Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-09
Nose Most Puzzjing of Ali Our
Sense Organs-Dogs Have More
Wonderful Noses han Men. :.

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! Of = ars with no app dini ut on.
bu. rooms that la e formerly b.el n
| habited by persons accustomed to n Q
musk, and IN vh oh no tangible or vsi IL
n ce 81 the substance can he found, and
which have been repeatedly swept ana
aired, ccntnue to be filed with tho recu-
Tar Cd r. Notwithstanding all att mpts
TO set ria OF st.
The emanations seem u cling 10 tie
wills and 20 give forth their ce1scI 81
1t cams OF az M like bubbles inr
from e. endicssly renewed slasg OF
Champagne. II would appear that odor-
, Gus substances shed o { t'ole pvt les
~ process res milling evaporation.
One e q 40 reminded OF ths way in
vhica radium sets. continually shooting
ofi immeasuraby minute particles Termed
y TIE disintograt'on &C its own at ms.
All s1hs'ente1 Whatever eive OF ema-
rat! ms oap bio or affecting the s-nse ~
smell but only n f-w pp ar dis In lily
orous q us. O, NOW thstandiag the
foct that 4 seems TO YOU I, be the most
wonde IA - our sense organs the human
! uoso Il rco ~ very imperfect instr nent
OF its kline.
In the dog the olfaetory lobes are
much larger than In man. and the super-
human power which the hound possesses
OF detecting and following trails OF scent
absolutely insensihle to us IL due 20 the
koener sensitiveness Of his nerves OF
Emcli
,.on account Of his more perfect olfac-
tory perceptions the world must appear.
In some ways. quite a different place
10 the dog from what ie appears 70 us.
Ills ability 20 concentrate the attention
OF his nose upon some one particular
scent crossed by and interminglsd with
hundreds OF Others. is a very remarkable
Eift, like that Of the musician who can
fellow single strain or note Of music
through the hlare OF confused sounds.
There can hardly be the slighiest
doubt that the dos recognizes human
beings by their Individual odor. Even
4 we are aware that certain animals, such
ne bears. lions. horses. cattle. etc. have
characteristic odors by which we can
| DISTINGUISH between species. although
not between individuals.
But TO the higher olfactory sense OF
the dog individual mon and women are
often, II not always distlnguishable
! from each other. The dog knows the
I NNAtN'' ~ atAo AhNotct dA Ncll u ne knoWb
his face. and perhaps better.
No one who has been much with an in
telligent dog can avoid receiving. occa-
sionally. from the chances and conduct
OF his canine companion the impression
that the dos thinks his master Is ex-
tremeiy stupid in not noticing the tell
tale odors that plainly reveal to the
fourlegged animal interesting things and
situations Of which the two-legsed one
ia utterly oblivious.
Below the sense OF smell. or above IT,
II you prefer, there probably exists In
certain animals, such as insects a still
finer power OF perception. which may
really rest upon an electrical sense.
Watch the conduct OF ants or OF bees.
or wasps, or beetles. and you win see
many things which will be likely to lead
you TO think that those creatures know
much OF 1.-THE surroundings by mears
which neither touch. sight. sound, smell
nor taste could supply.
The most absurd error OF which we
can be guilty IL the assumption that
our five senses could give us complete
knowledge OF the world around us even
Z they were perfect In their kind. They
are at best but five loop-holes In the
walls OF a prison.