Magic Mouse Scrolling

After 6 years my wireless mouse died, and I purchased a new "magic mouse." The instructions and the salesperson both said I could use it to scroll by rubbing my finger on its back. I do not get this result. I just am able to click the left side to click on something or the right side to get the control-click. Am I missing something, is the new mouse defective or were the instructions and salesperson wrong?

HI,
Open System Preferences/Mouse. Check your settings.
Hands On with the Magic Mouse
Carolyn
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I know this has been asked several times, but I have gone through most of the posts to try and find a solution, and nothing has helped.
I initially lost scroll and swipe about 6 months ago, and ended up downloading MagicDriver (which has now expired and will not be developed any further). That was a solution for the time being. I've killed off the USBdriver file, I've reset everything I could reset, I've even gone so far as to buy a NEW magic mouse, thinking perhaps my "old" one was having issues.
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PROBLEM SOLVED - I noticed horizontal scrolling had improved whereas vertical was still appalling.
CLEANED THE MOUSE LENSES with spectacle cloth and cleaning fluid - cloth dampened.
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