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don't quite know what the dog's standards are, or 

 whether in " estimating character " he smells nose to 

 nose with man. All we do most certainly know about 

 the dog's sense is that he dotes on carrion smells and 

 dislikes the odours we take delight in. It may be, 

 however, that the smell emanating from the good 

 and loving are grateful to us all, dogs and men, and 

 in like manner that the emanations from those of 

 evil minds, who hate rather than love, or who have 

 criminal instincts, are repellent both to man and beast. 



The human smell sometimes has an ameliorating 

 effect on other animals besides the dog, but most 

 of the cases one has heard of relate to the dog and 

 his relations, and I first think of the wolf in this 

 connection. 



A friend of mine told me of a strange incident at 

 the Zoological Gardens during his visit one day there 

 with his three boys. There were three wolves in the 

 cage at that time, and as soon as he and his boys 

 placed themselves before the cage all three animals 

 became wildly excited at the presence of one, the 

 youngest of the three boys. As the boy moved along 

 they followed, straining against the bars to get nearer 

 to him, their eyes shining, their mouths open, and 

 tongues lolling out. They were in a state of intense 

 excitement, and were all continually jumping up and 

 standing on their hind legs to get a better view, nor 

 would they allow their attention to be diverted for a 

 moment from the object of their regard. 



At first the visitors, both father and boys, were 

 greatly amused, but the excitement of the animals 



