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him,&quot; shows that different persons, even members of the 

 same family, were perceived by the Hebrews to have their 

 specific odours. And that perception of the odour possessed 

 by one who is loved, yields pleasure, proof is given by an 

 other Asiatic race. Of a Mongol father, Timkowski writes: 

 &quot; Jle smelt from time to time the head of his youngest 

 son, a mark of paternal tenderness usual among the Mon 

 gols, instead of embracing.&quot; In the Philippine Islands 

 k&amp;gt; the sense of smell is developed ... to so great a degree 

 that they are able, by smelling at the pocket-handkerchiefs, 

 to tell to which persons they belong; and lovers at parting 

 exchange pieces of the linen they may be wearing, and dur 

 ing their separation inhale the odour of the beloved being, 

 besides smothering the relics with kisses.&quot; So, too, with the 

 Chittagong-Hill people, the &quot; manner of kissing is peculiar. 

 Instead of pressing lip to lip, they place the mouth and nose 

 upon the cheek, and inhale the breath strongly. Their 

 form of speech is not ( Give me a kiss, but smell me. 

 Similarly &quot; the Burmese do not kiss each other in the west 

 ern fashion, but apply the lips and nose to the cheek and 

 make a strong inhalation.&quot; And now note a sequence. 

 Inhalation of the odour given off by a loved person coming 

 to be a mark of affection for him or for her, it happens that 

 since men wish to be liked, and are pleased by display of 

 liking, the performance of this act which signifies liking, 

 initiates a complimentary observance, and gives rise to cer 

 tain modes of showing respect The Samoans salute by 

 &quot; juxtaposition of noses, accompanied not by a rub, but a 

 hearty smell. They shake and smell the hands also, espe 

 cially of a superior.&quot; And there are like salutes among the 

 Ks(jiiimaiix and the Xew Xcalanders. 



The alliance between smell and taste being close, we 

 may naturally expect a class of acts which arise from tast 

 ing, parallel to the class of acts which smelling originates; 

 and the expectation is fulfilled. Obviously the billing of 

 doves or pigeons and the like action of love-birds, indicates 



