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man on the subject of scent, in which he advances 

 the theory that scent is but a form of motion. 

 While I am not a convert to this theory by any 

 means, I must admit he presented his theory in a 

 plausible and most convincing manner to the lay- 

 man. 



The fox unquestionably has two kinds of 

 scent, the ''pad" scent, a scent that emanates from 

 the ''pad," or foot, of the fox, and which is com- 

 municated by contact with the ground, and a 

 body scent, which emanates from the body and 

 the scent glands at the root of the tail. The 

 power and strength of the pad scent depends, of 

 course, more upon the scent-retaining qualities 

 of the ground, and the body scent more upon the 

 atmospheric and climatic conditions. 



It is generally conceded that the sense of smell 

 leaves a stronger impression upon the brain than 

 the other senses, and the scent of a fox seems to 

 thrill the very nerves of a hound, they showing a 

 fondness for the scent of a fox not evinced in 

 running any other animal. 



The strong smell of a fox, while most dis- 

 agreeable to us, is evidently as agreeable to a 

 hound's delicate organs as are the spices of Araby 

 to man. 



There is no questioning the fact that freezing 

 obliterates scent for the time being, and thaw- 

 ing will renew it. This is fully and practically 

 illustrated by the fact that hounds have been laid 



