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objects. But I believe that it is as much or more for 

 the purpose of feeling, and that he makes use of his 

 nose, or muzzle (as it is sometimes called), as we would 

 of our hands ; because it is the only organ by which he 

 can touch or feel anything with much susceptibility. 



I believe that he invariably makes use of the four 

 senses, SEEING, HEARING, SMELLING, and FEELING, in all 

 of his examinations, of which the sense of feeling is, 

 perhaps, the most important. And I think that in the 

 experiment with the robe, his gradual approach and 

 final touch with his nose was as much for the purpose 

 of feeling as anything else, his sense of smell being so 

 keen that it would not be necessary for him to touch his 

 nose against anything in order to get the proper scent ; 

 for it is said that a horse can smell a man at a distance 

 of a mile. And if the scent of the robe was all that was 

 necessary he could get that several rods off. But we 

 know from experience, that if a horse sees and smells a 

 robe a short distance from him he is very much frightened 

 (unless he is used to it) until he touches or feels it with 

 his nose ; \vhich is a positive proof that feeling is the 

 controlling sense in this case. 



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It is a prevailing opinion among horsemen generally 

 that the sense of smell is the governing sense of the 

 horse. And Baucher, as well as others, has with that 

 view got up receipts of strong smelling oils, &c., to tame 

 the horse, sometimes using the chestnut of his leg, which 

 they dry, grind into powder, and blow into his nostrils, 

 sometimes using the oils of rhodium, origanum, &c., 

 that are noted for their strong smell; and sometimes 

 they scent the hand with the sweat from under the arm, 



