues that it is only question of
time when all sorts of noses, the Ro-
man, the anti-Roman. the snub and
the turn up. will have permanently
disappeared from the human face.
The Philadelphia Telegraph presents
this abstract Of the report:
when the sense of smell vanishes
altogether-as, it is affirmed, will in
tallibly be the case one day-the organ
itself is bound to follow it's example
sooner or later. 1t is, no doubt, fact
that the olfactory sense is much keener
IN the savage than in the civilized
man, and it is reasonable to conclude
that the more we progress in civilizar
ton the duller the senses will grow,
and as nature never preserves useless
organs, when the nose loses its power
Of smelling the nose must CO."
A fair count would disclose the
presence of large number of noses
which their respective owners hold in
the highest esteem. Amid the changes
Of fashion, the nose has firmly held
its place, and long ago it came to be
regarded as q staple-not for day
only, but for all time.
And must the nose really go? Well,
II it must we pity that noseless age
that lies ahead of us, for it is certain
to find itself seriously embarrassed.
In certain parts of our country sacred
and secular music is sung through the
nose, those indulging in the exercise
arguing that that's the true way TO
sing. But with the decline and fall of
The nose this school Of music must
necessarily break up, and unless an
ether school take its place. what's to
become OF the fine art Of singings
Equally obvious is it that when faces
come without noses, eyeglasses will
have to be held in their place by
strips Of sticking plaster or rubber
band going around the head. Such
wretched devices will be far from or
Eau,ental, even if the strips are edged
with pink gimp and the bands are &C
eentuated with yellow rosettes. Conse-
q1enly. noseless persons with failing
eyesight will grow nervous-let us trust
that they will not grow profane as
they sigh for the noses of their ances-
tors. 1t is unnecessary to observe that
the moment the nose goes out florists
will be forced into bankruptcy. The
majority Of people buy flowers to in
hale their delicious fragrance But in
order to inhale one must have an in
haler. An attempt has been made to
give the blind some idea Of colors by
means Of certain colors, scarlet for ex-
ample. being expressed by the blare of
a trumpet. Eut we believe that no
educator has ever conceived it possible
TO ..ialse Il iiosclcss man smell with his
cars Or his eyes, or even with his wis
dom teeth. Hence we feel warranted
in asserting that, let the nose be dis
cartlcd and florists will not be able to
pay ten cents on dollar. Will an inn
uOrtant department Of the crccEery
business also suffer- Inevitably.
Thcse will be little crno call for vases
in that evil dag of no noses. For the
average lover Of bric-a-brac collects
vases il order that when the girl that
Goes the busting skaters or breaks
tbc::, ''tlf scent Of the roses may hang
round tl3n, still" But who wants the
scent I'll roses hanging round vase
but the reader will cate, our meaning.
Tho subject IS SO painful that
we sto2 right here. As hes been
*, bcautifully renl.rkcd--wc quote
from memory and ls,ay not give en-
exact quotation while the nose lasts
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