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 t«*n V. fu oerceive them. 



i. laost unexplained, j < i^ . 

 ach and taste are indispensable to our 

 e Only by long training do we learn to enjoy iun 



colours and sounds for their own sakes. However, our sense ot 

 smell also exercises important servile functions. It is the cu- 

 dian of the air wx breathe, the chemist or hygienic specialist 

 that watches carefully over the quality of the food offered for 

 our consumption, any disagreeable emanation revealing me 

 presence of suspicious or dangerous germs. But besides this 

 practical mission it has anotfSf?^hich serves no apparent pur- 

 pose. Perfumes are utterly useless to the needs of our material 

 'i^t: When too violent or too lastinp^. thcv mav even become 

 u Jinental to it. Nevertheless, »>^ ^; -r-v.^- a ^a^uity that revels 

 r them and brings us the joyful tidings of them with as much 

 enthusiasm and conviction as though it concerned the discov- 



y of a delicious fruit or beverage. This uselessness desci 

 our consideration. It must hide some fair secret. \^ 

 here the only instance in which nature procure? us a P^ratuit 

 pleasure, a satisfaction that does not serve lu i^na 



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