Gulliver's Travels

Why does gulliver stuff his nose with rue or tobacco whenever he walks on the streets?

After he is rescued and arrives in Lisbon

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By this point in the novel, Gulliver hates being around human beings. He stuffs his nose so he does not have to smell the stench of people. Gulliver would rather be with the Houyhnhnms.