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HORSE SENSE
"In some ways the average man hasn't the sense of the average
horse," said the Observer, taking a shot at the cuspidor and looking
thoroughly disgusted. "Horse sense is a brand of intelligence
immeasurably above that displayed by human beings under certain
conditions. No, I'm not suffering from dyspepsia or gout--I've simply
been watching people as they try to pass each other in halls and
doorways, and on the street. It's enough to make a man ashamed that he
was born a 'Lord of creation.'
"The average horse doesn't need to be guided when he sees another
horse coming the other way. He swerves to the right, as naturally
as a bull-dog chases a tramp. What does the average man do when he
suddenly meets another coming hurriedly in an opposite direction? He
places himself squarely in front of him and then begins a series of
side-steps, first to one side and then the other, in exact accordance
with those of the man he is trying to pass, like the mirror pantomime
in Hanlon's Fantasma. Finally, both come to a standstill, facing each
other, and one tries to execute a quick flank movement to the left.
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