26/31 The ears are frequently injured by the use of tobacco. Smoking cigarettes and snuff-taking destroy the sense of smell. The poison of the tobacco paralyzes the nerves of taste so that they cannot detect flavors. We have five special senses--hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, and feeling. The ear is the organ of hearing, and has three parts, called the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. |