  An optical spectropolarimetric study has shown that the detectability of
polarised broad H-alpha in Seyfert 2 galaxies is correlated to the IRAS f60/f25
flux ratio where only those Seyfert 2s with "warm" IRAS colours show polarised
broad line emission. It was suggested that those Seyfert 2s with "cool" IRAS
colours have highly inclined tori which obscure the broad line scattering
screen.
  I present here hard X-ray observations inconsistent with this picture showing
that the derived column densities of warm and cool Seyfert 2 galaxies are
statistically the same. I classify the Bright Galaxy Sample to produce a
non-Seyfert comparison. The analysis of the properties of these galaxies with
the Seyfert 2s suggest that the IRAS f60/f25 flux ratio is consistent with
implying the relative strength of galactic to Seyfert emission. I show that
this new picture can account for the absence of polarised broad H-alpha in the
cool Seyfert 2s.
