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Page 104
... scent of foxes is chiefly given off from their feet . We can recall few occasions on which a plough that " carried " held a " burning scent . " But little though we know of the mysteries of " scent , " it is generally agreed that the ...
... scent of foxes is chiefly given off from their feet . We can recall few occasions on which a plough that " carried " held a " burning scent . " But little though we know of the mysteries of " scent , " it is generally agreed that the ...
Page 105
... scent on the grass is a moral certainty . On the other hand , a low and unsteady glass , a warm , gusty south or west wind , with a hot sun , following a frost , or a day with cold showers , with bright , sunny intervals , or during the ...
... scent on the grass is a moral certainty . On the other hand , a low and unsteady glass , a warm , gusty south or west wind , with a hot sun , following a frost , or a day with cold showers , with bright , sunny intervals , or during the ...
Page 334
... scent proved abominable . That the relative humidity of the air is not the all- important factor was often proved by the bad scent experienced just before rain and storms , when the hygrometer showed a saturation of considerably over ...
... scent proved abominable . That the relative humidity of the air is not the all- important factor was often proved by the bad scent experienced just before rain and storms , when the hygrometer showed a saturation of considerably over ...
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